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A History of the County of Oxford
… the soil in Oxfordshire was largely due to the absence of railways and other means of transport, and it is to be … fermentation to go on unchecked for too long a period. Mineral superphosphates are largely used with the greatest …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… otherwise agricultural parishes, the building of canals or railways (too numerous to single out), adventitious … the reduced demand for horse corn after the coming of the railways. 79 Less attention had to be paid to oats and beans, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and thence vulgarly styled Oyster hills. There is a mineral spring in a garden near St. Michael's bridge. Matthew …
Survey of London
… from 1832 to 1835. Was made F.R.S. and worked on drainage, railways and harbours in England. He projected a ship canal …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… near Fountain's Abbey, is resorted to on account of its mineral springs, discovered about 1698, and whose sulphureous …