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A History of the County of Essex
… mill has left c. 11 a. on the northern bank. The western and eastern boundaries, against Great Horkesley and Langham, … recorded in 1894. 4 In 1913 there were coal and clothing clubs. 5 A Methodist wind band formed about 1860 became the … Priory Hall was used as a village hall and base for social clubs and dances. In 1927 it also housed a parish library. 8 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 18. 12. 3., and in the patronage of George Thornhill, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for 490, and the glebe comprises 126 acres. The church contains a … of mathematics at the University of Cambridge; he died and was buried here, in 1759. Boyatt BOYATT, a tything, in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… clays are exposed, Boxworth lies mainly upon clays and shales, overlaid above the 30 m. (100 ft.) contour with … 1869, 11and New wood, c. 21 a., which grew up between 1885 and 1900. 12About 1900 Boxworth contained altogether c. 135 … was a cricket club in the 1880s, 50but the village sports clubs were defunct by 1960. 51 This article was completed in …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… hemp] From the German Bracken - to sort or inspect goods - and found in the Dictionary Archive under the variant … of the best qualities of PETERBOROUGH HEMP, above OUTSHOT and apparently synonymous with CLEAN. In [Acts (1736)], it … made of IRON, a metal that withstood the heat better and that was much cheaper. Entries like 'A Brass hearth …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to Windsor. Fairs are held on April 25th, August 22nd, and October 1st. Bracon-Ash (St. Nicholas) BRACON-ASH ( St. … The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 10, and in the patronage of the family of Berney; net income, 245. The church is partly in the early and partly in the decorated style, and consists of a nave, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Mary) BRADFORD-ABBAS ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Sherborne, Sherborne division of Dorset, 4 … a. 1 r. 30 p., of which 774 acres are arable, 336 pasture, and 29 woodland: the soil is partly of a sandy and partly of a stony nature; the surface is generally hilly, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Braithwaite Bradnop BRADNOP, a township, in the parish and union of Leek, N. division of the hundred of Totmonslow and of the county of Stafford, 2 miles (E. S. E.) from Leek; … who also supports an infant school. Coal and clothing clubs have been established. Brailes (St. George) BRAILES ( …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… 6 in. (a)xxxv. S.W. (b)xxxv. S.E.). Braintree is a parish and small town 6 m. N.W. of Witham. The principal monuments are the Church and the houses numbered 37, 45 and 47. Since this survey (1914) certain minor monuments have …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. James), a parish, partly in the union of Doncaster, and partly in that of Rotherham, S. division of the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, W. riding of York; containing, with the … I., when made captive in Germany, a charter for a market and fair was granted to this place on his return from the …
Alumni Oxonienses
… [ 5] Brameche, John probably scholar of Brasenose Coll. in and before 1565. Brampton, Thomas s. Edward, of Burway, … Middle Temple 1718, rector of Lurgarshall, Sussex, 1724, and vicar of Harting and Hampnett 1739 until his death 16 March, 1744. See …