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A History of the County of Oxford
… parish boundaries, including assertions that there were two Yelfords, West and East, the former belonging in some way … mid 19th century, 81 probably accounted in part for the two early moated sites in the village. 82 Water was obtained … probably the result of plague, reduced Yelford to two or three taxable house-holds by the 16th century. There …
A History of the County of Oxford
… tie-beam construction with no ridge piece, and there were two rows of arched wind braces between double purlins; the … a house and 3 yardlands in Yelford, together with two other houses and a total of 2 yardlands formerly occupied … 82 In 1570 William Edwards, son of Richard, added two houses and 2 yardlands in Hardwick, acquired from Peter …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… the moulded jambs and the mullions. In the N. wall are two late 14th-century windows with casement-moulded jambs and of two cinque-foiled lights with a quatrefoil in a two-centred head; the N. doorway has chamfered jambs and a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… much of it still surviving on the ground. In only two places is there a complete absence of ridge-and-furrow, … 152 and 153), formerly part of Yelvertoft village, lie in two places on the N. of the village, alongside a N.W.-flowing … on top of the earlier common fields. The remains fall into two distinct parts. The larger and more complex area lies at …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… founded by the Rev. David Ellis. Here were born the two celebrated brothers, the Rev. John Thomas, M. A., … Methodists, and one each for Baptists and Wesleyans. Two day schools are carried on, one of them in connexion with … a very beautiful torques of pure gold, measuring fifty-two inches in length, and weighing twenty-four ounces, which …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of c. 1300 but reset and much restored. In the N. wall are two partly restored windows of c. 1300, each of two lancet-lights; the doorway is of the same period but the head is modern. In the S. wall are two windows uniform with those in the N. wall. The mid …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… William the Conqueror placed strong garrisions in the two castles which remained, partly to overawe the … to him from his ancestors. In 1069, Sweyn sent his two sons, Harold and Canute, with 240 ships and a numerous … signal calamity, however, York gradually recovered in the two succeeding reigns. Archbishop Thomas repaired the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Middlesex
… unless otherwise described, are of the 17th century and of two storeys; the walls are of brick and the roofs are tiled. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Yoke - Youth Yoke [yocke] A contrivance by which two animals, especially OXen or BULLOCKs were attached to the … the difference in method resulting from the way the two types of animal apply their tractive power most …
Survey of London
… original. The rooms generally have moulded panelling in two heights with chair rail and cornice. No. 7.The external … treatment of this house is similar to that of No. 6, the two houses being probably of the same date. The stairs to the … is a house of early eighteenth-century date comprising two storeys above ground and basement with an attic in a …