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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… existing woodland or in areas formerly wooded or used as common grazing, are a number of ponds of highly irregular and … based on plan of 1760) (27) Cultivation Remains. The common fields of the parish were enclosed by Act of … A few blocks of ridge-and-furrow survive elsewhere in the common fields, for example a group of interlocked furlongs in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Lodge and later as Yarlington House. It stands on former common on a hill south of the village and is said to have … century the rector had shared pasture for sheep in the common fields. 83 A lease of 1694 included closes lately inclosed out of the common fields with 17 a. uninclosed. Land in the east field …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as one lot and the money divided among the proprietors. Common pasture rights on the lot meadows were restricted to … as Seed Lake, mentioned in the early 17th century as a cow common for cottagers. 46 Separate demesne pasture was said in … acre. 47 By 1304 its value had doubled. 48 The stint for common grazing in Yarnton fields in the early 17th century …
A History of the County of Oxford
… about the same time. 75 Early settlements of the type common on the gravel terraces of the Upper Thames valley have … 'Yarnton' occurred in 1517, 82 and eventually overcame the common 16th-century form 'Yardington'. 83 There were 26 … workers in Oxford began to live in the parish. Contrary to common belief the first newcomers were not employees of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… the E. wall. a(15). Cottage, at the S.W. corner of Bircher Common and 550 yards N.W. of (14), has a thatched roof. … thatched roof. a(17). Cottage, on the S.E. side of Bircher Common, 1,400 yards N.N.W. of the church, has a modern wing …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… it is very inconsiderable in proportion to the undivided common, which is estimated at about 45,000 acres, producing … in large numbers, the occupiers of farms having a common right of pasture according to their respective rents. … however, is still in its infancy; large tracts of common offer temptations to the successful application of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… been made. Medieval and Later (9) Cultivation remains. The common fields were enclosed by an Act of Parliament of 1777 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… north, south, and east of the village. There was common downland pasture for sheep in the north and south … into the parish's south corner. 69 There was evidently common pasture for sheep in the north and south corners of … called North leaze, apparently in the north corner; a common flock was overseen by a shepherd acting for both …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are arable, 2085 meadow and pasture, and 184 woodland and common. The tithes have been commuted for 403, payable to … is a considerable owner, and the lord of the manor. The common laud, about fifty acres, was inclosed in 1840. The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… acre in 1305 when the manor included 10 a., together with common pasture worth 3 s. 29 At that time the inhabitants of …