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A History of the County of Oxford
… YARNTON lies 4 miles (6.5 km.) north-west of Oxford, on the north bank of the river Thames. 41 The river forms the … route followed by 17th-century perambulations seems not to have been recorded, 44 and in 1811 the muniments at … in buying up cottages that later transpired to have been his already. 9 The predominant building material was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Local government Local government Yarnton, as part of the honor of St. Valery, had by 1255 been withdrawn from suit … by Richard, earl of Cornwall. Earl Edmund held courts for his villeins at Yarnton, but free tenants owed suit at the … Villeins as well as free tenants were, unusually, expected to contribute to the lord's scutage. 15 The 'hundred' of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Ealdorman Aethelmaer granted 10 hides at YARNTON, formerly his cousin Godwin's, to his newly founded abbey at Eynsham. 63 The land was taken at the Conquest by Remigius, bishop of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Nonconformity Nonconformity In 1634 the Irish wife of Ellis Perrott, member of a prominent Yarnton family, refused to conform, but her correction was left to her husband. 35 … a Roman Catholic in 1660, although not acknowledging his conversion until 1686. 39 In 1706 one Roman Catholic, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Yarpole is a parish and village 4 m. N.N.W. of Leominster. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical a(1). … The church was restored in 1864, when the Chancel seems to have been re-built, the North Aisle was added, and the S. … drain, 14th-century. ConditionGood. Secular a(2). Manor House and outbuilding, 100 yards S.E. of the church. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; containing, … present name was acquired from the removal of the church to the banks of the river Yarrow, about the middle of the … English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, that monarch conferred the lands, which at the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Yarwell 57 YARWELL (OS 1:10000 a TL 09 NW, b TL 09 NE) The parish, covering some 760 hectares, lies E. of the R. Nene, between 40 ft. and 230 ft. above OD. The … No other details are known. From the field immediately to the W. a complete Roman pot and some Iron Age sherds have …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… YARWELL (Fig. 218) Yarwell is a parish of 490 hectares on the W. of the R. Nene. It has always been a chapelry of … regarded as part of Yarwell until it was transferred to Nassington in 1869. By the late 15th century the manor had … William Sanderson, who died in 1803, is distinguished by his headstone carved with masonic emblems. In the present …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… YATESBURY Yatesbury village stands 7 km. east of Calne. 27 The parish, 1,674 a. (677 ha.), was absorbed by Cherhill … in 1377. 32 In 1801 the population was 234. It had fallen to 218 by 1811 and had risen to its peak at 274 by 1831. For … (d. 1231) held the manor c. 1217 and it passed to his son Herbert FitzMatthew. 74 In 1239 Herbert was granted …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… XLVII, N.W.) Yatton is a small parish 4 m. N.E. of Ross. The disused chapel, dating from the 12th century, and Dean's … was added or re-built c. 1600 and there appears to have been a S. porch. The E. wall was re-built in 1704. … 13th-century. ConditionBad. Secular (3). Dean's Place, house and barns, 1,000 yards N. of the church. The House is …