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Page 52
One thing is quite certain , the present channel of the Trent has been formed
since the destruction of the great forest by the Romans ; for near Butterwick the
roots of the trees as they grew are visible at low water , and in cleaning out the
Drain ...
One thing is quite certain , the present channel of the Trent has been formed
since the destruction of the great forest by the Romans ; for near Butterwick the
roots of the trees as they grew are visible at low water , and in cleaning out the
Drain ...
Page 53
A deep bed of warp near a place called Duke ' s Farm , in the parish of Laughton ,
gives certain proof that there has some time or other been an ancient channel
near that spot ; a small rising ground of strong clay * then turned it to the north ...
A deep bed of warp near a place called Duke ' s Farm , in the parish of Laughton ,
gives certain proof that there has some time or other been an ancient channel
near that spot ; a small rising ground of strong clay * then turned it to the north ...
Page 54
only on the east , but the old western channel is still very visible , and may be
easily traced through the whole of its course . ... Many other remains of ancient
and different channels might no doubt have been traced , had not the
improvements ...
only on the east , but the old western channel is still very visible , and may be
easily traced through the whole of its course . ... Many other remains of ancient
and different channels might no doubt have been traced , had not the
improvements ...
Page 437
I S the most northern parish in the Isle of Axholme , and when the Maredyke
formed a channel for the waters of the Don to flow into the Trent , this parish
would form a complete river island * , having the Maredyke on the south , the
Trent on the ...
I S the most northern parish in the Isle of Axholme , and when the Maredyke
formed a channel for the waters of the Don to flow into the Trent , this parish
would form a complete river island * , having the Maredyke on the south , the
Trent on the ...
Page 440
After Cornelius Vermuyden had turned the waters of the Don into another
channel , this outlet for them was no longer wanted , and consequently it being
unnecessary to maintain these works of drainage , not a vestige of them now
remains ...
After Cornelius Vermuyden had turned the waters of the Don into another
channel , this outlet for them was no longer wanted , and consequently it being
unnecessary to maintain these works of drainage , not a vestige of them now
remains ...
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| Title | The History and Topography of the Isle of Axholme: Being that Part of Lincolnshire which is West of Trent Online access with subscription: JISC Historical Texts |
| Author | William Brocklehurst Stonehouse |
| Publisher | Longman, Rees, Orme, & Company, 1839 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 31 Aug 2005 |
| ISBN | 0598936025, 9780598936028 |
| Length | 463 pages |
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