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A History of the County of Somerset
… pottery and coins are thought to have been part of a salt-making industry. 1 Woolavington village forms a grid at …
The Environs of London
… a mile wide at Woolwich, and the water, at the flood, salt. From the information of the Rev. G. A. Thomas, the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… wood, and diversified with a lake studded with picturesque islands. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, 69; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… burning the limestone obtained at Witley Hill. Common rock-salt and a species of gypsum are found at Droitwich. … worked into bars, rods, sheet-iron, &c. The manufacture of salt, at Droitwich, is known to have been practised so eai-ly …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the 16th century a large mass of land, later known as the salt green, 60 the salt grass, 61 or Worthing common, gradually came into being …
A History of the County of Sussex
… crops were mushrooms and peppers. 88 Industry and trade. Salt may have been extracted in Worthing in 1219, 89 and …