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A History of the County of Somerset
… Parishes West Pennard WEST PENNARD The chapelry and later parish of West Pennard 1 was during the Middle Ages that part of the parish, liberty, and manor of Glastonbury outside the enclosure gate ( extra … there. 2 It lies between Glastonbury Tor on the west and the equally dominant Pennard Hill on the east, and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… East Quantoxhead the northern end of the Quantock ridge and the narrow coastal strip beyond. 1 Its 594 ha. (1,467 a.) … nearly 3 km. from the coast to the top of Weacombe Hill, and it is between 1.5 km. and 2 km. wide. From Beacon Hill (310 m.) in the south-east, …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… (xi cent.); Westanfeld (xiii cent.). Marmion Tower and Church, West Tanfield, from the South-east The … River Ure (which here forms the boundary of the riding), and includes the hamlets of Binsoe, Nosterfield and … of poaching in his park here. North and South Park Woods lie close round the present Tanfield Hall, and the …
A History of the County of Essex
… Thurrock lies beside the Thames, 30 km. east of London and 3 km. west of Grays Thurrock. 1 The ancient parish, … of the parish except on the northern side, where farm land and woodland survive. Beside the Thames and the Mardyke are … Mardyke east of Tank Hill Road and ran east through Watt's Woods, incorporating sections of Back Lane. 27 Purfleet …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Tistede (xi cent.); Westystude, Ticestede, Westistede, and West Stisted (xiii cent.). West Tisted is a small … an area of 2,356 acres lying on high ground between 500 and 600 ft. above the sea level, and comprises 944 acres of arable land, 935 acres of …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… 1,089 acres are arable land, 961 acres permanent grass and 710 acres woodland. 1 The village is almost in the centre … a large house restored by the late Mr. Thomas Baring and now occupied by Mr. Washington Singer, is in the north-west corner of the parish, and is surrounded by a well-wooded park of more than 150 …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… of Surry. It is called West Wickham from its situation, and to distinguish it from two other parishes of the same name in this county; and has its name of Wickham from the Saxon words Wic, a street or way, and ham, a dwelling. This parish bounds to the county of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… lying 10 miles south-east of Cambridge, covers 2,931 a. 2 and is nearly rectangular. The straight southern boundary … woodland could feed 152 pigs. 6 In 1279 three manors had woods covering 74 a., 7 and in 1770 there were over 3,200 … from 1774. In 1775 Lord Montfort's land, including the woods and park, covered 2,390 a. Other owners had not much …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… bank of the River Ure up the northern slope of Penhill, and covers, with Swinithwaite, an area of nearly 3,880 acres. … The soil is loam on a subsoil of Carboniferous Limestone and Yoredale Rocks. There are not quite 80 acres of arable … affording splendid views of Bolton Castle with its woods and heaths and the rich valley of Wensleydale beneath. …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… 1,432 acres, of which 359 are arable, 713 permanent grass and 223 woods and plantations. 1 The soil of the southern half of the …