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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… near the Bristol Channel, has within the last few years more than trebled its population, from the construction of a …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for tax, 55 but it seems unlikely that there had ever been more than a small village in the valley at the west end of … Act, 16 Geo. II, c. 22. Glos. R.O., Q/SRh 1850 Mich. The more usual form of the village name is Weston Birt. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… gave the number of dead between 727 and 2,700, the former more likely. It was said that most of the 27 fatalities from … rents. 22 In 1189 there were only 15 cows although 60 or more could have been supported. There were also 14 … near Burrow and in Southlake in Othery were larger but no more valuable, probably because of the high risk of flooding. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… apiece. By 1279 the villein tenements had been divided and more had been created from the demesne: there were then 8 … lay in the low-lying north part of Westwick, where the More had been ploughed up by 1361. 97 By 1315 the arable was … of Cottenham, 17 then had 35 a. between them, none more than c. 5 a. and mostly pasture closes. Six and charity …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and sheep, of the latter of which it is estimated that more than 140,000 are sold on the first day; it continues on … from its situation at the mouth of the river Wey, is the more ancient, and was probably known to the Romans, as in the … sea, that, at the distance of 300 feet, the water is not more than five feet deep. Numerous bathing-machines are kept, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… a triennial, rotation, although some villages had four or more open fields. At Wimpole and Arrington the concentration …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of Melcombe Regis on the N. side of the harbour may be of more recent origin than Weymouth, but it received a charter … the principal rooms faces E. across the bay whilst a more domestic building at the rear is entered from New … a moulded cornice with parapet above; the gable walls are more roughly constructed and have a stone coping to the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by the word Walalh; and "no term," observes Dr. Whitaker, "more strikingly descriptive could have been chosen. Situated … in 1306, and additions were made to the buildings for more than 140 years after that time. The remains are still …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Archive, but its presence in households was probably more common than the records suggest, since this type was … was not important. However, white argol was rated more highly than RED ARGOL, which suggests the former may have been more desirable. OED earliest date of use: 1875 Found rated by …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… S.W. of the house are some 16th-century farm-buildings, more or less altered. They retain some original windows and … sides of the ridge where the width extends to 90 ft. or more. To the S. of the general site are remains of a dyke …