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A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Church Church. The church, of which the south doorway is of the 12th century, was presumably established when the … from one of the former galleries; the carved notice board near the west door is also of the 17th century. Organs …
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 … town's curving west boundary perhaps represents the line of the 12th-century park wall but the straight south boundary …
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 … towns, and many who were probably engaged in only local trade reached aldermanic rank: 81 the bakers John Norris (fl. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen … and in 1831 that 'scarcely any residents lacked the means of education'. 85 Continued failure to respond to national … in educational provision for the poor. 86 The opening of an infants' school in 1840 and, belatedly, of a National …
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 … supported in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his … foundation was presumably a response to the gravitation of trade to the vicinity of the court, and Henry's motives …
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 … within the borough. 15 In 1581 a bill to restrict such trade to inhabitants only, except on market days, was dashed … of the corporation to the establishment of a Local Board. A rearguard action was led by the influential R. B. B. …
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 … included William Hatley, 'a beggar', anxious to trade his vote for a settlement of his debts, John Appletree, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Church CHURCH. The church of Woolaston was recorded in the foundation grant by Walter … 1131. 91 Following a dispute with Llanthony Priory, lords of Alvington manor, it was determined between 1146 and 1169 … after his death in 1936 the right passed to the Diocesan Board of Patronage c. 1940. 6 In 1261 the Archdeacon of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for threshing were provided by Tidenham tenants of the lordship of Striguil. The livestock usually consisted … the Duke of Beaufort in 1901, and by the Crown to the Wye Board of Conservators in 1924, the fishing rights being … 8 and many cottagers at Brookend were employed in the trade part-time c. 1955. 9 Although salmon fishing has been …
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 … was opened in 1834. It continued in use until 1896 when a board school was built at Hewelsfield Common. 10 The small … which may have been the cause of the formation of a school board, to which the school's management was transferred in …