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A History of the County of Essex
… edge of Hainault Forest. The third section was Buckhurst Hill, 1½ mile from the village on the west bank of the river. … village and then falls away to Chigwell (formerly Edensor's) Brook, which flows south-west from the centre of the … lay approximately on the line of the present Lower Queen's Road, Buckhurst Hill. This track was often obstructed. 16 A …
A History of the County of Essex
… de Lucy, the Justiciar of Henry II, to hold for 1 knight's fee. 55The grant was confirmed before 1163 by Gerard de Limesi, Alan's son. 56 De Lucy's interest in the manor subsequently passed … the children of his sister Elizabeth, who had married John Hill. 19 About 1540 Tristram Cooke, son of Thomas, son of the …
A History of the County of Essex
… and bricks have been made at the lower end of Buckhurst Hill since 1870. 32 Much of the output of these works was … which was started by Mrs. Elizabeth French in the 1860's, with a fleet of carts largely occupied in supplying gravel … before 1888. 42 The best-known inn at Chigwell, the 'King's Head', has been mentioned above (see p. 20). The present …
A History of the County of Essex
… took a regular part in relieving the poor. The poor men's chest in the parish church is mentioned in 1550, 7 and the … large attendances necessitated an adjournment to the 'King's Head'. At the 1872 meeting more than 200 attended to … In the later 19th century the ratepayers of Buckhurst Hill, who outnumbered those in the rest of the parish, …
A History of the County of Essex
… opened a school (see Schools). During the early 1840's, under its minister the Revd. T. Hill, it made itself responsible for the mission at Abridge … Heath held services, assisted by students from Spurgeon's College, London. 59 In 1864 the Woodford Congregational …
A History of the County of Essex
… to form a Special Drainage District for Buckhurst Hill was withdrawn after strong opposition. 76 A … Ibid. E.R.O., D/P 166/24/20-22. Ibid. 166/24/1. Kelly's Dir. Essex (1899). E.R.O., D/P 166/8/11. Ibid. E.R. xvi, … Vict. c.xxi (1873); E.R.O., D/P 166/11/31-33 (Rate-books). S. Everard, Hist. Gas Light & Coke Co. 299. Personal …
A History of the County of Essex
… 17 assistant masters, and 1 mistress. 26 Buckhurst Hill County High School for boys was opened in 1938. In 1953 … was rented for £9 a year, and its mistress was paid £14 14 s. in 1815-16 and £27 6 s. in 1817-18. From its foundation it had been in union with …
A History of the County of Essex
… (fl. 1718), classical scholar, was headmaster of Harsnett's Grammar School 1715-18. Admiral Richard Lestock … and founder of Pennsylvania, was educated at Harsnett's Grammar School. George Robert Rowe (1792-1861), physician … Williams (1762-1827), authoress, was living at Grange Hill in 1826. For all Worthies see D.N.B. See also Parish …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Chilcombe 31 CHILCOMBE (C.e.) (O.S. 6 in. XXXVIII, S.E.) Chilcombe is a small parish 4 m. E. of Bridport. The church and the hill-fort are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1) …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Child, Okeford 14 CHILD OKEFORD (8312) (O.S. 6 ins. ST 81 SW) Child Okeford is a parish of 1,570 acres … ground rises sharply to 623 ft. at the summit of Hambledon Hill, a detached outcrop of the Chalk escarpment. The village … a weathered string divides the stages. At the N.W. and S.W. corners are diagonal four-stage buttresses; they have …