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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the land falls sharply across outcrops of limestone, sand and clays to the R. Nene, here flowing at about 50 m. above OD. The land around and to the E. of the village is remarkable for the large … scatter of stone and lines of ditches which appear in the plough soil. Iron Age pottery, including a near-complete …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… on land mostly covered by Lias Clays, between 84 m. and 148 m. above OD. On the higher ground in the extreme S., centre and far N. there are extensive areas of Boulder Clay. The … shrinkage or movement of the village (4). Prehistoric and Roman a(1) Ring Ditch (SP 78508808), N.W. of the village, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the union of Honiton, hundred of Colyton, Honiton and S. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (E.) from Sidmouth; … 956 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the south and east by the British Channel, and comprises 2987 acres, of which 462 are common or waste; …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… SP 56 SW, d SP 56 SE) The parish is roughly lozenge-shaped and occupies 1260 hectares of land immediately N.W. of Daventry and adjoining Warwickshire. The highest part is along the … a broad band of Marlstone Rock outcrops at between 150 m. and 165 m. above OD. To the S.W. the land falls steeply …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Bray with the borough of Maidenhead Introduction, borough and manors BRAY with the BOROUGH OF MAIDENHEAD The parish of … which 2,208 are arable land, 4,690 under permanent grass and 492 woodland, 1 lies between Maidenhead and Windsor. The … Lane and Courthouse Lane; while the northern runs along Harrow Lane through the North Town to the river, which forms …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… NE, b SP 78 SW, c SP 78 SE) The parish is roughly square and covers 1160 hectares close to the Leicestershire border, … a broad, open valley, floored by Lias Clays, between 91 m. and 122 m. above OD. Near the N.E. and S. boundaries the land rises steeply to a Boulder Clay …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Brechin - Byth (New) Brechin BRECHIN, a burgh, market-town, and parish, in the county of Forfar, 8 miles (W. by N.) from Montrose, and 66 (N. N. E.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the … ground is more uniformly level, and better adapted for the plough. The soil is various, and, on the arable lands, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Long Bredy is a parish 6 m. E. of Bridport. The church and the numerous earthworks, including a bank barrow and a long barrow (8) and a megalithic chambered long cairn … (15), is 52 ft. in diam. and 2 ft. high; it is under the plough. (b) bowl barrow, 330 yards E. of (a), is 54 ft. in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Brickleton Brentwood BRENTWOOD, a district chapelry and market-town, in the parish of South Weald, union of … S. division of Essex, 11 miles (S. W.) from Chelmsford, and 18 (E. N. E.) from London, on the road to Norwich; … visible here, and coins are frequently turned up by the plough. Brickhill, Great (St. Mary) BRICKHILL, GREAT ( St. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Brewham BREWHAM Brewham in 1839 [Brewham Lodge, Eastrip and Four Towers in 1885] The parish of Brewham, comprising … 18th century 41 and remained in business in 1994. The Plough, formerly known as the Plough and Horses, in South Brewham village was probably open …