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A History of the County of Shropshire
… but in earlier centuries its extensive reserves of coal, ironstone, limestone, and clay were exploited, at times … than in Benthall ( c. 1630), and Benthall's winnable coal, ironstone, and good clays proved more limited. Benthall's … mineral reserves. By 1634 he had sunk pits for coal and ironstone, perhaps particularly in Benthall Marsh, and had …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… abundant, and several mines are at present in operation; ironstone, of which the produce is of very superior quality, … Devon is a remarkable spring issuing from among strata of ironstone, and used medicinally. Blairmore BLAIRMORE, a … purposes, is wrought in the southern part of the parish. Ironstone, also, is abundant, and at Black-Craig, on the …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… 4 It has been largely obliterated by quarrying operations. Ironstone quarries in this area appear to have provided … They date mainly from the 17th century and are built of ironstone, a few retaining their thatched roofs. The group by … 7 built in 1650. To the north a comparatively small ironstone house of the 17th century has been altered and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… in the centre of the parish, S. of Wellingborough Road, on ironstone, at 80 m. above OD. The church site lies to the W. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… but from the abundance and rich quality of its coal and ironstone, and the consequent establishment of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… For these advantages it is indebted to the rich mines of ironstone and coal with which the northern and western …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of stone for rough building, and extensive coal-mines; and ironstone is found. The living is a rectory, with the …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… front of the central section, representing the original ironstone house, belonged in 1842 to Ann Broughton and was … dwelling of considerable status. It is built of ironstone and limestone with a roof of Collyweston slate. The … West of the Rectory are Crane's Cottages, a restored ironstone pair with a thatched roof and dormer windows. The …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… to have been discovered in the 19th century during ironstone-quarrying S.E. of the village, on Blisworth …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and other nearby towns. Since about 1860 large open ironstone workings have become a feature of the landscape. …