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A History of the County of Oxford
… MANOR COURTS. From 1248 William de Valence, as lord of the manor and hundred of Bampton, claimed return of writs, assize of bread and ale, … to destitute parishioners living elsewhere (including London), 2 and in 1826 the vestry authorized a loan to a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… CASTLE Until the late Anglo-Saxon period the royal manor of BAMPTON included all the ancient parish and much land … totalled 27½ hides; another ½ hide held by Ilbert de Lacy of the bishop of Bayeux's gift, a 'parcel' held by Walter son … 15th century the dean stayed there during a journey from London. 49 In the 17th century and the 18th it was occupied …
A History of the County of Oxford
… are described elsewhere in this volume. The Hospital of St. John the Baptist, founded early in the 13th century, 1 … just outside South Bar or St. John's Bar. The only record of its buildings, which were presumably not extensive, is the … Robins family by 1676, for in that year Thomas Robins of London, mercer, conveyed to John Allington of Leamington …
A History of the County of Oxford
… originated in the Anglo-Saxon period as the mother church of a large area: the parish boundary crossed the county … advice about the condition of the building. Two London surveyors reported that the chancel, tower, and … before: in the decade after 1889 there were six Wesleyan mayors. The Banbury Wesleyans made great efforts to bring the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Economic History. Agriculture. The Oxfordshire portion of Banbury parish was anciently divided between at least … In the south, mostly beyond the Saltway, were the fields of Wickham (962 a.) and in the north the fields of Hardwick … sheep and Irish cattle. Distribution was principally to London and to towns in the Midlands and north as far as …
A History of the County of Oxford
… been possible, almost continuously since at latest the end of the 15th century, for children living in the town to … as charity scholars, or privately, or under the patronage of a religious body. The earliest known school in Banbury was St. John's Hospital school, founded at the end of the 15th century and closed in the late 17th or early 18th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Introduction BANBURY Origins and Growth of the Town, p. 18. Buildings, p. 29. Castle, p. 39. Manors … remained unpaid considerable sums due in 1636 and 1637. Mayors who attempted, with the Privy Council's support and … Its position on the road from the west Midlands to London gave Banbury some importance in the events of 1642. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Government. Seignorial AdminisTration. The government of Banbury in the Middle Ages was closely linked with the … was reduced to 5. 48 Although after 1595 the bailiffs and mayors continued to submit annual accounts fewer details were … To provide for this and the overspill population from London and Birmingham the Grimsbury Treatment Works were …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Dorchester, and other Oxfordshire manors, formed part of a great estate belonging to the see of Dorchester. 1 In 1070 the see of Dorchester was … in 1673 Johanna, relict of Rombolt Jacobson, brewer, of London, and Jacobson's nephew John King, M.D., granted it to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Origins and growth of the town Origins and Growth of the Town. By 1086 Banbury was one of the administrative … World War, came from outside the Banbury region, many from London and the Home Counties. After 1935 immigration …