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A History of the County of Oxford
… had an early free grammar school, two small charity schools, and by the early 19th century several dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although …
A History of the County of Oxford
… later 18th century there were several fashionable boarding schools. Woodstock's fame through tourism was reflected in … in the 1790s, and providing land for the National schools of 1854. Their influence was sometimes resented and … National school and in 1873 Benjamin Disraeli inspected schools and a glove factory. 14 In the mid 19th century, when …
A History of the County of Oxford
… chapel under the leadership of James Chisholm; both schools were said to recruit largely from outside the town, …