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FOR THE

COUNTY OF OXFORD.

SIR GREGORY OSBORNE PAGE TURNER, Bart- D.C.L.

PRINTED FOR JOHN BOOTH, DUKE STREET,
PORTLAND PLACE.
1823.

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Howlett and Brimmer, Printers,
10, Fritii Street, Solio.

TO THE REABER.

In most parts of this County, the strata
consists of limestone, which is generally
used for spreading over the land. In many
of the towns and villages are curious re
mains of dilapidated edifices, chiefly com
posed of stone, peculiar to this part of the
country, and in various parts are large pilcg
of stone, for dividing the lands instead of
quick-set hedges, within which stones are
frequently found curious incrustations.
More crosses are found in Oxfordshire,
than in any other county of England, but
it is to be remarked that they are altogether

plain taper crosses, and sometimes ap
proached by several steps.
It is needless to observe on the many
peculiarities in natural historyfound in this
county, they having been so elaborately
treated of by Dr. Plot.
When we reflect that Oxfordshire has
been the seat of parliament, the scene of
battles, that have had most important re
sults, and also that in more distant times
it was selected by the Romans as a station
for one of their cities; we are induced to
conclude, independent of the consideration
that it contains the most celebrated and
most ancient seat of learning, which may
justly boast of having produced the most
distinguished characters, at once proved

ill
an ornament to the kingdom and to the
national character, that this county pos
sesses the most ample materials and pro
minent claims for topographical and histo
rical research.
In order, therefore, to give some sUght
assistance to such an undertaking, the
following short memorandums, are pre
served, and herewith submitted to the notice
of those, who may feel interested toward
such an object.
G. O. P. T.
January 22, 1823.

OXFORDSHIRE.

THE ancient inhabitants of this County
were the Dobuni.
The British Icknield Way enters
Oxfordshire at Chinnor, and quits it at
Streatley.
The Upper and Lower Icknield
Ways, are cross roads near Lewkner and
Aston Rowant.
The Roman Akeman Way enters Or-
fordshire at Blackthorn, and passes to the

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north of Gravenhill Wood in Ambrosden
Park to Chesterton, from thence to Kirtling-
ton, over the River Cherwell, near Tackley,
to Woodstock Park, and thence proceeds to
Bath. A Roman Way passes from Alchester over
Otmoor to Wallingford, Berks.
Roman remains have been found at Alches
ter, Steeple Aston, Steeple Barton, Stones-
field, and Northleigh.
Some traces of the Ditch, made by King
Offa, as a partition between his kingdom and
Wessex, may be seen at Ardley, Middleton
Stoney, Northbrook, Heyford, and Kirtlington.

OXFORDSHIRE.

RIVERS.

The Bur passes near Wendlebui'y, Bices
ter, and Ambrosden.
The Cherwell rises in Northampton
shire, enters Oxfordshire near Claydon, runs
by Banbury, and joins the Isis near Oxford.
At Dorchester is the confluence of the
Rivers Thames and Isis.
(Dour in British signifies water.)
The EvENLODE rises in Worcestershire,
enters Oxford near the four shire stones, and
falls into the Isis near Oxford.
B

4 OXFORDSHIRE.
The Gltm divides the parish of Kidding-
ton into two parts, (Over and Nether Kid-
dington). The Isis rises at Lechlade in Gloucester
shire, and passes Oxford, after which it joins
the Thame at Dorchester. This river was
made navigable to Oxford, 2 1 of James I.
The Ray passes Blackthorn, and Lower
Arncott, and crosses Otmoor.
Thames. — This magnificent stream, so
named from the conflux of the Isis and
Thame at Dorchester, runs through a con
siderable part of this county.
The Thame rises near the town of that
name, and joins the Isis at Dorchester.

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The Windrush passes Witney; it rises
in the Cotswold Hills, in Gloucestershire,
enters Oxfordshire near Burford, and falls
into the Isis near Oxford.
Four streams meet near Port Meadow,
namely : — The Windrush, Evenlode, Cherwell,
and the Isis.
Mr. Kitchen in his map of this county,
makes the rivers Bure, otherwise Bur, and
Rea, otherwise Ray, one river ; whereas, in
fact, they are two streams, meeting each other
at Otmoor.

