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ABINGDON , a See also:market See also:town and, municipal See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough in the Abingdon See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Berkshire, See also:England, 6 m. S. of See also:- OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
Oxford, the See also:terminus of a See also:branch of the See also:Great Western railway from Radley. Pop. (19o1) 6480. It lies in the fiat valley, of the See also:Thames, on the See also:west (right) See also:bank, where the small See also:river Ock flows in from the Vale of See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
White See also:Horse. The See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Helen stands near the river, and its See also:fine See also:Early See also:English See also:tower with Perpendicular See also:spire is the See also:principal See also:object in the pleasant views of the town from the river. The See also:body of the church, which has five aisles, is principally Perpendicular. The smaller church of St See also:Nicholas is Perpendicular in See also:appearance, though parts of the fabric are older. Of a See also:Benedictine See also:abbey there remain a beautiful Perpendicular gateway, and ruins of buildings called the See also:prior's See also:house, mainly Early English, and the See also:guest house, with other fragments. The picturesque narrow-arched See also:bridge over the Thames near St Helen's church See also:dates originally from 1416. There may be mentioned further the old buildings of the See also:grammar school, founded in 1563, and of the charity called See also:Christ's See also:Hospital (1583); while the town-See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall in the market-See also:place, dating from 1677, is attributed to Inigo See also:- JONES
- JONES, ALFRED GILPIN (1824-1906)
- JONES, EBENEZER (182o-186o)
- JONES, ERNEST CHARLES (1819-1869)
- JONES, HENRY (1831-1899)
- JONES, HENRY ARTHUR (1851- )
- JONES, INIGO (1573-1651)
- JONES, JOHN (c. 1800-1882)
- JONES, MICHAEL (d. 1649)
- JONES, OWEN (1741-1814)
- JONES, OWEN (1809-1874)
- JONES, RICHARD (179o-1855)
- JONES, SIR ALFRED LEWIS (1845-1909)
- JONES, SIR WILLIAM (1746-1794)
- JONES, THOMAS RUPERT (1819– )
- JONES, WILLIAM (1726-1800)
Jones. The grammar school now occupies See also:modern buildings, and ranks among the lesser public See also:schools of England, having scholarships at See also:Pembroke See also:College, Oxford. St See also:- PETER
- PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
- PETER (PEDRO)
- PETER, EPISTLES OF
- PETER, ST
Peter's College, Radley, 2 M. from Abingdon, is one of the principal modern public schools. It was opened in 2847. The buildings See also:lie See also:close to the Thames, and the school is famous for See also:rowing, sending an eight to the regatta at See also:Henley each See also:year. Abingdon has manufactures of clothing and carpets and a large agricultural See also:trade. The borough is under a See also:mayor, four aldermen and twelve councillors. See also:Area, 730 acres.
Abingdon (Abbedun, Abendun) was famous for its abbey, which was of great See also:wealth and importance, and is believed to have been founded in A.D. 675 by Cissa, one of the subreguii of Centwin. Abundant charters from early Saxon monarchs are extant confirming various See also:laws and privileges to the abbey, and the earliest of these, from See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King Ceadwalla, was granted before A.D. 688. In the reign of See also:Alfred the abbey was destroyed by the Danes, but it was restored by See also:Edred, and an imposing See also:list of possessions in the Domesday survey evidences recovered prosperity. See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William the Conqueror in 1084 celebrated See also:Easter at Abingdon, and See also:left his son, afterwards See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry I., to be educated at the abbey. After the See also:dissolution in 1538 the town sank into decay, and in 1555, on a See also:representation of its pitiable See also:condition, "See also:Queen See also:Mary granted a See also:charter establishing it as a See also:free borough corporate with a See also:common See also:council consisting of a mayor, two bailiffs, twelve See also:chief burgesses, and sixteen secondary burgesses, the mayor to be clerk of the market, See also:coroner and a justici of the See also:peace. The council was empowered to elect one See also:burgess to See also:parliament, and this right continued' until the Redistribution of Seats See also:Act of 1885. A town clerk and other See also:officers were also appointed, and the town boundaries described in great detail. Later charters from See also:Elizabeth, See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James I., James II., See also:George II. and George III. made no considerable See also:change. James II. changed the See also:style of the See also:corporation to that of a mayor, twelve aldermen and twelve burgesses. The See also:- ABBOT (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Lat. abbas, gen. abbatis, O.E. abbad, fr. late Lat. form abbad-em changed in 13th century under influence of the Lat. form to abbat, used alternatively till the end of the 17th century; Ger. Ab
- ABBOT, EZRA (1819-1884)
- ABBOT, GEORGE (1603-1648)
- ABBOT, ROBERT (1588?–1662?)
- ABBOT, WILLIAM (1798-1843)
abbot seems to have held a market from very early times, and charters for the holding of markets and fairs were granted by various sovereigns from See also:Edward I. to George II. In the 13th and 14th centuries Abingdon was a flourishing agricultural centre with an extensive trade in See also:wool, and a famous See also:weaving and clothing manufacture. The latter See also:industry declined before the reign of Queen Mary, but has since been revived.
The See also:present Christ's Hospital originally belonged to the Gild of the See also:Holy See also:Cross, on the dissolution of which Edward VI. founded the hospital under its present name.
See See also:Victoria See also:County See also:History, Berkshire; See also:Joseph See also:Stevenson, Chronicon Monasterii de Abingdon, A.D. 201–1189 (Rolls See also:Series, 2 vols., See also:London, 1858).
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