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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of wrought-iron, which, with the tubes and bolts, forms a stiff frame between each series of chains. The reparation of … acres, of which about five thousand are composed of a stiff clay, the remainder being meadow land, generally of a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and the remainder arable and pasture; the soil is a stiff clay, and the scenery beautiful, with extensive views. … about 3000 inhabitants. The soil of the district is a stiff clay; the surface is undulated, and the scenery …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… over difficult and rocky grounds. The subsoil is a stiff hard clay, which, in some parts, is covered with large …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… the capital of the E. respond and of the second pier is of stiff conventional foliage and the capital of the first pier …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It comprises about 1700 acres; the soil is partly stiff clay and partly light earth, and the parish abounds …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… mostly arable, the surface rather uneven, and the soil a stiff clay. About a mile on the road to Dalton is a chapel in …
Survey of London
… animadversions on his son's rle as courtier, sent him a stiff reprimand and an enjoinder to respect Kynaston's claims …
Benson (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke)
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… arcades with their cylindrical piers, of which some have stiff-leafed capitals. The chancel arch is of similar date, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… splay, which is of c. 1270, carved with a woman's head and stiff-leaf foliage. In the N. wall are two windows of c. … semi-circular shafts with moulded bases, and capitals with stiff-leaf foliage, partly restored. On each side of the …
Berrick Salome
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… strong quality' with 'a good depth of soil over a very stiff clay', yielding good grain crops 'to those who go to …