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A History of the County of Oxford
… John Goad, vicar 1646-60, kept small private schools at the vicarage. 49 No other school is known before the later … he had difficulty teaching them the catechism. 50 A school for 6 or 8 children, in existence by 1780, 51 may have been … 1875. 58 The school was incorporated with the National Society in 1831. 59 It was attended in 1833 by 59 children on …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of that river. The surrounding district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was … the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, that monarch conferred the lands, which at … by the encouragement held out by the Selkirkshire Pastoral Society, established under the patronage of the late Lord …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… YATESBURY Yatesbury village stands 7 km. east of Calne. 27 The parish, 1,674 a. (677 ha.), was absorbed by Cherhill … and mounds which survived in the later 19th century. 29 For much of its length the boundary is marked by roads. Chalk … 41 who in 1928 transferred it to the Church Pastoral Aid Society. 42 In 1994 the society was a member of the patronage …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeading - Yettington Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, … subscription, aided by grants of 300 from the Incorporated Society, a like sum from the Commissioners for Building Churches, and 400 from the Ripon Diocesan …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Church CHURCH. Masonry of the 12th century or earlier re-used in the church porch may … evidently surrendered certain parochial rights in return for a pension 3 but was still claiming Yelford as a dependent … 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
… AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter son of Ponz held of the king 3 hides in YELFORD, together with estates in … or Clanfield) and a piece of land belonging to the royal manor of Bampton, probably the 40 a. given before 1279 … as the honor of Hastings, was held by the Hastings family for 5 knights' fees, of which the Oxfordshire portion …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Culm is found in some parts of it, but it is worked only for home consumption and the supply of the immediate … at 5. 3. 9., endowed with 400 private benefaction and 400 royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Baron de Rutzen: … and the other conducted on the British and Foreign School Society's system. Of five Sunday schools, one is in connexion …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… but without inscription. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. The moated site of an old baronial castle is … escape to York, and bringing with him the seal, joined the royal party; for which he was afterwards proclaimed by the … all of which are well supported. The Philosophical Society was instituted in 1822, and in 1826 obtained from the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… York Castle THE DEFENCES OF THE CITY OF YORK AN INVENTORY Note. The … but the city normally leased the ditch and ramparts for grazing and the gates and larger towers as houses. In … castle has been, like the Tower of London, a fortress, a royal palace, a mint, and a prison, as well as a court of …
Survey of London Monograph
… HERALD Spelman thought that York herald was originally the officer of Edmund of Langley, created Duke of York in … John Water alias Yorke, herald, as fee of his office and for services to Richard III, his predecessors and ancestors, … St George, senior; educ. an attorney; Captain of Horse in royal army 16418 ( Cal. S. P. Dom. 16634, p. 108; 1670, p. …