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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worplesdon (St. Mary) WORPLESDON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Guildford, First division of the hundred of … wapentake of Staincross, W. riding of York, 3 miles (S. by E.) from Barnsley; containing 3800 inhabitants. The … for boat-building, and for the manufacture of all articles necessary for the canals. There are several useful …
A History of the County of York
… Worship in the Minster WORSHIP IN THE MINSTER The Middle Ages It has … York when Paulinus baptized Edwin there in 627, for it is to be presumed that Paulinus brought with him the Roman … first was ornamented with gold and jewels and surmounted by the banner of the Cross while above it was a great …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Worth Matravers, a parish covering 2,700 acres, lies in the S. part of the Isle of Purbeck, 3 miles W. of Swanage. It … Head across an almost flat limestone tableland formed by the underlying Portland and Purbeck Beds, between 350 ft. … by three deeply cut valleys in which small streams flow S. to the sea. In the W. is Hill Bottom, and in the E. are …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing … and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by the successive boundary changes recorded above. … from Broadwater by the tidal estuary of the Teville stream to the north. That may have been the site of Worthing …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. 27 Humphrys' alms-houses were founded in 1858 by Robert and Ann Humphrys in memory of their son Harry, for … 28 endowed with adjoining land, a £78 yearly rent-charge to pay weekly allowances, and £1,000 stock for maintenance. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. Before 1066 the part of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial tenants. In 1086 it comprised 9 hides and had … 82 Copyhold land held of Worthing manor was subject to heriot from the 1540s, 83 and in the late 17th century and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Education EDUCATION. The first schools in Worthing were apparently for visitors' children, and by 1811 there were one academy and two seminaries. 93 Such … continued as elementary education authority from 1944 to 1974. 1 There were two grammar schools under the Education …
A History of the County of Sussex
… books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 The court's jurisdiction was presumably over that part of … especially those of drainage, police, and roads. 94 By an Act of 1803 72 commissioners were appointed to govern …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and cultural activites Social and cultural activities. The entertainment facilities available to visitors to Worthing during the first half of the 19th … 11 and their number increased from c. 30 in 1804 to c. 60 by 1813. 12 Three hotels had been built by 1796, of which the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… a holder for a spindle or AXLE. In a quotation dated 1733, the OED shows how it operated; 'The Spindle is kept from moving end-ways, by Wreaths, in the same Manner as the Axis of a Wheel-Barrow … other writing materials. In some cases it may be similar to, or identical with, a WRITING BOX. The 'Writing Desks and …