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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… affording tolerable pasture; the surface is watered by copious springs, and the substratum abounds with good … is pleasingly diversified. A district church dedicated to St. John was erected in 1843, at an expense of 2000, by … time of Edward III., and a curious monument supposed to be in memory of a benefactor to the parish. There is a place …
A Dictionary of London
… Bk. G. p.258). Not identified. Riley suggests that it may be identical with the "Aula Dacorum," the Guildhalla Teutonicorum, called "Olde Hall" by Stow in his description of Dowgate Ward (Memorials, xv.), … 1589 (Lond. I. p.m. III. 147). Given by Henry VIII. to Thomas lord Wriothesley, 35 H. VIII. (Dugdale, III. 540). …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 12th century or earlier re-used in the church porch may be from the chapel in existence at Yelford by 1221. 99 In the later 13th century Yelford's incumbents … in the united benefice of Lower Windrush. 2 Bampton, to whose large pre-Conquest parochia Yelford belonged, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… estate depicted in 1625, 18 together with Yelford field to the east which formed part of Hardwick's fields until … the open-field land, certainly the college estate, which by then was regarded as part of Hardwick. 24 In 1305 a … rotation of crops before the mid 17th century may be indicated by the fairly even distribution of Wadham …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 59 The village, noted for its seclusion, 60 is accessible by a single narrow lane. In 1876 the parish contained 336 a., … medieval extent was greater, the eastern part being lost to Hardwick (then in Ducklington parish) for reasons … comprised c. 310 a. worked from Yelford Manor, 64 came to be regarded as the whole parish, and although much of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (in Alvescot or Clanfield) and a piece of land belonging to the royal manor of Bampton, probably the 40 a. given before 1279 to Robert Pogeys by the lord of Yelford. 14 Walter also held Eaton Hastings … holding Yelford in the early 15th century and said to be Bartholomew's son, 37 was presumably the Thomas who held …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… parish is situated near the turnpike-road from Pembroke to Narberth, and comprises a small extent of land, all … church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is not distinguished by any architectural details of importance. There is a day … in 1847, authorizing the construction of a railway, to be called the Swansea and Amman Junction, from Ynis-y-Mond to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Atcham, hundred of Ford, S. division of Salop, 6 miles (W. by S.) from Shrewsbury. The tithes have been commuted for 175. 9. 6., of which 36. 8. 6. are payable to the impropriators. Yokefleet, county York.See Yorkfleet. … The early importance of the city must unquestionably be attributed to the Romans, who had a colony here, and who …
Survey of London
… all the premises on the site of York House, was assigned to George Street circa 1852. Only four houses there, Nos. 6, … into small squares. The hall is screened from the stairs by a semicircular keyed arch springing from panelled … the whole story of his visit to this country appears to be apocryphal. 260 William Adam bought the bottom house on …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… the circuit S.W. of the Ouse from Skeldergate Bridge, to Lendal Bridge, then, across the river, by Bootham and Monk … to St. Leonard's Hospital in 1546. It only ceased to be a prison in 1929 and still contains the courthouse for the … force after the rebuilding and extension is summarised in Rules and Regulations for the Government of York Castle …