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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yazor Y Yaddlethorpe YADDLETHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of Bottesford, union of Glandford-Brigg, E. division of the wapentake of Manley, … comprises by computation 1120 acres of land, divided among several proprietors, some of whom have neat houses here: the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… Yanwath and Eamont Bridge is a parish on the N. border of the county immediately S.W. of Penrith. Yanwath Hall, Eamont Bridge, Mansion House and … at right angles from the E. side of the opening. There are several gaps in the rampart on the E. side but these would …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton YAPTON The parish of Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it … works. 25 YAPTON c. 1875 In the mid 20th century several roads were laid out south of the village on either …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… yer; yearde; yeard; y'd; yd; yarde; eard] A term with several meanings, the most important in the Dictionary Archive being a unit of linear measure that largely replaced the ELL. This old … 3 FOOT long, though sometimes by custom for some TEXTILEs of 37 inches. The term appears in all sections of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… with Bedfordshire which forms its S.E. side. It consists of land sloping generally N. between 110 m. and 66 m. above … is entirely on Boulder Clay except where the down-cutting of a number of N.-flowing streams has exposed narrow bands of … 1760 (Fig. 167). One of these is generally T-shaped, with several islands within it and at least twelve projections …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Yarlington YARLINGTON Yarlington in 1838 The parish of Yarlington, the derivation of whose name is uncertain, 73 lies 6 km. south of Bruton. It … the two parishes. 88 In the late 18th century there were several cottages along West Street and Stoke Lane in the far …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was probably a daughter church of the abbey, and it was still occasionally called a chapel … was sold in 1987. Although Yarnton was a poor living, several medieval vicars were long-serving, notably William …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Economic history Economic history The presence in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the sharing of lot meadows along … than cash. The main tenurial change was the conversion of several villein holdings into freeholds: rents from free …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Education Education Hugh Evans, vicar of Yarnton 1579-1618, and John Goad, vicar 1646-60, kept … in existence by 1780, 51 may have been the precursor of a Sunday school established in 1783. 52 The latter was supported in 1797 by a biannual payment of 18 s. from the overseers and by voluntary subscriptions. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Introduction YARNTON lies 4 miles (6.5 km.) north-west of Oxford, on the north bank of the river Thames. 41 The river forms the southern parish … from the first. Apart from the manor house, there are several substantial farmhouses in the village, most built …