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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… covering just over 900 hectares, occupies a narrow strip of land which widens at the E. end. Its W. boundary is formed … Watling Street. It lies on undulating land between 95 m. and 145 m. above OD and except in the extreme W. of the … ditch of the moat. The channel is probably a leat for a water mill which perhaps stood in the disturbed area. Further …
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 miles (S. W.) … in its immediate neighbourhood, is found an abundance of fire-clay of the best quality, some of which is conveyed down …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… YIELDING, or Yelden ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; … ravages of the confederated armies, who devastated it with fire and sword, and massacred the inhabitants. Ethelburga …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… York Castle THE DEFENCES OF THE CITY OF YORK AN INVENTORY Note. The walled city is … area (W. of the Ouse), the Central area (between the Ouse and the Foss), and the Walmgate area (E. of the Foss). In the … kept in repair until 23 April 1684 when it was gutted by fire. In 16678 the Grand Jury House on the site of the …
Survey of London Monograph
… thought that York herald was originally the officer of Edmund of Langley, created Duke of York in 1385, but the first reliable reference to York is in 1484 (see John Water). He is now one of the six heralds in ordinary. Badge: … to John Water alias Yorke, herald, as fee of his office and for services to Richard III, his predecessors and …
Survey of London
… York House CHAPTER 6: YORK HOUSE The York Water Gate (see pp. 5960) in the Victoria Embankment Gardens is now almost the sole surviving relic of the great houses which in the medival and Renaissance periods bordered the Strand between the …
Survey of London
… York Place CHAPTER 1: YORK PLACE Towards the end of the twelth century Richard of Ely (also known as Richard FitzNigel or FitzNeale), Bishop of London, and author of the famous Dialogus de Scaccario, was in … household of the Queen, as well as for a house over the water made for the Queen's wardrobe. In the following year 21 …
Survey of London
… York Road CHAPTER 7 - YORK ROAD [See plates 25, 26 and 27.] The first Waterloo Bridge Act contained a clause for the continuation of Stamford Street across Waterloo Road to Westminster Bridge … for members of the theatrical profession who were in low water; they earned the sobriquet of Poverty Corner. Nos. 1523 …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… that the fine should be searched for in the bundle of feet of fines known as "Cities and Towns." ** Where there are two asterisks the fine will be … the moiety of other lands and a certain fishery in the water of the Ouse &c., in Turnamhall in Clyff in the parish …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… Plompton, kt., Ralph Neuell, esq., John Norton, esq., and Richard Grene, gent., and Katherine his wife William … Whiteham, gent., and Elizabeth his wife, sister and heir of Thomas Aleynson The moiety of 8 messuages with lands in … Connysborowe, and Kyrkbramwyth, and free fishing in the water of the Don in Kyrkbramwyth. Thomas Assheton, kt. John …