6 OXFORDSHIRE. OXFORD,
IN THE HUNDRED OF WOOTON,
Is an ancient city : part of the old walls remain.
The University was founded by King Alfred,
in 871 ; many of the colleges are curious spe
cimens of the architecture of the times.
Queen's College has, however, been rebuilt,
and is similar to the front of the Luxembourg
Palace at Paris. The whole of the colleges
present to the stranger a venerable assemblage
of sombre grandeur, and the interior of many
of the chapels are ornamented by beautiful
stained glass. The libraries of the Bodleian
and the RadclilFe, present the contrast in
architecture : the former contains a large
collection of curious books and manu
scripts ; the dome of the latter is similar to
St. Paul's Cathedral. This City has been

oxfordshirIe. 7
often the seat of early parliaments in England,
and is memorable for that in 1 1 36, when King
Stephen abolished the Tax called Danegelt.
The excellent work of the Oxonia Restaurata,
should be read by every antiquary, as giving
an accurate description of the various buildings
of this seat of the Muses, many of which no
longer remain. Great part of Magdalen Hall
was destroyed by fire on the 10th of January,
in the year 1820. Near Oxford are the
remains of Rewley Abbey. The Canal was
finished in 1775.
Alchester, in the Hundred of Plougbley :
the etymology of this place is Allecti Castrum,
or the Camp of AUectus the Roman, who slew
Carausius the Briton, at Caversfield. Many
coins and other antiquities have been found here,
which are ably treated of by Dr. Stukeley, who

8 OXFORDSHIRE.
has besideSj'given a plan of the tumulus ; traces
of the Roman city are plainly discerned.
Ambrosden, in the Hundred of Bulling-
ton, is a small village two miles from Bicester.
The church is an ancient structure, more par
ticularly the northern door-way, which is of
Norman architecture, the edge of the outside
part of the roof of the side aisle is adorned
with curious tracery, the interior is ornamented
by a painting of the Resurrection on the wall
over the gallery. On each side of the altar
are columns which supported the candlesticks
during mass, and at the foot of which are
perfect specimens of tiles of various colours ;
in the church-yard is part of a shaft of a cross.
This place is distinguished for having been
the vicarage of Dr. Kennett, (afterwards
Bishop of Peterborough,) who at the par-

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sonage wrote his justly esteemed Parochial
Antiquities. The vicarage house was erected
in 1638, by Dr. Stubbinge, the then vicar.
The parish register begins 1611. The manor
was purchased from Sir Stephen Glynne,
Bart, in 1628, by Edward Turner, Esq. (an
East India Director,) who was also of Lin
coln's Inn ; he was created a Baronet 24th
August, 1733, and died J 9th June, 1735, and
was succeeded by his son Edward, who pulled
down the greater part of the old house, and
began another on the site, 1739, in a splendid
style of architecture, chiefly from the materials
of the former mansion, and which was several
years in building. This last house contained
many fine pictures, and an excellent library ;
it was however taken down in 1776. The
foundations were discovered in 1819, in a
perfect state, and the subterranean arch entire
which led from the mansion to the offices.

10 OXFORDSHIRE.
This mansion was built of stone chiefly from
Blackthorn : great quantities of bricks were,
however, found in the inside of the walls.
In Ambrosden park is a boiling spring.
Bampton, in the hundred of that name,
a market town : here are the remains of a
castle built in the reign of King John, now a
farm house.
Banbury, in the Hundred of that name,
the Branavis of the Romans. The castle
was built 1125; Colonel Fiennes besieged
it in 1644, and Colonel Whaley in 1646.
Near this is Clattercote, where was an
ciently a monastery founded by King John,
part of which is now standing. The battle of
Copredy Bridge, near Banbury, was fought
1646, between King Charles I. and the Par
liament forces;

