Search
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… century to 880 a. of arable, 2 divided between a larger area 'on one side of the township' (evidently in the open … in the 1840s and c. 1900. 30 By 1910 the only large area not owned by the estate was a block of c. 500 a. in the … and grazing. In both 1870 and 1910 over 45 per cent of the area cropped was under cereals and over 15 per cent under …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… at Valence House in Ditton Green in 1987 and served an area much wider than Woodditton alone. 87 Educ. of Poor …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Its successor, Hootens Farm, is the only house in the area today. The earthworks of the village are in good … presumably once the main street, which crosses the area from S.W. to N.E. ('a'-'b' on plan). It is visible S. of … on the E. side where houses had once stood. Part of this area has now been built over and no earthworks remain but the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… pottery and some samian, has been found over an area of about 50 m. by 50 m. ( BNFAS, 4 (1970), 45). A gold … brick, glass and part of a quern-stone, all from a small area of raised ground. In the surrounding area some Roman pottery, including samian, roof tiles, and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… about 2 miles in the north and 1 mile in the south. Its area is 2,774 a. of land and 22 a. of water. The land rises … into open fields. There is no record of any extensive area of woodland. Some systematic planting of trees in Lower … fenced, and much of it has been ploughed up. In 1936 the area of downland was about one-third of the area of arable, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 2nd and 3rd-century pottery have been found over a small area ( BNFAS, 3 (1969), 2). Medieval and Later A 14th or …
A History of the County of Essex
… 52 The main disadvantage of the forest to farmers in the area was the immunity enjoyed by deer. Sir Bernard Whetstone … extended as far south as Snakes Lane, but the wooded area had shrunk considerably by 1777 and still more by the …
A History of the County of Essex
… Epping Forest, part of which still survives in this area. A local board was formed for the parish in 1873. In … parts, and originally supported forest over much of the area. Woodford was never a compact village; separate hamlets, … inhabitants of purely agricultural villages of similar area in Essex numbered only about 300. 2 Many of the …
A History of the County of Essex
… the parish by 1826. In 1839 Woodford was brought into the area of the Metropolitan police. 18 The lord of the manor was …
A History of the County of Essex
… to distinguish it from other beech hursts in the area. 68 The estate was augmented by grants of land in … Woodford Hall manor north-west of Monkhams Lane, in which area Pearse had bought land. 104 He died in 1842, 105 and in … has been given to an avenue, a drive, and a lane in the area. There was a husbandman's dwelling-house at Monkham …