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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. … time a separate community with its own social centre and youth club. 11 The prefabricated houses were replaced by 228 … also variously said to be held of Glastonbury by knight service or 1 d. rent. 12 The terre tenancy was held in 1066 …
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 …
The Environs of London
… relating to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich … for military machines, both for the land and sea service 57; in which are also various models of bridges, … making of canvas bags for the use of the warren furnishes employment for a great number of poor women in the town. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wootton-Wawen Woothorpe WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, soke of Peterborough, N. division of the county … the central window representing Our Saviour. A communion service of silver-gilt was presented in the reign of James I. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… WOOTTON HUNDRED Wootton hundred covered some 70,000 acres of central Oxfordshire, bounded on the east by the river … on the north by its tributary the Swere, and on much of the south by the rivers Thames and Windrush. Part of the western boundary passed through the royal forest of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… part Wootton Hundred (Southern Part) THE SOUTHERN part of Wootton hundred 1 covered 35,473 a. (14,362 ha.) divided … towns. The area, lying partly on the limestone uplands of central Oxfordshire, partly on the flat river gravels of the Thames valley, was not a distinct region; some …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… WOOTTON RIVERS Wootton Rivers village lies 6 km. south of Marlborough. 91 Besides the village, the parish contains … 78 At his death c. 1330 Harding held 2 yardlands for service as keeper of the west bailiwick of the forest. 79 The … ½-yardlanders, and five cottars; none of them owed labour service. 86 In the later 16th century the manor included 10 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worcester - Wormsley Worcester WORCESTER, a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a … manufacture is upon a very extensive scale, affording employment to not less than 8000 persons in the city, … the payment of 20 per annum to a chaplain for performing service in the chapel. Geary's almshouses, for four aged …