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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… south of the Sands, N. division of Lancashire, 2 miles (W. S. W.) from Burton-in-Kendal; containing 322 inhabitants. … denominated a borough, and though much decayed, is still of respectable appearance. A great cattle-market is … every three weeks; and a court-leet for the borough is still held annually, by the lord of the manor. The powers of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… at Yelford by 1221. 99 In the later 13th century Yelford's incumbents were called rectors 1 and the living remained a … certain parochial rights in return for a pension 3 but was still claiming Yelford as a dependent chapel in 1318. 4 That … tithe' of 20 d., possibly related to the pension, was still paid from Yelford in 1848. 18 In the early 18th century …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Yelford's medieval open fields probably covered much of the area of … and 4 yardlands recorded in 1279, there were probably still c. 15 yardlands in Yelford. The 11 yardlands on which … there was a sharp increase to £360; in 1822 the rent was still £340 with penalties as high as £40 an acre for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Introduction YELFORD YELFORD, one of Oxfordshire's smallest rural parishes until it was included in 1932 in … to severe depopulation in the later Middle Ages, Yelford's west part became an inclosed estate in single ownership, … the river Thames, and a section south-east of Yelford was still called Abingdon Lane in 1839, although by then reduced …
A History of the County of Oxford
… but in the early 17th century a tithingman was allegedly still nominated for that part of Yelford, and suit was paid … tenants of the former Grey manor paid suit to Hardwick's courts, 89 which until the 1580s nominated a separate … Yelford estate, descended from the Grey manor, were still attending Hardwick's courts. 92 Mid 16th- century …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Gloucestershire, notably Southrop. 15 Later Walter's Domesday estate, sometimes described as the honor of … 20 and in 1279 Benet held Yelford in chief as knight's fee. 21 By 1285 he had been succeeded by a minor son, 22 … resident at Yelford until later. In the 1490s Edward was still lord but his son John appears to have settled in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Roman b(1) Roman settlement (?) (SP 595745), in the S. of the parish, on Boulder Clay at 125 m. above OD. A few … over almost all of this part of Yelvertoft, much of it still surviving on the ground. In only two places is there a … Some of the houses on the S.W. side of the main street still retain markedly curved gardens or paddocks, the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) from Narberth; containing 148 inhabitants. This parish … of that description once growing here, and of which a few still remain in the churchyard. The parish is situated on the … the township of Tr-Evan; and the produce, 8 per annum, is still distributed among the inmates. Mrs. Catherine Vaughan …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… lace-making. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 13. 4.; net income, 317; patron and incumbent, … Wesleyans. The moated site of an old baronial castle is still preserved. Yockleton YOCKLETON, a township, in the … ancient usage, payments of money for the church estate are still occasionally made. Among the other monuments and tombs …
Survey of London
… many alterations. The upper flights of the stairs still retain their original close strings, turned balusters …