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A History of the County of Oxford
… 1:3,348 (approx. 19 in. to 1 mile). Quitrents imposed on the town's original burgages survived until the 1930s. They … a victualler, as were the 17th-century tenants Giles and Peter Franklin, barber surgeons. 71 It was the Star by 1720, … Thomas Croft (d. 1488) bought a house there which became a chaplain's house and almshouse attached to his chantry of St. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Church Church. The church, of which the south doorway is of the 12th century, was presumably … lands in mortmain for the maintenance of the chapel and a chaplain, 43 the corporation was closely involved in church …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wookey (St. Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of … canal passes through the township. Woolhampton (St. Peter) WOOLHAMPTON ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Newbury, hundred of Theale, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Church CHURCH. The church of Woolaston was recorded in the foundation grant … satisfactory in doctrine. 29 John Ball, vicar 1562-4, was chaplain to the Countess of Worcester and neither resided nor … is Peters Cross, first recorded in 1700 and known as St. Peter's Cross in 1755: N.L.W., Badminton MSS. 2494, 2594. The …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Manor and other estates MANOR AND OTHER ESTATES. Before the Conquest Brictric son of Algar held two hides in … within Twyford hundred. 6 Unlike other estates of the great thegn the manor of Woolaston probably never belonged to Queen Maud, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… its name derived from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. northwest of Bridgwater. The ancient parish was almost rectangular in shape measuring …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woore Woolminstone WOOLMINSTONE, a tything, in the union of Chard, hundred of Crewkerne, Western division of … stone-quarry is wrought. The chapel, dedicated to St. Peter, is a handsome structure of stone, with a tower and … hill are strongly impregnated with iron. Woolvercott (St. Peter) WOOLVERCOTT ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of …
The Environs of London
… how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on the banks of the Thames, within the hundred of Blackheath, … He resigned this living in 1699, and was afterwards chaplain of Greenwich Hospital, and Archdeacon of St. … is George Andrew Thomas, M. A. who succeeded the late Sir Peter Rivers Gay 47, Bart. in 1791. Meeting-houses. There are …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Woothorpe - Wootton-Wawen Woothorpe WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, … a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. Wootton (St. Peter) WOOTTON ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Abingdon, hundred of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Rivers village lies 6 km. south of Marlborough. 91 Besides the village, the parish contains East Wick Farm, which possibly stands on … in the chancel because its roof was in such bad repair. 56 Peter Waterman, rector from 1630, was accused in 1646 of …