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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… YAXLEY (C.b.). (O.S. 6 in. V. S.E.) Yaxley is a parish and large village 4 m. S.S.W. of Peterborough. The church is … two well-drawn Renaissance angels, above, the initials C.P., below, on left, figure in Roman armour with bow and … top range, the date 1631 and two shields with the initials H.S. and I.P.; sounding-board with moulded cornice, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 3379 inhabitants. This township, which includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, … 176 inhabitants. The township comprises 2764 a. 2 r. 7 p., of which 496 acres are arable, 2085 meadow and pasture, … to the institution. The portreeve's almshouses, in Back-street, are for four women, each of whom receives a small …
A Dictionary of London
… 1369, in the parish of St. Clement (Cal. L. Bk. G. p.258). Not identified. Riley suggests that it may be … "in parish of All Hallows" parva" in warda de Dowgate, 8 H. IV. (P.R.O. Misc. Ch. Bundle 68, file 12, No.333) (quoted in N. and Q. 11th S. 3, p.243). Not further identified. Yeuan (St.) …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 58 lies 3 miles (4.75 km.) south of Witney and 3 miles east of Bampton, 59 The village, noted for its … houses were built in the village. Census, 1931; M.O.H. Order 76241. The chief maps used were Berks. R.O., D/EL1 … By Thames and Windrush, 42. O.S. Area. Bk. (1877). e.g. P.R.O., E 134/3 Jas. I/Mich. 22; E 134/4 Jas. I/Mich. 7; E …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… widens at the E. end. Its W. boundary is formed by Watling Street. It lies on undulating land between 95 m. and 145 m. above OD and except in the extreme W. of the parish where Lower Lias …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 in. (a)XI, S.E. (b)XXI, N.E.) Yetminster is a parish and village 4 m. S.S.W. of Sherborne. The church is the … the intersections carved with foliage, a double rose and a horse's head; there are remains of colour including cheverons … and original fireplaces. a(4) House, on the E. side of the street, 130 yards N.E. of the church, is of three storeys; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; … St. Peter's day, Lammas-day, and WhitMonday; and a large horse-fair, without Micklegate Bar, in the week next before … there are likewise church lands comprising 10 a. 3 r. 2 p. In levelling a piece of ground, about forty vessels …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… of shaped wood designed to fit across a person's back and shoulders, with a chain hanging from each end onto which a PAIL could be attached and thus carried with less strain. OED earliest date of use: … to clothiers in towns like Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Leeds. There the cloths were fulled, frizzed and perhaps …
Survey of London
… York Buildings CHAPTER 11: YORK BUILDINGS ( formerly George Street) Date and Description. York Buildings, the name which was once used … Street circa 1852. Only four houses there, Nos. 6, 7, 9 and 10, all of which are on the west side of the street, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… area (W. of the Ouse), the Central area (between the Ouse and the Foss), and the Walmgate area (E. of the Foss). In the … though Walmgate and Fishergate Bars already existed (Fig. p. 58). The Red Tower and Fishergate Postern Tower were not … exist, prepared in that year, two by Peter Atkinson and R. H. Sharp and one by Robert Wallace (Figs. pp. 623). 64 One …