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A History of the County of Sussex
… William Percy was taxed in Tipnoak hundred in 1378, 47 and at his death without issue in 1407 the manor passed to … The later history has not been traced. A manor house at Woodmancote was mentioned in 1339 and 1434. 71 At the … piers. A barn to the north-west has a late medieval crown-post roof. There was a park c. 1875 and later, with two ponds …
A History of the County of Oxford
… surgeon and mayor (d. 1864), who seems to have lived at no. 16. 85 No. 14 was a private school under the name of … the house was the Six Bells; 89 the Bennet family owned at until the later 18th century. 90 John. Wagstaff, publican … site as 'historic property'. The shop has been the town's post office from c. 1885. 25 The building, in several …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the town Development of the town New Woodstock developed at a gate into the royal park. The town's curving west … park, perhaps when the town was founded. 91 The park gate at New Woodstock may not have pre-dated the town: passage … had been substantial encroachment of cottages and crofts. At least one cottage was on the south side of the churchyard. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 97 rent-payers, and Adam Bennet, Robert Marshall, John at Green, Richard Marden, and the hospital of St. John, … Caperuns, and Nortons. 71 In 1306, when taxed as demesne at a twentieth, c. 43 contributors paid a total of only c. 3 … B, ff. 12; Univ. Brit. Dir. [1795], iv. 8235. P.O. Arch., Post 2/17, p. 13; Blenheim Mun., shelf G 1, misc. box 10: …
A History of the County of Oxford
… directly to the corporation continued to be lent out at interest for the master's benefit until taken in hand in … were expected to be ordained, 5 and several combined the post with that of curate of Woodstock. 6 Many were prominent … included Mr. Dubois, said in 1738 to be treating the post as a sinecure, 11 and the Revd. James Reading, whose …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Henry II to provide lodgings for his retinue when he was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of … his association with Rosamund and indeed the town may have post-dated her death c. 1176; its foundation was presumably a … started a two-wheeled chaise service, soon followed by a post chaise run by the landlord of the Bear inn. 50 A stage …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and … mentioned in 1519, and stocks, a pillory, and a whipping post stood in Market Place near the High Cross in the early … the eastern section of High Street. In 1779 a whipping post was removed from in front of Mr. Bobart's house (later …
A History of the County of Oxford
… charged with purging the corporation in 1662, and at his own cost defended the borough's charter of 1664 … were admitted. 20 Intent on keeping the borough 'solely at his devotion', 21 Lovelace even secured the admission of … landowner. Sir John Vanbrugh lost his government post through being involved in the electoral campaign of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Abbey was transferred here in 1172 from its original site at Little Bindon in West Lulworth. The third settlement, … above it a small wooden bell-cote. The roof has six queen-post trusses with pendants. The S. porch (8 ft. by 8 ft.) is … were uncovered in 1966, though these may represent post-mediaeval alterations. The West Range is much destroyed …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Aluredston, though the king held two fisheries in demesne at Madgett. 6 By the late 13th century, shortly before the … granted to Tintern Abbey, there was considerable demesne at Aluredston. Three demesne servants were employed, and 22 … photographer and motor engineer in 1939. A police station, post office, and grocery at Brookend existed by 1856. Two …