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A History of the County of Oxford
… mowing in a single day made it necessary to hire labour from outside the parish, but in 1817 it was decided to … among crops grown in the 18th century was woad, heavily labour intensive. Of new farms created, the most notable were … 'Marketing of Agric. Produce in 18th-cent. Oxon.' (Birmingham Univ. Ph. D. thesis, 1981), 361, 370. P.R.O., HO …
A History of the County of Oxford
… until 1875. 58 The school was incorporated with the National Society in 1831. 59 It was attended in 1833 by 59 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1935 71 across the southern tip of the parish. The Oxford-Birmingham railway was opened in 1852 with level crossings in … broad-gauge G.W.R. gave Yarnton prominence in 1854 when a branch line, known as the Yarnton loop, was made to the … G.W.R. Yarnton Junction station was built in 1861 when a branch line was opened to Witney and Fairford. 72 During the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… from the proprietors and tenants in lieu of statute labour. The parish is in the presbytery of Selkirk, synod of … children who are not within the reach of instruction. A branch of the Selkirk Savings' Bank, established in 1815, has … thirteen miles of common road kept in repair by statute labour. The rateable annual value of Yester is 5842. The …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… holding was of only 21 a., and the tenants owed onerous labour services, including mowing, carrying, and stacking …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… has an endowment of 130 per annum, with a residence. A national school, built in 1841, is supported by subscription; … the Manchester and Sheffield Railway Company to make a branch to Whaley bridge, 12 miles in length; and in the same … the burialground is planted with avenues of fir-trees. A national school is partly supported by an endowment assigned …
A History of the County of Oxford
… fields of Hardwick, may have resulted from a deliberate exchange of holdings, creating an integrated inclosed estate …