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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Woodditton WOODDITTON Woodditton lies immediately south of Newmarket, 8 a town established c. 1200 astride the road … and Exning (Suff.). 9 Until the 19th century Woodditton's bounds were beaten along the frontages on the south side of … (1974 edn.), including section. C. A. H. Hodge and R. S. Seale, Soils of District Around Camb. (H.M.S.O.), 6-10, 35, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… West Woodmancote WOODMANCOTE, a tything, in the parish of North Cerney, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Rapsgate, … the parish. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 1. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown: the … Woodmancott WOODMANCOTT, a hamlet, in the parish of Bishop's-Cleeve, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Cleeve, Eastern …
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 … in the 1590s the house was taken over for the town clerk's use. 78 The corporation provided an alternative house with …
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 … owed over a third of the total rental. 70 The hospital's estate had been granted in the mid 13th century by … twentieth, c. 43 contributors paid a total of only c. 3 5 s., less than nearby Hanborough or any Oxfordshire market …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and the … as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely … Woodstock, whose bailiff was accountable for the borough's rents, market tolls, and profits of court. 79 In King …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Woodstone 97. WOODSTONE (C.a.). (O.S. 6 in. II S.E.). Woodstone is a parish on the S. side of the Nene. The northern part forms a suburb of and is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wootton-Wawen Woothorpe WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, soke of … of Redbornestoke, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (S. W.) from Bedford; containing 1122 inhabitants. It … elevation. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 13. 6. 8., and has a net income of 236; the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worcester - Wormsley Worcester WORCESTER, a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a … cathedral, of which the only one now remaining is Edgar's tower. In 1041, a tax imposed by Hardicanute excited an … when endeavouring to shelter themselves in Edgar's tower, and put them to death. To punish this outrage, the …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Worcestershire Quarter Sessions: 1616 Geffrey Howsman of Ammersley. Ref.110 BA1/1/25/1 (1616) To the right … worshipfull [illegible] [illegible] his majesties justices of the peace for the county of Wegorn. The humble peticion of Geffrey Howsman of …