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See also:CIRENCESTER (traditionally pronounced Ciceter) , a See also:market See also:town in the Cirencester See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Gloucestershire, See also:England, on the See also:river See also:Churn, a tributary of the See also:Thames, 93 M. W.N.W. of See also:London. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901) 7536. It is served by a See also:branch of the See also:Great Western railway, and there is also a station on the Midland and See also:South-Western Junction railway. This is an See also:ancient and prosperous market town of picturesque old houses clustering See also:round a See also:fine See also:parish 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, with a high embattled See also:tower, and a remarkable south See also:porch with parvise. The church is mainly Perpendicular, and among its numerous chapels that of St See also:Catherine has a beautiful roof of See also:fan-See also:tracery See also:ill See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone dated 1508. Of the See also:abbey founded in 111:7 by 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. there remain a See also:Norman gateway and a few capitals. There are two See also:good museums containing mosaics, See also:inscriptions, carved and sculptured stones, and many smaller remains, for the town was the See also:Roman Corinium or Durocornovium Dobunorum. Little trace of Corinium, however, can be seen in situ, except the See also:amphitheatre and some indications of the walls. To the See also:west of the town is Cirencester See also:House, the seat of See also:Earl See also:Bathurst. The first See also:Lord Bathurst (1684–1775) devoted himself to beautifying the fine See also:demesne of Oakley See also:Park, which he planted and adorned with remarkable artificial ruins. This nobleman, 'who became See also:baron in 1711 and earl in 1772, was a See also:patron of See also:art and literature no less than a statesman: and See also:Pope; a frequent visitor here, was allowed to See also:design the See also:building known as Pope's Seat, in the park, commanding a splendid prospect of See also:woods and avenues. See also:Swift was another appreciative visitor. The house contains portraits by See also:- LAWRENCE
- LAWRENCE (LAURENTIUS, LORENZO), ST
- LAWRENCE, AMOS (1786—1852)
- LAWRENCE, AMOS ADAMS (1814–1886)
- LAWRENCE, GEORGE ALFRED (1827–1876)
- LAWRENCE, JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE, 1ST BARON (1811-1879)
- LAWRENCE, SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY (1806–1857)
- LAWRENCE, SIR THOMAS (1769–1830)
- LAWRENCE, STRINGER (1697–1775)
Lawrence, See also:Gainsborough, See also:Romney, See also:Lely, See also:Reynolds, See also:Hoppner, See also:Kneller and many others. A. mile west of the town is the Royal Agricultural See also:College, incorporated by See also:charter in 1845. Its buildings include a See also:chapel, a , dining 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, a library, a lecture See also:theatre, laboratories, class-rooms, private studies and dormitories for the students, apartments for See also:resident professors, and servants' offices; also a museum containing a collection of anatomical and pathological preparations, and mineralogical botanical and See also:geological specimens. The college See also:farm comprises Soo acres, 450 of which are arable; and on it are the well-appointed farm-buildings and the veterinary See also:hospital. Besides See also:agriculture, the course of instruction at the college includes See also:chemistry, natural and See also:mechanical See also:philosophy, natural See also:history, See also:mensuration, See also:surveying and See also:drawing, and other subjects of See also:practical importance to the See also:farmer, proficiency in which is tested by means of sessional See also:examinations. The See also:industries of Cirencester comprise various branches of agriculture. It has connexion by a branch See also:canal with the Thames and See also:Severn canal.
Corinium was a flourishing Romano-See also:British town, at first perhaps a See also:cavalry See also:post, but afterwards, for the greater See also:part of the Roman See also:period, purely a civilian See also:city. At Chedworth, 7 M. N.E., is one of the most noteworthy Roman villas in England. Cirencester (Cirneceaster, Cyrenceaster, Cyringceaster) is described in Domesday as ancient demesne of the See also:crown. The See also:manor was granted by 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 I. to William Fitzosbern; on reverting to the crown it was given in 1189, with the township, to the Augustinian abbey founded here by Henry I. The struggle of the townsmen to prove that Cirencester was a 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 probably began in the same See also:year, when they were amerced for a false presentment. Four inquisitions during the 13th See also:century sup-ported 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's claims, yet in 1343 the townsmen declared in a See also:chancery See also:bill of complaint that Cirencester was a borough distinct from the manor, belonging to the 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 but usurped by the abbot, who since 1308 had See also:abated their See also:court of provostry.. Accordingly they produced a copy of a forged charter from Henry I. to the town; the court ignored this and the abbot obtained a new charter and a See also:writ of supersedeas. For their success against. the earls of See also:Kent and See also:Salisbury Henry IV. in 1403 gave the townsmen a gild See also:merchant, although two
inquisitions reiterated the abbot's rights. These were confirmed in 1408-1409 and 1413; in 1418 the charter was annulled, and in 1477 See also:parliament declared that Cirencester was not corporate. After several unsuccessful attempts to re-establish the gild merchant, the See also:government in 1592 was vested in the See also:bailiff of the lord of the manor. Cirencester became a parliamentary borough in 1572, returning two members, but was deprived of See also:representation in 1885. Besides the "new market " of Domesday See also:Book the abbots obtained charters in 1215 and 1253 for fairs during the octaves of All See also:Saints and St' See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas the See also:Martyr. The See also:wool See also:trade gave these great importance; in 1341 there were ten wool merchants in Cirencester, and See also:Leland speaks of the abbots' See also:cloth-See also:- MILL
- MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
- MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
- MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
- MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)
mill, while See also:Camden calls it the greatest market for wool in England.
See Transactions of the See also:Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, vols. ii., ix., xviii..
End of Article: CIRENCESTER (traditionally pronounced Ciceter)
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