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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for a short time, and was present at the celebration of a horse-race. The township comprises 3705 acres, chiefly arable … under a range of hills, and comprises 4966 a. 29 p.: the surface is ornamented with numerous clumps of trees, … curacy, in the patronage of John Tollemache, Esq., M. P. for South Cheshire, who is owner of the entire division: …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are in Woodmansey. The township comprises 2910 a. 2 r. 38 p., of which 386 acres are in Woodmansey, and the remainder … of the chancellor, as lessor of the tithe, and the late H. G. Knight, Esq., of Firbeck, as lessee. A school for girls … remarkable as being generally manufactured of old nails of horse-shoes, formed into bars. Queen Elizabeth, among other …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… rubble internally, early 19th-century. (17) Former Horse and Jockey Inn, coursed rubble walls with much …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Benjamin Churchchill in 1840 nos. 14 and 16 were sold to H. T. T. Palmer, surgeon and mayor (d. 1864), who seems to … Alderman John Tasker (d. 1741) the house was the White Horse. 9 It was still so called in the 1780s but was the … renting in 1662. 36 It was later owned by the lawyer and M.P. Sir Littleton Osbaldeston (d. 1692) and for much of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Probably much of Oxford Street was occupied by beast and horse markets mentioned later: a swine market mentioned in 1468-9 has not been located. 43 Horse Fair was at the southern entrance to the town in the … may have been named from John of Wappenham, Woodstock's M.P. in 1305. 46 In the 16th century the lane was Crow Lane and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock a staple town. George Whitton, alderman and M.P., probably instigated the Bill and certainly paid for the … Disraeli visited Daggett's workshop in 1873. 61 In 1871 H. K. Money employed 30 workers at Hope House and Edmund … Coll. Mun., Woodstock deeds 48; ibid. MS. cclxxv, ff. 735; P.R.O., JUST 1/695, rot. 20. Oxon. Potters (Oxon. Mus. Publ. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Rectory Lane, once Townsend pool and the site of the horse fair, was deemed to be in Hensington, and the borough … one of several signs of revival. The right to elect two M.P.s, not invoked since the early 14th century, was reasserted … xviii), 16, 111, 113. Ibid. 1230 (N.S. iv), 258-9. V.C.H. Oxon. i. 345; Oxf. Jnl. Synopsis, 9 Aug. 1755. Geol Surv. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 21 and George served as mayor in 1571 and 1572 and M.P. from 1572. He provided the drive and funds to establish … first in 1663 and for the fourteenth time in 1704. G. H. Bobart (d. 1791) and Dr. William Mavor (d. 1837), who was … 39 In 1768 it was agreed to move the stocks and pillory to Horse Fair, 40 at that date the eastern section of High …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided two M.P.s. Returns were usually made by the mayor and commonalty, … acquired the stewardship in 1668, established an annual horse race in the park, 17 offered gifts to the corporation, … the Baptist minister John Freer, the glove manufacturers H. K. Money and J. N. Godden, and the upholsterer John …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 491 inhabitants. The parish comprises 684 a. 17 p., and the navigable river Kennet flows through it. The … acclivity of the downs, and comprises 2530 a. 1 r. 14 p., of which 957 acres are arable, 312 meadow and pasture, … road from Wakefield to Barnsley, and comprises 2569 a. 14 p., of which 1339 acres are arable, 836 meadow and pasture, …