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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… stands on the S. side of the parish. The walls are of local sandstone rubble with ashlar and dressings of the same material. The roofs are tiled. The … The existing S. arcade of the Nave is of the 15th century, and it was probably the intention to remove the W. arch of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 3379 inhabitants. This township, which includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, chiefly high … days. The market-house is supported on stone pillars. The government of the town, which is a corporation by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 13th century Yelford's incumbents were called rectors 1 and the living remained a rectory until 1976, when it was absorbed with Northmoor, Standlake, and Stanton Harcourt in the united benefice of Lower … rector 1579-1624, described as 'sufficient' in 1593, was a local man, probably resident. 38 His successor Charles …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1853. 19 In 1086 Yelford manor had land for 3 ploughs, 20 and there may have been other, unrecorded, land in the … estates there comprised a ploughland, 10½ yardlands, and some odd acres, a total of perhaps 15 yardlands. 21 In … 19th century Manor farm comprised c. 336 a., the entire civil parish. 55 At least one pasture close depicted in 1625 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… rural parishes until it was included in 1932 in the civil parish of Hardwick-with-Yelford, 58 lies 3 miles (4.75 km.) south of Witney and 3 miles east of Bampton, 59 The village, noted for its … schedule; O.S. Map 1/2,500, Oxon. XXXVIII (1876 edn.). Local information. It was depicted unhatched (? uninhabited) …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In 1279 there was a twice-yearly view of frankpledge for the Hastings manor, and the Greys' manor in Hardwick, Brighthampton, and Yelford …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter son of Ponz held of the … 93 The moat was backfilled in the 1980s. A prominent local family taking its name from Yelford but by the 13th …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Watling Street. It lies on undulating land between 95 m. and 145 m. above OD and except in the extreme W. of the parish where Lower Lias … manor house site for the area is known as Hall Close (local inf.). Immediately S.E. of this assumed manor house is …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Vaenor Isav Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 … of the house, and the place being exempted from all civil jurisdiction, rendered it an asylum for robbers and … stone-coal, and limestone, which, combining with other local advantages, have led to the establishment of large …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 in. (a)XI, S.E. (b)XXI, N.E.) Yetminster is a parish and village 4 m. S.S.W. of Sherborne. The church is the … stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of local rubble with dressings of Ham Hill and other local stone and the roofs are lead-covered. The …