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A History of the County of Oxford
… in the late 17th century inhabitants pressed for improved navigation, and in the 18th century some agricultural produce … Radcot, probably declined during the later Middle Ages as navigation became more obstructed: certainly in 13045 a … from Henley. 87 In the late 17th century, after Thames navigation had improved, Witney inhabitants pressed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and other fisheries, and as pilots through the intricate navigation of the eastern coast. The living is a discharged …
A History of the County of Essex
… was established in 1897 on Black Buoy Hill to teach navigation skills and provide a secular social centre for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… through the site of Godstow abbey, to the west of the old navigation stream, and a pound lock was built at its lower … (1873); Oxf. Jnl. Synopsis, 23 Oct., 27 Nov. 1790. Rep. on Navigation and Trade upon Thames and Isis (1793) H.C. 1st. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the township of Little Smeaton, and met the new line of navigation made by the Aire and Calder Company. The road from …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… &c, and much of it is exported by means of the Avon navigation. Brick-clay, gravel, sand, and marl, exist in … the higher part of its course through the county; but the navigation, though of great benefit and importance, is … is that branch of the Grand Trunk which unites the navigation of the Severn with the water communication between …
A History of the County of Essex
… but fled into the Mere when pursued. 43 The River Stour Navigation Co. made the Stour navigable for barges from … of competition from the rail- ways, and by 1878 the Navigation Co. no longer used the part of the Stour in … Q/SBb 430/1. Ibid. T/A 200/5; J.S. Hull, 'The River Stour Navigation Co.', Suff. Institute of Arch. xxxii. 250; W. …