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Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Many hops are grown hereabouts. This place has a little market on Friday, and two fairs, one on May-day, and the … September, for hops; in which month, there is a kind of market or hopclub every Tuesday. The town contains about 600 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and St. Michael) ALNWICK ( St. Mary And St. Michael), a market town and parish, and the head of a union, in the E. … railway passes between the town and the sea-coast. The market, abundantly supplied with corn and provisions, is held … in March and in November, for hiring servants. A fish-market was opened in 1830. Alnwick is a Borough by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… or Anfrey de Staunton. Alresford, New ALRESFORD, NEW, a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the … 1220, Godfrey de Lucy, Bishop of Winchester, restored the market, then fallen into disuse. On May-day, 1690, the town … is a beautiful copy of the Parthenon at Athens. The market is on Thursday; and fairs are held on Holy-Thursday, …
A History of the County of Rutland
… Burley; Cottesmore with Barrow; Exton; Greetham; Horn; Market Overton; Stretton; Teigh; Thistleton; Whissendine; … by Hugh Hussey in Thistleton, by Gilbert de Umfraville in Market Overton, by Bernard de Brus in Exton, by Patrick le …
A History of the County of Stafford
… or 1786, after hearing a Methodist preacher in Longnor market place. A Methodist class was established at her home, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… with a chapel apparently by the 12th century and a market and a fair by 1293. There was evidently a chapel at …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 65 Longnor village, which has the appearance of a small market town, stands on a saddle in the ridge which dominates … centre of what was formerly a large open space used for a market and fairs. 74 About 1600 Longnor village, the most … had nine or ten licensed alehouse keepers in 1604. 75 The market place was by then already being encroached upon: the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… as the meeting place for both. The Harpur Arms in Longnor market place was mentioned as the venue in 1790. 42 The court …