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A History of the County of Oxford
… existed in the early or mid 14th century, when Roger of Standlake, one of a prominent Witney burgess family, … Under Schemes of the Charity Commission in 1901 and of the Board of Education in 1902 the schools were accordingly … a long lease, converting the house with a loan from the Diocesan Education Committee. In 1938 an appeal was launched …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough Introduction WITNEY BOROUGH Introduction The town of Witney, 1 by the river Windrush some 10 miles (16 km.) west of Oxford, originated as a planned medieval market town and … 257 and in the later 19th century the town's local board dealt repeatedly with overcrowding, inadequate …
A History of the County of Oxford
… town, 2 and the parish church and the excavated remains of the bishop of Winchester's manor house show that there was … adopted in 1863, and certainly thereafter the local board inspected all new building plans. 131 Each had a … the Early, Batt, Dutton, and Clinch families, and enjoyed patronage from local gentry such as Walter Strickland of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century bishops of Winchester had secured wide-ranging liberties within their … had long been more effectively policed by the town's local board and urban district council. 44 By 1871 its proceedings … subsequently serving as chairman of the Witney Union board of guardians. 77 Some meetings in the 18th and 19th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… AND CHURCH LIFE Origins and Status Though the existence of a church within the 10th- and 11th-century estate seems … the king's hands, and he and his successors exercised the patronage thereafter. 14 Crown presentations in 1243, 1261, … the tower. 188 The old pulpit's inlaid hexagonal sounding board was used to make a table which remained in the church …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WITTENHAM, LITTLE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wallingford, hundred of Ock, county of Berks, 4 miles (N. W. by N.) from … of which 618 are in wood. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, valued in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the hundred of Kingsbury, W. division of Somerset, 28 … are common or waste land. The living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Prebendary of Wiveliscombe in the Cathedral …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.W.) Wivenhoe is a parish and small town on the left bank of the Colne, 3 m. S.E. of Colchester. The church, Wivenhoe Hall and the house (6) … the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Mary stands in the town. The walls are of mixed …
A History of the County of Essex
… by 1254 when Simon Battle was the patron. The advowson of the rectory descended with the lordship of Wivenhoe manor, the lords presenting regularly, except in … whose widow Alice Helen transferred it in 1931 to the diocesan bishop. 4 In 1984 the part of Wivenhoe parish …
A History of the County of Essex
… 97 Private schools were also recorded in 1844 and 1845. 98 Of two schools for young ladies recorded in 1866, one … day school for 28 chil- dren was established in one room of a small cottage. It was supported by voluntary contri- … of funds, it was transferred to the control of a school board. 5 The girls' and infants' departments moved into a new …