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A History of the County of Oxford
… the 'bays' or sluices in the meadows, repaired the river banks, and cleansed the river, the ditches, and the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… well-preserved remains of rectangular closes bounded by banks and ditches. (5) Settlement Remains (783070), of the … yds. long on either side; the closes are bounded by low banks and scarps. (6) Cultivation Remains. Nothing is known … Head on the S. The dyke consists of a ditch between two banks and it was formerly about 440 yds. long, although only …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is generally thin and light, but in the meadows on the banks of the river of richer quality 3 the surface has a … on the south-east by a canal, 35 feet broad, on the banks of which are wooden buildings for the manufacture of …