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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the larger streams stands the village, approached by a long narrow stone bridge: another bridge in the parish is … stained glass, and the walls painted in fresco, which was long concealed until some late repairs. Chauncy, the … by a bridge. It is of quadrangular form, about a mile long, and half a mile broad, and consists of four good …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the playing field, suggests, quite unhistorically, a long-established green. At Bilsham late Anglo-Saxon finds … is sunk between the land on either side, indicating a long period of use. Cab or fly proprietors were listed … manor and land in 1790 to Charles Billinghurst and Joseph Long. In 1818 Charles conveyed them to his sons Charles and …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… yard or VIRGA (the Latin equivalent) was 36 INCH or 3 FOOT long, though sometimes by custom for some TEXTILEs of 37 … unit of measure was the nautical term for a comparatively long and slender WOODEN - SPAR hung at its centre in front of … three quarters.' This seems to have been a practice with a long history as the act 10 ANNE C18 required all CALICO to be …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… a SP 74 NW, b SP 74 NE, c SP 74 SW, d SP 74 SE) The long, narrow parish, once part of Potterspury, stretches from …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 64 m. above OD. It consists of a large embankment, 190 m. long, 25 m. wide and up to 3.5 m. high, broken towards the N. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… buttery, cellar, and 13 chambers including the old, new, long, and gallery chambers. 35 When the house was sold in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton was a poor living, several medieval vicars were long-serving, notably William Pernel, 1365-1404. Most vicars … morning and in the evening alternately. 82 For most of his long incumbency Vaughan Thomas was also rector of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by names such as Corn Hayday in the early 18th century, long after their conversion to pasture, 27 and they retained … land in 1849 and by 1863 owned 153 a. in Yarnton. 74 The long survival of several small farms in Yarnton may have owed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… known as Frogwelldown Lane runs north-westwards towards Long Hanborough and Witney; it was referred to in 1693 as the … into Oxford, is likely, though dispersal may have begun long before the break-up of the Spencer estate. Any houses on … housing. 4 Houses there in 1589 might have fronted the long plots whose outlines, east of the south end of Rutten …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were preserved, including the heraldic overmantel of the long gallery fireplace, one of the few in England to retain …