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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… listed in a 1907 directory, three companies the Avon-Vale Bacon Co. at Chippenham, the North Wilts. Bacon Co. at … most of the Melksham supplies have been collected in the vale of Pewsey. The scheme gives priority to the demand for … best stone. Portland beds occur in the western end of the Vale of Pewsey, on Swindon Hill, and in the Vale of Wardour, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… North Otterington. This parish lies in the well-cultivated vale of the river Wiske, and comprises about 3550 acres, of … various. The village is situated on the east side of the vale, near the river, which is here little more than a brook, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… arable land. The village is pleasantly situated in the vale of the Ouse, over which a substantial bridge of wood, to …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… DERWENT WAPENTAKE The Wapentake lies in the heart of the Vale of York, at the western extremity of the East Riding; it … and silt, deposited in the shallow water that occupied the vale during the final stage of glaciation in northern England. Successive limits of the Vale of York glacier during that period are marked by two …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to the late Viscount Downe. The township is in the vale of the Ouse, and comprises about 1330 acres of land, of … exception of a hill in the western part overlooking the vale of Catmore; the soil is in some parts clayey, and in …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… by the summits of lofty mountains: on the other side, the Vale Royal of Cheshire, with its diversified scenery, and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… worsted-mills, and in the woollen manufacture. In the vale of Shibden is the Horley-Green spa. A church has been …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… beautiful: on the right is the small but pleasing vale of the Cherwell, in which the church of St. Clement … bordering on their banks. In the vicinity of Oxford, the vale of the Isis expands into a spacious amphitheatre, … a strong clay. The village is large, and lies in an open vale: stockings and lace are manufactured by a small portion …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… high and fifty feet in span, and crosses the beautiful vale between Ford and the finely-wooded grounds of Preston … equal parts, flowing in a winding course through an ample vale of great fertility and beauty. It appears to have been …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… above Padstow. It is embosomed in a richly-cultivated vale, and the eastern side opens on the harbour, the entrance … Prideaux family. On the southern eminences and along the vale are the fine plantations of Saunders Hill, which command …