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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with Bedminster, E. division of Somerset, 1 mile (S. by W.) from Bristol; containing, with the tythings of … vicarage, with the perpetual curacies of St. Mary's and St. Thomas' Redcliffe and Abbot's-Leigh annexed, valued … and comprises about 4000 acres; 897 are pasture, 120 woodland, and the remainder arable. The village is long and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… which 627 acres are arable, 518 meadow and pasture, and 26 woodland and plantations: the surface is slightly varied, and … a silty clay. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 10. 2., and in the patronage of the Crown: the … 622 acres, of which 404 are arable, 137 pasture, and 81 woodland; and is intersected by the road from Norwich to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Stannington, union and W. division of Castle ward, S. division of Northumberland, 6 miles (S. by E.) from … are pasture, and the remainder arable, with a little woodland and some ornamental planting. The living is a … are inclosed, and with the exception of a small portion of woodland, are arable, and in good cultivation. Copper-ore is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… fish. Benacre Hall, a large mansion, is the seat of Sir T. S. Gooch, Bart. The living is a rectory, with that of … of Liveden, comprises 4468 acres, of which above 300 are woodland, and the remainder chiefly pasture; the soil is a … 2 r. 13 p., of which 2119 acres are arable, 344 meadow, 92 woodland, and 200 pasture. The living is a perpetual curacy; …
Benson (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke)
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… with RAF Brize Norton, developed into one of Oxfordshire's two main military air stations. The extended airfield now … and of probably medieval inclosure interspersed with woodland on the slightly higher ground in the south-east. … (67 a.), and Newnham Murren, held with 67 a. of additional woodland. 17 In 1878 Gibbs's son sold the estate to the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… civil parish of Much Wenlock. 85 To the south Benthall's boundary followed the Wenlock-Broseley road before swinging … To the north Benthall Edge's steep slopes supported woodland, and to the east, on slopes towards Broseley, were … the latter partly in Broseley. Field names suggest woodland clearance. The southern part of the vill probably …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Upper division of the hundred of Dudstone and King's Barton, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 4 miles … p., of which 1660 acres are arable, 135 pasture, and 162 woodland. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books … 1587 acres, whereof two-thirds are arable, 70 acres woodland, and the rest pasture. The soil is partly light and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Bere Regis 3 BERE REGIS (8494) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 88 NE, bSY 89 SW, cSY 89 NW, dSY 89 SE, eSY 89 … lies 10 m. E.N.E. of Dorchester on the N. edge of the S. Dorset heathland. The whole of the S. half of the parish … Reading Beds and London Clay which give rise to extensive woodland. The N. part of the parish is on Chalk rising to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in a valley. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 21. 1. 3., and in the patronage of the Duchy of … four-tenths are arable, five-tenths pasture, and onetenth woodland with 72 acres of common or waste: the soil is a rich … 4335 acres, whereof 2629 are arable, 1204 pasture, 237 woodland, 167 orchard, and 62 common or waste, and is …