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A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Buildings Buildings. The castle, manor-house, vicarages, gaol, and other public … are described elsewhere in this volume. The Hospital of St. John the Baptist, founded early in the 13th century, 1 … of the two. There is too great a variety in the application of such features for it to be likely that all the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Charities Charities for the Poor. By will dated 1443 John Forest, Prebendary of Banbury (d. 1446), bequeathed 66 13 s. 4 d. for 20 years … arrears. The trustees were ordered to ensure the regular application of the charity in future. There were few …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Churches Churches. Banbury church probably originated in the Anglo-Saxon period as the mother church of a large area: the parish boundary crossed the county … measured in oxgangs, and may have been an incorrect application of the term common in Lines. Eynsham Cart. i. 45, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Economic history Economic History. Agriculture. The Oxfordshire portion of Banbury parish was anciently divided between at least … The name Hardwick seems to have undergone no change in its application, although there were doubts in the early 16th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… It has been possible, almost continuously since at latest the end of the 15th century, for children living in the town to … National school into one Blue Coat foundation to be a public elementary school giving Church of England instruction …
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 and … 184 Brass bands were less successful in obtaining public interest. A brass band was in existence in 1845, 185 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… government Local Government. Seignorial AdminisTration. The government of Banbury in the Middle Ages was closely linked with the … Paving Commissioners and the Board of Health. Following a public meeting in November 1824 an Act of Parliament for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Manors Manors and Other Estates. In the Anglo-Saxon period Banbury, along with Thame, Dorchester, and other Oxfordshire manors, formed part of a great estate belonging to the see of Dorchester. 1 In … Com.), 117. This is one of the two earliest cases of the application of the phrase to an entire manor: R. S. Hoyt, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Origins and growth of the town Origins and Growth of the Town. By 1086 Banbury was … leaves unanswered questions, notably the earlier application of the name Calthorpe, which is first recorded in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… representation Parliamentary Representation. What came in the 18th century to be regarded as the most important function of the corporation was the election of a member of the House … Teetotalism attracted members of the working-class into public affairs, and a number of working men who became active …