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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which … retained the name of that river. The surrounding district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in … domestic use. The soil is generally a light brown loam, of good quality, but thickly intermixed with stones; along the …
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 … late 15th century the manor had passed to Sir Guy Wolston, and from him it passed to the Earls of Westmorland, all of … The village has always been mainly agricultural but a good bed of Lower Lincolnshire Limestone outcrops in the …
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 … union in 1835 25 and became part of North Wiltshire district in 1974. 26 CHURCH Yatesbury church was standing in … each Sunday afternoon; the only additional service was on Good Friday. Communion was celebrated at Christmas, Easter, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… of Ross. The disused chapel, dating from the 12th century, and Dean's Place are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical … re-used. Communion Rails: with turned balusters and moulded rails, late 17th-century. Lectern: modern but … The E. wall was re-built in 1704. The S. doorway is a good example of 12th-century work. Chapel at Yatton …
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 … the E. wall of the chancel, most of the tower, the spire and the S. porch which, with the dressings throughout the … Church of St Peter. The church is a large one and has good 13th- and 14th-century detail; the tower and spire are …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… The walls are of local sandstone rubble with ashlar and dressings of the same material. The roofs are tiled. The … The existing S. arcade of the Nave is of the 15th century, and it was probably the intention to remove the W. arch of … (5), is of similar date and construction. ConditionFairly good. N.B.For Offa's Dyke, see p. xxx. The Church, Plan …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 3379 inhabitants. This township, which includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, … the adjacent scenery, which is pleasingly diversified. A district church dedicated to St. John was erected in 1843, at … in the union of Witney, hundred of Bampton, county of Oxford, 3 miles (S.) from Witney; containing 16 inhabitants. …
A Dictionary of London
… Misc. Ch. Bundle 68, file 12, No.333) (quoted in N. and Q. 11th S. 3, p.243). Not further identified. Yeuan (St.) … stable adjoined the churchyard of St. Peter's Church (L. and P.H. VIII. XIX. (t), p.86). On the east side of Peter … Site was formerly occupied by Garden Court (q.v.) and now by Australian Avenue and Cotton Street. Young's Quay …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 13th century Yelford's incumbents were called rectors 1 and the living remained a rectory until 1976, when it was … the Lenthalls from the later 17th century were almost all Oxford graduates and few, if any, were resident. Henry … despite the recorded burial there in 1700. A church repair fund of £80, given by will of E. K. Lenthall (d. 1907), was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1853. 19 In 1086 Yelford manor had land for 3 ploughs, 20 and there may have been other, unrecorded, land in the … Annual rents doubled from £101 in 1674 to £220 and 100 'good milk cheeses' in 1726, falling steadily thereafter … of Wadham's nominal lessees, such as Mary Mountford of Oxford in the later 17th century and the Groves of Woodstock …