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A History of the County of Oxford
… predominantly agricultural, with profits from rents and farming forming the bulk of the lord's income: in 1552 … to farm it from the manor house until the 17th century, and agricultural buildings there remained in use by local … Rep. Assistant Hand-Loom Weavers Commissioners (Parl Papers 1840 (639), xxiv), p. 552. ORO, MSS Wills Oxon., …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cloth industry, already unrivalled within the county and marked, from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th century … fortunes were closely linked to those of the woollen and cloth industries nationally, although it retained the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by mechanization, the introduction of the factory system, and the emergence of large commercial family firms. 1 The … James Shayler, a stationer and bookseller by 1815, printed sale catalogues and handbills, and from 1861 the firm … Cttee on Oxford and Gt. Western Union Railway Bill (Parl. Papers (HL) 18378 (227), xx), p. 27; Plummer, Witney Blanket …
A History of the County of Oxford
… taught some pupils, but by 1548 he did 'little service' and the growing town was recognized to be in need of a … the wealthy clothier Walter Jones left 10 for its 'repair and amending' so that 'children may there be taught', … Rep. Assistant Hand-Loom Weavers Commissioners (Parl. Papers 1840 (639), xxiv), p. 552; Educ. Enq. Abstract (Parl. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Oxford, originated as a planned medieval market town and borough, laid out by a bishop of Winchester in probably … From the 17th century it became widely known for its cloth and blanket industry, and after 1945 it was developed as the … Cttee on Oxf. and Gt. Western Union Railway Bill (Parl. Papers (HL) 18378 (227), xx), p. 27; Oxf. Jnl. 16 Nov. 1861; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction: Architecture and Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials … of clothes and valuables including documents: in 1633 papers were taken from a trunk in John Box's chamber in the … Oxon. (1864); E. H. Cordeaux and D. H. Merry, Bibliog. of Printed Works relating to Oxon. (1955), 1445. The Witney …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT Seignorial Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century … within their estates, including freedom from toll, murage, and attendance at shire or hundred courts; the right to … govt.). Rep. Assistant Hand-loom Weavers Commrs. (Parl. Papers 1840 (639), xxiv), pp. 5512; above, intro. (social …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Andrew) WIVELISCOMBE ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the … W. division of Somerset, 28 miles (W.) from Somerton, and 155 (W. by S.) from London; containing 2984 inhabitants. … latter from the Saxon Willi or Vili, signifying "many," and Combe, "a deep ravine" or "dell." The town occupies a …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Manors and other estates CHURCH. The church existed by 1254 when … lords presenting regularly, except in 1564, 1589, 1607, and 1637 when turns had been granted or sold, 3 and in 1890 … MSS. 25750/2, 25754/4. Lamb. Pal. Libr., Osbaldeston Papers 7; [G. Rickword] 'St. Giles, Colch.' 10: copy in …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Manors and other estates ECONOMIC HISTORY. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of bordarii increased from 6 to 20 which … 386. Ibid. D/DEt T23; D/DU 27. Lamb. Pal. Libr., Terrick Papers 14. E.R.O., D/DEl L8; above, this par., Manors. A. F. …