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A History of the County of Oxford
… 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 … were almost no owner-occupiers in the parish until the end of the 19th century. Most lessees were resident, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a room in the new parish clerk's house at the north-west end of Church Lane was used as a schoolroom. 57 The children …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and at the mill. The main Oxford-Woodstock road, passing ½ mile east of the village, attracted roadside development only … south and west of the later village. The name Yarnton, formerly Erdington, is said to mean a dwelling place or … road, was also recorded from the 1750s. It comprises a row of rubble and brick buildings with jetties at the first …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to c. £250 in 1810, but it began to rise again towards the end of the French wars. Expenditure per head of population …
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 … have been incorporated as a service wing at the north-west corner of the new house, which was an imposing structure of … with an enriched central doorcase and slightly projecting end bays. The house was renovated in the later 17th century, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a meeting house. 41 The cottage may have stood at the east end of Gravel Pits Lane. 42 Contributions to the Wesleyan … 170. Herbert's cottage survived in 1983 towards the east end of Cassington Road. O.R.O., MS. Oxf. Dioc. c 332, f. 484. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… 50 yards N.W. of (3), has a later extension at the N. end. a(5). Cottage, 20 yards W. of (4). a(6). Tudor House, … Field, 1,130 yards S.W. of the church. The upper storey formerly projected on the E. side. ConditionPoor. b(13). … on a tablet on the E. wall. a(15). Cottage, at the S.W. corner of Bircher Common and 550 yards N.W. of (14), has a …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… is separated from the latter, which is about a mile and a half in circuit, by a narrow neck of land, or … 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
… of the village where it takes the form of relatively short end-on furlongs. (RAF VAP CPE/UK 1891, 10401, 41316; 1925, … with side ditches 0.5 m. deep and 4 m. wide. At its S.E. end it runs into modern arable and although now destroyed … road. This land, recently cleared of trees, was formerly part of the wood; in the middle of the wood the bank …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… The manor house seems to have disappeared by the end of the 16th century (NRO, W(A) 4.XVI.5; 6.XII); its site … until 1892. The building is mostly 13th-century. It formerly had N. and S. aisles which were removed in 1782. The … Within the fireplace in the E. room is a stone bench. (24) Row of three two-storey dwellings each class 4c, early …