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A History of the County of Gloucester
… it had passed to Richard Young by 1683 97 and the family still owned it c. 1708. 98 The Revd. John Probyn died in 1843 … to hold until he provided them with other lands; 97 they still held it in 1261, 98 but it reverted to the king on or … and the symmetrical front of the principal range may be of still later date. The rear wing shows internal evidence of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 83 The chapel at Adsett, a Gothic stone building, was still used each Sunday in 1969 by a small congregation with a …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… The manor of Westbury was first extended in 1256. 12 Brook still formed a part of it at this date, but the other lands … the estates of Brook and Headinghill, both of which still formed part of the manor of Westbury. 13 At Westbury … the region were sent regularly to Trowbridge, 45 as they still were to a limited extent in 1960. In 1842 there were 40 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… endowment was increased to £2,000. In 1954 the charity was still being administered in accordance with Gaisford's …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… curate in what remained of the parish of Westbury, which still included Old Dilton and Westbury Leigh. 37 In 1864 … of an earlier one. A single room of the earlier building still stood in 1959 in the vicarage garden. A church house is … parish the church lies. 95 In 1921 the churchyard was still in use for burials. The church of ST. MARY, Dilton, is …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury market as a small one. 67 In 1673 it was still held on Fridays, and was said to be 'very considerable … it was called a 'good one for corn'. 69 The market was still being held on Fridays in 1792, 70 but some time before … fair and the fair held at the beginning of Lent were still being held, 75 and by 1825 an Easter fair had been …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Phipps, who added extensively to the family estates, was still actively engaged in the clothing industry. On his death … and 'Lavington'. 73 Six years later the town was still impoverished, 74 and further misfortune overtook it in … period of relative prosperity to the region, but there was still distress in Westbury immediately after the Res'oration. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… some of the land was being built over, but some of it was still open and was used for a builder's yard and as … of the downs. 74 In the early 19th century Bratton was still said to be made up of the three tithings of Stoke, … separate settlements of Stoke, Melbourne, and Bratton were still distinguishable. Stoke, or Little Stoke, lay around the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… House in c. 1541 part of a much older manor house was still to be seen, but the main building was that newly … have passed into the hands of Henry II, who granted land, still reckoned at 30 librates in 1274, to Joce de Dinan. 48 … overlordship of half the manor of Westbury Priory. She was still living in 1226; 55 before her death she is said to have …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… mills on the capital manor of Westbury, 74 and there were still two when the manor was divided between the heirs of Sir … operated Angel Mill, while the firm at Bitham Mill was still Crosby & White. In 1828 Nathaniel Overbury leased Angel … and the firm which he founded, A. Laverton & Co. Ltd., still operated them both in 1960. 85 The buildings at both …