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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Alvington and Lancaut consolidated, valued in the king's books at 13. 11. 5., and in the gift of the Duke of … N. division of the county of Northampton, 3 miles (S. S. E.) from Wellingborough; containing 1120 inhabitants. The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… glebe house and supported by subscriptions, including £2 2 s. from Merton College, was attended by 101 children, and in … Oxon. (1853). Wilb. Visit. 166; Rep. Com. on Children and Women in Agric. [4202-1], p. 334, H.C. (1868-9), xiii; … 114, pp. 344-5 (1867-8), liii; Rep. Com. on Children and Women in Agric. p. 334. O.R.O., MS. Oxf. Dioc. c 344, f. 453; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 4 miles (E. by S.) from Helmsley; containing 337 inhabitants. It comprises … WOMBOURN ( St. Benedict), a parish, in the union, and S. division of the hundred, of Seisdon, S. division of the … of thirteen unmarried men, with another house for three women to attend them as nurses; they were endowed with an …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Churches CHURCHES. During the Middle Ages St. Leonard's priory presumably served the area that became Wombridge … to have been simply a donative and outside the bishop's ordinary jurisdiction. 50 It was evidently in the Crown's patronage until the earlier 17th century. Probably between …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 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 … 11 Four or five ploughteams belonged to William Charlton's Wombridge tenants in the years 1693-8; most of the parish's other inhabitants were cottagers and colliers. 12 Little is …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wombridge, C. R. Cameron, apparently resisting the chapel's siting in his parish. 29 A chapel for the Primitives was … and three other rooms. In 1981, on the eve of the chapel's closure and the congregation's move to the United Reformed church, the Oakengates …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… among the more notorious entertainments, and the county's last baiting was reputedly at the 1833 wake. 56 As late as … races and athletic competitions were held south of Pain's Lane in the mid to late 19th century during the wakes, 58 … was also an Oakengates Unionist Club. 70 A mechanics' institute was erected in 1855, 71 and in 1877 an Oakengates …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… No teams were employed on the demesne of Brictric's estate at that time. 8 In 1297 50 a. of arable and small … during the 16th century. 10 The tenants on Brictric's estate in 1086 included 16 villani and 12 bordars working … 36 Two seamstresses were recorded in 1879 37 and women of the parish were also employed in the convent …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… by will dated 1705, left £400 to pay three or four poor women of the parish to teach girls. By 1718 the sum had … The income was not fully used and a surplus of £342 3 s. 8 d. existed in 1828. 13 In 1834 a school was built by … buildings were erected and the school, called St. Dominic's, was placed on an established footing with 50 pupils. 24 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… hill in 1849. The church, comprising chancel with founder's chapel and north vestry block, north tower with spire, and … Order Regular Franciscan nuns was established at Bird's Hill Farm. An orphanage was opened in 1862 and a day-school … the buildings were extended to provide a work-room for the women of the neighbourhood 1 who, with equipment supplied by …