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A History of the County of Essex
… River Roding, which takes its name from them. There are few trees or hedges in the area, which makes the landscape …
A History of the County of Essex
… who were certainly living there in 1698 and perhaps for a few years after. Until the end of the 18th century the church …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… bridge at Bangor, which was opened to the public in 1826, few carriages have been conveyed over it. The living is a … and potatoes. The surface is tolerably level, varied by a few hills and mountains, and enlivened by the windings of the … y Coed, or "the bridge of the wood." He then stationed the few troops who had accompanied him, in an advantageous …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… side walls have a corbel-table below the eaves, but only a few of the corbels are old. The walling inside is partly of … internal string-course. In the base of the wall are a few moulded stones of the E. jamb of the former E. … stones show where the S. wall met the S. transept; only a few of the stones of the wall now project beyond the wall of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… the inclosures and fences, are kept in excellent repair. Few sheep are fed, except on the lands belonging to the … and these are generally of the Cheviot breed; there are a few black-cattle reared, chiefly of the Fifeshire, and a … was formerly very considerable, but is, within the last few years, very much diminished; the lessee of the fishery …
A Dictionary of London
… the Metropolitan Railway extensions, and there are only a few houses in it. Dodsley says it was named after the" …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… to and 22 ft. to the S. of the parish church, stands a few inches above ground-level and consists of one bay of the … buildings except for the E. gable of a building a few feet to the E. of the supposed line of the E. range. This …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… than prussic acid, 1/50 GRAIN killing a sparrow within a few seconds [Grieve (online)]. Gerard claimed that a certain …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… known as Fernyfield dates from the 1860s. 39 There were a few dwellings near the Forest boundary in the later 17th … importance, 711 sheep being recorded that year, and only a few cattle and pigs were then kept. 47 In the later 19th …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… employed in agricultural pursuits, with the exception of a few engaged in fishing, at Pennan. The manufacture of kelp … fish of almost every description, excepting salmon, very few of which are to be obtained. There are two meal-mills in … crops of rye and clover; the farmbuildings, with very few exceptions, are commodious, and mostly of modern …