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A History of the County of Sussex
… demesne farm in 1086. 70 The farm had 114 a. in 1339 71 and 118 a. in 1434. 72 On the Morley manor demesne farm there … remained the largest farms in the parish between the 16th and 18th centuries. About 1639 Woodmancote Place farm had 149 a. and Morley manor farm 292 a.; 76 Morley Park farm had 166 a. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… until the 1930s. They were listed in a survey of 1279 and as 'the king's rents' in 1468-9. 48 Later the corporation … Margetts, also landlord of the Bear, but the coaching trade declined so sharply that by 1844 the Marlborough Arms … First World War. The hotel was restored in the 1930s and trade received sharply during the Second World War. 10 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the park and household is … towns, and many who were probably engaged in only local trade reached aldermanic rank: 81 the bakers John Norris (fl. … (fl. 1580) all became mayor. Some may have combined their trade with innkeeping, notably John Norris who held the Crown …
A History of the County of Oxford
… land outside the park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a market to the new residents. 5 The story is … foundation was presumably a response to the gravitation of trade to the vicinity of the court, and Henry's motives … Woodstock a staple town briefly stimulated the local wool trade, and in 1585 the town acquired a grammar school. 72 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the … within the borough. 15 In 1581 a bill to restrict such trade to inhabitants only, except on market days, was dashed … themselves to particular occupations, and in one case to trade only in markets and fairs. 84 In the 18th century …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock sent two representatives to parliament in 1302 and two others in 1305; 86 all seem to have been residents … included William Hatley, 'a beggar', anxious to trade his vote for a settlement of his debts, John Appletree, … Foster, Churchill, 19-23; James, Churchill, 43; Agric. Trade Unionism Oxon. (O.R.S. xlviii), 11, 13-14. Foster, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at Aluredston. Three demesne servants were employed, and 22 boonworks at haymaking and 102 boonworks at harvest … 8 and many cottagers at Brookend were employed in the trade part-time c. 1955. 9 Although salmon fishing has been … c. 1670 and was obstructing barges. 20 OTHER INDUSTRY AND TRADE. The River Severn provided the parish with other …
A History of the County of Somerset
… rectangular in shape measuring 3 km. from north to south and 2.5 km. from east to west. Its northern and eastern boundaries were marked by watercourses including … in the centre of the village until the First World War. 1 TRADE AND INDUSTRY Building stone was dug in the east field …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 a. … is celebrated for a remarkably fine vein of brick-earth, and the white bricks made here are in great estimation. One … the garrison, and several private residences. There is no trade except what is requisite for the supply of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to St. Mary, existed here in the time of Henry I., and was united in the reign of Edward III. to the convent of … prospects: the grounds are surrounded with thriving plantations. The workhouse of the Hardingstone union is … carried on, has entirely ceased, and there is now no trade beyond what is requisite for the supply of the …