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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… Ancient and historical monuments in Westmorland Yanwath and Eamont Bridge 113 YANWATH and EAMONT BRIDGE (D.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)III, S.E., (b)VII, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it had 1,740 a. and was irregular in shape. 94 Between 1882 and 1891 it was enlarged by the addition of two detached …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … a yard, was the equivalent of the rod, perch or pole and consisted of 16½ FOOT. OED earliest date of use: 1377 for … of measure was the nautical term for a comparatively long and slender WOODEN - SPAR hung at its centre in front of a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the R. Tove, below 76 m. above OD, is on Upper Lias Clay and riverine deposits. Bands of limestones are exposed on the steep slopes N.E. of the main village, and in the valley of the stream where the medieval settlement of Moor End (3) and (4) is situated. The higher ground between 95 m. and 108 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… of the same material; the roofs are covered with tiles and stone slates. There appears to have been a church here of … by some capitals at the vicarage, the re-set S. doorway and probably the tower-arch. The Chancel was re-built at some uncertain period and the West Tower late in the 13th century; the top stage is …
A History of the County of Somerset
… shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only natural boundary is a … of the river Cam in the south-east; parts of the eastern and western boundaries are marked by roads. 74 The boundaries … forming the watershed between the streams feeding the Cale and those feeding the Cam. A tributary of the Cam cuts a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the sharing of lot meadows along the Thames, may indicate … seems to have comprised c. 25 a. exclusive of meadow and pasture, 15 and in 1617 a 2-yardland estate contained 44 a. of arable. 16 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Thames. 41 The river forms the southern parish boundary, and a tributary stream known as Rowel brook in the north and as Kingsbridge brook in the south formed the eastern … boundaries separate Yarnton from Cassington on the west and from Begbroke on the north. A large detached part of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… 6 in. (a)VII, S.W., (b)XII, N.W.) Yarpole is a parish and village 4 m. N.N.W. of Leominster. The church is the … seems to have been re-built, the North Aisle was added, and the S. porch largely re-built. The tower was restored in … the early 14th-century chancel-arch, which is two-centred and of two chamfered orders with a moulded label; the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… some 760 hectares, lies E. of the R. Nene, between 40 ft. and 230 ft. above OD. The greater part lies on limestone and marls, except in the extreme W. where the higher ground … the Roman period is particularly noteworthy. Prehistoric and Roman b(1) Double ring ditch (?) (TL 07229721), in the …