OXFORDSHIRE. 11
Beckley, in the Hundred of Bullington,
five miles from Oxford, seated on an eminence,
rising from Otmoor. Curious specimens of
incrustation are often found in this place
and its neighbourhood. From this place is
a fine view over Otmoor : and near it is an
ancient building, called the Park-house, now a
farm : the Roman road passes from Alchester to
Walingford, over Otmoor, through the village.
Benson (or Bensington) in the Hundred
of Eweln, was an ancient British town, taken
from the original inhabitants by Ceaulin in 572.
Bicester, in the Hundred of Ploughley,
the town is supposed to have been built by the
advice of Birinus, (the Bishop of Dorchester,
then a city,) from the ruins of Alchester.
The manor of Bicester, market end, was
purchased of Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart, in

12 OXFORDSHIRE.
1728, by Mr. Turner. At this place are the
monuments of Sir Edward and Lady Turner;
the former of whom died in October, 1 756,
and the latter in October, 1770.
The remains of St. Edburg's Priory, built
1 182, is now a farm-house : a very small part
of the old building remains.
The etymology is Birini Castrum, or Biri
nus 's Castle, implying to have been a fortified
garrison of the West Saxons against the Mer
cians: in 1819, some curious remains of the
ancient priory were found, three feet deep,
contigious to the farm, (part of the priory,)
Bigenhall Manqr House, in the
Hundred of Ploughley, is at Chesterton, and
the village of Bigenhall stood on the site of
the present King's End, at Bicester.

OXFORDSHIRE. 13
Blandford Park, in the Hundred of
Banbury, near Charlbury, was the seat of
the Lord Chancellor Clarendon, now of Lord
Churchill. Bloxham, in the Hundred of that name,
near Banbury. The church is ornamented on
the west door, by a stone carving of the last
day. The steeple and ornaments are worthy
of notice.
At Brightwell, in the Hundred of
Ewelm, near Bensington, are the remains of an
ancient Priory.
Broughton Castle, in the Hundred of
Bloxham, two miles from Banbury, the seat of
Lord Say and Sele. The east side of this
ancient structure is the most ancient, and built.

14 OXFORDSHIRE.
it is supposed, in the time of the Plantagenets.
The loop holes in the castle walk are curious.
The north front was principally built by the
Fiennes, 1544. This castle surrendered to
King Charles I. 1642, after the battle of
Edge Hill.
Burford, in the Hundred of Bampton.
Near the town is Battle Edge, remarkable for
a battle between the West Saxons and Britons,
in the reign of King Etheldred : at this place
are also the remains of a Priory. The Assizes
were held here in 1 646.
Caswell, in the Hundred of Bampton,
near Bamptou, was formerly the residence of
the Wenmans : the remains of the mansion is
now a farm-house. Sir Francis Wenman was
the friend of the ill-fated Lord Falkland, in
the reign of Charles I.

OXFORDSHIRE. 15
Chalgrove, in the Hundred of Ewelm^
near Wadington : at this place was fought
the famous battle between King Charles L
and the ParHament army, 1643. Hampden
received here his fatal wound.
Charlbury, in the Hundred of Banbury,
obtained its privileges from King Stephen :
the vicarage here commands a fine view over
Whichwood Forest.
Charlton, in the Hundred of Ploughley,
a village about four miles from Ambrosden,
seated on a rocky soil ; here is found a pecu
liar petrifaction of the Isis, or Coral. This
village overlooks the extensive plains of Ot
moor. The church is old, the steeple is
ornamented by four pinnacles; between the
nave and the chancel is a very curious rood
loft, the carving of which is of exquisite

16 OXFORDSHIRE.
workmanship : on one side of the altar
are piscinae; the cross in the church-yard is
in good preservation, and is certainly the
most perfect in the neighbourhood. The
register begins in 1577. Some lands in this
parish belonged, in 1098, to the Abbey of St.
Ebruf, in Normandy. The Knights Temp
lars also had land in the parish. The manor
was purchased from John Coker, Esq. of
Bicester, 1753, by the second Sir Edward
Turner, Bart. A Court Leet and View of
Frank-pledge are held at this place in the
month of November in every year.
Chastleton, in the Hundred of Chad-
lington, near Chipping Norton. Here is a
venerable mansion and remains in the original
state, excepting the outward roof, which is
slated; Catesby who was a conspicuous cha
racter in the reign of Richard III. lived here.

