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A History of the County of Sussex
… The northern half of the parish is largely common and woodland, and there is another large block of woodland at its southern extremity. From the church, which … the Confessor by Fulcui, was not included in Earl Roger's rape but was held in 1086 of the king in chief by Odo of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 … of which 845 are arable, 915 meadow and pasture, and 150 woodland; the soil is generally clay, alternated with red … ranges of handsome houses. The environs abound with rich woodland scenery, agreeably diversified with the windings of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Redbornestoke, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (S. W.) from Bedford; containing 1122 inhabitants. It … of which 700 are arable, 640 meadow and pasture, and 60 woodland. It was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Cumner, … 1133 a. l r. 13 p., of which 20 acres are pasture, 53 woodland, 14 road and waste, and the remainder arable. The …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… village in the Middle Ages. 92 The suffix in the parish's name is the surname of lords of the principal manor and was … or might soon have become part of the parish, was probably woodland and was defined as a southern tail of Savernake … downland in the north. The parish contained very little woodland. 1 There were 51 poll-tax payers at Wootton Rivers …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… cathedral, of which the only one now remaining is Edgar's tower. In 1041, a tax imposed by Hardicanute excited an … of which 383 acres are arable, 725 meadow and pasture, 93 woodland, and 21 in homesteads and gardens. The living is a … 800 acres are arable, 1670 meadow and pasture, and 30 woodland: the navigable river Nar bounds it on the north, and …
A History of the County of Essex
… history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Wormingford is a parish of early woodland clearance, 44 and con- siderable arable farming was … at their manor of Wix c. 1400. 56 In 1086 there was woodland for 116 swine. 57 Alder groves near the river Stour … and Poleghelegh which bordered Robert of Horkesley's wood in 1290, were probably assarts near the Little …
A History of the County of Essex
… which the parish takes its name (originally Withermund's ford) was probably that over the river Stour by the … was first on the flood plain along- side the Stour, before woodland on the higher ground further south was gradually … 43, which, if accurate, indicates rapid growth probably as woodland was cleared. 54 In 1377, when 146 people paid the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… comprises 6795 a. 3 r. 34 p., of which about 300 acres are woodland, and 1367 common or waste. The Wey and Arun … through it. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 24. 13. 9., and in the gift of Eton College: the … which 1301 acres are arable, 1481 meadow and pasture, 341 woodland, and 75 water. There are extensive mines of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, after an unsuccessful attempt to establish … Worship Reg. no. 61078. Ibid. no. 66531. Ex inf. Mr. C. W. Woodland, Worthing; Kelly's Dir. Worthing (1940). G.R.O. Worship Reg. no. 62170. Ex inf. Mr. Woodland. Kelly's Dir. Worthing (1925). G.R.O. Worship Reg. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the wapentake of Skyrack, W. riding of York, 3 miles (S.) from Wetherby; containing 19 inhabitants. It comprises … acres are arable, 255 pasture, 160 meadow and marsh, 156 woodland, and 16 garden-ground. The village stands on the … by measurement 1075 acres, of which 72 are pasture, 30 woodland, and the remainder arable. The living is a …