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A History of the County of Rutland
… the surface soil varies and produces wheat, barley, hay, oats and roots. There has been extensive quarrying for … The buttresses have triangular heads. At the west end a wood and plaster screen has been erected to form a vestry on …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ?1615) of Hanwell has survived. 39 Robert Petty, Anthony Wood's grandfather, and also his nephew Maximilian were Eton … he had to mow the lord's meadow, lift and cart the hay. Between Lammas and Michaelmas he had to find a man for … to find two men. Usually food was provided and on one day hay for his horse. When he mowed he was allowed to take …
A History of the County of Warwick
… de Kinewarton was fined in 1262 for having one in his wood at Coughton to the injury of the king's forest 4but … Trenche', now Dane's Bank, with Wike Lane north-east. Wike Wood is in the area emparked by Robert Throckmorton in 1486 ( … of Coughton Lodge, which lies a little east of the wood, near Wike Moat, mentions the inclosure of another 16 or …
A History of the County of Surrey
… a double bank and ditch coming down the hill from a little wood on the left (east) to the road in Hooley Lane, and says … by the gift of 171 acres, 1 rood of land and 1 rood of wood from Charles de Conductu, parson of the church of … of Tauntons was 100 s. and there were about 45 acres of wood belonging to it valued at a yearly rent of 12 d. per …
A History of the County of Northampton
… manor was then 'all tillage, little or no pasture, and no wood', its yearly value being 90, 18 and the tenants having …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… to his under-tenant the lord of Coverham 40 acres of wood here. 4 The lord of Coverham in 1252 granted to Coverham Abbey 40 acres of wood in Caldbergh called 'Almehawe' Wood and received in return a quit-claim of 'Hyppeslyth' Wood …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… and about half a mile westward that now called the Wood, both described hereafter, and at a small distance from … otherwise called Westwood, and now most commonly THE WOOD, is an estate here, situated about half a mile …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… to the widow of George Butler, esq. There is much coppice wood dispersed over the several parts of it. COWDHAM was … servants, and 2 mills of 14 shillings and 2 pence value. Wood for the pannage of 40 hogs. In the time of king Edward …
A History of the County of Oxford
… have been found here. 8 The name, meaning Cufa's wood or clearing, dates from the Anglo-Saxon period. 9 The … one of which has an oval lunette. The door-frame of plain wood has over it a moulded and pedimented hood supported on … the gate at its end was the meetingplace for selling the hay on the commons. 51 By East Bridge there was another …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… There are four servants, and seven acres of meadow. Wood for the pannage of ten hogs. In the time of king Edward …