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A History of the County of Oxford
… in the late 18th century by contracts with local poorhouses: in the 1770s and 1780s arrangements were made … had wool in 1744 and 1778 may similarly have been poorhouses or workhouses. 132 The Witney bridewell had …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1790s the buildings seem to have been used as unendowed poorhouses. 82 The corporation continued to maintain the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of 5 a. were made at inclosure for the erection of poorhouses at Woolaston Common and Woolaston Woodside, but …