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A History of the County of Essex
… history CHURCHES. A church was evidently in existence by 1177 when it was confirmed among the possessions of the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 In 1191 the Pope assigned this church, among others, to the use of the sacristy at Waltham. 2 What exactly was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Margaret) WOODHALL ( St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Horncastle, S. division of the wapentake of … church is a modern structure, with an old tower surmounted by a spire. A church was consecrated at Woodhall Spa, in … by a visit from James VI. of Scotland, on his route to take possession of the crown of England; he halted here …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Walter is a parish and small village 2 m. W. of Maldon. The principal monuments are the Church and the Bell Inn. … Vestry and North Aisle, was built in 1563, and is said to have been consecrated in 1564. The church was restored in … 1563, unless otherwise noted. The Chancel and Nave (63 ft. by 21 ft.) are structurally undivided, but there is a break …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Woodmancote WOODMANCOTE Woodmancote lies north of the South Downs and south-east of Henfield. 50 In 1881 it … 51 In 1985 some land in the south-east was transferred to Albourne and Poynings parishes. 52 Woodmancote ancient … was roughly rectangular in shape and c. 2¾ miles long by 1½ mile wide. Much of the southern boundary and part of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woodyates, West Woodmancote WOODMANCOTE, a tything, in the parish of North Cerney, union of Winchcomb, hundred of … Eastern division of the county of Gloucester, 5 miles (N. by W.) from Cirencester; containing 256 inhabitants. … on to a considerable extent. The manufacture of various articles of fine steel has very much decayed since the rise …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Buildings Buildings Woodstock: Key to Buildings Section Scale 1:3,348 (approx. 19 in. to 1 mile). Quitrents imposed on the town's original burgages survived until the 1930s. They … sites may therefore be traced, and identification is aided by a valuation of c. 1910 listing owners and tenants of all …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Church Church. The church, of which the south doorway is of the 12th … was presumably established when the borough was founded by Henry II. The borough was created within Bladon parish and … century, perhaps in 1877 when the rector Arthur Majendie proposed costly alterations, 68 the centre of the west front …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Development of the town Development of the town New Woodstock developed at a … out of a site, probably confined on the north and east by the road, later Oxford Street, to the Old Woodstock river crossing. 90 The south boundary …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Economic history Economic history In the century after its foundation the town prospered, … servants. Service in the park and household is denoted by 13th-century surnames 67 such as Parker, Porter, Franklin, … In 1842 the Woodstock glovers petitioned against proposed tariff reductions on imported gloves. 50 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… early free grammar school, two small charity schools, and by the early 19th century several dame schools; it was a popular … lacked the means of education'. 85 Continued failure to respond to national reforms, however, provoked a comment …