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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… waste land. The surface is of a bold and varied character; corn is grown to some extent, and the rearing of cattle is a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Thames, by which river coal is brought hither, and corn and flour are conveyed to London and other places: the … from its position, and from its having been a magazine for corn, whence stations in the interior were supplied. The … and manufactories for copperas and earthenware, a steam corn-mill, and several ballast-quays: John Carr and Company …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… the sea, each of which in its course gives motion to some corn-mills; and there are numerous springs of clear water, of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… carried on. A manufactory for Herbert's patent progressive corn-mills has been erected within four miles of the town, … to the sea at Yarmouth. The market, which is chiefly for corn, is on Thursday: a fair is held on the day before and on …
A History of the County of Stafford
… of Green Lane consisted of 177 a. used for dairying and corn-growing. Dairy farm in Hall Lane, c. 70 a., produced … 1814 by William Bacon. 86 It had been rebuilt as a steam corn-mill by the early 1880s and was worked as such until the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… to have all obventions from the chapels except sheaves of corn; if the revenue was not sufficient to enable him to …
A History of the County of Stafford
… sowings, to mow one day a year, and to harvest the lord's corn for three days. The services, no longer exacted in kind, … in the open fields included rye, wheat, mongcorn (mixed corn), barley, oats, and dredge. 63 Hemp and flax were also … area was still well wooded in 1576. 23 Mills. The water corn-mill most commonly known as the Town mill, 24 but also …
A History of the County of Stafford
… and later became chief clerk and organizer of the Anti-Corn Law League's headquarters. 26 The Tories used their … Feb. 1839. Willmore, Walsall, 405-6; N. McCord, The Anti-Corn Law League, 109, 133, 173. The institute's Rules and …
A History of the County of Stafford
… cattle were impounded for trespassing on the lord's corn or pasture, the damage was to be assessed by two men …
A History of the County of Stafford
… trustee for Dr. Samuel Hughes. 99 Joseph Smith, a Rushall corn-miller, bought it in 1819, 1 and in 1843 he owned 117 a. …