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... find the tops of the folds so produced worn away as the result of the wasting action of rivers , glaciers , and sea - waves upon them , just as we may cut off the tops of the folds of the paper with a pair of shears . This has happened ...
... find the tops of the folds so produced worn away as the result of the wasting action of rivers , glaciers , and sea - waves upon them , just as we may cut off the tops of the folds of the paper with a pair of shears . This has happened ...
Page 42
... such a plant . The woolly teasel ( Dipsacus pilosus ) is a pleasure to find . The narrow - leaved everlasting pea ( Lathyrus sylvestris ) , the purple milk - vetch ( Astragalus hypoglottis ) , the autumn and field gentians. 42 RUTLAND.
... such a plant . The woolly teasel ( Dipsacus pilosus ) is a pleasure to find . The narrow - leaved everlasting pea ( Lathyrus sylvestris ) , the purple milk - vetch ( Astragalus hypoglottis ) , the autumn and field gentians. 42 RUTLAND.
Page 49
... find the rain- fall as follows : Montgomery Salop Stafford Leicester Rutland 61 ° 3 35'51 32 ° 09 28.99 24'6 inches On 84 days the wind was south - west , and taking that line we have : Glamorgan 55 ° 73 Monmouth 50 ° 28 Worcester ...
... find the rain- fall as follows : Montgomery Salop Stafford Leicester Rutland 61 ° 3 35'51 32 ° 09 28.99 24'6 inches On 84 days the wind was south - west , and taking that line we have : Glamorgan 55 ° 73 Monmouth 50 ° 28 Worcester ...
Page 52
... find shelter from the winter storms . Strange to say they do not appear to have felt any of that passion for picture drawing which characterises their predecessors . In stature they never exceeded 5 ft . 9 in . , and there is some ...
... find shelter from the winter storms . Strange to say they do not appear to have felt any of that passion for picture drawing which characterises their predecessors . In stature they never exceeded 5 ft . 9 in . , and there is some ...
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... find of two querns or grind- stones of the " bee - hive type , " at Oakham and at Braunston . The Roman occupation of Rutland , which possibly lasted about 300 years , had no great effect on the character of the inhabitants . That there ...
... find of two querns or grind- stones of the " bee - hive type , " at Oakham and at Braunston . The Roman occupation of Rutland , which possibly lasted about 300 years , had no great effect on the character of the inhabitants . That there ...
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acres agricultural aisles ancient Anglo-Saxon arch Barrowden Beaumont Chase beautiful beds Braunston bronze Brooke building Burley Burley-on-the-Hill Caldecott carved Casterton century chancel church Clipsham Cottesmore curious Decorated deposits district doorway Earl Early English east Edward Empingham England enters the county Ermine Street Exton Finch forest formed Hall Hambleton Harrington Hill horseshoe houses hundred ironstone Ketton King land Langham Leicester Leicestershire Lincoln Lincolnshire London Lord Lyddington manor mansion Manton Market Overton Marlstone Martinsley Midland monument Morcott Noel Norman Normanton North Luffenham North Road Northampton Sand Nottingham Oakham Castle Oolite parish Park passing Perpendicular probably quarried Queen rainfall reign Ridlington river Chater river Gwash rocks Rutland Ryhall Sandstones Saxon Seaton shire small village soil south side specimen spire Stamford Stoke Dry stone Stretton style surface Teigh Thistleton Tickencote Tixover tower town Upper Lias clays Vale of Catmose valley Wardley Welland western Whissendine Wood