Black DownBlack Down, Upham |
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South Downs Upham Hampshire SU5422 |
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Black Down The place is described in text Cobbett 1830 Period - 19th century, early |
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Cobbett 1830 ... From Upham we came on upon the high land, called Black Down. ... We are here getting up upon the chalk hills, which stretch away towards Winchester. The soil here is a poor blackish stuff, with little white stones in it, upon a bed of chalk. It was a Down, not many years ago. The madness and greediness of the days of paper-money led to the breaking of it up. The corn upon it is miserable; but, as good as can be expected upon such land. |