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Vicarage

Other OS name in the Parish of Fulstow

Historical Forms

  • the vicaredge howse 1579 Terrier
  • the site of the vicarige 1595 FSurv
  • ye Rectory c.1638 Holywell
  • the vicarige 1662 Terrier
  • One Vicaridge house 1664,1703 Terrier
  • Vickridg house 1674 Terrier
  • A Vicarage house 1724 Terrier
  • Vicaradge house 1822 Terrier
  • The Old Vicarage 1864 Terrier

Etymology

( lost ) , the vicaredge howse 1579Terrier ,the site of the vicarige 1595FSurv , y e Rectory c.1638Holywell , the vicarige 1662Terrier , One Vicaridge house 1664, 1703Terrier , Vickridg house 1674Terrier , A Vicarage house 1724Terrier , Vicaradge house 1822Terrier , The Old Vicarage 1864Terrier . In 1822 it is said to be totally unfit for the residence of a Clergyman and in 1864 in the tenure of the sexton .