Victoria County History of Oxfordshire XXI - Chipping Norton and Area including Hook Norton and the Rollrights

An in-depth historical study of the Cotswold market town of Chipping Norton and of half a dozen surrounding rural parishes, including Hook Norton and the Rollrights.

List of contents

Chipping Norton and Area: an Overview
Chipping Norton Borough
Boundaries, Landscape, and Population
Communications
Development of the Town
Secular Town Buildings
Landownership
Urban Economic History
Agriculture
Town, Manorial, and Parish Government
Social and Political History
Religious History

Rural Parishes
Hook Norton
Over Norton
Great Rollright
Little Rollright
Salford
Swerford and Showell

About the author

SIMON TOWNLEY has been VCH Oxfordshire county editor since 1996 and is closely involved in Oxfordshire local history, serving on the committees of several local societies. His academic interests focus on settlement, landscape, and religion, particularly (but not exclusively) in the medieval period. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

Summary

An in-depth historical study of the Cotswold market town of Chipping Norton and of half a dozen surrounding rural parishes, including Hook Norton and the Rollrights.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Draper, Stephen Mileson, Mark Page, Simon Townley
• Assisted by: Simon Townley (Editor)
• Publisher: Victoria County History
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2024
• EAN: 9781904356578
• ISBN: 978-1-904356-57-8
• No. of pages: 440
• Weight: 2010 g
• Illustrations: 8 colour and 109 b/w illus.
• Series: Victoria County History
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History