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A History of the County of Gloucester
… in or near the channel later known as the Old Severn and crossed by the Foreign bridge. After the fortress became a colony in the 2nd century, stone walls and gates were provided, as well as a stone quay and quayside … 10th century or later much of the urban area was used for agriculture. 7 Gloucester was still, however, regarded as an …
A History of the County of Oxford
… course of the Thames, are sometimes regarded as artificial and due to the political circumstances of Viking days when it … London land in the Chilterns, Danish Northamptonshire, and the Lady of Mercia's country in Warwickshire and Gloucestershire. Geographically it is not so unnatural as …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… closely tied to Castle Cary it had its own common fields and park, which had been largely inclosed by the 1680s. THE … surrounded by a pale 15 ft wide but had been improved for agriculture. 17 It may have prevented settlement north and … 2 It was sold c. 1918 to John Clothier. 3 ECONOMIC HISTORY AGRICULTURE In 1086 Ansford had six ploughlands and gelded …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the former village of Hale, mentioned in Domesday Book and deserted as a result of the Black Death (RCHM, Northants. … in Domesday belonged to the royal vill of Nassington, and was a chapelry of Nassington until it was made a separate … parish in the 19th century. In the late 15th century Hale and Apethorpe were acquired by Sir Guy Wolston, an officer in …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Appendices Kendal Castle and the Westmorland coat of arms APPENDICES. I.KENDAL CASTLE. An Indenture of lease and release dated 21 October (5 George III), 1765, recites … a ram's head, as illustrated in Garnett's, Westmorland Agriculture, p. 154, instead of the statant Herdwick for a …
Memorials of the Guild of Merchant Taylors
… exclusive of the Repairs (except since the year 1821), and exclusive also of the cost of the Exhibitions over and above any provision that may have been made for them (by … in versification, to go to the University. Preferring agriculture, he went to the Agricultural College at …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
… the Honourable the House of Commons by the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the several Parishes throughout England upon Oath of various Receipts and Expenditures respecting the poor of the said several … is ordered by the Vestry that a copy of Requisitions and the Returns made thereto respecting the parish be …
The Environs of London
… Grove-hill. A descriptive account of Dr. Lettsom's house and gardens at Grove-hill, in this parish, has been published … a Horticultural Sketch." The gardens contain a large and valuable collection of European and American plants. In the house, among other curiosities, …
Journal of the House of Lords
… in the Chair. The Reverend Edmund Dawson is called in, and examined as follows: You are a Clergyman in the Parish of … and Experience, who was President of the Board of Agriculture; I mean Sir John Sinclair. Your Lordship cannot … unprofitable. Is not your Lordship of Opinion that Agriculture in no Country can be carried on to the best …
Journal of the House of Lords
… in the Chair. The Reverend George Wells is called in, and examined as follows: Where do you reside? At Weston, in … with any Accuracy; the Parishes are of a moderate Size, and I am not aware of the Population. Can you speak to the … present Rents? The present Rents have become so alterable and altered, I can hardly speak of them with any Precision; I …
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