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A History of the County of Oxford
… were negotiated between unions at the West of England District Joint Industrial Council, where conditions at Witney …
A History of the County of Oxford
… improvement and instituted attendance checks through District Visitors; the school acquired new premises on Church … who attended its schools in 1897 coming from the outlying district. Nevertheless it was claimed to be the only civil … school on Hailey Road, in an area taken into the urban district a few years earlier; at its opening it had 196 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a civil parish, and from 1895 to 1974 it formed an urban district. 3 Further enlargement of both district and civil parish followed urban expansion during the … taken into Witney civil parish in 1882, and into the urban district in 1898. 25 Corn Street houses included in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… quality. In 1874 the inspector for Witney Urban Sanitary District reported a block of 'wretched' cottages on … clubs and societies; varied use continued after the urban district council bought it in 1911, occupying part as offices … in 1979, following its acquisition c. 1968 by the urban district (later town) council. It includes a stage, ballroom, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… effectively policed by the town's local board and urban district council. 44 By 1871 its proceedings were largely … functions passed to parish officers and to the urban district council. 64 Parish Government The Vestry to c. 1830 … powers were appropriated by the newly established urban district council, and thereafter it dealt almost exclusively …
A History of the County of Oxford
… taking a lead in welfare and social matters, reorganizing district visiting and thrift clubs, and arranging parish … chimes were installed in 1950 at the expense of the urban district council, which had taken over responsibility in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… park, and the Blackwater here empties itself into it. A district church, dedicated to St. Mark, was built in 1840; it … and the remainder woodland and plantations. The northern district is chiefly uninclosed moor, but the soil in other …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the county of Nottingham, 2 miles (S.) from Bingham. This district, the soil of which is rich, is bounded on the east …