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A History of the County of Somerset
… The parish occupies land which falls from 338 m. on Heydon Hill in the north-west to c. 120 m. in the extreme … shallow valley beyond the abrupt southern slope of Biballs Hill. Chipstable village comprises the church, former and … valley in the centre of the parish. 16 Woodland on Heydon Hill and elsewhere was established in the 1830s by John …
A History of the County of Surrey
… the church, which occupies a commanding position on the hill, and there are scattered houses. Mugswell, which …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… fields were known as Sand field, Clay field, and the Hill in 1808. Almost all the land remained open until 1808, … Hitch, and Bottom fields. Open arable also lay on the Hill and pasture lay on Greenhill, the Ridge, Honey, Farm, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… along either side of Butts Road and northwards to Plough Hill along the western side of the road from Swindon to … 326 and had been acquired by the Swindon firm of Edward Hill by 1903. 327 This firm still owned the brickyard in 1931. 328 In 1947 Hill's brickpit at Badbury Wick displayed a section 1012 ft. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… from 175 feet at Chislehampton Bridge to 290 feet at Hill Farm in the north-west corner. 4 The parish lies mainly … lands, and the new 'Oxford Lane', hedged as far as Gotham Hill ground, is shown on an estate map of 1743. 10 The … which stationed between 60 and 100 men on Chislehampton Hill to command the passage of the Thame. A watch was …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Stour, next to Stourmouth. Northward from Upstreet, on a hill, stands the street, or village of Chistlet, in which are … the other side of it. The upland of this parish has much hill and dale in it, the soil of which is various, and for …
A History of the County of Surrey
… include land in Chobham called Langshott, Chabworth, Hill Grove, and Buttes, and a pond called Gratins Pond, also … still standing on the other side of the road, or Stanner's Hill Farm belonging to Mr. Baker of Ottershaw Park. The …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… ditch, and on the north-west crosses a summit of Beacon Hill. On the west another prehistoric ditch marks the … Bourne has deposited gravel. 6 From c. 183 m. on Beacon Hill the land falls southeastwards to the river, which leaves … connected with cattle ranching, centred on Sidbury Hill in North Tidworth. Two field systems, one of 50 a. …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… a subsoil of chalk, which has been worked in pits on Ray's Hill. The chief crops are wheat and barley. The village, …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Thames is still lower. The highest ground is on Cholsey Hill and Lollingdon Hill (314 ft.) and on Cholsey Downs in the south-west. The … legacies under the wills of Epaphroditus Christian, John Hill and Elizabeth Moulden. The trust funds are now …