,98 FENCES. <^. 



2. Fence-Walls. The common homeflal 

 fence of this Dillridt is wall; either of brick 

 or Hor^c.—Bailomng, in the Norfolk mannerj^ 

 is unknown, and clofe paling feldom made 

 life of. 



In the morelands, and upon the limcftonc 

 heights, ftonc walls are the common field- 

 fence. Live hedges are in thefe lituations 

 flower of growth, and more difficult to raife, 

 than they are in warmer better foils ; whereas 

 flones are plentiful, lying in fome places an 

 incumbrance to the furface. 



Inhofpitable and unornamental as naked 

 Hone-walls may fecm, they are in many fitua- 

 tions the moll eligible fence : — cheap and 

 <]urable. 



They are of two kinds, " double" and 

 ** (ingle :" the latter, which are compofed of 

 fingle Hones piled one upon another, are a 

 fufficient fence againft (lock, provided they 

 be railed high enough ; but are liable to be 

 thrown down by the wind. The former, 

 which are built in the common wall manner, 

 but without mortar, are more expeniive in 

 the firfl: inflancc; but if properly raifcd, will 

 endure for ages with little or no repairs. 



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