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A History of the County of Berkshire
… the Earl; 'then it was taxed for 5 hides, now for 4 hides, and the castle of Windsor is on the (other) half hide.' 1 The castle was thus a new work, and there are no grounds for assuming it to be older than the … William, the castle was no doubt raised by his orders, 3 and from the first it has been the special stronghold of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… SY 89 NW, ST 80 SE) This parish has an area of 2,559 acres and lies on both sides of the Winterborne stream, at altitudes between 160 ft. and 400 ft. above sea-level; the land is mainly Chalk. Until … includes three original settlements: Kingston, Turberville and Muston. Kingston and Muston may well be represented among …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Skipton, E. division of the wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcross, W. riding of York, 7 miles (N. W. by N.) from … inhabitants. It is situated on the east side of the Aire, and intersected by a tributary of that river. There is a … now no longer held. The parish is tolerably extensive, and the village, which is long and straggling, occupies a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Withington is a parish 4 m. N.E. of Hereford. The church and Thing Hill Grange, which retains much of its 14th-century … local sandstone rubble with dressings of the same material and the roofs are covered with slates. The Chancel and Nave … square stand-paten of 1674 on four feet, given by Richard Waring, vicar, in 1726. Recess: In navein S. wall, with …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… an Iron Age 'A' sherd from the outer edge of the barrow and two Romano-British tile fragments in the rubble of the … There were also Romano-British potsherds, a piece of iron and a skeleton, possibly in association. 2 Romano-British pottery has been found at SP 05021429 and 05321432 (see Chedworth, p. 24). The straight stretch of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… FOR THE POOR Almshouses The Church Green Almshouse and Town Feoffees By 1613 the borough owned an almshouse and … and the trustees of the three almshouses and of Elijah Waring's recent bread charity. Charitable property in the … sixpences on Good Friday to recipients not on poor relief. Waring's charity distributed over 1,880 loaves to 2,890 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cloth industry, already unrivalled within the county and marked, from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th century … fortunes were closely linked to those of the woollen and cloth industries nationally, although it retained the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… reflected the experience of many small cloth towns, 1 and may have had its origins in an earlier tradition of local … accused of disseminating the scriptures in English and of questioning Catholic doctrine. Several of the group … retained some prominent inhabitants, among them Elijah Waring (d. 1815), who left large benefactions to the town, 91 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… between the R. Nene which forms its N.W. boundary and Bedfordshire which lies to the E. The E. part is mainly covered by Boulder Clay and slopes gently W. between 90 m. and 100 m. above OD. To the W. the land falls dramatically …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… granted to the family of Clare, who gave the manor and church to Tintern Abbey, together with several granges … Wye the parish is bounded by a range of limestone hills, and towards the Severn by a rich vale of red marl; it is intersected by the road from Gloucester to Chepstow, and comprises by estimation 3160 acres. The living is a …