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A History of the County of Oxford
… 49 Market Square is a timber-framed house on a prominent island site, formerly jettied on the principal faades; the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… founded in 1588, by Sir John Deane, who endowed it with a salt-work at Northwich, and certain houses and lands in other …
A History of the County of Essex
… as in other Essex marshland parishes where grazing in salt meadows gave livestock some protection from disease. In … common rights for their cattle in Saltmede, the lord's salt meadow of 8 a., after they had mown his hay and carted … In 1584 as many as 180 sheep were pastured on the common salt marshes at Broadmarsh, also known as Old Heath common. …
A History of the County of Essex
… and east of the parish. There are views across to Mersea Island from the higher parts. Much of the parish is glacial … play The School for Scandal was performed in 1798. 68 The salt-water baths, set up by Horace Flack in 1752 in Bath …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… about 460 acres are arable, 998 pasture and meadow, 368 salt-marsh, 697 heath and warren, and 162 woodland. The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… early 20th century an elaborate garden was laid out on the island opposite the house. From the late 19th century the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and remains of Godstow abbey Godstow abbey was built on an island between streams of the Thames given to the foundress …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… sail direct to Liverpool, from which place they bring back salt, and there is a small trade to the Baltic for timber. A manufacture of salt of peculiarly fine quality, was formerly carried on, and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 86 In the early 1900s the brickworks was improved and salt-glazed pipes and refractory bricks were added to the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… 'the juice, the distilled water, the syrup, the fixed salt, and the oil', though he considered the wine or beer to … units of LB See also ABSINTHE, MUGWORT, OIL OF WORMWOOD, SALT OF WORMWOOD, ROMAN WORMWOOD, SEA WORMWOOD, WORMWOOD …