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A History of the County of Rutland
… datum), there forming the northern parish boundary, and a stream forming the southern boundary. The land falls … but gradually on the south. The subsoil is Inferior Oolite and Upper Lias, and the soil a red loam. The land is mostly … At first she relied on herbs gathered in the fields and woods, but later she made up her medicines from drugs …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… The modern parish of Wingfield lies in the Oxford and Kimeridge Clay region of north and mid-west Wiltshire, 2 miles south-west from Trowbridge and 2 miles south from Bradford-on-Avon. It is bounded on the …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… the most part in the upper half hundred of the same name, and having in it the boroughs of Wingham-street, Deane, Twitham, and Wenderton, which latter is in the lower half hundred of … sulings. Wood for the pannage of five hogs, and two small woods for fencing. In its whole value, in the time of king …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… part of Cranbourne, Winkfield Row, part of Ascot Side and part of Bracknell and Braywood, and having an area of … greater part of which is permanent grass (3,283 acres) and woods (3,606 acres), while only a very small proportion (467 … from it 4 hides to enlarge Windsor Forest, and also two woods called Jerdelea and Bacsceat. 18 Half a hide of this, …
Magna Britannia
… deanery of Torrington, about six miles from Hatherleigh, and about five and a half from Chulmleigh. The village of Hollacombe is in … to the crown at the time of taking the Domesday survey; and it appears that it had been settled on Matilda, the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… of Winslade lies 3 miles south-east from Basingstoke and covers an area of 712 acres, 1 generally rising from north to south and reaching a height of 557 ft. above the ordnance datum in … into this parish, which altogether contains 89 acres of woods and plantations. 2 Kempshott, covering an area of 555 …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… of Winslow, which comprises the market town of Winslow and hamlet of Shipton, covers an area of 1,919 acres, of … are arable land, 1,501 acres are laid down in pasture, and 31 acres are woods and plantations. 1 The soil is of Oxford Clay, which …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… parishes, Winterbourne Monkton, Berwick Bassett, and Winterbourne Bassett, which lie across the valley of the upper Kennet. 1 From east to west it measures 5 km. and from north to south, at its widest point, 2 km. By c. 970 … the streams provided extensive meadows. 9 There were woods at Rabson in the 16th century but small plantations …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of the Kennet flows through the parish from north to south and by 869 had given the name Winterbourne to lands there. 2 … the village was distinguished from Winterbourne Bassett and North Winterbourne by the suffix Monkton, referring to … the Ridge Way on Hackpen Hill. It extends 5 km. westwards and at its widest point near the stream measures nearly 2 km. …
A History of the County of Warwick
… occupying an elevated situation. There is no village, and the church stands amidst beautiful rural surroundings, no … system of cultivation still in practice. Wishaw Upper and Lower Greens were inclosed under an Act of 1847, 2 and the award, dated 1851, is in the possession of the …