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A History of the County of Sussex
… from the Worthing gas-works after 1881. 70 After 1884 71 water was supplied by the West Worthing Waterworks Co. to …
A History of the County of Sussex
… to Emsworth, which was only completely uncovered at low water of the spring tides, but was otherwise 'nearly half-leg deep at low water'. 1 There is now a road across the old 'wade way', and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 2,259 acres of rich agricultural land, 165 acres of tidal water, and 652 acres of foreshore. It is bounded on the south … the remains of a square moat; about half of it contains water; it is crossed on the east by a brick bridge. Another …
A History of the County of Sussex
… an additional 422 acres of foreshore and 58 acres of tidal water, forms a roughly rectangular block, 3 miles from north … above. This road is a cul-de-sac leading merely to the water of Thorney Channel, and the loop branches off the west … the rebated chimneyshaft is original. In 1086 there were 4 water-mills, 4 worth 40 s., in the manor. There are in the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… New Weir, and Garne Weir, with the fishery called Unla Water, was leased from the manor to Alexander Baynham; 47 Unla Water was the stretch of river under Garden Cliff. 48 New … had the right to take all royal fish and casualties on water and land; 50 catches of sturgeon were presented in the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… south; in the late 17th century it was said to lie under water for most of the year, 13 and in spite of drainage work … century and is almost the only example of a formal 'Dutch' water-garden to survive in England. 47 Seven houses in the … dated 1655. There are a few cottages at the Strand by the water's edge; a row of cottages there was pulled down c. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 56 Between 1696 and 1706 Maynard Colchester laid out a water-garden on the east and south of Westbury Court, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of others when bringing their flocks from the downs to water, led to the creation of clearly defined ways or droves. … of time a flock could feed on the richer pasture by the water was also carefully regulated. 38 The land of the … for their cheese, and of their 300-400 acres, much was water-meadow. 39 Storridge Farm, when sold in the mid-20th …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 73 In 1323, besides the mill at Brook, there were two water mills on the capital manor of Westbury, 74 and there … and passed with the manor to Sir James Ley in 1613. 76 Two water mills were attached to the manor of Westbury Seymour in … devised this mill to his nephew Henry. 11 In 1668 two water mills called Chalford Mills were conveyed by Thomas …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the first matters to concern the council was the supply of water to the urban district. Some houses along Church Street … century. 54 In 1899 the Westbury and Dilton Marsh Joint Water Committee, with representatives from the urban and the rural districts, was formed to administer a water works scheme already prepared. In 1901 a pumping …