List of Figures

ILLUSTRATIONS

1.1 Easter Oblations (1) 1617 [c25/7 f22v] p2

1.2 The Ecclesiastical Parish of Cropredy, Oxfordshire p6

1.3 The Two Manors p11

1.4 Late Encroachment onto the Oxhay Road p18

1.5 Re-organisation of land in the South Field p19

3.1 Saint Mary's Church, Cropredy p39

4.1 Soloman Howse's [9] 1641 Inventory p52

4.2 Cropredy Inventories 1575-1641 p67

5.1 Easter Oblations (2) 1618 [c25/8 f6] p70

6.1 Servant's Wages (1) 1614/15 [c25/2 f11] p82

6.2 Servant's Wages (2) [c25/2 f28] p99

7.1 Easter Oblations (3) [c25/7 f24] p100

8.1 Widow Whyte's [46] Timber Cottage with Stone walls p112

10.1 The former Williamscote Grammar School in 1980 p133

10.2 Williamscote-in-Cropredy: Late 16c Enclosure p136

10.3 The Allocation of Pupil Places p140

10.4 Literacy in Cropredy 1575-1625 p149

14.1 The Ancient Boundaries of Cropredy, Oxon p194

14.2 Geology of Cropredy p196

14.3 The North Field p200

14.4 The South Field (1) p202

14.5 The South Field (2) p204

14.6 Oxhay Common p206

14.7 Aerial view across the Oxhay Common p207

15.1 The Dolsters 1587 p210

15.2 Distribution of Yardlands in 1588 p213

15.3 The Enclosed Parish of Prescote and the Astmead p214

15.4 Boundary changes at Washlands [Hurst 109 and 110] p219

15.5 Early Hedges from former Woodlands? p220

15.6 Leyland for Cottagers on the Oxhay Common p223

15.7 "Cotengers Tythes" [c25/3 f6v] p226

16.1 Cottager's Commons 1614 p230

16.2 Woodroses [8] Tithes [c25/3 f1v] p234

16.3 Creampot Lane Farmyards p243

16.4 "Lamas tythes" for Beasts 1618 [c25/4 f21v] p248

17.1 Manor Farm Stable [8] in 1976 p251

17.2 Plan of Stable [8] p252

18.1 "Shepe before my shepherd" [c25/2 f18] p259

18.2 "Tythe woll in borton 1616" [c25/4 f11] p265

18.3 Sheep in Tenants Inventories p268

19.1 Pigs recorded in Inventories p276

19.2 Poultry recorded in Inventories and Tithe Book p279

20.1 Little Rushford Strips p293

20.2 Marsh and Bretch Furlongs p293

20.3 Average Yardland on Brasenose Estate's Five Farms p296

20.4 Reconstruction of Ridge and Furrows p299

20.5 Reconstruction of Springfield Farm [6] p303

21.1 "Corne bought for my seeding" 1614 [c25/2 f10] p310

21.2 Seeds Planted in 1615 [c25/2 f16] p312

21.3 "My corne ordered in" 1614 [c25/2 f8] p319

21.4 Reconstruction of Huxeley's Barn [36] p322

21.5 Cattell's Barn [30] in 1980 p325

22.1 Carts in Inventories p326

24.1 Norman's Timber Cottage with outer Stone walls [48] p346

25.1 Reconstruction of Timber Cottages [47-49] p357

25.2 Red Lion Street 1-12 p360

25.3 Possible site of former Demesne strips p363

25.4 Timber Cottages in Church Street [45-49] p364

25.5 Bryan's [47] Timber Cottage with Stone Walls in 1980 p365

25.6 Sections through Norman's [48] Cottage p366

25.7 Section through Stud wall [48] p367

25.8 Under side of Beam showing stud holes [48] p367

25.9 Floor Joists laid flat [48] p368

25.10Reconstruction of Whytes [46] p372

26.1 An Oxfordshire "longhouse" S.Wass [38] p386

26.2 Plan of Huxeleys [36] p391

26.3 Reconstruction of Huxeley's House and Barn [36] p395

26.4 Rear Entry [36] p395

