| Administrative History | The paper referenced is: Webster, Thomas, "On the Fresh-water Formations in the Isle of Wight, with some Observations on the Strata over the Chalk in the South-east part of England", 'Transactions of the Geological Society of London', Series 1, Volume 2 (1814), pp161-254]. Webster references Stifford in Essex on p 196, describing the geology of the area by citing a published source because on his visit he had not been able to acquire specimens of rock. |