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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the parish, and a place of worship for Baptists. Chalk (St. Mary) CHALK ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of North Aylesford, … comprises 1941 acres, whereof 45 are woodland; the soil is chalk, with a little gravel. There was formerly a …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… century. 4 As its name suggests much of the hundred is chalk downland. Especially in the western parishes the downs … the southern part of the hundred. South of that ridge the chalk is in places covered by clay; north of it are outcrops … of greensand. Sheep-and-corn husbandry, characteristic of chalk downland, was practised throughout the main part of the …
City of London Livery Companies Commission. Report
… Rent and interest for draining for bullock shed and for chalk, one year to this day 271 2 0 " Lords Lands Farm Rent, …
City of London Livery Companies Commission. Report
… 10 18 9 Repairs to Hospital 126 0 9 701 13 5 Donations. Chalk National Schools 2 2 0 Higham Cottage Garden Society 3 …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… November 13, 1743, to Francis Fraim, an overman in the pits, who was killed by an accident, but who was, while he … thus incapacitated from working with his brothers in the pits. He was taught to read by an old Scotch woman, who kept …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… In 1882 the income was 3,680 (apart from the sale of chalk from the Hessle quarry), comprising 2,486 rents and …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… him permission to resign his place, and to appoint Charles Chalk thereto. [ Underwritten is a certificate of the … of the Navy and Stephen Alcock in favour of Charles Chalk.] May 19. 105. Sir Henry Marten to Sir John Hippisley, …