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55 relations: Abandoned village, Abingdon Abbey, Anglo-Saxons, Anthony Wood, Antiquarian, Berkshire, Binsey, Oxfordshire, Botley, Oxfordshire, Charter, Civil parish, Dissolution of the Monasteries, Domesday Book, Eadwig, Earthworks (archaeology), Eleanor of Lancaster, Elizabeth I of England, Excavation (archaeology), Extra-parochial area, Eynsham, Fulling, Godstow, Hide (unit), Hinksey, Hinksey Stream, J. M. Dent, John Croke, List of Berkshire boundary changes, Local Government Act 1972, Lord of the manor, Manorialism, Mary, mother of Jesus, North Leigh, Old English, Order of Saint Benedict, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Oxford West and Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency), Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society, Parish church, Park and ride, Pub, Reversion (law), Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Studley Priory, Oxfordshire, Tackley, The Crown, Theriac, Tithe, Toponymy, ..., Vale of White Horse, Victoria County History, Watermill, William Bereford, Wytham. Expand index (5 more) »
Abandoned village
An abandoned village is a village that has, for some reason, been deserted.
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Abingdon Abbey
Abingdon Abbey was a Benedictine monastery also known as St Mary's Abbey located in Abingdon, historically in the county of Berkshire but now in Oxfordshire, England.
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Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century.
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Anthony Wood
Anthony Wood (17 December 163228 November 1695), who styled himself Anthony à Wood in his later writings, was an English antiquary.
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Antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary (from the Latin: antiquarius, meaning pertaining to ancient times) is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past.
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Berkshire
Berkshire (abbreviated Berks, in the 17th century sometimes spelled Barkeshire as it is pronounced) is a county in south east England, west of London and is one of the home counties.
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Binsey, Oxfordshire
Binsey is a village by the River Thames about northwest of the centre of Oxford.
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Botley, Oxfordshire
Botley is a village in the civil parish of North Hinksey in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, just west of the Oxford city boundary.
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Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified.
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Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.
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Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England and Wales and Ireland, appropriated their income, disposed of their assets, and provided for their former personnel and functions.
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Domesday Book
Domesday Book (or; Latin: Liber de Wintonia "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror.
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Eadwig
Eadwig, also spelled Edwy (died 1 October 959), sometimes called the All-Fair, was King of England from 955 until his premature death.
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Earthworks (archaeology)
In archaeology, earthworks are artificial changes in land level, typically made from piles of artificially placed or sculpted rocks and soil.
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Eleanor of Lancaster
Eleanor of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel (sometimes called Eleanor Plantagenet; 11 September 1318 – 11 January 1372) was the fifth daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth.
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Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603.
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Excavation (archaeology)
In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains.
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Extra-parochial area
In England and Wales, an extra-parochial area, extra-parochial place or extra-parochial district was a geographically defined area considered to be outside any eccelesiastical or civil parish.
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Eynsham
Eynsham is an expanding village and civil parish about north-west of Oxford and east of Witney, in Oxfordshire, England.
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Fulling
Fulling, also known as tucking or walking (spelt waulking in Scotland), is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth (particularly wool) to eliminate oils, dirt, and other impurities, and making it thicker.
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Godstow
Godstow is about northwest of the centre of Oxford.
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Hide (unit)
The hide was an English unit of land measurement originally intended to represent the amount of land sufficient to support a household.
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Hinksey
Hinksey is a place name associated with Oxford and Oxfordshire.
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Hinksey Stream
Hinksey Stream is a branch of the River Thames to the west of the city of Oxford, England.
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J. M. Dent
Joseph Malaby Dent (30 August 1849 – 9 May 1926) was a British book publisher who produced the Everyman's Library series.
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John Croke
Sir John Croke (1553 – 23 January 1620) was Speaker of the English House of Commons between October–December 1601.
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List of Berkshire boundary changes
Boundary changes affecting the English county of Berkshire.
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Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.
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Lord of the manor
In British or Irish history, the lordship of a manor is a lordship emanating from the feudal system of manorialism.
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Manorialism
Manorialism was an essential element of feudal society.
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Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary was a 1st-century BC Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth, and the mother of Jesus, according to the New Testament and the Quran.
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North Leigh
North Leigh is a village and civil parish about northeast of Witney in Oxfordshire.
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Old English
Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
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Order of Saint Benedict
The Order of Saint Benedict (OSB; Latin: Ordo Sancti Benedicti), also known as the Black Monksin reference to the colour of its members' habitsis a Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of Saint Benedict.
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Oxford
Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.
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Oxford West and Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Oxford West and Abingdon is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons.
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Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Oxonium, the Latin name for Oxford) is a county in South East England.
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Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society
The Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society (OAHS) has existed in one form or another since at least 1839, although with its current name only since 1972.
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Parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish.
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Park and ride
Park and ride (or incentive parking) facilities are parking lots with public transport connections that allow commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system (rapid transit, light rail, or commuter rail), or carpool for the remainder of the journey.
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Pub
A pub, or public house, is an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, which traditionally include beer (such as ale) and cider.
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Reversion (law)
A reversion in property law is a future interest that is retained by the grantor after the conveyance of an estate of a lesser quantum that he has (such as the owner of a fee simple granting a life estate or a leasehold estate).
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Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament.
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Studley Priory, Oxfordshire
Studley Priory was a small house of Benedictine nuns, ruled by a prioress.
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Tackley
Tackley is a village and civil parish beside the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England.
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The Crown
The Crown is the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their sub-divisions (such as Crown dependencies, provinces, or states).
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Theriac
Theriac or theriaca was a medical concoction originally formulated by the Greeks in the 1st century AD and widely adopted in the ancient world as far away as China and India via the trading links of the Silk Route.
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Tithe
A tithe (from Old English: teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government.
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Toponymy
Toponymy is the study of place names (toponyms), their origins, meanings, use, and typology.
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Vale of White Horse
The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England.
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Victoria County History
The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 and was dedicated to Queen Victoria with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of England.
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Watermill
A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower.
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William Bereford
Sir William Bereford (died 1326) was an English justice.
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Wytham
Wytham is a village and civil parish on the Seacourt Stream, a branch of the River Thames, about northwest of the centre of Oxford.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seacourt
