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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… visiters. The upper spring contains muriate of soda, and a small portion of muriate of lime, and is also slightly … Two schools are supported by endowment; and the rents of a small close let out in cottage gardens, amounting to 5. 10., … 6875 inhabitants, of whom 4711 are in Wuerdle. A small part of the township is within the present …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the lower, northern half of the township boulder clay and small outcrops of sandstone from the Hadley and Coalport … were relatively spacious and well built, and in New Street small groups of houses have the style of a freehold land … dwellings in Wrockwardine Wood; most buildings were small and poorly constructed. They were, however, usually …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… all engaged in mixed farming, and there was also some small-scale textile production. 72 In 1847 about half the … good mine 22 yards deep. 83 The industry was still small in scale: Richard Vickers of Wrockwardine Wood (d. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… opened boys' and girls' and infant schools in 1879. A small Standard I boys' school was built in 1890 93 and school … to the cost of alterations; Betton's charity also made a small grant. A new junior mixed and infant school with 320 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1834. G. L. Yate, vicar of Wrockwardine, had given up the small tithes, other offerings, and pew rents from …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1910 and 1920, and 80 in 1930. 54 In 1948 membership was small and the chapel closed, being replaced by the Methodist …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the society, numbering 57 in 1853 and 68 in 1875, paid in small sums over the year. To their savings a sum from the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Charlton (which were reserved to the abbey); and all other small tithes. 73 About 1490 the vicarage was worth £8 a year. … and 1½ d. for every cow and calf. 75 In 1655 the small tithes were worth £28 a year and the glebe £2. 76 … owned most of the hay, clover, and rye-grass tithes, all small tithes, and agistment of unprofitable cattle. His …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… was mentioned in 1321, 64 and there may have been other small areas of open-field land elsewhere in the township. 65 … and Kynnersley by Sir Walter Leveson's tenants. Only a small amount of reputedly poor, marshy soil was left … horses and most farms had some sheep. Flocks, generally small, averaged c. 30 sheep, although William Binnell of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1883 they were earning drawing grants. Exceptionally for small rural schools, they regularly trained pupil teachers, …