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A History of the County of Oxford
… YARNTON lies 4 miles (6.5 km.) north-west of Oxford, on the north bank of the river Thames. 41 The river forms the … 49 The name was preserved in the 17th century in Frize or Frice farm and grounds, 50 and that corner of Yarnton was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cousin Godwin's, to his newly founded abbey at Eynsham. 63 The land was taken at the Conquest by Remigius, bishop of … half hide, which presumably merged with the larger estate on or before Odo's death in 1097. Yarnton was held thereafter … a house and 2 yardlands was sold in 1576 by Richard Dalby to Robert Townsend of Cassington. 99 Robert conveyed it …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Yarpole is a parish and village 4 m. N.N.W. of Leominster. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical a(1). … the main roof are mostly modern, but those of the lantern or bell-chamber are partly old; three sides of the lantern … ranges of pierced quatrefoils in old oak; the quatrefoils on the E. side are of later date. The Roof of the nave (Plate …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Yarrow - Zetland Y Yarrow YARROW, a parish, in the county of Selkirk, 9 miles (W.) from Selkirk; containing, … which at the same time he erected into a free royalty. On the attainder of the Douglas family in 1455, the lands … is associated with reminiscences of deeper interest, or more closely identified with the finest strains of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Yarwell 57 YARWELL (OS 1:10000 a TL 09 NW, b TL 09 NE) The parish, covering some 760 hectares, lies E. of the R. … between 40 ft. and 230 ft. above OD. The greater part lies on limestone and marls, except in the extreme W. where the … found only 20 cm. below the ground surface. No tessellated or tiled floors were uncovered but pottery of the 2nd and 3rd …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 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 … all the larger and fashionable houses were copyhold or freehold; the only house of more than average status built …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… YATESBURY Yatesbury village stands 7 km. east of Calne. 27 The parish, 1,674 a. (677 ha.), was absorbed by Cherhill … is marked by few prominent natural features, although on the east its roughly straight lines link or approach several summits. There is a barrow on it in the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… XLVII, N.W.) Yatton is a small parish 4 m. N.E. of Ross. The disused chapel, dating from the 12th century, and Dean's … the middle of the 12th century. At some date in the 16th or 17th century much of the N. wall fell or was re-built; the … have grooved and chamfered imposts with a beast's head on the E. side; two jamb-stones, on the E. side, have spiral …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… is a parish and large village 4 m. S.S.W. of Peterborough. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Peter (Plate 162) stands on the N.W. side of the village. The walls generally are of rubble, more or less coursed, except the E. wall of the chancel, most of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… 6 in. XXV, S.E.) Yazor is a parish 8 m. N.W. of Hereford. The old church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical (1). Old Parish Church of St. John the Baptist stands on the S. side of the parish. The walls are of local … South Transept appears to have been built late in the 13th or early in the 14th century, at which time there was also a …