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Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… of Roger de Midhop. It descended in Thomas de Pykering's posterity until after the death of Lady Anne Knevet, the … Witham of Cliffe co. York. Nicolson and Burn (vol. i, p. 230) state that "The Laybourns continued at Witherslack in … Phelepson, Edward Bethom, Thomas Strickland, W m Elton and Oliver Sowrmyr, who say that: Thomas Roos on the day he died …
A History of the County of Oxford
… began a fundamental and long-term shift in the town's social and economic structure. Such changes were … West End factory) from 1957. Refitting at Marriott's Mount Mills followed a serious fire in 1953. 9 The merger in … 1978. Oxf. Times, 30 Jan. 1970; Oxf. Mail, 17 Oct. 1975, p. 1; Anson, 'South-West Oxon.' p. 51. Oxf. Times, 30 Jan. …
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… international scale. More general resurgence of the town's population and economy followed, though possibly not until … For wool merchants, below (medieval cloth ind.). Allen, Mount House, 167, 1937; Hants RO, 11M59/B1/3 sqq, s.v. custos … hist. Bampton Hund. R. 103; Eynsham Cart. i (OHS 49), p. 251; Hyde, 'Winchester Manors', 77, 310. Bampton Hund. R. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… adapting to new conditions largely accounting for the town's continued prosperity: in 1851 blanket-workers still … John Early's Newland factory, open from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. and requiring constant attendance from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., … established a third successful company at the newly built Mount Mills about 1900, concentrating on wholesale rather …
A History of the County of Oxford
… INDUSTRY 19001945 During the earlier 20th century Witney's economy remained chiefly dependent on the blanket industry … and waterpower was supplemented by gas engines and (at Mount Mills) by an oil engine, and from 1934 Witney Mill was … Workho.] (1922): copy in Bodl. GA Oxon. c 256 (55). R. P. Beckinsale, 'Factors in Development of Cotswold Woollen …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and Nonconformist schools better suited to the town's needs. John Holloway's Bluecoat school at West End, endowed … related to the Richard Heel who had a school at the Mount House in the 1840s; in 1877 he became head of the … between the Abingdon and Witney campuses. 103 Cal. Inq. p.m. xiii, pp. 2645. PRO, JUST 2/132, m. 10d. Chant. Cert. …
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… and Curbridge were added in 1932, bringing the town's area to 1,306 a., and intakes from Curbridge (47 a.) and … a. recorded in 1840. The rectory house, parish church, and Mount House, site of the medieval manor house, lay just … of rent. ORO, Witney tithe map. PO Arch., Post 42/117, p. 673. ORO, Witney tithe map; below (origin and devpt); …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and the excavated remains of the bishop of Winchester's manor house show that there was high-quality stone building … with mill buildings'. 142 J. F. Marriott, owner of Mount Mills, lived at Mount House between the factory and … 51, 93, 95, 381, 400, 6778, 683. Writings and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, ed. W. C. Abbott, i. 342. Bodl. MS Top. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Manor and Manor House ('Bishop's Palace') MANOR AND MANOR HOUSE ('BISHOP'S PALACE') Witney … and which included the site and grounds of the modern Mount House. 30 Excavation from 1984 found no evidence of any … (parish bdies). Gelling, Early Charters of Thames Valley, p. 141; for a fanciful story concerning the grant, involving …
A History of the County of Oxford
… east, and almost certainly it long predated the borough's foundation. 1 The ecclesiastical parish, conterminous with … archit.). Above, volume intro. (parish bdies); Allen, Mount House, 6. Oxon. Wills, 37; Bampton Hund. R. 934. Since … of the BVM. Giles, Hist. Witney, 312, illust. oppos. p. 38; Bodl. MSS Top. Oxon. d 213, ff. 767; d 216, ff. 1819; …