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Brockford Street
Brockford Street is a hamlet in the civil parish of Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford, in the Mid Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England, sited upon the A140 road between Ipswich and Norwich. Nearby is Brockford Station, part of The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway which closed under B.R. in 1952. The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum is located at the site of the old cattle dock. Brockford was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Brocfort''. In 1086, the population of Brockford was recorded as 17, rising to 31 taxpayers by 1524. Between 1550 and 1599, Brockford had one carpenter, one yeoman, one weaver and one wheelwright. By 1647 there were 34 households. During 1600 and 1649, the hamlet had one carpenter, four yeomen and 2 husbandmen. From 1650 to 1699 this became 10 yeomen, one blacksmith, one cooper, one husbandman and even a physic physician. In 1844 the hamlet housed a grocer/draper, two carpenters, a shoemaker, beerhouse keeper, victualler A victualler (pronounce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford
Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford is a civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. The parish contains the village of Wetheringsett, together with the hamlets of Blacksmith's Green, Broad Green, Mid Suffolk, Broad Green, Brockford Street, Suffolk, Brockford Street (located on the A140 road, A140), Brockford Green, Knaves Green, Page's Green, Park Green, Pitman's Corner, Wetherup Street and White Horse Corner. In the 2011 census, the population was 669. Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford is home to All Saints’ Church and the Wetheringsett Church of England Voluntary-Controlled Primary School. The parish also contains 55 listed buildings. History In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson described Wetheringsett as: :''"...a parish, with W. village and Brockford hamlet, in Hartismere district, Suffolk; 5 miles SSW of Eye r. station. It has a post-office under Stonham. Acres, 3,783. Real property, £6,986. Pop., 1,072. Houses, 231. The property is subdivided. W. House is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoman
Yeoman is a noun originally referring either to one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of Serfdom, servants in an Peerage of England, English royal or noble household. The term was first documented in Kingdom of England, mid-14th-century England. The 14th century witnessed the rise of the yeoman English longbow, longbow Archery, archers during the Hundred Years' War, and the yeoman outlaws celebrated in the Robin Hood ballads. Yeomen joined the English Navy during the Hundred Years' War as Sailor, seamen and archers. In the early 15th century, yeoman was the rank of chivalry between Page (servant), page and squire. By the late 17th century, yeoman became a rank in the Royal Navy for the common seamen who were in charge of ship's stores, such as foodstuffs, gunpowder, and sails. References to the emerging social stratum of wealthy land-owning commoners began to appear after 1429. In that year, the Parliament of England re-organized the House of Commons of Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enclosure Award And Map Of Brockford Green, 1847
Enclosure or inclosure is a term, used in English landownership, that refers to the appropriation of "waste" or "common land", enclosing it, and by doing so depriving commoners of their traditional rights of access and usage. Agreements to enclose land could be either through a formal or informal process. The process could normally be accomplished in three ways. First there was the creation of "closes", taken out of larger common fields by their owners. Secondly, there was enclosure by proprietors, owners who acted together, usually small farmers or squires, leading to the enclosure of whole parishes. Finally there were enclosures by acts of Parliament. The stated justification for enclosure was to improve the efficiency of agriculture. However, there were other motives too, one example being that the value of the land enclosed would be substantially increased. There were social consequences to the policy, with many protests at the removal of rights from the common people. Enc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
