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Alumni Oxonienses
… Thomas, of Woodmancote, Sussex, gent. See Foster's Judges and Barristers. [ 5] West, Christopher of Devon, gent. … until his death 12 March, 1707-8; brother of Richard 1689, and Thomas 1684. See Rawl. iv. 281; & Foster's Index Eccl. … admitted to Merchant Taylors' school 1693, third (1720), and second under-master (1722-6); vicar of Albrighton, Salop, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… an early foundation as it formerly also served Newnham and Minsterworth; both those places had chapels of ease by … was apparently made c. 1220 by his three daughters and their husbands, 70 but it was later agreed that Isabel, Elizabeth, and Basile, and their heirs or assigns, should present in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… history ECONOMIC HISTORY: AGRICULTURE. In 1086 5 ploughs and one servus were recorded on the demesne of the Crown's … Westbury; the remainder of the estate supported 32 villani and 15 bordars with 8 ploughs between them. 57 In 1303 the … trees at Northwood Green 9 and charcoal-burning in Ley Woods; the charcoal was sent by rail to chemical works. 10 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… a large rural parish of scattered hamlets and farmsteads, lies 6 miles southwest of Gloucester between … A fir-wood was recorded on Westbury manor in 1086. 17 Ley Woods in the north of the parish are the main surviving piece … Ley Park and Birchen Grove, the two main parts of the woods, were mentioned in 1300; 18 the former, which was …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Westbury-on-Severn Introduction MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1066 Westbury was the centre of a large … before 1086 outlying parts, totalling 25 hides, in Kyre and Clifton on Teme (Worcs.), Edvin Loach (Herefs.), and Newent and 'Chingestune', were removed, leaving 30 hides …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… had no demesne. 3 The Domesday entry records 7 demesne and 40 villein ploughs. There were 80 a. of meadow, and pasture 3 leagues long by 3 leagues broad. On the demesne there were 28 serfs and 16 coliberts, and there were 38 villeins and 23 bordars. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… stretching some seven miles from east to west, and approximately four miles from north to south, and … it is occupied by the park of Chalcot House. 4 Black Dog Woods, once part of the forest of Selwood, which begin in … falls rather steeply to the south and west. Black Dog Woods, once a part of Selwood Forest, occupy the entire …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… it by Alan de Neville. 31 The estate passed to the Pavelys and may have been one of the two pastures stocked for Reynold … as one of the estates making up the manor of Westbury, 33 and in 1323 it was said to be one of the manors making up the … St. Lo for his daughters Joan, wife of Sir John Chidiock, and Eleanor, wife of Thomas de Bradeston. 35 After the death …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the Crown. 41 The royal manor was assessed at 40 hides, and was co-extensive with the hundred. 42 The process of … 44 The Empress Maud granted land to Humphrey FitzOdo, 45 and also made a large grant to William Defuble. A gift by … Defuble's land was regranted by Henry II to Joce de Dinan, and by division between his heirs and subinfeudation formed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 7. 12. 6., and in the patronage of the Crown. The church has been long … parts of which is the vale, pleasingly sequestered, and watered by the river Esk. The soil of the valley is in general dry; the crops are tolerably good, and numerous sheep are pastured upon the adjoining commons. …