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A History of the County of Somerset
… Langport had a coal-yard north of the river in Long Load's Kingsmoor allotment in 1824, and there was a salthouse … to the west of the village. Ash House has a main front of c. 1700 with mullioned and transomed windows and is built to … son John (d. 1883). 138 On John's death his son J. R. P. Goodden sold the lordship to Walter Leach (d. 1906), whose …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the canalised river Brue, and Bounds Ditch, the last dug c. 1327 and its course marked with stone crosses; 5 and to … trackways are those known as the Sweet Track and the Abbot's Way; associated with them were found longbows and bronze … 2004 after this article was completed. S.R.S. xliii, p. 544; B.L. Eg. MS. 3134, f. 62. M. Williams, The Draining …
A History of the County of Somerset
… water from the field-name Beadon, and drove both Billing's and Court mills. 8 The village is close to the centre of … importance of Broadway (mentioned as Langebradeweye c. 1300) 9 as the principal route through the parish from … alehouses by 1594 and all were ordered to close after 8.00 p.m. from 1603. 20 An inn called the Rose and Crown was …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and was probably of stone and timber. 21 It was rebuilt c. 1882, and was replaced by the present bridge in 19489. 22 … along Horsey Lane, known in the 18th century as Chambers's drove, which skirted the southern and eastern edges of … Som. ii. 348. This article was completed in 1970. See p. 1. O.S. Map 6", Som. LXXII. SE. (1886 edn.). See p. 255. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… powered a mill, supplied a tannery, and ran along St. Mary's Street providing the village with water. From 1887 the … has a south range of the 17th century. It was remodelled c. 1800 when new windows were put in and additions, including … V.C.H. Som. i. 462; Cal. Pat. 12921301, 450; S.R.S. xvii, p. 121; P.R.O., C 142/142, no. 132; Proc. Som. Arch. Soc. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Nettlecombe parish occupies a ridge, called Raleigh's Down in the 18th century, 1 in the northeastern part of the … to the park: the poorhouse was replaced by one at Woodford c. 1780, 10 exchanges of glebe were made in 1790, 11 and the … a son John only a few months old. 62 John Trevelyan, M.P. for Somerset 16958 and 1701, died in 1755 when his heir …
A History of the County of Somerset
… south and south-west across the eastern end of Queen's Sedgemoor. 1 Its name suggests a woodland settlement, the … century. 24 In the late 18th century there were said to be c. 300 inhabitants in 40 houses. 25 In 1801 the population … (1974 edn.). This article was completed in 1998. S.R.O., D/P/pilt 20/1/1. Ibid. tithe award; Youngs, Local Admin. Units, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… comprised the estate and probably the site of St. Andrew's church. 5 Like Ilchester it was connected with the Saxon … 138 in 1831. The number then fluctuated between 90 and c. 120 until 1891 when only 79 were recorded. Ten years later … c. 5. V.C.H. Som. ii. 349. Som. Review Order, 1933. See p. 228. V.C.H. Som. ii. 552. S.R.O., tithe award. Geol. Surv. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Milton and Downhead manors a length of which was broken c. 1380. 4 The parish measured 990 a. in 1838. 5 In 1933 it … access to Higher Podimore Farm. 9 It was probably the king's highway opposite the dovecot damaged in 1305, and the Cary … 11/2394; RG 12/1900; Kelly's Dir. Som. (188994). S.R.O., D/P/yeon 23/1. Ibid. QS/LIC 3; Kelly's Dir. Som. (1939). PRO, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… around the 200 ft. contour, rising to 215 ft. at Gummer's Castle 2 near the eastern boundary, and falling away gently … Dinnington, where a church had been established by c. 1207, 122 was subsequently a chapelry of Seavington, … Petherton, where he occupied a similar office. 156 J. P. Billing, rector 18611911, served the living in person, but …