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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… abounds in coal and ironstone; the mines are let on lease to the Low-Moor Iron Company by Miss Currer, and T. … a parish, conformably with the provisions of that act, on the consecration of the church in November 1847. The … exertions of the incumbent, the Rev. W. Houlbrook, M.A., on an eligible site presented by Miss Currer, who also …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… 600 of which 400 accounted for utensils, stock and goods; on 5 February 1791 with William Rayment for 1,400, 1,000 on utensils and stock; and alone on 27 June 1792 for 1,400, … of St Edward's parish; poll bks; City of Cambridge, Royal Commission on Historial Monuments 1959; Cambs. RO, account …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 133 inhabitants. It is situated on an acclivity above Bottesford beck, and comprises 733 a. 3 … considerable traffic in timber, corn, and coal, is carried on. A fair for cattle is held on October 15th. The living is a vicarage, valued in the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton YAPTON The parish of Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 … once have formed a single area. Most of the parish lies on brickearth, with alluvium in the valleys of streams in the … of Yapton village. 5 There was woodland yielding six swine on what was apparently Yapton manor in 1086, 6 and a wood of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… The area measures 487 ha. (1,203 a.). 76 The parish lies on the western side of hills forming the watershed between … parish but what was formerly believed to be a British camp on God's Hill is part of a series of medieval lynchets. Those … he was in dispute with his patron in the Court of High Commission and was at law with the parish clerk. Clifford …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Spencer by will dated 1684 left a rent charge of £7 a year on Windmill field for repairs to the family chapel, with the residue given to the poor on St. Thomas's day. Usually the whole amount was given to … 'wicked' should be dropped from the list. 74 By Charity Commission Schemes of 1907 and 1913, £100 of the Fletcher …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to Yarnton and 4 to Begbroke. 32 The meadows were divided on the ground into 'shots', 5 in West mead, 3 in Oxey mead, … one third to Begbroke. Each meadow was allotted and mown on a single day on successive Mondays following the feast of St. Peter and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… YARNTON lies 4 miles (6.5 km.) north-west of Oxford, on the north bank of the river Thames. 41 The river forms the … bed. 42 Field boundaries separate Yarnton from Cassington on the west and from Begbroke on the north. A large detached … as high as the village. When the Thames Navigation Commission built a pen at King's weir in 1789 and a pound …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… which at the same time he erected into a free royalty. On the attainder of the Douglas family in 1455, the lands … been mostly drained, and irrigation has been practised on lands requiring it; the arable farms have been inclosed, … the prevailing breed; also a few of the Leicestershire on some of the farms. The cattle are of the Ayrshire crossed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… three large mills. The village, which is extensive, stands on an eminence on the north side of Airedale, commanding a fine view of the … English style, with a square embattled tower, and stands on a site given by Richard Barwick, Esq. The living is in …