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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… late in the same century a W. Tower was added. This tower fell in 1703, was re-built in brick in 1715, but has since …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… aisle may be assigned. Later in the 18th century the roof fell in and the church was abandoned. The ruin, together with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Bladon: a parsonage-house was erected here by Bishop Fell, in which the rector may optionally reside. The chapel, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… d. to children at Christmas and Easter. 99 The rent charge fell into arrears from 1688, and the charity was confirmed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… belonging to the duke of Marlborough. 51 In 1686 Bishop Fell provided a rectory house in Woodstock at his own cost, … by the corporation in the 16th century, 53 and in 1683 Fell acquired the lease, built a new house in the close, and … the grounds. 62 The old rectory house, which cost Bishop Fell £600, 63 was built in local stone on a cruciform plan …
A History of the County of Oxford
… planted at the duke of Marlborough's expense in 1885, 46 fell victim to road-widening as the street became a major …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to trade there the corporation's income from the wool beam fell steadily. 21 The dominance of distributive and … Lollardy in 1415, 57 and regulations of c. 1580 for the fell market restricted resident glovers to two buyers and … predominant one was usually apparent; most doubtful cases fell within a single trade group and therefore did not affect …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 17th century. From a peak of 1,455 in 1821 the population fell to 1,380 in 1831, and an apparent slight rise in 1841 … between 1921 and 1951. Numbers in the enlarged borough fell from 1,628 in 1891 to 1,484 in 1931. The population …
A History of the County of Oxford
… thirds (92) of 139 listed adult males but the proportion fell when parliamentary contests became less frequent; in … after serious flooding in the 1870s and 1880s. 46 The rent fell to only 50 by 1930, 47 excluding the rent of the gas … the centre of a poor law union. Expenditure on poor relief fell from 967 in 18345 to 694 in 18356. 71 The old workhouse …
A History of the County of Oxford
… number of freemen declined; in the 1860s the electorate fell below 300. 10 After the franchise was extended in 1868 …