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A History of the County of Gloucester
… notably in the north-west at Dodwell (in 1625 Davenport's) hill, 5 they have been extensively quarried and mined for … the scarp in Charlton Kings 30 one skirted the top of Ham hill by way of Colgate and in the west of Whittington its … century. 31 The road was diverted to run straight over the hill in the late 18th or early 19th century. 32 The place …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… built after inclosure at Wells, Stanmoor Hall, and Hill farms, settlement was still largely confined to the old … remains mainly of a standard mixed arable type. About 1900 Hill farm was described as mainly a sheep farm. 225 Numbers … owned by Packard & Fison of Ipswich. 260 By 1970 part of Hill farm was occupied by CIBA Agrochemicals Ltd., and a …
A History of the County of Rutland
… from the 'White Well,' flowing from the side of the hill on which the church stands. Manor In the time of Edward …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… garth.' 7 On the other side of the stream is Live Moor, a hill which reaches a height of just over 1,000 ft.; on its … take their rise. To the north-west is the small round hill called Whorl Hill, at the western foot of which was the village of …
A History of the County of Worcester
… joined at Tinkers' Cross by a branch road. From Castle Hill on the Worcester road another road runs north-east to … in 11967, 32 was holding 4 hides at Wichenford, Norton and Hill in Fladbury early in the 13th century. 33 The date of …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… like that of Otterden last described. It lies upon the hill, close on the east side of the valley, through which the … leads from Ospringe through Doddington to Hollingborne-hill and Maidstone. The lands init are very barren, and …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… years many trees were planted in the parkland around Wick Hill House in the north-east of the parish. 11 The village is … of the parish, immediately under the steep slope of the hill. Its position is unusual for a Cotswold village: it is a … century 19 made possible the building of a farm at Heath Hill and of Wick Hill (otherwise Wyckhill) House with its own …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… on the Botley road, belongs to Col. Radcliffe. Crocker Hill, a small hamlet, is partly in Wickham and partly in …
A History of the County of Hertford
… The soil is mixed, the subsoil clay and chalk. On a hill on the north-west of the parish are two barrows of … for some way on the other side, passing close by Barrow Hill. It then joins another lane which here for a little … Ware to Widford was closed, which to the east of Scholars Hill followed a line to the north of the present road. This …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… at an easy distance from the village on the side of a hill. It consists of a nave and two side aisles, with a plain …