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A History of the County of Oxford
… farmed. 9 By 1230, when it was referred to expressly as a borough, its rental yielded c. 36 s. 10 The site of New … 19th century and probably from the later Middle Ages the borough comprised 61 � a. 14 Its boundary with the park on … Brook Hill remained in Hensington, 17 suggesting that the borough boundary may once have followed the edge of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Local government Local government BOROUGH TO 1886.When New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at … recorded in the 13th century. 77 The town was taxed as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… river Glyme close to the east side of Blenheim Park. 1 The borough and market town, called formally New Woodstock until … dependent on Bladon thereafter. Woodstock was a borough until 1974 when, as a successor parish, it retained … is treated separately below. Before the creation of the borough the name Woodstock also applied to a small hamlet …
A History of the County of Oxford
… two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 freed Woodstock from the burden of representation 88 but in 1553 the borough again provided two M.P.s. Returns were usually made … of the royal manor and park strongly influenced the borough's representation. In the mid 16th century the seat …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… The northern part forms a suburb of and is annexed to the borough of Peterborough. Roman (1). Remains of huts, with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of a fine sand. On one side of the last cave runs a very cold and pure stream of water, the primary source of the … school. Woolbeding WOOLBEDING, a parish, in the union and borough of Midhurst, hundred of Easebourne, rape of … and West WOOL-LAVINGTON, EAST and WEST, a parish, in the borough and union of Midhurst, hundred of Rotherbridge, rape …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… The charity to the poor was distributed in bread on Good Friday c. 1958. 25 Thomas James of Bristol gave £100 in 1618 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the dockyard, arsenal, and public works. The market is on Friday; and under the provisions of the local act before … 45, Woolwich was incorporated within the limits of the borough of Greenwich. The town is under the jurisdiction of … magistrates, who hold their sittings every Monday and Friday at the King's Arms hotel; and a petty-session for the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… 12. WOOLWICH. (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich consists of the parishes of Woolwich, …
The Environs of London
… 2d. in the pound. Market. Woolwich has a weekly market on Friday. The market-place was changed within the present …