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A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Manor and Manor House ('Bishop's Palace') MANOR AND MANOR HOUSE … In 969 King Eadgar gave the 30-hide estate of Witney to his 'minister' Aelfhelm. The estate was conterminous with the … 1833 the bishop of Winchester granted to the benefice of St Michael's, Winchester, an annual rent charge of 25 from …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Parish church and church life PARISH CHURCH AND CHURCH LIFE Origins and … possibly on Bampton. 2 The church was dedicated to St Mary the Virgin by 1485 and possibly by the 1270s, when … of Salisbury was taken into the king's hands, and he and his successors exercised the patronage thereafter. 14 Crown …
A History of the County of Oxford
… reflected the experience of many small cloth towns, 1 and may have had its origins in an earlier tradition of local … accused of disseminating the scriptures in English and of questioning Catholic doctrine. Several of the group … Methodism. Wesley preached regularly in Witney until his death in 1791, declaring himself deeply impressed by the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… but no Witney townsmen seem to have been implicated, and in 1577 only five recusants were reported there. 2 Among … Witney aerodrome. 12 A Roman Catholic church, dedicated to St Hugh of Lincoln, was established about 1930 in the former … an attached presbytery. The dedication was to Our Lady and St Hugh. 13 The Convent of the Sisters of Charity opened in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wittenham, Little - Witton, West Wittenham, Little (St. Peter) WITTENHAM, LITTLE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the … W. by N.) from Wallingford; containing 125 inhabitants, and comprising 869 a. 2 r. 19 p. The living is a rectory, … was visited in 477, by Ella, a Saxon adventurer, who, with his three sons, landed here and defeated the Britons drawn up …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wiveliscombe - Wolford, Little Wiveliscombe (St. Andrew) WIVELISCOMBE ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the … granted to Cardinal Wolsey, towards erecting and endowing his intended colleges. Wixford (St. Milburg) WIXFORD ( St. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… (D.d.) (O.S. 6 in. xxxvii. N.W.) Wivenhoe is a parish and small town on the left bank of the Colne, 3 m. S.E. of Colchester. The church, Wivenhoe Hall and the house (6) are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Mary stands in the town. The walls are of mixed rubble, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Feedham, by will proved 1718, bequeathed to the rector and churchwardens £50 to invest in land for the benefit of … at Fingringhoe to buy bread for 10 poor communicants. 19 His brother, Benjamin Sandford, by his will proved 1840, left … in 1749, charged a house and land called Woodhewers in St. Osyth with 50 s. to be distributed to five widows to buy …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Manors and other estates CHURCH. The church existed by 1254 when … Wivenhoe on the west side of the Colne was transferred to St. Barnabas's, Old Heath. 5 The value of the rectory was … church for the souls of Richard Walton (d. 1409) and his wife Isabel. The chantry, endowed mainly with Walton's …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Manors and other estates ECONOMIC HISTORY. Between 1066 and 1086 the … of the parish extending into Cockaynes in Elmstead. 24 St. John's abbey, Colchester, owned 120 a. called Withemorhad … the lord's salt meadow of 8 a., after they had mown his hay and carted it into his barn. Land held included …