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A History of the County of Oxford
… ha.). Changes in 1985, when Witney was one of the fastest-growing towns in the county, increased it to 666 ha. (1,645 … largescale housing development in Witney, partly to reduce growing pressure on Oxford. In the 1980s Witney (with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… donkey, and the last in . . . declared the winner'. 349 Growing numbers of annual fairs at Witney during the late … were occasional royal visits, reflecting the town's growing importance. Henry VIII visited at an unknown date, … the town's amenities, reflecting both economic success and growing civic pride. A town newspaper, the Witney Express, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… more than the glebe and tithes. 98 During the 17th century growing Puritan sympathies seem to have created tensions in … Reg. Magdalen Coll. ed. Macray, v. 107. Below. For growing Dissent, above, intro. (social life: 15501800); …
A History of the County of Oxford
… or Congregationalist chapel built in 1828, symbolised the growing centrality of Nonconformity to the town's social and … the parish in 1768 and ten in 1771, 87 in part reflecting growing competition from Wesleyan Methodism, which certainly …
A History of the County of Essex
… of their Wivenhoe Park estate, 53 and by 1778 they were growing rye, wheat, barley, oats, peas, and turnips. 54 In … yachts. At first they built fast schooners for bringing fruit and other perishable food from Spain and the eastern …
A History of the County of Essex
… but rose again to 2,729 in 1961. Wivenhoe was the fastest growing town in Essex in the following decade, its popu- …
A History of the County of Oxford
… continued to increase, partly at least because of the growing population of the parish as North Oxford expanded …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… was got from a private pit at Ketley Bank. Moreover the growing popularity of plastic and stainless steel sinks in …
A History of the County of Essex
… overlooking the green, and a number of mansions. 31 The growing population of Woodford Green was attested by its fine …