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A History of the County of Oxford
… 1915 at No. 1 Church Green, and during the First World War masses were celebrated in the former workhouse chapel for Portuguese prisoners of war helping to construct Witney aerodrome. 12 A Roman …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… style recently added by Sir W. Chaytor. In the great civil war it was held by Sir William d'Arcy for the king, and was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of persons slain near the spot in a skirmish during the war of the seventeenth century. In the parish are many …
A History of the County of Essex
… tinued at a steam mill on the site until the Second World War. 68 A fair where toys were sold was held annually before … who were all local men. 15 During the Second World War the upstream shipyard produced wooden minesweepers. …
A History of the County of Essex
… bounded on the west by the old stream of the Colne. 88 The civil parish boundary was altered slightly in 1897 when c. 15 … University site at Wivenhoe park had been removed from the civil parish. 90 From the river Colne in the south and west … by George V in 1916, was demolished after the First World War. 3 The ferry was operated by Rowhedge Ironworks for their …
A History of the County of Essex
… service was transferred to the Home Office and after the war to Essex county council. 81 Before 1964 there was a fire …
A History of the County of Essex
… recusants were recorded in 1586. 67 After the Second World War mass was celebrated in a former school in High Street. In …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… that continued burning for five days. In the parliamentary war, Charles I., accompanied by his sons, Charles, Prince of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… young people from the village. 50 Since the Second World War parish life and activities, particularly drama, have … in the north wall. The tomb was badly damaged in the Civil War, the figures of one son and one daughter being lost, and …