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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was an assize town from at least 1515-16 7 until 1836 when the liberty of the Isle of Ely was abolished. Assizes were … here, those in April and October at Ely. 9 The Shire Hall on the east side of the Market Place was pulled down in 1810; … registers record the burial of executed criminals. The gallows stood on the river bank a little below the Horseshoe …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Seals of the guild and the corporation SEALS OF THE GUILD AND THE … standing half length holding up the hand in benediction, on a castle with water underneath. The common seal adopted on … is used on the seals of the mayor and town clerk. 44 B.M. Cat. Seals, i, 845. B.M. Cat. Seals, ii, 213; Lewis, Topog. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Wiston WISTON Wiston parish 97 lies north of the South Downs, and is 4½ miles long from north to south and … was added to it between 1882 and 1891. A further 315 a. on the north-west side of the parish including Brown-hill … 81. Magd. Coll. Oxf. Mun., Bidlington and Bramber 2 (TS. cat.); Dallaway & Cartwright, op. cit. ii (2), 20. Bk. of …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Meathop and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of Meathop and Ulpha with land at … was resident at Witherslack Hall and paid tax that year on seven hearths. In 1684 a dispute between the Earl of Derby … of William, by force and arms came to Henry's wood in Hale Cat and cut down his trees and carried them away, and on …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough Economic history: agriculture AGRICULTURE After the creation of the town Witney manor, encompassing the three … leading clothiers, woolmen, and fullers were sheep farmers on a significant scale: many held land in the townships, and … PRO, HO 107/1731 (Hailey census, s.v. Woodgreen); Sale Cat., Freehold and Copyhold Estate at Witney and Hailey, 16 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… rendering 32 s. 6 d. a year. Probably they stood near the sites of Waleys or Farm Mill near the 12th-century … s. 4 d. was for three mills, though whether they were each on separate sites is not clear. 5 By the 1230s there were six … mill dispute (1757); Godson, Witney Map (181416). Sale Cat. 24 June 1886, lot 18: copies in ORO, Dr. V/i/1; notes by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… FAIRS Witney had a weekly market and two annual fairs from the early 13th century, though their economic fortunes, as … of Winchester was granted an annual fair at Witney, held on Ascension day and the three days following; 2 presumably … Lond. & Prov. Dir. (18234). Giles, Hist. Witney, 69; Sale Cat., Manor and Showell Farms, Crawley (1872): copy in COS; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: the industrial revolution in Witney c.1800-1900 THE … was a small horse- or donkey-powered spinning factory on Corn Street. 14 Power-looms seem not to have been … (1854 and later edns), mentioning it only from 1869; Sale Cat. (1875): copy in COS. PRO, HO 107/1731; cf. Lascelles' …
A History of the County of Oxford
… century. No. 49 Market Square is a timber-framed house on a prominent island site, formerly jettied on the principal … in 1680, presumably a wardrobe in which clothes could be hung rather than folded. 95 Looking glasses, hitherto … file 32436, plans. PRO, IR 58/65162/231. Based on Sale Cat. (1894): copy in ORO, Welch XXVIII/7. PRO, IR …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century bishops of Winchester had secured … or small portmoot met usually around 612 times a year on a Wednesday or Friday, and the two tourns, lawdays, or … pp. 357 sqq. Ibid. III/i/8, pp. 260, 288, 308, 334; Sale Cat. [ Apley Barn Pumping Stn.], 27 Mar. 1947: copy in …