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A History of the County of Oxford
… smallest rural parishes until it was included in 1932 in the civil parish of Hardwick-with-Yelford, 58 lies 3 miles … (4.75 km.) south of Witney and 3 miles east of Bampton, 59 The village, noted for its seclusion, 60 is accessible by a single narrow lane. In 1876 the parish contained 336 a., 61 but its medieval extent was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… In 1279 there was a twice-yearly view of frankpledge for the Hastings manor, and the Greys' manor in Hardwick, Brighthampton, and Yelford had … and other liberties, including gallows. 86 Courts for the Hastings manor presumably ceased when the estate came …
A History of the County of Oxford
… AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter son of Ponz held of the king 3 hides in YELFORD, together with estates in … Alvescot or Clanfield) and a piece of land belonging to the royal manor of Bampton, probably the 40 a. given before 1279 to Robert Pogeys by the lord of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… - Y Vaenor Isav Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South … containing 148 inhabitants. This parish is situated near the turnpike-road from Pembroke to Narberth, and comprises a … of it, but it is worked only for home consumption and the supply of the immediate neighbourhood. The living is a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… is a parish and village 4 m. S.S.W. of Sherborne. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical a(1) Parish Church Of St. Andrew stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of local rubble with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) YIELDING, or Yelden ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles … containing 320 inhabitants. This parish, in the Domesday survey called Ewelden, comprises 1912 acres, of … 10 woodland, and 177 common, roads, and waste. Many of the women and children are employed in lace-making. The …
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 divided naturally into three parts which …
Survey of London Monograph
… HERALD Spelman 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: The Yorkist white rose en …
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 …
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 occupation of some …