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A History of the County of Oxford
… the 1870s or 1880s, and terraced villas north-west of the Leys were erected by the local builder and ironmonger John Clarke from 1899. 281 The Leys itself, a large area of open pasture south of the … 282 an avenue of limes running southwards across the Leys from the church was planted about 1870, largely through …
A History of the County of Oxford
… owned nine houses of Burwell Terrace further south, and Leys Villas, four pairs of larger semi-detached houses built … bank holiday 1883 up to 1,400 people processed from Church Leys to the Earlys' field at Newland for games and sports, … Jessop. 409 In 1892 the rector W. F. Norris bought the Leys as a recreation ground 'to encourage manly games for the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… engineers, and staff. 113 From 1904 it administered the Leys recreation ground, and, later, other recreational … site in Curbridge was bought in 1902, 332 and the Leys, rented as a recreation ground from 1904, was bought in … UDC III/ii/26b, pp. 594, 601. PRO, IR 58/651629. No. 2 Leys Villas: ibid. IR 58/65169/992. Sale Cat., Properties in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… retained by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners with Church Leys, and were sold to other purchasers in 1883, 1890, and … estates; Hailey, estates; econ. hist. (mills). For Church Leys, sold to the rector in 1892, 'Witney Par. Diary', 834. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Baptist services were held in Burwell Hall on the Thorney Leys housing estate, west of the town. 67 Quakers (Friends) …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… and Indents. Brasses: In chancel(1) of William, Viscount Beaumont and Lord Bardolfe [1507], large figure in Tudor … Howard impaling ( a); ( d) a quartered shield of Beaumont impaling ( a); side-shafts and part of canopy …
A History of the County of Essex
… one of 1860. 64 There are brasses to (1) William, viscount Beaumont (d. 1507), a friend of John 13th earl of Oxford, (2) …
A History of the County of Essex
… Colchester estate agent, bought it and resold it to G. F. Beaumont, a Coggeshall solicitor. It was bought by H. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… field and north of Lower Wolvercote village was Wolvercote Leys (36 a.), presumably former arable and perhaps including … by the conversion of 36 a. of former arable at Wolvercote Leys. The leys had been increased to 45 a. by 1765, but the extra land …