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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… West Woodmancote WOODMANCOTE, a tything, in the parish of North Cerney, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Rapsgate, Eastern division of the … containing 325 inhabitants. The living comprises the united rectories of All Saints and St. Peter, with the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in plurality with Albourne, 79 and in 1978 it became part of the united benefice of Henfield with Shermanbury and Woodmancote, … the Interregnum. 84 Since 1978 the patronage of the new united benefice has belonged to the bishop. 85 The living was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. The manor of WOODMANCOTE was held in 1066 by Countess Guda, and in 1086 of William de Braose by William son of Rannulf, 35 who also … wife Mary for life; it was afterwards divided in two, but united again in 1785 when John's sons William and John …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Fig. 212 Woodnewton Village Map Woodnewton is a parish of 565 hectares in the Forest of Rockingham. The village lies … was probably beside the stack. (19) A pair of cottages now united, one storey and attics, thatched roof, class 4c, late … (Not entered) (20) A pair of class 4c cottages now united, one storey and attics, mansard roof with stone …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock Church Church. The church, of which the south doorway is of the 12th century, was presumably established when the … within Bladon parish and its church remained a chapel of ease, although rarely called a chapel after the 17th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its original market, 66 but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the … other names were derived from the building crafts of mason, carpenter, thatcher, and slater, the metal crafts of smith, ironmonger, and plumber, the textile crafts of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The rector, although a keen … and in 1831 that 'scarcely any residents lacked the means of education'. 85 Continued failure to respond to national … in educational provision for the poor. 86 The opening of an infants' school in 1840 and, belatedly, of a National …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of Rosamund Clifford; he therefore provided land outside the … In 1868 the feasts of the Woodstock Friendly Society, the United Brethren, and the United Benefit Society were held on the same day in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as a borough in the early 14th century. 78 The development of self-government was only gradual, for the vill was merely one of several 'members' of the royal manor of Woodstock, whose … the vestry agreed to pay for two families to emigrate to America. 70 In 1835 Woodstock was made the centre of a poor …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The borough charter of 1453 freed Woodstock from the burden of representation 88 … Liberal challenge. Antipathy to the 'thraldom' of Blenheim united a group led in the 1840s by the town clerk, the …