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A History of the County of Buckingham
… Gotehurst, Gothurst (xivxviii cent.). Gayhurst is a parish of nearly 1,351 acres. It includes about 360 acres of arable land, 760 of permanent grass and 230 of woods and plantations. 1 The height of the land varies from 263 ft. above the ordnance …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Granborough (xvi cent.). This parish covers 1,580 acres, of which 139 are arable and 1,223 permanent grass, 1 and is well watered by Claydon Brook and another stream which joins it. The soil is clayey loam with gravel, with a subsoil of clay …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xiii cent.). This parish contains nearly 2,383 acres, of which the surface is part sand and part clay and the subsoil Lower Greensand. Of this area …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Moche Lynforde, Lyndeforde Magna (xvi cent.). The parish of Great Linford covers 1,835 acres, of which 238 are arable, 1,053 permanent grass and 87 woods and plantations. 1 The soil is mixed, with a … the openings for the clearstory windows. In its original state the north aisle must have been a rich and charming …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Great Woulstone (xiii cent.). Great Woolstone has an area of 508 acres of land with 6 acres covered by water; about one-third of the parish is arable land and the remainder consists of permanent grass. 1 The soil is …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Underwode (xvi cent.). This parish covers 2,565 acres, of which 129 are arable, 2,014 permanent grass and 21 woods and plantations. 1 The soil is clay. The River Ray flows westward across the …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Hanslape (xix cent.). This parish covers 5,800 acres, of which 1,935 are arable, 2,973 permanent grass and 290 woods and plantations. 1 The land varies between 404 ft. above the ordnance datum in …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xii cent.); Harlemede, Harmede, Hardmed (xiii cent.). The parish contains about 1,211 acres, of which 498 acres are arable, 702 permanent grass and 6 woods and plantations. 1 The land gradually falls from …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… (xvii cent.). This parish contains about 1,623 acres, of which about 929 are permanent grass, 584 arable, and 6 woods and plantations. 1 The soil is mixed; the chief crops are wheat, oats and beans. …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Hildesdn (x cent.); Ulesdone, Ilesdone (xi cent.). The parish of Hillesden has an area of about 2,600 acres, of which the … in permanent grass; there are 310 acres of arable land and 12 acres woods and plantations. 1 The soil is clay. A …