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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… been destroyed by the Danes. The parish is bounded on the west by the Severn, and comprises by admeasurement 5000 … is still preserved in its original character, and at the west end of the nave is an ancient stone font ornamented with … a parish, in the union of Teesdale, wapentake of Gilling-West, N. riding of York, 2 miles (E. N. E.) from …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… parish of Wrockwardine, the rest of which lay 7 km. to the west. The township, the area here treated, contained 515 a. … accounted for the scatters of squatters' cottages south-west of Cockshutt Piece and north-east of Ball's coppice. In … ran between Donnington Wood furnaces and the area north-west of the Nabb by c. 1800. 37 There were horse-drawn …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wood ironworks, 2 built two blast furnaces on the west side of what was later known as Moss Road. In 1802 he …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Thomas Smith of Madeley. 43 Initially it consisted of a west tower, nave, and chancel, of red brick with some stone … Georgian design with roundheaded windows, it had a large west gallery and seated 610, 430 seats being free. 44 Much of … by pinnacles. 46 In 1936 a choir vestry was built on the west side of the tower. In 1970-1 extensive repairs to the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the Brethren had moved from Oakengates to a Gospel Hall in West Street, which they still used in 1983. 77 Jehovah's …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… in differing late Norman styles, were provided in the west walls of the transepts; a straight joint in the north wall of the nave, close to the north-west pier, may echo the intention. The continuous masonry of … in the 14th century the nave was extended 5 metres west and had its north doorway blocked to allow the insertion …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Middle Ages. In the 17th century Killstone field lay south-west of Wrockwardine, with Wrockwardine (or Town) field to the west, Dale (or Dole) field to the north, and Clay field and … 89 The crop was apparently concentrated immediately north-west of Wrockwardine village. 90 In 1650 copyhold land …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Hollis. About 1801 a new workhouse had been erected 1 km. west of Wrockwardine on land belonging to the Tiddicross …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… to have stood in the close called the Hall yard, 98 south-west of the church. A fishpond partly survived there in 1982. … mid 18th-century work greatly enlarged the house to the west and to the south (where there was a new front of seven … in 1948 and became the official residence of G.O.C. West Midland District (Commander Western District from 1980). …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… it is almost impossible to date them with certainty. The West Tower was also probably added in the 15th century, … but there is no indication of this inside. The West Tower (10 ft. by 9 ft.) is of three stages with an …