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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bradford, wapentake of Morley, W. riding of York, 3 miles (S. W. by S.) from Bradford. This chapelry is situated in the heart of … of which 780 are arable, 410 meadow and pasture, and 45 woodland; the soil is rich, the surface elevated, and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… inhabitants, of whom 1333 are in the town, 16 miles (S. by E.) from Canisbay, 20 (S. E. by E.) from Thurso, and … the remainder, with the exception of about 100 acres of woodland, is in pasture. The system of agriculture is good, … and comprises 9400 acres, of which 3800 are arable, 200 woodland and plantations, and the remainder moorland and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 930 hectares, lies N.W. of the Great Ouse which forms the S.E. boundary. Large areas of alluvium and river gravels … county boundary, lay a large area of old enclosures and woodland, part of which may have been the medieval deer park … part of the common fields. Some of it certainly lay within woodland in 1717 (e.g. SP 736389). Ridge-and-furrow also …
A History of the County of Northampton
… Dive outside Whittlewood. 69 In 1639, as part of Charles I's attempts to enlarge the forest far beyond the traditional … as in 1299, was marked by Kings Brook. 71 A good deal of woodland survived at the northern end of Wicken in the early … reduced in size, although there were still 236 a. of woodland in the parish as a whole, including several parcels …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… hundred of Chewton, E. division of Somerset, 5 miles (S. W. by S.) from Pensford; containing 145 inhabitants. It … p., of which 1375 acres are arable, 337 pasture, and 248 woodland. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books … 59 are common or waste; a very considerable portion is woodland, abounding with timber of stately growth. The soil …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Freebridge-Marshland, W. division of Norfolk, 4 miles (S. S. W.) from Lynn; containing 625 inhabitants. The parish … of which 1043 acres are arable, 1649 meadow and pasture, 5 woodland, and 107 in roads, drains, and waste. The village … 740 are arable, 920 meadow and pasture, and the remainder woodland, plantations, and roads. The surface is undulated, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Corby, N. division of the county of Northampton, 4 miles (S. W. by W.) from Rockingham; containing, with part of the … 1182 are arable, 534 meadow and pasture, and the remainder woodland, common, roads, and waste: the soil is mostly rich. … of which 930 are arable, 450 meadow and pasture, and 15 woodland. The ancient Hall, surrounded by a moat, is now a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… have been open field land. In the southern field, Parson's field, the freehold was divided into nine parcels scattered … fields were described in 1759 as 'old inclosures'. 50 Woodland in 1086 measured 4 by 1 furlong, 51 and probably lay … and the bulk of clearance may already have taken place. 54 Woodland provided Wilcote people, sometimes illegally, with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… hedges, ditches, and embankments, and by thick belts of woodland on the north and west where it is also the boundary … parish boundaries in the area made use of it. 56 Wilcote's western boundary is apparently described in charters of 969 … under the plough. Almost a quarter of the parish remains woodland, most of it growing densely in the west of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at 7. ]0. 5., and in the gift of the Messrs. Salter: … in that of Wybunbury, union and hundred of Nantwich, S. division of the county of Chester, l mile (E. by N.) from … The parish comprises 910 acres, of which about 25 are woodland, and the remainder arable and pasture in nearly …