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A History of the County of Stafford
… streams south and east of the later Orchard Farm. 44 The mines were worked despite their expense. In his will of 1718 … in Fawfieldhead, who in 1677 had taken a lease of coal mines in Alstonefield parish, asked Sir John Harpur to renew … reopened according to local demand. The last mine, Hope Colliery near Orchard Farm, was worked between 1925 and 1932. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… letters (i) to Major Cope and Company, in relation to the colliery at Chickenectua, 16th Nov., 1731; (ii) to Alexander …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… slate is sometimes obtained in small quantities. The lead-mines here were wrought more than 130 years ago: after being … and the works were in consequence abandoned. These mines contain immense quantities of the carbonate of barytes, … a tower with two bells. Annfield-Plain ANNFIELD-PLAIN, a colliery village, in the township of Kyo, parish and union of …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… to them directed by me to that purpose" that the said colliery called Lumpton Hill or Softley Colliery, is inconsiderable for the many inconveniences as having been long since wrought and the mines thereby much impaired whereby the rent heretofore paid …
Lancashire Assize Rolls
… A tenement in Halicton " " " " Helen daughter of Robert de Hulton " Novel disseisin. A tenement in Halicton " m. 13 d. … 3 d. Northampton, 25 August 1258 Peter de Percy Ithell de Hulton and Emma his wife Henry de Tiddesley Novel disseisin. … 28 June 1262 Peter de Percy William Valentyn Jordan de Hulton and others Novel disseisin. Common of pasture in …
Lancashire Assize Rolls
… and Ralph de Bethum for having a writ; 1 mark of Jordan de Hulton for the same; 1 mark of Robert Banastre for the same; … 1 mark for having an Assize. Ellen daughter of Robert de Hulton owes 1 mark for the same. Ellen who was wife of John …
Final Concords for Lancashire
… Evidences," preserved in an account of the family of Hulton of Hulton, privately printed circa 1845, royal 8vo., pp. 48. … William de Raddeclive, Alexander de Pilkington, Jarword de Hulton, Madoc his brother, Elias Penulbure, Henry de …
Survey of London
… in charge 1 7 dem Charles Seely, M.P., landowner and colliery proprietor 37 m 7 0 8 * 17 8 dem James Caird, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Mr. Campbell, the proprietor, and there are traces of the abbey and cloisters, with numerous monumental relics. Some … excellent granite is raised, at which place, also, lead-mines are open, but not at present worked. Previously to 1722, these mines were let to the Duke of Norfolk and others, and …