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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… lately thoroughly repaired. There is a small portion of land, bequeathed by a former rector, the rent of which is … of Thingwall, and comprises altogether 1320 acres of land, chiefly rich pasture, lying in a level vale. There is a … township of Dorrington, and part of that of Aston in the Staffordshire portion of the parish; the whole comprising 890 …
The Environs of London
… to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on the banks of the Thames, within … The parish of Woolwich contains about 650 acres of land 1, of which about 380 are marsh on the Essex coast 2, 50 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 1001 inhabitants. The tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents in 1796. Wootton (St. Martin) WOOTTON ( … The parish comprises by measurement 2766 acres of fertile land, situated between two ranges of the Wolds; two-thirds of … Lord Yarborough. The tithes were commuted for land in 1767, when 135 acres were awarded to the incumbent. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… gravels of the Upper Thames in the south to the rich 'red land' of the ironstone uplands around Deddington in the … hills, cut through by streams which provided good meadow land and powered the many water mills of the region. The … Deddington and elsewhere, though much of their product was land drains. In the 20th century many villages were enlarged, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… manor and was in use in the 14th century. 93 In 1300 the land between the eastern arms at the north and south ends of … forest. It remained part of the forest in 1330, when the land east and west of it was disafforested, 94 and as … across the south half of the parish. To the north the land reaches 205 m. on the down at the western boundary, to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of St. Clement comprises about 95 acres, chiefly meadow land. The living is a discharged rectory, valued at 5. 5.; … the east and north-east by Warwickshire, on the north by Staffordshire, and on the north-west by Salop. It extends … of Birmingham, Stourbridge, or the populous parts of Staffordshire. The county has long been famous for the …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… south-west Warwickshire, a few parishes just inside Staffordshire and a small detached portion of Shropshire. 2 … for the whole of Warwickshire). 6 The parishes in Staffordshire and Shropshire were transferred to …