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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 3379 inhabitants. This township, which includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, … parish of Warton, union of Lancaster, hundred of Lonsdale south of the Sands, N. division of Lancashire, 2 miles (W. S. … the remainder meadow and pasture; the soil varies from a light sand to a strong clay, with portions of rich loam. The …
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 … to the glebe. 26 In 1625 the rectory house stood south of the church on the site of the surviving Rectory … perhaps of the medieval rectory house, immediately to the south. 33 After the parish was depopulated in the 14th …
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 … road, and College farm (196 a.) all those to the south. 84 The Weeks family held both farms in the earlier …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 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 … with Ducklington, from a point on Aston's boundary south of Claywell Farm to Boys wood, is marked by a ditch, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter … for the fine carved overmantel in the parlour in the south wing; it bears his initials, those of his third wife … on the west and flanked by buildings on the north and south; that on the south, possibly a dovecot, survived in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… YELLING (D.f.). (O.S. 6 in. XXVI N.W.) Yelling is a parish and village 5 m. E.N.E. of St. Neots. The Church and Church … earlier date. Late in the 13th century the S. arcade and South Aisle were added, and c. 1300 the Chancel was re-built … DescriptionThe Chancel (30 ft. by 16 ft.) has a five-light E. window, probably of late 14th-century date, but all …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) from Narberth; containing 148 … 1135, defrayed by the landowners, aided by grants from the metropolitan and diocesan societies. It is an elegant … had only succeeded in reaching once before. Here, the light was seen gleaming through an aperture at some distance; …
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 … the rest of the church, consisting of the Nave, North and South Aisles, West Tower and North Porch was rebuilt. The … the arch are two blocked windows each of one four-centred light. The Nave (40 ft. by 14 ft.) has mid 15th-century N. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… these, the principal are, a polygonal tower, with the south wall of the Mint yard; an inscription to the tutelar … privileges of a prince palatine: he was formerly styled Metropolitan of Scotland. The province of York comprises the … the central tower and the east end, which are called the light transepts. It is 524 feet in length from east to west, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… from the way the two types of animal apply their tractive power most effectively. By extension the term came to be … of shaped wood designed to fit across a person's back and shoulders, with a chain hanging from each end onto which a PAIL could be attached and thus carried with less strain. OED earliest date of use: …