Search
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… a quarter in arable, mainly in the north-west and on the gravel where corn could be grown nearly every year. But first …
A History of the County of Somerset
… on the east by a lane. 8 It lies on marl with pockets of gravel. 9 Aisholt village, named from its position in or near …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Greensand, which is capped by thin spreads of plateau gravel, forms two ridges, one of which carries Albourne Place …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a sand-gritty substance together with red clayey gravel and black turfy mould, and in some places chalk and … the township of Aldford; of the latter the soil is loam, gravel, and clay: there are two quarries of red sandstone. …
A History of the County of Essex
… cattle, 237 sheep, 10 pigs, and poultry. 91 In 1942 the gravel outcrops were per- manent grass, supporting dairy …
A History of the County of Essex
… those on low wages, and in 1823 men were employed in the gravel pit. In 1833 the vestry resolved to levy a labour …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… above OD. Except around the village, which lies on river gravel, the greater part of the parish is on either Boulder … Meadow in the S. of the parish was uncovered by recent gravel-workings, and detailed excavation by D. A. Jackson for … the S. of the parish on the N. side of Harper's Brook, on gravel, sand and clay at just under 100 ft. above OD. The …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… Lias clay occupies the centre of the parish between valley gravel in the north and south-west and alluvium in the south, …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… located. The soils of the parish are based upon sand and gravel deposits. 5 Allerthorpe's open fields lay on the … and Brickpond plantation close to Waplington Hall. 67 Gravel was being extracted commercially from a pit near …