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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the repair of the church, and it was agreed that 15 s. a year interest should be paid. This, however, was only … was to be paid to the officiating minister for a sermon on St. Stephen's Day, and the residue was to be distributed to … time the number of recipients was increased. 61 In 1807 George Wansey left £1,000, which was subsequently allowed to …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… until the 15th century. 16 The former chantry chapel of St. Laurence in the centre of the town has been used as a … Church were founded on the south of the town, and St. John's, Boreham Road, was built as a chapel-of-ease to the parish … is said to have been the first master of Lord Weymouth's school. 6 The next vicar, John Rogers, employed a number of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… a sufficient fortune to buy the estate called Kingston's. 77 In 1545 he was assessed at Longbridge Deverill, 78 … known was probably typical of many others. This is that of George Wansey, accounts of whose affairs from 1683 to his … whose son Samuel, born at Warminster, became Bishop of St. David's in 1761. 89 There was a veterinary surgeon in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… it; together they stretched from Botany Farm to Henford's Marsh. These changes made the area of the parish 6, 564 a. … no further east than Almshouse Bridge (now the junction of George Street and High Street). 24 The present centre of the … covered with stone stood there adjoining the Chapel of St. Laurence. 25 Other permanent buildings there were …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… widow died possessed of lands in Boreham in 1527. Richard's heir was Thomas Gifford, grandson of Elizabeth, sister of … Twynyho, and passed at his death in 1497 to his brother George. 95 He died in 1525 leaving a son Edward, 96 who in … 17 The manor of Cheyneys, which was held of the Prior of St. John of Wilton, has been mentioned above. 18 Other …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Warminster, except for a forfeiture when he joined John's enemies, 44 until his death c. 1244, when he was succeeded … of the Common Pleas who died in 1562. Their only son George died without surviving issue soon after his father, … Giles Poole who in 1565 sold it to John Poole of Stanton St. Bernard. Three years later John Poole sold his third …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… before 1300. 39 The toll of the market and fair of St. Laurence was said to be worth only 15 s. a year in 1300, 40 but was valued at 100 s. in 1327. 41 In … to Warminster Farm just north of Chain Street (now George Street), and Carrion Close and the old hurdle house in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of 200-300 men and women, rich and poor, was meeting at St. Laurence's Chapel and at William Buckler's house. They were described … In that year the group built a chapel in Chain Street (now George Street). 76 About 1818 the congregation was torn by …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… was founded in the town until 1922 when the church of St. George was built on Boreham Road. 6 This was then served from … to the church. 8 Sar. Dioc. R.O. Vis. Queries, 1783. Kelly's Dir. Wilts. (1939). V.C.H. Wilts. iii. 97. Kelly's Dir. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Warminster Schools SCHOOLS. The chantry priest of St. Laurence was teaching a school in Warminster before the Dissolution. 89 Simon Forman, … was recommended as fit to keep a school. 94 Lord Weymouth's Grammar School was founded in 1707 to teach the youth of …