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A History of the County of Somerset
… a cheesemaker. 6 The tenant at Woolston was required to supply straw to the landlord 7 and in 1905 was forbidden to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… workers and make payments in kind, the estate was run to supply the earl with cash profits. The most important crops …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Lane. 74 The parish was connected to the Oxford city water supply in 1934. Electricity became available about the same …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Numerous springs of excellent water afford an abundant supply for domestic use. The soil is generally a light brown …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… was granted to all who contributed to repair the loss. Corporation Seal. The town is situated on the middle road … on stone pillars. The government of the town, which is a corporation by prescription, is vested in a portreeve and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of it, but it is worked only for home consumption and the supply of the immediate neighbourhood. The living is a … and are now become mere farmhouses. The Marquess of Westminster and Lord Mostyn are among the chief landed … ounces, which was purchased by the late Marquess of Westminster for three hundred guineas, and is now in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the three bailiffs that previously formed a part of the corporation; he presented the first mace to the city, and a … lighted with gas. In 1846, an act was passed for a better supply of water. It is progressively increasing in size. In … or manufactures; the trade principally arises from the supply of the inhabitants and the numerous opulent families …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… the Jacobite army in 1745. In the early 19th century the Corporation intended to demolish the whole of the … gradually restored, and they are now maintained by the Corporation with public access to most of the wall walk. … it housed the royal treasury and courts, moved from Westminster for convenience in the wars with Scotland. In …
Survey of London
… he held five cottages in addition to his "hospicium" in Westminster. 189 These cottages formed the nucleus of what … the Bishop of Norwich with a house in Cannon Row, Westminster, granted 190 Norwich Place to Charles Brandon, … for on 25th July he applied to the City authorities for a supply of water to be laid on there. 62 In January, 161920, …