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A History of the County of Essex
… south of that, then, as the ground rises, bands of London clay, and sands and gravels. Most of the higher south part of the parish is boulder clay, good farming land, with a small pocket of sands and …
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. … the surface is undulated; the soil various, but chiefly clay, with a subsoil of clay and gravel; and the scenery …
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 …