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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… of Northampton and the R. Nene. It is separated from the river for most of its length by Hardingstone parish except at …
A History of the County of Oxford
… acres of central Oxfordshire, bounded on the east by the river Cherwell, on the north by its tributary the Swere, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… uplands of central Oxfordshire, partly on the flat river gravels of the Thames valley, was not a distinct …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 99 An intermittent head stream of the Christchurch Avon flows from north-east to south-west across the south … and was a track called Mud Lane in 1997. 5 The Kennet & Avon canal was built across the parish c. 1807 and was opened … coal was unloaded at Wootton Rivers wharf on the Kennet & Avon canal, and a passenger boat plied between Wootton Rivers …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… advantages of its situation near a fordable part of the river Severn, and on the confines of a thick forest, it was … part of the county, including the Valley of the Avon, the adjoining uplands to the north of that river, and … south of Pershore, and on the south-eastern side of the Avon, rising to the height of nearly 900 feet. But by far the …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Holdfast and other villages borde= ring upon the said river of Seaverne who worke with forestalling netts which … not, they drive backe, that they cannot come up the said river; and by reason thereof your petitioners are like to perish, the said river being thus destroyed for fishing; your petitioners …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… a wooden bridge standinge uppon arches of stone, over the river of Teame in Teamburie afforesaid, beinge a markett …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… tymber bridge consistinge of seaven arches over the river of Avon in the parish of Eckington fitt and convenient for all …
A History of the County of Essex
… century onwards, included strips in meadows alongside the river. Some were called 'half-year lands' in the 19th … including the 8 a. of land, partly bordering the river Stour, which Thomas le Harpur gave to the prioress and … there was woodland for 116 swine. 57 Alder groves near the river Stour were recorded in the early 13th century. 58 A …