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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… p. The surface is undulated; the soil, which is a strong clay, is fertile, and near the river the scenery is … are being made; the soil in some places is a light sandy clay, in others peat, and the views are fine and extensive. … and a soft grit for grindstones is found. The coal-pits abound with fossils peculiar to the coal formation, and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… town, which may have been exacerbated by the extraction of clay, sand, and other materials from the beach in the late …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in Worthing. He later discovered on Worthing common a blue clay exposed by sea erosion which made white or cream bricks. … gain business outside the town in the 19th century. 21 A clay-pipe-making industry, centred on Anchor Lane, later …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The soil is various, in the upper lands generally a stiff clay, and in the lower a heavy marl, alternated with gravel; … 2000 acres uninclosed; the surface is undulated, the soil clay in the higher parts, and alluvial in the lower, and the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… the N.W. corner, which has sunk badly, on account of the clay subsoil; the wall is strengthened by a modern buttress. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… township are 2073 acres, the soil of which is partly clay and partly sand. A branch of the Chester canal passes … arable, and partly meadow and pasture. The soil is chiefly clay; the surface is hilly, and the lower grounds are watered …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1645-6. 94 Most of the rest of the parish lies on boulder clay or sand and gravel, while some terrace gravel is … associated with the river Tern and Rushmoor lies on lake clay. 95 Late 17th- Century Wrockwardine Domesday Book …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of cheese are produced. The soil varies from loam to clay. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at … arable, pasture, and meadow; the soil is chiefly a strong clay, the surface partly flat, and partly undulated. Wroxhall …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Across the lower, northern half of the township boulder clay and small outcrops of sandstone from the Hadley and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… large lumps of ironstone weighing up to ½ cwt. set in blue clay or shale known as 'crows' or 'hatter's blocks'. 79 Sir … had a lease of the Charlton mining interests, and new pits were being sunk in Wrockwardine Wood. In 1736-7 the … companies, and it remained in multiple occupation in 1982. Clay industries. In 1764 Richard Jones, a Wellington brick …