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DISTRICT THE SECOND. 



Light mixed foil, upon a gravel, a /and, and a 

 brown tender loam. 



Beginning at west bergholt, where th« 



land, binding upon BURES and FORDHAM, is of a 

 heavier nature than that to the eaftward, and abutting upon 

 the heath, which is found to lie upon a fand and gravel, and 

 forms excellent turnip land. 



The meadows upon the river Colne are much injured by 

 the keeping up of the water for the fupply of the mills. 



Proceeding northward towards GREAT HORSLEY, 

 a great deal of excellent turnip land, which continues to 

 the parifh of BOXTED, where the land upon the river 

 Stour forms a light tender hazel coloured earth, of a good 

 ftaple ; but afcending foutherly, a fleeter foil ; and near the 

 tops of the hills, a few fpots of very heavy land : with thefe 

 exceptions, the whole may be advantageoufly employed in 

 the culture of turnips. A fimilar defcription of foil will 

 apply to LANGHAM, faving that in the higher parts of 

 that parilh the ftaple is not equally good. CroHing the 

 Black Brook and proceeding foutherly towards ARDLEIGH, 

 a ftronger and deeper ftaple is found, of a cooler nature, and 

 more certain corn land. Returning northerly through 

 DEDHAM, the foil is of a fimilar nature. 



By the failure of ihe baize manufa£lure, which flourilhed 

 in this parifh fome years ago, the expenfive burthen of the 

 poor has been confiderably increafed. 



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