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A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: economic life 1500 to 1800 ECONOMIC LIFE 1500 TO 1800 From the 16th century Witney's economy was dominated by its … obtaining a corporation for the town, and in 1640 the Commissioners of Trade included Witney among 60 clothing …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ECONOMIC HISTORY Medieval Trade and Industry During the earlier 13th century the recently founded borough, despite temporary setbacks, seems to have thrived. Fairs were founded in 1202 and 1231, the … whole, however, and certainly an assertion that it ceased to be 'a centre of trade' and that the borough 'hardly …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: the industrial revolution in Witney c.1800-1900 THE … industry remained dominant, its success in adapting to new conditions largely accounting for the town's continued … ORO, Swan X/2. Below. Report Assistant Hand-Loom Weavers Commissioners (Parl. Papers 1840 (639), xxiv), p. 549; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Education EDUCATION Provision To 1660 A school run presumably by local clergy existed in the early or mid 14th century, when Roger of Standlake, one … their authority; after intervention by the Charity Commissioners the trustees compromised, encouraging but not …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was described as a stone-built town, 2 and … the name Crundell (later Corn) Street referred probably to quarries immediately west of the borough; manorial and … suggested in the first published report of the Poor Law Commissioners. A two-storeyed entrance block contained a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century bishops of Winchester had secured … and attendance at shire or hundred courts; the right to distrain and to receive fines and forfeited goods usually … be involved in charity administration. In 1613 the charity commissioners ruled that the bailiffs should account at the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ('BISHOP'S PALACE') Witney Manor In 969 King Eadgar gave the 30-hide estate of Witney to his 'minister' Aelfhelm. The estate was conterminous with … the 16th century, were retained by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners with Church Leys, and were sold to other …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WIVELISCOMBE ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the hundred of … the number of persons regularly employed varies from 800 to 1000. The markets are on Tuesday and Saturday, at the … the Earl of Bedford, the overtures of the parliamentary commissioners were privately submitted to him here, prior to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Andrew) WOLLASTON ( St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Chepstow, hundred of Westbury, W. division of … principal part of this place. It was afterwards granted to the family of Clare, who gave the manor and church to … payable to a dean, but now received by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners: each of the prebendaries has a separate …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Church Church A chapel of ease at Wolvercote subject to the church of St. Peter-in-the-East, Oxford, was first … 1817. 23 The living was augmented by the ecclesiastical commissioners in 1862 with £33 6 s. 8 d. a year, which was …