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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 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It comprises 842 acres; the surface is flat, and the soil clay. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and level, occasionally interspersed with patches of soft clay, in which beautiful fossil shells are found. The living … and alluvial, in some parts loam, and to the north a poor clay. The village is situated on the acclivity of an eminence …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… undulated, and the soil, on the whole, good, consisting of clay, sand, and gravel, with bog. The living is a discharged …
A History of the County of Essex
… of Wivenhoe lodge in the north-west. A band of London clay is exposed along the Colne valley, and bands of alluvium …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… lies to the E. The E. part is mainly covered by Boulder Clay and slopes gently W. between 90 m. and 100 m. above OD. … area between 45 m. and 60 m. above OD, partly floored by clay but with extensive areas of river gravel and alluvium … but there are also many settlements on the higher Boulder Clay, most of which have been discovered by field-walking. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 223 wood, and 88 common. The soil consists in general of clay resting on chalk, alternated with heavy loam, but in … two-thirds are arable, and 251 acres woodland; the soil is clay, producing excellent wheat, and there is some very fine …