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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… c SP 74 SW, d SP 74 SE) The long, narrow parish, once part of Potterspury, stretches from the R. Tove on the E. boundary … exposed on the steep slopes N.E. of the main village, and in the valley of the stream where the medieval settlement of … Northants. Archaeol., 10 (1975), 164; 12 (1977), 222). For Roman Road 1e, Watling Street, see Appendix. Medieval and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… with Bedfordshire which forms its S.E. side. It consists of land sloping generally N. between 110 m. and 66 m. above … Prehistoric and Roman A polished stone axe was found in the parish in the 19th century ( JBAA, 29 (1873), 304; … the S. side of the outer enclosure, and is traceable for some 200 m. d(3) Enclosures and Iron Age Settlement (SP …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Yarkhill 96 YARKHILL (C.c.) (O.S. 6 in. XXXIV, N.E.) Yarkhill is a parish 7 m. E.N.E. of Hereford. The church is the principal monument. Capler … N.E. of the church, is of 18th or 19th-century date except for one wing. (15). Cottage, on the S. side of the road at …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Yarlington YARLINGTON Yarlington in 1838 The parish of Yarlington, the derivation of whose … a shop and later a dairy were attached and a room opened for a men's club. 97 The Stag's Head remained in business in … decreased 70 but by the early 16th century rents and farms brought in twice as much as the assessed rents although in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Church Church The earliest reference to a church in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was probably a … £36 a year, derived from small tithes ( £32), payments for morning prayers ( £2), and rent from the vicarage house ( …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Economic history Economic history The presence in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the … of 1517 accused Rewley abbey in 1489 of inclosing 230 a. for pasture and allowing 6 houses and 4 cottages to become … to work in Oxford and elsewhere, and new employment was brought to Yarnton by the the district headquarters of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Education Education Hugh Evans, vicar of Yarnton 1579-1618, and John Goad, vicar 1646-60, kept … before the later 18th century, and the vicar reported in 1768 that the parish children were so backward that he had difficulty teaching them the catechism. 50 A school for 6 or 8 children, in existence by 1780, 51 may have been …
A History of the County of Oxford
… boundary, and a tributary stream known as Rowel brook in the north and as Kingsbridge brook in the south formed the … were consulted without success. 45 The tithe awards for Begbroke (1844) and Yarnton (1845) settled the … c. 1 (Priv. Act). O.R.O., tithe map. Annual Turnpikes Acts Continuance Act, 40 & 41 Vic. c. 64. O.R.O., CH/5/VIII/ii; …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; … the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, that monarch conferred the lands, which at … of the tenants, of being rendered doubly valuable by being brought under tillage. The prevailing rocks are gneiss, with …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Yarwell 57 YARWELL (OS 1:10000 a TL 09 NW, b TL 09 NE) The parish, covering some 760 hectares, lies E. of the R. Nene, between 40 ft. and 230 ft. above OD. The greater part lies on limestone and marls, except in the extreme W. where the higher ground is covered by …