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A History of the County of Oxford
… in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was probably a … Richard Brainthwaite, grandfather of the then lord, Sir William Spencer, presented. Oxford University presented in 1646 on the grounds that Sir William was a recusant. 52 In 1731 Benjamin Swete, owner of a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Economic history Economic history The presence in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the sharing of … and the Marshes in the south-east. 24 In 1596 Sir William Spencer was one of the local landlords whose … the Begbroke balls are Boat, Perry, Walter Geoffrey, and William of Bladon. Tenants and taxpayers recorded in Yarnton …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Education Education Hugh Evans, vicar of Yarnton 1579-1618, and John Goad, vicar 1646-60, kept … in existence by 1780, 51 may have been the precursor of a Sunday school established in 1783. 52 The latter was … to the construction on the Rutten Lane site in 1971 of the William Fletcher County Primary School, with seven classrooms …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Introduction YARNTON lies 4 miles (6.5 km.) north-west of Oxford, on the north bank of the river Thames. 41 The … built soon after 1829 by Thomas Robinson, nephew of William Fletcher, mentioned below, and owner of a farm in the … in 17th- century style, it was built in 1817 by Alderman William Fletcher of Oxford, whose arms appear on the south …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 63 The land was taken at the Conquest by Remigius, bishop of Dorchester, later bishop of Lincoln, who eventually … Durant of Cottesmore (Rut.), possibly for the latter's son William. 74 In 1580 it was bought by William (d. 1609), third son of Sir John Spencer of Althorp. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Nonconformity Nonconformity In 1634 the Irish wife of Ellis Perrott, member of a prominent Yarnton family, … married into Roman Catholic families, 36 and in 1646 Sir William Spencer (d. 1657) was allegedly recusant. 37 The only self-confessed Catholic was Sir William's grandson William (d. 1683). 38 John Goad, vicar …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; containing, with the … of ancient and modern Europe; and his kinsman, Colonel William Russell, distinguished for his military exploits in … is faithfully descriptive. These lands were granted by William the Lion to Hugh de Gifford, son of an English …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Yarwell 24 YARWELL (Fig. 218) Yarwell is a parish of 490 hectares on the W. of the R. Nene. It has always been a chapelry of Nassington, … period when the quarries were most active. Of these masons William Sanderson, who died in 1803, is distinguished by his …
The Rulers of London 1660-1689
… Yates - Young Y YATES, William Co Co Cheap, 1688-91 Tory, 1690 (1) Cf William Yate, widower, of St Mary Colechurch, worth £600, 1695 (2) (1) Bodl Lib, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Yatesbury YATESBURY Yatesbury village stands 7 km. east of Calne. 27 The parish, 1,674 a. (677 ha.), was absorbed by … and it passed in the direct line to Robert 1 (fl. 1680), William 2 (fl. 1701), 3 and Thomas (fl. 1711). 4 It is likely … it in 1795. 8 From 1810 or earlier the manor was held by William Tanner (d. 1826), and it descended in turn to his son …