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A History of the County of Oxford
… council acknowledged the need to improve infrastructure and attract new industries if Witney was not to become … firm Smiths' of England, attracting both local employees and large numbers of incomers, began a fundamental and long-term shift in the town's social and economic …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cloth industry, already unrivalled within the county and marked, from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th century … fortunes were closely linked to those of the woollen and cloth industries nationally, although it retained the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by mechanization, the introduction of the factory system, and the emergence of large commercial family firms. 1 The … the working population, by far the largest single group, 2 and in the 1880s the industry was still called the town's … of a railway, which added significantly to transport costs and, by hindering coal-supply, delayed the adoption of steam …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: trade and industry 1900-1945 TRADE AND INDUSTRY 19001945 During the earlier 20th century … economy remained chiefly dependent on the blanket industry and to a lesser extent on glove manufacture, and seems …
A History of the County of Oxford
… taught some pupils, but by 1548 he did 'little service' and the growing town was recognized to be in need of a … the wealthy clothier Walter Jones left 10 for its 'repair and amending' so that 'children may there be taught', … use. 4 About 1571 the churchwardens glazed its windows, 5 and small bequests for its upkeep were made in the early 17th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Oxford, originated as a planned medieval market town and borough, laid out by a bishop of Winchester in probably … From the 17th century it became widely known for its cloth and blanket industry, and after 1945 it was developed as the chief commercial, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction: Architecture and Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was described as a stone-built town, 2 and the parish church and the excavated remains of the bishop …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT Seignorial Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century … within their estates, including freedom from toll, murage, and attendance at shire or hundred courts; the right to distrain and to receive fines and forfeited goods usually belonging to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Manor and Manor House ('Bishop's Palace') MANOR AND MANOR HOUSE ('BISHOP'S PALACE') Witney Manor In 969 King … Aelfhelm. The estate was conterminous with the later manor and parish, but may have been assembled only since the mid …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Parish church and church life PARISH CHURCH AND CHURCH LIFE Origins and Status Though the existence of a church within the 10th- …