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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Hill. 30 Flat and well drained, nearly all Yatesbury's land is suitable for ploughing. Large areas of open field … possibly part of the large estate called Calne held by the king from the 9th or 10th century. Agricultural land at Calne … church in 1086 was almost certainly granted to it by the king, 67 and in 1086 Nigel, probably Nigel the physician, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… south of the Sands, N. division of Lancashire, 2 miles (W. S. W.) from Burton-in-Kendal; containing 322 inhabitants. … fee in Yeland, of the fee of William de Lancaster, the king's tenant in chief;" hence the origin of the additions to … a small manufacture of tape is carried on; and a wire-mill in the township employs about fifty persons. The Peak …
A History of the County of Oxford
… AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter son of Ponz held of the king 3 hides in YELFORD, together with estates in Westwell … in Gloucestershire, notably Southrop. 15 Later Walter's Domesday estate, sometimes described as the honor of … Until 1554 Nicholas Walwyn's son John was a minor, and the king committed his wardship to Roger More. 10 In 1554 John …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Roman b(1) Roman settlement (?) (SP 595745), in the S. of the parish, on Boulder Clay at 125 m. above OD. A few … N. is a long narrow rectangular area orientated W.N.W.E.S.E., situated between three distinct blocks of … and site of watermill ac(4) Settlement remains, moat and mill site (SP 597758 and 602755; Figs. 152 and 153), formerly …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) from Narberth; containing 148 inhabitants. This parish … The living is a discharged rectory, rated in the king's books at 5. 3. 9., endowed with 400 private … their habitations. There are four corn-mills, a small wire-mill, and a paper manufactory. The Holywell race-course, long …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Yetminster 100 YETMINSTER (D.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XI, S.E. (b)XXI, N.E.) Yetminster is a parish and village 4 m. … original three-light windows on the upper floor. a(31) Mill House, 660 yards S.S.E. of the church, is modern but …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in lace-making. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 13. 4.; net income, 317; patron and incumbent, … and at Masham; at the last place is also a worsted-mill, and in its vicinity shalloons and shags are produced to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… and then the city defences, following the circuit S.W. of the Ouse from Skeldergate Bridge, to Lendal Bridge, … walls to the marshy banks of the two rivers. A palace in King's Court possibly included remains of the S.E. gate of … protected on the S.E. by a damming of the Foss to form the king's fishpond or stew which caused the loss of two new …
Survey of London Monograph
… ancestors, manor of Bayhall, in Pembury, Kent, and 8. 6 s. 8 d. a year from lordship of Huntingfield, Kent; reapp d … place to Devenish, another St George connection; d. in King's Bench prison 30 December 1678; bur d in St George's, … 11 December 1700. Carolina, 1 June 1705. Nephew of Gregory King, Lancaster; no doubt s. of Mrs King's sister Eleanor by …
Survey of London
… Norwich Rents (see p. 58). Bishop of Norwich In 1536, the King, after providing the Bishop of Norwich with a house in … Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, in exchange for the Duke's house in Southwark. This grant preserved the rights of … sentenced to a fine of 40,000, was imprisoned during the King's pleasure, and was disabled from sitting in Parliament …