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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and the river Medlock, and the Manchester and Oldham canal, both run through it. The surface is elevated, and … acres, and is intersected by the Grantham and Nottingham canal: the soil is a darkcoloured tenacious clay, and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… land, with about 60 acres of waste: the Grand Trunk canal passes through. The village, which is well built, is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The great north road, and the Trent and Chesterfield canal, pass through the township. The tithes were commuted … acres, and is intersected by the Arundel and Portsmouth canal. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the … and valuable limestone-quarries. The Leeds and Liverpool canal passes through the parish in a direction nearly north …
A History of the County of Sussex
… were accessible by bus in 1992. The Portsmouth-Arundel canal was opened through the centre of the parish in 1823, 23 … 'Stewart Bridge 1820'. 24 After the closure of the canal in the mid 19th century the company's liquidators cut … in by 1965. 65 A sewage treatment works beside the former canal in the west end of the parish existed by 1981. 66 MANOR …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… facilities of conveyance are afforded by the Barnsley canal, which was constructed in 1794, and extends from the river Calder, near Wakefield, to the Dearne and Dove canal at this place; the Midland railway, also, passes within … About a mile from the village is the terminus of the canal recently cut by the Parret Navigation Company, by means …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… bounds the parish on the south, and the Trent and Mersey canal passes through. The living is a discharged vicarage, … a. 1 r. 21 p. of fertile land, intersected by the Grantham canal. The Duke of Devonshire, who is proprietor of about … commanding a fine prospect. The Birmingham and Warwick canal approaches within a mile, and the London and Birmingham …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… might at any time be filled from the sea, and of cutting a canal by which vessels might deliver their cargoes under the … is manufactured to a limited extent. The Montgomeryshire canal passes through the parish, and is carried over the … industry at Forden. In the township of Allt, between the canal and the road leading to Welshpool, is a tumulus; and on …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 406 a. 3 r. 12 p., of a clayey soil. The Grand Trunk canal passes in the vicinity. The tithes have been commuted … 413 inhabitants. It lies on the road, railway, and canal from Preston to Lancaster, and comprises 2400 acres; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Trent to Walton, at a cost of 7000. The Grand Trunk canal passes through the chapelry; and there is a station on … and nankeen goods is carried on. The Duke of Bridgewater's canal crosses the Irwell here, by means of a stone aqueduct … built, and advantageously situated near the Barnsley canal. Barugh-Ambo BARUGH-AMBO, a township, in the parish of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… junction of five principal roads, and by the Basingstoke canal, which communicates with the river Wey near its … it is intersected by the river Ebn and the Monmouthshire canal, and the Rumney railway joins the Sirhowey railway … Sow skirt the parish; the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal passes through it, and the Liverpool and Birmingham …