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A History of the County of Oxford
… estates In 1005 Ealdorman Aethelmaer granted 10 hides at YARNTON, formerly his cousin Godwin's, to his newly founded abbey at Eynsham. 63 The land was taken at the Conquest by Remigius, bishop of Dorchester, later …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… for his fidelity, that monarch conferred the lands, which at the same time he erected into a free royalty. On the … of their growth. There are also some remarkably fine trees at Hangingshaw, among which are a plane and a beech of very … by an accidental fire in 1840. There are small villages at Yarrowford and Ettrick-Bridge, chiefly inhabited by …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… attributed with two mills, one of which may have been at Yarwell. In the Middle Ages the village was in Rockingham … it passed to the Earls of Westmorland, all of whom lived at Apethorpe. The manor house seems to have disappeared by … rebuilt during the 1892 restoration. There are offsets at the bases of the E. and side walls. Windows have square …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… district church dedicated to St. John was erected in 1843, at an expense of 2000, by subscription, aided by grants of … of Yealand-Conyers. Yealand Hall, an ancient dwelling at Yealand-Storrs in the township, seems to have been … through much pleasing scenery, and is crossed by a bridge at the village. Yealmpton was anciently denominated a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of the inclosed estate of 1625 resulted from an agreement at the inclosure of Hardwick in 1853 that some old inclosures … parish, including the village site, lies on river alluvium at a height of c. 65 m.; gravel deposits cover the higher ground in the north of the parish at Rickless Hill (87 m.) and near Home wood ( c. 90 m.), and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Bartholomew seem to have made their principal residence at Daylesford (Worcs.), although retaining Yelford. 36 A … Yelford rectory in 1498. 39 Edward witnessed a conveyance at Northmoor in 1461 40 but there is no firm evidence that the Hastings family was resident at Yelford until later. In the 1490s Edward was still lord …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… living is a discharged rectory, rated in the king's books at 5. 3. 9., endowed with 400 private benefaction and 400 … the noted Welsh harper, Davydd y Garreg Wen, who was born at Carreg Wen in the parish. At Trmadoc is a small church in which service is performed in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Ecclesiastical a(1) Parish Church Of St. Andrew stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of local rubble … trussed-rafter type and of barrel-form with moulded braces at intervals forming six bays, moulded purlins and bosses at the intersections carved with foliage, a double rose and a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 13. 4.; net income, 317; patron and incumbent, the … had been sent over from Rome, aided by the ninth legion, at that time stationed in the city, quickly routed them, and … in this city, in 307. His son, Constantine the Great, who at the time of his father's death was at York, was proclaimed …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… wall and earth rampart of the fortress, together with at least one later tower, were covered by a broad earth bank, … fishpond. Stone gates through the rampart were erected at Micklelith (Micklegate Bar), Lounlith (Victoria Bar), … Galmanlith (Bootham Bar), N.W. of the present Monk Bar, at Walmgate Bar, and possibly elsewhere. The existing stone …