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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It is situated on an acclivity above Bottesford beck, and comprises 733 a. 3 r. 6 p. The common lands were inclosed … 178 inhabitants. It is situated in the vale of the Wisk, and comprises by computation 1120 acres of land, divided … restored to its pristine state, a meeting of principal officers of the parliamentarian army is said to have been …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… along the N. side of copse banks between about SP 06651384 and 06741387, where the remains of a terrace 10 ft. wide are … platform, approximately 25 ft. by 17 ft., at SP 06051390, and by building stones (including a rectangular block 2 ft. 5 … the area between the two presumed buildings noted above and on arable ground immediately S. of the wood, include …
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. … 1900 the firm also hired out steam rollers, especially to local councils in Sussex and elsewhere; in 1903-4 it dug and … also provided seasonal work in the 20th century. 11 LOCAL GOVERNMENT. There are court rolls for Yapton manor for 1517, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … a yard, was the equivalent of the rod, perch or pole and consisted of 16½ FOOT. OED earliest date of use: 1377 for … of runaway apprentices and the like published in local newspapers. A 1673 patent proclaimed a method of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… stands in the S. part of the parish. The walls are of local sandstone rubble with dressings of the same material; the roofs are covered with tiles and stone slates. There appears to have been a church here of … by some capitals at the vicarage, the re-set S. doorway and probably the tower-arch. The Chancel was re-built at some …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 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 … is a square three-bayed house of two storeys built of local stone under a slate roof. North of the house is a wall … with the consent of the lord of the manor. 35 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Two manor courts were held annually for Yarlington …
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 … terms of the endowment had not been complied with. Despite local protests the Charity Commissioners ruled that the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a church in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was probably a daughter church of the abbey, and it was still occasionally called a chapel in the 14th … 'a suffering cavalier', he joined a discreet group of local royalists. 76 From 1660 the poverty of the living and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the sharing of lot meadows along the Thames, may indicate … south-east. 24 In 1596 Sir William Spencer was one of the local landlords whose inclosing activities came to the … 2 s. 6 d. rent. Some cottagers may also have been manorial servants: two bore the name ' ad portam', and a third was the …
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 … 49 No other school is known before the later 18th century, and the vicar reported in 1768 that the parish children were … C.C. Educ. Cttee. O.R.O., Misc. Yarn. ½, pp. 224, 226. Local inf. Inf. from Mrs. A. Adcock. …