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A History of the County of Shropshire
… civil parish of the four that make up Oakengates urban district (pop. 10,906 in 1901); it was, however, the only one … 16 In 1898 the town became the centre of a new urban district which took in Wrockwardine Wood and St. George's to … were expanded and drawn closer together by the growth of council and private housing estates; three of the main …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… settlement at Wombridge, and in 1895 Wombridge parish council tried, though unsuccessfully, to change the parish … with the ancient parish, was included in the new urban district of Oakengates, which also comprised Wrockwardine … small parts of the C.P.s of Hadley (at Trench), Wellington Rural (at Ketley Bank), and Shifnal (between Woodhouse …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Another was built at Oakengates in 1874. 16 The Priorslee District Association for the Prosecution of Felons, formed … for dirt and neglect. 22 The creation of Oakengates urban district in 1898 helped to improve municipal government, the … three poor-law unions until 1930. 25 The urban district council first met at the Coffee Palace but soon moved to …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wood Lighting Co. Ltd. supplied gas to Oakengates urban district council. 35 The company was bought by the Wellington (Salop) … Wenlock and conveyed through Dawley U.D.C. and Wellington rural district council mains, but that arrangement proved …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… a leading social and commercial attraction throughout the district, the wakes did not survive the Second World War. 59 … the Charlton Mound committee, was taken over by the urban district council in 1948-9. 85 In 1962 Oakengates Old Folks' Rest …
Alumni Oxonienses
… 1621, aged 17. Woodward, John "Pharmacopola," s. Tho., of Woodstock, Oxon; privilegiatus 24 April, 1668, aged 26. … 26 June, 1621, aged 19. Woodward, Richard s. Thomas, of Woodstock, Oxon, pleb. Trinity Coll., matric. 24 May, 1661, … heir of John of Wrightington, co. Lancaster), "one of the council of York," M.P. St. Mawes 1621-2. See Foster's Judges …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… A small estate was added to those on Selsley Road by the council in the 1950s. Since the late 19th century private … (d. 1894). 31 During the 20th century a small terrace of council houses and some middle-class housing were built on … 856 by 1921. By 1931 the population had fallen to 767 but council-house building led to a recovery to 815 by 1961. 43 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Stroud poor-law union, 50 and in 1972 was part of Stroud rural district. Plac. de Quo Warr. (Rec. Com.), 254. Cirencester …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… near Newmarket railway station. 20 This account covers the rural part of Woodditton, with an outline of the growth of … Tudor detailing, dated 1871 and 1895. 4 Newmarket rural district council began meeting the need for council housing in 1933, 5 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… active population of Woodditton, 1851 and 1881 Rural part Urban part 1851 1881 1851 1881 Agriculture 70 62 … until motor transport came into use, and employment in the rural part of the parish remained based on agriculture until … only a narrow range of shops and the commonest types of rural craftsmen, like blacksmiths and carpenters. 77 In the …