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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… the S.E., north-westwards to Cranborne Chase. The central and northern parts of the area, on Chalk, are drained by the headwaters of the R. Allen and the R. Crane which flow through broad, open valleys between 400 ft. and 180 ft. above O.D.; the S.E. part, a well-wooded …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… W. by Ermine Street, with some adjustments in either case, and on the S. by the river Rhee. The boundary on the E. with … it rises to a scarp over 250 ft. above O.D., through chalk and gault, to river gravel at about 50 ft.; but the chalk … may be as old, or slightly older. The Belts are now mixed plantations which no doubt include many of the original …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of Wincanton lies in the south-east part of the county and at its centre is the largest town of the district. 81 The … ha. (247 a.); over half had fewer than 30 ha. (74 a.). 39 Trade and industry The name Rack Haies, recorded in 1558, … themselves as former weavers. 57 The retail cloth trade also flourished during the 17th and 18th centuries with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wincanton - Windy Nook Wincanton (St. Peter and St. Paul) WINCANTON ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a … to the inhabitants; but in the 12th of Charles I., the trade being restrained, the plantations were neglected. The principal branches of …
Survey of London
… Winchester House and Park CHAPTER 6: WINCHESTER HOUSE AND PARK Early in the 12th century the Abbey of Bermondsey … of the Estate is the principal centre of the Ironfoundry trade in London." 83 Some portions of the estate were sold …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester Fairs and trades EARLY HISTORY THE FAIR OF ST. GILES Winchester, … standing, though Bristol naturally took the bulk of their trade, but they were certainly accustomed to visit the fair … every function of civic government and the regulation of trade 30 was transferred to the episcopal officials. As we …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… chalk down-land. Roman roads approach it from all sides, and the Itchen while navigable brought it into touch with Southampton, and so with the centres of continental trade. The present area of the city is 1,906 acres, that … or rents in the city or suburb and all who lived by trade and 'got gain' to contribute to the repair of the walls …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… owed its first beginnings to its important geographical and political status 3 rather than to any deliberate trade organization. Whether the gild merchant existed before or only after the Conquest it was only a part, and at first not necessarily a vital part of the borough …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is nearly in the centre of the peninsula of Holderness, and consists of about 2000 acres. Two-thirds are arable, and … and pasture in nearly equal portions, 360 woodland and plantations, and the remainder sites of buildings, roads, and … is large, and possesses a considerable and increasing trade in the weaving of stockings, for which about 200 frames …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… NW) The parish lies in the valley of the Winterborne brook and has an area of 3,436 acres, entirely on Chalk. Until 1933 … Abbas parish included the W. part of Whitechurch village, and the parish church thus stood outside its own parish. … in the W. part of the village. The walls are of flint and rubble with ashlar dressings, and of banded flint and …