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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… YAXLEY (C.b.). (O.S. 6 in. V. S.E.) Yaxley is a parish and large village 4 m. S.S.W. of Peterborough. The church is … the E. wall of the chancel, most of the tower, the spire and the S. porch which, with the dressings throughout the … a cruciform church on the site in the 13th century, and of this the side walls and perhaps the ends of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeading YEADING, a hamlet, in the parish of Hayes, union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, county of Middlesex; … 3379 inhabitants. This township, which includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, … the houses, of which several are of stone, are in general well built. It is supplied with water from springs …
A Dictionary of London
… Misc. Ch. Bundle 68, file 12, No.333) (quoted in N. and Q. 11th S. 3, p.243). Not further identified. Yeuan (St.) … stable adjoined the churchyard of St. Peter's Church (L. and P.H. VIII. XIX. (t), p.86). On the east side of Peter … Further east in Rocque and Strype. First mention: Made a general place for lading and discharging goods by Act of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1853. 19 In 1086 Yelford manor had land for 3 ploughs, 20 and there may have been other, unrecorded, land in the … estates there comprised a ploughland, 10½ yardlands, and some odd acres, a total of perhaps 15 yardlands. 21 In … fields. 65 Within the main fields there had been much union of strips; pieces of 5 a. or more were commonplace, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a twice-yearly view of frankpledge for the Hastings manor, and the Greys' manor in Hardwick, Brighthampton, and Yelford had view of frankpledge and other liberties, … were recorded. 97 From 1834 Yelford belonged to Witney union, from 1894 to Witney rural district, and from 1974 to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter son of Ponz held of the … 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 Vaenor Isav Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 … inclosed some time ago by act of parliament. The soil in general is fertile, and well adapted to tillage, in which the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 in. (a)XI, S.E. (b)XXI, N.E.) Yetminster is a parish and village 4 m. S.S.W. of Sherborne. The church is the … The walls are of local rubble with dressings of Ham Hill and other local stone and the roofs are lead-covered. The Chancel was built c. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; … as his superior lords. In the reign of Richard I., a general massacre of the Jews took place here, under … these towns, thus establishing a communication for the transport of the produce of the latter to the sea. Another …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… of shaped wood designed to fit across a person's back and shoulders, with a chain hanging from each end onto which a PAIL could be attached and thus carried with less strain. OED earliest date of use: … to clothiers in towns like Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Leeds. There the cloths were fulled, frizzed and perhaps …