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A History of the County of Oxford
… dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen … and in 1831 that 'scarcely any residents lacked the means of education'. 85 Continued failure to respond to national … in educational provision for the poor. 86 The opening of an infants' school in 1840 and, belatedly, of a National …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the … supported in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his … foundation was presumably a response to the gravitation of trade to the vicinity of the court, and Henry's motives …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely … of the corporation to the establishment of a Local Board. A rearguard action was led by the influential R. B. B. … rural sanitary authority and in Wootton district highway board were transferred to the new corporation; its work as …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and 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 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Woolaston Church CHURCH. The church of Woolaston was recorded in the foundation grant by Walter … 1131. 91 Following a dispute with Llanthony Priory, lords of Alvington manor, it was determined between 1146 and 1169 … after his death in 1936 the right passed to the Diocesan Board of Patronage c. 1940. 6 In 1261 the Archdeacon of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for threshing were provided by Tidenham tenants of the lordship of Striguil. The livestock usually consisted of eight oxen … the Duke of Beaufort in 1901, and by the Crown to the Wye Board of Conservators in 1924, the fishing rights being …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… a charity in 1616 for schooling four poor children of Woolaston, 98 and a master was paid out of the charity … was opened in 1834. It continued in use until 1896 when a board school was built at Hewelsfield Common. 10 The small … which may have been the cause of the formation of a school board, to which the school's management was transferred in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… from a Saxon personal name, 5 lies on the northern slope of the Polden ridge near its western end. It is 6 km. northwest of Bridgwater. The ancient parish was almost rectangular in … said to be no support for a voluntary school. 1 A School Board was formed in 1874 2 and a school was built in 1876 on …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Woolbeding WOOLBEDING The parish, with an area of 1,950 acres and a population in 1931 of 288, is some 4 miles from north to south, with an average … the rest of the roof-framing is covered by a modern board ceiling in mansard form. A modern screen between the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… S.W.) Woolhope is a parish and small village 7 m. S.E. of Hereford. The church and Capler Camp are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. George stands near the middle of the parish. The walls are of local sandstone rubble with …