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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… scenery is beautifully picturesque. The road from London to Exeter passes through the parish, and considerable … in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London; impropriator, J. Murray, Esq. The vicarial tithes … imports are, coal from Sunderland, and timber from the New Forest. A constant intercourse by boats is kept up with …
Alumni Oxonienses
… matric. 18 May, 1672, aged 16. Yard, Robert s. Robert, of London, arm. Wadham Coll., matric. 20 April, 1705, aged 17; … B.A. 6 July, 1601. Yate, Charles of Waltham, Hants, gent. New Coll., matric. 6 Sept., 1679, aged 18, fellow, B.C.L. … M.A. 12 April, 1595; one of these names chaplain of New Coll.; will at Oxford, proved 15 Oct., 1631. [ 35] Yate, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Croft in Main Road. In 1991, despite recent infilling by new houses and closes, 28 the older part of the village was … from 1678; 54 by 1835 they formed part of the route from London to Bognor. 55 The corner of Main and Bilsham roads was … called Grevatt Lane in the 1820s, when it became part of a new road between Bognor and Littlehampton; 59 it remained …
A History of the County of Somerset
… parish suggest that the southern part of the route was new. The original road to Sherborne may have passed through … through on his way to Weymouth and remarked upon the new Yarlington Lodge. 8 MANORS The 10 hides at Gyrdlingatone … 99 At the restoration of 1877-8, under Arthur Reeve of London, the nave, vestry, and porch were demolished and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for the better management of the distributions. The new scheme typically reflected Thomas's ability to combine …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1544 and 1547, 49 and in 1565 the advowson was sold to two London speculators, Richard Bernard and Robert Taylor. 50 It … Bowdery, then incumbent, intended to replace it with a new, two-storeyed, four-roomed house, with wash house and … the chancel roof has been removed. 95 In the 14th century new two-light windows were inserted west of the north and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to sell off large parts of the estate. By 1573 several new freeholds had been created, including that bought by … in the 18th century was woad, heavily labour intensive. Of new farms created, the most notable were Hill farm, whose … began to travel to work in Oxford and elsewhere, and new employment was brought to Yarnton by the the district …
A History of the County of Oxford
… clothes for the schoolchildren. 56 From 1817 a room in the new parish clerk's house at the north-west end of Church Lane … materials, and giving each child a full suit of clothes on New Year's Day. The only assistance was £3 from the Fletcher … operated sporadically in the later 19th century. 62 A new school with accommodation for 53 children was built in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… L.N.W.R., thereby providing the O.W.W.R. with access to London independent of the G.W.R. Yarnton Junction station was … 92 The increase was allegedly the consequence of building new cottages for poor families, who then 'over-filled the new cottages also'. 93 The temporary presence of railway …
A History of the County of Oxford
… remained quit of shire and hundred after 1281, under its new owner Rewley abbey. 18 The last known meeting of the … Lane, south-east of Southby's, later Exeter, Farm. 31 New parish cottages were built in 1795 and 1806. 32 In 1839 …