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A History of the County of Oxford
… endowed vicarage of 5 marks a year, derived from a house formerly the chaplain's and all altar offerings except … house, which stood north of the church fronting Church Lane, 64 was taxed on four hearths in 1662. 65 It was in … College. 72 George Blunt, 1544-7, and William Milton, or Gibbon, 1547-64, were former monks. 73 Hugh Evans, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 28 Lot meadows flanking the river were never ploughed or inclosed, and they present a remarkable survival of … a yard of meadow (¼ of a lot), but it was said that it had formerly been double; 1 horse was reckoned equivalent to 2 … until the building c. 1829 of Parker's Farm north of Sandy Lane. 73 The Blenheim estate bought Robinson's land in 1849 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… difficulty teaching them the catechism. 50 A school for 6 or 8 children, in existence by 1780, 51 may have been the … new parish clerk's house at the north-west end of Church Lane was used as a schoolroom. 57 The children were taught by … accommodation for 53 children was built in 1875 in Church Lane, 63 and from 1877 it received a parliamentary grant. 64 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Close (3 a.), lay north-east of the junction of Sandy Lane with the Woodstock road. The boundaries with Begbroke … 49 The name was preserved in the 17th century in Frize or Frice farm and grounds, 50 and that corner of Yarnton was … south and west of the later village. The name Yarnton, formerly Erdington, is said to mean a dwelling place or …
A History of the County of Oxford
… financed in the later 16th century and early 17th by malt or malt money received from the parish's farmers. 20 By 1800 … relieved in 1803 were likely to have been travelling to or from the city. 28 In the later 18th century and early 19th … the College standing on manorial waste south of Cassington Lane, south-east of Southby's, later Exeter, Farm. 31 New …
A History of the County of Oxford
… In 1005 Ealdorman Aethelmaer granted 10 hides at YARNTON, formerly his cousin Godwin's, to his newly founded abbey at … hide, which presumably merged with the larger estate on or before Odo's death in 1097. Yarnton was held thereafter of … of extensive fishponds of unknown date west of Mead Lane south of the railway line. Yarnton Manor was used c. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… The cottage may have stood at the east end of Gravel Pits Lane. 42 Contributions to the Wesleyan circuit collections …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… the main roof are mostly modern, but those of the lantern or bell-chamber are partly old; three sides of the lantern … and of two storeys, timber-framed, and with stone, tile or slate-covered roofs. Most of the buildings have exposed … Field, 1,130 yards S.W. of the church. The upper storey formerly projected on the E. side. ConditionPoor. b(13). …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… is associated with reminiscences of deeper interest, or more closely identified with the finest strains of … are sold yearly, and they fetch a much higher price than formerly in consequence of the introduction of steam-vessels. … the river Bowmont, recently erected. In Town-Yetholm was formerly a market, which has long been discontinued. The …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… found only 20 cm. below the ground surface. No tessellated or tiled floors were uncovered but pottery of the 2nd and 3rd … road. This land, recently cleared of trees, was formerly part of the wood; in the middle of the wood the bank …