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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… almost immediately and continued into the 1990s, when, not for the first time, a further boundary extension was being … since in 1086 the western manor, Ditton Camoys, had land for 16 ploughteams but only 5 at work. 28 The c. 650 a. of … afterwards the Links in the north-west was used mainly for sport: game coverts, 30 a racecourse in the 1890s, and a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Ditton Camoys in 1291 had 32 villeins each holding 15 a. for weekwork and other services, and free tenants and molmen … 100 per cent because of rounding. The field system allowed for variety and flexibility in the cereals grown in the … farmers continued to run sheep in the 16th century, when, for example, Edward Collin (d. 1559) had 300 ewes and 100 …
The Environs of London
… called Epping Forest) is in this parish. The soil is for the most part a strong loam. Land-tax. This parish pays … II. and James II. 1715; and Rowland Beresford, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, 1719. In the south aisle are the monuments of … at Constantinople on the death of the Sultan Osman; letters from the court of the Great Mogul; some small tracts, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… across the river. It appears that Upper Woodford has for long been the largest of the three villages. The houses … see below, p. 226. Kelly's Dir. Wilts. (1880 and 1894). Letters relating to Netton, belonging to Maj. D. A. C. Rasch. … Regy., mid-19th-cent. MSS. relating to Woodford, including letters, memoranda, extracts from court rolls, and records of …
A History of the County of Essex
… in the woodland at an early date. In 1066 there was arable for 2 ploughs on the demesne and for the relatively large number of 13 on the rest of the … fallen to seven. The 26 a. of meadow by the river accounts for the large number of 100 sheep. There were also 6 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the wapentake of Gartree, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 3 miles (W. S. W.) from Horncastle; containing, in … spring, with baths, an hotel, and other accommodations for visiters. The water resembles that of Cheltenham, but has … the Bishop of Lincoln. The tithes were commuted for land in 1767. The church is a modern structure, with an …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… rails and panels of the frieze is an inscription in large letters, but parts of it are missing. ConditionPoor; the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… alternately octagonal and round; the E. respond is grooved for a former parclose. The S. arcade is similar to the N., … in the N. aisle. The West Tower has been destroyed except for the stumps of the side walls where they adjoin the W. … The priory was founded c. 1175 by Maurice Fitz-Geoffrey for Austin canons. The remaining part of the church is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for 482, and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The church is … rectory of Brown-Candover: the tithes have been commuted for 168. 10., and the glebe comprises 8 acres. The church is … of the hundred of Calceworth, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln; containing 55 inhabitants. It has an old Hall; and a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 1673 the village appears to have been socially depressed, for it had a high proportion of families rated at one hearth … in the Hearth Tax returns. This did not imply poverty, for few were exempted. In 1551 some 53 tenements were listed … Manor House (11) is a Palladian house of c. 1740, built for one of the tenant farmers of the Earl of Westmorland; …