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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… as 'yd'. Although not noted in the Dictionary Archive, the much older unit of linear measure, also called a yard, was … to any of the others. While yarn was produced at home, much was also imported: for example, FLAXEN, HEMP and linen … (that is, hung outside to bleach), 'in the oil', etc. Much yarn was spun at home, hence 'home-spun', so typical …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the manor passed to the Crown and between then and 1369 much building work is recorded. Among the structures … II (183641), 229; JBAA, 7 (1852), 111). The site has been much altered, particularly in recent years, and now consists … on this side. A small rectangular pond 40 m. by 25 m., much altered in recent times, lies to the N.W. of the site, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… sandpit at 70 m. above OD. In 1968 some late Iron Age and much 1st and 2nd-century Roman pottery, kiln bars and an iron … OD, and crossing the county boundary with Buckinghamshire. Much pottery of 4th-century date has been found, over an area … Age pottery associated with iron slag. (d) at SP 863554, much Iron Age and early Roman pottery, worked flints, glass, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the early 16th century rents and farms brought in twice as much as the assessed rents although in 1540-1 assessed rents … large household and a new one was built c. 1827-30, 68 much larger and sited behind the old. 69 The new building …
A History of the County of Oxford
… arch and north doorway. The church was in disrepair for much of the 16th century. Rain, first said to be leaking into …
A History of the County of Oxford
… uninclosed. 22 The early inclosures seem to have comprised much of the land south and west of the village. 23 Land … the whole parish except for meadowland, was inclosed. 26 Much land between the village and the river was meadowland. … probably William Ward of Little Houghton. 97 For much of the 19th century there were usually c. 300 a. of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… eastern boundary until 1788-9, when the Oxford canal took much of the stream bed. 42 Field boundaries separate Yarnton … known as the Sands, around Begbroke Hill and Sandy Lane. Much of the village stands on gravel, while the lower land is … village feast (24 August, St. Bartholomew's day), 53 and much earlier he had put an end to the 'revels and riots' …
A History of the County of Oxford
… time was well preserved, notably the carved hall screen, much panelling, and several richly decorated armorial chimney … Walton (d. 1900), whose family had been tenants there for much of the 19th century. 97 George was succeeded by his …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… potatoes, and turnips; the system of agriculture is much improved, and the four and five shift courses are now … improvements in the agriculture of the parish have been much promoted by the encouragement held out by the … parish; numbers of them are sold yearly, and they fetch a much higher price than formerly in consequence of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… and 14th April 1782 there was a heavy fall of snow and much rain resulting in the coping on the N. side of the nave … Advertiser, 24 Sept. 1892). Although the church has been much curtailed, a considerable amount of the 13th-century … doorway flanked by blind windows, the other a window, but much altered; both bays have cornices below projections of …