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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… opposed the scheme on the ground that it would make navigation difficult, filed a petition in Chancery to stop … The Corporation, always apprehensive about the effects on navigation of bridges below Wisbech, decided in 1820 to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the late 17th century inhabitants pressed for improved navigation, and in the 18th century some agricultural produce … Radcot, probably declined during the later Middle Ages as navigation became more obstructed: certainly in 13045 a … from Henley. 87 In the late 17th century, after Thames navigation had improved, Witney inhabitants pressed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and other fisheries, and as pilots through the intricate navigation of the eastern coast. The living is a discharged …
A History of the County of Essex
… was established in 1897 on Black Buoy Hill to teach navigation skills and provide a secular social centre for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… through the site of Godstow abbey, to the west of the old navigation stream, and a pound lock was built at its lower … (1873); Oxf. Jnl. Synopsis, 23 Oct., 27 Nov. 1790. Rep. on Navigation and Trade upon Thames and Isis (1793) H.C. 1st. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the township of Little Smeaton, and met the new line of navigation made by the Aire and Calder Company. The road from …