OXFORDSHIRE. 17
Great Chesterton, near Bicester, in
the Hundred of Ploughley, is supposed to
have been built from the ruins of Alchester.
Chipping Norton, in the Hundred of
Chadlington, This name is derived from the
Saxon, Chipping implying a place of trade.
The town sent burgesses to parliament in
Edward I. and Edward IH's reign.
Depdington, in the Hundred of Wogton,
sent members to parliament in the reign of
Edward I. and Edward HI. This town i?
celebrated for its malt liquor.
Ditchley, in the Hundred of Wooton,
near Charlbury, the beautiful seat of Lord
Viscount Dillon, now occupied by the Earl
of Normanton: this mansion is considered

18 OXFORDSHIRE.
inferior only to Blenheim ; it contains a
valuable collection of pictures, among which
is the celebrated painting of the Angel
Gabriel, by Guido. The house was rebuilt
by the elder brother of the last Earl of Lich
field, (which title is now extinct) ; the various
ornaments and painted ceilings of this noble
mansion are worthy of the tourist's notice.
Dorchester, formerly a city, in the
Hundred of that name, had six churches,
only one of which remains, and this is very
large, having once been the cathedral ; in the
neighbourhood are the remains of British en
trenchments. Its ancient name, according to
Bede, was Civitas Dorcinia: the etymology
is Dour, in Saxon, water, and castrum, a
camp. This bishopric was transferred to Lin
coln by King William I.

OXFORDSHIRE. 19
Elsfield, in the Hundred of Bullington,
near Oxford. At this place resided Pudsey,
the industrious improver of land. This village
is pleasantly situated, though in a low spot,
and beautifully surrounded by wood.
At Enstone, in the Hundred of Chad
lington, are curious water-works : King
Charles I. and his Queen visited them in
1636. Ewelm, in the Hundred of that name,
near Benson, a delightful village seated on an
eminence ; here are the remains of an ancient
mansion, built by De La Pole, Duke of Suf
folk, in 1424.
At Eynsham, in the Hundred of Wooton,
is a taper shaft cross. The Saxons took

20 OXFORDSHIRE.
this place from the Britons, which decided the
fate of Mercia. King Etheldred held here a
council in 1009, when he enacted many
decrees both for the church and the state.
At Forest Hill, in the Hundred of Bul
lington, near Wheatley, was a residence of
Milton the poet.
At Godstow, in the Hundred of Wooton,
near Oxford, are the remains of a nunnery,
founded in the reign of King Henry I., by
Editha, a lady of Winchester.
At Goring, in the Hundred of Langtree,
near the preceding, are the remains of a
nunnery. Hanwell, in the Hundred of Bloxham,

OXFORDSHIRE. 21
near Banbury. The remains of the mansion
of the Copes.
At Great Haseley, in the Hundred of
Ewelm, near Thame, was found a Roman
urn, in 1723. Leland, the Antiquary, was
minister here in 1 552. Sir John Cutier, one
of the original members of the Royal Society,
possessed this manor,
Henley, in the Hundred of Binfield, a
considerable town on the banks of the Thames ;
its name is derived from the British word
Hen, signifying old, and Ley, a place; this was
the chief town of Ancalites, a people who
submitted to Caesar, and Roman coins have
been frequentiy found in the market place.
The parish register begins at the 1st. of
Queen Elizabeth. Aldrich, Dean of Christ
Church, was rector of Henley, 1731.

22 OXFORDSHIRE.
HiLLwooD, in the Hundred of Wooton,
near Kiddington, was a Roman encampment,
part of the earth work now remains.
Hooknorton, in the Hundred of Chad
lington. At this place the Danes engaged the
Saxons, 917.
Iffley, in the Hundred of Bullington,
near Oxford. An ancient church, the oldest
in the county, and one of the most complete
specimens of Saxon Architecture in the
kingdom : in the church-yard is an ancient
stone cross. The manor house, built of stone,
and near the church, is extremely ancient,
and particularly worthy of remark.
Is lip, in the Hundred of Ploughley, was
the birth place of King Edward the Confessor.

OXFORDSHIRE. 23
At Kiddington, in the Hundred of
Wooton, (anciently Cudenton, or the town
amongst the woods,) are the remains of a
cross. King Etheldred had a palace at this
place: in the garden of the manor-house is
an ancient font, wherein it is supposed King
Edward the Confessor was baptized at Islip.

