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A History of the County of Essex
… whilst the number of farmers fell from 13 to 5 and of agricultural labourers from 113 to 104. 89 A threshing … parish in the 19th century. 96 Membership of the National Agricultural Labourers' Union was strong from 1874 until 1889 … work included osier peeling at Bottengoms for basket makers. The number of domestic servants declined from 25 in …
A History of the County of Essex
… out of the 30 parishes in Lexden hundred, and 535 in 1851. Agricultural depression from the late 19th cent- ury caused … Hall manor house provided a focus of settlement for the agricultural parish. The other manor houses were Garnons in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… homes. In the Middle Ages and later Worthing was a small agricultural and fishing hamlet of less importance than the … afforded higher rewards to local farm-workers than agricultural overtime. 70 In the 1920s and 1930s Worthing … it. 94 In 1953 the town still depended greatly on holiday-makers. 95 In 1969 there were an estimated 55,000 staying …
A History of the County of Sussex
… which, with erosion to the east, reduced the amount of agricultural land. 21 About 1848 there were 140 a. of pasture … and early-20th-century boundary changes brought more agricultural land into the borough. Ham farm, in Durrington … 19th century. 99 There were c. 4 firms of brick and tile makers in Worthing in 1905. 1 There were three brickyards at …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 5786 acres. The inhabitants are principally employed in agricultural pursuits, especially in the cultivation of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… two panelled pilasters carved in relief with trophies of agricultural implements, and supporting an entablature and a …