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A History of the County of Shropshire
… south-west of Cockshutt Piece and north-east of Ball's coppice. In the earlier 19th century there was some … scattered elsewhere in the township south of the Wombridge Canal. 20 As elsewhere in the coalfield housing demand … known as Trench Billiard Hall in 1937 and 1941. 57 The Regent cinema, Wrockwardine Wood, popularly known as the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… broad recorded in Domesday. 64 Referred to as the king's wood c. 1130, it was claimed in 1235 to be well stocked … A great deal of timber was sold to the Coalbrookdale Co. for the building of the Horsehay ironworks in 1754. 69 … 72 In 1847 about half the land north of the Shropshire Canal was under arable cultivation, while some pasture and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… That year £50 was spent on repairs, a deficit of £47 4 s. 3½ d. being met by the rector, who owned the master's house; his salary was £27 2 s. 10 d. The first master … of the bd.'s vicechmn. from his post with the Lilleshall Co.: ibid. /19, pp. 10-12, 38-9, 70-2, 95-8, 101-2, 158-60. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Street, was built for its employees by the Lilleshall Co. It opened in 1873 but by 1879 a smaller, eight-bed … provided. An ambulance service was added to the hospital's facilities in 1917. 20 CHURCH. The inhabitants of … ecclesiastical parish in 1834. The patronage was the Crown's until 1887 when it was conveyed to the bishop of Lichfield, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… average 180. 51 In 1863 the Wesleyans moved to St. George's and the Nabb chapel closed. 52 In 1824 St. John's Wesleyan chapel, Trench Road, opened. Society membership … 1861 at a house in Bunter's Row, south of the Shrewsbury Canal on the western boundary of the township. 74 The …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… About 1490 the vicarage was worth £8 a year. 74 The vicar's income in 1612 consisted of tithes of wool, lambs, flax, … Edward Pemberton (d. 1680) left a rent charge of £6 13 s. 4 d. for similar purposes; it was discharged for £200 in … 3916/1/1, no. 25. C. Hulbert, Hist. and Descr. of Co. of Salop. ii (1837), 158; J. Benson, Life of Rev. J. W. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… of land; he received a tree from the demesne for each year's service. 31 T. F. Dukes, the Shropshire antiquary, was … of the poor were appointed in 1669 and disbursed £31 3 s. 3 d. on pensions, house repairs, paupers' burials, and the … Vast Burthen of the Poor's Rate, by a member of the Salop. Co. Cttee. for the employment of the poor (Holborn, 1817), 6 …
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 … a rich red loam; the surface is undulated. The Oakham canal passes through. The living is a rectory, valued in the …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… quinto, mensis vero Octobris decimo quarto et regnorum S. D. N. [Jacobi Dei gratia] Magni Britannie, Francie et … Glasguensis. [Translation] That in the year of our Lord's incarnation one thousand six hundred and fifteen, the …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649