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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a few miles above the village. The population is chiefly agricultural, but some of the inhabitants find employment in … are common or waste. Limestone is quarried, and used for agricultural purposes. The living is a rectory, valued in the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 40 In 1811 one in 17 families was supported chiefly by non-agricultural occupations, and in 1821 and 1831 one in nine. … smiths, and farriers recorded between 1845 and 1938. 43 An agricultural engineering business there was mentioned in …
A History of the County of Northampton
… was not acted on. Trades and Crafts. There was little non-agricultural employment in Alderton, either during the 19th …
A History of the County of Essex
… in Fordstreet from c. 1736 until 1843. 2 In 1851 the 87 agricultural labourers were by far the largest group of … trade, and 3 in a silk factory. 3 In 1871 there were 79 agricultural labourers. The next largest category of … at the Marks Tey brickworks. In 1881 there were only 70 agricultural labourers, the miller employed 6 men, as did a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… average width of a little over a mile. It is mostly good agricultural land lying between 25 and 50 ft. above …