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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Vaila Sound. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture and fishing. Some of the farms contain six acres; … features of grandeur and sublimity. The system of agriculture, though far from being perfect, has been much … the inhabitants being mostly employed either in agriculture or in the fisheries. There is no village. The …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 350 a., were inclosed under an Act of 1865, partly for agriculture and partly for new roads and houses. 83 The area …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Walsall Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. By at least the later 12th century most of … evidence of bee-keeping in the early 17th century. By 1801 agriculture was already of secondary importance owing to … borough, 79 and by 1966 only 90 people were employed in agriculture. 80 Yet much of the parish remained farm-land. In …
A History of the County of Essex
… Waltham Abbey the parish has always been rural, and agriculture is still the principal occupation over a large …
A History of the County of Essex
… 50 a.' (1622). 14 But elsewhere in the parish a common agriculture was practised, and three open arable fields, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… town, highly picturesque. The inhabitants are employed in agriculture; in the burning of lime, for which there are some … is various, and the population is principally employed in agriculture. The stone in this part of the country contains a … is light, and the inhabitants are principally employed in agriculture, in which they pursue the same improved system …