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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, chiefly high moorland affording tolerable … large mills. The village, which is extensive, stands on an eminence on the north side of Airedale, commanding a fine … is carried on; and a wire-mill in the township employs about fifty persons. The Peak Forest canal commences here. An …
A History of the County of Oxford
… last becoming the favoured place in the 19th century. 9 An isolated burial at Yelford, recorded in the Bampton … until 1651; 11 John Bablake, who presented in 1368, was an associate and possibly guardian of Bartholomew Hastings, a … (1742), 479, using inf. from Browne Willis. For the mistake, Bodl. MSS. Willis 52 (a), f. 3; 62, f. 108. For the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… his successor Miles, probably his son, held Yelford as an undertenant of the main line represented by William of … Yelford's manor house and church seem to have been rebuilt about that time, and John was certainly 'of Yelford' in the … College Farm was realigned to the west. 77 The uncertainty about the moat's extent suggests that it was never a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… altered and heightened late in the 14th century. About the same time the West Tower, the South Porch and … is of late 13th-century date, partly re-built, and has an original E. window of two pointed lights with a restored … head with a moulded label and mask-stops. The West Tower (about 11 ft. square) is of late 14th-century date and of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Clay. The western projection of the parish may relate to an undocumented settlement of Shenley (3) and the settlement … not of great significance as earthworks, may indicate an earlier location of the village. Roman b(1) Roman … alongside a N.W.-flowing stream, on Boulder Clay at about 110 m. above OD. Before modern development Yelvertoft …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of Glamorgan, South Wales; containing 238 inhabitants. An act of parliament was passed in 1847, authorizing the … dedication of its church to St. Cynhaiarn, who flourished about the close of the sixth century. The surface is very … and commands some extensive prospects, contains only about a dozen houses. The principal part of the population, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… was built c. 1300; a consecration is recorded in 1312. About the middle of the 15th century the rest of the church, … descriptionThe Chancel (33 ft. by 14 ft.) has an E. window of three pointed lights, partly of c. 1300 but … upper part of cross-shaft (Plate 211), two sides cut back (about 10 in. by 9 in. originally), 2 ft. 6 in. tall, top part …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and incumbent, the Rev. E. S. Bunting. The church is an ancient structure, and contains an interesting monument, … they raised the siege, and encamped on Marston-Moor, about six miles from York, where they awaited the arrival of … Doncaster. On the termination of each session there is an adjournment to Wakefield for the purpose of inspecting 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 … possibly elsewhere. The existing stone wall was begun in about 1250 and probably completed by 1270 in the Micklegate … been occupied by a cemetery. 1 The Roman ground surface, about 30 ft. above sea level, was overlaid by a bed of marl …
Survey of London Monograph
… & later dictionaries add: Crest: A demi-talbot argent with an arrow gules in the mouth. 4. ROWLAND PLAYNFORD Calais, … Called Rouge Dragon in pat. of Bluemantle but that must be mistake for Risebank; York 1528; sent with despatches to … an arrow or, barbs & feathers argent, a scarf gules tied about the wrist. 17. RALPH BROOKE (BROOKSMOUTH) Brooke …