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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… The church of Westbury is mentioned in 1086 when it was held by a young clerk ( clericolus). 84 It is not known … until the 19th century the precentors of Salisbury held the rectory and advowson, and exercised peculiar … chantry in the church in 1545, for that year its chaplain held land called 'Grennyngs and Cockstede' from which a rent …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… dealt with in a special court set up by the grantees and held by a steward appointed by them. 65 In 1515 a market at … Westbury market as a small one. 67 In 1673 it was still held on Fridays, and was said to be 'very considerable for … a 'good one for corn'. 69 The market was still being held on Fridays in 1792, 70 but some time before 1835 it was …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… in Bradford, Trowbridge, and Melksham, Westbury apparently held aloof. 3 But in 1736 the proceedings of the Trinity … purchase of arms. 22 A number of Chartist meetings were held in Westbury in 1839. One, held in the Market Place, was attended by 300-400 persons. At …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… locally. The Market Place, in which no markets have been held since the middle of the 19th century, 36 lies in the … a time as a Town Hall, and as long as county courts were held in Westbury, they sat here, 39 but in 1960 the upper … of a house once used by the Precentors of Salisbury who held the rectory and exercised peculiar jurisdiction in the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… ('Hevedlingell') with a pasture ( vaccaria) there was held in 1166-7 by Leon de Lohareng'. 30 Ten years later Leon … REDLANDS is probably the same as the vaccaria de Redelanda held in 1166-7 by Alfric the cowherd. 41 Alfric continued to … in BRATTON and partly in DILTON, was in the 13th century held by the Dauntseys. 50 In c. 1250 parts of this were …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… MANORS. In 1086 the king, as successor to Queen Edith, held WESTBURY. 40 It could thus later claim to be ancient … before 1086, for by then William Scudet, the king's cook, held an estate of 4 hides which was to form later the manor … after its reduction by the grants mentioned above, was held at farm by four men from 1170 to 1173, 51 when it was …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… from Ferrers and Phillips by Sir James Ley, and he held it at the time of this death in 1629. 37 At the end of … belonging to William Scudet, which was probably the estate held by the Dauntseys in Bratton and Dilton in the 13th and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 12 This distinction persisted, and by 1835 the borough was held to include the ancient burgages, arranged in three … called 'an assembly of tenants', that Thomas Phipps held for his tenants in Chalford, Brook, and Westbury Leigh. … inhabitants, particularly the clothiers, who frequently held office as churchwardens or overseers, appointing …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… his control. 99 Burgage tenements in Westbury could be held in fee, for lives, or 99 years, determinable on lives, … it was complete, 3 and the 4th earl on his death in 1799 held all but two of the burgages. 4 This control passed in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… belonged to the Western Association. Meetings were held at various places in the neighbourhood of Westbury … withdrawal from Westbury Leigh in 1810, George Phillips held his first service in the open air at Upton Lovell. 44 … a member of the congregation. The first service was held in the chapel, which was called Providence Chapel, in …