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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… E. wall, (2) tapering slab with defaced head in high relief at top, 13th-century; near S. porch, (3) to James …
A History of the County of Somerset
… cuts a steep-sided valley from east to west between God's Hill (107 m. (352 ft.)) and Yarlington Sleights (127 m. (452 … In 1634 he was in dispute with his patron in the Court of High Commission and was at law with the parish clerk. … described in 1836 as 'newly built' and in 1846 as housing 'a superior village school'. 12 In 1847 two day …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Thomas was initially a supporter of the Oxford Movement, 'high and dry' according to bishop Wilberforce; 85 he …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was the tenant-at-will of Fretes croft, who paid the high rent of 1 mark but no services; the croft may well have … 70 A likely consequence was a reduction in the relatively high number of landless labourers observed in the 16th … intensive. Of new farms created, the most notable were Hill farm, whose farmhouse is dated 1731, and, probably, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… more steeply to over 91 m. in the north-west beyond Spring Hill. North and west of the village the land is Oxford clay, … to the river meadows, sometimes caused inconvenience as high as the village. When the Thames Navigation Commission … remained a feature of the area until built over for modern housing. 4 Houses there in 1589 might have fronted the long …
A History of the County of Oxford
… increased its dinner allowance from 20 s. to the unusually high figure of 30 s., and set an upper limit as high as £3 10 s. 25 In 1776 Yarnton spent £32 on poor relief, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… The house was sold in 1965. In 1895 the college bought Hill farm, whose land adjoined Jackson's farm, from Sir …