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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… by both these names, both which plainly imply its high and open situation; but the latter, written in Domesday, … over great part of this parish. THIS PARISH is very small and narrow, it is a very unfrequented place, situated on very … uninclosed land, the soil of which is in general chalk and very light, though there are some few strypes of deep …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… was originally in the Wiltshire hundred of Cawden and Cadworth, but was transferred to Hampshire 1 in 1895, … acres, of which 904 are arable, 689 are permanent grass and 113 are woodland. 2 The village, with its straggling village street and timbered and thatched houses, is in the narrow Avon …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… situation, it has till of late been considered as and unhealthy one, owing partly to the damps arising from the salt marshes on the southwest side of the street, and partly to the general badness of the water thereabouts, … remedied, for a few years ago the marshes were drained, and thrown into arable land, and Mr. Bunce, of Canterbury, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… The ancient parish, which comprised 1,479 a., 1 was a thin and elongated band of land extending eastwards from the top of the Cotswold scarp. It was bounded by old tracks and ways on the west and on parts of the south, including the … in 1864, 15 was left as woodland. 16 In 1905 the area of woods and plantations in Whittington was given as 37 a. 17 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of Cambridge. The parish, roughly rectangular in shape and 1,976 a. in extent, 1 is bounded on the south by the … road, formerly a branch of the Icknield Way, and on part of the west by a brook rising at a place called … Nine Wells. The eastern boundary follows various branches and former channels of the river. The northern boundary with …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… This parish consists of the townships of Whorlton, Faceby and Potto, and includes also the hamlets of Swainby and Goulton. The … 1,719 acres are under cultivation and 303 are given up to woods and plantations. The parish lies on the slopes of the …
A History of the County of Worcester
… in 1905 656 acres were arable land, 1,761 permanent grass and 119 woods. 2 The soil is clay, with a subsoil of Keuper Marl, growing crops of wheat, beans and fruit and a few hops. The slope of the land is from …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Domesday, Winchelesmere; in antient deeds, Winchelinges; and in later ones, Wynchelyng and Wichling. THIS PARISH is the whole of it situated in the … from Ospringe through Doddington to Hollingborne-hill and Maidstone. The lands init are very barren, and abound …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the east bank of the River Dikler. It is 1,267 a. in area and compact in shape. The western boundary follows the Dikler and, for 500 yards north of Stow Bridge, the Foss Way; the … the ancient road that leads from Evesham to Burford; and most of the southern boundary is marked by a small …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… from Portsmouth. In the east the soil is light, black, and somewhat stony; in the west it is heavy, with a certain … of clay. There are 796 acres of arable land, 931 of grass, and 332 of wood. 1 The chief crops are wheat and other cereals. Wickham Common, about 20 acres in extent, …