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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for 482, and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The church is … near the township, and has a commodious landing-place for coal, lime, and gravel; on its banks are some mills, and … the hills is very fine. A little north of High Carricks, coal was worked in 1810, in pits about ten fathoms deep, but …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Charities for the poor Charities for the Poor Municipal Charities. The … £300 stock yielding £9 a year. It was distributed in coal to 80 poor families in that year, and continued usually as a coal charity, frequently augmented by the corporation from …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a chapman, a harper, and a potter. Evidence adduced for a substantial pottery industry in Woodstock is weak, 68 … Higher subsidy assessments in 1541 and 1547 were accounted for chiefly by the inclusion of Leonard Chamberlain, steward … 3 wheelwrights, 3 saddlers, and a coachmaker; there were 3 coal merchants, 2 corn dealers, and a currier and cheese …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was founded by Henry II to provide lodgings for his retinue when he was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land … the court, and Henry's motives probably included a desire for rents and tolls as well as the need for lodgings and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal … overseers. 73 The corporation continued to contribute to a coal fund, financed by subscription. In 1800 the council agreed to store coal in the town hall or shambles cellars before it was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… books at 12. 15. 10.: the great tithes have been commuted for 212, and the vicarial for 299. 5.; the glebe comprises 5 acres. At Henton is a … meadow and pasture, 353 woodland, and 40 road and waste. Coal is obtainable, though not wrought; and there are …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at harvest were worked; in addition, labour-services for threshing were provided by Tidenham tenants of the … of Dean Forest in order to check the felling of timber, coal-mining, and iron-works, which had become more extensive … Madgett, Woolaston Woodside, and near Cone Mill. A former coal-pit a short distance south of Whitewalls farm was then …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 5 The northern boundary followed the brook at Brockweir for almost a mile and then ran eastwards along the 600-ft. … The cottagers found employment in the woods, quarries, and coal mines of the Forest of Dean and Tidenham Chase, but the … year clothing and blanket clubs were established and a coal club was in existence. 99 A Memorial Hall was built in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and of the late 16th century or early 17th, unusually for Wootton Rivers was built on an L plan. By 1732 cottages, … 6 probably stood at Wootton Bassett. 7 In the 19th century coal was unloaded at Wootton Rivers wharf on the Kennet & … the duchess. 85 Probably in 1901 a Mrs. Merriman endowed a coal charity for the poor of Wootton Rivers. It and an …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ground, they spread themselves over the open country, for the sake of pillage; and the garrison, taking advantage … land. The mineral productions are of minor importance. Coal is obtained in the north-western part of the county, … for some centuries; there is also an iron-foundry, and coal-mines are wrought within a quarter of a mile. The river …