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A History of the County of Sussex
… of streams in the northeast and south. 99 Flooding was common in the Middle Ages 1 and still occurred in the mid … to 19 a. 10 The trend to consolidation continued later. 11 Crops grown in the Middle Ages included wheat, barley, 12 … in the parish; one of the grocers was at Bilsham. 86 Less common occupations recorded in the 19th and early 20th …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the Dictionary's Archive that broader fabrics become more common during the eighteenth century, as did the choice of … a mineral or EARTH of a YELLOW colour, of which the most common was YELLOW OCHRE; or a YELLOWish CLAY. In either case … Yellow soap [yellow brown or rosin soap; soap yellow do] A common SOAP made of TALLOW, ROSIN and SODA, perhaps with the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 52423) (9) Cultivation Remains. The common fields of the parish, together with those of … the deer park there are expanses of ridge-and-furrow of common-field type which appear to be earlier than the park …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… existing woodland or in areas formerly wooded or used as common grazing, are a number of ponds of highly irregular and … based on plan of 1760) (27) Cultivation Remains. The common fields of the parish were enclosed by Act of … A few blocks of ridge-and-furrow survive elsewhere in the common fields, for example a group of interlocked furlongs in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Lodge and later as Yarlington House. It stands on former common on a hill south of the village and is said to have … century the rector had shared pasture for sheep in the common fields. 83 A lease of 1694 included closes lately … 300 a. 88 By the 1780s about half the land was arable and crops included flax 89 but the land was not marled. 90 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as one lot and the money divided among the proprietors. Common pasture rights on the lot meadows were restricted to … to supply the earl with cash profits. The most important crops were wheat (97 qr. in 1278-9, of which 73 qr. were … own farms'. 71 The memory may have exaggerated, for among crops grown in the 18th century was woad, heavily labour …
A History of the County of Oxford
… about the same time. 75 Early settlements of the type common on the gravel terraces of the Upper Thames valley have … 'Yarnton' occurred in 1517, 82 and eventually overcame the common 16th-century form 'Yardington'. 83 There were 26 … only 112 adults, suggesting a loss of population, although less heavy than in some other settlements in the area. 86 An …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… the E. wall. a(15). Cottage, at the S.W. corner of Bircher Common and 550 yards N.W. of (14), has a thatched roof. … thatched roof. a(17). Cottage, on the S.E. side of Bircher Common, 1,400 yards N.N.W. of the church, has a modern wing …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of the church of St. Mary. There are also several lakes of less importance, some of them containing rich beds of … other places clayey, inclining here and there to bog. The crops are, oats, barley, potatoes, and turnips; the system of … it is very inconsiderable in proportion to the undivided common, which is estimated at about 45,000 acres, producing …