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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the Saxon kings of Northumbria, particularly of Edwin, after his conversion; and here Paulinus was employed in … handsome monuments to the families of Rant, Playter. and Day; and a Norman font. The sum of 27 per annum, arising from … Henry VIII. on his queen, Catherine, who held it till her death. In 1449, an accidental fire consumed 117 houses in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 26 s. 8 d.), 15 in 1291 at £2, and in 1341 at only 24 s. after allowance for the exempt glebe and hay tithe. 16 In 1535 the net value was £4 3 s. 5 d. after deductions which included a pension of 5 s. to Bampton; … 19 In 1808 its value was £103 and in 1831 £108, which rose after commutation of tithes in mid century to nearer £150. 20 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Standlake land and a coppice ( c. 3½ a.) kept in hand; 54 after small adjustments in the mid 19th century Manor farm … 82 In 1851 Yelford's two farms employed 12 labourers. 83 After the Lenthalls acquired both farms in 1904 they … in the earlier 20th century, and continued at College farm after J. F. Florey took on Manor farm on a yearly tenancy in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… disputes with Hardwick's officers seem to have arisen after John Hastings, usually taxed only for his inclosed … strips there were attached to holdings in Yelford, 72 and after inclosure in the mid 19th century the new fields in … or 17 people excluded the College Farm site. 9 On census day in 1851 the recorded population (17) was artificially …
A History of the County of Oxford
… overseers continued to serve Yelford until 1758 when, after a dispute, responsibility seems to have been placed on …
A History of the County of Oxford
… held by William of Hastings in the 1240s, 19 passed on his death c. 1278 to a daughter Joan, wife of Benet of Blakenham, … de Montfort, suffered temporary confiscation of his estate after the battle of Evesham in 1265. 29 In 1279 he held … to his son John. 44 John enlarged his Yelford estate in or after 1554 by purchase of the Walwyn manor there. 45 On his …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… by any architectural details of importance. There is a day and Sunday school in connexion with the Established … Independents, and Calvinistic and Wesleyan Methodists; a day school, and some Sunday schools. Poor children of the … The privilege continuing with the lords of the manor, after the abolition of the house, and the place being …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Constantine the Great, who at the time of his father's death was at York, was proclaimed emperor by the army. Of the … urns, containing ashes and burnt bones, have been dug up. After the departure of the Romans from Britain, the city … of office in the presence of the council, and on the same day proceeded to the church of the Blessed Mary, where he …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… area (E. of the Foss). In the following Inventory, after a very brief historical resume, first the two castles … included remains of the S.E. gate of the fortress. After the Saxon reconquest earls of Northumberland lived in … guns had been fired from it in honour of St. George's Day, 'the Tower was sett on fire and all the inside of it …
Survey of London Monograph
… direct from Guisnes; d. between 12 November 1537 and Lady Day 1538. Arms: Paly of 6 pieces or & argent, a chief gules. …