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A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Economic history Economic history The presence in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the … once shared a single set of fields. The medieval yardland in Yarnton seems to have comprised c. 25 a. exclusive of … 1 keeper of the oxen, and 1 dairyman and his assistant. 56 Under Rewley abbey the amount of demesne arable was initially …
A History of the County of Oxford
… before the later 18th century, and the vicar reported in 1768 that the parish children were so backward that he had … them the catechism. 50 A school for 6 or 8 children, in existence by 1780, 51 may have been the precursor of a … started in 1814 was in 1815 attended by 8 boys and 7 girls under the instruction of an 'aged person'. The Sunday school …
A History of the County of Oxford
… boundary, and a tributary stream known as Rowel brook in the north and as Kingsbridge brook in the south formed the … ha.). 48 An area known as Fries, lying mainly in Water Eaton, included a small part of the south-east corner of … Oxey mead to the ford at its south-west corner was usually under water in winter. 66 From the west end of the village a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the lord's scutage. 15 The 'hundred' of Yarnton, so called in 1279, seems to have been the name given to an annual view … at Yarnton attended by tenants from St. Valery manors in Steeple Barton, Cassington, Hampton Gay, Rousham, and … 17 Yarnton remained quit of shire and hundred after 1281, under its new owner Rewley abbey. 18 The last known meeting …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Manor and other estates Manor and other estates In 1005 Ealdorman Aethelmaer granted 10 hides at YARNTON, … the abbey's other estates but not, apparently, Yarnton. In 1086 Eynsham's estates were held of the bishop by Abbot … resident at the manor house, retained the tenancy under his friend Owen until 1541. 71 The freehold passed to …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; … district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by Sir … held out by the Selkirkshire Pastoral Society, established under the patronage of the late Lord Napier, and which holds …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 1,674 a. (677 ha.), was absorbed by Cherhill parish in 1934. 28 The parish boundary is marked by few prominent … link or approach several summits. There is a barrow on it in the south and, also in the south, it was marked by many … court leet, but after c. 1720 there were few presentments under leet jurisdiction. 21 In 17756 41 was spent on poor …
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. … lead. There was apparently a cruciform church on the site in the 13th century, and of this the side walls and perhaps … winged beast; the mouldings of the corbels are continued under the springing of the outer orders of the arch. Above …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Yazor 82 YAZOR (C.e.) (O.S. 6 in. XXV, S.E.) Yazor is a parish 8 m. N.W. of Hereford. The … tiled. The South Transept appears to have been built late in the 13th or early in the 14th century, at which time there … Font: In modern churchoctagonal bowl with moulded under-edge, plain stem and modern base, 15th-century. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeading - Yettington Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of … containing 222 inhabitants. Yeadon YEADON, a township, in the parish of Guiseley, Upper division of the wapentake of … privileges. The inhabitants were likewise incorporated, under the designation of the Portreeve and Burgesses of …