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A History of the County of Oxford
… an endowed vicarage of 5 marks a year, derived from a house formerly the chaplain's and all altar offerings except … for morning prayers ( £2), and rent from the vicarage house ( £2). 60 In 1808 the income was only c. £40, largely … were commuted to a rent charge of £290. 63 The vicarage house, which stood north of the church fronting Church Lane, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… said to 'thrive here mightily', was grown in the manor park by a Mr. Ward of Northamptonshire, probably William Ward …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 56 From 1817 a room in the new parish clerk's house at the north-west end of Church Lane was used as a … given an annuity of £5 for repairs to the parish clerk's house, any surplus to be used for the school; £3 or £4 of … and a hall; the Church Lane school became a private house. In 1983 c. 130 children attended the school. 70 In …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the south-east corner of Yarnton west of King's bridge. A house stood c. 1200 on the Yarnton side of the boundary. 49 … rebuilding of Yarnton Manor and by the laying out of its park. Until the late 18th century Church Lane and Mead Lane … railway line, opened in 1853, passed south of the manor park and under the Cassington road. A dispute between the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1795 and 1806. 32 In 1839 all 16 parish cottages, said to house 84 people, 'half the labouring poor' in Yarnton, were …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the payment of tithes, from which Rewley, as a Cistercian house, had been exempt. 69 Rewley abbey was dissolved in … since c. 1526 and who was presumably resident at the manor house, retained the tenancy under his friend Owen until 1541. … but by 1718 it was in 'ruinated condition' and the park had 'lately been destroyed'. 84 Demolition of the south …
A History of the County of Oxford
… John Preedy's cottage in Yarnton to be used as a meeting house. 41 The cottage may have stood at the east end of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… drain, 14th-century. ConditionGood. Secular a(2). Manor House and outbuilding, 100 yards S.E. of the church. The House is of two storeys with tiled roofs. The W. part is a … a larger building extending towards the N. The rest of the house is modern. The doorway in the N. wall has a late …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… pleasantly situated on the banks of the Tweed; the mansion-house has been enlarged and beautified, and the grounds are … former has a salary of 31. 6. 6., with 12 fees, and a good house and garden: a handsome and commodious schoolroom was … of the celebrated and unfortunate traveller, Mungo Park. The river, whose pastoral beauties have been so sweetly …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… of Westmorland, all of whom lived at Apethorpe. The manor house seems to have disappeared by the end of the 16th … and fashionable houses were copyhold or freehold; the only house of more than average status built on Westmorland land was the mill house (27). The village has always been mainly agricultural …