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A History of the County of Oxford
… about 1823, and in 1907, following difficulties during the agricultural depression, the trustees sold the farm, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the three rural townships, remained predominantly agricultural, with profits from rents and farming forming the … manor house near Witney church, with its extensive agricultural buildings; 2 from the 1390s the land was usually … farm it from the manor house until the 17th century, and agricultural buildings there remained in use by local farmers …
A History of the County of Oxford
… converted by the firm of J. W. Gardner for manufacture of agricultural manure from bonemeal; 70 that venture was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… butchers, bakers, and victuallers for 1520 per cent, and agricultural occupations for around 10 per cent. 2 In the … left goods worth over 100, including merchandise worth 33, agricultural produce, and property in Corn Street and West …
A History of the County of Oxford
… until the 20th century the market remained predominantly agricultural. Inhabitants petitioned about 1670 that it be …
A History of the County of Oxford
… House, 195. Assarting: clearance of woodland or scrub for agricultural use. Bampton Hund. R. 89 sqq; Hyde, 'Winchester …
A History of the County of Oxford
… building) comprised over 7 per cent. A significant agricultural element also remained: nearly a tenth of the working population in 1851 were farmers or agricultural labourers, with another 3 per cent engaged in predominantly agricultural crafts such as smithying or coopering, and 7 per …