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A History of the County of Oxford
… In 1204 the town was farmed for only £4, which included market tolls and quitrents or 'landgable', small annual rents … established, with houses on Park Street, High Street, Market Street, and Oxford Street as far north as the point … Lane, while the large island of buildings dividing Market Street from High Street had been established: …
A History of the County of Oxford
… prospered, acquiring a fair in addition to its original market, 66 but it remained a small community of tradesmen, … that most townsmen were recruited from the immediate market area, but there were men from Warwick, Aylesbury, and … c. 3 5 s., less than nearby Hanborough or any Oxfordshire market town except Eynsham. 72 In 1327 Woodstock's assessment …
A History of the County of Oxford
… park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a market to the new residents. 5 The story is supported in part … tallaged with other local demesne towns and in 1204 its market and rents were farmed. 9 By 1230, when it was referred … than in 1279. 64 Vacant sites and large frontages to the market area were in marked contrast to the minute subdivision …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 76 and the burgesses from the outset, in addition to their market, probably also had their court or portmoot, frequently … whose bailiff was accountable for the borough's rents, market tolls, and profits of court. 79 In King John's reign the market and probably the rents were put to farm, yielding …
A History of the County of Oxford
… close to the east side of Blenheim Park. 1 The borough and market town, called formally New Woodstock until the 19th …