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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … a yard, was the equivalent of the rod, perch or pole and consisted of 16½ FOOT. OED earliest date of use: 1377 for … of measure was the nautical term for a comparatively long and slender WOODEN - SPAR hung at its centre in front of a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the R. Tove, below 76 m. above OD, is on Upper Lias Clay and riverine deposits. Bands of limestones are exposed on the … the 15th century but its subsequent history is uncertain (H. M. Colvin, The History of the King's Works, II (1963), … to have gone out of use in the 17th century ( Northants. P. and P., 5 (1975), 230). The final boundaries of the park …
A History of the County of Somerset
… shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only natural boundary is a … Yarlington choristers visited Redlynch House in 1782. 1 Horse races were held in 1795. 2 In 1641 168 persons were … surviving child Henrietta, duchess of Newcastle (d. 1776 s.p.), and by her nephew Francis Osborne, marquess of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the sharing of lot meadows along the Thames, may indicate … lot), but it was said that it had formerly been double; 1 horse was reckoned equivalent to 2 cows. The stint in Pixey … Farm. 14 Above, Intro. Dom. of Incl. ed. Leadam, i. 386. P.R.O., C 142/338, no. 40. Bodl. MS. Top. Oxon. b 19, f. 21; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Thames. 41 The river forms the southern parish boundary, and a tributary stream known as Rowel brook in the north and … account, written in 1983, has minor amendments to 1988. H. Compton, Oxf. Canal, 37. The stream is shown in T. … xliii), 187. Above, Cassington, Intro.; O.R.O., QSR ix, p. 391. Bodl. MS. Top. Oxon. b 19, f. 194. O.R.O., tithe map. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which … district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by … Close to it is the old Roman road called the Watling-street, which passes through Clydesdale to the western …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the R. Nene. It has always been a chapelry of Nassington, and served by a curate. Yarwell is not named in Domesday Book … and 58 families in 1801. It consists of a single straight street with regular plots on the S. side, including the manor … slabs: in chancel (1), of Edward Bullock, 1826: (2), of W P. 1695; (3), of J E, 1681. In N. chapel (4), of George Law, …
The Rulers of London 1660-1689
… with Richard BAGNALL, John CRISPE, George POCHIN and Edward SHERWOOD in a brazil warehouse (5) Tory, 1687, … SBk, Sep 1677-Oct 1678, will, will of Edward SHERWOOD (6) H of L, MS 154 (f), Bodl Lib, Rawlinson MS 734, f 33 YOUNG, … (6) City and London property (7) (1) Johnson, DR, IV, p 160, LVP, 1664, p 158, will, VBk, St Michael Cornhill (2) …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… several summits. There is a barrow on it in the south and, also in the south, it was marked by many stones and … Studley manor to Walter's nephew George Hungerford (d. s.p. 1764), 47 who devised it to his wife Elizabeth 48 (d. … and W. J. Pawson (d. 1890). Pawson's interest passed to W. H. Pawson, who in 1900 owned the land as Yatesbury Manor farm …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… YAXLEY (C.b.). (O.S. 6 in. V. S.E.) Yaxley is a parish and large village 4 m. S.S.W. of Peterborough. The church is … two well-drawn Renaissance angels, above, the initials C.P., below, on left, figure in Roman armour with bow and … top range, the date 1631 and two shields with the initials H.S. and I.P.; sounding-board with moulded cornice, …