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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is pleasingly diversified. A district church dedicated to St. John was erected in 1843, at an expense of 2000, by … time of Edward III., and a curious monument supposed to be in memory of a benefactor to the parish. There is a place … 9 miles (S. S. E.) from Somerton, and 122 (W. S. W.) from London; containing 7043 inhabitants. This place, from the …
A Dictionary of London
… Bk. G. p.258). Not identified. Riley suggests that it may be identical with the "Aula Dacorum," the Guildhalla … identified. Yeuan (St.) See Audoen (St.). York Abbot of London residence in parish of St. Peter Paul's Wharf, … 1589 (Lond. I. p.m. III. 147). Given by Henry VIII. to Thomas lord Wriothesley, 35 H. VIII. (Dugdale, III. 540). …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… parish is situated near the turnpike-road from Pembroke to Narberth, and comprises a small extent of land, all … in 1847, authorizing the construction of a railway, to be called the Swansea and Amman Junction, from Ynis-y-Mond to … machine erected in 1828, from designs by Mr. Brunton, of London, and worked by a water-wheel of large diameter. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… commuted for 175. 9. 6., of which 36. 8. 6. are payable to the impropriators. Yokefleet, county York.See Yorkfleet. … of which it is the capital, 193 miles (N. N. W.) from London; containing 28,842 inhabitants. The origin of this … by most of the barons and principal nobility; the great charter, with the charter of forests, was renewed with much …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… two animals, especially OXen or BULLOCKs were attached to the hauling chains for drawing a PLOUGH or a vehicle like … power most effectively. By extension the term came to be applied to a pair of animals, especially oxen. 'Yoke' was … 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
… the circuit S.W. of the Ouse from Skeldergate Bridge, to Lendal Bridge, then, across the river, by Bootham and Monk … past nine centuries the castle has been, like the Tower of London, a fortress, a royal palace, a mint, and a prison, as … to St. Leonard's Hospital in 1546. It only ceased to be a prison in 1929 and still contains the courthouse for the …
Survey of London Monograph
… Duke of York in 1385, but the first reliable reference to York is in 1484 (see John Water). He is now one of the six … Sir Thomas, changed name to Wriothesley; probably b. in London; lived in Barbican; citizen and draper 1509. His s. … York before 26 August following when Hawley had p.s. to be Rouge Croix 'on promotion of Rouge Croix to be York'; said …
Survey of London
… Strand between the Temple and Charing Cross. a York House, to which the York Water Gate formed the river approach, was … profightes of the gardeyns there." The Duke had already a London residence in Barbican, and he seems to have used the … house for your owne use when you shall have occasion to be here at London." 199 Apparently Puckering obtained a short …
Survey of London
… (also known as Richard FitzNigel or FitzNeale), Bishop of London, and author of the famous Dialogus de Scaccario, was … These in 1197, 1 the year before his death, he granted to his cousin, William of Ely, the King's treasurer. The … were the lords of the fee, and a yearly payment had to be made to them of a taper of 2 pounds of wax. A confirmation …
Survey of London
… called exchange Alley, probably from its prosimity to the New Exchange, but within the first few years of its … with turned pendants and a heavy handrail and appears to date from the end of the seventeenth century. No. 1 at the … of the front, which is very dilapidated, appears to date from the first quarter of the eighteenth century. …