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A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington
This volume covers 14 parishes in south-west Middlesex. Among the area's extensive modern suburbs are the vestiges of the earlier agricultural villages, and the best known of the surviving large houses are Syon House, Osterley Park, and Strawberry Hill.
A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 4, Agriculture
This volume is devoted to the story of agriculture in Shropshire from the earliest times to the present day.
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 4
A thematic account of the agricultural, industrial, social and sporting history of the county. Also includes an account of the royal forests.
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… gorse and fern; the lower grounds are more favourable to agriculture. A few pits on the hills yield an inferior coal, …
A History of the County of Essex
… fertile, and is in fact reckoned among the best in Essex. Agriculture is mainly arable, the most important crops being … opened in 1931. 31 Throughout the history of the parish agriculture has been almost the only occupation of the … 33 There is very little evidence of occupations other than agriculture. The name Brick Kiln Wood, how- ever, suggests …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… population of which is divided between the occupations of agriculture and fishing. Lord Dinorben is lord of the manor, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… potatoes, and turnips, which, from the improved system of agriculture, and the draining and reclaiming of waste lands, … with clay, and generally very fertile; the system of agriculture is in an improved state, and the crops are oats, … soil favouring its growth. Among the many improvements in agriculture, wedge-draining has been of great service on wet …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… Vancouver, Ag. of Cambs. C. Vancouver, General View of the Agriculture in the County of Cambridge (1794). V.C.H. …