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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 100 sheep-leazes at Bratton. 37 The need of the various farmers to cross the land of others when bringing their … These sheep-droves, usually called after the respective farmers or landowners entitled to use them, are a feature of … 1,000 sheep and more were still maintained on the downs by farmers who also grew corn on a large scale. 49 But in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… under grass, particularly in high situations; and as the farmers, during the summer months, can keep almost any …
Old and New London
… that stand upon Corinthian pillars, and whole rows of tin pots showing themselves through a sash window," the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… park and Bowldown farm, which were cultivated by tenant farmers. 52 Westonbirt manor was leased in the mid 16th … farm 90 presumably included the park. In 1831 there were 4 farmers in the parish who employed 18 labourers. 91 In 1840 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… helped by weekly payments 35 and boys were apprenticed to farmers. 36 On account of high grain prices resulting from the hard winter of 1708-9 the parish encouraged local farmers to employ the poor at the usual rates of pay. 37 The …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… or not receiving the Easter communion. 74 One of the farmers in 1710 was a Quaker 75 and Westonbirt had 3 …
A History of the County of Somerset
… a. The number of recorded labourers was only 36 but some farmers gave no statistical information. 3 In 1867 potatoes … There were few gardens and no allotments, although some farmers let potato ground at £10 an acre. There were many … practitioner in the parish in 1891 15 and in 1906. Several farmers had a second occupation including butcher, thatcher, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 25 The farm was let from 1891 to a succession of tenant farmers, who from 1894 also occupied the Hall. 26 From 1939 …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… in covering the pins with a coating, either of BLOCK TIN for the best quality, or with a mixture of TIN, QUICKSILVER and LEAD. This not only gave an inferior …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 6 who had been his curate, 7 said in 1541 that because the farmers of the rectory refused to pay a minister to assist …