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A History of the County of Oxford
… lay in the ancient parish of Marston, became part of the county borough of Oxford. 3 The boundary between the county borough and the civil parish of Marston now follows … possession of Brasenose College. 14 Economic and Social History. According to philologists the name of Marston is …
A History of the County of Bedford
… was M.P. for Bedfordshire in 1586 and sheriff of the county in 1607. 36 Sir Thomas held the manor for thirty-two … the second member of the family to be made sheriff of the county, a post which he held in 1665. 41 He died in 1675, 42 … Mangehoo. 127 Nothing further can be found relating to the history of this manor after 1782, in which year John …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Marsworth in 1409, 33 was probably the next holder. The history of Marsworth is obscure for the next eighty years, …
A History of the County of Worcester
… boundary, and some of the most magnificent views in the county are to be obtained from the numerous fine hills …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Martock, with ten tithings, is one of the largest in the county. It lies 5 miles north of Crewkerne, 3 miles south of … as being 'seated in the fattest place of the earth of this county, especially for arable, which makes the inhabitants so … court baron was being held in a barn there. 315 ECONOMIC HISTORY. The scattered nature of settlement in the parish …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… bars gules with a scutcheon ermine in the quarter. The history of another family, who bore the name of the parish …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… nearly 2,500 acres of what once was forest land. The history of these forest parishes is a story of the gradual … highway, he had no difficulty in driving them 'without the county into the liberty of the bishopric of Durham.' 3 This … were held on lease by Philip Prince. 9 A writer on local history in 1852 states that 'Madame Prince' was the last …
A History of the County of Essex
… some of Lord Petre's lands lay in that area. 155 Economic History. Matching has always been a rural parish, in which … There were 5 members in 1979. 274 Education. 275 Matching county primary school originated c. 1824 as a Church Sunday … and his successor, Major Calverley, until 1929, when the county council bought it and took over the school. 279 The …
A History of the County of Worcester
… West Malvern. 3 West Malvern is still in the registration county of Hereford. 4 It was constituted an ecclesiastical …
A History of the County of Bedford
… by his son another Michael, but after this date the history of the capital messuage is obscure. In 1086 Hugh de …