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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Ridge-and-furrow of these fields can be traced only in a few places, N.E., E. and S.E. of the village (TL 045951, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… had a high proportion of families rated at one hearth and few at three or more, in the Hearth Tax returns. This did not imply poverty, for few were exempted. In 1551 some 53 tenements were listed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… formed part of the inn in the earlier 19th century. for a few years c. 1840 the innkeeper was William Margetts, also …
A History of the County of Oxford
… pupil of the grammar school, was kept up to date and few charities had lapsed by 1825. 26 In 1828 the corporation …
A History of the County of Oxford
… but by 1869 congregations were c. 90 and there were very few communicants. 34 Under Arthur Majendie, rector 1876-95, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… carriage entrance. Except for malthouses there were few industrial buildings, since steel manufacture and … century, not only for cottages and outbuildings but for a few larger houses, notably nos. 2-4 Harrison's Lane of c. … on Brook Hill in 1853. 30 In the later 19th century a few houses in the centre were rebuilt, some of them in brick, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Adam Bennet. 69 Property was concentrated in relatively few hands: the c. 140 houses were held by only 97 … councillors had personalty valued at much less. A few were associated with the royal park. Thomas Croft (d. … the north side of High Street as Copperyware Street, but few coopers were recorded. Tailors and shoemakers, never …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock. 6 Many were prominent in the town's life, and a few were distinguished: Simon Jeames (1608-32) seems to have …
A History of the County of Oxford
… usually numbered between 100 and 120, including a few from Old Woodstock and sometimes the widows of freemen. … and influential enough to acquire chartered privileges few individuals were notably wealthy. Fear of plague near … colonel John Butler wrote to Waller from Woodstock, but a few days later royalist troops were sent there and the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and further bylaws in the later 16th century made few substantial constitutional changes. 26 George Whitton … recorders, and M.P.s whose office required admission. Few local landowners sought admission, with the notable … were 82 councillors and freemen, and 10 foreign freemen; a few councillors were non-resident so just over half the c. …