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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Shropshire"”.
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Agricultural trades unionism in Shropshire 1900-1930
… distribution of agricultural trades unionism in Shropshire and evaluates and explains developments using four key variables. After a discussion of the sources used and a description of union development involving the National Union of Agricultural Workers (NUAW) and Workers' Union (WU ), four …
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Shropshire Deer Parks c.1500 - c.1914 Recreation, Status and Husbandry
… and survival of the post-medieval deer park in Shropshire. In so doing, it is hoped to add to and complement a body of research that has been assembled for other parts of the country, in the belief that individual regional studies can throw light on the wider national picture. Previous research …
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The Shropshire wrought-iron industry c1600-1900: a study of technological change
Wrought-iron manufacture in Shropshire is studied over three centuries, encompassing changes in technology arising from the use of vegetable and subsequently mineral fuel. It describes the charcoal-using forges of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, discussing their rural locations on …
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A coal mining community in late nineteenth-century Shropshire: frontier settlement or close-knit community?
The first aim of this thesis was to examine one community, Madeley, in 1891, in relation to two apparently contradictory stereotypes of late nineteenth-century mining communities, as either close-knit, or as loose-knit. The second aim was to develop a methodology to examine precisely the social …
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Aspects of medieval landscape change in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire: evidence from the feet of fines
… study area: the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Gloucestershire. The research has enabled a comparative study of land use and settlement patterns and has revealed that fines are an excellent source for the study of certain themes, such as the period of the "crisis" of the early …
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The development of a regional energy assessment model
Shropshire Energy Team initiated this study to examine consumption and associated emissions in the predominantly rural county of Shropshire. Current use of energy is not sustainable in the long term and there are various approaches to dealing with the environmental problems it creates. Energy …
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Occurrence, etiology and management of ringwomb in ewes
… Purebred Suffolk and crossbred Hampshire and Shropshire ewes aged from one to seven years were observed over a period of five lambing seasons. The study was conducted on 24 clinical cases of ringwomb occurring in one flock. Ringwomb or incomplete cervical dilation accounted for an incidence of …
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The transfer of heavy metals through trophic levels and their toxicity effects on organisms including humans
… to Blanchdown Wood, Devon, UK and Snailbeach, Shropshire, UK, samples were collected to examine the effects of the spoil tips on the surrounding ecosystem. Samples of vegetation, soil and animal materials were extracted and analysed by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry …
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Klippel-Feil Syndrome: A study of parents' experiences of diagnosis, health service use, and online support in a rare disease population
This study describes the experience of diagnosis, health service use, and online support for parents who have a child diagnosed with Klippel-Feil Syndrome. The survey drew questions from the EurordisCare 2 and 3 surveys. A total of 15 parents participated in the study; parents were recruited from a …
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ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC BEHAVIOUR IN DYNAMIC BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS: THE CASE OF THE EX-SUGAR BEET FARMERS OF THE WEST MIDLANDS
… the sugar beet factory located in Allscott in Shropshire was closed and the sugar beet growers in this area adjusted by replacing sugar beet with alternative crops. Evidence has revealed that these farmers replaced sugar beet with crops with low gross margin such as oilseed. This choice is …
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Property, ownership and improvement in Ludlow, a fashionable country town, 1660 to 1848
… is shown. Ludlow is a small market town in south Shropshire. From the 1660s population was just over 2,000, but this rose to 5,253 in 183 1. Between 1660 and 1689 the town was a centre for regional administration, the Council of the Marches in Wales having its headquarters there. Ludlow then …
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John de Cherleton, first lord Charlton of Powys: a biography
… century into a family based in Charlton in Shropshire. We have few details of the de Cherleton family before this time, but it is known that John and his brothers were to rise from relative obscurity to become influential and powerful men, within the church and royal court. John is an …
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Servicium Debitum and Scutage in Twelfth Century England With Comparisons to the Regno of Southern Italy
… at a local level in two counties, Kent and Shropshire; in particular pay rates are reconstructed. A series of appendices provide details of this expenditure, along with evidence of scutages.
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Pauper education in Victorian England: organisation and administration within the new poor law 1834-1880
… government, is examined in the three Shropshire unions of Atcham, Bridgnorth and Ellesmere. An analysis of the type of pauper schooling, quality of teaching and nature of the curriculum has been undertaken, as well as an appraisal of the reputation of Atcham and Quatt as exemplars of …
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Using palm-mat geotextiles for soil conservation on arable loamy sands in the United Kingdom
… experiments for <1 h. Hence, at Hilton, East Shropshire, UK, this study investigated the effectiveness of palm-mat geotextiles (Borassus and Buriti mats) in reducing rainsplash erosion, runoff and soil loss and changing selected soil properties under field conditions over two years (January …
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Soil conditioner effects on soil erosion, soil structure and crop performance
… series) at the Hilton Experimental Site, east Shropshire and on sandy silt loam soil (Salwick series) at the Plant and Environment Research Unit at Compton Park, Wolverhampton. The main soil conditioner applied was 'Agri-SC' at manufacturer recommended application rates and three other soil …
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