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A History of the County of Hertford
… arable, 1,265 acres are permanent grass and 312 acres are woodland. 1 It includes the hamlet of Potten End (two miles … which are abundant in the neighbourhood. Whether the Grim's Dike, which passes across Berkhampstead Common, is … except widows, had to mow and do other work on the lord's lands. 5 It appears from some legal proceedings in the time …
Old and New London
… X. BERMONDSEY ( continued).THE ABBEY, &c. The sacred taper's lights are gone, Grey moss has clad the altar-stone, The … holy shrine to ruin sunk, Departed is the pious monk; God's blessing on his soul!" Scott. The Dissolution of … the place then enjoyed; when it is stated that there was "woodland" round about for the "pannage" of a certain number …
Berrick Salome
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… by Dorchester. 5 PARISH BOUNDARIES AND LANDSCAPE Berrick's Anglo-Saxon connections with Benson were reflected in their … in the Berrick area (Fig. 4 and Table 3). 7 The parish's more clearly defined western boundary with Warborough and … in demesne) included 4 a. of meadow, 2 a. of pasture, and woodland measuring 2 furlongs by 1 furlong. 9 The latter was …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… in Domesday Book, in 1086 it was probably part of the king's estate called Calne. 3 Berwick Bassett had no church … on Hackpen Hill and in the extreme west, and little woodland. 12 Berwick Bassett had 55 poll-tax payers in 1377. … wooded in the 18th century. 33 In 1843 it had 7 a. of woodland, of which 5 a. stood as Gorse copse to the west and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… market-town, parish, and county of itself, 55 miles (E. by S.) from Edinburgh, and 334 (N. by W.) from London; … water, and comprises 2451 Scottish acres, of which 295 are woodland, 55 meadow and pasture, and the remainder arable. … 12,864 acres, of which about 8000 are arable, about 250 woodland and plantations, and the remainder rough pasture. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Wem, hundred of Pimhill, N. division of Salop, 3 miles (S. E. by E.) from Wem; containing 167 inhabitants. Besford … inhabitants. It comprises 6345 acres, of which 798 are woodland, and 300 common. A considerable quantity of a … three-sixths are arable, two-sixths pasture, and one-sixth woodland. It is situated nearly in the centre of the county, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… from 1669 87 or one using the formerly Anglican St. George's chapel and associated with the dissenters' academy at Bishop's Hall. 88 Early ministers included Francis Bampfield, John … Squirries Street chapel built by dissenting group under W. Woodland and reg. for Prots. 1819, 80 after Wes. Circuit had …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of Iskennen, county of Carmarthen, South Wales, 8 miles (S.) from Llandilo-Vawr; comprising the Upper and Lower … and barren; the level portion contains some tracts of woodland: the soil is partly a loamy earth, resting on clay, … 1885 acres, of which 230 are arable, 870 pasture, 90 woodland, and the remainder common; the soil is wet and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the living of Kingscote annexed, valued in the king's books at 30, and in the gift of the Crown, with a net … comprises about 5000 acres, of which 1000 are arable, 50 woodland, and the remainder pasture and moorland. The … The parish comprises 5025 acres, of which 1093 are woodland. The living is a vicarage, rated in the king's books …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… 1 Land in the parish belonged to the bishop of Worcester's estate by the river Coln in the early 8th century when land … buildings were used for agricultural purposes. The woodland in Arlington which measured a league by league in … in 1826 for collecting wood. 16 In Winson the main area of woodland is Cadmoor copse. In 1840 86 a. of woodland were …