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A History of the County of Oxford
… had a 'malting room' in the 1650s; 173 the tanner and wool dealer Thomas Taylor (d. 1583) sold malt, 174 and in 1744 the … the town hall, rented Farm Mills, and was a general dealer, chapman, and wool-dealer. 199 In contrast to such people were poorer working …
A History of the County of Oxford
… granted in 1231 and continued in the 1270 s. 7 47. Witney cattle and sheep market, early 20th century. Despite the … Inhabitants petitioned about 1670 that it be confirmed for cattle, sheep, wool, and other commodities, 25 and in 1673 it … by buying barley at Asthall. 27 Corn, butter, meat, fruit, cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep were all sold during the 18th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a new bank was set up by the farmer, maltster and wool-dealer John Clinch (d. 1827) and his son John Williams Clinch …
A History of the County of Oxford
… foot-soldiers, 'pitifully ragged and lowsy', were stealing cattle and sheep. 312 A few years later a litigant claimed, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… when the local board repaired gates to prevent horses and cattle escaping from Langel common. 233 Street Scavenging and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… registered for worship in 1826, was rented from a coal dealer for use as a chapel, 137 though as usual with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and fairs take place on May 12th for oxen and other cattle, and September 25th for sheep. The town is under the … spring fair is noted for an abundant supply of horses and cattle. The manufacture of thread-lace formerly constituted a … held), October 11th, and November 2nd, chiefly for cattle. The government of the town under a charter possessed …
A History of the County of Essex
… 29 Besides sheep, stock included small numbers of horses, cattle, pigs, and poultry. There were 30 goats in 1066, 20 in … Twenty-one men had half- year common rights for their cattle in Saltmede, the lord's salt meadow of 8 a., after … the Townshend family had their seat at Raynham. Scotch cattle were driven from market in Norfolk to Wivenhoe for …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the river Trent and the Grand Trunk canal, and where a cattle-fair is held annually on the Wednesday before Mid-Lent … Tuesday, and the latter on May 12th and October 2nd, for cattle and all sorts of merchandise. Petty-sessions are held … fair, which continues for eight days, the first being for cattle, commences on July 10th: the market-place is a large …
A History of the County of Oxford
… leys, and Cow leys 6 suggest the importance of sheep and cattle in the later Middle Ages, at least on the demesne, but … but 64 qr. were bought. The livestock comprised horses and cattle, including 40 bullocks, but much of the abbey's meadow … 1493, however, the mayor and bailiffs of Oxford seized 10 cattle which William Thornbury of Wolvercote had put on the …