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A History of the County of Essex
… At that time 12.1 per cent of employment within the urban district was in agriculture, fishing, and mining, 49.6 per … but about half the resident population worked outside the district, mainly in Col- chester. 36 Wivenhoe Sand, Stone & …
A History of the County of Essex
… developed into a small town. Wivenhoe became an urban district in 1898, and remained so until 1974 when it became part of the new Colchester district, later designated borough. 86 Natural boundaries … of land along the front- ages which the new Wivenhoe urban district council used to widen the road c. 1898. 49 Before …
A History of the County of Essex
… roads. Wivenhoe became part of Lexden and Winstree Highway District in 1868. 69 An iron parish cage on Anchor Hill, … the way for the vestry's transformation into an urban district. 71 Wivenhoe urban district was created in 1898, … ashpits, and cesspools cleaned. Lexden and Winstree rural district council became responsible for the removal of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… established in 1847, extend over part of the registration-district of Weardale. In 1824, a town-hall, of stone, was … Seal. The town is situated on an eminence, in a district abounding with mines of coal, iron, and limestone; … to parliament, to be elected by the 10 householders of a district consisting of the townships of Wolverhampton, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the earlier 19th century, 65 were fairly typical of a rural parish, despite the proximity of Oxford. The mill … of 100 s. worth of woollen cloth between Godstow and Witney between 24 and 29 June, 69 but there is no later …
A History of the County of Oxford
… only 15 s. a head, a lower rate than in the neighbouring rural parishes. Even when expenditure reached its peak of … in the Woodstock poor law union in 1834, and the Woodstock rural district from 1894 until 1929 when the parish was abolished. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… established in 1847, extend over the registration district of Woodbridge, and part of that of Plomesgate. The … the parish, to the north of the village of Woodbury, is a district church dedicated to the Holy Trinity, built and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… St. John Charlton, and became the main mine owner in the district. 33 That interest became the Lilleshall Co. in 1802. … street market maintained its popularity throughout the district until extinguished in 1939. Saturday remained market … moved to a site off New Street that was owned by the urban district council and soon afterwards became the forecourt of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Committee was formed to promote technical education in the district. The first chairman was William Perrott, secretary …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… civil parish of the four that make up Oakengates urban district (pop. 10,906 in 1901); it was, however, the only one … 16 In 1898 the town became the centre of a new urban district which took in Wrockwardine Wood and St. George's to … and Snedshill. In 1918 the Lilleshall Co.'s houses in the district generally lacked proper sewerage and drainage and …