1 This land was called Muddiman’s land in an early undated document and the surname could have been associated with clay working. A marlpit is described in the undated document ...
The site of a marl pit, from which a mixture of clay and carbonate of lime was extracted as fertiliser, used during the Medieval period. It is visible as an earthwork and is situated 600m north east of Astley.
1 In a deed dated 1334 a close with a marl pit is called ‘The Old Close’.
The site of a marlpit, from which a mixture of clay and carbonate of lime was extracted as a fertiliser, which dates from the Medieval period. It is situated 500m northeast of Sees Wood,
From the age of about nine I started work on Cresswell’s milk round belonging to two brothers, Bill and Dick, who had a farm at the top of Higham Lane. I ...
The Co-operative Society Dairy was situated in Merevale Avenue, Nuneaton. It took delivery daily of 1000s of gallons of milk, which was treated, bottled and delivered from there. Behind the ...