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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. and was irregular in shape. 94 Between 1882 and 1891 it was … was transferred to Barnham and a larger area in the north-east, including Wicks Farmhouse, to Ford. 98 The present …
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 … Inventories (mid-period), Inventories (late). Yeast [east] Yellowish living organisms that will multiply in …
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 feeder of the river Cam in the south-east; parts of the eastern and western boundaries are marked by roads. 74 The boundaries …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a church in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was probably a daughter church of the abbey, and it was still occasionally called a chapel in the 14th … bays, the chancel arch with its triple jamb shafts, the east and north-east windows of the chancel, and, probably, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Yarnton of detached parts of Begbroke parish, 14 and the sharing of lot meadows along the Thames, may indicate … seems to have comprised c. 25 a. exclusive of meadow and pasture, 15 and in 1617 a 2-yardland estate contained 44 … the Sands in the northeast, and the Marshes in the south-east. 24 In 1596 Sir William Spencer was one of the local …
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 … large detached part of Begbroke parish (118 a.) lay in the east of Yarnton in the area known as the Marshes, and a small …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Steeple Barton, Cassington, Hampton Gay, Rousham, and Whitehill (in Tackley). 16 That Yarnton was referred to … as a demesne manor. 17 Yarnton remained quit of shire and hundred after 1281, under its new owner Rewley abbey. 18 … standing on manorial waste south of Cassington Lane, south-east of Southby's, later Exeter, Farm. 31 New parish cottages …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Manor and other estates Manor and other estates In 1005 Ealdorman Aethelmaer granted 10 … the direction of Thomas Garner. 88 The balance of the east elevation was restored by building a library across the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 35 The Spencers married into Roman Catholic families, 36 and in 1646 Sir William Spencer (d. 1657) was allegedly … as a meeting house. 41 The cottage may have stood at the east end of Gravel Pits Lane. 42 Contributions to the … Oxford-Woodstock road was licensed for prayer meetings, and dissenters also met at Southby's Farm, then occupied by …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which … district formed part of the royal forest of Ettrick, and in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by … the most northern of the Shetland group, lies to the north-east of Northmavine on the Mainland, to the south-west of …