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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wothersome - Wrayton Wothersome WOTHERSOME, a township, in the parish of Bardsey, Lower division of the wapentake of … gives name to the hundred, is about nine miles in length and one mile in average breadth; it includes Leith Hill, and comprises 4176 acres, of which 563 are common or waste. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of the … from the village, comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; the soil is … a short time, before the year 1188, when they removed to Ireland, and founded Wythney Abbey. Wyesham WYESHAM, a …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XCII. Charter by King James VI., confirming all rights and privileges, previously granted to the Burgh and City of … Glasguenses gesto, erexerunt burgum et ciuitatem eiusdem in burgum regalem, investando eundem cum libertatibus et … by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all good men of his …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… of the expenses incurred by the magistrates, burgesses, and inhabitants of the Burgh and City of Glasgow in supporting the Metropolitan Church and upholding the … by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, and defender of the faith, to all good men of his …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XCVII Sasine concerning the customs and duties of the Trone of the Burgh (1615) XCVII. Sasine … dated 3 March 1615, granted by the College of Glasgow in favour of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community … by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, the years forty-ninth and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yaddlethorpe - Yazor Y Yaddlethorpe YADDLETHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of Bottesford, union of Glandford-Brigg, E. … It is situated on an acclivity above Bottesford beck, and comprises 733 a. 3 r. 6 p. The common lands were inclosed … a septennial fine of 100, are derived from an estate in Ireland, now worth 6000 per annum, but of which a lease for …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… N.E. of Cirencester) Disjointed traces of a terrace-way in Streetfold lie along the N. side of copse banks between about SP 06651384 and 06741387, where the remains of a terrace 10 ft. wide are … in D. Hill and M. Jesson (ed.), The Iron Age and its Hill-forts (1971), 97103 (nucleated settlements as market centres …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… eard] A term with several meanings, the most important in the Dictionary Archive being a unit of linear measure that … This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … and Prussia (defined as SPRUCE), and WOOLLEN yarns from Ireland. Kerridge notes that the chief stimulus in this …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) YIELDING, or Yelden ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; … comprises 1912 acres, of which 836 are arable, 800 meadow and pasture, 10 woodland, and 177 common, roads, and waste. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… area (W. of the Ouse), the Central area (between the Ouse and the Foss), and the Walmgate area (E. of the Foss). In the following Inventory, after a very brief historical …