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A History of the County of Oxford

… identified with the three hundreds dependent on the royal manor of Wootton in 1086 and sometimes called the three … paid as a triple hundred on 320 ploughs. 13 Though Wootton manor had been granted away from the demesne in 954 and in 1086 was a relatively small royal manor, 14 its proximity to the important royal hunting lodge …

Wootton Hundred: Southern part

A History of the County of Oxford

… much of the area belonged to a royal estate, Woodstock manor, centred on the king's palace and park at Woodstock and … and Old Woodstock are treated in this volume. The manor and park were granted in 1705 to the duke of … in the area included Eynsham Hall, Wilcote House, and the manor houses at Shipton, Stanton Harcourt, Water Eaton, and …

Wootton Rivers

A History of the County of Wiltshire

… the parish's name is the surname of lords of the principal manor and was in use in the 14th century. 93 In 1300 the land … rectory house, and the demesne farmstead of Wootton Rivers manor stand as a group at the south end of the village. 13 … stood on a lower site. 14 The demesne farmhouse, called Manor Farmhouse in 1997, is two-storeyed and mostly thatched. …

Worcester - Wormsley

A Topographical Dictionary of England

… soil, and having a variety of beautiful home scenery; woods, valleys, red-sandstone rocks, and picturesque hills. … 18th of May and October, have nearly fallen into disuse. Manor courts occur occasionally; and the county magistrates … at 239, was granted by Henry VIII. From this family the manor descended by marriage to the earls of Arundel, …

Worcestershire Quarter Sessions: 1600s