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A History of the County of Worcester
… to Mr. Robert Valentine Berkeley. In 1086 there was a mill at Churchill worth 4 s. 42 About the middle of the 13th … in the time of Edward VI. 45 In the 16th century this mill was the subject of Chancery proceedings. Sir John Bourne … and John Wells and their heirs for ever. 47 A water-mill still stands in the parish. CHURCH The church of ST. …
A History of the County of Worcester
… 'there being no copyholders within the manor.' 44 A mill held by the lord of the manor by payment of 20 s. yearly … of Hagley is mentioned in the 13th century. 45 A blade-mill and mill pool at Churchill are mentioned at the end of the 16th …
A History of the County of Warwick
… probably from the third quarter of the 18th century. The mill, worth 2 s., mentioned in the Domesday Survey 7 was no … Shirewode, sued the Abbot of Combe for one-third of a mill in Coton, as dower, her husband having become a monk at Combe. 8 The abbey's mill was valued at 1 in 1291. 9 A mill was attached to the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… on the borough boundary. The house known as Porter's Mill stands on a tributary of the Severn, with the actual mill on the opposite side of the road. The building is of … among the effects of Mr. Handy, the auctioneer. 9 Porter's Mill, Claines: Hall and Staircase Thomas Morris, vicar of …
A History of the County of Bedford
… warren in Clapham in the 14th century. 69 Mention of a mill worth 40 s. is made in the Survey of 1086. 70 A windmill … whilst John the Fisher enjoyed free fishing from Milton Mill to Holywelle. 73 A free fishery in Clapham is frequently …
A History of the County of Northampton
… name from one of the former lords of the manor. A water-mill at Clapton is mentioned in 1397. 4 There were formerly …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Spencer (d. 1902). 62 The Hadlands also acquired Cropredy mill, carrying on a large grain-milling business there, and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the end of the 15th century, 19 Fryan by the 16th, 20 and Mill Town by the 18th. 21 Dukesham, between Syndercombe and … 1679 but thereafter was usually described as the farm and mill of Syndercombe. 88 In 1702 John Hensleigh's son, also … There were a further four farms of over 50 a.: Westcott, Mill Town, Duddridge, and the glebe. 122 By 1851 Syndercombe …
A History of the County of Warwick
… fields south of this farmstead are said to be traces of a mill. Two cottages near by show 17th-century timberframing, … his demesne, and gave the fish-pond of Claverdon with its mill. 84 On the other hand, Richard I confirmed to Bordesley …