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A History of the County of Oxford
… first almshouses were successors to those founded in the chantry house on the north side of the church by Thomas Croft (d. 1488). 77 In 1551 the corporation bought the chantry house and … pp. 55, 101; 94, s.a. 1837. Oxf. Univ. Arch., Hyp. B 21, vol. C. For Case see D.N.B. P.R.O., PROB 11/174, ff. 272-3; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Economic history Economic history In the century after its foundation the town prospered, acquiring a fair in addition to its original market, 66 but it remained a … of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the park and household is denoted by 13th-century surnames …
A History of the County of Oxford
… The rector, although a keen educationist frustrated in his plans for a National school, observed in 1815 that 'a religious and useful education is not … Char. 322. Boro. Mun. 89, p. 418. Schs. Inquiry Com. [3966-XI], p. 279-81, H.C. (1867-8), xxviii (10). [F. Gregory], …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Introduction Introduction In 1279 local jurors asserted that New Woodstock was founded … a market to the new residents. 5 The story is supported in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's … Manor, 204-5; N. & Q. 8th ser. iii. 168, 256; 9th ser. xi. 370-1. Cal. Cttee. for Compounding, ii. 1571; Marshall, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… BOROUGH TO 1886.When New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The … by burgage tenure, 76 and the burgesses from the outset, in addition to their market, probably also had their court or … 334, p. 174 (1825), iv; ibid. H.C. 83, p. 162 (18301), xi; ibid. H.C. 444, p. 157 (1835), xlvii. Rates derived from …
A History of the County of Oxford
… The Presbyterian Thomas Whateley preached at Woodstock in the late 1660s, 55 and in 1672 Edward Miles and William Metcalfe applied for … was presumably the new schoolroom of 1868. 84 V.C.H. Oxon. xi. 116-17; Calamy Revised, ed. Matthews, 522. Boro. Mun. 96, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Church CHURCH. The church of Woolaston was recorded in the foundation grant by Walter de Clare to Tintern Abbey in 1131. 91 Following a dispute with Llanthony Priory, lords … E.H.R. xix. 121. Hockaday Abs. ccccxvi, 1562-4. G.D.R. vol. 40, f. 261. Trans. B.G.A.S. lxxxiii. 97. Calamy Revised, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY: Agriculture. In 1086 there was no demesne land in either Woolaston manor or Aluredston, though the king held … (local and personal act). N.L.W., Badminton MS. 2494. L.J. xi. 47. N.L.W., Badminton MSS. 2494, 2589, 12186. 50 Geo. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… EDUCATION. Margaret Clayton established a charity in 1616 for schooling four poor children of Woolaston, 98 and a master was paid out of the charity funds in 1683. 99 In 1781 the vestry resolved to appoint a mistress … Inquiry, 1846-7, 18-19. Educ. of Poor Digest, 317. G.D.R. vol. 383, no. cxxxvii. Educ. Enquiry Abstract, 332. The …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… midway between Lydney and Chepstow. Roughly rectangular in shape, it rises from the River Severn to the high ground … the steep valley of the River Wye opposite Tintern Abbey. In 1882 the detached portion of the parish at Madgett, … Ex inf. Professor K. Cameron, of the E.P.N.S. G.D.R. vol. 40, f. 261. …