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A History of the County of Sussex
… within Yapton, one of which had also once partly belonged to an estate centred in Barnham, were added to Yapton, while the north-western tip of Yapton was … earliest known secular building in the village is Coachman's cottage in Church Lane, a probably 16th-century …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… was 36 INCH or 3 FOOT long, though sometimes by custom for some TEXTILEs of 37 inches. The term appears in … - SPAR hung at its centre in front of a mast and serving to support and extend the square SAIL attached to it. Yards … of wider textiles. It is noticeable from the Dictionary's Archive that broader fabrics become more common during the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… roughly triangular in shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only natural boundary is a feeder of the river … cuts a steep-sided valley from east to west between God's Hill (107 m. (352 ft.)) and Yarlington Sleights (127 m. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… set of fields. The medieval yardland in Yarnton seems to have comprised c. 25 a. exclusive of meadow and pasture, … because of a threatened uprising. 25 The Privy Council's concern may have slowed the process, but it could not … and they present a remarkable survival of immemorial custom into modern times. Oxey, or Oxhurst, mead (66 a.) and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… present name was acquired from the removal of the church to the banks of the river Yarrow, about the middle of the … of the Douglas family in 1455, the lands became forfeited to the crown, and part of them were granted to Sir Walter … is still preserved in the name of a pass called the "Hart's leap," marked by two stones said to have been placed there …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… regarded as part of Yarwell until it was transferred to Nassington in 1869. By the late 15th century the manor had passed to Sir Guy Wolston, and from him it passed to the Earls of … of a single straight street with regular plots on the S. side, including the manor site and glebe. The layout on …
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 … 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 … were appointed, matters presented included breaches of custom in the use of common pastures, encroachment on the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Yatton 97 YATTON (C.e.) (O.S. 6 in. XLVII, N.W.) Yatton is a small parish 4 m. N.E. of … The disused chapel, dating from the 12th century, and Dean's Place are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1). … was added or re-built c. 1600 and there appears to have been a S. porch. The E. wall was re-built in 1704. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is pleasingly diversified. A district church dedicated to St. John was erected in 1843, at an expense of 2000, by … south of the Sands, N. division of Lancashire, 2 miles (W. S. W.) from Burton-in-Kendal; containing 322 inhabitants. … Anciently, Yealand-Conyers and Yealand-Redmayne appear to have formed one district. In the Testa de Neville it is …
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 … 1589 (Lond. I. p.m. III. 147). Given by Henry VIII. to Thomas lord Wriothesley, 35 H. VIII. (Dugdale, III. 540). … P. Chas. I. Dom. S. XIV. p.54). Site now occupied by the Custom House. Ypres Inn See Ipres Inn. Ysmongereslane See …