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A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds
… not to charge the lands, to have the third 'roke' of any coal found within the manor, and to pay all 'out rents.' …
A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds
… Sir Francis and not do anything to the injury of his coal mines in Wollaton; Richard and John not to enter any …
A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds
… find timber for repairs and to have the right to mine for coal, paying damages as assessed by the said feoffees, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… land has been greatly improved by draining and embanking. Coal is the common fuel, except in the districts most distant … are various and important, consisting chiefly of coal, iron and lead ores, slates, limestone, and freestone. … position, rests upon the slate, is a rich tract of COAL MEASURES, resting upon the limestone, from which they …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to Alfreton, and comprises by admeasurement 2200 acres: coal-mines are in operation, and about 100 persons are … to pasturage has been reclaimed from the moors. There are coal-mines, stone-quarries, some copperas-works, a large … Cowgill Head and at Cross are small collieries, where the coal is in seams from six to fifteen inches thick: in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… and forge, and several good flagstone-quarries. Coal, culm, and limestone are found in abundance in the … of the almshouses, and the remainder is employed as a loan fund to tradesmen, and reserved for the necessary repairs of … an extensive turbary near Barmouth, at which place the coal used by the inhabitants is imported. Dlgelley and its …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… act of parliament in 1730, 3500, arising from the duty on coal, were allotted to be invested in the purchase of land … various kinds, with toadstone, gritstone with shale, and coal with indurated clay. The lowermost of these is a stratum … and the Baptists have each a place of worship. A fund arising from the rent of 14 acres of land purchased with …