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A History of the County of Oxford
… 17 Yarnton remained quit of shire and hundred after 1281, under its new owner Rewley abbey. 18 The last known meeting …
A History of the County of Oxford
… resident at the manor house, retained the tenancy under his friend Owen until 1541. 71 The freehold passed to … sold it in 1718 to Benjamin Swete, formerly army paymaster under John Churchill, duke of Marlborough. 78 Swete devised … of the 17th century, 87 Restoration was begun in 1897 under the direction of Thomas Garner. 88 The balance of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… held out by the Selkirkshire Pastoral Society, established under the patronage of the late Lord Napier, and which holds … the farms, than the plough; and the small portions of land under tillage present in many parts specimens of great … of being rendered doubly valuable by being brought under tillage. The prevailing rocks are gneiss, with portions …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… court leet, but after c. 1720 there were few presentments under leet jurisdiction. 21 In 17756 41 was spent on poor … in the new south wall. 73 In 1854 the church was restored under the direction of C. H. Gabriel. The chancel, which by …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… winged beast; the mouldings of the corbels are continued under the springing of the outer orders of the arch. Above … of two chamfered orders with moulded labels and mask-stops under the N. ends of the labels; the inner order rests on … lights, with skeleton-tracery as in the N. chapel, and all under a segmental-pointed head with moulded labels and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Font: In modern churchoctagonal bowl with moulded under-edge, plain stem and modern base, 15th-century. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… privileges. The inhabitants were likewise incorporated, under the designation of the Portreeve and Burgesses of … of about 3000, then became an ecclesiastical parish, under the act 6th and 7th Victoria, cap. 37. The church, a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… paid on land worth £18 and William Edwards, assessed under Hardwick, on goods worth £4; in 1600 the Hastings land …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 47 and by 1610 Yelford was occupied by his son John. 48 Under a settlement of 161819 parts of Yelford were granted as …