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A History of the County of Oxford
… survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the … their arrangement was partly topographical, as was that of the late 18th-century land tax assessments and the census returns of 1841-81. 51 The descent of many sites may therefore be …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Development of the town Development of the town New Woodstock developed at a gate into the royal … by the duke and sold to members of the Oxford Co-operative Society under a joint scheme. 37 Pullman's glove factory was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its original market, 66 but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the … other names were derived from the building crafts of mason, carpenter, thatcher, and slater, the metal crafts … (d. 1841), mayor and surgeon, was a fellow of the Linnaean Society and his son George was a medical practitioner in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the … until 1809. 70 The Woodstock Florists' and Horticultural Society, founded in 1825, held annual shows recorded until … until the 1930s, held annual shows. 75 Woodstock Provident Society, founded in 1781 at the Old Angel inn, claimed to be …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal manor of Woodstock, whose bailiff was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 freed Woodstock from the burden of representation 88 … a workhouse. 81 The duke usually recommended relatives and friends with legal, political, or court appointments, mostly …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was a registered meeting, probably Baptist, at the house of Samuel Wise, an Old Woodstock farmer, but in 1738 the … soldiers, broke up the meeting and stoned Hinton out of town as a Jacobin. Hinton tried again in 1819 and was … the morning and 130 in the evening. 72 Soon afterwards the society was split by the secession of Wesleyan Reformers; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of Somerset, 1 … on extensively. There are places of worship for the Society of Friends, and Unitarians. Wooler (St. Mary) WOOLER ( St. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 6 ins. aSY 88 NW, bSY 88 NE, SY 89 SW) The modern parish of Wool, 5 m. W. of Wareham, covers some 3,000 acres on both sides of the … and a grant from the Incorporated Church Building Society. Communion Rails: with plain octagonal balusters, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 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 … charity 3 and in 1846 a grant of £30 from the National Society. 4 In 1818 there were 120 children, 5 but in 1825 …