The first column gives the name of the place where the well is situated, the second column that of the county, and the third column the precise locality. The following abbreviations have been employed: B. for Bedfordshire; Berks, Berkshire; Bucks, Buckinghamshire; E., Essex; H., Hampshire; Herts, Hertfordshire; K., Kent; M., Middlesex; S., Surrey. O.D. stands for, above Ordnance Datum; T., above Trinity high-water mark. PARTICULARS OF WELLS. +-------------+-------+-------------+----------------------------------------+ | | | | Depth. | | Name of | | +-------+-------+-------+-------+--------| | Place. |County.| Locality. | of | of |in Ter-| in |to Water| | | | |Shaft. | Bore. |tiary |Chalk. | from | | | | | | |Strata.| |Surface.| | | | +-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+ | | | | Remarks. | +-------------+-------+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+--------+ | | | | feet. | feet. | feet. | feet. | feet. | |Abridge | E. |Brewery | 100 | 190 | 290 | -- | 30 | | | | |London Clay, 280 feet. | | | | | | | | | | |Acton | M. |Mr. | | | | | | | | |Engleheart's | -- | -- | 284 | 119 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " |Mr. Wood's | -- | -- | 315 | 135 | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto, East| " |Mr. Davis's | -- | -- | 267 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |Albany Street| " |London | -- | -- | 182 | 125 | -- | | | | |100 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Aldershot | H. | -- -- | -- | -- | 194 | -- | -- | | Place | | |260 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | | Ditto | " | -- -- | -- | -- | 148 | 69-1/2| -- | | | | |245 feet O.D. | | | | | | | | | | |Amwell End | Herts.|New River | 72 |347-3/4| 36 |383-3/4| -- | | | |Company |Yield about 2,500,000 gallons a day. | | | | | | | | | | |Arlesey | B.
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