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Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… Wotton-under-Edge WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE (18 miles S.W. of Cirencester) Romano-British objects have been found in the vicinity of Symonds' Hall Farm (ST 790960). A fragment of a quern 1 … three Celtic mother-goddesses may originate from this area, or from Kingscote (1) further east. A brooch 4 was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Ribby. Wreay WREAY, a chapelry, in the parish of St. Mary, union of Carlisle, Cumberland ward, E. division of the county of Cumberland, 5 miles (S. E. by S.) from …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine, a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western … and Bratton villages, was included within the designated area of Telford new town in 1968. 92 Crossing the parish from … finds across the parish all attest to activity in the area before Watling Street was made in the initial phase of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of the hundred of South … some portions are still remaining; and within the area have been found numerous coins and vestiges of Roman … In an adjoining mausoleum is a monument of considerable beauty to the memory of Sarah, Baroness le Despenser, with …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wood WROCKWARDINE WOOD Wrockwardine Wood, north-east of Oakengates town centre, was originally a detached piece of … the rest of which lay 7 km. to the west. The township, the area here treated, contained 515 a. in 1882. 8 Its eastern and western boundaries followed no natural features or roads for any significant distance. On …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… List of illustrations ECONOMIC HISTORY. Wrockwardine Wood was … were pastured in 'Kingshay' in 1397-8 and 1413-14. 67 The area was still known as King's wood c. 1577. 68 Much of the … Joseph Banks described a pit in the Wrockwardine Wood area where there were three layers of ironstone between the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… List of illustrations LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES. Wrockwardine Wood was part of the manor, and until 1884 the civil parish, of … In the early 19th century the success of Methodism in the area apparently stimulated Joshua Gilpin, vicar of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… history ECONOMIC HISTORY. In 1086 the 7½ berewicks of Wrockwardine, for which geld was paid on 5 hides, … the manor had, or claimed, rights over a large part of the area's economic resources. Wrockwardine eventually obtained much the greatest part of the great area of woodland east of Wellington. It also had rights of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… recorded in 1086, when it lay divided between the rapes of William de Warenne and William de Braose, taking its name … be presumed originally to have been held, near the centre of its area on the ancient lane marking the boundary between the two …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XXV Charter of Bishop of Glasgow granting various privileges to the University … sufficiently corrected and punished. And if within eight natural days the foresaid provost or any of the bailies, …