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A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford's medieval open fields probably covered much of the area of the Hastings family's inclosed estate depicted in 1625, 18 … together with Yelford field to the east which formed part of Hardwick's fields until inclosure in 1853. 19 In 1086 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Introduction YELFORD YELFORD, one of Oxfordshire's smallest rural parishes until it was included in 1932 in the civil parish of Hardwick-with-Yelford, 58 lies 3 miles (4.75 km.) south of Witney and 3 miles east of Bampton, 59 The village, noted …
A History of the County of Oxford
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In 1279 there was a twice-yearly view of frankpledge for the Hastings manor, and the Greys' manor in Hardwick, Brighthampton, and Yelford had view of frankpledge and other liberties, including gallows. 86 … a tithingman was allegedly still nominated for that part of Yelford, and suit was paid to Bampton manor, whose lord …
A History of the County of Oxford
… other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter son of Ponz held of the king 3 hides in YELFORD, together with estates in … and Alwoldsbury (in Alvescot or Clanfield) and a piece of land belonging to the royal manor of Bampton, probably the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… covering just over 900 hectares, occupies a narrow strip of land which widens at the E. end. Its W. boundary is formed … 95 m. and 145 m. above OD and except in the extreme W. of the parish where Lower Lias Clay is exposed most of the area is covered by Boulder Clay. The western …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) from Narberth; … from Pembroke to Narberth, and comprises a small extent of land, all inclosed and cultivated. Culm is found in some …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… N.E.) Yetminster is a parish and village 4 m. S.S.W. of Sherborne. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical a(1) Parish Church Of St. Andrew stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of local rubble with dressings …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… YIELDING, or Yelden ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from … by conferring the honour of knighthood on the mayor and recorder. While Charles remained here, the Scots demanded an … bounded on the south by the Humber, and the counties of Lincoln, Nottingham, and Derby; on the south-west, for a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… York Castle THE DEFENCES OF THE CITY OF YORK AN INVENTORY Note. The walled city is divided … as the tower 'within the castle' on which Henry of Lincoln, a carpenter, spent 28 13 s. 9 d. on renewing the …
Survey of London Monograph
… thought that York herald was originally the officer of Edmund of Langley, created Duke of York in 1385, but the first reliable reference to York is …