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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the butt of a black oak, cut in imitation of the sigilaria or antediluvian palm-tree; and the clerk's desk, on the … Coquet, and takes its name from the stream of the Wreigh or Wreath. It comprises about 395 acres, of which two-thirds … which in that of Henry II. was attached to St. John's Abbey, Colchester. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… a four-centred head with a moulded label, all of late 15th or early 16th-century date, set in 14th-century splays.and … jambs and two-centred arch, probably of late 14th or early 15th-century date. Between the two western windows … Henry I., which subsequently became a cell of St. John's Abbey, Colchester. The remains consist only of one angle of a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… comprises 8878 acres, of which 1704 are in wood. Woodland, or Week, now only a hamlet, was formerly a parish of itself. … the north side of the quadrangular edifice called Wroxhall Abbey, founded by Hugh de Hatton, about the close of the … by his successors in the living: the reformer was born in or near this place. Wycombe WYCOMBE, a hamlet, in the parish …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 65 It was within the royal forest of Mount Gilbert or the Wrekin. By c. 1290 assarting had begun, and it may … lumps of ironstone weighing up to ½ cwt. set in blue clay or shale known as 'crows' or 'hatter's blocks'. 79 Sir George … Eyton, ix. 145. V.C.H. Salop. i. 486; Cartulary of Shrews. Abbey, ed. U. Rees (1975), ii, p. 249; T.S.A.S. 4th ser. i. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… century 62 and there was a priest in 1086. 63 Shrewsbury abbey claimed the church itself as a gift of Roger, earl of … dairy products, bees, gardens, fishponds, and mills (built or to be built); 'pennies of charity'; tithes of hay, apart … tithes were basically those of 1612, but owners of 5 or 6 calves paid 2 s. every two years, and owners of 10 paid …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… a share in the ploughteams probably implies the recent or continued expansion of cultivation, and Wrockwardine's … of Pengwern 57 - was perhaps one reason why the manor had, or claimed, rights over a large part of the area's economic … 12 s. in 1086. 1 In 1176 Henry II gave it to Haughmond abbey. 2 Control of the Tern in the area was clearly a …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… earl of Shrewsbury's widow Jane. After her death in 1625 or 1626 it descended with the earldom (dukedom 1694-1718) … Western District from 1980). 4 From the later 12th century or earlier the Burnells of Acton Burnell held land in … and 1670 it was owned by Jonathan Langley of Shrewsbury Abbey (sheriff 1663, d. 1671); 8 he was succeeded by his son …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… tract extending southward to the river Derwent. Wykeham Abbey, the seat of the Hon. Marmaduke Langley, who is lord of … is Wylam Hall, an ancient building, formerly a peel, or strong house. Wyldecourt WYLDECOURT, a tything, in the … The parish comprises 3545 acres, of which 496 are common or waste. It includes the northern end of Portsea Island, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… usually being flint and brick, with roofs of thatch, tile, or slate; one house near the school in North End Road and … Boxgrove priory (from the later 12th century), 47 Durford abbey in Rogate (from the late 12th or early 13th century), … Walberton rectory had belonged to Boxgrove. 80 Similarly, Syon abbey (Mdx.) as successor to Sées abbey (Orne) had both …
A History of the County of Somerset
… MANORS The 10 hides at Gyrdlingatone given to Glastonbury abbey in the mid 10th century have been interpreted as at … which eventually prevailed and the three daughters or their heirs were declared coheirs. The manor was then held … Jordan Gwihaine. 43 It probably passed to Sir Adam Gwyene or Gyan (fl. 1238-42) 44 who died before 1272 leaving his son …