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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… unfortunate Duke of Monmouth, after his flight from the battle of Sedgemoor, in Somerset, is stated to have been …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Woodnesbeorth of the Saxon Chronicle, and the scene of the battle between Celred and Ina, kings of Mercia and the West …
A History of the County of Oxford
… bulk of the school's income. 53 No. 8 belonged to Thomas Croft in 1477 and was later part of his endowment of St. … inn with the sign of St. George', was acquired by Thomas Croft. 97 The George inn was among the endowments of Croft's chantry in Woodstock church which were sold by the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… chantry house on the north side of the church by Thomas Croft (d. 1488). 77 In 1551 the corporation bought the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a chapel of St. Margaret in Woodstock chapel. 57 Thomas Croft (d. 1488), a merchant and royal servant who shared with … in St. Margaret's chapel and two almsmen to pray for the Croft family. The chaplain was to receive £6 a year and the … recently built chantry house next to the churchyard gate. Croft, probably childless, ordained that future chaplains and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 14 original tenements of which the last was described as a croft ad capud villae; only three had been divided. The … corner tenement lay at the north end near no. 60. The croft at the south end of the block was opposite houses which … of High Street and the Oxford road, 12 confirming that the croft lay near the present Hensington Road. Immediately north …
A History of the County of Oxford
… less. A few were associated with the royal park. Thomas Croft (d. 1488), a royal servant who shared with his brother …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and M.P., William Lenthall. On 28 October 1642, after the battle of Edgehill, Charles I stayed at Woodstock on the way …