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A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1925. 54 In the later 18th century other lines linked coal pits in the centre of the township with the Severn. 55 In … the north in the earlier 18th century after the opening of pits at Rowton and Gitchfield in Broseley. 32 Some of the … by crickers (packhorse drivers). 33 By 1752 there were pits around Swinney. 34 Exploitation in the later 18th and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… whereof is chiefly butter and cheese. There are several pits of calx, which is converted into lime for manure. The … population of 23,380. On the southern declivity of a steep chalk-hill called Trendle Hill, to the north of the town, a …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… grounds called Porteway, in Clyfe, Kent. 2 pp. ( 145. 43.) Chalk, co. Kent. [? Henry VIII.] Terrier of the manor of Chalk, Kent. 6 pp. ( 145. 45.) Maidstone. [? Henry VIII.] The …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… of so much salt of Rochelle and other neighbouring salt pits, that is to say of l'Isle de Reye, Olleron, Brouaige and …