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A History of the County of Sussex
… had two houses registered for worship in Worthing in 1800 and 1803. 84 The Independent, later Congregational, chapel in … a new church for 400 was opened in 1959; the church had 32 clubs and societies in 1977. 33 A Primitive Methodist chapel was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Social and cultural activites Social and cultural activities. The … the management of trustees. 90 There were two musical societies in the town by c. 1883, 91 and in the early 20th … hockey' was played. 10 By c. 1883 there were two rowing clubs, one of them for working men, and a bicycle club, 11 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… gives name to the hundred, is about nine miles in length and one mile in average breadth; it includes Leith Hill, and comprises 4176 acres, of which 563 are common or waste. … streams rising in the northern declivity of Leith Hill, and which, uniting, fall into the Wey near Shalford: another …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 151 inhabitants. The Lancaster railway passes here, and has some heavy cuttings between the village of Wreay and the house of Woodside, the residence of Miss Losh. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, 86; patrons and appropriators, the Dean aud Chapter of Carlisle. The …
A Dictionary of London
… South out of London Wall, west of Carpenters' Hall (O. and M 1677-Boyle, 1799). Called "Wrestley's Court "in Strype, 1755 and Boyle. Had houses only on the west side, the eastern side … mention: Lockie, 1810. Former name: "Clark's Alley" (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799). In Stow's time there was a house …
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 boundary is mostly … a masonic lodge between 1852 and 1857. 61 Several friendly societies existed in the later 18th and 19th century. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from the village, comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; the soil is fertile, producing good crops of wheat, barley, and oats. The village is beautifully situated on elevated … vale of Salop, the Breddyn hills in North Wales, and, in another direction, the plains of Cheshire, and the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… of woodland, later a township, belonging to the manor and parish of Wrockwardine, the rest of which lay 7 km. to … 'Marquis of Stafford' with 270. 49 Several friendly societies existed in 1904. 50 Much of the local welfare … said to have had one of the earliest professional football clubs in the country, playing first on Wade's field (later …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… in 1765. 49 Wesleyans were meeting at the Nabb in 1813, and by 1815 there was a chapel there. 50 On Census Sunday … 180. 51 In 1863 the Wesleyans moved to St. George's and the Nabb chapel closed. 52 In 1824 St. John's Wesleyan … Society membership grew from 8 in 1821 to 71 in 1824, and more than doubled between 1826 and 1828 to 134. On Census …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… FOR THE POOR. Various benefactions made between 1616 and 1657 totalling £60 were used to buy a field called … improved the land's value in 1670 by building a house and barn on it. The parish workhouse was built on the site c. … bequest that was being honoured in 1821 by Edward Cludde and Mr. Stainer, who had charges of 10 s. a year on their …