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A History of the County of Oxford
… where, 'a suffering cavalier', he joined a discreet group of local royalists. 76 From 1660 the poverty of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and 1327, but all three taxation lists reveal a leading group of 8 or 10 families, many descended from the earl of … brought to Yarnton by the the district headquarters of the Southern Electricity Board, a tyre depot in Cassington Road, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the north bank of the river Thames. 41 The river forms the southern parish boundary, and a tributary stream known as … Vaughan Thomas, claimed that Yarnton had once comprised 'a group of houses ranging at short intervals along Church Lane' … remained a feature of the area until built over for modern housing. 4 Houses there in 1589 might have fronted the long …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… This island, one of the most northern of the Shetland group, lies to the north-east of Northmavine on the Mainland, … 1705 inhabitants. This parish includes the middle and southern districts of the island of Yell, which belongs to … limestone and clay; the former is worked at Kidlaw, in the southern part of the parish, and the clay is well adapted for …