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A History of the County of Oxford
… survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the … and mayor, was closely concerned in the Blenheim building works as receiver general of taxes in Oxfordshire. 80 In 1708 … and mayor (d. 1864), who seems to have lived at no. 16. 85 No. 14 was a private school under the name of Hope House …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to those founded in the chantry house on the north side of the church by Thomas Croft (d. 1488). 77 In 1551 the … in 1724. 79 In 1614 it housed old men and women; a list of doles to the almshouse poor c. 1630 evidently included … £80, which was invested for the general use of the poor. 85 The buildings survive as nos. 76-8 Oxford Street. 86 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Church Church. The church, of which the south doorway is of the 12th century, was … mason in the first stage of the Blenheim building works, was one of several places where Blenheim stone had … to repairs and the entertainment of visiting preachers. 85 In 1616, for example, preachers were entertained on 16 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Development of the town Development of the town New Woodstock developed … stool, and roofed cage were in the central streets, 85 and the corporation rebuilt a well in Oxford Street in … with stone taken illicitly from the Blenheim building works. 22 Another building perhaps attributable to Blenheim …
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 … best preserved latemedieval house (no. 6 Market Place) 85 and seems to have been succeeded there by the mercer John … concerned in the financial administration of the Blenheim works, built two of the town's notable early 18th-century …
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 reforms, however, …
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 … was not among local demesne towns contributing to works in Woodstock Park 6 and was perhaps founded only … foot regiments were quartered in Woodstock in November. 85 Reinforcements to the garrison in 1645 included the …
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 … townsmen, were granted the farm of the town for six years. 85 The farm, by then over 32, included the fair, two mills, … fell to only 50 by 1930, 47 excluding the rent of the gas works site which occupied a small area on the southern edge …
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 … same campaign Henry Joynes, comptroller of the Blenheim works, permitted £ 1,325 given by the Marlboroughs to settle … Auckland, described the seat as expensive and precarious, 85 but Eden was keen to recover it in 1813 after an …
A History of the County of Oxford
… community in 1620 when it was included among centres of the Jesuit mission in Oxfordshire. 50 In 1625 three women … emancipation. 51 By 1930, 52 when Woodstock formed part of the parish of St. Gregory and St. Augustine, Oxford, there … Heythrop College until its closure in 1969 helped with the ministry, and thereafter the Servites of Begbroke provided …