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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to St. Mary, existed here in the time of Henry I., and was united in the reign of Edward III. to the convent of Our Lady St. Mary and St. Michael, at Stamford-Baron. Wootton (St. Mary) … (All Saints) WOOTTON - BASSETT ( All Saints), a market-town and parish, and formerly a representative …
A History of the County of Oxford
… river Cherwell, on the north by its tributary the Swere, and on much of the south by the rivers Thames and Windrush. Part of the western boundary passed through the … of Wychwood. The landscape varies from the flat meadows and oolitic gravels of the Upper Thames in the south to the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 35,473 a. (14,362 ha.) divided between 15 ancient parishes and several extraparochial places, notably Woodstock, later Blenheim, Park. Eynsham and Woodstock were boroughs and market towns. The area, lying partly on the limestone uplands …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, … off under the same escort. A gallows was erected in the market-place, for the execution of such of the citizens as … but this has long since ceased to be cultivated. Malt, which is made in considerable quantities, barley being …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… Ancient and historical monuments in the City of Oxford Worcester … Stockwell Street. The walls are of local Oxfordshire stone and the roofs are slate-covered. Gloucester College was … establishment founded as a cell of Gloucester Abbey and from this the college took its name. The site was given …
Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516
… Worcestershire Place name Date of inception of market The date of the charter, grant or first recorded mention of the market First recorded instance of a market 600-1100 1101-1200 1201-1300 1301-1400 1401-1516 Date …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Dabitott in the countie aforesaid, by the permission and allowance of William Horton of Staunton in the countie of … of the mannor or lordshipp of Ridmarley afore= said, for and to the use of your pore peticioner, whoe hath dwelte and inhabited in the said parishe for manie yers laste paste. …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Elizabeths tyme, in which service hee was crewelly wounded and hurt and afterwardes had a pencion in this county the space of six yeares which is now taken from him and of late his greevous woundes and hurtes doe rebell and …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Worcestershire Quarter Sessions: 1620s Thomas Pirkes and eight others of Fladbury. Ref.110 BA1/1/33/75 (1620) To … of Richard Emmes was born in our sayed [town?] [illegible] and her sayed husband being now common servant [illegible] worship and other inhabitants (and having lived in [Fladbury?] …