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A History of the County of Oxford
… not to have been recorded, 44 and in 1811 the muniments at Blenheim and 'early maps' belonging to Sir Henry Dashwood … about the same time. 75 Early settlements of the type common on the gravel terraces of the Upper Thames valley have … 'Yarnton' occurred in 1517, 82 and eventually overcame the common 16th-century form 'Yardington'. 83 There were 26 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… honor of St. Valery, had by 1255 been withdrawn from suit at the hundred court of Wootton by Richard, earl of Cornwall. Earl Edmund held courts for his villeins at Yarnton, but free tenants owed suit at the honorial court … bench. 41 In 1834 Yarnton became part of Woodstock poor law union. In 1932 it was transferred to Witney rural …
A History of the County of Oxford
… estates In 1005 Ealdorman Aethelmaer granted 10 hides at YARNTON, formerly his cousin Godwin's, to his newly founded abbey at Eynsham. 63 The land was taken at the Conquest by … 72 who by 1570 had been succeeded by his brother-in-law John Chamberlain, third son of Sir Leonard Chamberlain of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… moulded trefoiled head and moulded gable with foliations at base and apex, projecting halfquatrefoiled drain, c. 1300. … the E. wall. a(15). Cottage, at the S.W. corner of Bircher Common and 550 yards N.W. of (14), has a thatched roof. … thatched roof. a(17). Cottage, on the S.E. side of Bircher Common, 1,400 yards N.N.W. of the church, has a modern wing …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… for his fidelity, that monarch conferred the lands, which at the same time he erected into a free royalty. On the … almost 2400, the Minchmoor of about 2300, the Hangingshaw Law of 2000, feet above the level of the sea. The chief … it is very inconsiderable in proportion to the undivided common, which is estimated at about 45,000 acres, producing …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… of the parish, 150 m. W. of Yarwell Mill, on limestone at 90 ft. above OD. It is not clearly visible on the air … 120), immediately S. of Sulehay Cottages, on limestone at 150 ft. above OD. Air photographs show a set of ditches of … been made. Medieval and Later (9) Cultivation remains. The common fields were enclosed by an Act of Parliament of 1777 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… attributed with two mills, one of which may have been at Yarwell. In the Middle Ages the village was in Rockingham … it passed to the Earls of Westmorland, all of whom lived at Apethorpe. The manor house seems to have disappeared by … W P. 1695; (3), of J E, 1681. In N. chapel (4), of George Law, 1766, black marble; (5), of Margaret Arney, I703(?); …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… outcrops over the whole parish, which lies on a plateau at the western edge of the Marlborough Downs. A head stream … north, south, and east of the village. There was common downland pasture for sheep in the north and south … relict Maud who held it as dower, 79 to his sister-in-law Isabel Waleran (d. 1284). 80 In 1289 it was held by Queen …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… district church dedicated to St. John was erected in 1843, at an expense of 2000, by subscription, aided by grants of … are arable, 2085 meadow and pasture, and 184 woodland and common. The tithes have been commuted for 403, payable to … women, each of whom receives a small allowance. The poor-law union of Yeovil comprises 35 parishes or places, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… acre in 1305 when the manor included 10 a., together with common pasture worth 3 s. 29 At that time the inhabitants of Yelford intercommoned with … rents yielded £1, and the villein's works were valued at 9 s. By 1305 there were 6 free tenants paying a total of …