The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County: Devonshire ; DorsetshireT. Maiden, 1803 - 736 pages |
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... wood it now contains , is an assemblage of dwarf scrubby oaks , intermixed with a few trees of mountain ash , willows , & c . This wood is on the western slope of a hill , about eleven miles from Moreton , between Crockern- Tor , and ...
... wood it now contains , is an assemblage of dwarf scrubby oaks , intermixed with a few trees of mountain ash , willows , & c . This wood is on the western slope of a hill , about eleven miles from Moreton , between Crockern- Tor , and ...
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... wood growing between them . Most of the farms and villages are inter- spersed with numerous apple - trees . The cottages of the peasantry are chiefly constructed of red earth mixed with straw , commonly called cobb , and covered with ...
... wood growing between them . Most of the farms and villages are inter- spersed with numerous apple - trees . The cottages of the peasantry are chiefly constructed of red earth mixed with straw , commonly called cobb , and covered with ...
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... wood ; which not only affords a sufficient supply of fuel for the occupiers of the estates , but also a surplus of poles , cord - wood , faggots , and oak- bark , for sale . " This kind of product is regarded as a crop of some value ...
... wood ; which not only affords a sufficient supply of fuel for the occupiers of the estates , but also a surplus of poles , cord - wood , faggots , and oak- bark , for sale . " This kind of product is regarded as a crop of some value ...
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... wood , which grows also in abundance on the rugged sides of the hills , and on the elevated fence mounds , which form a distinguish- ing feature in the rural management of this county . In the grass lands , red clover and rye - grass ...
... wood , which grows also in abundance on the rugged sides of the hills , and on the elevated fence mounds , which form a distinguish- ing feature in the rural management of this county . In the grass lands , red clover and rye - grass ...
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... wooden pestles , in a large tub , or trough ; a practice still continued in some parts of Cornwall . This building is generally a mean barn , or hovel , without any pe- culiarity of form , or trace of contrivance , excepting where the ...
... wooden pestles , in a large tub , or trough ; a practice still continued in some parts of Cornwall . This building is generally a mean barn , or hovel , without any pe- culiarity of form , or trace of contrivance , excepting where the ...
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