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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 Dorchester, later bishop of Lincoln, … Henry III, who gave them in 1227 to his brother Richard, earl of Cornwall (d. 1272). 66 Richard's son Edmund granted …
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). … Church, Plan Architectural DescriptionThe Chancel (26 ft. by 17 ft.) has no ancient features except the early … shaft with moulded capital and base. The Nave (62 ft. by 22 ft.) has a modern N. arcade of four bays. In the S. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; containing, … and in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his … Burravoe, synod of Shetland, and in the patronage of the Earl of Zetland. The minister's stipend is 158., of which …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Yarwell 57 YARWELL (OS 1:10000 a TL 09 NW, b TL 09 NE) The parish, covering some 760 hectares, lies E. of the R. … in the extreme W. where the higher ground is covered by Boulder Clay. The intensive occupation of Yarwell during … ditches in the field centred on a Roman building revealed by excavation. This was dug by Oundle School in 1953 but no …
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 served by a curate. Yarwell is not named in Domesday Book but was … John Dimbleby, mason, and Edward Orper, carpenter, for the Earl of Westmorland; accounts exist for ironwork provided by …
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 parish in 1934. 28 The parish boundary is marked … was dissolved, and in 1553 was granted to William Herbert, earl of Pembroke (d. 1570). 60 In 1567 the estate consisted …
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). … and the aisles of the nave widened, as is indicated by the partial blocking of a lancet-window in the W. wall of … feature. Architectural DescriptionThe Chancel (40 ft. by 16 ft.) has an E. wall faced with rough ashlar and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… 6 in. XXV, S.E.) Yazor is a parish 8 m. N.W. of Hereford. The old church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical (1). … Plan Architectural DescriptionThe Chancel (formerly 25 ft. by 13 ft.) has been entirely demolished. The Nave (formerly 39 fit. by 20 ft.) has been demolished except for the 15th-century S. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeading - Yettington Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, … affording tolerable pasture; the surface is watered by copious springs, and the substratum abounds with good … and S. divisions of Devon, 3 miles (S. E. by S.) from Earl's-Plympton; containing 1317 inhabitants. It comprises by …
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 … the open-field land, certainly the college estate, which by then was regarded as part of Hardwick. 24 In 1305 a … of crops before the mid 17th century may be indicated by the fairly even distribution of Wadham College's arable …