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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… sea, which, on its receding, left a bank of sand whereon a few fishermen settled, the first of whom, denominated Fuller, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Bilsham was farmed from Flansham. There were then very few agricultural workers in the parish. 51 Market gardening. … it was said to be attended by two well-to-do families, a few poor parishioners, and a fair number of outsiders. The …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… N.W. of The Pastures, on Boulder Clay at 99 m. above OD. A few sherds of Iron Age pottery, associated with an area … of a saddle quern, a quantity of Iron Age pottery and a few Roman sherds ( BNFAS, 3 (1969), 6; 6 (1971), 1920, … S. and E. of the village there are interlocked furlongs. A few blocks of ridge-and-furrow survive elsewhere in the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… village of Lower Woolston but the latter has shrunk to a few houses in North Cadbury. The shape of the boundary here …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 33 family names recorded in 1327, 19 had occurred in 1279. Few were assessed at the lowest level. Among the villein … also to have been a chandler, grocer, and shoemaker. 5 A few jobs were provided by the tollgate and the railway … presumably for Woodstock masters, provided work for a few women, and in 1851 there were 6 gloveresses. 6 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… rubble. Most cottages were thatched, 10 and in 1983 a few still were, but the farmhouses were probably roofed with … Pits Lane and Sandy Lane, and new houses, including a few council houses, were built in the village. For a time … south of the Cassington road or west of Rutten Lane. A few houses attempted to match traditional local building …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1800, and a labourer's plough was redeemed in 1799. 36 A few apprenticeship indentures have survived. 37 Paupers were … were being knitted. Proceeds generally amounted to a few pounds, but £25 was earned in 1803 and 11 in 1806. 38 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… overmantel of the long gallery fireplace, one of the few in England to retain its original colouring, and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… moorland, affording rough pasturage for sheep and a few cattle. The surface is hilly and mountainous, and … trees, part of the remains of the ancient forest, and by a few plantations of recent date; and near them till lately … kind, which was once the prevailing breed; also a few of the Leicestershire on some of the farms. The cattle …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… parish in 1934. 28 The parish boundary is marked by few prominent natural features, although on the east its … was demolished and a school was built near the site. 58 A few cottages stood beside the Avenue and near the church in … nominally with a court leet, but after c. 1720 there were few presentments under leet jurisdiction. 21 In 17756 41 was …