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A History of the County of Sussex
… in 1086; 73 the farm had 200 a. in 1434, including 80 a. of pasture in Morley park. 74 The demesne farm of Wick manor in 1318 had c. 160 a. 75 Those three demesne … in the Middle Ages on Woodmancote and Wick manors, 13 and several meadow was mentioned later. 14 Kingston mead and Town …
A History of the County of Oxford
… survived until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the … their arrangement was partly topographical, as was that of the late 18th-century land tax assessments and the census … 19th century the inn was in disrepair and was closed for several years. It was acquired by Morlands Brewery in 1869, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to those founded in the chantry house on the north side of the church by Thomas Croft (d. 1488). 77 In 1551 the … of £44; in 1848 the Marlborough charity was allotted funds yielding £1 10 s. a year. 22 By will of 1865 George … Woodstock; the charity survived in 1985. 45 Lost Charities Several bequests granted to the corporation in the 17th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Church Church. The church, of which the south doorway is of the 12th century, was presumably established when the … lost 'composition' between Woodstock and Bladon which was several times consulted in the borough muniments. 38 In the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Development of the town Development of the town New Woodstock developed at a gate into the royal … or compromise after the built area was extended. 14 Several tenements on the east side of Oxford Street retained …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its original market, 66 but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the … other names were derived from the building crafts of mason, carpenter, thatcher, and slater, the metal crafts … with Leonard Chamberlain's land transactions and owned several Woodstock houses, including one of the principal …
A History of the County of Oxford
… two small charity schools, and by the early 19th century several dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen … while other pupils usually paid 4 gn. 18 In 1839 lack of funds obliged the corporation to offer the master only £18 a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the … At that time no stage coaches operated from the town but several passed through from other places. 52 In 1808 a … less representative of the inhabitants and lacked the funds or the will to meet the growing demands of local …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal manor of Woodstock, whose … and 1572 and M.P. from 1572. He provided the drive and funds to establish the new wool market, lending 80 to the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of … close ties with the town as its recorder, the first of several eminent lawyers to combine the two offices. 2 Sir … bills to pass through his accounts as if government funds, so that the Marlboroughs might gain favour in …