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A History of the County of Hertford
… to the size of their holdings, and in addition they had to marl 6 acres. There were besides due fiftyseven hens and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 100 to 300 acres; the soil is various, consisting of sand, marl, clay, and peat-moss, resting chiefly on limestone, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 1429 a. 2 r. 1 p. The soil in the lower lands is a clay marl, and on the hills a thin loose mould abounding with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… r. 33 p.: the soil is generally clay, resting on deep red marl; the surface is flat, and watered by several small …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… have been much improved. The principal manures are, lime, marl, sea-shell, and sea-weed, of which last abundance is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… beds of peat, which in Sedge fen overlay a layer of shell marl in those places where the marl was not eliminated by peat digging. 23 Most of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… or gently-undulated surface, and the soil is a rich fine marl. In Coton is a paper manufactory. The Derby and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… fen and the beds of two former meres are marked by shell marl. 98Although piecemeal inclosures in the fens were made …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… measurement 7050 acres, of which the soil is red and grey marl; the pasture land is rich, the arable also highly …