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A History of the County of Lancaster
… oats as well as wheat grow well in light, sandy, or stiff clay soils. There are no brooks. The village of Speke … bank in places is flat, but principally consists of high clay banks. Upon and about these the botanist may find many … interest. The roof space is, as usual, plastered and clay-floored, but has one unusual feature, a small room with …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Lane, 2,701 acres; Woodhouse Lane, 262; Chadwick, 717; Clay Lane, 90; Wolstenholme and Cheesden, 2,262 Falinge, 278 … coming awkwardly in front of a window. 31 The hamlet of Clay Lane, in the western corner, seems to have been taken …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… service connects the village with Wigan. The soil is clay, with subsoil of clay, stone and coal; wheat and oats are grown. Valuable …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… chiefly of oats, wheat, hay, and clover. The soil is of clay. The greater part of the township lies upon the coal … in drainage pipes, is an important trade, a peculiar clay being found here. Watch movements were also made. St. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… south-west corner. The soil is sandy with a subsoil of clay; the chief crops are wheat and pasture. There is …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and alkali works at Burnt Naze. The soil is various, with clay subsoil; oats and potatoes are grown. A school board was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… oats, potatoes and clover are grown. The soil is loam with clay subsoil, but on the north clayey with marl subsoil. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Lower Darwen of the Coal Measures; the soil varies from clay to peat and sand. The lower-lying land consists of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… by windows in each principal gable, have floors of beaten clay. In an inventory of goods attached to the will of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… take, and get coals, slate stones and other stones, marl, clay, sods, turves, and peat,' and had common of pasture and …