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A History of the County of Sussex
… west (31 a.), 95 the latter representing parts of estates formerly centred in Barnham. 96 In 1933 a further 449 a. … earliest known secular building in the village is Coachman's cottage in Church Lane, a probably 16th-century … usually being flint and brick, with roofs of thatch, tile, or slate; one house near the school in North End Road and …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Yard - Yew Yard [y'rd; yrd; yerde; yerd; yer; yearde; yeard; y'd; yd; yarde; … was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard or VIRGA (the Latin equivalent) was 36 INCH or 3 FOOT long, … of wider textiles. It is noticeable from the Dictionary's Archive that broader fabrics become more common during the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 8 (1973), 23; NM). d(1) Settlement Remains (SP 766448), formerly part of Yardley Gobion. lie behind the existing … in NMR) d(2) Moat (?) (SP 761448), lay immediately S. of Moor End Road, on Boulder Clay at 102 m. above OD. The … It is not certain whether these are part of the castle or of the settlement remains (4). d(4) Settlement Remains (SP …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the county boundary with Bedfordshire which forms its S.E. side. It consists of land sloping generally N. between … 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 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Yarkhill 96 YARKHILL (C.c.) (O.S. 6 in. XXXIV, N.E.) Yarkhill is a parish 7 m. E.N.E. of … wood fragment carved with interlaced circles and foliage or fruit, 15th-century. In towerstone bowl with gadrooned … extended in the 18th century. The Moat, S.E. of the house, formerly enclosed a roughly rectangular island, but is now …
A History of the County of Somerset
… cuts a steep-sided valley from east to west between God's Hill (107 m. (352 ft.)) and Yarlington Sleights (127 m. … prehistoric and Roman activity in the parish but what was formerly believed to be a British camp on God's Hill is part … which eventually prevailed and the three daughters or their heirs were declared coheirs. The manor was then held …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the vicarage until the Dissolution. 47 In 1466 the abbey's nominee was rejected as unfit and presentation was made by … endowed vicarage of 5 marks a year, derived from a house formerly the chaplain's and all altar offerings except … College. 72 George Blunt, 1544-7, and William Milton, or Gibbon, 1547-64, were former monks. 73 Hugh Evans, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… because of a threatened uprising. 25 The Privy Council's concern may have slowed the process, but it could not … 28 Lot meadows flanking the river were never ploughed or inclosed, and they present a remarkable survival of … a yard of meadow (¼ of a lot), but it was said that it had formerly been double; 1 horse was reckoned equivalent to 2 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… difficulty teaching them the catechism. 50 A school for 6 or 8 children, in existence by 1780, 51 may have been the … latter was supported in 1797 by a biannual payment of 18 s. from the overseers and by voluntary subscriptions. The … new parish clerk's house at the north-west end of Church Lane was used as a schoolroom. 57 The children were taught by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Yarnton until 1932. 47 That change increased Yarnton's area from 1,644 a. to 1,762 a. (713 ha.). 48 An area known … 49 The name was preserved in the 17th century in Frize or Frice farm and grounds, 50 and that corner of Yarnton was … south and west of the later village. The name Yarnton, formerly Erdington, is said to mean a dwelling place or …