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A History of the County of Buckingham
… was born in 1751, and as a boy showed his love for natural history. He was ordained deacon in 1774, but afterwards … In 1791 Shaw was appointed assistantkeeper of the natural history section of the British Museum, and was keeper from … building, with its beautiful south arcade, and long history, should be left to its fate in this manner is nothing …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Ashill the family of Vaux, who had probably settled in the county by Henry II's reign. 99 Robert Vaux was certainly in … in the 18th century, was gutted by fire in 1969. Economic History. In 1086 there were three estates in Stoke; two held … attended to' and the local cider bore 'a good name in the county'. 218 About 400 sheep and 200 lambs were kept in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were planted by the rector on the glebe in 1840 on Queen Victoria's wedding day, the marriage being solemnized by his … 53 This Richard was one of four knights appointed by the county in 1199 to choose twelve to make a great assize in a … a large piece of inclosed pasture. 111 Agrarian and Social History. As Stoke was rated at 10 hides in 1086 and was thus …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… of Stokenchurch in the Survey of 1086, but its later history points to its inclusion under the 20 hides held by …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… in 1764, 115 after which date there is no record of its history till it appears in 1879 in the possession of Mr. … a baronet in 1660. 134 His son Henry, also sheriff of his county, 135 died in 1725, his son and heir George having … new clock was presented in 1887 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Jubilee. There is a ring of six bells. The plate …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… called for distinction sake, from another parish in this county, near Faversham, but westward of it, upon the sea … was not within the jurisdiction of Sandwich, but in the county at large, and that 100l. be paid for lord Dudley's … Ports, p. 94, and Battely's Antiq. Rutupin, p. 16. Rapin's History of England, vol. i. p. 278. Decem. Scriptores, col. …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… are grouped round it. The most conspicuous building is the County Asylum, west of the village, with its large modern …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… hill and dale, the views of the Thames, and the opposite county of Essex, are beautiful as you pass the high road, … on Ascension-day, for pedlary, &c. Matthew Paris, in his History of England, p. 725, relates a strange story of a … recovered them again in a solemn assembly of the whole county, held on this occasion, by the king's command, in …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… 1792, and by will gave it, among his other estates in this county, to Mr. William Jemmett, and Mr. William Marshall, the … M. July 7, 1777, the present vicar. 7 See vol. vi. of this history, p. 96, 426. Dec. Script. col. 2089. Ordinatio Vicari …