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A History of the County of Essex
… Introduction WOODFORD Woodford was an ancient parish of 2,146 a., 1 lying about 8 miles north-east of the City of London, at the northern end of Becontree … Lane. It was built by John Lambert, a London grocer: arms of the Grocers' Company figured in the internal …
A History of the County of Essex
… by 1177 when it was confirmed among the possessions of the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 In 1191 the Pope assigned this … Hall (d. 1847) and prominently displays his newly-granted arms. The remnant of a giant yew tree still shades the south …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.E.) Woodham Ferrers is a parish and village 6 m. S.W. of Maldon. The church, Bicknacre Priory and Edwin's Hall are … principal monuments. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Mary stands at the S. end of the village. The walls … foliage, at top two draped figures supporting lozenge-of-arms, cartouche-of-arms below main figure. Floor-slabs: In …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.W.) Woodham Mortimer is a small parish 2 m. S.W. of Maldon. The Hall is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Margaret stands towards the N.E. side of the parish. … beginning"A little impe here buried is" and shield-of-arms. Communion Table: with carved top-rail, shaped brackets …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.W.) Woodham Walter is a parish and small village 2 m. W. of Maldon. The principal monuments are the Church and the Bell Inn. Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of St. Michael (Plate p. 271) stands at the S. end of the … 1646, inscribed W.W. 1672, and stand-paten of 1706. Royal Arms: In naveat W. end, Stuart arms of 1660 on wood. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… 6 in. XIX N.W.). Woodhurst is a parish and village 3 m. N. of St. Ives. The Chapel of St. John the Baptist and the Manor Farm are the principal … one side and now has the appearance of a rough seat with arms. (4). Manor House, 400 yards E. of the chapel, is of two …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… SU 01 SW) Woodlands covers 2,594 acres in a broad strip of land extending from the R. Allen in the W. to the Dorset … by streams flowing S. and S.E. Bagshot Beds in the S.E. of the parish result in open heathland. The parish came into … trace of the pedimented front embellished with the Seymour arms and a bell-turret, built c. 1710 by Mr. Seymour 'of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… West Woodmancote WOODMANCOTE, a tything, in the parish of North Cerney, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Rapsgate, Eastern division of the … both pierced with narrow apertures for arrows, or small arms. The offices on the basement are all vaulted with stone; …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Fig. 212 Woodnewton Village Map Woodnewton is a parish of 565 hectares in the Forest of Rockingham. The village lies on the N. side of Willow … with omega ornament and crosses with brackets between the arms, and scroll terminals; one lid is almost complete (Plate …
A History of the County of Oxford
… survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the … their arrangement was partly topographical, as was that of the late 18th-century land tax assessments and the census … in the 1950s. 4. Nos. 26-34 Oxford Street (The Marlborough Arms hotel and houses on the north) 96 At its height as a …