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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Aighton - Akenham Aighton, with Bailey and Chaigley AIGHTON, with Bailey and Chaigley, a township, in the parish of Mitton, union of … 20th of Edward I. The three hamlets of Aighton, Bailey, and Chaigley, meet on the north and south summit of the …
Survey of London
… Plates 41b, 42b, 47a In respect of the Prince's statue and the groups, where the artists were chosen by the Queen, … the south-west corner the smaller groups (Plate 45) were Agriculture (by Calder Marshall), Manufactures (Weekes), … not only the memorial but four gardens representing the horticulture of the four quarters of the globe. Wills kept …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Albourne Place farm, it included the former Albourne park and comprised 400 a., 66 and in 1787, when it had 260 a., it was leased for 21 years. … gardening was the chief employer in the parish after agriculture. 22 In the 1950s there were three chief nurseries …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Aldbourn (St. Michael) ALDBOURN ( St. Michael), a parish, and formerly a market-town, in the union of Hungerford, hundred of Selkley, Marlborough and Ramsbury, and N. divisions of Wilts, 6 miles (N. E.) from … and sandy, is in general productive, and the system of agriculture similar to that of Guernsey; but the general …
A History of the County of Northampton
… Regis in 1935, 1 occupied some 878 acres to the south and west of the river Tove about nine miles south of … that of a population of 94, only 13 were engaged in agriculture, as compared with 15 in the professions or … Of the working population, 10 were still employed in agriculture (the same figure as 20 years before) and 13 in …
A History of the County of Essex
… was cultivated by 4 servi with 2 ploughs in both 1066 and 1086, and the only recorded livestock in 1086 were 6 cattle and 1 … by Novartis BCM, supplier of natural insect predators for agriculture. A stud farm at Bourchiers Hall c. 1948 moved to …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Aldingbourne ALDINGBOURNE The parish contains 3,098 acres and measures 4 miles from north to south with an average … mile. It is mostly good agricultural land lying between 25 and 50 ft. above sea-level, but rising to 120 ft. on its northern edge. The church and village lie near the centre of the western boundary, here …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… parish of Aldsworth lies 6.5 km. south-east of Northleach and 5 km. north-east of Cirencester. In 1976 it covered an area of 1,356 ha. (3,350 a.) 1 and was irregular in shape with the boundaries marked by … in the mid 14th. 219 In 1811 53 families were supported by agriculture and 8 by trades; the figures in 1831 were 60 and …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… patterns; farmsteads surrounded by closes between them, and church and manor house by the river Brue. ALFORD, … dwellings in the late 20th century. 17 ECONOMIC HISTORY AGRICULTURE In 1086 Alford was taxed at 5 hides and had land … TNA, RG 13/2314. Statistics supplied by the then Bd. of Agriculture (1905). Above, landownership; Castle Cary Visitor …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Upper division of the hundred of Doddingtree, Worcester and W. divisions of the county of Worcester, 7 miles (W. by … This place is bounded on the north by the river Teme, and comprises 1542 a. 1 r. 17 p., whereof 83 acres are common … the surface is undulated, the land in good cultivation, and the scenery, enriched with wood, is generally of pleasing …