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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The soil rests upon chalk and flint, and is in some parts clay, in others a thin loam. The living is a rectory, valued …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… chiefly of ash and fir trees. Near the river the soil is clay, alternated with sand, but towards the south the land … flat and unvaried; the soil is chiefly a strong loam, on clay and red-sandstone. The road from Warrington to Newton … the rest pasture. The soil is very rich, and consists of clay and sand, the former greatly predominating. The living …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Much of the area is covered by expanses of Boulder Clay as well as glacial sands and gravels. The major monument … still stands. The earthworks are on Upper and Middle Lias Clay and alluvium, between 125 m. and 145 m. above OD. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the parish of Clayworth, union of East Retford, North-Clay division of the wapentake of Bassetlaw, N. division of … 1500 acres, of grazing land; the soil is half sand, half clay. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Nene through heavier silts around the village to peat on clay at the extreme western end in the fen. With an area of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… is a prominent landmark. Between the Chalk and the Weald clay on which the northern part of the parish lies are alternate outcrops of sandstone and clay. The northern part of the parish is rolling country, … 1293 5 and called the Strood in 1357, 6 lay on the Gault clay outcrop north-west of the manor-house and village in the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… The land here is about 1040 acres, part sandy and part clay. Lord of the manor and sole proprietor is Jonathan …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… boundary on the south and west. The soil is mainly a loamy clay. The two chief roads in Wistow are those running from … is called Tythorn Hill. The soil is mainly a strong, loamy clay. Part of the southern boundary of the township is formed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… plantations. The subsoil is in general a blue or whitish clay, under which are veins of soft limestone, which is burnt … surface is rather hilly, and the soil in general rests on clay. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at … The soil is exceedingly various, embracing sand and clay, with numerous admixtures and modifications; the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… is 100 yds. N.W. of the R. Allen, on a slight hillock of clay on river gravel. Flint and mortar footings 4 ft. wide …