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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 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and industries typical of a small manufacturing and market town. Retailers, including food and drink suppliers … retail businesses, all concentrated around High Street and Market Place, included W. H. Tarrant and Sons' grocers, … the former Lamb Inn site at the corner of Corn Street and Market Place by the 1850s. In the 1890s the firm had its own …
A History of the County of Oxford
… sold worldwide. In the 1930s South Africa was a notable market, though most blankets were sold to British firms. 17 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Secondary school was opened in 1930 in a house near Market Square given by the Batt family, descendants of a line … was opened in 1930 in Batt House (formerly The Hill) at Market Square, given to the rector and churchwardens for use … converted warehouse, and Batt House (formerly The Hill) at Market Square; new premises on Holloway Road were opened in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (16 km.) west of Oxford, originated as a planned medieval market town and borough, laid out by a bishop of Winchester … width, there is no evidence for its early use as a formal market. 19 Presumably its inclusion predated inclosure of … when only Oxford, Banbury and Thame among Oxfordshire market towns appear to have had a larger population, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… perhaps of the late 15th or early 16th century. No. 49 Market Square is a timber-framed house on a prominent island … general building work from the early 18th century: No. 50 Market Square, at the northern end of the block containing … looking north, with Nos. 35 High Street (left) and No. 2 Market Square (right). Several buildings in the town were …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was short-lived, 5 and despite its court, burgages, market, and fairs, 6 in the 13th and 14th centuries it was … the town 16 and presumably, as later, administered the market and fair, 17 liberties still staunchly defended in the … lay respectively west and east of Church Green and the market place, West ward west of High Street and along Corn …
A History of the County of Oxford
… often preaching in the open air at Woodgreen or in the market place. 101 Crucial to the group's success were the … continued at Lowell Place, Woodgreen, and in the market place. In 18634 the chapel was enlarged, its reopening … were held there, alongside open-air meetings in the market square or at Church Green. The group was not mentioned …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the field of Culloden. The village, which was anciently a market-town, stands in a fertile vale, and consists chiefly …