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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… comprehends the whole parish. Wickham is a low, flat, and unpleasant situation, and lying so near the marshes cannot but be unhealthy, the land throughout it is in general good and sertile, especially near the village, where the fields …
A History of the County of Hertford
… of 1,167 acres, of which about two-thirds are arable land and about one quarter pasture. 1 The commons, which were … parish is intersected by the road from Hadham to Hunsdon and Stanstead Abbots, whilst at right angles with this … rises steeply to the south of the river. On the east and west the parish is flat and uninteresting. The soil is …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… 1 a Mannor which one William had before the Conquest, and paid for it in the public Tax, as eleven Bovats. The Land … belonging, and his Mill at Widmerpole, and Wood out of his Woods at Huccanal, to make and mend it for ever; and half his Mill at Gonolveston, and the like Power in his Woods there, and divers other Things, to God and the Church …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… open down country that rises north-east of Old Alresford and south-east of Preston Candover. The land, generally … Upper Wield, the nucleus of the parish, lies in the south, and is reached from the northwest from Preston Candover by a … rises for about a mile between thick hedges, plough-land, and pasture land, from 450 ft. above the ordnance datum to …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… also is reckoned with several others of the Soc of Newark, and was rated to Dane-geld or public Tax of those Times at … de Bussy, 41 H. 3. had Free Warren granted in Wigisille. And John Dyve had likewise, 5 Jun. 5 E. 1. Free Warren in Balderton and Wiggesley, which John de Bussy claimed at Notingham in …
A History of the County of Hertford
… xiii cent. Wigginton is a long parish running north and south, the west boundary lying along the edge of the … views are obtained of these plains and the hills and woods beyond. Extensive beechwoods and a common of some 300 … tiles, which look very well against a background of dark woods. There is also a church-house of brick faced with Bath …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Wygynton, xiii cent. The parish of Wigginton is a long and narrow tract of ground in the forest of Galtres, a little to the north of York. The land is flat and the soil alluvial. The chief industry of the inhabitants is agriculture, and of the 1,900 acres covered by the parish nearly the whole …
A History of the County of Oxford
… WIGGINTON Wigginton lies half way between Banbury and Chipping Norton, on the River Swere. It covers 1,187 a. and is roughly triangular in shape with the river forming one … features in the north are the sandy Wigginton Heath and Rye Hill where the land rises to 600 feet. Most of the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilcot, contiguous with Pewsey, 6 miles from Marlborough, and 8 miles from Devizes, consisted of three ancient tithings, Wilcot and East Stowell, Draycot Fitz Payne, and Oare. 1 The tithing of Wilcot and Stowell was divided …
A History of the County of Bedford
… of which 1,026 are arable land, 1,111 permanent grass and 4 woods and plantations. 1 The slope of the ground is irregular, and …