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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the Goddards in the 16th century, 44 there were in 1842 Church Farm (144 a.), Lower Town Farm (83 a.), Marsh Farm … to guard against the washing of dyed wool and mats in the church well and skins in the mill-pond. 58 At the end of the … these was certainly the mill which stood south-west of the church of Holy Rood in 1773. 171 It was supplied with water …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Churches CHURCHES. Until 1845 Swindon had only one parish church, namely, the church of Holy Rood, lying in the middle of what was to be called the old town. By 1845 another church was needed for the new G.W.R. housing estate situated …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… there were over 20,000 children in the Swindon schools. Church of England Junior and Infants' Voluntary Controlled … to instruct 20 poor children in religion, according to Church principles, and in arithmetic, but in no other … 276. The school became a mixed junior and infant school (Church of England, voluntarily controlled) in 1946. 60 In …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the house on the south are the remains of the old parish church. 63 In front of the churchyard was formerly a pond, … parish boundary stretched the inclosed land belonging to Church and Park Farms, both of which lay at the edge of the … top to the level of the high pavement behind which Christ Church now stands. Extra horses were needed to bring up heavy …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… be accepted for relief; the cost of all work for the church had to be estimated and approved by the same meeting … accounting for money spent upon the maintenance of the church and its services, assisted cases of unusual distress … to assist and instruct him in bread-making. 16 In 1705 the church-house served as a dwelling for a few paupers in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… manor house. Immediately south of it stood the parish church, with, until c. 1850, a mill beyond it. The north …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… erection of the first workmen's cottages, a school and a church had been built, largely with funds from the G.W.R. 7 … in 1903 the Swindon Education Committee arranged for university extension lectures to be held in the town. 36 They were organized in conjunction with Oxford University and, in conjunction with Bristol University, were …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… payment in 1773; the glebe contains about 60 acres. The church is a handsome edifice, with a lofty spire. At Chapel … (S. W.) from Middleham. The tithes are attached to the church of Coverham, and a considerable portion of the lands … and impropriation belong to the Baroness Braye. The church is an ancient structure with a tower. Swinford, King's …
Swyncombe
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… Swyncombe House (the former manor house), adjoining the church in what is now a secluded location, was occupied from … 2-hide Swyncombe manor, which existed by 1086, possessed a church soon after, and probably covered most (though not all) … by being in minor orders at his presentation and by being university-educated. 20 Robert Nel (rector 12791305) was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… is a parish on the sea-coast 5 m. S.E. of Bridport. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical (1) Parish Church of Holy Trinity stands on the E. edge of the parish. … and the Vestry and Organ-Chamber were added in 1885. The Church, Plan Architectural DescriptionThe Chancel is modern …