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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… Ancient and historical monuments in Westmorland Yanwath and Eamont Bridge 113 YANWATH and … in the 18th century." It seems doubtful if he did very much deepening but his efforts are probably responsible in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it had 1,740 a. and was irregular in shape. 94 … Croft in Main Road. In 1991, despite recent infilling by new houses and closes, 28 the older part of the village was …
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 … This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … as 'yd'. Although not noted in the Dictionary Archive, the much older unit of linear measure, also called a yard, was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the R. Tove, below 76 m. above OD, is on Upper Lias Clay and riverine deposits. Bands of limestones are exposed on the steep slopes N.E. of the main village, and in the valley of the stream where the medieval settlement of … the manor passed to the Crown and between then and 1369 much building work is recorded. Among the structures …
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 … Prehistoric and Roman A polished stone axe was found in the parish in the 19th century ( JBAA, 29 (1873), 304; … sandpit at 70 m. above OD. In 1968 some late Iron Age and much 1st and 2nd-century Roman pottery, kiln bars and an iron …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Yarlington YARLINGTON Yarlington in 1838 The parish of Yarlington, the derivation of whose … 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 … parish suggest that the southern part of the route was new. The original road to Sherborne may have passed through …
A History of the County of Oxford
… day. Usually the whole amount was given to the poor, and from c. 1815 it was used to support the school and clothe schoolchildren. 72 In 1914, however, the vicar and churchwardens claimed that … for the better management of the distributions. The new scheme typically reflected Thomas's ability to combine …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Church Church The earliest reference to a church in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was … Bowdery, then incumbent, intended to replace it with a new, two-storeyed, four-roomed house, with wash house and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Economic history Economic history The presence in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the sharing of lot meadows along the Thames, may indicate … to sell off large parts of the estate. By 1573 several new freeholds had been created, including that bought by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Education Hugh Evans, vicar of Yarnton 1579-1618, and John Goad, vicar 1646-60, kept small private schools at … before the later 18th century, and the vicar reported in 1768 that the parish children were so backward that he had … clothes for the schoolchildren. 56 From 1817 a room in the new parish clerk's house at the north-west end of Church Lane …