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A Dictionary of London
… Wharf, sometimes called the "Abbot of St. Mary of Yorkes place," 1589 (Lond. I. p.m. III. 147). Given by Henry VIII. … east in Rocque and Strype. First mention: Made a general place for lading and discharging goods by Act of Parliament, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… there. 7 In the 18th century Bampton was the usual burial place, 8 but there were also burials at Shifford, Standlake, and Ducklington, the last becoming the favoured place in the 19th century. 9 An isolated burial at Yelford, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… pottery found beneath the hall of Yelford Manor. 96 The place name, of which the early forms included Aieleforde, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Robert of Yelford by Robert at Hall was evidently the Hall Place in Shilton attached to the Walwyns' Yelford manor in …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… is situated on the banks of the Ogmore, and is a distinct place, supporting its poor and appointing its own officers, … conjointly with the parish of St. Bride's Minor, to which place it is contiguous, being only separated by the river. It … in the return for the parish. The name signifies a place abounding with thorns. Ysceibion YSCEIBION, with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… interesting monument, but without inscription. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. The moated site of an old … is probably a modification of the former, adopted when the place became the station of the sixth legion, sent into … the Mint yard; an inscription to the tutelar genius of the place; an altar dedicated to the household and other gods by …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… contained ravens and the royal menagerie. Executions took place here from 1802 to 1896 and intermittently before then … Library) and by various drawings, notably those by Francis Place of c. 1700 (Pls. 2, 3, 60) 54. On the S. an earth dam … also made in the bailey. When the castle became a regular place of execution in 1802, replacing the York Tyburn on the …