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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It is situated on an acclivity above Bottesford beck, and comprises 733 a. 3 r. 6 p. The common lands were inclosed … 178 inhabitants. It is situated in the vale of the Wisk, and comprises by computation 1120 acres of land, divided … inhabitants have, from a very early period, enjoyed the benefit of certaiu lands and rent-charges granted to trustees …
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 … in 1991. In 1955 the old hall was used by 14 clubs and societies and served also as a cinema at weekends and as a …
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 … of the river Cam in the south-east; parts of the eastern and western boundaries are marked by roads. 74 The boundaries … forming the watershed between the streams feeding the Cale and those feeding the Cam. A tributary of the Cam cuts a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… day. Usually the whole amount was given to the poor, and from c. 1815 it was used to support the school and clothe schoolchildren. 72 In 1914, however, the vicar and … with a description of the type of woman who was not to benefit. 76 The income in 1979 was distributed to the poor. …
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 … Eynsham. 45 The benefice was united with Begbroke in 1984, and the joint benefice was in 1986 united with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Education Hugh Evans, vicar of Yarnton 1579-1618, and John Goad, vicar 1646-60, kept small private schools at … 49 No other school is known before the later 18th century, and the vicar reported in 1768 that the parish children were … in 1797 by a biannual payment of 18 s. from the overseers and by voluntary subscriptions. The teacher was the parish …
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 … boundaries separate Yarnton from Cassington on the west and from Begbroke on the north. A large detached part of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Manor and other estates Manor and other estates In 1005 Ealdorman Aethelmaer granted 10 … for the bishops to obtain their dues from the manor, and in the 14th century their claims to overlordship seem to …
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 … family in 1455, the lands became forfeited to the crown, and part of them were granted to Sir Walter Scott, ancestor …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… several summits. There is a barrow on it in the south and, also in the south, it was marked by many stones and mounds which survived in the later 19th century. 29 For … of the Kennet flows south-eastwards across the parish and has deposited a small amount of alluvium where it leaves …