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A History of the County of Oxford
… cousin Godwin's, to his newly founded abbey at Eynsham. 63 The land was taken at the Conquest by Remigius, bishop of … or early 20th by Stephen Howse, and sold by him shortly after the First World War to Edward Harris, whose son Edward … manager, Nigel Evans, who bought out Fanny's share soon after. He sold the farm c. 1960 to Arthur Baylis, who renamed …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Yarpole is a parish and village 4 m. N.N.W. of Leominster. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of … early in the 14th century; the South Porch was added soon after. The church was restored in 1864, when the Chancel …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; containing, … streams that form two lakes of considerable extent; and after a course of many miles through the parish, it falls … Sir Walter Scott resided at Ashiesteel for ten years after the demise of Colonel Russell. Soon after he had been …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… YARWELL (Fig. 218) Yarwell is a parish of 490 hectares on the W. of the R. Nene. It has always been a chapelry of Nassington, and … two storeys, parapeted gables, class 2, was built shortly after 1778 (Enclosure Map). Windows have stop-chamfered …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… YATESBURY Yatesbury village stands 7 km. east of Calne. 27 The parish, 1,674 a. (677 ha.), was absorbed by Cherhill … it to Robert Waleran 78 (d. 1273). It passed, presumably after the death of Robert's relict Maud who held it as dower, … to Michael's son Sir John, 45 who apparently conveyed it after 1617 to Thomas Smith (d. 1637). Thomas settled it on …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… is a parish and large village 4 m. S.S.W. of Peterborough. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of … above arcade, in the four spandrels, from E. end, scenes after the Resurrection( a) standing Resurrection - figure of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeading - Yettington Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, … of the Saxon kings of Northumbria, particularly of Edwin, after his conversion; and here Paulinus was employed in … and hundred of Yeovil, including a district which soon after the Conquest fell into the possession of the crown. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Church CHURCH. Masonry of the 12th century or earlier re-used in the church porch may … 26 s. 8 d.), 15 in 1291 at £2, and in 1341 at only 24 s. after allowance for the exempt glebe and hay tithe. 16 In 1535 the net value was £4 3 s. 5 d. after deductions which included a pension of 5 s. to Bampton; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford's medieval open fields probably covered much of the area of the Hastings family's inclosed estate depicted in … Standlake land and a coppice ( c. 3½ a.) kept in hand; 54 after small adjustments in the mid 19th century Manor farm … 82 In 1851 Yelford's two farms employed 12 labourers. 83 After the Lenthalls acquired both farms in 1904 they …
A History of the County of Oxford
… smallest rural parishes until it was included in 1932 in the civil parish of Hardwick-with-Yelford, 58 lies 3 miles … disputes with Hardwick's officers seem to have arisen after John Hastings, usually taxed only for his inclosed … strips there were attached to holdings in Yelford, 72 and after inclosure in the mid 19th century the new fields in …