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A History of the County of Oxford
… but no services; the croft may well have been ½ yardland, making the total holding of the halfyardlanders 1 hide. There …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… part of the parish, and the clay is well adapted for making tiles for roofing and draining, for which purpose the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and dairy farming, with particular emphasis on cheese-making. 82 In 1851 Yelford's two farms employed 12 labourers. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… converting the pig-iron into castings, with fineries for making the refined metal used by the tin-manufacturers. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… waste. Many of the women and children are employed in lace-making. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books … the clothdressers, for the purpose of raising the nap on cloth, before it undergoes the operation of shearing. … manufactures consisted formerly of the coarser kinds of cloth; but at present "Yorkshire cloth" no longer conveys the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… etc. The term was also used elliptically for YORKSHIRE CLOTH. OED earliest date of use: c1386 Found describing ALE, … STOCKINGS Found described as RED See also YORKSHIRE CLOTH, YORKSHIRE HAM. Sources: Inventories (early), … was due to the quality of the SALT used in their making [Glasse (1747)]. Such hams were widely advertised. OED …