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A History of the County of Oxford
… a library in the corporation's care in 1746, 63 and book societies were mentioned in 1787 and the 1820s. 64 The … earliest box club in the county. 76 The town's friendly societies retained a high membership in the early 19th … 79 In the later 19th century branches of national friendly societies became dominant, but the Woodstock United Permanent …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 57 Selfhelp was also promoted and the town's four friendly societies had 294 members in 1803 and 260 or more in 181315. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… township of Dorrington, and part of that of Aston in the Staffordshire portion of the parish; the whole comprising 890 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by 28, a library, and other accommodations. Two medical societies have been formed, the first in 1796, and the other, … the east and north-east by Warwickshire, on the north by Staffordshire, and on the north-west by Salop. It extends … of Birmingham, Stourbridge, or the populous parts of Staffordshire. The county has long been famous for the …