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A History of the County of Oxford
… in the parish had orchards. Some of the land near the river was planted with osiers and other bushes, and there may …
A History of the County of Oxford
… twice, whereas the more easterly route avoided any major river crossing. 69 The road from Wolvercote to Wytham crossed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… paid for the repair of bridges, a causeway, and the river banks, and, in the early 19th century, for the ditching …
A History of the County of Oxford
… presumed site of the church. Finds of tiles in the modern river bank east of the site of the tower suggest that the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… embraces sand, loam, and clay. On the southern bank of the river Went, are some quarries of fine limestone, whence a … inhabitants. It is bounded on the south and west by the river Trothey, and consists of about 1650 acres. The surface … The parish is bounded on the north by the navigable river Bure, over which is a ferry. It comprises, exclusively …
Alumni Oxonienses
… See Foster's Index Eccl. Wormeley, Ralph s. Ralph, of York River, Virginia, arm. Oriel Coll., matric. entry 14 July, …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… shelf in the Great Oolite, is bounded on the E. by the river valley and on N. and S. by re-entrant gulleys; on the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of a rising ground, skirted at the bottom by the river Roden, finely interspersed with trees, and disclosing … village occupies rising ground on the northern bank of the river Nene; about half the population is employed in making … 489 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the east by the river Avon, and comprises by computation about 3000 acres, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… between Salisbury and Amesbury, on the western side of the River Avon. The parish is bounded on the east by the winding course of the river and on the west by the old turnpike road from Salisbury … of water. The land rises steeply from about 200 ft. in the river valley to about 400 ft. at the top of the down; from …