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A History of the County of Oxford
… set of fields. The medieval yardland in Yarnton seems to have comprised c. 25 a. exclusive of meadow and pasture, … had in 1788 44 cows and 14 horses. 87 A Yarnton grazier, Charles Glanville (d. 1690), also held property at … (Rec. Com.), ii. 853, 855. Dugdale, Mon. v. 697-8; Black Prince's Reg. iv. 30. P.R.O., C 133/97, no. 25. Ibid. SP …
A History of the County of Oxford
… route followed by 17th-century perambulations seems not to have been recorded, 44 and in 1811 the muniments at Blenheim and 'early maps' belonging to Sir Henry Dashwood were consulted without success. 45 The … the churchyard between May 1643 and January 1645. 43 King Charles's escape from Oxford, on the night of 3 June 1644, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… granted 10 hides at YARNTON, formerly his cousin Godwin's, to his newly founded abbey at Eynsham. 63 The land was taken … by Abbot Columban, but 9 1/2 hides at Yarnton, though said to be Eynsham's, were held of the bishop by Roger d'Ivri. The … Richard Bradfield, from whom it was bought in 1973 by the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust. 82 Yarnton Manor was built …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… present name was acquired from the removal of the church to the banks of the river Yarrow, about the middle of the … of the Douglas family in 1455, the lands became forfeited to the crown, and part of them were granted to Sir Walter … Dr. Scott, an eminent chymist, and physician to King Charles II., resided at Thirlestane, in this parish, in an …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… in 1377. 32 In 1801 the population was 234. It had fallen to 218 by 1811 and had risen to its peak at 274 by 1831. For … to the Yatesbury House estate and the rest was bought by Charles Tanner and added to Yatesbury Manor farm. 73 Part of … C. Tanner, and other members of his family to trustees of Charles Harris (d. 1871) of Calne. 11 About 1930 it passed, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… and S. chapels altered in pitch, that on the N. probably to provide space for the still existing paintings over the … the E. bay indicate that this chapel was extended one bay to the E. at about the same period, the piscina of the … early 16th-century. On W. wallover tower-arch, the Prince of Wales' feathers with the motto "Ich dien," …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the united benefice of Lower Windrush. 2 Bampton, to whose large pre-Conquest parochia Yelford belonged, … the Hastings manor from 1651 until 1949, when it was sold to F. E. Parker. 13 In 1952 Parker sold it with the manor … 1593, was a local man, probably resident. 38 His successor Charles Hastings (d. 1637) was a younger son of the patron. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (in Alvescot or Clanfield) and a piece of land belonging to the royal manor of Bampton, probably the 40 a. given … 98 His son Robert, prominent in the service of the Black Prince, 99 was found in 1367 to have granted his estates … P.R.O., E 179/161/8, 10. Cal. Inq. p.m. vii, p. 113. Black Prince's Reg. iiiv, passim. P.R.O., C 143/362, no. 1, printed …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… parish is situated near the turnpike-road from Pembroke to Narberth, and comprises a small extent of land, all … him to defend himself against the attacks of the Welsh prince. It was partly destroyed by Owain Gwynedd, in 1136, … invaders; in 1150, however, it was repaired by Rhŷs, Prince of South Wales, who, and his brother Meredydd, sons of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in each mark, and Edward,. the king's son, was created Prince of Wales and Duke of Aquitaine. After the breaking up … the art of printing was first established in York, by Hugo Goes, the son of an ingenious printer at Antwerp. At the … was headed by Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland, and Charles Neville, Earl of Westmorland; on the failure of …