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Henley and the Chilterns
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… comprised the northern half of Binfield hundred. 1 Bix, Harpsden, Rotherfield Greys and Rotherfield Peppard all … plateaux and steeper slopes, particularly in the west of Bix and the Rotherfields. But even in the valleys, which are … the flatter land towards the Thames in the east. The name Bix ('box tree' or 'box grove') similarly implies a discrete …
Henley: Boundaries, Landscape and Population
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… of modern fields. The parish's western boundary, with Bix, followed a complex course through Lambridge Wood, along … crystallising in the area by the mid 11th century. By 1086 Bix, Rotherfield Greys, and Badgemore all included … estates. Badgemore, unlike Rotherfield Greys and Bix, never acquired a church or chapel, and was absorbed into …
Henley: Henley and Fillets Manors
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… at Northfield End, 4 rent in Henley and Assendon (in Bix parish), and a chief house on the site of the present-day …
Henley: Local Government
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… and Goblin Burial Board' (based at 'Body Snatchers' Hall, Bix Hill'), claiming that the land was overpriced, and the …
Henley: Origin and Development of the Town
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… the king long after surrounding areas such as Badgemore, Bix and the Rotherfields were granted to local lords. 4 …
Henley: Outlying Estates and Country Houses
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… (1883), in private possession. Geo. owned Redpits (in Bix) and occasionally stayed at Badgemore earlier. Stevens' …
Henley: Outlying Farms and Agriculture
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… when income included 4 rent from tenants in Henley and Bix, 16 but it seems likely that the estate would have … ORO, P7/1/D8/3; ibid. tithe award and map. Ibid. Henley, Bix and Roth. Greys tithe awards and maps. Cf. Sale Cat., …
Henley: Outlying Settlement
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… at Lower Assendon (formerly Assendon Cross), partly in Bix, though it is not certain that the medieval 'Nether … I, 656. The form Bagemercroft was recorded in 1425. Below, Bix (settlement); ORO, tithe award and map. Below, outlying … (1705 edn), p. 339; Jefferys, Oxon. Map (1767). Below, Bix (settlement). ORO, tithe award and map. Below, outlying …
Henley: Religious History
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… Friends. 11 A room in a house at Assendon Cross, adjoining Bix on the parish's western edge, was licensed for Wesleyan … reorganization. Henley's ecclesiastical boundaries with Bix and Nettlebed were adjusted in 1953, 10 and from 1979 the …