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A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. The wealth of woodland in Woodford long determined the economic life of the village, providing timber and some pasture, while … and no serfs; the number of ploughs owned by manorial tenants had fallen to seven. The 26 a. of meadow by the river …
A History of the County of Essex
… Introduction WOODFORD Woodford was an ancient parish of 2,146 a., 1 lying about 8 miles north-east of the City of London, at the northern end of Becontree … residents, drawn up about 1235, 7 shows most of the tenants living in this neighbourhood: Thomas de Muscegros …
A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Manors MANORS. The manor of WOODFORD HALL, which comprised the greater part of the parish, is first mentioned in the charter of doubtful … the abbots leased the Woodford demesnes to a succession of tenants. William Sandre was the lessee in 1404 14 and William …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in 1086; 73 the farm had 200 a. in 1434, including 80 a. of pasture in Morley park. 74 The demesne farm of Wick manor in 1318 had c. 160 a. 75 Those three demesne … were worth £3 in 1339, 82 when there were apparently c. 40 tenants, 83 and £8 in 1434. 84 Both free and copyhold …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Fig. 212 Woodnewton Village Map Woodnewton is a parish of 565 hectares in the Forest of Rockingham. The village lies on the N. side of Willow Brook and consists of a single street with a back …
A History of the County of Oxford
… survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the … their arrangement was partly topographical, as was that of the late 18th-century land tax assessments and the census … is aided by a valuation of c. 1910 listing owners and tenants of all Woodstock houses. 52 The following account of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to those founded in the chantry house on the north side of the church by Thomas Croft (d. 1488). 77 In 1551 the … in 1724. 79 In 1614 it housed old men and women; a list of doles to the almshouse poor c. 1630 evidently included … may be identified as nos. 13-17 High Street, whose tenants paid the rent into the 20th century. 89 Other Good …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Development of the town Development of the town New Woodstock developed at a gate into the royal … ½ d. The survey of 1279 named 97 rent-payers, besides 15 tenants or occupiers who did not pay rents directly to the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its original market, 66 but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the … other names were derived from the building crafts of mason, carpenter, thatcher, and slater, the metal crafts … then both fairs lasted two days, but at the request of the tenants of Woodstock manor were extended in 1319 to eight …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal manor of Woodstock, whose … outside the park mentioned in 1279. 36 In 1519 the tenants of the Common Pool were compensated for herbage …