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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… It consists of land sloping generally N. between 110 m. and 66 m. above OD, and is entirely on Boulder Clay except where the down-cutting … N.-flowing streams has exposed narrow bands of limestones and silts along their valley sides. Many prehistoric and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only natural boundary is a … of the river Cam in the south-east; parts of the eastern and western boundaries are marked by roads. 74 The boundaries … forming the watershed between the streams feeding the Cale and those feeding the Cam. A tributary of the Cam cuts a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the sharing of lot meadows along the Thames, may indicate … seems to have comprised c. 25 a. exclusive of meadow and pasture, 15 and in 1617 a 2-yardland estate contained 44 … some leading freeholders and tenants, but reflected in general the inequality of holdings which had resulted from …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Steeple Barton, Cassington, Hampton Gay, Rousham, and Whitehill (in Tackley). 16 That Yarnton was referred to … as a demesne manor. 17 Yarnton remained quit of shire and hundred after 1281, under its new owner Rewley abbey. 18 … children to be inoculated. 39 Although elsewhere it was a general complaint that, on appeal, magistrates were too …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which … district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by … of the parish is 11,690. Ashiesteel, the seat of Major General Sir James Russell, K. C. B., is pleasantly situated …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… some 760 hectares, lies E. of the R. Nene, between 40 ft. and 230 ft. above OD. The greater part lies on limestone and marls, except in the extreme W. where the higher ground … the Roman period is particularly noteworthy. Prehistoric and Roman b(1) Double ring ditch (?) (TL 07229721), in the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the R. Nene. It has always been a chapelry of Nassington, and served by a curate. Yarwell is not named in Domesday Book … late 15th century the manor had passed to Sir Guy Wolston, and from him it passed to the Earls of Westmorland, all of … appearance of the house is 17th and 18th-century due to general rebuilding. The 16th-century house was probably of …
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 … the E. wall of the chancel, most of the tower, the spire and the S. porch which, with the dressings throughout the … a cruciform church on the site in the 13th century, and of this the side walls and perhaps the ends of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 3379 inhabitants. This township, which includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, chiefly high … the houses, of which several are of stone, are in general well built. It is supplied with water from springs …
A Dictionary of London
… Misc. Ch. Bundle 68, file 12, No.333) (quoted in N. and Q. 11th S. 3, p.243). Not further identified. Yeuan (St.) … stable adjoined the churchyard of St. Peter's Church (L. and P.H. VIII. XIX. (t), p.86). On the east side of Peter … Further east in Rocque and Strype. First mention: Made a general place for lading and discharging goods by Act of …