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A History of the County of Oxford
… much of Oxford Street was occupied by beast and horse markets mentioned later: a swine market mentioned in 1468-9 … and extended north on Oxford Street. 67 The cattle and pig markets were still in Market Street in the 19th century. 68 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to the corporation in 1565. 18 The grant of additional markets and fairs in that year was followed by an Act in 1576 … a railway link until 1890 adversely affected the town's markets, coaching inns, tourist trade, and primary industry; … with building supplies, until demolished in the 1980s. 98 Markets and Fairs When Henry II founded the borough he …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to London and Birmingham and regular services to local markets. 54 Coaching declined sharply in the 1840s: by 1844 … and east to Islip. 75 Competition from Oxford and other markets, however, prevented further expansion, and in 1635 … exaggerated, that the town was poor, dependent entirely on markets and fairs, and lacking 'any manufacture to maintain …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough to poverty and decay, the Crown granted additional markets and fairs and the residue of the Woodstock property … particular occupations, and in one case to trade only in markets and fairs. 84 In the 18th century compounders were … precautions against infectious diseases, and regulation of markets and fairs, including fixing tolls and maintaining the …
A Dictionary of London
… Ward Without (O. and M. 1677). Site now covered by Central Markets. Woolsack A tenement in Bread Street called "le …