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A History of the County of Oxford
… quality. In 1874 the inspector for Witney Urban Sanitary District reported a block of 'wretched' cottages on … attending Witney manor court, mostly copyholders from the rural townships, were provided by the duke of Marlborough's … or hostility and caused widespread distress among rural spinners, while many weavers in the 1830s still had …
A History of the County of Oxford
… tourn or view of frankpledge, which continued for the rural townships following the borough's foundation. 4 A … burgus, chiefly to distinguish it from the 'upland' or rural part of Witney manor. 8 In important respects townsmen … effectively policed by the town's local board and urban district council. 44 By 1871 its proceedings were largely …
A History of the County of Oxford
… taking a lead in welfare and social matters, reorganizing district visiting and thrift clubs, and arranging parish … chimes were installed in 1950 at the expense of the urban district council, which had taken over responsibility in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… park, and the Blackwater here empties itself into it. A district church, dedicated to St. Mark, was built in 1840; it … and the remainder woodland and plantations. The northern district is chiefly uninclosed moor, but the soil in other …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the county of Nottingham, 2 miles (S.) from Bingham. This district, the soil of which is rich, is bounded on the east …
A History of the County of Essex
… At that time 12.1 per cent of employment within the urban district was in agriculture, fishing, and mining, 49.6 per … but about half the resident population worked outside the district, mainly in Col- chester. 36 Wivenhoe Sand, Stone & …
A History of the County of Essex
… developed into a small town. Wivenhoe became an urban district in 1898, and remained so until 1974 when it became part of the new Colchester district, later designated borough. 86 Natural boundaries … of land along the front- ages which the new Wivenhoe urban district council used to widen the road c. 1898. 49 Before …
A History of the County of Essex
… roads. Wivenhoe became part of Lexden and Winstree Highway District in 1868. 69 An iron parish cage on Anchor Hill, … the way for the vestry's transformation into an urban district. 71 Wivenhoe urban district was created in 1898, … ashpits, and cesspools cleaned. Lexden and Winstree rural district council became responsible for the removal of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… established in 1847, extend over part of the registration-district of Weardale. In 1824, a town-hall, of stone, was … Seal. The town is situated on an eminence, in a district abounding with mines of coal, iron, and limestone; … to parliament, to be elected by the 10 householders of a district consisting of the townships of Wolverhampton, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the earlier 19th century, 65 were fairly typical of a rural parish, despite the proximity of Oxford. The mill …