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A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of … Abingdon's interest, 41 but the Marlborough family's 'natural right to the chief influence there' 42 was recognized … in the ancient borough, 165 in the added rural area, and 76 freemen living within 7 miles, 52 of them in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of Somerset, 1 mile (W.) from Wells; containing, with the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish of Wool, 5 m. W. of Wareham, covers some 3,000 acres on both … the N. part, beyond the river terraces, is an extensive area of heathland on Bagshot Beds. Recent boundary changes in … occur immediately E. of the present village where an area of 2 acres with closes lies on either side of a …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for threshing were provided by Tidenham tenants of the lordship of Striguil. The livestock usually consisted … between arable, pasture, and meadow, but c. 1700, when its area was only 313 a., there was hardly any arable land. 27 … holdings by the building of a dwelling at Sheepcot. 56 The area of both farms was enlarged in the 1860s by attaching 273 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Introduction WOOLASTON WOOLASTON is a parish of scattered hamlets lying midway between Lydney and … of Tidenham Chase. The account printed here relates to the area that until 1882 formed the parish, comprising 3,303 a. excluding river foreshore and tidal water. 1 The area included Madgett, a detached piece of cultivated land on …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… MANOR AND OTHER ESTATES. Before the Conquest Brictric son of Algar held two hides in WOOLASTON within Twyford hundred. 6 Unlike other estates of the great thegn the manor of Woolaston probably never … latter sold it to Mr. G. E. Hunt in 1957, who enlarged the area in 1962 by the purchase of 34 a. from Gumstalls, and in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. … to the boundary with Bawdrip resulted in a total area of 717 ha. (1,772 a.). 9 The northern part of the parish … or Crandon. They were very small, possibly including the area known as Martland in the south-west, and land known as …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Woolbeding WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in 1931 of 288, is some 4 … lights with semi-Perpendicular tracery. In the north wall area is a square-headed two-light window and a door; in the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… S.W.) Woolhope is a parish and small village 7 m. S.E. of Hereford. The church and Capler Camp are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. George stands near the middle of the parish. The walls … on all sides, with a steeper slope on the N. and W. The area, including the defences, is about 15 acres. The defences …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… (7706) (O.S. 6 ins. ST 70 NE) Woolland, a small parish of 1,137 acres, lies on the steep N.W. escarpment of the … N.W. the land is Kimmeridge Clay, partly covered by an area of Plateau Gravel. Woolland village and the former … S. there are no certain remains to the S. of the road, the area being much disturbed, but the dyke possibly continued on …