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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 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Peter) WITTENHAM, LITTLE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wallingford, hundred of Ock, county of Berks, … the time when the present village was built. A large cotton manufactory was erected here by the late Walter … declined; part of the building is still occupied in the manufacture of flannel, and the spinning of yarn by machinery …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WIVELISCOMBE ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the hundred of … spring on Mawndown, a hill about a mile distant. A woollen manufacture is carried on, but not on so large a scale as …
A History of the County of Essex
… and other estates ECONOMIC HISTORY. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of bordarii increased from 6 to 20 which might … apparently remained comparatively small and insignificant. In 1327 its assessment for subsidy was one of the lowest of … 26 Not all occupations in Wivenhoe were mari- time. Potash manufacture was mentioned in 1764 at Spendalls. 27 In the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wollaston (St. Andrew) WOLLASTON ( St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Chepstow, hundred of Westbury, W. division of … the town, where an elegant stand has been erected. The manufacture of the finer steel ornaments, which was carried …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wombleton - Woodbury Wombleton WOMBLETON, a township, in the parish of Kirkdale, union of Helmsley, wapentake of … flour mills; and many of the females are employed in the manufacture of bone-lace. The market, which was held on …