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A History of the County of Oxford
… a yard of meadow (¼ of a lot), but it was said that it had formerly been double; 1 horse was reckoned equivalent to 2 … and 60 a. 68 The gradation was apparent in 1662, when Sir Thomas Spencer was assessed on 22 hearths, three men on 5 or … eight on 3 or 4, and thirteen on 1 or 2 hearths. 69 Sir Thomas's death in 1685 ended direct management of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… rent charge on Windmill field of £7 a year, devised by Sir Thomas Spencer (d. 1685) for the maintenance of the monuments …
A History of the County of Oxford
… road to Cassington and Eynsham forms the main village street. 61 It has been suggested that an earlier road from … south and west of the later village. The name Yarnton, formerly Erdington, is said to mean a dwelling place or … walled around. 95 In the 19th century the vicar, Vaughan Thomas, claimed that Yarnton had once comprised 'a group of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… been confident of the support of Yarnton's vicar, Vaughan Thomas, an influential figure on the local bench. 41 In 1834 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… In 1005 Ealdorman Aethelmaer granted 10 hides at YARNTON, formerly his cousin Godwin's, to his newly founded abbey at … of the bishop by Roger d'Ivri. The estate included 1 hide formerly held freely by Maino. Odo, bishop of Bayeux, was … (d. c. 1162), his son Bernard (d. 1191), and Bernard's son Thomas (d. 1219). Thomas's daughter and heir Annora married …
A History of the County of Oxford
… dissenters also met at Southby's Farm, then occupied by Thomas Johnson. There were said in 1854 to be 20 dissenters … Circuit c 8, a and d. Ibid. tithe award and map; V. Thomas, 'Sanitary Survey of Yarnton' (1853), 3. O.R.O., MS. … c 646, f. 196; c 647, f. 70. Ibid. tithe award and map; Thomas, 'Sanitary Survey', 4, 21; Exeter Coll. Mun., N.III.6, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Field, 1,130 yards S.W. of the church. The upper storey formerly projected on the E. side. ConditionPoor. b(13). …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… are sold yearly, and they fetch a much higher price than formerly in consequence of the introduction of steam-vessels. … the river Bowmont, recently erected. In Town-Yetholm was formerly a market, which has long been discontinued. The … Close to it is the old Roman road called the Watling-street, which passes through Clydesdale to the western …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… road. This land, recently cleared of trees, was formerly part of the wood; in the middle of the wood the bank …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… and 58 families in 1801. It consists of a single straight street with regular plots on the S. side, including the manor … until 1892. The building is mostly 13th-century. It formerly had N. and S. aisles which were removed in 1782. The … In S. chapel (7), of Ann . . ., rounded head; (8), of Thomas Tilton, Feb. 1715(?) and Elizabeth his wife, 1742; …