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A History of the County of Sussex
… of the parish, but in the centre and west part, where the land rises to 250 or 300 ft., 81 much remained uninclosed … both in that area and south of the village, where building land along the road was offered for sale in 1835, 22 and … 26 which had probably originated in encroachment on waste land; the woods on its northwest side were developed in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… rather sterile and rugged surface. Whatever part of the land has escaped conversion into stone-quarries and … The church, dedicated to Christ, was built in 1841, on land given by William Potter, Esq., at a cost of 4000; it … is a perpetual curacy, with an endowment of 8 acres of land and the pew-rents; the patronage belongs alternately to …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… in methods of raising water, primarily for draining land and mines but with the supply of water as a secondary …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… It was built by Joseph Phillips, brewer, in 1834 on land partly bought in that year and partly acquired by his … freestanding houses. The group was built piecemeal as the land was gradually acquired by Moses Lumby, a butcher of St. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in 1609 for its return. 9 In 1768 the parish held that land for the public good and general benefit of the … 10 Margery Banks by will proved 1633 left £10 to buy land for the poor, which was shortly invested in 3 a. of fen … income was to provide for the poor £1 5 s. from the Banks land, and from the rest £5 in fuel in November, £20 in cash …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… his successor Pain Peverel, 76 believed in 1279 that the land which it then owned in the parish, and which was partly … Commissioners had in 1868 enfranchised the rectorial land to Edward Mason. He and his successors were charged with … glebe and 275 a. for most of the great tithes. 1All the land, mostly south of the village, passed to Edward Mason in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… important to Waterbeach's economy. Although the cultivated land largely belonged to the manorial estates, numerous … fields by c. 1150, 94 c. 645 a. lay in 1814 on the higher land north of the village, c. 265 a. to the south and west. … 16, covering 21 a., in 1814. West of Winfold field some land above the flood level was retained as permanent common. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… at Waterbeach in 1680, by will proved 1688, left purchased land, 3 a. in Chittering and 6 a. in Bottisham, which later … 1831, also received the £14 rent of the Bottisham freehold land, increased to 13 a. when that parish was inclosed in … until 1952 toward school expenses. It sold the Bottisham land between 1961 and 1971. By then its income was being …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… third of the parish consists mostly of peat. 99The land is virtually level, lying entirely below 10 m. (30 ft.). … Adventurers of the Bedford Level in 1637. 3Most of that land, the later North Fen, 638 a. in the far north of the … street perhaps represent strips taken in from open-field land in the Middle Ages: the village was still growing c. …