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A History of the County of Oxford
… town, 2 and the parish church and the excavated remains of the bishop of Winchester's manor house show that there was … lintel and tie-beam ends which were originally covered for their better protection, reflects 20th-century taste. … next to the railway goods station provided for ready transport of raw and finished materials. Construction was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century bishops of Winchester had secured wide-ranging liberties within their … twice-yearly tourn or view of frankpledge, which continued for the rural townships following the borough's foundation. 4 … town bailiffs accounted to him throughout the Middle Ages for borough income from rent, courts, markets, and fairs, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the hundred of Kingsbury, W. … as formerly; the articles consists chiefly of clothing for the West India markets, swanskins for the Newfoundland fishery, and blankets for the home …
A History of the County of Essex
… small and insignificant. In 1327 its assessment for subsidy was one of the lowest of the parishes in Lexden … in 1632, probably for Christmas, presumably unloaded from ships at Wivenhoe port, and four ploughs were brought from … east England was transferred to lighters at Wivenhoe for transport to Colchester. The col- liers, c. 12 of which in …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Charities for the poor WIVENHOE THE ancient parish of Wivenhoe, c. 3 … the late 19th when the river was not navigable for larger ships upstream of Wivenhoe. 8 In 1584 the lord of Wivenhoe … driftwood, and 'royal fishes' ( pisces regales). 9 Water transport connected Wivenhoe with London. 10 In 1713 two …
A History of the County of Essex
… at Wivenhoe, which prob- ably met in the houses of John Tylor and William Giles, licensed for Presbyterian meet- ings in 1672. 70 Samuel Wood, who ran … on land behind it a new Independent chapel with seating for 350 was built, and opened in 1805. A schoolroom was added …
A History of the County of Oxford
… WOLVERCOTE, an ancient parish lying on the north-west of the city and liberty of Oxford, c. 2 ½ miles north of the … small streams on part of the north, and field boundaries for the rest. The extra-parochial area of Godstow (411 a.), … from Oxford to Wolvercote, where 21 people, including 2 soldiers, died in June, July, and August. Mortality was again …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woodbury Wombleton WOMBLETON, a township, in the parish of Kirkdale, union of Helmsley, wapentake of Ryedale, N. … Helmsley to Kirkby-Moorside. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. John Stockton, in 1839, left 10 per annum for the instruction of children. Wombourn (St. Benedict) …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… probably coppiced; 7 in 1556 there were said to be 38 a. of wood in Wombridge, worth 10 s. an acre. 8 Among the … unrealistically low: a cottage rented from the estate for £2 was sublet for £6 10 s., and five cottages with a … milk and potatoes on advantageous terms. 16 By 1936 motor transport had become so common that there was reputedly no …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… history ECONOMIC HISTORY: Agriculture. The details of the estate held by Edward, sheriff of Wiltshire, in 1086 … at harvest time. 12 Customary tenements were held by copy for three lives but tenancies at will were also recorded in … animals. 17 The most likely use of common of pasture was for sheep; a shepherd was recorded at Woodchester in 1327 18 …