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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… y'd; yd; yarde; eard] A term with several meanings, the most important in the Dictionary Archive being a unit of … enough to warrant itemizing it in this way, although most canvas was not given a colour descriptor. There is only … for a mineral or EARTH of a YELLOW colour, of which the most common was YELLOW OCHRE; or a YELLOWish CLAY. In either …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… to a little beyond Watling Street (A5) which forms most of the W. boundary. An E.-flowing stream flows along most of the N. side. The lower ground close to the R. Tove, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… sides. Many prehistoric and Roman sites are recorded, most of which are on the higher Boulder Clay areas and have … to the S.E. of the village in parts of Round Hey Field and most of March Field, and over most of the land described as scrub and pasture in 1760, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… timber-framed and with tile or slate-covered roofs. Most of the buildings have exposed external framing and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and falls from 120 m. (394 ft.) to 80 m. (262 ft.). Most of the lower ground is composed of Midford Sands and the … a green south of the medieval manor house and church. 86 Most houses date from the 18th and 19th centuries and are of … third, mainly of wheat, was delivered to the sheriff, and most of the rest was sold. 67 In 1344 the arable had reduced …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of the living had risen to c. £9. 59 It was poorer than most in Woodstock rural deanery, worth in 1707 only £36 a … only c. £40, largely because the vicar was not receiving most of his tithes. 61 Vaughan Thomas, vicar 1803-58, so … were long-serving, notably William Pernel, 1365-1404. Most vicars from the mid 15th century taught and lived in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in 1939 to Oxfordshire County Council, 40 which resold most of the land to the Thames Water Authority. Part of Pixey … Its value, 10 s. in 1086, had doubled, in keeping with most of Odo's lands. 51 By 1279 52 there was only one manor … estate was run to supply the earl with cash profits. The most important crops were wheat (97 qr. in 1278-9, of which …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Lane, approached by arches across the ditch. 99 That most houses in the village formerly stood closer to church … 9 The predominant building material was limestone rubble. Most cottages were thatched, 10 and in 1983 a few still were, … there are several substantial farmhouses in the village, most built following the creation of a number of freehold …
A History of the County of Oxford
… large numbers of nonparishioners obtaining poor relief; most of the 150 non-parishioners relieved in 1803 were likely …
A History of the County of Oxford
… centre bays. The interior was extensively remodelled, but most 17th-century features were preserved, including the … 1876 to Sir Henry Dashwood. 91 The farm was tenanted for most of the 19th century by the Walker family. 92 It seems to …