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A History of the County of Oxford
… 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided two M.P.s. Returns were usually made by the mayor and commonalty, … member, 90 and the rejection by parliament of the freemen's choice when there was a double return in 1640 may not have … of rights during the Interregnum. 92 Certainly freemen's rights were accepted after the Restoration except when the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 51 By 1930, 52 when Woodstock formed part of the parish of St. Gregory and St. Augustine, Oxford, there were c. 60 Roman Catholics; some … Cath. Miss. 6. Ibid. 67; Salter, 'Oxon. Recusants', O.A.S. Rep. (1924), 42; Bp. Fell and Nonconf. 66; Secker's Visit. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Woodstone 97. WOODSTONE (C.a.). (O.S. 6 in. II S.E.). Woodstone is a parish on the S. side of the Nene. The … also under Fletton.) Ecclesiastical (2). Parish Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury stands on the S. side of Oundle …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wookey - Woolos, St. Wookey (St. Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of … the patronage of the Subdean of Wells, valued in the king's books at 12. 15. 10.: the great tithes have been commuted …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Wool 52 WOOL (8486) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish … the river Frome between 200 ft. and 50 ft. above O.D. The S. part slopes from Chalk in the S.W., through areas on Reading Beds and London Clay, …
A Dictionary of London
… Quay At the south end of Water Lane, east of that lane (S. 44). Earliest mention: "Wolkaye," ".Wolkey," 51 Ed. III. … See Stocks Market. Woolchurch, Woolchurchhawe See Mary (St.) Woolchurch. Wooley's Court North out of Maiden Lane, in … E p.232). Woolpack (The), Bow Lane The parsonage house for St. Mary le Bow in 1676 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 23). No …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the manor, was sold in 1872 by Henry, Duke of Beaufort, to S. S. Marling. 5 Sir Percival Scrope Marling presented in … Grange has been mentioned above. 47 The church of ST. ANDREW 48 is of Old Red Sandstone and comprises chancel, … churchyard cross. In 1509 there were altars dedicated to St. Mary and King Henry in addition to the high altar. 55 The …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… than Woolaston. 9 Rents of assize between £6 and £6 10 s. were received from Aluredston manor by the lordship of … to a number of tenants. Aluredston was worth only £3 10 s., but receipts of £25 12 s. 8 d. from fixed rents and … 86 A mill and land in Woolaston, Hewelsfield, and St. Briavels conveyed to Thomas James by Edward Shere and …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the strip of land between the River Wye and the road from St. Briavels to Chepstow, containing 219 a. and including a … with a small area of Millstone Grit near the road from St. Briavels to Chepstow at Little Meend. The rock lies close … size of the hamlet is that in 1769 there was a blacksmith's shop. 28 Most of the older houses in the parish are in two …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the Crown until c. 1115 when Henry I gave them to William's grandson Walter de Clare (d. c. 1138). Walter founded … (d. c. 1148) and between c. 1148 and 1155 by the latter's son Richard (d. 1176). 10 The manor was held by Tintern … the annual value of £22. 11 The grange came into the king's hands in 1536, and was granted in 1537 to Henry Somerset, …