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A History of the County of Oxford
… Overview WOODSTOCK lies 8 miles (12 km.) north-west of Oxford on the river Glyme close to the east side of Blenheim Park. 1 The borough and market town, called formally New Woodstock until the 19th … D.V. VIII/275; X/23: survey and map c. 1910. Boro. Mun., council mins. 1974-5 P.N. Oxon. (E.P.N.S.), ii. 292-3. Below, …
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 … franchise, as in mayoral elections, extended beyond the council to the freeman body. 89 An election restricted to … included William Hatley, 'a beggar', anxious to trade his vote for a settlement of his debts, John Appletree, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for threshing were provided by Tidenham tenants of the lordship of Striguil. The livestock usually consisted … 8 and many cottagers at Brookend were employed in the trade part-time c. 1955. 9 Although salmon fishing has been … and personal act). Glos. R.O., Q/RI 144. Glos. County Council, Register of Common Lands. Glos. R.O., D 307. Ibid. D …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Introduction WOOLASTON WOOLASTON is a parish of scattered hamlets lying midway between Lydney and Chepstow. Roughly rectangular in shape, it rises from the … built at Netherend between 1945 and 1958, 41 including council houses erected by Lydney R.D.C. By 1969 73 council …
A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. … in the centre of the village until the First World War. 1 TRADE AND INDUSTRY Building stone was dug in the east field … 3 Woolavington had a parish meeting from 1896 and a parish council from 1949. It formed part of Bridgwater poor-law …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Woore Woolminstone WOOLMINSTONE, a tything, in the union of Chard, hundred of Crewkerne, Western division of Somerset; … is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 a. … the garrison, and several private residences. There is no trade except what is requisite for the supply of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wootton-Wawen Woothorpe WOOTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of St. Martin, Stamford-Baron, union of Stamford, soke of … to St. Mary, existed here in the time of Henry I., and was united in the reign of Edward III. to the convent of … carried on, has entirely ceased, and there is now no trade beyond what is requisite for the supply of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… part Wootton Hundred (Southern Part) THE SOUTHERN part of Wootton hundred 1 covered 35,473 a. (14,362 ha.) divided between 15 ancient parishes and several extraparochial places, notably Woodstock, later … estate. The building of Blenheim Palace stimulated local trade and in the 18th century Woodstock became known for its …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… WOOTTON RIVERS Wootton Rivers village lies 6 km. south of Marlborough. 91 Besides the village, the parish contains … built in the 20th century. Off the street to the west four council houses and two council bungalows were built in South … edns.); Harrod's Dir. Wilts. (1865); cf. above, Pewsey, trade and ind. Inf. from Mr. W. Davison, 2 Cuckoo's Knob. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worcester - Wormsley Worcester WORCESTER, a city, a county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a … and Birmingham canal and the Severn, and a considerable trade is carried on in hops, of which there are plantations … is divided into five wards; a sheriff is appointed by the council, and the number of magistrates is 15. The freedom is …