Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Wychwood or Wychwood Forest is a 501.7-hectare (1,240-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Witney in Oxfordshire. [1] [2] It is also a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1, [3] and an area of 263.4 hectares (651 acres) is a national nature reserve [4] [5] The site contains a long barrow dating to the Neolithic period, which is a scheduled monument.
The pub has been called "the best known of all Thames pubs". [2]The timber-framed building dates back to 1352 and is of traditional construction [3] with a thatched roof.. The Barley Mow was photographed by Henry Taunt in 1877. [4]
The Cotswolds woods on the western side of the county include those in the Royal Forest of Wychwood. Oxfordshire has nearly 18,000 ha (44,000 acres) of woodland in total (6.9% of its area), two-thirds of which are in woods of over 10 ha (25 acres). 1,839 ha (4,540 acres) of woodland is represented in the 17 ancient woods listed below.
The owner of Colby's Breakfast & Lunch in downtown Portsmouth announced its permanent closure Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, after almost 20 years in business.
Wytham Woods is a 423.8-hectare (1,047-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site. [1] [2] Habitats in this site, which formerly belonged to Abingdon Abbey, [a] include ancient woodland and limestone grassland.
The pound was built in 1823 by the town, replacing an earlier wooden structure built in 1802, and is one of a few well-preserved pounds in southeastern New Hampshire. It remained in use until late in the 19th century, and was sold into private hands in 1918. It was given back to the town, and is now maintained by the Farmington Historical ...
Some restaurants offer specific meals or meal options which are sometimes referred to as "early bird specials". [1] [2] [3] The term was first used for a clothing sale in 1904, and then in restaurants in the 1920s. [4] The hours which are deemed as "early bird" hours differ, depending on the locale and the establishment.
Wytham Abbey is the manor house of the small Oxfordshire (historically Berkshire) village of Wytham. [1] The place-name is first recorded as Wihtham around 957 AD and is thought to come from the Old English for a homestead or village in a river-bend.