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A History of the County of Durham
… time before the Conquest, 6 but nothing is known of its history before the 12th century. It was within the wapentake … out in small freeholds, no one of which has any long history. 15 The Earl of Westmorland appointed a bailiff of … those at Brancepeth, Egglescliffe and other places in the county, but all the other fittings in both chancel and nave …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and is represented by the present Coleford farm. ECONOMIC HISTORY. The Domesday estates together totalled 2 hides, of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… side of the Chilterns; it was bounded in the north by the county boundary between Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and … of Norman origin, which played a prominent part in the history of Sussex and often served as knights of the shire and sheriffs for the county. The first known member of the family at Emmington was …
A History of the County of Rutland
… there. 23 King John by the same charter granted him the county of Rutland at farm, for which grants Ralph agreed to … Rawe, a Knight Templar, she was exempted from suits of county, hundred and other courts for three years. 52 Thomas, … was sheriff for Rutland in 1666 and member for the county in several parliaments. He was succeeded in 1694 by …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… have been holding Enborne in 1392. 65 After this date the history of the manor becomes obscure, but it seems possible … and given by the king to his brother Hugh de Lacy. 69 The history of this manor is obscure until the 13th century, when …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 28 In 1956 the Crown successfully prosecuted the Wiltshire county council, as the representatives of the parishioners of … of Chisenbury Priory until the 19th century. 277 Economic History. In 1066 the parish contained, besides the estate of … in 1912. 333 Land at Littlecott bought by the Wiltshire county council in 1911 was afterwards equipped as …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… previous member of the family. He served as sheriff of the county in 1547, 61 and was made a knight of the carpet at the …
A History of the County of Surrey
… is a cemetery in Ashley Road, first opened in 1871. The County Court was built in 1848; the Town Hall, in red brick … lying west of the town, has been acquired by the London County Council for an asylum, and the Manor Asylum has been … by the Epsom Grand Stand Association. The antiquities and history of the race-meetings have been sufficiently treated …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… it there is a delightful view of the Thames, and of the county of Essex beyond it; about half a mile north eastward … hollow and decayed; one of the many instances in this county, of that tree being the indigenous growth of England, … the reader will find a particular account in Dugdale's History of Imbanking, and some account of the inning of part …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… among those who welcomed the Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria on their visit to Erlestoke House. Moore, much of …