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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. … some of its neighbours. The back lane on the east, later Union Street, was called Common Acre, 17 of which the east …
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 Woodstock but expensive gloves in Oxford. 64 The known makers of the gloves given regularly by the university to … 735. P.R.O., HO 107/890, 893, 1730. Sel. Cttee. on G. W. Union Rly. Bill, H.L. 227, pp. 11420. Oxoniensia, iii. 148 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… an early free grammar school, two small charity schools, and by the early 19th century several dame schools; it was a … for a National school, observed in 1815 that 'a religious and useful education is not neglected' and in 1831 that … were supported by Johnson's and Cocks's charities. 43 Union in the 1840s with the ailing grammar school was …
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 … Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his association with Rosamund and indeed the town … over the boundary near Starting Grove, east of the later Union Street, 19 and then and later there was uncertainty …
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 town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and the burgesses from the outset, in addition to their … particularly as guardians of the Woodstock poor law union. 51 Such men argued that the corporation was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock sent two representatives to parliament in 1302 and two others in 1305; 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The … the Liberals' association with the agricultural labourers' union and Joseph Arch. 32 Lord Randolph retained the seat in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Whateley preached at Woodstock in the late 1660s, 55 and in 1672 Edward Miles and William Metcalfe applied for meeting-house licences. … mayor; he and Godden promoted the agricultural labourers' union. 80 The Banburys were instrumental in the building in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Matthew) WOOKEY ( St. Matthew), a parish, in the union of Wells, hundred of Wells-Forum, E. division of … (W.) from Wells; containing, with the tything of Yarley, and part of Wookey-Hole, 1187 inhabitants. The living is a … 12. 15. 10.: the great tithes have been commuted for 212, and the vicarial for 299. 5.; the glebe comprises 5 acres. At …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at Aluredston. Three demesne servants were employed, and 22 boonworks at haymaking and 102 boonworks at harvest were worked; in addition, … began his long association with it. In 1841 ten paper-makers and an engineer lived in the parish. 92 Reece was the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Aluredston with assize of ale in the late 13th century, and a hayward was elected. 66 After Tintern Abbey added … are court rolls of Woolaston manor for 1405- 6, 1476-88, and 1568-9, 67 court books for 1660- 1709 and 1712-60, 68 and … 88 About 1836 Woolaston became part of Chepstow Poor Law Union, 89 but for other local government purposes it was …