Search
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 … towards Kidlington; the dog-leg in Sandy Lane west of the railway predates the line. 69 The canal bridge, near the … of Cassington Road with Woodstock Road, of a large district headquarters for the Southern Electricity Board. A …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Steeple Barton, Cassington, Hampton Gay, Rousham, and Whitehill (in Tackley). 16 That Yarnton was referred to … as a demesne manor. 17 Yarnton remained quit of shire and hundred after 1281, under its new owner Rewley abbey. 18 … poor law union. In 1932 it was transferred to Witney rural district, and in 1974 to Cherwell district. 42 Rot. Hund. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Manor and other estates Manor and other estates In 1005 Ealdorman Aethelmaer granted 10 … fishponds of unknown date west of Mead Lane south of the railway line. Yarnton Manor was used c. 1960 as a dormitory …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which … retained the name of that river. The surrounding district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… several summits. There is a barrow on it in the south and, also in the south, it was marked by many stones and mounds which survived in the later 19th century. 29 For … union in 1835 25 and became part of North Wiltshire district in 1974. 26 CHURCH Yatesbury church was standing in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 3379 inhabitants. This township, which includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, … the adjacent scenery, which is pleasingly diversified. A district church dedicated to St. John was erected in 1843, at … was passed in 1846, enabling the Manchester and Sheffield Railway Company to make a branch to Whaley bridge, 12 miles …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 58 lies 3 miles (4.75 km.) south of Witney and 3 miles east of Bampton, 59 The village, noted for its … including assertions that there were two Yelfords, West and East, the former belonging in some way to Bampton, the … the house and attached estate were regarded as 'in another district', that is Hardwick. 66 Early 19th-century censuses …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a twice-yearly view of frankpledge for the Hastings manor, and the Greys' manor in Hardwick, Brighthampton, and Yelford had view of frankpledge and other liberties, … belonged to Witney union, from 1894 to Witney rural district, and from 1974 to West Oxfordshire district. 98 …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Vaenor Isav Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 … parish of Llangyvelach, form the ecclesiastical parish or district of Clydach, formed under the act 6th and 7th … 1135, defrayed by the landowners, aided by grants from the metropolitan and diocesan societies. It is an elegant …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; … are cultivated in this thriving and populous district. Interspersed throughout the vicinity generally are … privileges of a prince palatine: he was formerly styled Metropolitan of Scotland. The province of York comprises the …