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A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: economic life 1500 to 1800 ECONOMIC LIFE 1500 TO 1800 From the 16th century … on this scale largely disappeared from Witney, to be replaced by smaller but still wealthy clothiers and master … in the house, possibly for sale, included wax, tapers and candles, thread, paper, pens and pencils, gunpowder, sugar, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as reflected in tolls and stall-rents, seem not always to have mirrored those of the town generally: during the 13th … kept merchants away in 1276 and 13012, when tolls brought in under 13 s., 10 while in 1319 the market was … agricultural. Inhabitants petitioned about 1670 that it be confirmed for cattle, sheep, wool, and other commodities, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… founded borough, despite temporary setbacks, seems to have thrived. Fairs were founded in 1202 and 1231, the … however, and certainly an assertion that it ceased to be 'a centre of trade' and that the borough 'hardly deserves … Southampton City Arch., SC5/5/20; assuming that wool brought into Southampton on the carts which returned with his …
A History of the County of Oxford
… industry remained dominant, its success in adapting to new conditions largely accounting for the town's continued … when the town's population fell through emigration, 4 may be partly attributable to the lack of a railway, which added … and cutting machinery. 71 After 1861 stone was also brought in by rail: Bartletts' imported 500600 tons of Bath …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its population rising from under 4,000 in the 1930s to over 20,000 by the end of the 20th century. 2 The ancient … east, both on the historic town's southern edge, appear to be of post-Conquest origin, and no evidence of Anglo-Saxon … became more obstructed: certainly in 13045 a millstone brought from London was carted overland from Henley. 87 In …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the name Crundell (later Corn) Street referred probably to quarries immediately west of the borough; manorial and … the building is not entirely clear; the high end seems to be indicated by the location of the stair, but the principal … factory was smaller because yarns were not spun there, but brought in from Walkers' Yorkshire works. The mill was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and attendance at shire or hundred courts; the right to distrain and to receive fines and forfeited goods usually … privileges granted to Farnham (Surrey), said in 1256 to be those enjoyed by the bishop's burgesses in Witney and … any benefits. 127 The eventual extension nevertheless brought in lucrative premises at West End, Woodgreen, and in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… questioning Catholic doctrine. Several of the group seem to have been associated with the cloth industry and to have … offerings, generally paid their tithes, and were said to be 'inoffensive' in their behaviour to the clergy. 17 Many … for the Established Church in which he was originally brought up'. The mill-owner Charles Early (d. 1912), a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Rev. F. J. Hilliard. The church contains monuments to the Dunche family. Sinodun Hill, in the neighbourhood, is surrounded by an ancient intrenchment supposed to be British, and to have been afterwards occupied by the … Several of the tombs and stone coffins have been brought to light, and the tessellated pavement of the nave …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1066 and 1086 the number of bordarii increased from 6 to 20 which might suggest incipient urban or port … in Norfolk to Wivenhoe for fattening, and sheep were brought from Norfolk in 1633. Oranges and lemons were taken … in the later 18th century. 49 Of manorial land which can be identified as lying in Wivenhoe parish c. 1650, the …