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A History of the County of York North Riding
… the village is reached. Half-way the church lies among trees to the west of the road. Higher up, and still to the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… to delay selling it because of the possible value of the trees to the Navy, and it was restored. 179 In the later 19th … them were said to be the lessee of Witherington farm (10 trees), the lessee of Downton mills (2 trees or 2 tons of timber, 10,000 turfs, and wood to repair …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 1808 there were only 6 a. of woodland in Draycot park. 155 Trees, mainly oaks, were planted north of Draycot House in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… some of it of 17th-century date, with timbered hedges. Trees have been planted, by the Norths, on the hill slopes … was once a gentleman's residence; the grounds have fine trees planted in them and there are fishponds nearby. The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… being on Primrose Hill south of the river. Apart from the trees of the village, the riverside, and Holcombe Grange, the … Oxford. In 1769 298 elms and ashes were cut leaving 2,290 trees standing. In 1811 the timber was reported to be in bad … and arrange ments were made for the felling of about 900 trees. 7 In the 14th century 'le Hurst de Draytone' is …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the lane that turns off towards Kempshot, among well-grown trees which are much frequented by rooks. The simple quaint … in front of which several fine beech and horse-chestnut trees grow by the side of the road. Immediately south-east, …
A History of the County of Warwick
… road, which on its way across Dunsmore Heath is lined with trees, forming an avenue nearly 5 miles long. In 1605 Sir …