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A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… called Leach), and was assessed at a total of 102 hides and 4 yardlands. 1 Another Domesday hundred, called … jurisdiction enjoyed by the bishop of Worcester, for by 1221 the Bibury hundred manors had for other purposes been included in Brightwells Barrow …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… was built in 1884 to guarantee a regular water-supply for Birdlip. 4 The parish contains large areas of arable and … 34 The ruins of the later castle provided a quarry for buildings in the village, which lies along a street … formerly held by Duns from Earl Harold; extended at 9 hides, it included the whole of Cranham. 106 It had passed by …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… parish. 1 A dam across the Eye Brook to make a reservoir for Corby (Northants.) Water Company, completed in 1940, has … sand, and gravel. 5 The land is largely used as pasture for fattening beef and fodder crops predominate in arable … the Eye Brook Reservoir, and also the 5 adjoining houses for its employees, one in 1948 and the rest in 1955. 10 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by Mrs. Elizabeth March, in 1729; it is paid to a master for the instruction of children. Brinklow (St. John the … in the reign of Henry VII. There is a place of worship for Independents. The interest on 60 given by the Rev. W. … and Saturday, for general provisions, fish, cheese, and hides; and Thursday, for corn, cattle, and hides. There are …
Old and New London
… Ladies' SchoolsThe British Orphan AsylumThe British Home for IncurablesClapham Road. Leaving Streatham Park on our … Society, which we pass on our right, was founded in 1702, "for the education and support of the daughters of persons … by the Syndicate of Cambridge, and the pupils are prepared for the Oxford and Cambridge local examinations. The asylum, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and small areas of alluvium limited land suitable for meadow. 7 In 1086 only 24 a. were recorded, which … 40 sheep and 6 cattle, 31 while in 1552 the yardland stint for tenants of the Crown manor was 40 sheep and 5 beasts. 32 … held by tenants. On the Brize Norton manor the lord had 5 hides of the land of the villani in demesne, while …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a farm until 1937, when most was requisitioned for Brize Norton airbase. Other estates included two rectorial tithe estates, which were commuted for land at inclosure in 1776. In 2004 Christ Church remained … In 1086 Roger d'Ivri, as successor to 14 thegns, held 14 hides and 1 yardlands in chief. 1 The overlordship of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the water level apparently rose during the 15th century, for marshland worth 10 d. in the early 15th century was under … From 1826 land along the two streams paid a special rate for protection against flooding by the sea. 25 Some land … Edward the Confessor in 1066 by Wigot of Wallingford as 29 hides. Nine hides which lay at Aldrington later became part …
Broadwell Parish: Broadwell
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17, Bampton Hundred (Part Four)
… with neighbouring Filkins no archaeological evidence for Roman or early Anglo-Saxon activity is known, but by the … aged over fourteen paid poll tax, which even allowing for evasion implies population loss through plague or … the early 1060s, when Broadwell manor, assessed at 24 hides and apparently including most of Broadwell, Filkins, …
Broadwell Parish: Filkins
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17, Bampton Hundred (Part Four)
… 2,690 a. (1,088 ha.), which remained unaltered in 2001. 3 For ecclesiastical purposes Filkins was separated from … peasants, but 22 by freeholders, an unusual preponderance for the area. 1 The number of taxpayers (representing … of prosperous yeoman freeholders who dominated the village for much of the 17th and 18th centuries. 3 By the mid 17th …