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Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… 179199. Took out Sun Insurance policies in 1784 for 600 of which 400 accounted for utensils, stock and goods; on 5 … (17881818). Polled at St Mary's, Norwich, 17961806: of Ipswich in 1799, South Walsham in 1812, and St Stephen's, … one of the eight men representing Cordwainer Ward, and was elected in 1768 one of the Commissioners of Sewers, Lamps and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yazor Y Yaddlethorpe YADDLETHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of Bottesford, union of Glandford-Brigg, E. division of the … is situated on a peninsula formed by the river Tees, and, being surrounded on all sides by more elevated lands, has … at Easter and Christmas among orphans and widows, those of clergymen having the preference. The Fishermen's hospital, of …
Alumni Oxonienses
… 1500-1714 Yaire-Yule Yaire-Yule Yaire, Thomas s. William, of Laverstoke, Northants, sacerd. Queen's Coll., matric. 12 Oct., 1665, aged 18. Yaire, William of Westmorland, pleb. Queen's Coll., matric. 21 Nov., 1628, … D.D. 2 Aug., 1660, principal of his college 1660 (though elected in 1648), until his death in 1681, (his brother …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… Yanwath and Eamont Bridge is a parish on the N. border of the county immediately S.W. of Penrith. Yanwath Hall, Eamont Bridge, Mansion House and … and has been widened on the E. side, four of the ribs being old and two modern. The approach on the N. has been …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton YAPTON The parish of Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it … put up before 1800 are chiefly small, materials usually being flint and brick, with roofs of thatch, tile, or slate; …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… meanings, the most important in the Dictionary Archive being a unit of linear measure that largely replaced the ELL. This old … 3 FOOT long, though sometimes by custom for some TEXTILEs of 37 inches. The term appears in all sections of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was probably a daughter church of the abbey, and it was still occasionally called a chapel … were ejected by Vaughan Thomas in the mid 19th century as being too 'Romish'. They were later rescued from a builder's …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Economic history Economic history The presence in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the sharing of … mead. Each shot contained 13 strips, the strips and shots being marked at their ends by pegs or stones. In each mead an … (St. Bartholomew's day, 24 August). 38 Two meadsmen were elected annually from among the lot holders to supervise the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Introduction YARNTON lies 4 miles (6.5 km.) north-west of Oxford, on the north bank of the river Thames. 41 The river forms the southern parish … parish clerk remembered traces of 'many tenements' there being destroyed when hedges were grubbed up and ditches …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Local government Local government Yarnton, as part of the honor of St. Valery, had by 1255 been withdrawn from suit at the … take his 'proper proportion' of labourers out of work, 'being one day for every yardland'; farmers were to pay the …