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A History of the County of Oxford
… Introduction YARNTON lies 4 miles (6.5 km.) north-west of Oxford, on the north bank of the river Thames. 41 The … of Oxford, whose arms appear on the south gable. A new school was built in 1864 halfway along the lane. 19 The … of Church Lane, with a branch beginning north of the old school and emerging east of the Red Lion. 21 The emparking of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 63 The land was taken at the Conquest by Remigius, bishop of Dorchester, later bishop of Lincoln, who eventually … by the Revd. C. K. F. Brown, headmaster of Cokethorpe School, near Witney. He sold it in 1963 to Richard Bradfield, … Manor was used c. 1960 as a dormitory for Cokethorpe School, and from 1973 housed the Postgraduate Centre for …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; containing, with the … of that river. The surrounding district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was … a handsome and commodious schoolroom was built for this school in 1830. The master of the school at Ettrick-Bridge …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… TL 09 NE) The parish, covering some 760 hectares, lies E. of the R. Nene, between 40 ft. and 230 ft. above OD. The … is covered by Boulder Clay. The intensive occupation of Yarwell during the Roman period is particularly … building revealed by excavation. This was dug by Oundle School in 1953 but no report was published. Photographs taken …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Yarwell 24 YARWELL (Fig. 218) Yarwell is a parish of 490 hectares on the W. of the R. Nene. It has always been … (2) Methodist Chapel (2) Methodist chapel and Sunday school (Fig. 221), built in 1840 (Whellan) the licence being … for access to a gallery installed at the time. A Sunday school above the passage opened off the gallery, but is now …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Yatesbury YATESBURY Yatesbury village stands 7 km. east of Calne. 27 The parish, 1,674 a. (677 ha.), was absorbed by … In the 19th century the rectory house was demolished and a school was built near the site. 58 A few cottages stood … boundary south-east of the airfield, and a signals school was built south-west of Windmill Hill and in Yatesbury …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… V. S.E.) Yaxley is a parish and large village 4 m. S.S.W. of Peterborough. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Peter (Plate 162) stands on the N.W. side of the … (9). Cottage, 40 yards N.E. of (8), and opposite S. end of school. (10). House (Plate 163), three tenements, 150 yards …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Yettington Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, county of … The Society of Friends have a place of worship, with a school attached; and there is a Roman Catholic chapel, of … endowment of 130 per annum, with a residence. A national school, built in 1841, is supported by subscription; and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Church CHURCH. Masonry of the 12th century or earlier re-used in the church porch … Standlake, and Stanton Harcourt in the united benefice of Lower Windrush. 2 Bampton, to whose large pre-Conquest … included Nicholas West (1489-98), later a prominent royal envoy and bishop of Ely. 35 John Latham (d. 1567) seems …
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 … or Clanfield) and a piece of land belonging to the royal manor of Bampton, probably the 40 a. given before 1279 … Henry Ball adopted the surname and arms of Lenthall by royal licence in 1916. 60 Edith Lenthall sold her Yelford …