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A History of the County of Oxford
… dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen … and in 1831 that 'scarcely any residents lacked the means of education'. 85 Continued failure to respond to national … mostly local girls aged 13-16, training for domestic service. 73 The school may have been closed by 1890, when its …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the … of turnpike trustees by 1804. 45 Woodstock had a postal service by 1685 46 but by then the town lay off the principal … King's Head inn who c. 1760 started a two-wheeled chaise service, soon followed by a post chaise run by the landlord …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely … (d. 1837), who was also rector, each served ten times. Service for two years in succession was common, and seems to … charter of 1664, which also expressly quit him from jury service outside the borough and empowered him to search for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was a registered meeting, probably Baptist, at the house of Samuel Wise, an Old Woodstock farmer, but in 1738 the … soldiers, broke up the meeting and stoned Hinton out of town as a Jacobin. Hinton tried again in 1819 and was … with 12 members, and a chapel built on the site of a stable in High Street. 61 The Baptists opened a Sunday …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Church CHURCH. The church of Woolaston was recorded in the foundation grant by Walter … 1131. 91 Following a dispute with Llanthony Priory, lords of Alvington manor, it was determined between 1146 and 1169 … from Woolaston, Aluredston, and Alvington except tithes of the demesne of Alvington, and that in return the abbey …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for threshing were provided by Tidenham tenants of the lordship of Striguil. The livestock usually consisted of eight oxen and two other draught animals, and wheat, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… estate worth £180 in 1714. 77 Although in 1682 the names of 68 persons who did not attend church were given, only the … only ten and two persons respectively were named, some of whom were Quakers. 78 Nevertheless the Roman Catholic … when 32 names were given, including several members of the Harris and Thomas families. 79 The Harris family lived …
A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. … also variously said to be held of Glastonbury by knight service or 1 d. rent. 12 The terre tenancy was held in 1066 … was celebrated four times a year and there was one Sunday service, alternately morning and evening, with sermon. The …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Woolbeding WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in 1931 of 288, is some 4 … it was recorded that she had held the manor in dower, 'by service of coming before the king with the infantry to the … of Edmund Gray. 26 The tenure was then stated to be 'by service of carrying before the lord King a bow without a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woore Woolminstone WOOLMINSTONE, a tything, in the union of Chard, hundred of Crewkerne, Western division of Somerset; … of St. John of Jerusalem in England, without any service. In the reign of Edward I., the prior of this wealthy … Walker, and will prove eminently beneficial to the public service. The line of wharfage for the dockyard is very …