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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. … the medieval one being converted into a candelabrum. The plate includes a communion cup, two patens, and a flagon, all of silver and of various dates between 1657 and 1716. 24 A new …
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 … METAL, OINTMENT, ORPIMENT, PARAGON, PENISTONE, PIN, PLAIN, PLATE, PLUME, POT [for apothecaries], RATSBANE, RIBBON, RUGs, … leaf, presumably as a cheap substitute for GOLD LEAF or SILVER LEAF. OED earliest date of use: 1647 Found describing …
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 … at SP 73884435 (NM Records). A coin of Gratian and a base silver antoninianus of Valerian I have recently been …
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 … re-built, but has a restored and re-tooled S. doorway (Plate 15) of c. 1200; the two-centred arch is of two orders, … porch incorporates some 13th-century timbers, two purlins (Plate 19) with dog-tooth ornament and two cusped wind-braces …
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 … churchyard. There are three bells, recast c. 1911. 2 The plate includes a cup and cover of 1573. A very large cup and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a church in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was … the face was removed in the 19th century. 29 The church plate includes a silver chalice and paten of 1629, a silver plate of 1632, and …
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 …
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 … Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of St. Leonard (Plate 188) stands in the S. part of the parish. The walls are … on the E. side are of later date. The Roof of the nave (Plate 123) is of the 14th century and of trussed-rafter type …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which … district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by … very large dimensions. The plantations consist of Scotch, silver, and spruce firs, intermixed with ash, elm, larch, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the R. Nene. It has always been a chapelry of Nassington, and served by a curate. Yarwell is not named in Domesday Book … (1) The Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Fig. 219; Plate 32) stands on the S. side of the village street. It … Capitals are enriched with nail-head. The S. arcade (Plate 32) has round arches and the central capital an extra …