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A History of the County of Oxford
… 'the church took the lead in everything', Witney was a place 'where Nonconformity was so strong and where the church … asked to be buried in 1514; 161 it was apparently still in place in 1545, when a parishioner left bequests to the rood …
A History of the County of Oxford
… holding open-air services for cottage dwellers in Lowell Place, and in 1877 provoking the Wesleyans into setting up a … as a joint manse and meeting-room and registered as a place of worship in 1971. 58 A scheme to convert the Staple … preaching in the open air at Woodgreen or in the market place. 101 Crucial to the group's success were the efforts of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (S. W.) from Chichester; containing 575 inhabitants. This place was visited in 477, by Ella, a Saxon adventurer, who, … when the episcopal palace, now called Cakeham Manor Place, became the property of the Ernley family; the ancient … The church has portions in various styles. Here is a place of worship for Wesleyans; also a national school …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (W. by S.) from London; containing 2984 inhabitants. This place is of considerable antiquity, but neither its origin … is held on the last Tuesday in February; and fairs take place on May 12th for oxen and other cattle, and September … for which 460 free sittings were provided. Here is a place of worship for Independents; also an infirmary …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… the E. parts enlarged in 1859 and another restoration took place after the earthquake of 1884, so that the Chancel and …
A History of the County of Essex
… in the rebuilt east end. 56 A further restoration took place after the earthquake of 1884. A reredos was installed …
A History of the County of Essex
… features may indicate prehistoric settlement. 23 The place name, Wivenhoe, meaning Wifa's ridge or spur of land, … to leave Anchor Hill (perhaps once a market-place) and most of the ground between the churchyard and the … S.M.R., 2351, 2671, 12609. P.N. Essex, 403; Ekwall, Eng. Place-Names, 529. V.C.H. Essex, i. 517-18. P.R.O., E …
Survey of London
… Woburn Lodge LXXIIWOBURN LODGE, UPPER WOBURN PLACE Immediately south of St. Pancras Church, on the east side of Upper Woburn Place, stood Woburn Lodge, a stuccoed house of two storeys, …
Survey of London
… (formerly Woburn Buildings) From the east side of Woburn Place, Thomas Cubitt erected a little street of shops which …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for high treason, was lord of the principal part of this place. It was afterwards granted to the family of Clare, who … a neat structure, erected about the year 1720. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. The chapelry contains … and baron, under the bishop as lord of the manor, takes place twice a year, at which debts under 40 s. are …