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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
… and was a track called Mud Lane in 1997. 5 The Kennet & Avon canal was built across the parish c. 1807 and … century coal was unloaded at Wootton Rivers wharf on the Kennet & Avon canal, and a passenger boat plied between … became part of Pewsey poor-law union in 1835, 28 and of Kennet district in 1974. 29 CHURCH. A church belonging to the …
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 … and the inhabitants, abandoning the city, retired to the river-island Bevere, in which they fortified themselves, … &c, and much of it is exported by means of the Avon navigation. Brick-clay, gravel, sand, and marl, exist in …
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 …
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 …
A History of the County of Essex
… THE ancient parish of Wormingford on the south bank of the river Stour, 6 miles north- west of Colchester and 8 miles … on a relatively high plain which drains northwards to the river Stour and southwards to the river Colne. From the Stour … but fled into the Mere when pursued. 43 The River Stour Navigation Co. made the Stour navigable for barges from …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are woodland, and 1367 common or waste. The Wey and Arun navigation passes through it. The living is a rectory, valued … the soil, which is a strong clay, is fertile, and near the river the scenery is picturesque. The chapel is a neat … of the Dearne and Dove canal, communicating with the river Don, affords facilities of conveyance to the ports of …