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Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… see the conquerour made it) had one car. in demesne, and twenty-two sochm. on twelve bovats of this land, and … 1332. He married Joane, the eldest daughter and co-heir of Theobald de Verdun lord of Alveton castle in … his wife held the mannor of Coggeshalis in Elmedone in Essex, and the mannor of Dagworth in Suffolk. Joane, the …
A History of the County of Essex
… £10 was to provide the poor with coal at a reduced price, and £15 to buy blankets and winter clothing for the most needy. By will proved 1835 … £287. 22 Above, Little Horkesley, Charities. White's Dir. Essex (1863), 147. 32nd Rep. Com. Char. pp. 652-3. Char. Com. …
A History of the County of Essex
… the early 12th century. 44 Before 1189 Walter of Windsor and his mother Christine gave the church to the nuns of Wix priory, who appropriated the rectory and ordained a vicarage of which they were patrons. 45 … drunkard. 70 John White (vicar 1646-62) signed the Essex Testimony, a presbyterian manifesto, in 1648. 71 The …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wormingford is a parish of early woodland clearance, 44 and con- siderable arable farming was recorded from the Middle Ages. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of demesne ploughs increased from 3 to 4, … yields of wheat, barley, and peas were about average for Essex. 83 In 1835 on Harvey's farm a 4-course rotation was …
A History of the County of Essex
… c. 1825. 11 By 1833 it had accommodation for c. 146 and was supported by voluntary contributions and pence, from which the children were given clothing. An … St. Andrew's', 2. Educ. Enq. Abstract, 290; White's Dir. Essex (1848), 132. Nat. Soc. file; Taylor, 'Wormingford St. …
A History of the County of Essex
… bank of the river Stour, 6 miles north- west of Colchester and 8 miles south-east of Sudbury (Suff.), covered 2,322 a. … In 1769, although none of the roads was turnpiked, the Essex turnpike trustees exercised some control over the … into the Mere when pursued. 43 The River Stour Navigation Co. made the Stour navigable for barges from Manningtree to …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wormingford Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. A manor in … her son Thomas Alston. 27 William Hale of King's Walden (Herts.) acquired it before 1685, 28 and c. 1690 sold it to … of the estate in Horkesley which Godebold held of Sweyn of Essex in 1086. The manor was held of the honor of Rayleigh in …
A History of the County of Essex
… the Lexden Classis in the 1640s, left Wormingford c. 1669 and became a Quaker missionary. 97 In 1676 there was one … Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion chapel in Fordham, 2 and another cottage was licensed for Baptist services held by … Eng. Catholic Non- jurors of 1715, 62. Davids, Nonconf. in Essex, 293; E.R. xliv. 179. Compton Census, ed. Whiteman, 51. …
A History of the County of York
… Roman canon of the mass, the system of daily offices and the chanting of the schola cantorum. With Paulinus's … victory in 634, called upon the Scottish bishops for help and so brought Aidan to Lindisfarne but it is doubtful how … Minst.' (York Pub. Libr.), ff. 30, 34. T. Allen, Hist. Co. York (1828), i. 285; S. S. Wesley, A Few Words on Cath. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by … changes recorded above. Broadwater, Durrington, Heene, and West Tarring are, however, all dealt with from c. 1900 … death in 1907. 57 In 1893, as a result of pollution at the waterworks, 58 the town suffered a disastrous outbreak of …