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A History of the County of Oxford
… In 1634 the Irish wife of Ellis Perrott, member of a prominent Yarnton family, refused to conform, but her … John Fordred, a Wesleyan minister from Oxford, applied for a licence for John Preedy's cottage in Yarnton to be used … who never came to church, even though their preachers had agreed not to hold meetings before 6 o'clock in the evening. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from … Bruce was recovered from the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, that monarch conferred the lands, which at …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Yarwell 24 YARWELL (Fig. 218) Yarwell is a parish of 490 hectares on the W. of the R. Nene. It has always been a chapelry of … In the present century the stone has been dug only for ballast. Enclosure was in 1778 (NRO, plan 57). In 1881 a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Yaxley 101. 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 the principal monument. Ecclesiastical (1). … altered in pitch, that on the N. probably to provide space for the still existing paintings over the arcade; the two …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeading - Yettington Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, … Incorporated Society, a like sum from the Commissioners for Building Churches, and 400 from the Ripon Diocesan …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Church CHURCH. Masonry of the 12th century or earlier re-used in the church porch may … incumbents were called rectors 1 and the living remained a rectory until 1976, when it was absorbed with Northmoor, … evidently surrendered certain parochial rights in return for a pension 3 but was still claiming Yelford as a dependent …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In 1279 there was a twice-yearly view of frankpledge for the Hastings manor, and the Greys' manor in Hardwick, … to Bampton for at least 50 years, had called occasionally upon the services of Bampton's overseers, but paid for its …
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 and Alwoldsbury (in Alvescot or Clanfield) and a piece of land belonging to the royal manor of Bampton, … as the honor of Hastings, was held by the Hastings family for 5 knights' fees, of which the Oxfordshire portion …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Yerbeston - Y Vaenor Isav Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of … Culm is found in some parts of it, but it is worked only for home consumption and the supply of the immediate … but the number of persons employed is uncertain, depending upon the fluctuating demand for the produce. This township, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… or Yelden (St. Mary) YIELDING, or Yelden ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of … but without inscription. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. The moated site of an old baronial castle is … tributary kings and foreign ambassadors, conferred upon it a distinction almost unsurpassed among the cities of …