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A History of the County of Shropshire
… 30s there were c. 200 Easter communicants. 22 Miss E. M. Clay, dissatisfied with the ministry and witness of the vicar …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… field to the west, Dale (or Dole) field to the north, and Clay field and Clayhorns farther north still. Leaton field … agriculture was always limited. In 1712 Thomas Binnell dug clay on Rushmoor for brick and tile making. 18 A brick kiln …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… comprises by measurement 2920 acres: the soil is partly clay, and partly a rich red loam; the surface is undulated. … It comprises about 1400 acres. The soil is a strong clay, alternated with gravel and chalk, with a portion of … and the remainder pasture and meadow; the soil is a cold clay, and the surface is undulated. The living is a …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… loam, fertile and well cultivated, with extensive beds of clay beneath. Great quantities of excellent red tiles are … beans, and the meadows and pastures are luxuriantly rich; clay of good quality for bricks is abundant. The Friarage, a … of British china, is obtained for exportation from some pits on the shore of Alum bay, near the Needles; and the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… of which the most common was YELLOW OCHRE; or a YELLOWish CLAY. In either case the yellow colour occurs through the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… to the R. Tove, below 76 m. above OD, is on Upper Lias Clay and riverine deposits. Bands of limestones are exposed … between 95 m. and 108 m. above OD is covered by Boulder Clay. Prehistoric and Roman A stone tool of unknown form is … 761448), lay immediately S. of Moor End Road, on Boulder Clay at 102 m. above OD. The site has been entirely destroyed …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 110 m. and 66 m. above OD, and is entirely on Boulder Clay except where the down-cutting of a number of N.-flowing … are recorded, most of which are on the higher Boulder Clay areas and have been discovered as a result of intensive … were discovered here as well as traces of ditches and pits. A stone-lined well, 4.7 m. deep, was excavated and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Hill. North and west of the village the land is Oxford clay, interspersed with terraces of river gravel. The largest … gravel workings have revealed traces of ditches, huts, and pits, with pottery and metal artefacts, suggesting that the … apart from the manor house, was Ivy House in Gravel Pits Lane, built by 1842 for Thomas Robinson. The house is of …