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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… and East Burgh BURGH. From Domesday book we learn that the Conqueror had in Burc, 20 acres of land, which was valued … his lordship of Castre, 1 and Godric was steward of it for the King, who had also another considerable manor in this … being added to it by the Conqueror, and Roger was made the reeve of it. Burgh was 10 furlongs long, and 8 broad, and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Two courts a year were held for West Grinstead manor in the 15th and earlier 16th centuries. 97 There are court rolls for the years 1530, 1668, and 1693-1931. 98 During the 18th … served by men described variously as bailiff, beadle, and reeve. Besides conveyancing the court dealt with …
The Environs of London
… WESTHAM. Situation, and boundaries. This parish lies in the hundred of Becontree; and is bounded on the east by Eastham; on the north by Wansted and Leyton; on the west by the river …
A History of the County of Essex
… West Ham Churches CHURCHES. During the Middle Ages the parish of All Saints included the whole of West Ham … site, built with help from Thomas Fowell Buxton and Raymond Pelly. A separate parish, taken out of St. John's, …
A History of the County of Essex
… and public services LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO 1836. In the mid 13th century Richard de Montfitchet (d. 1267) was holding view of frankpledge and enforcing the assize of bread and ale on his manor in East and West … water bailiff, marsh bailiff, two pinders, a forest reeve. Formal courts baron continued until 1841, after which …
A History of the County of Essex
… and fairs, marshes and forest MARKETS AND FAIRS. In 1253 the king granted Richard de Montfitchet a Tuesday market at … fair at Plaistow. 3 This was held on Whit Monday opposite the Greengate Inn, and attracted large crowds from outside … government in setting up the Epping Forest Commission. The reeve of each forest parish customarily branded with the …
A History of the County of Essex
… Nonconformity and Judaism ROMAN CATHOLICISM. In 1903 the total attendance at Roman Catholic churches in West Ham … higher than that for any other borough in outer London. 1 The percentage of Roman Catholic worshippers was also far above the average for the area: 11.8 compared with 6.2 for the …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… West Lydford WEST LYDFORD 67. A weir on the river Brue is part of a complex system built to control the flow of water into the millstream, which crossed the … were converted to leasehold before 1827. 8 A hayward, a reeve, and two field supervisors were elected in 1600. The …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… In 1086 5 ploughs and one servus were recorded on the demesne of the Crown's large estate at Westbury; the remainder of the … as holding by copy or by descent, held between them 27 reeve-lands, usually c. 40 a., and 30 tithing-lands, usually …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Industry and trade INDUSTRY AND TRADE. Like the other towns in the basin of the Bradford Avon, Westbury emerged as a centre of the cloth …