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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the vicinity, and from a ford here over the river Colne, to which latter its origin also is attributed. It … has a station; here the line crosses the valley of the Colne, on a viaduct 312 feet in length and 30 in breadth. The …
A History of the County of Hertford
… of the county. It is watered by two small rivers; one, the Colne, flowing from the north-east, forms part of the eastern … leaves the parish near Rickmansworth, where it joins the Colne. The whole parish lies on the chalk formation, more or … highways through the parish; one, from London, crosses the Colne and enters Watford at the lower end of High Street, and …
A History of the County of Hertford
… to its situation between the two rivers, the Gade and the Colne, there have from early times been several mills here. … the property of Mr. J. G. Smith. 69 These mills are on the Colne, to the south-west of Oxhey Hall, and now belong to Mr. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… a chief, a tau cross between two pierced molets ( Drury, Colne or Riddlesworth?); second a sword bendwise (Kilpec?) …
A History of the County of Essex
… which lay between the Bergholt Hall demesne and the river Colne. Although St. John's abbey held some land near Fordham, … There were also inclosed meadows in strips abutting the Colne. 45 In the earlier 15th century the lessee of the … one third tares. Grassland, mainly flat meadows along the Colne, was very productive. 61 In the mid 19th century the …
A History of the County of Essex
… boundary with Colchester Liberty was formed by the river Colne on the south and St. Botolph's brook on the south-east. … a large tract of land previously in Lexden, between the Colne, St. Botolph's brook, and the railway line to London. … 18 The land rises gently from under 20 m. along the Colne and St. Botolph's brook to 50 m. on a broad plateau …
A History of the County of Essex
… the site is now lost but it was probably on the Colne near the boundary with Fordham. By the 16th century it …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… the tenants of the manor asserted the right of fishing the Colne on three days in the week, 'with all lawful engines', … fenced. 49 In the 17th century, at least, the swans on the Colne were preserved and marked. 50 Apart from Rowtheys, no … piece, lying to the south of the village and east of the Colne. 61 There was forage for 7 bulls and 57 cows in 1587. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… fertile, except in the immediate vicinity of the River Colne, where the topsoil is thin. The earliest surviving … south. The most westerly, extending along each side of the Colne, consisted of common moorland. Next to it was a region … the 20th century. The chief natural feature is the River Colne, several branches of which flow through the east of the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… a cess-pool on the Green by an open common drain to the Colne, 57 despite complaints from the Thames Conservancy. 58 … allotments. 64 Since 1937 65 200 acres, mostly next to the Colne, have also been acquired by the county council as part …