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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the parish. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 1. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown: the … Woodmancott WOODMANCOTT, a hamlet, in the parish of Bishop's-Cleeve, union of Winchcomb, hundred of Cleeve, Eastern … the surface hilly. The living is annexed to the rectory of Brown-Candover: the tithes have been commuted for 168. 10., …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (approx. 19 in. to 1 mile). Quitrents imposed on the town's original burgages survived until the 1930s. They were … and Jane Gibbs (d. 1686, 1692). 2 From 1723, when Gabriel Brown became innkeeper, the George prospered; in 1738 Edward … Harley, earl of Oxford, found it 'a very good house'. 3 Brown (d. 1739) was succeeded by his wife Anne and nephew …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for the Poor Municipal Charities. The corporation's first almshouses were successors to those founded in the … but his debts exceeded the value of the estate. 55 Sophia Brown (d. 1859) by will of 1830 gave to the corporation a house in Brown's Lane to provide doles to the poor in memory of her …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and burial ground were reconsecrated in 1336 the bishop's licence was granted not to the rector but to the vill. 36 … rector, and a silver almsplate was given by Sophia Brown in 1845. 41 The churchyard contains several … Oxon. a 39, f. 170; Boro. Mun., framed drawing of Lancelot Brown's plan to crenellate park wall: reproduced in D. Green, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… developed at a gate into the royal park. The town's curving west boundary perhaps represents the line of the … west. There was building, too, on the later Park Lane, Brown's Lane, Rectory Lane, and probably Chaucer's Lane, … in the centre of the town a large plot at the corner of Brown's Lane and Market Place, later the site of Fletcher's …
A History of the County of Oxford
… owed over a third of the total rental. 70 The hospital's estate had been granted in the mid 13th century by … 18th century, and possibly from the mid 17th when Thomas Brown, butcher, was occupant. 92 No. 48 Oxford Street, where … Gt. Exhibition, pp. 57, 107. Refs. supplied by Mrs. E. T. Brown-Grant. E. T. Brown-Grant, 'A Clockmaking Family', Oxon. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… master, who was to be a good preacher. 88 In 1587 Cornwell's relict Mary Dolman gave money to trustees to buy property … to the trustees in 1598 in final settlement of Cornwell's gift. 91 A sum of £50 given earlier by the Dolmans directly … 29 and a brief revival under the mastership of Thomas Brown (1876-80), who increased the roll to c. 35 probably by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his association with … to Woodstock races were kindly supplied by Mrs. E. T. Brown-Grant. Wood's Life and Times, ii (O.H.S. xxi), 465; … Jnl. Synopsis, passim. Refs. kindly supplied by Mrs. E. T. Brown-Grant. Oxf. Jnl. 13 Aug. 1825, 8 Aug. 1835. e.g. ibid. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and the … Woodstock, whose bailiff was accountable for the borough's rents, market tolls, and profits of court. 79 In King … not only for Oxford Street but also Blackhall (later Brown's) Lane, Market Street, High Street, and Hensington …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the Oxford Baptist, held a meeting in Thomas Boulton's house opposite the Marlborough Arms in Oxford Street, … were maintained chiefly by student pastors from Regent's Park College, Oxford. The church comprised 21 members in … Woodstock Baptists in 20th Cent.; inf. from the Revd. R. Brown. Oxf. Times, 19 Oct. 1912. Oxf. Chron. 4 May 1872; …