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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. … been enlarged and improved, was destroyed by an accidental fire in 1840. There are small villages at Yarrowford and …
The Rulers of London 1660-1689
… Co Cheap, 1688-91 Tory, 1690 (1) Cf William Yate, widower, of St Mary Colechurch, worth £600, 1695 (2) (1) Bodl Lib, … PCC 154 Herne pr, 5 Sep 1702 mar (A) 1662, Alice Flower ? of Salisbury, Wilts, (B) 1663, Elizabeth, da of William FARR, … stock, 1671) Shipping, slave trade interest (6) City and London property (7) (1) Johnson, DR, IV, p 160, LVP, 1664, p …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Yatesbury YATESBURY Yatesbury village stands 7 km. east of Calne. 27 The parish, 1,674 a. (677 ha.), was absorbed by … which survived in the later 19th century. 29 For much of its length the boundary is marked by roads. Chalk outcrops … by Cherhill in 1934, 33 and probably c. 140 in 1995. The London-Bristol road via Calne followed the ridge across the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Yettington Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, county of … 9 miles (S. S. E.) from Somerton, and 122 (W. S. W.) from London; containing 7043 inhabitants. This place, from the … who held it till her death. In 1449, an accidental fire consumed 117 houses in the town, of which 45 belonged to …
A Dictionary of London
… Yeldehalle - Yvilane Yeldehalle The chamber of Yeldehalle in Candelwikestrete, 1369, in the parish of St. Clement (Cal. L. Bk. G. p.258). Not identified. Riley … identified. Yeuan (St.) See Audoen (St.). York Abbot of London residence in parish of St. Peter Paul's Wharf, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… in. XXVI N.W.) Yelling is a parish and village 5 m. E.N.E. of St. Neots. The Church and Church Farm are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of Holy Cross stands on the N. side of the road towards the … having been recently greatly damaged by a fire which destroyed the whole of an extension at the S. end …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) … machine erected in 1828, from designs by Mr. Brunton, of London, and worked by a water-wheel of large diameter. The … in its immediate neighbourhood, is found an abundance of fire-clay of the best quality, some of which is conveyed down …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… YIELDING, or Yelden ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from … of which it is the capital, 193 miles (N. N. W.) from London; containing 28,842 inhabitants. The origin of this … ravages of the confederated armies, who devastated it with fire and sword, and massacred the inhabitants. Ethelburga …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… like a CART or WAIN. HORSEs were attached by the use of a COLLAR, the difference in method resulting from the way the two types of animal apply their tractive power most effectively. By … visitor in the 1720s commented on the many gardeners round London who 'offer all sorts of young trees ... for sale.' …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… York Castle THE DEFENCES OF THE CITY OF YORK AN INVENTORY Note. The walled city is … past nine centuries the castle has been, like the Tower of London, a fortress, a royal palace, a mint, and a prison, as … kept in repair until 23 April 1684 when it was gutted by fire. In 16678 the Grand Jury House on the site of the …