KiDLiNGTON, in the Hundred of Wooton,
near Woodstock. The spire of the church
is lofty and conspicuous.
At Langley, in the Hundred of Chad
lington, on the borders of Whichwood Forest,
was a palace built by King John, an arch and
two columns were remaining seventy-six years
ago.

24 OXFORDSHIRE.
At Little MORE, in the Hundred of Bul
lington, near Nuneham, is an ancient farm
house, called Mincherry, formerly a nunnery
of Benedictines, founded before Henry II.'s
reign. Maple Durham, in the Hundred of
Langtree, near Caversham, was one of the
lordships with which King William the Con
queror rewarded William de Warren, his
kinsman, who was of great service towards his
advancement to the throne; King William
Rufus, created him Earl of Surrey. Here is
the ancient seat of the Blounts. Sir Charles
Blount fortified the house in aid of the Royal
cause in King Charles I.'s reign. This man
sion is a venerable building of the time of
Queen Elizabeth.

OXFORDSHIRE. 25
near Bicester ; at this place was the mansion
of Sir James Harrington, Bart, (now a farm
house) ; he was a great partizan of the Pre
tender, in the year 1745. The church is very
old, and has some curious monuments of the
Harrington family, &c. The handsome spire
was pulled down in 1 796. In the church
yard are the remains of a cross. This manor
was bought of the Harrington family, in 1750,
by the second Sir E. Turner, Bart.
MiDiDLETON Stoney, in the Hundred
of Ploughley. Here are the rem&i&s of a
cross, and the elegant seat of the Earl of
Jersey. At Great Milton, in the Hundred of
Bullington, near Wheatley, are the remains of
a priory, and ancient manor-house.

26 OXFORDSHIRE
Minster Lovel, in the Hundred of
Chadlington. Curious castellated mansion,
formerly the property of Sir Thomas Lovell,
one of the ministers of King Richard III.
Northleigh, in the Hundred of Wooton,
near Woodstock. In the years 1813, 14,
and 15, upon ploughing, were discovered ex
tensive pavements, baths, &c. of a Roman villa,
in good preservation.
At Nuneham Courtenay, in the Hun
dred of Bullington, the seat of the Earl of
Harcourt, are picturesque gardens designed by
Mason (the poet), adorned with temples : and
in the park is the curious old conduit which
formerly stood at the east end of Carfax church,
Oxford, and was removed, 1787. The winding
of the Thames at Nuneham is very beautiful.

OXFORDSHIRE. 27
The house contains a large collection of pic
tures and busts of English poets.
At the Isle of Oseny, near Iffley, are the
remains of a priory of Black Canons, founded
in the reign of Henry I. ; it was afterwards
an abbey, and in 1542, was converted into a
cathedral by Henry VIIL, and four years
afterwards was removed to Christ Church,
Oxford, and the Abbot of Oseny was made
Bishop of Oxford. Part of the ancient walls
remain. Otmoor (between Charlton and Beckley)
is an extensive plain, upon draining it in 1817,
were found curious specimens of Roman pot
tery, one in particular, on which was marked
" Jure Uro," I burn by right. In the middle
of the moor is a curious stepping stone.

28 OXFORDSHIRE.
PiDDiNGTON, in the Hundred of Bul
lington, near Ambrosden. The chapel of this
place is ornamented with a curious painting
on the ceiling, representing an Astrarium.
PiRTON, in the Hundred of that name.
Lupus, Earl of Chester, nephew of King Wil
liam the Conqueror, had lands at this place.
Here is an ancient house where Hampden
resided. RoLLWRiGHT, formerly Rollrich, in tiie
Hundred of Chadlington. In this neighbour
hood are the famous stones which Bede states,
as the second wonder of Britain. Camden
thought they were erected by Rollo the Dane,
as a trophy of victory over the Saxons. Dr.
Stukeley 's opinion, was, that these stones were
Druidical, and that Rollrich meant Rhol-
drwyg, the wheel or circle of the Druids.

