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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Blofield Hundred Poswick POSWICK. This town, before the conquest, was divided into several parts, or fees, and held by different persons; Escul, a freeman, had in King … 5 oxen, 5 acres of meadow, valued then at 40 s. but at the survey at 4 l. when Eudo, the sewer, was lord. Ratho, a …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… South-Burlingham SOUTH-BERLINGHAM. Bishop Beaufoe had, by the grant of the Conqueror, the greatest part of this town, … only of Almar Bishop of Elmham being deprived; and at the survey William de Noiers held under the Bishop 140 acres of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred Southwood SOUTHWOOD. This town occurs under the invasion, or seizures of the lands at the conquest, made … it was accounted for among the King's manors. At the survey, Rabel the carpenter possessed it, valued at 8 d. 1 See also in Thorp, and Limpenhoe, in this hundred. Rabell, the artificer, or …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Blofield Hundred Strumpshaw STRUMPSHAW. At the survey Godric, as steward for the Conqueror, had the care of … Stalre, consisting of 82 acres of land, &c. 4 bordarers: and there was a carucate among them and the tenants; also …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Thorp, by Norwich THORP, BY NORWICH, Called Torp in the survey. Stigand Archbishop of Canterbury was lord of it in the reign of the Confessor, in his own right, and held it as a lay-fee; on his deprivation, the Conqueror …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Witton WITTON, Part of this town is accounted for under the hundred of Walsham, and part under that of Blofield; that in Walsham was granted … Ralph forfeited it. After this Blond had it, and, at the survey, Ulchetel, by the King's grant. 1 Ralph Stalre had, …
Old and New London
… transported, I securely stray Where winding alleys lead the doubtful way: The silent court and opening square explore, And long perplexing lanes untrod … about the year 1685, Macaulay writes thus in his "History of England:""A little way north from Holborn, and on …
Old and New London
… Bloomsbury Square and neighbourhood CHAPTER XLI. BLOOMSBURY SQUARE AND ITS … works I see! Lo! stately streets. Lo! squares that court the breeze." Thomson. Southampton (afterwards Bedford) … His successor, Henry, third earl, is not only known to history as the friend of Shakespeare in his early days, when …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Bloxham hundred THE HUNDRED OF BLOXHAM In 1841, before the addition of Shenington, Bloxham hundred had a population of 9,044 and an area of 27,710 acres. 1 It lies intermingled with … the hundred ever since. According to the Parliamentary survey of 1651 the issues of the hundred were 5 3 s., and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Andrew) BLOXWORTH ( St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Wareham and Purbeck, hundred of CoombsDitch, Wareham division of … from Lambourn; containing 78 inhabitants. It comprises, by survey in 1806, 1098 a. 1 r. 15 p. Bocking (St. Mary) BOCKING …