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A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it had 1,740 a. … in that area c. 1840. 18 The earliest known secular building in the village is Coachman's cottage in Church Lane, … a venue in 1995. A Yapton and district cottage gardeners' society, founded c. 1905, still flourished in 1991. 85 From …
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 yellowish colour, in the nineteenth century found near Oxford and therefore sometimes termed Oxford OCHRE. However, it is also found in many places in the …
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 steep slopes N.E. of the main village, and in the valley of the stream where the medieval settlement … manor passed to the Crown and between then and 1369 much building work is recorded. Among the structures mentioned are …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… It consists of land sloping generally N. between 110 m. and 66 m. above OD, and is entirely on Boulder Clay except where the down-cutting … of the associated stockyard and gardens. In 1760 a single building stood in the area and this still remained in 1842 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… of the same material; the roofs are covered with tiles and stone slates. There appears to have been a church here of … by some capitals at the vicarage, the re-set S. doorway and probably the tower-arch. The Chancel was re-built at some … and modern additions on the N. and N.W. Inside the building are some exposed ceiling-beams. The Outbuilding, …
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 … of the sales were used to endow scholarships and prizes at Oxford and Cambridge universities under the power of … 68 much larger and sited behind the old. 69 The new building ceased to be the rectory after 1966. 70 About 1830 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… day. Usually the whole amount was given to the poor, and from c. 1815 it was used to support the school and clothe schoolchildren. 72 In 1914, however, the vicar and … traced. One of the boxes is preserved in the Museum of Oxford. O.R.C.C., Kimber files: MS. rep. on Review of Oxon. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a church in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was … of the then lord, Sir William Spencer, presented. Oxford University presented in 1646 on the grounds that Sir … masonry at the west end of the present nave. Extensive building work in the 13th century included the nave arcade 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 … of Duke's Cut, linking the Thames near Oxey mead to the Oxford canal, 1 s. was collected from every barge for the use … estate were farmed from outside the parish until the building c. 1829 of Parker's Farm north of Sandy Lane. 73 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Education Hugh Evans, vicar of Yarnton 1579-1618, and John Goad, vicar 1646-60, kept small private schools at … 1875. 58 The school was incorporated with the National Society in 1831. 59 It was attended in 1833 by 59 children on … children went to Gosford, in Kidlington parish. 68 A new building was erected in Rutten Lane in 1956 to take the two …