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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… parish comprises 5171 a. 2 r. 28 p. The soil is chiefly marl, clay, and a mixed loam; the surface is hilly, and the … comprises by measurement 1570 acres. The soil is a reddish marl in some parts, and in others a lighter loam, alternated …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 475 pasture, and 576 meadow. The soil is various, partly marl, and partly of a gravelly quality; the chief produce is …
A History of the County of Somerset
… was dug and bricks made north of Stoke from the 1680s, and marl was dug in the western part of the parish from the 17th …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… In 1306 the tenant of the Moorhouse was permitted to get marl in Shipton's fields. 75 Meadows occupied the lowest …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… an area of about 1500 acres, of which the soil is partly marl, and partly clay, with sand; the substratum contains …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and various other kinds of stone. Fullers'-earth, marl, and ochre are occasionally found. The coal-beds are the … geology, constitutes the hills rising from beneath the red marl to the west of that city, and forms a range of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and resting on substrata of argillaceous and calcareous marl. The Fifth district contains 26,895 acres. It includes … and scarce species, found in a blueish kind of clay or marl. The range of chalk hills crossing the county from east … Rough calcareous freestone is frequently found in the marl-pits, in loose detached pieces. Eastward of Staple's …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… arable and pasture; the soil is a strong clay mixed with marl. The village is situated in a valley, in the midst of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… pasture; the surface is undulated, the soil a stiff marl, and the scenery beautifully picturesque. A station of …