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A History of the County of Oxford
… at Witney, Caswell, Cogges, and Lew: in 1524 he was taxed on goods worth over 860, a sum unrivalled within the county … assessment. 23 From the later 16th century wool merchants on this scale largely disappeared from Witney, to be replaced … twelve maltsters were prosecuted for evasion of excise duties, and around 1790 there were some seven maltsters and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… nondenominational National school was established in 1813 on Bridge Street, prompting a sharp fall in the number of … District Visitors; the school acquired new premises on Church Green in 1856, and a second National school at … his difficulties by eccentric severity, neglect of his duties, and, in the 1730s, by a public scandal concerning an …
A History of the County of Oxford
… town stands at an early crossing of the river Windrush, on a limestone cornbrash island formerly lying between two … rather than with defence, perhaps enclosing an area of 'inland' or demesne. Similar ditched and hedged enclosures, tentatively associated with inland, have been identified on monastic and other sites in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… century. No. 49 Market Square is a timber-framed house on a prominent island site, formerly jettied on the principal faades; the structure is hidden beneath … from old views include the former corn returns office on the site of the surviving Corn Exchange, and a predecessor …
A History of the County of Oxford
… or small portmoot met usually around 612 times a year on a Wednesday or Friday, and the two tourns, lawdays, or … the office was said to be largely nominal, the chief duties being suppression of nuisances and transportation of … the court leet still elected constables for ceremonial duties; 176 in the early 1850s the parish constable was still …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from Abingdon; containing 580 inhabitants. It is bounded on the north by the Isis, and comprises 2168 a. 2 r. 22 p. … containing 261 inhabitants. This parish is bounded on the south by the English Channel, and comprises 1000 acres … here and defeated the Britons drawn up to oppose him; on the shore is a spot still called Ella-nor-point. Wittering …
A History of the County of Oxford
… became the rule after 1696. 15 Merton was represented on the patronage board of the joint living in 1984. 16 The … by will dated 1705, left £1 a year for an annual sermon on 16 October, the day of her baptism; the money was paid … by Merton and at least 23 others served the church on occasion. 42 Throughout the period, however, the duty, two …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… kept half the small tithes of Ditton Camoys, and tithes on cattle, sheep, and the mill were commuted by 1709. 22 … house. 28 Until the 18th century the vicarage house stood on the north side of the churchyard. 29 It had been … by 1794. 30 In 1849 a large red-brick house was built on 12 a. of glebe west of Vicarage Lane. 31 It was sold in …
A History of the County of Essex
… for the usual petty offences, including encroachments on the waste, the unlicensed sale of ale, sheltering … ditches or repair roads. The court also regulated grazing on the common. As well as constables one or two bread- and … years; the first year the appointment was nominal, as the duties were carried out by the overseer in his second year. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 7 paid more than 3 s. 73 In 1334 the town was assessed on total wealth of only c. 38. 74 Population seems to have … 15234 half c. 60 contributors paid the lowest rate of 4 d. on their wages. 76 Higher subsidy assessments in 1541 and … only moderately wealthy: John Barnes was taxed in 15234 on goods worth 40, William Cornwell on 20; 90 in 1552 …