26.5 Hole in Wall [36] p398

26.6 An Oxfordshire "longhouse" S.Wass [38] p401

26.7 Reconstruction of Tanner's House and Shop [39] p407

26.8 Reconstruction of Truss's House and Barn [33] p411

26.9 Reconstruction of Devotion's House and Barn [3] p416

26.10Reconstruction of Devotion's [3] p419

27.1 Plan of Brasenose Cottages in Church Lane [18-20] p420

27.2 Reconstruction of Three Cottages in Church Lane p422

27.3 Reconstruction of Bakehouse [19] post 1814 p428

27.4 Plan of Bokingham's Site [55] p433

27.5 Reconstruction of the Brasenose Inn site [13] p436

27.6 The Four Groups of Cropredy Cottages p444

28.1 Three Properties in Hello [56,59,60] p447

28.2 The sites of Five Cottages [27,40-43] p451

29.1 Group Three Properties in a Deed of 1681 p462

29.2 Reconstruction of Cropredy Upper Mill [51] 1681 p464

29.3 Reconstruction of Cropredy Lower Mill [1] 1818 p467

29.4 Reconstruction of Ffendrie's Site [43] p481

29.5 Reconstruction of Hunt's [5] p486

30.1 Farm Cottages [6a,7,10,11,15a,17,22] p494

30.2 Adkins Cottage after 1789. Refaced in brick [10] p496

31.1 Reconstruction of the Long Causeway Farms [4,6] p502

31.2 A possible Reconstruction of French's [4] House p505

31.3 Reconstruction of Springfield Farm [6] p508

31.4 Reconstruction of Woodrose's Farm [8] in 1774 p512

31.5 Reconstruction of Meadows on Brasenose Farm [8] p514

31.6 Reconstruction of Brasenose Manor Farm [8] p516

31.7 Reconstruction of the Long Causeway Farms [9,12] p523

32.1 Reconstruction of Lumberd's House [14] p530

32.2 Reconstruction of Three Farms on the Green [14-16] p538

32.3 Reconstruction of Tom's Timber House and Barn [15] p541

32.4 Reconstruction of Hunt's House,Barn and Yards [16] p543

33.1 Reconstruction of Three Farms in Church Lane[21,23,24] p546

33.2 Plan of Vaughan's and Wells in Church Lane [22,23] p553

34.1 Reconstruction of Two High Street Farms [25,26] p558

34.2 Plan of Gybb's Farm [24] p562

34.3 Reconstruction of Robin's House [26] in 1694 p569

34.4 Reconstruction of Robin's House [26] in 1603 p570

35.1 Reconstruction of Three Farms in Creampot Lane[28,29,30] p572

35.2 Reconstruction of Howse's [28] new Stone House p581

35.3 Reconstruction of Cattell's House [30] p585

35.4 Plan of Cattell's House [30] p586

35.5 Creampot Lane Farms [31-35] p588

36.1 Diagram of sites in Creampot Lane [31-35] p589

36.2 Reconstruction of Redes and Truss in 1775 [32,33] p598

36.3 Plan of Rede's in 1669 [32] p602

36.4 Three Bays of Rede's House [32] p603

36.5 King's and Pettifer's Cottages in 1920's [32] p603

36.6 Hentlow's farm site [35] in 1775 p606

36.7 The altered Barn in Hentlowe's [35] old Farmyard p608

37.1 Thompson's and Allen's Cottage [44] p611

37.2 Reconstruction of Coldwell's House [50] p615

37.3 The Changing face of Coldwell's House [50] p615

37.4 Plan of Rose's farm [60] p618

38.1 Reconstruction of Three Halls [42,19,33] p620

38.2 Number of Cooking Pots in Cropredy p629

39.1 Pairs of Pillowcases p648

39.2 Number of Blankets p651

40.1 Farms and Cottages producing Butter and Cheese p662

41.1 Grades of Apparel in Cropredy p680