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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Beds, about 250 ft. above O.D. Further E. the land falls and the Chalk is soon overlain by Reading Beds and London Clays which give rise to a well-wooded area, at … the surrounding henge, is now in the guardianship of the Department of the Environment. The siting of the church, at …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… in 1616 for schooling four poor children of Woolaston, 98 and a master was paid out of the charity funds in 1683. 99 In … resolved to appoint a mistress to teach nine poor boys, 1 and the Clayton charity of 40 s. a year was paid regularly to … from subscriptions but also received the Clayton charity 3 and in 1846 a grant of £30 from the National Society. 4 In …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 a. … cordage for rigging the ships, and cables, were made; this department has been removed from Woolwich, and the site is … are thrown up by the students for their improvement in the art of fortification. On the north of the entrance is the …
The Environs of London
… to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on … the banks of the Thames, within the hundred of Blackheath, and at the distance of nine miles from London. The parish is … of the river into Essex, being there bounded by Barking, and Barking-creek which separates it from Eastham. On the …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Worcestershire Quarter Sessions: 1590s [...] West and others. Ref.110 BA1/1/39/25 (1592) [illegible] typlinge … howse whiche [illegible] [illegible] [...ance?], losse and anoyance, of soe manye of the sayd parishe as [ha...?] … unto the sayde cottage witheout that by your good meanes and [illegible] [...nt?] remedye may be taken. In tender …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… To the right reverend father in God the Lord Bushopp and others her majesties justices of the peace Your lordships … humble peticioner Ellioner Reeve beinge a lame crepple and one whoe was borne and hath byn alwayes dwellinge in Odingley and haveinge noe …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Wilkes Shewinge, that he beinge borne in Ombersley and beinge maryed unto one Christian [Maneley?] borne at … bought may have some convenient cotage for themselves and theire poore inphantes to be shrowded therein, who ar now constrained to lodge in the highe wayes and fieldes for wante of order to be taken herein for their …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… there are many poore men to the number of thirty persons and upwardes who lye there, some upon their behaviour and the most part of the rest upon matters of small or noe … wold unchristianlike be starved to death with hunger cold and nakednes, some of them alsoe haveing many poore children …