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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 1120 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the east by a portion of the county of Bedford, and … 427 inhabitants. It is situated near the Severn, on the road between Shrewsbury and Welshpool, from which … of the common-council shortly to apply for a separate commission of the peace. The powers of the county debt-court …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in St. Giles's parish. 91 In 1636 the open field arable, on the higher ground in the east, was divided into four … land for 6 ploughteams although only 5 were recorded, 1 on the demesne and 4 on the tenants' land. In 1279 a total of 28 ½ yardlands, 8 in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Introduction WOLVERCOTE, an ancient parish lying on the north-west of the city and liberty of Oxford, c. 2 ½ … changes in 1857 and 1868) followed streams of the Thames on the west, the Banbury road on part of the east, small streams on part of the north, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wellington; containing 2057 inhabitants. It is situated on the Roman Watlingstreet, and comprises 677 acres of arable … The Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and Marquess of Stafford's, canals form a junction in the parish, which is also … is an ancient Hall, once the seat of a family named Shuttleworth, now occupied as a farmhouse. Wonastow, or …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… north from Watling Street to Wombridge priory, perhaps on the line of the later Hadley Road. Priorslee probably grew … Essington (Staffs.) was completed in 1983. 76 A network of canals and railways linked mines and ironworks in the … Wood. 80 A horse-drawn railway was built in 1747 on the Charltons' Oakengates estate from the Horsepasture …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… had supplied the company's managers with milk and potatoes on advantageous terms. 16 By 1936 motor transport had become … at Wombridge at the Dissolution, probably near the priory on the stream draining north-westwards through the parish. … in. 21 Coal and ironstone. In 1535-6 there were two mines on the Wombridge priory demesne, worth £5 a year. 22 It is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Woodditton's bounds were beaten along the frontages on the south side of Newmarket High Street. 10 Newmarket was … 43 In 1953 the estate granted a long lease to the Forestry Commission, which cut down the mature oak, cleared the … 55; inf. from Mr. R. G. Hands, District Manager, Forestry Commission, Tangham, Woodbridge, Suff.; inf. from Mr. H. S. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were successors to those founded in the chantry house on the north side of the church by Thomas Croft (d. 1488). 77 … with 6 s. 8 d. to be distributed to the poor in bread on Good Friday. 87 The rent charge was confirmed in 1650 … which seems to have been done since in 1909 the Charity Commission ordered the capital to be replaced from the income …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 7 paid more than 3 s. 73 In 1334 the town was assessed on total wealth of only c. 38. 74 Population seems to have … 15234 half c. 60 contributors paid the lowest rate of 4 d. on their wages. 76 Higher subsidy assessments in 1541 and … Woodstock glovers were condemned for their dependence on commission from London firms, which frequently left them …
A History of the County of Oxford
… instituted by writ, and the borough was given its own commission of the peace, although it could not prosecute … the profits were taken to include the quitrents set on burgages at the town's foundation and still listed in … G.W.R. in the 1880s and later with the Regional Transport Commission to secure improvements in local services, and in …