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A History of the County of Leicestershire
… those running from Kibworth Harcourt (on the Leicester- Market Harborough road) in the east to Kilby in the west, and … 1956 when the land was attached to 5 main farms; a large market garden was then run at Wistow Home Farm. MILL. There … and has three locks. The railway from Leicester to Market Harborough runs to the north of the canal. Canal and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Witham (St. Nicholas) WITHAM ( St. Nicholas), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the … to Braintree; it was opened towards the close of 1847. The market, granted by Richard I., and kept originally at Cheping … containing 1399 inhabitants. This is a decayed borough and market-town. A fair for cattle is held on June 24th; and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… held it till 1554. Witney (St. Mary) WITNEY ( St. Mary), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the … from the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton railway. The market is on Thursday. A market lately established for cattle and sheep is held on the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the rest presumably remembering their birthplace or local market town. Most endowments comprised money for investment, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and sale of corn and livestock at the fairs and weekly market continued in and around the market square until the 20th century. 14 PRO, E 318/28/1586, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… over before 1887 by A. L. Leigh, a corn dealer at No. 34 Market Place, who until at least 1903 operated Farm Mill as a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… commanding 70 per cent of the shrinking domestic blanket market, made a loss; attempts to capitalize on its valuable …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the range of occupations typical of a small, prosperous market and industrial town. Throughout the period some 3540 … wealth in 1524 placed it behind only Oxford among local market towns, though of just over 55 paid by 62 Witney … was nevertheless emerging as an important regional and market centre. In the mid 16th century it was described as a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… markets and fairs MARKETS AND FAIRS Witney had a weekly market and two annual fairs from the early 13th century, … centuries, both periods of apparent growth and prosperity, market and fair income declined or remained low, suggesting … much of the town's trading took place outside the formal market structure. In the 1540s Witney was nevertheless …
A History of the County of Oxford
… notably the local cloth industry and trade at the market and fairs; other evidence suggests continued … 5 New fairs in 1202 and 1231, and regular expenditure on market stalls and selds, suggest active involvement by the … allegedly discouraged merchants from attending Witney market in the late 13th and early 14th century, 22 while …