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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… arable land, mostly the property of Colonel Tomkinson. The upland is a strong red loamy soil, adapted to the culture of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… (1933). Camb. Region(1938), 143, 153. L.M. Munby, Fen and Upland, 67. Cambs. Agric. Returns, 1980. B.L. Cott. MS. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 9/1019. Tice, Methodism in Cambs. 44; L. M. Munby, Fen and Upland, 57; P.R.O., RG 31/2, Ely dioc. no. 591. P.R.O., HO …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… devoted to poor and sick in divers parts of England upon Upland, 3 viz., ploughmen, carters, orphans, widows, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… frequent incursions from the neighbouring fens into the upland parts of the county. In 1190, Richard I. granted to … cut from Peterborough, forming a communication with the upland country, and supplying Peterborough, Oundle, and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of defence against the fresh waters coming down from the upland counties, and the landward counterpart to the old sea …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Elryngton. 40 A survey of 1574 41 shows 240 acres of upland ground, 160 acres of wood with 1,000 oaks worth £500, … were valued at £1,000. 42 The total area of the estate, upland and fen, was put at 17,760 acres. This estimate … the end of 1672, when a west wind backing south caused the upland waters to overflow all the country between Crowland, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… a year and further damage from floods, in some cases from upland waters, is recorded. The sites of the castle and of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… if the outfall was sufficiently improved to carry away the upland waters, the channel would be so deepened as to … of the river also resulted in disastrous floods, the upland water not being able to get away to sea. Such floods …
A History of the County of Oxford
… called burgus, chiefly to distinguish it from the 'upland' or rural part of Witney manor. 8 In important …