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A History of the County of Oxford
… issues. 83 In 1250 the burgesses acquired a toll-free fair 84 and in 1251 eight men, evidently leading townsmen, … for six years. 85 The farm, by then over 32, included the fair, two mills, and a detached meadow in Oxford which had … considering schemes to employ the poor in silk winding or cloth and blanket weaving. 53 By the 18th century the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… that flows through the village into the river Frome. A fair for cattle and general traffic is held on the 14th of … the best is a blue lias, which is much esteemed. A cattle-fair is held on the 18th of October. The living is a … and sheep; and on the third Tuesday in May a general fair takes place on Weetwood Bank, a mile and a half distant …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Poynings. Coker ( Survey of Dorsetshire, 77) refers to a fair house which was built by Thomas, Viscount Bindon, out of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 26 A windmill was recorded at Penzoy in 1822 and 1874. 27 FAIR A fair for cattle, sheep, and colts on 18 October is said to … a year c. 1594 and in 1605 there was neither a communion cloth nor a pewter pot. 12 In 1612 fives was played in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… England is held at Woolpit on September 16th, and a large fair for bullocks on the 18th and 19th. The living is a …