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A History of the County of Somerset
… or 1438. 3 The northern half of the parish is composed of Brendon Hill beds and the southern half of Morte Slates. 4 … a.). 5 The earliest settlement in the parish was by the Brendon ridgeway where an unfinished Iron Age hillfort known … to Tolland. 24 Several small lanes were laid out across Brendon Common when it was inclosed in 1845. 25 In 1671 there …
A History of the County of Somerset
… boundary, beyond Huish Champflower and reaching to the Brendon ridgeway, included East Withy and Chitcombe farms. 2 …
A History of the County of Somerset
… The parish of Clatworthy lies on the southern side of the Brendon ridge, its village 4.5 km. northwest of Wiveliscombe. … common in the 19th century. 25 Common pasture in Brendon is clearly indicated in Domesday and a manorial lease … had been imposed by 1831 for turbary licences. 31 The Brendon commons were inclosed by Act of Parliament in 1845 …
A History of the County of Somerset
… The parish of Elworthy lies on the eastern slopes of the Brendon Hills 7 km. north of Wiveliscombe, much of it within … follows a stream south-west of Willett Hill, but the Brendon ridgeway marks part of the boundary in the west and some other boundaries are marked by minor roads. 4 Brendon slate is the principal geological formation in the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 6 To the north-west the parish reaches the plateau of Brendon Hill (375 m.) and a ridge beyond at 396 m. The boundaries of the open ground on Brendon Hill are marked by the Bronze Age monolith known as … measures nearly 7 km. from Heydon Hill in the south to Brendon Hill in the north. The northern part of the parish …
A History of the County of Somerset
… MONKSILVER Monksilver lies on the eastern slopes of the Brendon Hills 2.5 km. west of Stogumber, and part of the … each side of the stream the land rises over Leighland and Brendon Hill slates, 6 steeply at first to the north-east …
A History of the County of Somerset
… in the north to Holcombe water on the high ground of the Brendon ridgeway in the south, where the boundary was … by the Minehead trust in 1765. 28 In addition the Brendon ridgeway, turnpiked by the Wiveliscombe trust in … 1846) to keep private in 1841. 33 Raleigh's Cross, on the Brendon ridgeway, was said to have been built originally as a …