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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Woodditton Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In the Middle … later held it as lessee or custodian of the abbey, and on his death in 1072 it was taken by William I. William de … (d. 1596), and then passed successively to his son Sir Anthony (d. 1605), the latter's brother Sir Thomas (d. 1610), …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… 6 in. (a)lxv. N.E. (b)lxv. S.E.) Woodford is a parish and suburb of London adjoining Walthamstow on the E. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Mary has been entirely re-built, except the tower, which … of arms; (4) of Rowland Elrington, 1595, and Agnes (Cage), his wife, marble wall-monument with arched recess, flanked by …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… parish, covering 880 hectares, lies between the R. Nene and Cranford Brook, on land rising S.W. from 100 ft. to 280 … of a site of a house and a garden, apparently built by the St. John family which bought the main manor in 1621 and owned … present Woodford House was erected by the successor of the St. Johns in 181326 (VCH Northants., III (1930), 256; N. …
The Environs of London
… hundred of Becontree, at the distance of about seven miles and a half from Whitechapel church. The parish is bounded by … 3. The next year there was a grant of this manor to Sir Anthony Browne, and his heirs 4; which seems not to have been … the tombs also of Peter Shelly, rector, 1703; Sir Thomas St. George, Principal Garter King of Arms 32, 1703; Daniel …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… The ancient parish of Woodford lies between Salisbury and Amesbury, on the western side of the River Avon. The … the parish occurred when Charles II stayed at Heale during his flight after the battle of Worcester. 23 Gen. Sir George … his wife. 53 From them it passed in 1552 to Sir John St. Lo and Edward his son, who conveyed it to Gerard …
A History of the County of Essex
… the economic life of the village, providing timber and some pasture, while restricting the amount of arable … was densely wooded. 1 Monkhams was originally all wood, and there also pannage was important. 2 Some clearances had … the tenant of Ray House was licensed to dig clay from his land for this purpose. 36 A field in this corner of …
A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Education and charities EDUCATION. In 1796 there was a Sunday school at … committee bought the freehold of the premises. 15 St. Paul's Church of England school, Woodford Bridge, was … for mixed juniors and infants, and renamed Roding. 32 St. Anthony's Roman Catholic school, Mornington Road, was opened …
A History of the County of Essex
… at the northern end of Becontree hundred. Its western and northern boundaries ran through Epping Forest, part of … land on the border next to Chigwell, where a branch of his family owned land; William ad aquam, or atte Ree, was one … still 'a quite uncommonly complete stretch' of them near St. Mary's church in South Woodford, 'some in generous …
A History of the County of Essex
… held courts for Woodford. He took the profits of justice 1 and, from the 13th century at least, held a view of … because of the annual payment of 4 s. to the exchequer, and references in the great roll of 1287 and 1344, Woodford … nominal, as the duties were carried out by the overseer in his second year. Two or three years later he would expect to …
A History of the County of Essex
… Angrices burne (the river Roding) to ealdermannes hcce and cynges hcce. If the last was Chingford Hatch, the … but including Monkhams in Woodford, and granted it to Sir Anthony Browne, master of the horse, and his (second) wife, … 1675, 36 after which her trustee and executor Sir Thomas St. George sold it in 1678 to (Sir) Benjamin Thorowgood, …