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A History of the County of Oxford
… its original market, 66 but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the … other names were derived from the building crafts of mason, carpenter, thatcher, and slater, the metal crafts … 39 The corporation's measures, including the bushel of 1670 and weights purchased in 1782, are preserved in the town …
A History of the County of Oxford
… dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen … and in 1831 that 'scarcely any residents lacked the means of education'. 85 Continued failure to respond to national … in educational provision for the poor. 86 The opening of an infants' school in 1840 and, belatedly, of a National …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the … supported in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his … regularly by successive kings. 60 The original street plan was extended in the 13th century, additional fairs were …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely … duke was to be asked to approve the estimate. 4 An undated plan of a hall and council chamber above an arcaded ground … 1628. Ibid. 76/12, passim. Ibid. 76/1, f. 14v. Ibid. s.a. 1670 and passim; 76/2, passim; 86, Feb. 1705. Ibid. 87, Feb. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Overview WOODSTOCK lies 8 miles (12 km.) north-west of Oxford on the river Glyme close to the east side of Blenheim Park. 1 The borough and market town, called … later edns.); ibid. 1/25,000, SP 41/51 (1982 edn.); O.S. Plan, 1/2,500, SP 4416-4516 (1974 edn.); Blenheim Mun., map …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 freed Woodstock from the burden of representation 88 … Lovelace, Lord Lovelace (d. 1693), steward of the manor 1670-9 and a leading Whig. 16 Lovelace, inserted into the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was a registered meeting, probably Baptist, at the house of Samuel Wise, an Old Woodstock farmer, but in 1738 the … house in 1957. It was built in stone on an octagonal plan, with pillared undercroft. 83 The adjacent no. 80 was … Mus., P.R.N. 1045; Oxf. Mail,3 Apr. 1957: conversion plan. Oxf. Chron. 7 Mar., 25 Apr. 1868; cf. O.S. Map ½,500, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish of Wool, 5 m. W. of Wareham, covers some 3,000 acres on both … Dorset County Chronicle announced (31 Jan. 1839) that 'a plan of an elegant, chaste and cheap church has been … as a chapel-of-ease to Wool. Architectural DescriptionThe plan comprises one rectangular compartment (20 ft. by 40 ft.) …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for threshing were provided by Tidenham tenants of the lordship of Striguil. The livestock usually consisted of eight oxen … that the Woolaston moiety of Lyn Weir had been raised c. 1670 and was obstructing barges. 20 OTHER INDUSTRY AND TRADE. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. … Henry Ayshford (d. s.p. c. 1662). 1 Arthur Ayshford (d. 1670), cousin and heir to the last, was followed by his … with a slated roof; the workmanship is very coarse. The plan comprises a short nave with south porch, north door, and …