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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of Calne. 27 The parish, 1,674 a. (677 ha.), was absorbed by Cherhill parish in 1934. 28 The parish boundary is marked … several summits. There is a barrow on it in the south and, also in the south, it was marked by many stones and … of the first and later called Barrow Lane, had been made by 1795 and possibly by 1683. 40 The London road could …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… YAXLEY (C.b.). (O.S. 6 in. V. S.E.) Yaxley is a parish and large village 4 m. S.S.W. of Peterborough. The church is … and the aisles of the nave widened, as is indicated by the partial blocking of a lancet-window in the W. wall of … recess with chamfered and grooved pedestal, pointed head made up of moulded fragments. See also S. porch. Paintings: …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 3379 inhabitants. This township, which includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, … affording tolerable pasture; the surface is watered by copious springs, and the substratum abounds with good … has been superseded by that of leather gloves, which are made here to the extent of 4000 dozen per week, affording …
A Dictionary of London
… Dacorum," the Guildhalla Teutonicorum, called "Olde Hall" by Stow in his description of Dowgate Ward (Memorials, xv.), … Misc. Ch. Bundle 68, file 12, No.333) (quoted in N. and Q. 11th S. 3, p.243). Not further identified. Yeuan (St.) … 1799). Further east in Rocque and Strype. First mention: Made a general place for lading and discharging goods by Act …
A History of the County of Oxford
… porch may be from the chapel in existence at Yelford by 1221. 99 In the later 13th century Yelford's incumbents were called rectors 1 and the living remained a rectory until 1976, when it was … most Yelford burials were at Standlake. The advowson, held by Philip Hastings in 1221, descended in the Hastings family …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the open-field land, certainly the college estate, which by then was regarded as part of Hardwick. 24 In 1305 a … reflecting the high valuation of inclosed land. 60 Leases were usually for 7 years or fewer until the mid 18th … grass. 67 In 1772 another survey mentioned only c. 148 a., made up of 22½ a. of meadow and pasture closes, 19 a. in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 58 lies 3 miles (4.75 km.) south of Witney and 3 miles east of Bampton, 59 The village, noted for its seclusion, 60 is accessible by a single narrow lane. In 1876 the parish contained 336 a., … 213 a. of Hardwick tithable to Yelford 69 no changes were made to parish boundaries. Minor discrepancies between …
A History of the County of Oxford
… probably the 40 a. given before 1279 to Robert Pogeys by the lord of Yelford. 14 Walter also held Eaton Hastings … of age in 1368; both Thomas and Bartholomew seem to have made their principal residence at Daylesford (Worcs.), … Berks. R.O., D/EL1 T42, deed of 1727: cf. ibid. T43, leases of 1731, 1738, 1753; Bodl. G.A. Oxon. b 96 (40). …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Vaenor Isav Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 … church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is not distinguished by any architectural details of importance. There is a day … Several charitable donations and bequests have been made in sums varying from 50 to 3, which appeared on three …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Atcham, hundred of Ford, S. division of Salop, 6 miles (W. by S.) from Shrewsbury. The tithes have been commuted for … attributed to the Romans, who had a colony here, and who made this the metropolis of their empire in Britain. Adrian … and ornamented with niches, in which are statues of the Archbishops Melton, Percy, and Vavasour. The arch is divided, …