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A History of the County of Oxford
… Churches Churches. Banbury church probably originated in the Anglo-Saxon period as the mother church of a large area: the parish boundary crossed the county … 1876. The upper section of the apse represents, on a gold ground, the Lord Enthroned in Majesty, surrounded by the four …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Economic history Economic History. Agriculture. The Oxfordshire portion of Banbury parish was anciently divided between at least … leased to 14 of the copy-holders jointly a piece of waste ground to build a house for the herdsman and hayward, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… It has been possible, almost continuously since at latest the end of the 15th century, for children living in the town to … They call for two rooms of 20 ft. by 13 ft. on the ground floor, and one of 40 ft. by 20 ft. above, with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Introduction BANBURY Origins and Growth of the Town, p. 18. Buildings, p. 29. Castle, p. 39. Manors and … along the River Cherwell. Banbury town lies on low ground close to the river on beds of Middle Lias limestone, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… government Local Government. Seignorial AdminisTration. The government of Banbury in the Middle Ages was closely linked with the … 2 and 3 Market Place. The Wool Hall apparently had an open ground story 240 which may have been walled up c. 1646, when …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Manors Manors and Other Estates. In the Anglo-Saxon period Banbury, along with Thame, Dorchester, and other Oxfordshire manors, formed part of a great estate belonging to the see of Dorchester. 1 In … of 2 ft. 6 ins. Even odder is the disproportionately low ground story, apparently designed to fit the floor-levels of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Origins and growth of the town Origins and Growth of the Town. By 1086 Banbury was … which may have been points where it was marked on the ground; large white arrows painted on walls and renewed at …
A History of the County of Oxford
… representation Parliamentary Representation. What came in the 18th century to be regarded as the most important function of the corporation was the election of a member of the House of Commons. From 1554 to 1832 …
A Dictionary of London
… Bane's Court - Barbican Bane's Court West out of Old Jewry, north of St. Olave's Church. In Coleman Street Ward (O. and M. 1677). In Strype's maps the site is occupied by Mr. Parole's house, and now by the … 296). It was purchased by Sir John Barkstead in 1647 with ground 168 ft. in length and 164 ft. in breadth, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… BANFF, a sea-port, burgh, market-town, and parish, in the county of Banff, of which it is the chief town, 165 miles (N. by E.) … for some years. A public brewery, erected on the high ground above the harbour, was once conducted on a large …