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A History of the County of Surrey
… times the site had been converted into tillage, the wood all down, and that he, Sir Robert, had compounded with … is of good and well wrought freestone, and the higher of wood, richly adorned and set forth and garnished with variety … been pulled down, and the advowson, with tithes of grain, hay, &c., which in 1571 had been leased to Roger Marshall for …
A History of the County of Somerset
… may be identified with the field name Stokmans Hay at Weare, which in turn suggests that Weare is the … in 1385), Long Down (Langhedoune in 1385), and Stockmans Hay (Stokmansplace in 1497). 103 The last gives one of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to the almoner; and in 1272 the tithes of sheaves and hay were given to the lignar. 217 The abbey also received a … Hist. of the Rebellion, ed. W. D. Macray, iii. 4423; Wood, Life, i. 113. J. Townsend, News of a Country Town, 62 …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… There is a tradition that it was a hermit living in Cumnor Wood who advised that Abingdon Abbey should be built on its present site. 16 References to the wood are very frequent in the history of the abbey. It was granted like Bagley Wood 17 to successive abbots in free custody. 18 An intrusion …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… barley and wheat. There are a few small woods, Fogfield Wood, The Carr and the Rookery, but these amount altogether …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Ralph de Gorges is mentioned as having cut trees in the wood of the Abbot of Merevale at Dunton, 120 and he probably …
Magna Britannia
… the same, a granary for corn, and underneath, a vault or wood-house; also a brewhouse, bakehouse, and offices, and … and presenting to the rectory from the year 1484 to 1558. Hay, or Hayes-castle, of which there are some remains in that …
Magna Britannia
… that the Abbot and Convent should have the tithes of hay and corn; that the inhabitants should present a chaplain; … bootcher, in the parish of All Saints, in Derby, Robert Wood, ironmonger, and Robert Brookhouse, tanner, beinge the …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… south-east corner. One rises in Brandsby, the other in the wood in the north of Dalby parish called Dalby Bush. The … gave up to the Abbot of St. Mary all her right in the wood of Dalby called Dalby Bush, which she held as her dower. …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… known as 'the Dales.' 7 In Eskdale there was in 1086 a wood 3 'leagues' long by 3 'leagues' wide, 8 of which the … to Guisborough Priory the tithes of his hunting and hay in the park under Danby Castle, and in the four 'launds' …