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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Nene through heavier silts around the village to peat on clay at the extreme western end in the fen. With an area of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… is a prominent landmark. Between the Chalk and the Weald clay on which the northern part of the parish lies are alternate outcrops of sandstone and clay. The northern part of the parish is rolling country, … 1293 5 and called the Strood in 1357, 6 lay on the Gault clay outcrop north-west of the manor-house and village in the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… The land here is about 1040 acres, part sandy and part clay. Lord of the manor and sole proprietor is Jonathan …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… boundary on the south and west. The soil is mainly a loamy clay. The two chief roads in Wistow are those running from … is called Tythorn Hill. The soil is mainly a strong, loamy clay. Part of the southern boundary of the township is formed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… plantations. The subsoil is in general a blue or whitish clay, under which are veins of soft limestone, which is burnt … surface is rather hilly, and the soil in general rests on clay. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at … The soil is exceedingly various, embracing sand and clay, with numerous admixtures and modifications; the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… is 100 yds. N.W. of the R. Allen, on a slight hillock of clay on river gravel. Flint and mortar footings 4 ft. wide …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It comprises 842 acres; the surface is flat, and the soil clay. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and level, occasionally interspersed with patches of soft clay, in which beautiful fossil shells are found. The living … and alluvial, in some parts loam, and to the north a poor clay. The village is situated on the acclivity of an eminence …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… undulated, and the soil, on the whole, good, consisting of clay, sand, and gravel, with bog. The living is a discharged …
A History of the County of Essex
… of Wivenhoe lodge in the north-west. A band of London clay is exposed along the Colne valley, and bands of alluvium …