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A History of the County of Somerset
… Yarlington YARLINGTON Yarlington in 1838 The parish of Yarlington, the derivation of whose name is … The area measures 487 ha. (1,203 a.). 76 The parish lies on the western side of hills forming the watershed between … cuts a steep-sided valley from east to west between God's Hill (107 m. (352 ft.)) and Yarlington Sleights (127 m. (452 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Economic history Economic history The presence in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, … to Yarnton and 4 to Begbroke. 32 The meadows were divided on the ground into 'shots', 5 in West mead, 3 in Oxey mead, … intensive. Of new farms created, the most notable were Hill farm, whose farmhouse is dated 1731, and, probably, …
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 … more steeply to over 91 m. in the north-west beyond Spring Hill. North and west of the village the land is Oxford clay, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cousin Godwin's, to his newly founded abbey at Eynsham. 63 The land was taken at the Conquest by Remigius, bishop of … half hide, which presumably merged with the larger estate on or before Odo's death in 1097. Yarnton was held thereafter … The house was sold in 1965. In 1895 the college bought Hill farm, whose land adjoined Jackson's farm, from Sir …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; containing, … which at the same time he erected into a free royalty. On the attainder of the Douglas family in 1455, the lands … forest; the chief are some oak-trees on the West Faldshope hill, but they are more remarkable for their great age than …
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 … is marked by few prominent natural features, although on the east its roughly straight lines link or approach … corner takes in the lower, western, slopes of Windmill Hill. 30 Flat and well drained, nearly all Yatesbury's land …
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 … have grooved and chamfered imposts with a beast's head on the E. side; two jamb-stones, on the E. side, have spiral … (11). Cottage, on the E. side of the road at Perrystone Hill, 1,000 yards S. of the church, has exposed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeading - Yettington Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, … three large mills. The village, which is extensive, stands on an eminence on the north side of Airedale, commanding a … eight yards in breadth, built on the very edge of the hill, with an entrance on the south; within this is another …
A Dictionary of London
… Yeldehalle - Yvilane Yeldehalle The chamber of Yeldehalle in Candelwikestrete, 1369, in the … of St. Peter's Church (L. and P.H. VIII. XIX. (t), p.86). On the east side of Peter Hill (S. 369). York House Wheatley says Baynard's Castle was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Church CHURCH. Masonry of the 12th century or earlier re-used in the church porch may … in the open fields of Hardwick. 23 In 1708 part of Combe hill in Lew was said to be tithable to Yelford, but no later … 26 In 1625 the rectory house stood south of the church on the site of the surviving Rectory Cottage, surrounded by a …