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A History of the County of Worcester
… of the great landmarks. The ridge from thence to Frankley Hill commands fine views, extending from the Cotswolds, Edge Hill, and the Leicestershire Hills by Barr Beacon and Dudley … and marl. A bed of running sand is found on Frankley Lower Hill Farm, near the railway, where it has caused landslips. A …
A History of the County of Warwick
… ft. above sea-level. The village stands on a well-marked hill of about 360 ft. in the centre of the parish and is very …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and of paying suit at the time of the fairs held on the hill of St. Giles', Winchester, at the Bishop's court held in …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… half as much in breath, the surface of it is a continued hill and dale, though it is in general high ground, the soil … whence the ground rises pretty high to the summit of the hill on which the church stands, on the opposite side of the … along the shore opposite to Chatham-dock, where, on the hill is a house called the Quarry-house, having a beautiful …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the 300-foot contour, and rising to 368 feet at Fringford Hill in the east. It lies mostly on the Cornbrash with an … on the north-western boundary, while around Fringford Hill the Cornbrash is covered with drift gravel. 2 It is … 25. Roman remains have also been discovered on Fringford Hill and near Glebe Farm. Blo. Fring. 25. Blo. Bic. 2930. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Ospringe, through Doddington and Newnham, to Hollingborne hill, on each side of which the hills rise very steep, the … with wood grounds. On the east side of this valley, on the hill close to the woods, is Rinsted-court; and on the hill on the west, Yokes court, and Madams-court; and still …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… through it. The village, which is but small, stands on a hill near the middle of the parish, and the church close to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… fir plantation on the north-eastern boundary. On Ploughley Hill (466 ft.) was a round barrow, at one time the … were found on its site. 8 Numerous roads converge on the hill: the pre-Roman Portway, a grass lane which crosses the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… road 1 which winds up the steep wooded slopes of Stoner Hill, reaching a height of over 750 ft. above sea level at … Down, Chidden Down, Wether Down, Oxenbourn Down, Butser Hill, and Ramsdean Down, and on a clear day the sea is … parish at the junction of roads from High Cross, Stoner Hill, and Bordean, consists of a small triangular green round …
A History of the County of Warwick
… added Hampton Woods to it. 5 The Deer Barn, under Copdock Hill in Hampton Lucy parish, is an indication of its later … Lucy, but it cannot now be traced much beyond Black Hill Farm. The village of Fulbrook was destroyed to make the … together with a group of cottages on the top of Sherbourne Hill, comprise the whole population of the parish to-day. The …