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A History of the County of Oxford
… either then or later. 1 In 1549 Oxfordshire gentry met at Witney to coordinate suppression of the Prayer Book … Two or three members of the recusant Tempest family lived at Witney in the early 17th century, and in 1641 Francis … 1915 at No. 1 Church Green, and during the First World War masses were celebrated in the former workhouse chapel for …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 19 p. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 17. 10.; net income, 400; patron, the Rev. F. J. Hilliard. … is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at 12. 12. 6.; net income, 166; patrons and appropriators, … style recently added by Sir W. Chaytor. In the great civil war it was held by Sir William d'Arcy for the king, and was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from 800 to 1000. The markets are on Tuesday and Saturday, at the former of which, the principal, a great deal of … with aletasters and other officers, all of whom are chosen at a court leet held annually: it is said to have been … of persons slain near the spot in a skirmish during the war of the seventeenth century. In the parish are many …
A History of the County of Essex
… Old Heath. 5 The value of the rectory was estimated at 4 marks in 1254. 6 The church was not valued in 1291 when … having been completely modernized, was bought back at a reasonable cost in 1925. In 1953 it was replaced by … 1995 by services of choral evensong held every 6 weeks and at festivals. 50 The church of ST. MARY, in High Street, has …
A History of the County of Essex
… in West Donyland (Col- chester). 27 The lord's common at Wivenhoe heath was overloaded with 100 sheep in 1407. 28 … many as 180 sheep were pastured on the common salt marshes at Broadmarsh, also known as Old Heath common. 41 In the … tinued at a steam mill on the site until the Second World War. 68 A fair where toys were sold was held annually before …
A History of the County of Essex
… bor- ough. 89 By 1990 all of the Essex University site at Wivenhoe park had been removed from the civil parish. 90 … Butchers bridge, where the river was only 6 yd. wide at low water; West Street was then com- monly called Hogg … by George V in 1916, was demolished after the First World War. 3 The ferry was operated by Rowhedge Ironworks for their …
A History of the County of Essex
… 15th centuries courts with view of frankpledge were held at least once a year, with usually 12 to 16 jurors. Cases of … baron met between one and four times a year, with a leet at the spring meeting, when 2 constables, 2 common drivers, 2 … service was transferred to the Home Office and after the war to Essex county council. 81 Before 1964 there was a fire …
A History of the County of Essex
… recusants were recorded in 1586. 67 After the Second World War mass was celebrated in a former school in High Street. In …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… miles (N. E.) from Chepstow; containing 1022 inhabitants. At the time of the Norman survey, William, Count D'Eu, who, after a judicial combat at Salisbury, was executed for high treason, was lord of the … that continued burning for five days. In the parliamentary war, Charles I., accompanied by his sons, Charles, Prince of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Wolvercote Church Church A chapel of ease at Wolvercote subject to the church of St. Peter-in-the-East, … of repairs to St. Peter's-in-the-East, failed; the judge at the Council of Constance, to which the dispute had been … young people from the village. 50 Since the Second World War parish life and activities, particularly drama, have …