OXFORDSHIRE. 29
Shifford, in the Hundred of Bampton;
near the town a parliament was held in the
reign of Alfred.
Shiplake, in the Hundred of Binfield,
was the vicarage of Dr. Granger, the author
of the Biographical History of England.
Shotover, in the Hundred of Bullington,
was formerly an extensive forest, but now
open land, the old road to Oxford passed
over this hill direct from Wheatley, but was
discontinued in 1789-
At Standlake, in the Hundred of Bamp
ton, near Bampton, are the remains of John
of Gaunt's house.
Stanton Harcourt, in the Hundred of

30 OXFORDSHIRE.
Wooton. At this place are the remains of
the residence of the Earls of Harcourt, in
which mansion Pope translated part of the
Iliad of Homer. The old kitchen was built
without a chimney which Dr. Plot notices.
At this place are three monumental stones,
commonly called the Devil's Coits, in com
memoration of a battle between the Britons
and Saxons, in the year 614, in which the
Saxons were victorious.
At Steeple Aston, near Deddington, in
the Hundred of Wooton, was discovered, in
the 17th century, a pavement of square tiles,
set perpendicular, which the Romans carried
in their baggages to lay as flooring for the
Praetorium of their general.
At Steeple Barton, near Deddington,

OXFORDSHIRE. 31
in the Hundred of Wooton, a Mosaic pave
ment has been discovered.
Stoken Church, in the Hundred of
Lewknor, seated on an eminence on the
Chiltem Hills, surrounded by woods. Near
the Prastorian way which passed through part
of this place, from Wycombe to Wallingford, is
Beacon Hill. The Church has curious piscinte
near the altar. Fifteen Roman urns were found
here in 1738, on digging the foundation of a
house, within six inches of the surface. The
views from hence are very extensive.
At Stonesfield, in the Hundred of
Wooton, near Woodstock, a Roman pave
ment was discovered in 1711.
Stonor, in the Hundred of Pirton, was

32 OXFORDSHIRE.
the seat of Sir John Stonor, Chief Justice of
the Court of Common Pleas, in the reign of
Edward IIL
Near Stratton AuDLEY,in the Hundred
of Ploughley ; are the remains of a castle
which was destroyed by King Stephen.
Studley, in the Hundred of Bullington,
near Beckley : here is the seat of Sir Alex
ander Croke, Knight, formerly a nunnery
of Benedictines. The Priory was founded in
1184. At SwiNBROOK, in the Hundred of Chad
lington, near Burford, are the remains of the
ancient residence of the Fettepiaces which they
possessed for four centuries : here is a famous
beech grove.

OXFORDSHIRE. 33
At Tadmarton, in the Hundred of Blox
ham, near Banbury, a Danish camp, formed
in the tenth century.
Great Tew, in the Hundred of Wooton,
near Deddington. At this place was disco
vered a Roman vault, in 1810, in good pre
servation. Thame, in the Hundred of that name,
King Edward the Elder routed the Danes at
this town ; but after this monarch's death, they
regained possession, and massacred the inha
bitants. The church is very old and curious.
The River Thames rises in the neighbourhood.
The prebendal house is very ancient.
Watlington, in the Hundred of Pirton,
formeriy an old British city, is named from

34 OXFORDSHIRE.
the description of fence round the groves, viz.
hewn trees laid across each other, called
wattles, by the Saxons, crates, or hurdles. Mr.
Hayward's extensive farming establishment is
near this town.
Woodstock, in the Hundred of Wooton.
At the palace, (since demolished,) King Alfred
translated Boethius de Consolatione Philoso-
phias. King Etheldred summoned a parliament
at this place. Some coins of the Roman em
perors were found here in 1791- The beautiful
mansion of Blenheim, began in 1705, was
twenty years building : the present mansion is
built at some distance from the site of the an
cient palace. The park is well worth notice,
and too well known to need further description.
Chaucer (the poet), resided at this place, and
a portion of the house still remains.

OXFORDSHIRE. 35
Wroxton, in the Hundred of Bloxham,
near Banbury, was a Priory of Canons Regu
lar of St. Augustin, in the reign of Henry III.
This priory was burnt, and the seat of the
Earl of Guildford is built on its scite. The
only remains of the original priory is an arch,
and a small portion of the passages in the
lower division of the building, notwithstanding
which, the present mansion is an ancient
building.

