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A History of the County of Oxford
… development since 1945 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1945 By the late 1940s the urban district council acknowledged the … technical innovations in the 1950s and 1960s, 3 and by the end of the 20th century Witney had been transformed into a … was finally closed in 2002. 5 New plant was installed at Smith and Philips' and at Walkers' factories at their …
A History of the County of Oxford
… economic life 1500 to 1800 ECONOMIC LIFE 1500 TO 1800 From the 16th century Witney's economy was dominated by its … expanding town of probably under 1,000 inhabitants, with at least as many again living in its rural townships. 3 Its … 1584 one of the Colliers of Witney, perhaps the clothier John Collier (fl. 156594), sold 30 blankets to the earl of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… FAIRS Witney had a weekly market and two annual fairs from the early 13th century, though their economic fortunes, as … 1202 the bishop of Winchester was granted an annual fair at Witney, held on Ascension day and the three days … Street, whose name derives from quarries at its western end and whose eastern stretch, the only part within the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ECONOMIC HISTORY Medieval Trade and Industry During the earlier 13th century the recently founded borough, … contracting, notably the local cloth industry and trade at the market and fairs; other evidence suggests continued … Cloth nevertheless continued to be manufactured: in 1394 John Ravens paid aulnage on three cloths in Witney, 63 while …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: the industrial revolution in Witney c.1800-1900 THE … tenants of New Mill: Edmund Wright, killed in an accident at the mill about 1808, acquired some notoriety among local … for his innovations, and following a fire in 1818 John (d. 1862) and Edward Early (d. 1835) and their …
A History of the County of Oxford
… To 1660 A school run presumably by local clergy existed in the early or mid 14th century, when Roger of Standlake, one … a prominent Witney burgess family, learnt to read there. 1 John Scolemaster of Witney was mentioned about 1375, though … upkeep were made in the early 17th century. 6 Teachers, at least one of them a graduate, were licensed in the late …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction WITNEY BOROUGH Introduction The town of Witney, 1 by the river Windrush some 10 miles (16 … and Early Settlement The medieval part of the town stands at an early crossing of the river Windrush, on a limestone … the Leys were erected by the local builder and ironmonger John Clarke from 1899. 281 The Leys itself, a large area of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was described as a stone-built town, 2 and … house show that there was high-quality stone building from at least the 12th century. 3 Stone and lime from Witney … of the river Windrush and north of Mill Street sold to John and Maximilian Pettie in 1608, and formerly occupied by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century bishops of Winchester had secured … including freedom from toll, murage, and attendance at shire or hundred courts; the right to distrain and to … cemetery. 76 In the early 19th century the curate John Hyde (d. 1838) attended frequently, and, as a justice of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… ('BISHOP'S PALACE') Witney Manor In 969 King Eadgar gave the 30-hide estate of Witney to his 'minister' Aelfhelm. The … have been assembled only since the mid 950s, when 17 hides at Curbridge formed a separate estate given by Abingdon abbey … by 1652, and in 1654 settled the manor on his son John, 12 though Brice may have remained lessee of the demesne …