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A History of the County of Lancaster
… from becoming once more inundated. The soil consists of peat, in places, and sand, whilst the clay in parts of the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… by an Act passed in 1724. 5 The soil is mostly clay and peat. Wheat, oats and potatoes are grown, also quantities of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of reclaimed moss-land; some patches still exist where peat is cut for fuel and moss litter. The characteristic … soil, where the land has been cleared of the bulk of the peat. The geological formation is represented by the Bunter …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… oats, and wheat on a clayey soil which alternates with peat. Eccleston village lies in a hollow, and an adjacent …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… with birch-trees, heather, and cotton-sedge. Stacks of peat are to be seen piled up by the sides of deep ditches …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… cereals. The soil is variable, sometimes sandy loam, or peat. In the south-eastern part of the township the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and Howick (in the northeast). The soil is clay, sand and peat, with subsoil of marl and clay. Wheat, oats and potatoes …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… tenant right and he and all similar tenants had always had peat moss in Waitholme. Brian Oxcliffe son of Brian was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… wheat and oats. The soil is sand loam over a subsoil of peat. Pastures are found principally in the low-lying parts …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… reclaimed and turned to good account; the soil, a rich peat mixed with sand, proves very fertile. Thus a large area …