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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… down again. This bridge was rebuilt at the charge of the county, in 1634; and again, much more commodious for … and lime from them is of the greatest advantage to this county, and employs a great number of labouring people, for … and carried to all the ports and creeks in the opposite county of Essex, and even to Suffolk and Norfolk, and sold …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Northill College Manor, which is extant, contains a brief history of it between the years 1380 and 1612 with catalogues … of St. John of Jerusalem, who paid sixths from it to the county and the hundred. 48 It remained in the possession of … to William Atkins and others in 16856. 77 The later history of Lower Caldecote Manor is obscure, but Lysons …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… west to east was one of the principal thoroughfares of the county as the route from Gloucester and Cheltenham to Oxford … rural district council was lobbying the government and county council for the regulation of motor cars, 60 by 1929 … gables. A house that played a central role in the town's history was that called the Great House, standing on the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and the Yeo formed the boundary between them until the county gaol was established within the parish in the late … of the manor-house; it was burnt down in 1876. 63 Economic History. The estate of St. Andrew's church, Ilchester, … to be 'well known to be one of the finest farms in the county'. 76 The holding was continued for some years, but had …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… There is a steamboat pier and landingstage, and the Victoria Promenade Pier was built by the urban district …
A History of the County of Hertford
… of Norton is situated on the Bedfordshire border of the county. At the time of the Domesday Survey it was included in …
A History of the County of Durham
… west side, and there is a reading room on the green. The Victoria Jubilee Memorial Cross is built on the site of one … of local affairs. Norton has had a comparatively peaceful history. That it had special importance is shown by its … of 'Potato Tom' because he introduced the potato into the county about 1736, and was very successful in cultivating …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… versed in antiquities, especially such as related to this county. He died in 1737, s. p. having by his will devised … to Robert Atwater, esq. a justice of the peace of this county, and he sold it to Sir James Hales, one of the … resided, at Sewards, where he kept his shrievalty for this county anno 17 Charles I. He died possessed of Provenders in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… were valued at a notional 78 and commuted. 121 Economic History. Norton had land for 8 ploughteams in 1086, and only … the parish. Richard Cox, vicar from 1608 to 1650, when the county committee called him 'godly', 201 or later, may have …
A History of the County of Warwick
… the murder of her husband Thomas Murdak in 1324. 16 The history of the tenancy in fee is obscure. In 1205, as already …