Topography of Great Britain: Or, British Traveller's Directory: CornwallC. Cooke, 1817 |
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... The Basingstoke Canal runs from Basingstoke , passes Odiham , and crossing the county of Surrey , enters the Thames , about five miles below Chertsey . AGRICULTURE . Soil and Surface . The surface of Hampshire 26 HAMPSHIRE .
... The Basingstoke Canal runs from Basingstoke , passes Odiham , and crossing the county of Surrey , enters the Thames , about five miles below Chertsey . AGRICULTURE . Soil and Surface . The surface of Hampshire 26 HAMPSHIRE .
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George Alexander Cooke. AGRICULTURE . Soil and Surface . The surface of Hampshire is beautifully varied with gently ... soils , of which , however , those tending to a chalky nature bear by far the greatest proportion , particularly ...
George Alexander Cooke. AGRICULTURE . Soil and Surface . The surface of Hampshire is beautifully varied with gently ... soils , of which , however , those tending to a chalky nature bear by far the greatest proportion , particularly ...
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... soil towards Whitchurch is principally chalky , and rather of a shallow staple ; it nevertheless pro- duces good crops of corn , and seems particularly adapted to the cultivation of saintfoin . The vale between Overton and Stockbridge ...
... soil towards Whitchurch is principally chalky , and rather of a shallow staple ; it nevertheless pro- duces good crops of corn , and seems particularly adapted to the cultivation of saintfoin . The vale between Overton and Stockbridge ...
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... soil of the county we add the following extracts from thellamp- shire Repository , respecting some particular parishes . The soil of the parish of Bramshot is various , according to its situation ; towards the extremity of the parish it ...
... soil of the county we add the following extracts from thellamp- shire Repository , respecting some particular parishes . The soil of the parish of Bramshot is various , according to its situation ; towards the extremity of the parish it ...
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... soil varies much ; we find a mixture of clay , sand , and loam along the southern part of the down ; that part of the parish which lies immediately under the north side of the down is not equal to the former , but very capable of ...
... soil varies much ; we find a mixture of clay , sand , and loam along the southern part of the down ; that part of the parish which lies immediately under the north side of the down is not equal to the former , but very capable of ...
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