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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and common pastures it had possessed. So, too, had the Vale of Wardour and the Grovely Ridge. At the other extreme, … Barley was no longer grown on heavy lands in the Pewsey Vale, for instance. Sandlands, too, which had rarely been … too early, 51 but they had their defenders in the Pewsey Vale. 52 In the thirties Merinos and their crosses …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Hampshire, and Dorset; while the history of the Clay Vale is in many respects that of Somerset as well. Some of … on the 'bakelands', but also in such lowlands as Pewsey Vale and on some of the heavy clays, arable land was not … felt until the present time'. 40 The fortunes of the Clay Vale, dairy Wiltshire, illustrate clearly the limitations of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 82 inhabitants. It is situated in the vale of a rivulet, and comprises about 879 acres of land. … abounds with beautiful scenery, particularly in the vale of Croglin, and in the vicinity of Nunnery, the seat of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the Alne, in a fertile and richlycultivated vale, surrounded with finely-wooded eminences; and consists … are kept on the beach. The town is situated in a pleasant vale, rather below the level of high-water mark, having the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… This village, which is beautifully situated in the woody vale near Fountain's Abbey, is resorted to on account of its …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… which 57 are common or waste. The village is seated in the vale of the Ouse, and nearly a mile to the south is Aldwark …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… with larch and fir for foxhunting and let to the Blackmore Vale Hunt. 17 In 1939 two farms were over 150 a. 18 Alford …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and on the northern verge of the fertile marshes of the vale of Derwent. The living has been united to the vicarage …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 1415 the remaining 20 was granted to another esquire, John Vale. 56 In the 14th century the connexion with the mother …
A History of the County of Stafford
… had also granted the monks the vill of Stanford-in-the-Vale (Berks.), but after the death of Henry de Ferrers his … and Edlaston, in view of the remoteness of Stanfordin-the-Vale. 5 Robert made further grants in Derbyshire 19 bovates … Mayfield, tithes at Hollington (Derb.), at Stanford-in-the-Vale, and at the Leicestershire vills of Wymondham and …