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A History of the County of Shropshire
… so called because it lay at the edge of a large block of woodland, the priory owned four messuages and a cottage, …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Richard "ser." St. John's Coll., matric. 25 July, 1655. Woodland, Joseph s. Joh., of Hinckley, co. Leicester, pleb. … aged 15; a student of Lincoln's Inn 1690, M.P. Newton (I.W.) in 4 parliaments 1705-14, envoy to the court of Portugal … 5th bart.; student of Middle Temple 1691, M.P. Newton (I.W.) in 10 parliaments 1695-1701, 1705-22, and 1727-41; died …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… E. division of the county of Gloucester, 2 miles (S. W.) from Stroud; containing 908 inhabitants. This place is … of whom 114 were in Woodchurch township, 4 miles (S. W. by W.) from Birkenhead. This parish comprises 5526 acres, … 1571 acres are arable, 658 pasture and meadow, and 12 woodland. The Hall, now a respectable farmhouse, was built in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… haystall suggesting that they were not completely free of woodland; 14 in 1675 Inchcombe field was said to have been … in the parish was park-land, and the exploitation of the woodland was of considerable economic importance. 22 The … 62 The mill was possibly that at Frogmarsh worked by J. W. Darke, woollen manufacturer, in 1820. 63 It descended with …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… as its name suggests, has always been heavily wooded; woodland was first recorded in 716, 8 and presumably lay in … when tenants also enjoyed valuable rights in the woodland. 9 A park was recorded at Woodchester from 1311 10 … Roads Act, 20 Geo. III, c. 84; cf. Glos. R.O., D 1911/1. W. N. R. J. Back, Hist of Woodchester, (priv. print. 1972), …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Ditch was constructed. 35 From Anglo-Saxon times much woodland was cleared to create the greens, closes, and small … as it contained neither underwood nor pasture. 53 The woodland conveyed with that manor in the 17th century was … P.R.O., STAC 3/1/55; STAC 3/8/4. C.R.O., Q/RUm 33; W. Suff. R.O., HB 510/2/9/1; above, Cheveley, intro. 53 Geo. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… once the main street, which crosses the area from S.W. to N.E. ('a'-'b' on plan). It is visible S. of the modern … ('e' on plan). A smaller structure can be identified just W. of the point where the main hollow-way divides ('b' on … village. Although the settlement was on the edge of woodland there is every indication that the whole area has …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… water-meadows by the river, and several small areas of woodland. A line of high tension pylons runs through the … open fields. There is no record of any extensive area of woodland. Some systematic planting of trees in Lower Woodford … Wilts. i(1). 146, 204, 260, 271, 279. J.I. 3 161, m. 15. W.R.O., Q. Sess. Min. Bk. 18523, List of County Bridges, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. The wealth of woodland in Woodford long determined the economic life of the … was important. 2 Some clearances had been made in the woodland at an early date. In 1066 there was arable for 2 … see below, p. 350. V.C.H. Essex, ii. 130. Ibid. i. 446. W. R. Fisher, Forest of Essex, 321; Cal. Chart. R. 122657, …
A History of the County of Essex
… along the Roding and greens at Woodford Bridge. Patches of woodland and large greens fringe the High Road and Woodford … of the manors to reclaim some of this area, it remained woodland until the middle of the 19th century. Apart from a … from 1932 and designed in a free Perpendicular style by W. H. Godfrey, ceased to be used for services in 1968. 84 The …