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A History of the County of Oxford
… by 1685 46 but by then the town lay off the principal lines of communication: the Oxford-Stratford road was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were sometimes appointed, and in 1877 a permanent estates committee was formed. 44 Until the later 17th century, when … and other corporate property was exercised by an estates committee; a serjeant-at-mace and hall keeper was appointed … Education Acts through a school attendance officer and a committee comprising seven council members. 72 In 1896, under …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and corporation became divided, not always on clear cut lines, between Tory and Whig, conformist and dissenter, … and even minor offices were sometimes contested on party lines, with candidates standing openly for the Conservative …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Humphrey Willis, clubman and author of The Power of the Committee of Som. (1646), Times Whirligig (1646/7), and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… higher grounds, including the course of the Mersey, the Cheshire hills, and the mountains of Wales. A large … elevated ground, on the road from Drayton to Nantwich in Cheshire; the houses are of remarkably neat appearance, and …