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A History of the County of Stafford
… into Burton. 12 Wells A 'common well' mentioned in 1632 and a 'common pump' mentioned in 1770 may also have been in … it from private wells. 14 The water was generally hard, and soft water from wells such as one at Bond End Farm had a … had been connected to a piped supply by the late 1920s. 8 SEWERAGE AND WASTE DISPOSAL Sewers The common ditch or gutter …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… almost four miles (6.5 km.) north-west of Newmarket and ten (16 km.) north-east of Cambridge. Approximately … west after 2.5 km. to receive other straight parallel drainage ditches, also made in the 1670s and called by 1800 … 85 Growth was most rapid in the 1960s; by 1972 the village sewerage system installed in 1961 already needed expansion. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… 56 N.E., cTL 56 S.E., dTL 66 N.W., eTL 66 S.W.) (Figs. 24 and 25) The parish, roughly L-shaped, covers nearly 7000 … part of which, on the S.E., has now disappeared owing to drainage and cultivation, and the underlying chalk and clay … in the medieval period is indicated. Enclosure and drainage of fenland started in the Middle Ages and continued …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in the vill; it included 16 of the 24 ploughlands, and had 8 of the 10 servi. Its demesne had four ploughteams, … in Burwell's fens were ended following the 17th-century drainage of the Bedford Level. In the late 1630s c. 712 a. of … thereafter were concerned solely, apart from enforcing drainage work, with openfield management. 51 Although the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of Edward the Confessor. It enjoyed view of frankpledge and the assize of bread and of ale, confirmed by King John, … recorded from 1350, 94 responsible for managing the drainage of the fens. In the 16th century villagers were expected to perform their drainage duties through an annual common day's work. 95 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Tenements in Calne were held by burghal tenure in 1086 11 and later, and burgesses of Calne elected members of parliament from … to the board. Calne board of health was responsible for sewerage, street lighting, and the fire brigade. In 1872 it …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 20th century The town in the 20th century. Between c. 1900 and c. 1920 the centre of Calne seems to have changed little. … Butcher Row, 22 a library erected in New Road in 1904-5, and a cinema erected at the northwest end of Mill Street on a … Those sewers were presumably replaced in 1881, when sewerage for other parts of the town was installed and sewage …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Cambridgeshire Cambridge CAMBRIDGE, a university, borough, and markettown, having separate jurisdiction, and forming a … of James I. various commissions were granted for a general drainage; but no great progress was made. In 1630, Sir … in 1639, the whole proceedings were annulled, the drainage was adjudged to be defective, and it was determined …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge
… Region The City of Cambridge has grown to its present size and dignity on a site that has many advantages for settlement, of a type well-recognised by geographers, and familiar to historians: at the point nearest to a sea … to some extent have been covered with peat before modern drainage, accounts for the paucity of finds in this region. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of Erchenger the priest, the estate called Candetone, and one of the two holdings at Combwich. No moor and only small areas of pasture land were recorded but … works were sold. The manor continued to maintain the drainage and in 1485 repaired the pound. 67 By the early 16th …