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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 1. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for 482, and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The church is principally … at present the principal market-day is Tuesday. There are fairs on the Tuesday after Feb. 2nd, on April 5th, the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the corporation acquired the quitrents 49 and listed them annually with its other rents. Rentals … 1677; P.R.O., E 179/225/4, f. 293 Below, Econ., Mkts. and Fairs. Cf. Boro. Mun. 143/5, sqq., rents of 1 s. 10 d. and 1 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by Henry II. The borough was created within Bladon parish and its church remained a chapel of ease, although rarely … rural deanery was established by the mid 13th century, and the rectors of Bladon were often called rectors of … Colvin, King's Works, ii. 1012-13. Above, Econ., Mkts. and Fairs. Boro. Mun. 83/1, p. 57. Ibid. pp. 28, 37; O.R.O., MS. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… marking out of a site, probably confined on the north and east by the road, later Oxford Street, to the Old … called Hensgrove, acquired by the king from the Templars and taken into the park, perhaps when the town was founded. … 14th century, suggested by the town's acquisition of more fairs and a measure of urban independence, seems then to have …
A History of the County of Oxford
… but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the park and household is … in 1565. 18 The grant of additional markets and fairs in that year was followed by an Act in 1576 making … supplies, until demolished in the 1980s. 98 Markets and Fairs When Henry II founded the borough he granted a Tuesday …
A History of the County of Oxford
… land outside the park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a market to the new residents. 5 The story is … street plan was extended in the 13th century, additional fairs were granted, and the borough acquired large powers of … charter of that year, granting an additional market and fairs and valuable former chantry property, 70 was one of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the … may then have developed more easily: in 1319 its fairs were increased in duration, 89 and in 1322 the … for an annual farm of 2 13 s. 4 d., and two additional fairs. The corporation was exempted from sending …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (W.) from Wells; containing, with the tything of Yarley, and part of Wookey-Hole, 1187 inhabitants. The living is a … was established in 1827. The market is on Thursday. Fairs are held on May 4th and October 17th, for horses, … and where a commodious quay might easily be formed. Two fairs for cattle are annually held. The living is a perpetual …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… acres on both sides of the river Frome between 200 ft. and 50 ft. above O.D. The S. part slopes from Chalk in the S.W., through areas on Reading Beds and London Clay, well-wooded to the E. around Woodstreet, to … only a farm. The parish church, the ruins of Bindon Abbey and the adjacent house are the principal monuments. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… rectangular in shape measuring 3 km. from north to south and 2.5 km. from east to west. Its northern and eastern boundaries were marked by watercourses including … part of the parish lies in the alluvial Brue valley and averages 5 m. (16 ft.) above sea level. It is the site …