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A History of the County of Oxford
… borough Economic history: ancient mills ANCIENT MILLS In 1086 Witney manor included two water mills together … (near modern New Mill) and at Crawley were added probably in the late 12th or early 13th century, when the bishop … rentals of 1813, 1818. ORO, Curbridge tithe award and map. Oxf. Chron. 28 Oct. 1837. It was not at that date a corn …
A History of the County of Oxford
… not to become largely a dormitory town, a recurrent theme in the second half of the 20th century. 1 The arrival in 1950 of the engineering firm Smiths' of England, … Liverpool, and over a hundred stands in all. 41 Ibid.; cf. Oxf. Mail, 7 Aug. 1964; Witney Gaz. 20 July 1978. Oxf. Times, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the … the period some 3540 per cent of recorded trades in the borough were associated with the cloth industry, with … Ind. 42; Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 356. ORO, MS Oxf. Archd. Oxon. c 33, f. 407. For discussion, Witney Ct. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 13th century, though their economic fortunes, as reflected in tolls and stall-rents, seem not always to have mirrored … trading took place outside the formal market structure. In the 1540s Witney was nevertheless described as a 'great … 1/5, ff. 2, 6; ibid. Cal. QS, i, pp. 156b157; ii, p. 272b; Oxf. Jnl. Synopsis, 30 Sept. 1758. Pigot's Lond. & Prov. Dir. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: the industrial revolution in Witney c.1800-1900 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN WITNEY, c. 18001900 During the 19th century Witney was … Woodgreen (in Hailey). ORO, Swan VII/12; VIII/13; IX/124; Oxf. Jnl. 3 Aug. 1833, p. 2; the Colliers nevertheless …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and seems generally to have thrived despite a slight fall in population, with relatively limited unemployment even … commerce, founded by local shopkeepers and store managers in 1920, acquired 22 members, though a traders' exhibition … UDC III/ii/10a, ff. 267; above, intro. (pop.); below. Oxf. Mail, 4 June 1990, supplement re Witney Trade Fair. ORO, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… To 1660 A school run presumably by local clergy existed in the early or mid 14th century, when Roger of Standlake, … about 1375, though his surname was probably hereditary. 2 In the early 16th century a chantry priest evidently taught … Below. ORO, WCC VIII/i/1a; Bodl. MS Ch. Oxon. 642. ORO, MS Oxf. Dioc. d 707, f. 204; figures include 49 boarders in two …
A History of the County of Oxford
… town and borough, laid out by a bishop of Winchester in probably the late 12th or early 13th century within a … west Oxfordshire, its population rising from under 4,000 in the 1930s to over 20,000 by the end of the 20th century. 2 … West Oxon. District Council; cf. Witney Gaz. 20 Dec. 1984; Oxf. Mail, 10 Dec 1998. VCH Oxon. i. 401; below, Crawley, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was described as a stone-built town, 2 … manorial and (possibly) town quarries were recorded in 1479. 5 The master mason Thomas of Witney, who worked at … ho.); churches (ch. archit.). New Coll. Arch. 91614; Oxf. City Docs. ed. J. E. T. Rogers (OHS 18), 309, 324. Hants …
A History of the County of Oxford
… being forbidden entry into the bishop's manors except in connection with Crown pleas. 1 In 1284 the bishop procured excommunication against unnamed … Gaz. 23 July 1910. Bodl. MS Top. Oxon. d 171, ff. 923. Oxf. Times, 23 July 1910; Witney Gaz. 23 July 1910. Knight's …