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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 yard, was the equivalent of the rod, perch or pole and consisted of 16½ FOOT. OED earliest date of use: 1377 for … been distinctive enough to warrant itemizing it in this way, although most canvas was not given a colour descriptor. …
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 of Moor End (3) and (4) is situated. The higher ground between 95 m. and 108 …
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 river Cam in the south-east; parts of the eastern and western boundaries are marked by roads. 74 The boundaries … 1333. 7 George III is said to have passed through on his way to Weymouth and remarked upon the new Yarlington Lodge. 8 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Thames. 41 The river forms the southern parish boundary, and a tributary stream known as Rowel brook in the north and as Kingsbridge brook in the south formed the eastern … in winter. 66 From the west end of the village a hollow way known as Frogwelldown Lane runs north-westwards towards …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… 6 in. (a)VII, S.W., (b)XII, N.W.) Yarpole is a parish and village 4 m. N.N.W. of Leominster. The church is the … seems to have been re-built, the North Aisle was added, and the S. porch largely re-built. The tower was restored in … the king-posts have moulded capitals and bases and four-way struts. Fittings Bells: three; 1st by R. Hendley, c. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 58 lies 3 miles (4.75 km.) south of Witney and 3 miles east of Bampton, 59 The village, noted for its … including assertions that there were two Yelfords, West and East, the former belonging in some way to Bampton, the latter to Hardwick. 62 Evidently the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… YELLING (D.f.). (O.S. 6 in. XXVI N.W.) Yelling is a parish and village 5 m. E.N.E. of St. Neots. The Church and Church Farm are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical … towards the W. end of the village. The walls are of pebble and stone rubble with dressings of Barnack and other …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Watling Street. It lies on undulating land between 95 m. and 145 m. above OD and except in the extreme W. of the parish where Lower Lias … some with traces of ridge-and-furrow within them; a hollow-way up to 2 m. deep passes between the closes towards the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; … comprises 1912 acres, of which 836 are arable, 800 meadow and pasture, 10 woodland, and 177 common, roads, and waste. … which, from the insecurity of the foundation, was giving way; the spire, also, which was perforated by a ball during …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… of a COLLAR, the difference in method resulting from the way the two types of animal apply their tractive power most … of shaped wood designed to fit across a person's back and shoulders, with a chain hanging from each end onto which a PAIL could be attached and thus carried with less strain. OED earliest date of use: …