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A History of the County of Oxford
… south of Claywell Farm to Boys wood, is marked by a ditch, probably the dyke on Ducklington's boundary in 958 … personal name Aegel, 97 also associated with Elm Bank ditch on Ducklington's western boundary, which in 958 was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1651. 74 South-west of the house is a water-filled moat or ditch of unknown date, its main section running north and … pond. In 1876 the pond was sharply rectangular, the ditch broad and straight-edged, and a narrow ditch ran north from the pond along the edge of the lawn …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… is a large raised rectangular area, surrounded by a broad ditch 1.5 m. deep. Its interior has been ploughed but it is … beyond which a narrow channel runs S.E. from the S.E. ditch of the moat. The channel is probably a leat for a water …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… was situated near this church, on the side of which is a ditch still called King's ditch, that is supposed to have bounded the demesne. Besides … end is separated from the Holderness marshes only by a ditch a few feet broad. It is held on lease from the crown. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… curtain wall have been demolished. Stretches of the wide ditch which once surrounded the wall, and which in many … were constantly needed, but the city normally leased the ditch and ramparts for grazing and the gates and larger … between the castle and the Ouse, were allowed to enclose a ditch of the king's domain adjoining their area on the E. and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… taken this species in great abundance at Clevedon, in a ditch far above ordinary high-water mark, of which the water …