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A History of the County of Essex
… by 1177 when it was confirmed among the possessions of the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 In 1191 the Pope … (20 June 1911). Kelly's Dir. Essex, 1926; inf. from Church Secretary, Latchett Evangelical Church. Bapt. Handbk. 1947, … from Mr. E. E. Mead, Trustee and Elder. Inf. from Church Secretary. Worship Reg. 60747 (20 Mar. 1944). Ibid. 54637 (18 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Margaret) WOODHALL ( St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Horncastle, S. division of the wapentake of Gartree, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 3 miles (W. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.W.) Woodham Walter is a parish and small village 2 m. W. of Maldon. The principal monuments are the Church and the Bell Inn. Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of St. Michael (Plate p. 271) stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of red brick with limestone …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… West Woodmancote WOODMANCOTE, a tything, in the parish of North Cerney, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Rapsgate, … worshipped, or the burial-place of Vortimer; whilst others state it to be the Woodnesbeorth of the Saxon Chronicle, and … Sir Richard was chancellor to Edward VI., and Sir Robert secretary for Ireland in the reign of Charles II. It is now …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its original market, 66 but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the … other names were derived from the building crafts of mason, carpenter, thatcher, and slater, the metal crafts … acute in the 1840s, continued to be attributed to the state of the glove industry, 46 but the problem was wider: …
A History of the County of Oxford
… dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen … and in 1831 that 'scarcely any residents lacked the means of education'. 85 Continued failure to respond to national … Cocks (d. 1736), rector of Bladon, devoted £800 won in a state lottery in 1719 to the benefit of the poor during his …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal manor of Woodstock, whose bailiff was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of … Edmund Taverner, who replaced Cary in 1636, was Herbert's secretary. In 1628 Sir Gerard was replaced by his nephew Sir … including, in 1705, Cadogan, Travers, Vanbrugh, the duke's secretary Adam Cardonnel, and the gardener Henry Wise. 53 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Church CHURCH. The church of Woolaston was recorded in the foundation grant by Walter … 1131. 91 Following a dispute with Llanthony Priory, lords of Alvington manor, it was determined between 1146 and 1169 … ccccxvi. Ibid. G.D.R. vol. 383, no. cxxxvii. Ex inf. the Secretary, Incorporated Church Building Soc.; churchwardens' …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for threshing were provided by Tidenham tenants of the lordship of Striguil. The livestock usually consisted of eight oxen … underwent several changes. In 1813 it was in a bad state handicapped by its shortage of water and with much of …