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The Environs of London
… upon gravel and clay; sandy loam upon a clay bottom; and strong loam upon the same; the meadows are black moor earth. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… successor Ralph Lovel (fl. 1121). 13 It stands in a strong defensive position with a rectangular bailey on the … a history of Wincanton and several pamphlets, and was a strong supporter of the temperance movement and education. 18 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of 10,000. In the parish are two mineral springs, one a strong saline, the other chalybeate, and nearly similar to … that monarch, surrounded with walls, and defended by three strong gates, which formed the principal entrances, and are … at Winchester as the seat of government, and built a strong castle at the south-west extremity of the city, in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… infested with outlaws and landless men, 42 the bishop kept strong patrols of men-at-arms mounted and on foot for sixteen … bailiffs of Winchester were ordered to provide a good and strong cart with three horses to carry it to London. Ibid. 17 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the piles on which the tower was built were not strong enough to support the additional weight. Five years …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… both the middle and upper baileys and connecting them by a strong curved wall as a defence to the great tower on the … the queen's parsimony, nothing was done in the castle, and strong measures had at last to be taken to save it from … Palace, and, although George III eventually developed a strong liking for Windsor, the castle, except as regards the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… of John's evil counsellors, who filled the castle with a strong garrison of foreign mercenaries. The army of the … this disturbed time, had very wide powers and ruled with a strong hand. They were often appointed as farmers of the … grave ground for suspicion. He threw into the castle a strong force of his own supporters, sent letters to the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… acres of wood; the surface is undulated, and the soil a strong fertile clay. The living is a rectory, valued in the … part is arable, with 2000 acres of woodland; the soil is a strong clay, producing excellent crops of wheat. Considerable …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for the most part flat and unvaried; the soil is chiefly a strong loam, on clay and red-sandstone. The road from …