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A History of the County of Oxford
… hide; it, too, was held by Roger d'Ivri. 64 Nothing more is known of the half hide, which presumably merged with the … Thomas Vowler Short, later bishop of St. Asaph (d. 1872). He devised the quarter manor to his brother William, who sold … by Exeter College, Oxford. 4 The Southby farmhouse, later called Exeter Farm, stands at the eastern edge of the old …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… (D.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)VII, S.W., (b)XII, N.W.) Yarpole is a parish and village 4 m. N.N.W. of Leominster. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical a(1). … The church was restored in 1864, when the Chancel seems to have been re-built, the North Aisle was added, and the S. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which is of considerable antiquity, was originally designated as … that monarch conferred the lands, which at the same time he erected into a free royalty. On the attainder of the … memorial of which is still preserved in the name of a pass called the "Hart's leap," marked by two stones said to have …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Yarwell 24 YARWELL (Fig. 218) Yarwell is a parish of 490 hectares on the W. of the R. Nene. It has always been a chapelry of … regarded as part of Yarwell until it was transferred to Nassington in 1869. By the late 15th century the manor had …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… by Cherhill parish in 1934. 28 The parish boundary is marked by few prominent natural features, although on the … parish, and perhaps west of the village where fields were called sleights in the earlier 19th century and the land … claimed to hold Yatesbury as part of the church's estate. He was disputing the right of Alfred of Epaignes, who then …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… high moorland affording tolerable pasture; the surface is watered by copious springs, and the substratum abounds … is pleasingly diversified. A district church dedicated to St. John was erected in 1843, at an expense of 2000, by … a revenue of 107. 3. 8. The chapel of this commandery, now called Stydd Chapel, has fallen to ruins, which present, …
A Dictionary of London
… with the "Aula Dacorum," the Guildhalla Teutonicorum, called "Olde Hall" by Stow in his description of Dowgate Ward (Memorials, xv.), But this is impossible, as no portion of the parish of St. Clement is … 1589 (Lond. I. p.m. III. 147). Given by Henry VIII. to Thomas lord Wriothesley, 35 H. VIII. (Dugdale, III. 540). …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 99 In the later 13th century Yelford's incumbents were called rectors 1 and the living remained a rectory until … cottage was sold by the Church Commissioners. The building is mostly 18th-century with earlier features, including a … to the poor of many neighbouring parishes suggest that he had been active in a wide area. 36 His will implies …
A History of the County of Oxford
… estate depicted in 1625, 18 together with Yelford field to the east which formed part of Hardwick's fields until … unchanged. 49 That the Edwardses were substantial yeomen is indicated by the will of Richard Edwards (d. 1609) which … to the college to reduce his fine to £200, 73 and in 1848 he paid £198 on renewal. From 1868 the farm, with 22 a. of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Bampton, 59 The village, noted for its seclusion, 60 is accessible by a single narrow lane. In 1876 the parish … medieval extent was greater, the eastern part being lost to Hardwick (then in Ducklington parish) for reasons … in later times by a section of Hardwick's open fields called Yelford field: 71 most strips there were attached to …