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A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Education Education Hugh Evans, vicar of Yarnton 1579-1618, and John Goad, vicar 1646-60, kept … in existence by 1780, 51 may have been the precursor of a Sunday school established in 1783. 52 The latter was … A rent charge on Windmill field of £7 a year, devised by Sir Thomas Spencer (d. 1685) for the maintenance of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the muniments at Blenheim and 'early maps' belonging to Sir Henry Dashwood were consulted without success. 45 The … not be drained from the village. 56 Improvements were made in the 20th century by changes at the locks and at the … during a period of skirmishing north of Oxford, Ralph, Lord Hopton, a royalist commander, had quarters in Yarnton. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Local government Local government Yarnton, as part of the honor of St. Valery, had by 1255 been withdrawn from … tenants were, unusually, expected to contribute to the lord's scutage. 15 The 'hundred' of Yarnton, so called in … people, 'half the labouring poor' in Yarnton, were sold to Sir George Dashwood. 33 Casual relief was given in money and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 63 The land was taken at the Conquest by Remigius, bishop of Dorchester, later bishop of Lincoln, who eventually … formerly held freely by Maino. Odo, bishop of Bayeux, was lord of the other half hide; it, too, was held by Roger … by his brother-in-law John Chamberlain, third son of Sir Leonard Chamberlain of Shirburn. 73 John sold it in 1574 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Nonconformity Nonconformity In 1634 the Irish wife of Ellis Perrott, member of a prominent Yarnton family, … married into Roman Catholic families, 36 and in 1646 Sir William Spencer (d. 1657) was allegedly recusant. 37 The only self-confessed Catholic was Sir William's grandson William (d. 1683). 38 John Goad, vicar …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, … Society, established under the patronage of the late Lord Napier, and which holds a triennial meeting in this … rateable annual value of the parish, according to returns made under the Income tax, is 6789. Yetholm is in the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… TL 09 NE) The parish, covering some 760 hectares, lies E. of the R. Nene, between 40 ft. and 230 ft. above OD. The … is covered by Boulder Clay. The intensive occupation of Yarwell during the Roman period is particularly … medieval period, are stone quarries. No finds have been made. Medieval and Later (9) Cultivation remains. The common …
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 … in 1869. By the late 15th century the manor had passed to Sir Guy Wolston, and from him it passed to the Earls of … side, but later these became windows when an entrance was made in the S. gable wall. In the mid 19th century a block …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the first and later called Barrow Lane, had been made by 1795 and possibly by 1683. 40 The London road could … at his death in 1343 and was succeeded in turn by his son Sir Baldwin 87 (d. 1375) and Sir Baldwin's son Sir Baldwin 88 … held 2 knight's fees at Yatesbury, including 1 of a mesne lord, Walter son of Bernard. 31 By 1249 the manor had passed …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… 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). Parish Church of St. Peter (Plate 162) stands on the N.W. side of the … recess with chamfered and grooved pedestal, pointed head made up of moulded fragments. See also S. porch. Paintings: …