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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… West Wratting parish lies 10 miles south-east of Cambridge and 7 miles south-west of Newmarket. 1 Its 3,543 a. stretch … border. It is less than 2 miles across at its widest, and tapers to a point at the south-east end. 2 The modern … followed the highway, later the LondonNewmarket road, and then ran east along a road whose course is followed by …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… of 6,542 acres. Of this acreage 2,999 acres are arable and 1,262 permanent grass. 1 The slope of the land varies … Wye, in the middle of the parish, to 600 ft. in the north and east. The soil is chiefly chalk and the principal crops … The parish is well wooded, having some 1,100 acres of woods and plantations, 2 mostly consisting of beech. West …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… town of Fordwich. It takes its name from its situation, and to distinguish it from Bere-court, in Westcliffe, near Dover, which is a good distance eastward from it; and in some records it is written Sturry Bere, from its … up the hill northward, as far as the high road to Margate, and it extends south-westward as far as the town of Fordwich, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of the county, four miles south-east of Stow-on-the-Wold and six miles north of Burford (Oxon.), its eastern boundary … disused in 1960, could be seen in the parish. Gawcombe Woods, which cover about 50 a. in the north-west corner, may … of highwaymen, who had their headquarters in Gawcombe Woods, were the last men to be hanged for that offence in …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… The parish is composed of the township of Westerdale and hamlets of Baysdale 1 and Esklets, all lying in lofty, … 663 acres are arable, 1,570 acres permanent grass, 9 acres woods and plantations, 2 and the rest grouse moor covered … school. Close to the bridge but almost concealed by woods is Westerdale Hall, the shooting box of Col. Duncombe. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Parishes Westerham WESTERHAM, USUALLY CALLED, AND FREQUENTLY WRITTEN, WESTRAM, IS the next parish westward … from Brasted, being called in Domesday, Oistreham, and in the Textus Roffensis, Westerham; taking its name from … soil, interspersed with commons, waste rough grounds, and woods, among which, bounding to Surry, is Kent-hatch, taking …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 2 As its name implies it lies west of Dullingham Ley and Stetchworth Ley, on land cleared of the wood which once … combat in the early 14th century between Sir John de Crek and Sir John de Burgh, when Crek won the land, known as … wood and Ladies grove remained in 1975 but Park and Common woods had disappeared. In the mid 19th century land on either …
A History of the County of Sussex
… strip, about a mile wide, running parallel with Ditchling and having Streat on its eastern side. It has an area of … been a chapelry of Westmeston. The soil is loam, chalk, and clay, with a subsoil of chalk and ironstone, and the chief crops are wheat, oats, peas, …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Parishes Westmill WESTMILL Westmele, Westmel (xi and xii cent.); Westmelne, 1 Westmill, Westmelle (xiii … was formerly an extra-parochial liberty of Aspenden (q.v.) and was added to Westmill by Local Government Board Order in … are arable. The River Rib runs through the parish and forms for a little way its eastern boundary, but the land …
A History of the County of Hertford
… lies considerably over 400 ft. above the ordnance datum, and in the centre of the village the ground reaches a height … land slopes down along the north-west border of the parish and in the extreme south; there is also a depression in the … of arable land in the parish, 967 acres of permanent grass and 218 acres of wood. 1 The road from Baldock to Walkern …