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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… covering just over 900 hectares, occupies a narrow strip of land which widens at the E. end. Its W. boundary is formed … 95 m. and 145 m. above OD and except in the extreme W. of the parish where Lower Lias Clay is exposed most of the area is covered by Boulder Clay. The western …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) from Narberth; … from Pembroke to Narberth, and comprises a small extent of land, all inclosed and cultivated. Culm is found in some …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… N.E.) Yetminster is a parish and village 4 m. S.S.W. of Sherborne. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical a(1) Parish Church Of St. Andrew stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of local rubble with dressings …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… YIELDING, or Yelden ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; containing 320 … the Domesday survey called Ewelden, comprises 1912 acres, of which 836 are arable, 800 meadow and pasture, 10 woodland, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Middlesex
… (A.c.) (O.S. 6 in. XIV, S.E.) Yiewsley is a parish 2 m. S. of Uxbridge. Secular Monuments (14) The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of the 17th century and of two storeys; the walls are of brick and the roofs are …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… like a CART or WAIN. HORSEs were attached by the use of a COLLAR, the difference in method resulting from the way the two types of animal apply their tractive power most effectively. By extension the term came to be applied to a pair of animals, especially oxen. 'Yoke' was also the name given …
A History of the County of Somerset
… NON-MARINE Favoured in its situation and the quality of its soil, the county of Somerset yields a record of inland mollusca above the average, not only in the number …