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A History of the County of Sussex
… farm in 1639 there was twice as much arable land as meadow or pasture. 14 Upper Buncton farm in the earlier 19th … there was more than twice as much arable as pasture and meadow in the ancient parish, 31 and in 1875, when wheat, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Ashley manor included 760 a. arable and 21½ a. pasture and meadow, Canhams manor 156½ a. and 15 a. 59 Some of the richer …
A History of the County of Northampton
… in the Middle Ages and later by open fields or common meadow, which were inclosed in 1819. 64 During the following … Estate. A farm in Ashton, comprising a house, 2 a. of meadow, 6 a. of pasture and 40 a. of arable in the common … villagers and five smallholders. There were also 5 a. of meadow and woodland measuring six furlongs by four. It was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Creed of Oundle (d. 1701) bought a 20 acre (8.3 hectare) meadow called Laws Holm in Ashton parish which he bequeathed for some charitable use. The meadow passed first to his son Richard, who was killed at the … top and bottom, (1), recording gift of chapel, school and meadow by Mrs Jemima Creed (d. Feb. 1705/6), with portrait in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… execution, and is still known by the name of the Gallows' Meadow. In the reign of Henry VI., when the feudal system was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a. 2 r., of which 638 acres are arable, 378 pasture and meadow, 150 heath, and 12 woodland; the surface is a good … acres, three-fourths of which are arable, and the rest meadow, with some few plantations; the surface is flat, and … of which about three-fourths are arable, and the remainder meadow or pasture; the surface is generally level, and the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Jessups farm was held, 74 and Sullington, of which 2 a. of meadow were held in the 16th century. 75 Heath farm, the … lowlying land especially in the north and east provided meadow. Eatons manor had 6 a. of demesne meadow in 1086, 99 and Wiston manor 6 a. in 1357. 1 Common …
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A History of the County of Oxford
… or fields, 15 probably to facilitate hitching. 16 Most meadow lay in a continuous band along one or other side of … a. more than the 137 a. recorded in 1086. 18 References to meadow belonging to Asthall Leigh in the 15th century suggest … area was associated with each pair of fields. 19 Lot meadow was recorded in the 13th and 15th centuries, 20 but …
A History of the County of Oxford
… inclosure of Swinbrook and Asthall in 181314, c. 13 a. of meadow physically within Asthall parish (part of Odney meadow) was transferred from Swinbrook to Asthall, and c. 31 … with a net loss of c. 18 acres. 3 In 1886 another 2 a. of meadow within Asthall parish was transferred from Swinbrook, …