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acres aisle amount of assessed ancient annum baker Banbury beer retailer Bicester bishop bishop of Lincoln bishop of Oxford blacksmith building Burford carpenter castle chancel chapel chapelry charity Charlbury Charles Chipping Norton Christ church consisting of nave contains dean Deddington dedicated to St duke earl Edward Edward III Elizabeth endowed erected Farmers formerly founder garden George Grimsbury hall hamlet Henley Henry Henry VIII High-st High-street incumbent James John Joseph king king's books land Letters are received lord Manor House Mary mason Merton college miles Miscellany Neithrop Oxford Oxfordshire parish poor population in 1831 Post Office present principal landowners rateable value rectory reign rent charge residence Richard Robert Saxon scholars Sheep-street shoemaker shopkeeper situated souls stone street Summertown Swalcliffe tailor Tetsworth Thame Thomas Thos tithes tithes were commuted tower town vicarage vict Village William Witney Woodstock