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A History of the County of Oxford
… predominantly agricultural, with profits from rents and farming forming the bulk of the lord's income: in 1552 … to farm it from the manor house until the 17th century, and agricultural buildings there remained in use by local … The clothier Nicholas Ifield (d. 1587) left hops and fruit from his orchard as well as cattle and corn on a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… council acknowledged the need to improve infrastructure and attract new industries if Witney was not to become … firm Smiths' of England, attracting both local employees and large numbers of incomers, began a fundamental and … promote large-scale housing development, partly to reduce growing pressure on Oxford; that in turn created an increased …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cloth industry, already unrivalled within the county and marked, from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th century … Buoyed by the presence of wealthy wool merchants and by a growing manufacturing industry the town was nevertheless …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: markets and fairs MARKETS AND FAIRS Witney had a weekly market and two annual fairs … it by buying barley at Asthall. 27 Corn, butter, meat, fruit, cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep were all sold during …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: medieval trade and industry ECONOMIC HISTORY Medieval Trade and Industry During the earlier 13th century the recently … at the bishop's manor house, 16 or in constructing the growing town; among them may have been the young Thomas of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… taught some pupils, but by 1548 he did 'little service' and the growing town was recognized to be in need of a schoolmaster. … the wealthy clothier Walter Jones left 10 for its 'repair and amending' so that 'children may there be taught', …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Oxford, originated as a planned medieval market town and borough, laid out by a bishop of Winchester in probably … From the 17th century it became widely known for its cloth and blanket industry, and after 1945 it was developed as the … ha.). Changes in 1985, when Witney was one of the fastest-growing towns in the county, increased it to 666 ha. (1,645 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction: Architecture and Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was … donkey, and the last in . . . declared the winner'. 349 Growing numbers of annual fairs at Witney during the late …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Parish church and church life PARISH CHURCH AND CHURCH LIFE Origins and Status Though the existence of a … more than the glebe and tithes. 98 During the 17th century growing Puritan sympathies seem to have created tensions in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… reflected the experience of many small cloth towns, 1 and may have had its origins in an earlier tradition of local … accused of disseminating the scriptures in English and of questioning Catholic doctrine. Several of the group … or Congregationalist chapel built in 1828, symbolised the growing centrality of Nonconformity to the town's social and …