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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… inclosure c. 1816 open-field arable occupied the centre of the parish, between heath in the north-west and closes and … Ditton Camoys in 1291 had 32 villeins each holding 15 a. for weekwork and other services, and free tenants and molmen … a milkman, baker, butcher, and the Newmarket Co-operative Society's van, to supplement weekly shopping trips to …
The Environs of London
… WOODFORD Etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land. Soil. This place was so called from the ford in the … called Epping Forest) is in this parish. The soil is for the most part a strong loam. Land-tax. This parish pays … thence forsaken all his honours and dignities only for the gospel, 1645; (collected 8s.). Divers ministers, and other …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Woodford WOODFORD The ancient parish of Woodford lies between Salisbury and Amesbury, on the … across the river. It appears that Upper Woodford has for long been the largest of the three villages. The houses … in Upper Woodford. 18 The Durnford and Woodford Friendly Society had in 1835 the use of a building in Durnford, 19 but …
A History of the County of Essex
… Sunday school at Woodford, apparently Anglican, where most of the children of the poor were taught and clothed … school, Sunset Avenue, originated as a National school for boys, opened in 1814. 4 This soon absorbed the boys … was opened in 1859, in association with the National Society. In the following year it was moved from temporary …
A History of the County of Essex
… Introduction WOODFORD Woodford was an ancient parish of 2,146 a., 1 lying about 8 miles north-east of the City of … still survives in this area. A local board was formed for the parish in 1873. In 1934 the urban district was … to have closed by 1870. 136 Woodford Art and Industrial society was established in 1877 to encourage amateur skill; …
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 … a rector. But part of the income may have been reserved for the sacristy: a composition was made in 1224 between the … and with the Woodford Bridge mission of the Zion Itinerant Society which existed in 1812, when it was transferred to the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Margaret) WOODHALL ( St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Horncastle, S. division of the wapentake of Gartree, parts … spring, with baths, an hotel, and other accommodations for visiters. The water resembles that of Cheltenham, but has … 1837, and contains 400 free sittings, the Incorporated Society having granted 350 in aid of the expense. The living …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… West Woodmancote WOODMANCOTE, a tything, in the parish of North Cerney, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Rapsgate, … the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for 482, and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The church is … aided by a grant of 150 from the Incorporated Society, and was consecrated on the 24th Sept. 1841, by the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Development of the town Development of the town New Woodstock developed … until the 15th century. 93 The original town was smaller, for there was growth in the 13th century and early 14th. In … by the duke and sold to members of the Oxford Co-operative Society under a joint scheme. 37 Pullman's glove factory was …
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 … a chapman, a harper, and a potter. Evidence adduced for a substantial pottery industry in Woodstock is weak, 68 … (d. 1841), mayor and surgeon, was a fellow of the Linnaean Society and his son George was a medical practitioner in …