 Around the shores a margin of silty deposit had heen formed, which, though often dry, was liable to submersion upon the slightest rise of the water in the Mere. Beyond this margin of silt, which varied in breadth from 50 to 500 yards, and was valuable...  The Geology of the Fenland - Page 52by Sydney B. J. Skertchly, Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly - 1877 - 335 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Royal Agricultural Society of England - 1860 - 648 pages
...its draining were commenced the ordinary water-acreage had diminished to little more than 1000 acres. Around the shores a margin of silty deposit had been...in breadth from 50 to 500 yards, and was valuable from the excellent reeds it grew, there extended, especially towards the south and west, where the... | |
 | john murray, albemarle stre - 1868 - 710 pages
...had diminished to little more than 1000 acres. Around the shores a margin of silty deposit had heen formed, which, though often dry, was liable to submersion...the surrounding land was lowest, a large tract of peatmoss, which, though generally free from water during summer, was constantly flooded in winter.... | |
 | The Country Gentleman's Magazine - 1869 - 590 pages
...though often dry, was liable to submerrion upon the slightest rise of the water in the Mere. Be yond this margin of silt, which varied in breadth from...50 to 500 yards, and was valuable for the excellent seeds it grew, there extended, especially towards the south and west, where the level of the surrounding... | |
 | Sydney B. J. Skertchly, Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly - Cambridgeshire (England) - 1877 - 408 pages
...valuable economical remarks, and the appendices by Dr. A. Voelcker and " PHF " (Philip Henry Frère Î). " Around the shores a margin of silty deposit had been...submersion upon the slightest rise of the water in the Merc. Beyond this margin of silt, which varied in breadth from 50 to 500 yards, and was valuable for... | |
 | Farmers' Alliance - 1869 - 622 pages
...draining were commenced, the ordinary water-acreage had diminished to little more than 1,000 acres. Around the shores a margin of silty deposit had been...this margin of silt, which varied in breadth from 60 to 500 yards, and was valuable for the excellent reeds it grew, there extended, especially towards... | |
 | Rogerson and Tuxford - 1868 - 700 pages
...its draining were commenced, the ordinary wateracreage had diminished to little more than 1000 acres. Around the shores a margin of silty deposit had been...submersion upon the slightest rise of the water in the Merc. Beyond this margin of silt, which varied in breadth from 50 to 500 yards, and was valuable for... | |
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