Broughton, Oxfordshire, the Glossary
Broughton is a village and civil parish in northern Oxfordshire, England, about southwest of Banbury.[1]
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47 relations: Almshouse, Banbury, Banbury (UK Parliament constituency), Baron Saye and Sele, Bishop, Bloxham, British Agricultural Revolution, Broughton Castle, Burlison and Grylls, Charles Eamer Kempe, Cherwell (district), Church of England parish church, Civil parish, Clayton and Bell, Clerestory, Clergy house, Croughton, Northamptonshire, Domesday Book, English country house, Fulling, George Gilbert Scott, Gothic Revival architecture, Henry Jones Underwood, Hundred (county division), Institute of Historical Research, Isatis tinctoria, Lavers, