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A History of the County of Oxford
… on the cornbrash. The parish contained large areas of woodland, notably in Bladon wood between the Evenlode and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… by admeasurement 3986 acres, of which nearly 100 are woodland; the scenery is altogether uninteresting, and the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 16 The parish was said to consist mostly of pasture and woodland in the early 18th century, 17 but at the end of the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… brook 5 to the south-east. About a third of the parish is woodland, most of it lying on the spur of high ground … on the east; in 1839 there were an estimated 276 a. of woodland. 6 Fifty acres of conifers were planted on waste …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Hall, Stanley farm, and Stud farm, and some of the woodland, was bought in 1935 by the Salesian Society which … training. 93 The Huntley Manor estate acquired 175 a. of woodland in Blaisdon c. 1932. 94 There were chief houses for …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… combe, S. of The Down House. Much of this dyke lies within woodland; where best preserved it comprises a scarp, 3 ft. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… comprises 4112 a. 1 r. 1 p., of which about 500 acres are woodland, 100 pasture, and onethird of the rest meadow and … which 611 acres are arable, 146 meadow, 386 downs, and 253 woodland: the soil is chalky, and the surface level and dry. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for the riverside farmers. The river Severn, the extensive woodland, and streams for powering mills and forges all …
A History of the County of Oxford
… park was retained as a deer park, particularly the ancient woodland in the south- west later called High Park, where … Mall, the radiating avenues in Lower Park, and the ancient woodland of High Park were preserved, although some felling … by the 11th duke. In addition to the large areas of woodland maintained for game there was extensive planting of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the king's houses may have been defined before 1086 when woodland attached to the nearby royal manor of Wootton was … between its bare landscape and the well preserved ancient woodland of the later High Park, its bold protrusion into … most of the present northern park and much of the ancient woodland of High Park. Many references to park walls relate …