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A History of the County of Oxford
… 1488). 77 In 1551 the corporation bought the chantry house and undertook to use it for three or four almsmen, but the site was later found inconvenient and in the 1590s the house was taken over for the town … in Hollow Way (later Oxford Street), rebuilding it in 1612 and again in 1724. 79 In 1614 it housed old men and women; a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by Henry II. The borough was created within Bladon parish and its church remained a chapel of ease, although rarely … rural deanery was established by the mid 13th century, and the rectors of Bladon were often called rectors of … official pews for councillors, their wives, and borough officers, and the owners of Woodstock House had a large pew …
A History of the County of Oxford
… but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the park and household is … assistants in 1871 at no. 18 Market Place, manufactured a patent earth closet, of which, allegedly, over 20,000 were in … For Ryves, below, Local Govt., Boro. to 1886 (Council and Officers). B.L. Lansd. MS. 40, ff. 70v.71. Boro. Mun. 78/2, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… land outside the park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a market to the new residents. 5 The story is … Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his association with Rosamund and indeed the town … queen. 67 Risk of plague during royal visits caused royal officers to warn off travellers to Woodstock fair in 1575 and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the … farm ceased to be of direct concern to the Crown or to its officers. The borough's independence may then have developed … had formed a guild with a common hall and a hierarchy of offices: in 1338 the principal officer, by then called mayor, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… close to the east side of Blenheim Park. 1 The borough and market town, called formally New Woodstock until the 19th … century, was founded in the 12th century in Bladon parish and remained ecclesiastically dependent on Bladon thereafter. … status and the privilege of appointing a mayor and other officers. 2 The name Woodstock (place in the woods) 3 may …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock sent two representatives to parliament in 1302 and two others in 1305; 86 all seem to have been residents … the first of several eminent lawyers to combine the two offices. 2 Sir Thomas Spencer of Yarnton, M.P. from 1604, 3 … Commons, 1509-85, i. 170, 616-17. For stewards and pk. officers, below, Blenheim, Woodstock Manor; ibid. Pk. to …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at Aluredston. Three demesne servants were employed, and 22 boonworks at haymaking and 102 boonworks at harvest were worked; in addition, … of Striguil. The livestock usually consisted of eight oxen and two other draught animals, and wheat, barley, peas, and …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… a parish of scattered hamlets lying midway between Lydney and Chepstow. Roughly rectangular in shape, it rises from the … the parish, comprising 3,303 a. excluding river foreshore and tidal water. 1 The area included Madgett, a detached piece of cultivated land on Tidenham Chase, and a long, narrow neck of land extending to the steep valley …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Aluredston with assize of ale in the late 13th century, and a hayward was elected. 66 After Tintern Abbey added … are court rolls of Woolaston manor for 1405- 6, 1476-88, and 1568-9, 67 court books for 1660- 1709 and 1712-60, 68 and … century two constables were elected. 72 Other manorial officers included foresters and supervisors of Woolaston Wood …