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A History of the County of Oxford
… nonconformity CHURCH Origins, Status, and Services Crawley's inhabitants attended Witney church until 1761 and Hailey … in 1984. 7 Church Architecture The small, plain chapel of St Peter, 8 of stone rubble with a stone-slated roof, comprised …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 4 ploughlands (16 yardlands) excluding assarts. 1 Crawley's independent open fields (see Fig. 63) may have dated from … century the arable lay in four fields across the township's central and eastern part: Hayward Hill or Town Hill field … Oxon. (EPNS), ii. 314, 323, 48990; above, volume intro. (parish bdies). Below. PRO, LR 2/202, ff. 89; Bodl. MS Top. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 19th centuries, a couple of outlying farms, lay in Witney parish's north-west corner; in the early Middle Ages the area was … 9 Roads Akeman Street, the Roman road from Cirencester to St Albans, cut across the township's northern part, surviving …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of frankpledge, held presumably, as later, in the bishop's manor house at Witney. At first they belonged apparently to … officers. 4 In 12089 Upland tithing collectively paid 10 s. at the court 'pro pace habenda', probably exemption from … at Witney vestry or at a separate meeting in Hailey. 26 Parish Government and Parish Officers Crawley seems not to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… granted for service of keeping the bishop of Winchester's wood and providing iron for 7 ploughs nevertheless became a … of Crawley, presumably his son, held a whole hide for 17 s. 5 d. and the same service in 1279, when he was called … when the house was refenestrated. Above, volume intro. (parish bdies); Witney, manor. Para. based on Hyde, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in Cuckfield rural district to West Sussex and to Crawley parish. In 1956 the parish, then the most populous mere civil … was ably assisted by Col. C. A. C. Turner, the corporation's chief executive 1947-59. 17 When Bennett resigned in 1960 … as a result of the growth of Gatwick airport, on the town's economy. 24 Successive governments gradually reduced the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 34 This section deals with daughter churches in Crawley (St. John's) parish. The church of St. Richard, Three Bridges, was rebuilt …
A History of the County of Sussex
… radial route to Rusper was not built, and the master plan's intended changes to the northern end of Horsham Road had … London County Bus Services Ltd. took over London Transport's services in 1970 and Southdown's in 1971. A flat-fare network was introduced in 1978. In …
A History of the County of Sussex
… own industry. 37 As a result the early years of the town's growth were dominated by a rapid expansion of manufacturing … was lower than the average for new towns, because Crawley's shopping and commercial facilities were more advanced. 39 … nation in 1951, they comprised only 12 per cent of Crawley's population in 1960. On the other hand, skilled and clerical …
A History of the County of Sussex
… secondary modern school. 84 Schools opened since 1947. St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic junior and infants … school, Langley Drive: opened 1954; 247 on roll in 1984. St. Margaret's Church of England (Aided) junior and infants school, …