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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… river valley, always damp and liable to flooding, makes rich pasture and meadow land. The remainder was for a long … heard to say they would 'be glad to see the blood of the rich run down the streets of Woodford ankle deep'. 125 The …
A History of the County of Essex
… London, 25 which he did early in 1554. 26 Whetstone was a rich man, with estates in several counties He died in 1557 or …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ornamented with numerous clumps of trees, and the soil is rich, resting in some places on clay, and in others on chalk. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… continued, 46 for the choice in 1734 of James Dawkins, a rich Jacobite, to share the representation with the duchess's … a Liverpool merchant, was returned unopposed with a rich Whig, James Langston of Sarsden. Lord Blandford withdrew …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and comprises altogether 1320 acres of land, chiefly rich pasture, lying in a level vale. There is a good … ranges of handsome houses. The environs abound with rich woodland scenery, agreeably diversified with the …