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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 … was rebuilt as a row of six cottages, each was usually let to non-paupers at commercial rents and the income used for … in the late 20th century. 3 Under a decree by the Charity Commissioners in 1613 the almshouse, with the town hall and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough Economic history: agriculture AGRICULTURE After the creation of the town Witney manor, encompassing the three … the borough. 1 A considerable demesne farm, including up to 500 a. of arable in the early 13th century, was … (origins and devpt). Rep. Assistant Hand-Loom Weavers Commissioners (Parl Papers 1840 (639), xxiv), p. 552. ORO, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… rendering 32 s. 6 d. a year. Probably they stood near the sites of Waleys or Farm Mill near the 12th-century … were let for a total of 16 13 s. 4 d., rising by 1213 to 18. 2 The number of mills varied with the fortunes of the … In 1649, when Witney manor was sold by the Parliamentary commissioners, it was said to include three water corn mills …
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 … employed another 33 labourers in his capacity as a road surveyor, though not necessarily within the town. 54 …
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 … a further outbreak, in Corn Street. 125 In 1889 the UDC surveyor reported a man and his wife with six children, aged …
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 … a room in the Blanket Hall was rented as an office for the surveyor. 100 The Local Board (186395) The local board …
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 …