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A History of the County of Oxford
… Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY Agriculture Open Fields and Commons In the mid 13th century Black Bourton had two unnamed fields. 1 Probably in the 16th century and certainly by the 18th there were four: Westbrook field, … by 1861, when one of the Akers family introduced a steam plough. 129 Agitation by the Agricultural Labourers' Union …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Black Bourton lies 14 miles (22.5 km) west of Oxford and 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Witney, on gently rising … the parish's northern part was transformed by the creation and expansion of Brize Norton military airbase and by the associated growth of the new town of Carterton, …
A Dictionary of London
… Street North out of Aldgate High Street, between Nos. 34 and 35, turning north-east into Middlesex Street (P.O. … In Portsoken Ward. Former names : "White Horse Alley" (O. and M. 1677-Hatton, 1708). "Red Cross Court" (1720, Strype, … have borne its present name since 1746. Black Horse Yard, Harrow Alley West out of Harrow Alley, Middlesex Street (O. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… ( CONTINUATION) MITTON (PART OF) - AIGHTON, BAILEY AND CHAIGLEY Acton, Dom. Bk.; Aghton, 1274; Aighton, modern. … St. Chad's Well. Manors In 1086 AIGHTON, assessed as one plough-land, was recorded among the king's manors in … of their tenure. 23 In 1204 Stephen de Hamerton claimed a plough-land in Aighton against Hugh de Mitton, but released …
A History of the County of Oxford
… presumably one for the autumn sowing, one for the spring, and one for the fallow, which suggests a three-course … of grain sown on the demesne in the 1240s: between 166 a. and 140 a. was sown each year, an area representing two … the township was cropped on the same threecourse rotation, and was presumably divided into three fields. In the later …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… BLAENCARON (BLAEN-CARON), a hamlet, in the parish and union of Trgaron, upper division of the hundred of … It is situated near the source of the river Clettwr, and some agreeable residences are scattered over the hamlet, … visible not many years ago, have been obliterated by the plough. The inhabitants attend divine service in the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… about husbandry at Blaisdon has been found. In 1220 4 plough-teams were recorded there. 8 In 1301 Ralph of … a carucate (containing 60 a. of arable), 2 a. of meadow, and 58 s. 1½ d. rent; 9 in 1348, however, the two divisions … include 2 carucates, with 5 a. of meadow, 60 a. of wood, and £6 6 s. rent. 10 An undated 17thcentury rental of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… S. of Blandford Forum, on the S.W. bank of the R. Stour, and extends over some 2,500 acres, almost entirely on Chalk. … part of Langton Long Blandford until 1933; Littleton House and farm are all that remain of Littleton village, but many … curve of bank and ditch, 550 ft. long, appearing in the plough on the E. side of a modern field hedge running N.S.; …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… Blaston lies eight miles north-east of Market Harborough and five miles south-west of Uppingham (Rut.) in the valley … formerly divided into two chapelries, Blaston St. Giles and Blaston St. Michael, each with its own chapel. 1 The … to Uppingham. There are field tracks to Medbourne and Horninghold. Before 1840 there was another road which ran …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… HUNDRED In 1086 Bledisloe hundred comprised Awre manor and its former members of Bledisloe, Etloe, and Purton (later part of Lydney parish), together with … part of Awre parish), Nass (later part of Lydney parish), and two unidentified estates, possibly both within the later …