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A History of the County of Oxford
… 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided two M.P.s. Returns were usually made by the mayor and commonalty, … 95 In 1826 Lord Blandford and his cousin Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, unexpectedly defeated Langston in a … Rawl. D 742, f. 18v. B.L. Add. MS. 19615, ff. 179-80; D. Green, Blenheim Palace, 135. Birmingham and Midland Inst. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Wool 52 WOOL (8486) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish … the river Frome between 200 ft. and 50 ft. above O.D. The S. part slopes from Chalk in the S.W., through areas on … upper storey partly in the roof. a(35) Cottage, at Giddy Green (831867), partly refaced in brick, has a stable or …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… gave the church house with a small piece of village green at the east end of the churchyard as an alms-house in … for ½ a. land at Woolaston Common belonging to Col. P. S. Marling in 1904, 21 who conveyed it and neighbouring land … 23 Richard and Margaret Clayton gave an annuity of 20 s. for the poor and 2 s. to the churchwardens in 1595. 24 The …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… size of the hamlet is that in 1769 there was a blacksmith's shop. 28 Most of the older houses in the parish are in two … The deep valley east of Brockweir is crossed by Offa's Dyke, constructed between c. 784 and c. 796, and here … Stroat. 57 Part of the diversion at Gumstalls was still a green lane in 1969, and may be the road from Brookend to the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the Crown until c. 1115 when Henry I gave them to William's grandson Walter de Clare (d. c. 1138). Walter founded … (d. c. 1148) and between c. 1148 and 1155 by the latter's son Richard (d. 1176). 10 The manor was held by Tintern … 52 a. were attached to it. 85 The farm of 26 a. called GREEN POOL at Plusterwine may have been the land bought in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… houses. 3 Most were set back from the road and a small green, now known as Hector Stones, after the occupier of … east - west street. They include Dawbins, Jacobs, Tassel's Cottage, no. 4 Vicarage Road, and Apple Tree Cottage. … on the waste in 1730. There was a butcher in 1775 and a cooper in 1819. 13 A shopkeeper and a cooper were recorded in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 … 18th and 19th. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 6. 18. 9., and in the patronage of Mrs. L. Flood … to Manchester; and comprises 1356 acres. Near Martinscroft-Green is a pleasant heath skirted by cottages. The Hall is an …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… monuments in east London Woolwich 12. WOOLWICH. (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich … St. Lawrence), Woolwich, stands on rising ground on the S. side of the river. The existing building replaced the … of tunnel with a two-centred arch opening into it. The Green Court of the palace adjoined the moat on the N.E. side; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… cathedral, of which the only one now remaining is Edgar's tower. In 1041, a tax imposed by Hardicanute excited an … the outer ward occupying what is now the College Green. In 1074, Roger, Earl of Hereford, Ralph de Guader, … acres: the Hall and manor are the property of Sir F. G. Cooper, Bart. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's …