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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… contributions from the proprietors and tenants in lieu of statute labour. The parish is in the presbytery of Selkirk, … number of horses, are exposed for sale. During harvest, a statute-fair is held every Monday morning for hiring farm servants. A …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Sarum obtained from Edward I. a grant for a market and fair, which was confirmed by Richard II.; the market has long …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford farm was resurveyed in 1715 it comprised c. 168 statute acres, of which some 48 a. were grass. 67 In 1772 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… partly re-built in the 18th century. ConditionOf house, fair; there is a slight settlement towards the W. side of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… from Aberystwith to Trgaron passes through the place. A fair is held on the 2nd of July for pigs, for wool, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to it, the corporation expended upwards of 10,000. A fair for leather takes place every month; a fair for wool on Peaseholm Green every Thursday, from Lady-day to Michaelmas, which is well attended; a fair for flax on the Saturdays before Michaelmas, Martinmas, …