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Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Holdfast and other villages borde= ring upon the said river of Seaverne who worke with forestalling netts which … not, they drive backe, that they cannot come up the said river; and by reason thereof your petitioners are like to perish, the said river being thus destroyed for fishing; your petitioners …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… a wooden bridge standinge uppon arches of stone, over the river of Teame in Teamburie afforesaid, beinge a markett …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… tymber bridge consistinge of seaven arches over the river of Avon in the parish of Eckington fitt and convenient …
A History of the County of Essex
… century onwards, included strips in meadows alongside the river. Some were called 'half-year lands' in the 19th … including the 8 a. of land, partly bordering the river Stour, which Thomas le Harpur gave to the prioress and … there was woodland for 116 swine. 57 Alder groves near the river Stour were recorded in the early 13th century. 58 A …
A History of the County of Essex
… THE ancient parish of Wormingford on the south bank of the river Stour, 6 miles north- west of Colchester and 8 miles … on a relatively high plain which drains northwards to the river Stour and southwards to the river Colne. From the Stour … but fled into the Mere when pursued. 43 The River Stour Navigation Co. made the Stour navigable for barges from …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are woodland, and 1367 common or waste. The Wey and Arun navigation passes through it. The living is a rectory, valued … the soil, which is a strong clay, is fertile, and near the river the scenery is picturesque. The chapel is a neat … of the Dearne and Dove canal, communicating with the river Don, affords facilities of conveyance to the ports of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… scarp below which is the wooded valley of the E. Corfe river on Wealden Beds around 150 ft. above O.D. As elsewhere …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… another stream rises under the hill, and runs into the river Arun. There are considerable woods of oak, ash, beech, … The liberty is of great extent, stretching from the river Char to the Axe, which separates the counties of Devon … The village stands on the eastern bank of the river Medway, across which is an ancient dam, supposed to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… inhabitants. The township is bounded on the south by the river Coquet, and takes its name from the stream of the … from Pickering to Kirkby-Moorside, and eastward of the river Seven. Wrenbury (St. Margaret) WRENBURY ( St. … with that town by a noble bridge of three arches over the river. The village is of respectable appearance. The district …