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A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR Almshouses The Church Green … 1613 the borough owned an almshouse and garden on the site of Nos. 2838 Church Green north of the rectory house, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and industry 1900-1945 TRADE AND INDUSTRY 19001945 During the earlier 20th century Witney's economy remained chiefly … acquired 22 members, though a traders' exhibition proposed for 1934 was abandoned through lack of interest. 2 A few … cases of accident or illness. 28 The Witney Mills Housing Society, established by James Harold and Edward Cole Early in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction WITNEY BOROUGH Introduction The town of Witney, 1 by the river Windrush some 10 miles (16 … estate. From the 17th century it became widely known for its cloth and blanket industry, and after 1945 it was … undertaken from the mid 1920s by the Witney Mills Housing Society, a non-profit-making association established by the …
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 … lintel and tie-beam ends which were originally covered for their better protection, reflects 20th-century taste. … also designed houses in 1928 for the Witney Mills Housing Society, each containing three bedrooms and a small …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century bishops of Winchester had secured … twice-yearly tourn or view of frankpledge, which continued for the rural townships following the borough's foundation. 4 … in Oxford was acquired from the British Red Cross Society in 1923 and was replaced in 1934, partly with income …
A History of the County of Oxford
… PARISH CHURCH AND CHURCH LIFE Origins and Status Though the existence of a church within the 10th- and 11th-century … conterminous with the late Anglo-Saxon estate, was large for Oxfordshire, covering 7,182 a. and including, besides the … for church members. A Church of England Working Men's Society and a Workman's Club were set up in 1888, and Norris …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WIVELISCOMBE ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the hundred of … as formerly; the articles consists chiefly of clothing for the West India markets, swanskins for the Newfoundland … subscription, and a grant of 500 from the Incorporated Society, for which 460 free sittings were provided. Here is a …
A History of the County of Essex
… and other estates ECONOMIC HISTORY. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of bordarii increased from 6 to 20 which might … small and insignificant. In 1327 its assessment for subsidy was one of the lowest of the parishes in Lexden … farming methods, and was president of Essex Agricultural Society in 1870. At his Wivenhoe Lodge farm of 300 a., where …
A History of the County of Essex
… teacher was recorded. 94 A charity school, started in 1718 for 10 boys and 5 girls, still existed in 1724. 95 Two schoolmasters were recorded in the 1760s; one, John Potter, by will proved 1763, left £2 to … 3 By 1839 the schools were in union with the National Society. In 1848 a new schoolhouse, built in the Elizabethan …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Charities for the poor WIVENHOE THE ancient parish of Wivenhoe, c. 3 miles … and accommodated meetings of the vestry, a friendly society, and the Wivenhoe Association against Housebreakers, …