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A History of the County of Gloucester
… who had an estate worth £180 in 1714. 77 Although in 1682 the names of 68 persons who did not attend church were given, … 1750. 86 In 1809 a house at Woolaston Common was licensed for worship, and another in the parish by the Methodists in … Moravian liturgy, and c. 17 Moravians still lived in the village. The church is of stone, cement-rendered, with a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… River in 1940. Some of the southern boundary is a lane or footpath. 6 In 1842 the parish measured 1,735 a. which … the moor, known as Woolavington level, north of the village, links the ancient Polden ridge road with the Mark … 263. Educ. of Poor Digest, p. 803. Ann. Rep. B. & W. Dioc. Assoc. S.P.C.K., 43. Educ. Enq. Abstract, p. 829. P.R.O., HO …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of Radford, at its northern end, was annexed to Linch for ecclesiastical purposes in 1886. 1 The main village lies at the junction of three lanes in a deep bend of … plan was H-shaped and dating from the 16th century or possibly earlier. About 1700 the walls were largely …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… (d)XLI, N.W., (e)XLI, S.W.) Woolhope is a parish and small village 7 m. S.E. of Hereford. The church and Capler Camp are … Chancel, with a window in the N. wall, and the restored or re-built N. arcade of the Nave. Near the end of the 13th … in the N. wall, two windows, the eastern modern except for the mid 14th-century jambs and splays; the western window …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… partly covered by an area of Plateau Gravel. Woolland village and the former hamlet of Chitcombe are spring-line … wide and 1 ft. deep. To the W. it ends immediately above, or has been cut by, a hollow-way, now the modern road … 18 ft. wide and 1 ft. deep, continues down the escarpment for a few yards. On the S., the W. bank is 15 ft. wide and 2 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The parish comprises 1898 a. 1 r. 17 p.; it is celebrated for a remarkably fine vein of brick-earth, and the white … parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln, a mile from the village of Colsterworth; containing 266 inhabitants. This is … as the basin deepens; it is filled by the river tide, or by a steam-engine situated a few hundred yards from the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… acres. The soil is chiefly a strong clay, well adapted for wheat; the surface is varied, but in no part attains to … wardens, in trust for the poor, a close called the Farm, or Church-close, the proceeds to be distributed yearly at … neat mansion, built in 1800, with well-wooded grounds; the village occupies a pleasant site, and is embellished with a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… and the R. Nene. It is separated from the river for most of its length by Hardingstone parish except at its … the Wootton Brook on its S. side at 71 m. above OD. The village lies E. of the London Road at 85 m. above OD. A … Record Cards). They may have been from either this parish or Hardingstone. A coin of Constantine I (AD 30637) was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… some 70,000 acres of central Oxfordshire, bounded on the east by the river Cherwell, on the north by its tributary … communities, looking to small markets at Deddington or Woodstock. Weaving and malting at Deddington were on a … century and later. Though there was some early inclosure for sheep farming the area was largely one of nucleated …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Hundred Southern part Wootton Hundred (Southern Part) THE SOUTHERN part of Wootton hundred 1 covered 35,473 a. … local trade and in the 18th century Woodstock became known for its steel jewellery and fine gloves, for which … predominant building materials were limestone and thatch or stone slate, but lack of local stone in the south, chiefly …