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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Corallian Beds but there is a narrow strip of Kimmeridge Clay in the E. and S.E., and an area of Oxford Clay in the W. around Deadmoor Common. Until 1920 the parish …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… soil is, for the greater portion, a loam intermixed with clay; in some parts, especially towards the river, clay and gravel; and in others, a rich black loam of great … their roots attached, are seen resting on a stratum of clay. The nearest market-towns are, Cupar, Dundee, and …
Final Concords of the County of Lincoln
… February, 12567]. Between John Bern, querent, and John de Clay and Maud his wife, impedients, of one messuage in Lincoln. Plea of warranty of charter. John de Clay and Maud have acknowledged the messuage to be the right …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… measurement: the soil of the arable grounds is a stiffish clay; there are some good pastures, and a considerable …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… merchants, still traded in 1975. 55 The underlying boulder clay could be used for brick-making. A tile-house, later …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 6 Most of the area is covered by glacial deposits: boulder clay fringed by glacial gravel overlying London Clay, which has been exposed by the action of streams. There … the Spaniards inn. 7 The resulting soil is a strong marly clay or gravel. 8 In 1871 Finchley became briefly remarkable …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… well drained, and the soil for the greater part a light clay. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… equal; the soil in some parts is a strong loam, with a clay subsoil, and in other parts a strong cold clay. The Union canal passes on the east. The living is a … by a natural breakwater consisting of an immense bank of clay, in which coarse gravel is thickly imbedded. The …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… north of Market Harborough. The soil is mainly boulder clay and blue-grey clay with some gravel. A stream flows north through the …