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A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford's medieval open fields probably covered much of the area of the Hastings family's inclosed estate depicted … of a ploughland in 1305 as only 60 a. of arable worth 4 d. an acre suggests that half the land then lay fallow. 27 … from 60 s. to 50 s. since the Conquest. 33 By 1279 Yelford men were tenants of three manors. The Hastings manor, its …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Introduction YELFORD YELFORD, one of Oxfordshire's smallest rural parishes until it was … in the later Middle Ages, Yelford's west part became an inclosed estate in single ownership, leaving other … century may reflect extensive dereliction. In 1542 five men were mustered and six (in three families) were assessed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter son of Ponz held of the king 3 hides in YELFORD, together with … his successor Miles, probably his son, held Yelford as an undertenant of the main line represented by William of … Thomas may have been dead by 1306 when Reynold (probably an error for Roland) of Hastings was listed as the principal …
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 … Clay. The western projection of the parish may relate to an undocumented settlement of Shenley (3) and the settlement … not of great significance as earthworks, may indicate an earlier location of the village. Roman b(1) Roman …
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.) … of Glamorgan, South Wales; containing 238 inhabitants. An act of parliament was passed in 1847, authorizing the … in its fall by a projecting ledge of rocks, about ten or twelve feet below the summit, it dashes into foam, and after …
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. … descriptionThe Chancel (33 ft. by 14 ft.) has an E. window of three pointed lights, partly of c. 1300 but … North Aisle (8 ft. wide) is of mid 15th-century date with an embattled parapet. The E. window is of four trefoiled …
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 … and incumbent, the Rev. E. S. Bunting. The church is an ancient structure, and contains an interesting monument, … irruption into Britain, attacked and routed the Roman army, and laid waste the open country as far as York; but …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… York Castle THE DEFENCES OF THE CITY OF YORK AN INVENTORY Note. The walled city is … again prepared to meet a threatened attack by the Jacobite army in 1745. In the early 19th century the Corporation …
Survey of London Monograph
… thought that York herald was originally the officer of Edmund of Langley, created Duke of York in 1385, but the … & later dictionaries add: Crest: A demi-talbot argent with an arrow gules in the mouth. 4. ROWLAND PLAYNFORD Calais, … 1539; thence York probably app d late 1552; 1544 with army in France; 1546 sent to Germany; d. 20 or 21 April 1564. …
Survey of London
… Embankment Gardens is now almost the sole surviving relic of the great houses which in the medival and Renaissance … earliest reference to Norwich Inn which has been found is an order issued in 1237 to the Bishop to repair the Quay. 188 … is probable that the street frontage was built on at quite an early date, for the inquisition post mortem on Bishop …