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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilsford WILSFORD The ancient parish of Wilsford lies on the west bank of the River Avon, 2 miles south of Amesbury. The township of … heirs. 67 Wilsford was held in dower by Elizabeth de Burgh, his widow, until 1360, when it reverted to Thomas de …
Alumni Oxonienses
… 1500-1714 Wilson-Wood Wilson-Wood Wilson, Aaron of co. Gloucester, cler. fil. Queen's Coll., matric. 16 Oct., … July, 1615, B.D. 25 June, 1627, D.D. 17 May, 1639; rector of St. Stephen, Walbrook, London, 1625, archdeacon of Exeter 1634, vicar of Plymouth 1625; died in 1643; father …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wilton - Wimpole Wilton WILTON, a hamlet, in the parish of Hale, union of Whitehaven, Allerdale ward above Derwent, W. division of Cumberland; containing 72 inhabitants. Wilton (St. James) …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… town government MEDIEVAL TOWN GOVERNMENT In the reign of Henry I the leading burgesses secured the right to … chamber in the 16th century. According to Hoare, the constitution of Wilton was defined in a charter of … 16th century. Wilton is thus rightly said to have had a constitution by prescription. Although the mayor became the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… AND PUBLIC SERVICES In great contrast to the early period of its growth, when ancient custom became established by … in spite of the charter of James II, Wilton possessed a constitution by prescription only, and that it would be … confusion when an attempt was made to graft a modern constitution upon ancient precedent. The discussions of 1790 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Two burgesses represented Wilton at the Parliament of 1295 and from thence onwards, almost without a break, the … by two members until 1832. 1 In 1832 the number of representatives was reduced to one, but Wilton was not … until 1918. 2 Little is known about the occupations of the parliamentary burgesses of Wilton, at least before the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… SCHOOLS The Free School was founded with a bequest of 600 to the rector and churchwardens as trustees from Walter Dyer, of Chancery Lane, London, by his will dated 1706. A … by the rector and churchwardens and approved by the Bishop of Salisbury, was to be paid 20 a year to teach reading, …
The Environs of London
… WIMBLEDON. Name. It is not improbable that the name of this place, which was anciently written Wymbaldon and Wymbeldon, was derived from one of its early proprietors. I have seen ancient records in which the name of Wimbaldus occurs. Dune in the Saxon language signifies a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Wincanton WINCANTON The ancient parish of Wincanton lies in the south-east part of the county and at its centre is the largest town of the district. 81 The parish is divided between one …
Survey of London
… HOUSE AND PARK Early in the 12th century the Abbey of Bermondsey granted to the Bishop of Winchester and his successors a stretch of land in … Roches there in 1232 during the struggle against Hubert de Burgh; 86 Simon de Montfort was lodged there during the …