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A History of the County of Oxford
… prospered, acquiring a fair in addition to its original market, 66 but it remained a small community of tradesmen, … that most townsmen were recruited from the immediate market area, but there were men from Warwick, Aylesbury, and … c. 3 5 s., less than nearby Hanborough or any Oxfordshire market town except Eynsham. 72 In 1327 Woodstock's assessment …
A History of the County of Oxford
… park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a market to the new residents. 5 The story is supported in part … tallaged with other local demesne towns and in 1204 its market and rents were farmed. 9 By 1230, when it was referred … than in 1279. 64 Vacant sites and large frontages to the market area were in marked contrast to the minute subdivision …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 76 and the burgesses from the outset, in addition to their market, probably also had their court or portmoot, frequently … whose bailiff was accountable for the borough's rents, market tolls, and profits of court. 79 In King John's reign the market and probably the rents were put to farm, yielding …
A History of the County of Oxford
… close to the east side of Blenheim Park. 1 The borough and market town, called formally New Woodstock until the 19th …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and Unitarians. Wooler (St. Mary) WOOLER ( St. Mary), a market-town and parish, in the union, and E. division of the … It consists of several streets diverging from a market-place in the centre, is indifferently paved, and … and a mechanics' institute was established in 1827. The market is on Thursday. Fairs are held on May 4th and October …
A Dictionary of London
… Quay; Old Wool Quay; Wellewarf; Custom House. Woolchurch Market See Stocks Market. Woolchurch, Woolchurchhawe See Mary (St.) Woolchurch. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… by the tenants of the manor, who declared it to be a full market pill in 1719 and 1742. 25 Silting of both Cone Pill … 26 but in 1772 two sloops sailed regularly to Bristol with market goods, and a 50-ton sloop, the 'Forester', was built …
A History of the County of Somerset
… keeping sheep, and harvesting potatoes and mangolds. 8 A market garden had been established by 1891. 9 By 1905 arable …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… W. division of Suffolk, 6 miles (N. W. by W.) from Stow-Market; containing 942 inhabitants. This place is situated on … road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 a. 1 r. 17 p.; it is … employed in the dockyard, arsenal, and public works. The market is on Friday; and under the provisions of the local …
The Environs of London
… of the river, about 40 acres of arable, 10 occupied by a market gardener; 50 waste, and the remainder upland pasture … 8d. which is at the rate of about 1s. 2d. in the pound. Market. Woolwich has a weekly market on Friday. The market-place was changed within the …