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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… half the 5 hides in Graveley were in demesne and the yield of the vill had fallen by a quarter since 1066 to £6, Ramsey … had increased to 32½ yardlands, the villein ones nominally of 20 a. 95In 1770 the manorial farm comprised 70 a. of … 47 a. to 97 a., 53was wholly incorporated from 1741 into Henry Trotter's large estate, 54which with two others of over …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… before the mid 18th century: 49in the 1720s two thirds of the vestry were illiterate. 50Henry Trotter had started a … for increasing both the master's salary and the number of free pupils, 51no adjustment was made for many years. In … Society in 1840. 53After the rector had won control of Trotter's endowment, 54the number of paying pupils at the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… left to the newly founded Ramsey abbey after the death of his widow, 47perhaps the 'matron' Leofgifu to whom the … hundreds. Two yardlands held c. 1190 by knight service by Richard of Conington 55descended in his family until Robert … Thomas Brooke (d. by 1700), a Graveley yeoman. He and his son Edward Brooke, gentleman, also had from the 1690s a …
A Dictionary of London
… Graves' Wharf - Great Carter Lane Graves' Wharf South out of Thames Street on the east side of Fishmongers' Hall … be ascertained (Harl. MS. 1094, f. 75). In 10 H. VI. Thos. son of John Coventre was sent to "Greysyn" to be instructed under Richard Hungate, but for what purpose does not appear (Cal. …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… GRAYRIGG. 116070 Willaim de Lancaster 1, at the prayer of William de Lancaster, his son and heir, grants to Alexander de Windesoure with his … W m Wilson, Francis Feilde, W m Baines, John Harlinge, Henry Atkinson, gentlemen, W m Collingson, Nichollas Fisher, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Greenwich Greasby GREASBY, a township, in the parishes of West Kirby and Thurstaston, union, and Lower division of … it was obtained by Sir Richard Cotton, and by him or his son was alienated to the Harpurs, subject to a feefarm rent … The chapel was given, with Thatcham, to Reading Abbey by Henry I., from which period it has been considered a chapel …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… N.W. (c)xxxviii. S.W.) Ecclesiastical c (1). Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Great Hampden, in the park S. of … arms of Hampden, etc., impaling Cave; (4) to William, son of Griffith Hampden, 1597, inscription and shield of … in bad condition from damp. In N. aisleon N. wall, (2) to Richard, son of Sir Edmund Hampden of Abington, Northampton, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… c(1). Hill Camp, in Chequers Park, about 200 yards N.E. of Great Kimble Church. At the W. end of a spur of the 500 … corbels above the arcades. Fittings Bells: six, 3rd by Henry Knight, 1587, inscribed 'gloria in excelcus deo', 4th by Henry Knight, 1587, inscribed 'ave maria gracia plena'. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… (b)liii. S.W.) Great Baddow is a parish and village due S. of Chelmsford. The principal monuments are the church and Great Sir Hughes. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Mary (Plate, p. 49) stands in the village. The walls … above it is a fascia-board inscribed "HUMFERI LOW ET HENRY STILEMAN CHURCHWARDENS ANO D 1639"; under the N. ends …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… c 1820 Great Bedwyn village stands 10 km. south-east of Marlborough and 7 km. south-west of Hungerford (Berks.). 1 … apparently deserted. 1 The manor house was visited by Henry VIII in 1535, 1539, and 1543. 2 John Aubrey, writing in … will made 879 888, given by King Alfred (d. 899) to his son Edward (d. 924), who succeeded him as king. It apparently …