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A History of the County of Oxford
… 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 Dorchester, later bishop of Lincoln, who eventually returned the abbey's other …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… is still preserved in the name of a pass called the "Hart's leap," marked by two stones said to have been placed there … and Teviotdale, and patronage of the Crown the minister's stipend is 233. 8. 1., with a manse, and the glebe is … of that family were killed. A portion, also, of Elibank Castle still overhangs the river Tweed; and the lower …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Hill. 30 Flat and well drained, nearly all Yatesbury's land is suitable for ploughing. Large areas of open field … century the church was also served by a vicar. In 1305 the bishop of Salisbury collated one by lapse; 30 later others … used the chapel as a mission room of the chapel in Castle Street, Calne. 86 The congregation at Yatesbury in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… south of the Sands, N. division of Lancashire, 2 miles (W. S. W.) from Burton-in-Kendal; containing 322 inhabitants. … valued in the king's books at 35. 19. 4.; patron, the Bishop of Exeter: the vicarial tithes have been commuted for … net income of 150, and is in the gift of the Crown and the Bishop of Bath and Wells, alternately; except the next …
A Dictionary of London
… Ch. Bundle 68, file 12, No.333) (quoted in N. and Q. 11th S. 3, p.243). Not further identified. Yeuan (St.) See Audoen … York Abbot of London residence in parish of St. Peter Paul's Wharf, sometimes called the "Abbot of St. Mary of Yorkes … of Peter Hill (S. 369). York House Wheatley says Baynard's Castle was known by this name, Richard Duke of York having …
A History of the County of Oxford
… at Yelford by 1221. 99 In the later 13th century Yelford's incumbents were called rectors 1 and the living remained a … Nicholas West (1489-98), later a prominent royal envoy and bishop of Ely. 35 John Latham (d. 1567) seems to have been … the whole profits of the living; he argued with the bishop over the need for weekly services in view of Yelford's …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) from Narberth; containing 148 inhabitants. This parish … 651, with a house, and a glebe of 9 acres; patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was … but is much distinguished in history for its ancient castle. Of the original foundation of the structure, nothing …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… lace-making. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 13. 4.; net income, 317; patron and incumbent, … worship for Wesleyans. The moated site of an old baronial castle is still preserved. Yockleton YOCKLETON, a township, … the nobility and gentry, who, under the conduct of Ralph, Bishop of Durham, his deputy, advanced against the Scottish …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… York Castle THE DEFENCES OF THE CITY OF YORK AN INVENTORY Note. … and then the city defences, following the circuit S.W. of the Ouse from Skeldergate Bridge, to Lendal Bridge, … places was filled with water, still remain on the N.E. and S.W. sides. Roman defences of the legionary fortress on the …
Survey of London Monograph
… ancestors, manor of Bayhall, in Pembury, Kent, and 8. 6 s. 8 d. a year from lordship of Huntingfield, Kent; reapp d … bur d in Greyfriars' Church (Christ Church, Newgate). Lant's statement that he was Rose Blanche and Rouge Croix temp. … fess ermine & on a canton gules a tower argent (drawn as a castle with 2 turrets somewhat resembling the Tower of …