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A History of the County of Oxford
… only 15 s. a head, a lower rate than in the neighbouring rural parishes. Even when expenditure reached its peak of … in the Woodstock poor law union in 1834, and the Woodstock rural district from 1894 until 1929 when the parish was abolished. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… established in 1847, extend over the registration district of Woodbridge, and part of that of Plomesgate. The … the parish, to the north of the village of Woodbury, is a district church dedicated to the Holy Trinity, built and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… St. John Charlton, and became the main mine owner in the district. 33 That interest became the Lilleshall Co. in 1802. … street market maintained its popularity throughout the district until extinguished in 1939. Saturday remained market … moved to a site off New Street that was owned by the urban district council and soon afterwards became the forecourt of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Committee was formed to promote technical education in the district. The first chairman was William Perrott, secretary …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… civil parish of the four that make up Oakengates urban district (pop. 10,906 in 1901); it was, however, the only one … 16 In 1898 the town became the centre of a new urban district which took in Wrockwardine Wood and St. George's to … and Snedshill. In 1918 the Lilleshall Co.'s houses in the district generally lacked proper sewerage and drainage and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… with the ancient parish, was included in the new urban district of Oakengates, which also comprised Wrockwardine … small parts of the C.P.s of Hadley (at Trench), Wellington Rural (at Ketley Bank), and Shifnal (between Woodhouse … was included in Telford new town in 1968 61 and in the district of the Wrekin in 1974 when the U.D was abolished. 62 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Another was built at Oakengates in 1874. 16 The Priorslee District Association for the Prosecution of Felons, formed … for dirt and neglect. 22 The creation of Oakengates urban district in 1898 helped to improve municipal government, the … 1903 24 and three poor-law unions until 1930. 25 The urban district council first met at the Coffee Palace but soon …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wood Lighting Co. Ltd. supplied gas to Oakengates urban district council. 35 The company was bought by the Wellington … Wenlock and conveyed through Dawley U.D.C. and Wellington rural district council mains, but that arrangement proved … helped to maintain an ambulance service for Wellington rural district until 1945. 44 Fear of air raids led to the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… a leading social and commercial attraction throughout the district, the wakes did not survive the Second World War. 59 … the Charlton Mound committee, was taken over by the urban district council in 1948-9. 85 In 1962 Oakengates Old Folks' … DA 12/124, pp. 64-76; inf. from Mr. D. Vince, Wrekin District Council. S.R.O., DA 34 (S.R.O. 3279/1), Grosvenor …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Stroud poor-law union, 50 and in 1972 was part of Stroud rural district. Plac. de Quo Warr. (Rec. Com.), 254. Cirencester …