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Survey of London
… the north and south (Ill. 315). It covers the greater part of Spa Field, more commonly Spa Fields, which gained fame … conservative rebuilding. Discussion of aspects of the area's early history and a chronological outline of development … refers to Margaret MacLean Clephane, who in 1816 married Spencer, Lord Compton, who was to become 2nd Marquess of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wilton - Wimpole Wilton WILTON, a hamlet, in the parish of Hale, union of Whitehaven, Allerdale ward above Derwent, … united to the rectory of Hockwold, and valued in the king's books at 6. 7. 6. The church is in the decorated and later … during the war, which were presented to the late Earl Spencer, then first lord of the admiralty, and are said to …
The Environs of London
… WIMBLEDON. Name. It is not improbable that the name of this place, which was anciently written Wymbaldon and … observed, that this calculation includes 800 acres of Lord Spencer's park, of which 600 are pasture and 200 arable. Two hundred …
Survey of London Monograph
… Windsor Herald WINDSOR HERALD The office of Windsor is said to have been instituted for the service of … now one of the six heralds in ordinary. Badge: Edward III's (Edward of Windsor) sun-burst, that is, golden sunrays … B.D., of Ottery St Mary, Devon, sometime rector of Penshurst, Kent; Rouge Dragon 1690, giving King 100 for the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… German) WINESTEAD ( St. German), a parish, in the union of Patrington, S. division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of … erected by his pupils to the memory of the Rev. Edward Spencer, who was for forty-three years rector, and died in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Manor and Manor House ('Bishop's Palace') MANOR AND MANOR HOUSE ('BISHOP'S PALACE') Witney Manor In 969 King Eadgar gave the 30-hide estate of Witney to his 'minister' Aelfhelm. The estate was … Cornbury, 17 with whom he sold it in 1751 to Charles Spencer (d. 1758), duke of Marlborough. 18 In 1759 the lady …
The Environs of London
… WOODFORD Etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land. Soil. This place was so called from the ford in the … free from the payment of the same, when they came to God's board, might say a Pater noster and an Ave for his soul, … Armachensis 43; Robert Kilmowensis 44; B. Sarum 45; Edward Spencer, Knt. &c. The sum collected for them at Woodford was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Fig. 212 Woodnewton Village Map Woodnewton is a parish of 565 hectares in the Forest of Rockingham. The village lies … XVI. 5). The sheltered position and fertile soil on the S. side of the street gave rise in the 19th century to a … wall of belfry, oval panel of mortar, inscribed 'TS Thomas Spencer 1843'; (3), on jamb of W. belfry window, 'J. Briar …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (approx. 19 in. to 1 mile). Quitrents imposed on the town's original burgages survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the … Norman family let it to Thomas Morris and later his son Spencer, bakers, and there was a bakehouse there in 1790. 26 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for the Poor Municipal Charities. The corporation's first almshouses were successors to those founded in the chantry house on the north side of the church by Thomas Croft (d. 1488). 77 In 1551 the … throughout the 19th century. 97 From 1615 Sir Thomas Spencer provided weekly doles of bread for 10 men, 10 women, …