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Another vein’ alfo enters the county from Dor- 
fetfhire, being the continuation of the fand-hill on 
which Shaftfbury ftands, and pafles through Don- 
head, Anfty, Swallowcliffe, Fovant, &c. under the 
foot of the Down, till it is {topped by the high 
ground in Burcomb Field. This vein is alfo met 
by another branch, or rather a ridge of fand-hiils, 
coming from Weft-Knoyle by Stop-Beacon and 
Ridge, and joining the laft-mentioned branch at 
or near Fovant. 
There are fome inftances of ftrong clays and 
clayey loams on the fkirts of this diftrict, but as 
they make no part of the corn and fheep divifion 
of the county; and the quantity of this land is 
fimall, and its management is the fame as that- 
practifed in fimilar foils in North-Wilthhire, it will 
be needlefs to fay more of it here. 
Thefe foils, with all their confequent mixtures 
and variations, may be faid to conftitute the far 
greater part of this diftrict. 
Climate. The climate of Wiltfhire Downs is fo 
well known for its coldnefs and keennefs, as to be 
almoft proverbial. The height of the hills, and 
their expofure to the fouth-weft wind, from the 
_ Briftol and Britifh Channels; the want of inclo- 
‘fures in the vallies, and the draught of air that 
neceffarily follows the rivers, undoubtedly contribute 
to make this diftrict healthy both for men and cat- 
tle; but the length of the wimers confequent to 
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