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A History of the County of Oxford
… contained 13 strips, the strips and shots being marked at their ends by pegs or stones. In each mead an area known … Oxey, West mead, Pixey. The allotment was made by drawing, at the head of each strip, one of the balls; when a whole … Road, a sewage works off Kidlington Lane, nursery gardens in Sandy Lane, and the Weed Research Organization at …
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 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… lower part of screen modern. (2). Chapel (disused) at Chapel Farm (Plate 8), 1,000 yards W. of the modern … and Nave, was built about the middle of the 12th century. At some date in the 16th or 17th century much of the N. wall … S. doorway is a good example of 12th-century work. Chapel at Yatton Architectural DescriptionThe Chancel and Nave (41 …
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
… in the church porch may be from the chapel in existence at Yelford by 1221. 99 In the later 13th century Yelford's … family, despite rebuilding Yelford church, had its tomb at Bampton and at least one resident rector was also buried there. 7 In the …
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 roof, removed modern partitions, planted formal gardens, and created an enclosed courtyard with a cloister …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 900 hectares, occupies a narrow strip of land which widens at the E. end. Its W. boundary is formed by Watling Street. … (?) (SP 595745), in the S. of the parish, on Boulder Clay at 125 m. above OD. A few sherds of Roman pottery have been … S.W. side of the main street still retain markedly curved gardens or paddocks, the alignment of which is continued …
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 … that neighbourhood, along the Malton road; and many market-gardens are cultivated in this thriving and populous … by an appropriate cornice, and decorated with wreaths of fruit and foliage. This room is lighted by thirteen brilliant …