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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Agriculture since 1870 AGRICULTURE SINCE 1870 Between 1870 and the present day English agriculture, and Wiltshire … arable with 52 per cent. of the cultivated area under the plough in 19504. 7 An examination of changes in livestock … it was reported in 1878 that 'on many farms the steam plough has taken the place of the flock, and corn growing has …
A History of the County of Somerset
… irregular in shape, measured 3.5 km. from east to west and 1 km. from nsorth to south, the smaller was roughly oval, … to 335 m. In the centre it reaches 198 m. at Aisholt wood, and in the east 220 m. on Hawkridge Hill. The valley bottoms, … is on Hangman grits. 5 The parish boundary on the east and south followed a footpath, lanes, and a stream, on the …
Survey of London
… Regent's Park. They were built by George Thompson in 1826 and have a porticoed front to the west. The east front on … four arched openings, the two to the south being windows and the two to the north doorways. On the second floor over … and inventor. He continued his father's lectures at Eton, Harrow and Rugby and gave popular lectures in London. …
A History of the County of Northampton
… Regis in 1935, 1 occupied some 878 acres to the south and west of the river Tove about nine miles south of … year, containing land for two ploughs, on which he had one plough. 19 The arable land of the manor was clearly divided … two cottages in the village (one of which by 1817 was the Plough Inn) and a small amount of land, bought from John and …
A History of the County of Essex
… was cultivated by 4 servi with 2 ploughs in both 1066 and 1086, and the only recorded livestock in 1086 were 6 … manor the 3 bordarii in 1066 and 6 in 1086 had only ½ plough. The wood was enough for 10 swine, and there were 3 a. … by 1 bordarius and 2 servi with 2 ploughs in 1066 and 1 plough in 1086; there was wood for 24 swine. 50 Although …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… on the limestone pasture of Bibury old race-course and on the arable ground immediately to the S., the whole … flat or gently sloping. In the W., the fields which lie S. and S.E. of earthworks 'a' (SP 178092), which appear to be … or obliterated by ploughing, some of it marked by low plough-ridges 5 yds. wide. The fields formerly continued in …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… parish of Aldsworth lies 6.5 km. south-east of Northleach and 5 km. north-east of Cirencester. In 1976 it covered an area of 1,356 ha. (3,350 a.) 1 and was irregular in shape with the boundaries marked by … several windows. Economic History In 1086 Wall farm had 1 plough and 1 servus in demesne; 151 the manorial demesne was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… N.W. of the R. Nene at 100 ft. above OD, over a broad and generally flat interfluve some 260 ft. to 290 ft. above OD and then down the S. side of the Lyveden valley, here 200 ft. … parish is noteworthy for the large number of Prehistoric and Roman sites found in it; this has been the result of …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… patterns; farmsteads surrounded by closes between them, and church and manor house by the river Brue. ALFORD, formerly noted for its medicinal waters, 1 is a small parish and village 3.5 km. (2 miles) west of Castle Cary between the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… inheritance of his mother, the notorious Countess Mabel, and its abbey, refounded in 1060 by his father, received … to the abbot of Shrewsbury, who in return gave them a plough-land at Bispham and the tithe of the adjoining … while confirming the resignation of Kirkham, restored the plough-land at Bispham and the tithes of Layton and Warbreck, …