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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. … given by James IV. to his queen, the Lady Margaret, of England, and James V. frequently resorted to this place to …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Yatesbury YATESBURY Yatesbury village stands 7 km. east of Calne. 27 The parish, 1,674 a. (677 ha.), was absorbed by … which survived in the later 19th century. 29 For much of its length the boundary is marked by roads. Chalk outcrops … whole parish, which lies on a plateau at the western edge of the Marlborough Downs. A head stream of the Kennet flows …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… 6 in. XLVII, N.W.) Yatton is a small parish 4 m. N.E. of Ross. The disused chapel, dating from the 12th century, … are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1). Chapel of All Saints, near the middle of the parish, was built in … for Wyat of Tewkesbury; ( b) Edward the Confessor, ( c) England. The Barn (Plate 35), N.E. of the house, is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Yettington Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, county of Middlesex; … the Baptist's church, in the town, by one of the kings of England, who also granted him a weekly market on Friday, view …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Church CHURCH. Masonry of the 12th century or earlier re-used in the church porch … Standlake, and Stanton Harcourt in the united benefice of Lower Windrush. 2 Bampton, to whose large pre-Conquest … registers in 1700, apparently caused controversy because of fears that the ground might be unconsecrated. 10 In the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) from Narberth; … Richmond, afterwards Henry VII., intrusted the standard of England, at the decisive battle of Bosworth Field, after Sir …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… YIELDING, or Yelden ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from … the pope's legate, negotiated a peace between the Kings of England and Scotland, who met here for that purpose; and in … visit, the king, who was then 39 years of age, ordered the Bishops of Ely and Winchester to wash the feet of 39 beggars, …
Survey of London
… was once used generically for all the premises on the site of York House, was assigned to George Street circa 1852. Only four houses there, Nos. 6, 7, 9 and 10, all of which are on the west side of the street, contain features … cited by several writers, that Napoleon Bonaparte visited England and lodged for a short time in York Buildings, but …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… York Castle THE DEFENCES OF THE CITY OF YORK AN INVENTORY Note. The walled city is divided … of the wings are an unusual motif, paralleled earlier in England though in more conventional form at Robert Hooke's …
Survey of London Monograph
… thought that York herald was originally the officer of Edmund of Langley, created Duke of York in 1385, but the … Also published A Catalogue... of the Kings, Princes... of England (1619), revised 1622. Left valuable MS. collections, … February 1872. 'General' de Havilland, of Havilland Hall, Bishops Hill, near Taunton, and of Langford Court, Langford …