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A History of the County of Oxford
… from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the … century, following an apparent acceleration in local cloth manufacture from the 1460s, 16 Witney was attracting wool … dowlas, damask, silk, cheesecloth, and other fabrics, with cotton and velvet caps, gloves and women's mittens (including …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ECONOMIC HISTORY Medieval Trade and Industry During the earlier 13th century the recently founded borough, … setbacks, seems to have thrived. Fairs were founded in 1202 and 1231, the borough was extended in 121920, and … wool merchants and fulling mills, 12 suggest early textile manufacture and a dependent clothing trade (mercers, drapers, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: the industrial revolution in Witney c.1800-1900 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN WITNEY, c. 18001900 During the 19th century Witney was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and industry 1900-1945 TRADE AND INDUSTRY 19001945 During the earlier 20th century Witney's economy remained chiefly … on the blanket industry and to a lesser extent on glove manufacture, and seems generally to have thrived despite a slight fall in population, with relatively limited unemployment even …
A History of the County of Oxford
… To 1660 A school run presumably by local clergy existed in the early or mid 14th century, when Roger of Standlake, one … about 1375, though his surname was probably hereditary. 2 In the early 16th century a chantry priest evidently taught …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction WITNEY BOROUGH Introduction The town of Witney, 1 by the river Windrush some 10 miles (16 … town and borough, laid out by a bishop of Winchester in probably the late 12th or early 13th century within a … west Oxfordshire, its population rising from under 4,000 in the 1930s to over 20,000 by the end of the 20th century. 2 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was described as a stone-built town, 2 and … industrial and market town primarily reliant on blanket-manufacture into a larger commercial centre with a diverse …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century bishops of Winchester had secured … being forbidden entry into the bishop's manors except in connection with Crown pleas. 1 In 1284 the bishop procured … who were taking them to be apprenticed to a Warwickshire cotton spinner. 209 In 1801, faced with unprecedented …
A History of the County of Oxford
… MANOR AND MANOR HOUSE ('BISHOP'S PALACE') Witney Manor In 969 King Eadgar gave the 30-hide estate of Witney to his 'minister' Aelfhelm. The … with Winchester cathedral chapter having been settled in their favour in 1284. 3 From the 16th century the manor …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough Protestant nonconformity PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY The strength of Protestant Dissent in Witney, a dominant feature of the town from the late 17th … S. Oxon. and S. Bucks. Assoc. (1905), 270; DNB s.v. Cotton Mather, Increase Mather. As reported c. 1806: ORO, WCC …