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A History of the County of Oxford
… other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter son of Ponz held of the king 3 hides in YELFORD, together with estates in … acquittal in 1795 of Warren Hastings (d. 1818), governor-general of India, descendant of the John Hastings who sold …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) … inclosed some time ago by act of parliament. The soil in general is fertile, and well adapted to tillage, in which the … on the surrounding bleak and extensive mountains is in general use. A bequest was left by Edward Gwynn in 1760, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… N.E.) Yetminster is a parish and village 4 m. S.S.W. of Sherborne. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical a(1) Parish Church Of St. Andrew stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of local rubble with dressings …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… YIELDING, or Yelden ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from … 1069, Sweyn sent his two sons, Harold and Canute, with 240 ships and a numerous army; and these chiefs arriving in the … as his superior lords. In the reign of Richard I., a general massacre of the Jews took place here, under …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… like a CART or WAIN. HORSEs were attached by the use of a COLLAR, the difference in method resulting from the way the two types of animal apply their tractive power most effectively. By extension the term came to be applied to a pair of animals, especially oxen. 'Yoke' was also the name given …
Survey of London
… was once used generically for all the premises on the site of York House, was assigned to George Street circa 1852. Only four houses there, Nos. 6, 7, 9 and 10, all of which are on the west side of the street, contain features of architectural interest. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… York Castle THE DEFENCES OF THE CITY OF YORK AN INVENTORY Note. The walled city is … on a slightly different site, and in 1778 equipped with a steam engine. They were finally demolished in 1856. 25 St. … the three bartizans and forebuilding once rose above the general level of the battlements of the tower. In 1818 the …
Survey of London Monograph
… thought that York herald was originally the officer of Edmund of Langley, created Duke of York in 1385, but the … E.M. wt. 5, pat. 26 March, salary from 4 February 1872. 'General' de Havilland, of Havilland Hall, Bishops Hill, near … Sonnentag of the French Army, and sister and heiress of General Sir George von Sonnentag, Governor of South Russia. …
Survey of London
… Embankment Gardens is now almost the sole surviving relic of the great houses which in the medival and Renaissance … formed the river approach, was originally the town house of the Bishops of Norwich and, like its easterly neighbour, … of an anchor. The side elevations have banded columns and general surface treatment in conformity with the south front. …
Survey of London
… York Place CHAPTER 1: YORK PLACE Towards the end of the twelth century Richard of Ely (also known as Richard FitzNigel or FitzNeale), Bishop … on 3rd October, 1518. In the earlier part of the day the general peace had been proclaimed at St. Paul's, and in the …