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A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… early 19th century squatter cottages were erected on the waste. 16 At least three were taken into the Ricardos' … Oak in Berrow. 31 Squatter cottages were erected on the waste in the later 18th and early 19th century 32 and most … 6 signifying their origins in clearings from woodland or waste. 7 In the late 14th century parcels of the demesne were …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 80 pasture, 38 woodland, and about 220 acres roads and waste. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at … arable, 381 meadow and pasture, 119 wood, and 76 common or waste. The soil is rather of a sandy nature; the surface is …
The Environs of London
… broom grows; the great quantity of that plant on all the waste places near the town, sufficiently corroborates this … about 3000 acres of land, of which 350 are wood 2, 250 waste, the remainder arable and meadow, but principally the …
Survey of London
… of the eighteenth century it appears to have been either waste land or copyhold of the manor of Earl's Court. 224 At …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… it was inclosed about 1805, together with all the other waste lands, and now forms some of the most valuable land in …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… township comprises 3130 acres, of which 600 are common or waste land. The tithes have been commuted for 334. 10., of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… nearly demolished by William, King of Scotland, who laid waste the town: the building was subsequently restored, and, … one-half is inclosed and cultivated, and the remainder waste; the soil of the higher parts of the inclosed land, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… small properties let for lives, 22 cottages, and 29 a. of waste near the Benthall boundary; Francis Adams bought over … When Helgot, lord in 1086, obtained 'Bosle' it was waste. There were two ploughteams in 1086, but apparently … arable, 940 a. of meadow and pasture, 202 a. of wood and waste, and 82 a. of gardens. The seven main farms then lay …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Avon, comprises 1677 acres, of which 39 are common or waste; the soil is good, and great quantities of gravel are …