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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of the … comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; the soil is fertile, producing good … above the town, affords one of the finest prospects in England. Some paper is manufactured at Basted. The market has …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… predate the mid 12th century 62 and there was a priest in 1086. 63 Shrewsbury abbey claimed the church itself as a … (d. 1094). 64 Dependent chapels, referred to generally in two mid 12th-century confirmations of abbey property, 65 … with Lord Barnard, the Martyrs' Memorial and Church of England Trust, and the bishop of Lichfield, then became a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wyke - Wyvill Wyke WYKE, a tything, in the parish, union, and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and … Devon; containing 103 inhabitants. Wyke WYKE, a tything, in the parish of Worplesdon, union of Guildford, First … manor is held by the service of cup-bearer to the kings of England, at their coronation. The living is a vicarage, with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yaddlethorpe - Yazor Y Yaddlethorpe YADDLETHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of Bottesford, union of Glandford-Brigg, E. … comprises 733 a. 3 r. 6 p. The common lands were inclosed in the year 1794. Yafforth YAFFORTH, a chapelry, in the … by steam-vessels is kept up with London and the north of England. But the principal source of trade by which the town …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… eard] A term with several meanings, the most important in the Dictionary Archive being a unit of linear measure that … had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard or VIRGA (the … the mainland, wool and spinning were, so western parts of England could obtain wool and yarn relatively cheaply, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Manor and other estates Manor and other estates In 1005 Ealdorman Aethelmaer granted 10 hides at YARNTON, … the abbey's other estates but not, apparently, Yarnton. In 1086 Eynsham's estates were held of the bishop by Abbot … of the long gallery fireplace, one of the few in England to retain its original colouring, and the painted …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; … district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by Sir … given by James IV. to his queen, the Lady Margaret, of England, and James V. frequently resorted to this place to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Yatton 97 YATTON (C.e.) (O.S. 6 in. XLVII, N.W.) Yatton is a small parish 4 m. N.E. of Ross. … of All Saints, near the middle of the parish, was built in 1841 but contains the following Fittings Communion Table: … for Wyat of Tewkesbury; ( b) Edward the Confessor, ( c) England. The Barn (Plate 35), N.E. of the house, is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeading - Yettington Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of … containing 222 inhabitants. Yeadon YEADON, a township, in the parish of Guiseley, Upper division of the wapentake of … the Baptist's church, in the town, by one of the kings of England, who also granted him a weekly market on Friday, view …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Yerbeston - Y Vaenor Isav Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, … extent of land, all inclosed and cultivated. Culm is found in some parts of it, but it is worked only for home … Richmond, afterwards Henry VII., intrusted the standard of England, at the decisive battle of Bosworth Field, after Sir …