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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 17th century. They are well watered by the river which is fast flowing and in places deep; it divides at several points …
A History of the County of Essex
… works, but more paid no rent, working on the demesne two days a week and three days in August and September. There is some evidence of open … ravages of deer the wood also provided pasturage. In early days swine were herded in the forest; hence the importance of …
A History of the County of Essex
… income was to be spent on bread for the poor on the sermon days: 1 6 s. on Good Friday and 1 on the other four days. In 1899 the capital fund was 334. Henry Burmester, by …
A History of the County of Essex
… some generously spaced mid-19th-century houses were fast disappearing in 1969, but surviving older buildings …
A History of the County of Essex
… seem to have been levied until the later 18th century. Six days each year were set aside for the performance of statute …
A History of the County of Essex
… term to Thomas Hill, 80 who acquired the freehold a few days later. 81 Hill acquired both the freehold and leasehold …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… an old beech-tree remarkable for its boughs having grown fast to one another. Shortes House, in the parish; is a very …