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Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… COTSWOLDS Arranged by Parishes ACTON TURVILLE (19 miles s.w. of Cirencester) Romano-British pottery was found and ditches were recorded (ST 810799) 1 during motorway construction. The site is on …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Thorney, by will dated 1612, left a rent charge of 20 s. On Conduit close, of which at least 6 s. 8 d. was for repair of the conduit and the rest for the … £100 stock for payments to three couples married in Acton church during the previous year. The income was £45 in 1786 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Acton Churches CHURCHES. A church dedicated to St. Mary existed by 1231, when Walter, rector of Acton, held … of the bishop of London. 84 The church was valued at £13 6 s. 8 d. in 1291, 85 and again in 1428. 86 In 1536 and 1549 it … p.m. Formed part of parish of All Souls, Harlesden. 3 ST. MARTIN, Hale Gardens, W. Acton. Parish formed 1907 from St. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… hill, which rose steeply from the water splash west of the church and towards which money was left for repairs in 1438. … hill, which as late as 1899 was a major obstacle: the R.S.P.C.A. and others provided a trace horse to help loads free … Avenue later joined Uxbridge Road by the former King's Arms. A highway leading south from the top of Acton hill to …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… main settlements. 72 One farm, leased by the chapter of St. Paul's to successive deans, c. 1230 had 4 oxen, 4 horses, and 100 … or by copy of court roll, forming nucleated settlements at Church Acton and East Acton, with 4 or 5 open arable fields …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… a rent charge for teaching six poor children at 1 s. a week, which was paid out regularly by the churchwardens … of places was relieved by using nonconformist churches and mission rooms. Under the Education Act, 1902, Acton became a … 1864 a.a. 56 I. 68 New sch. built 1870 on site adjoining St. Alban's church, financed by parl. grants and sch. pence. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… over more than a hundred years. By the 17th century Acton's proximity to London had made it a summer retreat for … and Goodhall streets, with a railway institute and a mission church and school added soon afterwards, they had … Road and Midland Terrace. Chandos, School, Bethune, and St. Leonard's roads were laid out at that time and a large …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 1798, and a beadle was appointed in 1800 to keep order in church, remove paupers, and report on new residents likely to … the poor, was 3 d. in the £ in 1675, when it raised £25 7 s. 4 d., and 4½ d., in 1703, when it raised £51 10 s. 9 d. Eighteenth-century rates were generally annual and …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… The manor of ACTON was a division of the bishop of London's manor of Fulham, which he acquired between 704 and 709. 36 … fishing and hunting, were leased to Thomas Langthorne of St. James's, Westminster, for 21 years, 40 and in 1738 he was … Col. Wood sold the house as a vicarage for St. Gabriel's church. The moat was filled and the house later became a …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… meetings do not appear to have survived Baxter's departure in 1670, when he was prosecuted after complaints … reg. new chapel 1817, built by S. Smith of Davies St., Westminster, N. side of Acton hill, just W. of Red Lion. … Meths.' bldgs. Churchfield Rd. premises sold and demol. 62 Mission work began in S. Acton c. 1882, with open-air …