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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the southern part of the parish is lofty and hilly moor, but the remainder good arable, meadow, and pasture, … plantations. The northern district is chiefly uninclosed moor, but the soil in other parts is fertile. Long Witton …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of land. About 7 acres were added on the inclosure of the moor, and bequests have been made to the school, of 30 by the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… recorded in 1086 presumably included the later Wolvercote Moor and Hurst, then more clearly divided from Port Meadow … Meadow and the freemen's right to common on Wolvercote Moor and Hurst; both parties agreed not to inclose any of the … sheep on it, although sheep might be kept on Wolvercote Moor and Hurst between 1 November and 11 April, and Owen …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 1650 named the Woolavington causeway where it crosses the moor, known as Woolavington level, north of the village, … the Combe in the south-east. Further north on the moor, mounds of debris including pottery and coins are … The latter was a common reed bed on the edge of the moor. 8 There was a sheepwash at the south end of the leazes. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… cattle, and there was a small common meadow called West moor. The copyholders had feeding in common for 727 sheep, …