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A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it had 1,740 a. … of Stakers farm in 1896 allowed the vicar to put up an iron recreation room on land next to the school in North End … and early 20th centuries 87 were those of wood dealer and coal and manure merchant, tea dealer, station master, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … a yard, was the equivalent of the rod, perch or pole and consisted of 16½ FOOT. OED earliest date of use: 1377 for … case the yellow colour occurs through the presence of an iron oxide. It was used as a PIGMENT. OED earliest date of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… It consists of land sloping generally N. between 110 m. and 66 m. above OD, and is entirely on Boulder Clay except where the down-cutting … and is traceable for some 200 m. d(3) Enclosures and Iron Age Settlement (SP 859552; Fig. 162), 200 m. S.E. of (1) …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… of the same material; the roofs are covered with tiles and stone slates. There appears to have been a church here of … by some capitals at the vicarage, the re-set S. doorway and probably the tower-arch. The Chancel was re-built at some … of the yard, is of six bays and is roofed with corrugated iron. The barn S.W. of the yard is of five bays and is partly …
A History of the County of Somerset
… shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only natural boundary is a … of the river Cam in the south-east; parts of the eastern and western boundaries are marked by roads. 74 The boundaries … 25. Ibid. D/D/Va 1840, 1843; DD/WR 12; Harrison, Harrod, & Co., Dir. Som. (1859). P.O. Dir. Som. (1866, 1875); P.R.O., …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Thames. 41 The river forms the southern parish boundary, and a tributary stream known as Rowel brook in the north and as Kingsbridge brook in the south formed the eastern … artefacts, suggesting that the site was occupied from the Iron Age to Romano-British times. Despite some fragments of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… 6 in. (a)VII, S.W., (b)XII, N.W.) Yarpole is a parish and village 4 m. N.N.W. of Leominster. The church is the … seems to have been re-built, the North Aisle was added, and the S. porch largely re-built. The tower was restored in … a(19). Cottage, 200 yards N.E. of (18), has a modern iron roof. a(20). Cottage, on the E. side of the road, about …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which … is found in some places, with aluminous shale; pyrites of iron and calcareous spar are also prevalent, and nodules of … their wide estates were divided among four daughters, co-heiresses, of whom the eldest, who possessed the manor of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the R. Nene. It has always been a chapelry of Nassington, and served by a curate. Yarwell is not named in Domesday Book … late 15th century the manor had passed to Sir Guy Wolston, and from him it passed to the Earls of Westmorland, all of … is now partitioned off and alienated. Windows have cast-iron frames and glazing bars. Fig. 222 Yarwell (11) Plan and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… some 760 hectares, lies E. of the R. Nene, between 40 ft. and 230 ft. above OD. The greater part lies on limestone and marls, except in the extreme W. where the higher ground … field immediately to the W. a complete Roman pot and some Iron Age sherds have been found during quarrying ( BNFAS, 4 …