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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… granted to the family of Clare, who gave the manor and church to Tintern Abbey, together with several granges … of Alvington and Lancaut consolidated, valued in the king's books at 13. 11. 5., and in the gift of the Duke of … the chemical-works of Messrs. Mander Weaver and Co. have been established since 1773. Rowley ragstone is …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… paid for it to the Dane-geld after the rate of a carucat and an half. The Land was then for twelve oxen, or twelve … Incumbent Rev. Isaac Pickthall, Wollaton cum Cosall. K. B. 14l. 2s. 6d. Clear yearly value 44l. 13s. Archiespisc pro … ownself best." I saw an old carbine, in the house-keeper's room, very curiously wrought in figures, doubtless one of …
A Dictionary of London
… of later time called Wolfes Lane, but now out of use (S. 42). "Wolsieslane "lay between the tenement of Sir John de Pulteneye and the tenement of Bartholomew Denmars and was a public way … Quo. Warranto, 472). "Wodewharf," Rich. II. (Auc. Deeds, B. 2281). Messuages and tenements called the "Cross Keys " …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Wolvercote Economic history Economic history St. Frideswide's estate at Cutteslowe was administered independently of … abbey consolidated much of its demesne land in Wolvercote and St. Giles's parish into a single block of land straddling … Meadow), 416, and below. Godstow Eng. Reg. ii, p. 573; B.L. Add. Ch. 10639. P.R.O., SC 11/550. Bodl. MS. Ch. Oxon. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Churches CHURCHES. During the Middle Ages St. Leonard's priory presumably served the area that became Wombridge … parish. No vicarage was endowed before the Dissolution, and afterwards the benefice (if there was one) seems to have … a south gallery was removed and a chancel designed by C. B. Dalgleish added. 18 A churchyard extension was consecrated …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Few roads are likely to have been made before industry and settlement expanded in the 17th century, though there was … of a road running south-west from Watling Street at Pain's Lane to join it at Snedshill, the limit of the improvement … Cal. Pat. 1334-8, 188. 12 Geo. I, c. 9; 3 Geo. II, c. 6; B.L. Eg. MS. 2872, Oaken Gate Cottages, Sneds Hill Works and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the mid 16th century what woodland remained in Wombridge and Priorslee was probably coppiced; 7 in 1556 there were said to be 38 a. of wood in Wombridge, worth 10 s. an acre. 8 Among the coppices in the later 17th and 18th … Ind. Rev. Salop. (1981), 31. S.R.O. 1335/4/1-2; L.J.R.O., B/A/15, Wombridge. L.J.R.O., B/A/15, Wombridge (nos. 11-13). …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… In 1693 Robert Bromhall, LL. D., was licensed as deacon and schoolmaster in the parish. 49 By 1833 20 boys and 21 … was soon withdrawn. 56 Controversy raged over the board's intended school site at Ketley Bank, some ratepayers … (Controlled) Primary School, with 320 pupils. 81 L.J.R.O., B/A/1/18, f. 3. Educ. Enq. Abstract, H.C. 62, p. 787 (1835), …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… OF SETTLEMENT. The original endowment of St. Leonard's priory seems to have consisted of the central part of what became the parish of Wombridge. About 1135 William and Seburga of Hadley and their son Alan gave land bounded on … 337. S.R.O. 972, parcel 245, Ketley map of 1794; L.J.R.O., B/A/15, Wombridge. Cal. Chart. R. 1300-26, 404-5. Below, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… p. 284. Growth of Settlement, p. 285. Social and Cultural Activities, p. 289. Manor and Other Estates, p. … comprised Wrockwardine Wood C.P. (914 a.) and the new C.P.s of St. George's (129 a.) and Priorslee (584 a.). 56 In 1934 … Eyton, ix. 143-7. This art. was written 1982-3. L.J.R.O., B/A/15, Wombridge. S.R.O., S.C.C. Local Govt. etc. Cttee. …