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A History of the County of Shropshire
… by 1818 two well conducted schools for c. 63 cottagers' children, poor pupils' fees being paid by richer neighbours. … school in 1852. 68 The following year a new St. Peter's Girls' School (with 100 places in schoolroom and classroom) and a new teacher's house were built opposite the church at Miss Cludde's …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the southern boundary of Wrockwardine was called the 'king's boundary' 74 and the king retained the manor of … centre, and was perhaps the site of Cynddylan's hall of Pengwern, burnt by the Mercians c. 660. 77 The … was presumably forfeited after the rebellion of Earl Roger's son Robert of Bellême in 1102 78 and remained with the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bradford, wapentake of Morley, W. riding of York, 4 miles (S.) from Bradford; containing 2330 inhabitants. It is about … and Elwall, Dorchester division of Dorset, 1 mile (W. S. W.) from Weymouth; containing 1911 inhabitants. The living … Rev. William Papillon, in 1834, built schoolrooms for 200 children of both sexes, and gave 20 acres of land for their …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… stationers and parchment makers, and your and their wives, children and hand-maids shall enjoy all the privileges under …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Twyford, lathe of Aylesford, W. division of Kent, 6 miles (S. W.) from Maidstone; containing 2467 inhabitants. The … and a charity school, founded in 1711, for girls and young children, has been endowed by Mrs. Alchorn and Mrs. Warde, … the building has been much mutilated by repairs. Twelve children are educated for an annuity of 12, paid out of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… earliest known secular building in the village is Coachman's cottage in Church Lane, a probably 16th-century … gardens with much greenery. There was an estate of mobile homes south of Main Road in 1994. The modern centre of the … by his widow Sarah (d. 1914), but disputes between their children George and Eliza led to a lawsuit in 1924 which …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… of wider textiles. It is noticeable from the Dictionary's Archive that broader fabrics become more common during the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… cuts a steep-sided valley from east to west between God's Hill (107 m. (352 ft.)) and Yarlington Sleights (127 m. … Churchill, duchess of Marlborough (d. 1733) and their children. He died in 1766 and was succeeded by his only … by 138, with the addition of about 40 Sunday school children at each service. Average attendance was said to be …
A History of the County of Oxford
… chapel, with the residue given to the poor on St. Thomas's day. Usually the whole amount was given to the poor, and … protests the Charity Commissioners ruled that the chapel's repair should be the first charge on the bequest. 73 … bread and cakes to poor adults, and £1 in cakes to their children. The parish clerk received £8 a year, and the …