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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… united to the rectory of Hockwold, and valued in the king's books at 6. 7. 6. The church is in the decorated and later … the river Tees. It comprises 3401 acres, of which 200 are woodland, and nearly two-thirds of the remainder arable. The … p., of which 3010 acres are arable, 1003 pasture, and 200 woodland; the soil is clay, mixed with gravel: the scenery …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Wimborne St. Giles 23 WIMBORNE ST. GILES (0311) (O.S. 6 ins., SU 00 NW, SU 00 NE, SU 01 SW, SU 01 SE, SU 01 NW) … roughly L-shaped strip from the E. Dorset heathland in the S.E., north-westwards to Cranborne Chase. The central and … open valleys between 400 ft. and 180 ft. above O.D.; the S.E. part, a well-wooded undulating area of Reading Beds and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… behind existing frontages 24 in Flingers Lane, Ireson's Lane, and Bond's, Clewett's, and Dowding's yards, all north … horses, and pigs, where access had been restricted by woodland clearance and the creation of a deer park. 99 Inclosure of woodland at Stavordale was still being opposed by the tenants …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Somerset, 34 miles (E.) from Taunton, and 108 (W. by S.) from London; containing 2296 inhabitants. This place, … vicinity of this town; in which, according to Burnet's History of his own Times, was shed the first blood in the … about 1800 acres are arable, 541 meadow and pasture, 69 woodland, and the remainder common, roads, and waste. The …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… in his reign, characteristically ignoring his predecessor's charter, doubled the number of days allowed by his … year 1162 we have a hint of the extension of the bishop's fair from the crest of St. Giles Down toward the Eastgate … At the 'Passus de Alton,' where the road ran near thick woodland infested with outlaws and landless men, 42 the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. German), a parish, in the union of Patrington, S. division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of … measurement 1789 acres, of which 500 acres are arable, 130 woodland, and the remainder meadow and pasture; the soil is … 5600 acres, of which 4000 are pasture, 1520 arable, and 80 woodland. The Grand Junction canal, and the London and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Northwich, Second division of the hundred of Eddisbury, S. division of the county of Chester, 1 mile (N. W.) from … 310 are arable, 1570 pasture, including homesteads, and 20 woodland. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the … of which 600 are arable, 900 meadow and pasture, 100 woodland, and the remainder common and waste. Winstanley …
A History of the County of Stafford
… with a mill, the total value of the manor had been 20 s. before 1066, but was 60 s. in 1086. 2 In the early 12th … were built in the grounds of Moat Bank in the 1990s. 2 WOODLAND The underwood ( silva minuta) which covered 1 league … with Bretby. 3 About 1295 Burton abbey inclosed 40 a. of woodland on the west side of the common, straddling the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 13 Educ. Enq. Abstract, 145. P.R.O., ED 7/112/Burton/19; S.R.O., Staffs. C.C. deeds, C 1493; Returns relating to … hall and side corridor. Kelly, Centenary Souvenir of S.S. Mary & Modwen, p. [49]. Plaque in entrance hall. Plaque in …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Easter Book probably of the 1550s was 84. 2 The township's population in 1801 was 309, rising to 357 by 1821, falling … living at Winshill wood in the mid 18th century. 7 The woodland was felled in the late 18th or earlier 19th century, … 1746, 10 Jan. 1746/7, and 1 Jan. 1752. Below, econ. hist. (woodland). Inf. from present owners. Above, Burton, public …