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A History of the County of Oxford
… hay led to the abandonment of lot drawing, which last took place in 1978. 42 The hay was thereafter sold as one lot and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton, formerly Erdington, is said to mean a dwelling place or Earda's farm. 80 The earliest documentary evidence … E. M. Campbell, Dom. Geog. of SE. Eng. 193. Ekwall, Eng. Place Names (1960), 543; P.N. Oxon. (E.P.N.S.), ii. 297. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which is of considerable antiquity, was originally … of England, and James V. frequently resorted to this place to enjoy the diversion of the chase, the memorial of … the north bank of which river it is built. Though a small place, it is beautifully seated; and in its vicinity are, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… disused chapel, dating from the 12th century, and Dean's Place are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1). Chapel … 13th-century. ConditionBad. Secular (3). Dean's Place, house and barns, 1,000 yards N. of the church. The … exposed timber-framing and a thatched roof. (6). Davis's Place, house, 800 yards N.W. of the church, is partly of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… income, 57, with a house. The Society of Friends have a place of worship, with a school attached; and there is a … lime. The navigable river Yealm, which gives name to the place, flows through much pleasing scenery, and is crossed by … Stockport, by Whaley, to Buxton, Bakewell, &c. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. Yearnor YEARNOR, a …
A Dictionary of London
… Wharf, sometimes called the "Abbot of St. Mary of Yorkes place," 1589 (Lond. I. p.m. III. 147). Given by Henry VIII. … east in Rocque and Strype. First mention: Made a general place for lading and discharging goods by Act of Parliament, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… there. 7 In the 18th century Bampton was the usual burial place, 8 but there were also burials at Shifford, Standlake, and Ducklington, the last becoming the favoured place in the 19th century. 9 An isolated burial at Yelford, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… pottery found beneath the hall of Yelford Manor. 96 The place name, of which the early forms included Aieleforde, …