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A History of the County of York
… It has been said 1 that the earliest liturgical traditions of the north were closely linked with Rome: this is perhaps … refined gold. Such embellishments were in accordance with general developments in the western Church. 6 There is no … of 1500 lists these treasures, which included silver ships and oars, probably the gifts of sailors promised in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a parish covering 2,700 acres, lies in the S. part of the Isle of Purbeck, 3 miles W. of Swanage. It stretches N.N.E. from the steep cliffs of St. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by the successive boundary … the same in Worthing (7.33 per cent) as in the country in general. 47 By 1881 both Worthing (8.71 per cent) and Sussex …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Communications Communications. The hamlet of Worthing before c. 1800 was linked to Broadwater by a road following the line of the modern road, and by a footpath leading north from the … the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 5 and a service of steam (later motor) buses between Worthing and Pulborough …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. … over 250 a. and one over 750 a. Most were given over to general horticulture, but one raised sheep and cattle; c. 800 … shared in the coastal practice of plundering wrecked ships, and smuggling continued until the 1850s. 95 About 1773 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 … offices of beadle and rate-collector were separated. 4 A surveyor of drains, later of drains and roads, was appointed … town's sanitary conditions, following a petition to the General Board of Health, was thwarted by opposition led by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Wrayton Wothersome WOTHERSOME, a township, in the parish of Bardsey, Lower division of the wapentake of Skyrack, W. … besides the site of the old town; the houses are in general well built, and of neat appearance. It has long been … and there is a large flour-mill worked both by water and steam. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… (O.S. 6 in. xv. N.W.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, stands at the E. end of the village green; the walls are of stone rubble, partly …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Ribby. Wreay WREAY, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Mary, union of Carlisle, Cumberland ward, E. division of the county of … extensive flour-mill has been erected, which is driven by steam. Statute-fairs for hiring servants, established in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.W.) Writtle is a large parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and Aubyns are the … principal monuments. Ecclesiastical c(1). Parish Church of All Saints stands in the village. The walls are mostly of ragstone-rubble with some flint and ironstone; the chancel …