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A History of the County of Somerset
… its name derived from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. … 1,735 a. which included the detached part of Sedgemoor at Penzoy awarded in 1795. 7 In 1885 Withy Leaze, a detached … as unfree tenants at Woolavington, and included Sir John Hody (d. 1441), chief justice of the king's bench. 6 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Woolbeding WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in … with an average breadth of mile. The hamlet of Radford, at its northern end, was annexed to Linch for ecclesiastical … in 1265, leaving a widow Agnes, 12 and a young grandson John, who was in ward to Simon the Draper of Winchester, 13 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… is a parish and small village 7 m. S.E. of Hereford. The church and Capler Camp are the principal monuments. … of the nave; the North Aisle was re-built and widened at the same time or shortly after. The W. wall of the N. … wife of Anthony Barnet, 1662 (?); (4) to Beatrice, wife of John [Spr]att, vicar 1683. In nave(5) to ... Barrett, 1681, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… ST 70 NE) Woolland, a small parish of 1,137 acres, lies on the steep N.W. escarpment of the Chalk, its S.E. boundary coinciding with the summit of the escarpment at an altitude of 900 ft. above sea-level. Below the Chalk, … surmounted by mourning figures, by E. H. Bailey; (3) of John Feaver, 1788 and others of same family, oval inscription …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… N.W.) Woolley is a parish about 6 m. W.N.W. of Huntingdon. The Church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical Woolley, … with a splayed plinth, embattled parapet with gargoyles at the angles and an ashlar spire. The two-centred tower-arch … "Woley W.B."; also a pewter alms-dish with the arms of St. John of Bletsoe impaling Crawley, early 18th-century. Recess: …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woore Woolminstone WOOLMINSTONE, a tything, in the union of Chard, hundred of Crewkerne, Western division of … One of the largest horse-fairs in England is held at Woolpit on September 16th, and a large fair for bullocks … Isaac Newton was born, on Christmas-day, 1642. His father, John Newton, Esq., was lord of the manor. Great care is taken …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… 12. WOOLWICH. (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich consists of the parishes of Woolwich, … W. bay of the arcade is blocked by the Tower. The S. wall, at the E. end of the former nave, has a large projection with … of Lombardic inscription, 13th or 14th-century; (2) to John Gossage, 1672, with shield-of-arms. Plate: now at St. …
The Environs of London
… how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on the banks of the Thames, within the hundred of Blackheath, and at the distance of nine miles from London. The parish is … the manors of Woolwich and Modingham to the church of St. John the Baptist in England 7. Whether this is to be …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Woothorpe - Wootton-Wawen Woothorpe WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, … III. to the convent of Our Lady St. Mary and St. Michael, at Stamford-Baron. Wootton (St. Mary) WOOTTON ( St. Mary), a … of Sir William Lisle, master in chancery, and father of John Lisle, the regicide. At Wootton farm was formerly an oak …