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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (All Saints) WOOTTON - BASSETT ( All Saints), a market-town and parish, and formerly a representative … and the Great Western railway has a station here. The market is on Tuesday; and fairs, formerly six in number, but …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Blenheim, Park. Eynsham and Woodstock were boroughs and market towns. The area, lying partly on the limestone uplands … gloves, for which fashionable tourists provided a ready market; the gloving industry survived in Woodstock and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… obtained from Ethelred a grant of one moiety of the royal dues, with which he repaired the ancient seat of the Huiccian … off under the same escort. A gallows was erected in the market-place, for the execution of such of the citizens as … with a branch of a mile and a half to Worcester. The market-days are Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Fairs are …
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 …