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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… In the S. part of the parish, within the existing woodland or in areas formerly wooded or used as common grazing, are a number of ponds of highly irregular and … based on plan of 1760) (27) Cultivation Remains. The common fields of the parish were enclosed by Act of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… wood fragment carved with interlaced circles and foliage or fruit, 15th-century. In towerstone bowl with gadrooned … century and of two storeys, timber-framed and with tile or slate-covered roofs. Most of the buildings have exposed … external framing and internal ceiling-beams. ConditionGood or fairly good. (4). Cottage, 100 yards W. of the church, has …
A History of the County of Somerset
… which eventually prevailed and the three daughters or their heirs were declared coheirs. The manor was then held … Lodge and later as Yarlington House. It stands on former common on a hill south of the village and is said to have … century the rector had shared pasture for sheep in the common fields. 83 A lease of 1694 included closes lately …
A History of the County of Oxford
… College. 72 George Blunt, 1544-7, and William Milton, or Gibbon, 1547-64, were former monks. 73 Hugh Evans, … until the 19th century. Most vicars employed curates or travelled out from Oxford to conduct services. Philip … chancel arch leans to the north, apparently because a tie beam in the chancel roof has been removed. 95 In the 14th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 28 Lot meadows flanking the river were never ploughed or inclosed, and they present a remarkable survival of … as one lot and the money divided among the proprietors. Common pasture rights on the lot meadows were restricted to … as Seed Lake, mentioned in the early 17th century as a cow common for cottagers. 46 Separate demesne pasture was said in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 49 The name was preserved in the 17th century in Frize or Frice farm and grounds, 50 and that corner of Yarnton was … about the same time. 75 Early settlements of the type common on the gravel terraces of the Upper Thames valley have … 'Yarnton' occurred in 1517, 82 and eventually overcame the common 16th-century form 'Yardington'. 83 There were 26 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… the main roof are mostly modern, but those of the lantern or bell-chamber are partly old; three sides of the lantern … storey projects at the E. end of the W. wing and the base-beam of the gable is moulded; the framing at this end is … the E. wall. a(15). Cottage, at the S.W. corner of Bircher Common and 550 yards N.W. of (14), has a thatched roof. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… is associated with reminiscences of deeper interest, or more closely identified with the finest strains of … it is very inconsiderable in proportion to the undivided common, which is estimated at about 45,000 acres, producing … in large numbers, the occupiers of farms having a common right of pasture according to their respective rents. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… found only 20 cm. below the ground surface. No tessellated or tiled floors were uncovered but pottery of the 2nd and 3rd … been made. Medieval and Later (9) Cultivation remains. The common fields were enclosed by an Act of Parliament of 1777 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… all the larger and fashionable houses were copyhold or freehold; the only house of more than average status built … stair. Inside, the central room has an ogee-moulded axial beam with a chip-carved rosette in the soffit, and a … hood. Inside, in the N. room, an axial chamfered beam has stops which define a cross passage opposite the …