36 OXFORDSHIRE.

CHIEF SEATS, &c.
Adderbury. — The remains of the ancient
seats of the Dukes of Buccleugh and the family
of the Cobbs.
Baldon.— Sir Henry Willoughby, Bart.
Blenheim. — Duke of Marlborough.
Bletchington. — Arthur Annesley, Esq.
Britwell Park. — Thomas Weld, Esq.
Bucknell. — The ancient manor house of
the Trotmans.

OXFORDSHIRE. 37
Crowesxey House. — The residence of
the late John Atkyns Wright, Esq.
CuDDESDON. — (The palace of). Bishop of
Oxford. Ditchley. — Viscount Dillon.
Hasexey House. — Ancient seat of the
Blackalls. Ho ETON Park. — Edmund Biscoe, Esq.
Kirtlington. — Sir Henry Watkin
Dashwood, Bart.
North Aston. — Oldfield Bowles, Esq.
Nuneham Courtenay and fine
Gardens.— Eari of Harcourt.

38 OXFORDSHIRE.
Sherborne Castle. — Earl of Maccles
field, (Lord Lieutenant.)
Shipton. — Sir John Chandos Reade,
Bart. Shotover House. — George Shutz, Esq.
Stratton Audley. — Sir Edward Price
Lloyd, Bart.
Studley Priory. — Sir Alexander Croke,
Knt. Swift's House, newly built by Sir Thomas
Mostyn, Bart.
Tackley. — Lady Whalley Smythe Gar
diner.

OXFORDSHIRE. 39
Tusmore. — The elegant mansion of the
Fermor family, now occupied by Sir Henry
Peyton, Bart, with an extensive park sur
rounded by a stone wall.
Waterstock. — William Henry Ashhurst,
Esq. M. P.
Watlington Park. — The elegant resi
dence of John Henry Tilson, Esq.
WoRMSLEY House. — John Fane, Esq.
M.P.

40 OXFORDSHIRE. VIEWS.
The hill between Islip and Beckley.
Arncott Wood, near Ambrosden.
Beckley, near Islip, commanding an exten
sive range over Otmoor, &c.
Gravenhill Wood, in Ambrosden Park.
Stokenchurch Hill.
Shotover Hill.
Ewelm.Nettiebed.

OXFORDSHIRE. 41
MANUFACTURING TOWNS.
Witney is remarkable for its blankets.
Woodstock has a considerable trade for
gloves, trinkets, and steel work.
Banbury noted for its excellent cakes.
Dorchester noted for its fine ale.

42 OXFORDSHIRE.

NATIVE LITERARY WORTHIES.

Cooper, Bishop of Winchester, Author
of a Latin Dictionary, was born at Oxford,
1517, died 1594.
Etheridge, George, Professor of Greek
and Medicine, born previous to 1534, and
died about 1588.
Hariot, Thomas, Mathematician, born at
Oxford, 1560, died 1621.
Lydiat, the Mathematician, born at Alker-
ton, 1572, died 1646.

OXFORDSHIRE. 43
Sir Thomas Pope, was born about 1508
at Deddington, Founder of Trinity College,
Oxford, and died 1559.
Sir William Scroggs, was born at Dedding
ton, in 1623, and died 1683.
Lenthall, Speaker of the Long Parliament,
bom at Henley, 1591, died 1663.
Heylin, the Cosmographer, a Prebendary
of Westminster, was born at Burford, 1600,
died 1662.
Chillingworth, a polemic writer, born at
Oxford, 1602, died 1644.
Pocock, the celebrated traveller, born at
Oxford, 1604, died 1691.

44 OXFORDSHIRE.
Sir William Davenant, dramatic writer,
was born at Oxford, 1605, died 1668.
Wood, the biographer, born at Oxford,
1632, died 1695.
Etherege, Sir George, Knt. comic writer,
born 1636, died 1690.
Sir .Tohn Holt, Knight, Lord Chief Justice
of the King's Bench, born at Thame, 1642,
died 1709.
Rose, author of a Philosophical Essay on
the Reunion of Languages, printed at Oxford,
1674. Born at Pirton.
Phillips, the poet, born at Bampton, 1676,
died 1708.

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