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A History of the County of Chester
… Local government and public services Boundaries Local Government Boundaries … then comprised the city of Chester, the 'bishop's borough' and 'Redcliff' to its east, Newton to the north-east, and … road. 16 The whole of the southern boundary followed drainage ditches, known at least in part as the Great (or …
A History of the County of Chester
… Local government and public services Public utilities PUBLIC UTILITIES Water … to the Director General's approval of price increases. 81 Sewerage Until the early 19th century public sewerage was … found it difficult to undertake schemes of its own. The drainage of Northgate Street in 1844 was partly financed by …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… for erecting a cage was confirmed. 10 The cage, stocks, and ducking stool once stood in Lordship Yard (off Lawrence … the industry was privatized under the Water Act, 1989. 8 SEWERAGE The two watercourses that formed Chelsea's eastern … the building of Hans Town necessitated arrangements for drainage, achieved by intersection of a new sewer with the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… O.D. Modern habitation is concentrated at Lode village and Long Meadow but the Hundred Rolls indicate medieval … by the Adventurers in the mid 17th century; little further drainage was undertaken till the early 19th century following … marking the monastic precinct, within which fishponds and drainage ditches survive. The mid 13th-century N. range …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… 6 ins. aTL 36 N.E., bTL 36 S.E.) Lolworth is a village and parish 6 m. N.W. of Cambridge. The bounds form an … to the N.W. with Boxworth is indented, but the S.W. and S.E. boundaries are comparatively straight, the S.E. … with that of Childerley. The area is 1110 acres, with drainage to the N.E. from boulder-clay land between the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… HUNDRED Longstowe hundred lies west of Cambridge, and extends for almost 12 miles from east to west. It is … is also the county boundary between Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, which in that part is much indented. … agricultural, although their heavy clay soil rendered drainage difficult. Cultivation was in two, or later three, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… borough of Longton consisted of the townships of Lane End and Longton 1 but was subsequently extended in 1883 and 1884 to include the areas of East Vale, taken from … at the rate of some 50 a month. 376 The problem of drainage was already being tackled before the formation of …
A History of the County of Essex
… The town of Loughton lies to the east of Epping Forest and west of the Roding, adjoining Chigwell; it is 12 miles … parish of Loughton became an urban district in 1900 and in 1933 was united with the Urban District of Buckhurst … Lane district but the matter had later been shelved. 61 A sewerage scheme for north Loughton was carried out in 1890 by …
A History of the County of Essex
… Loughton Parish government and poor relief PARISH GOVERNMENT AND POOR RELIEF The earliest surviving court roll of the … after 1848 the vestry concerned itself with problems of drainage and sanitation through the formation of a nuisance …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… miles west of Market Harborough on the main road to Rugby, and the River Welland forms the southern boundary of both parish and county. Thorpe Lubenham, lying south of the river in the … corner was filled in by material from excavations for sewerage works in 1936. 10 The appreciable number of …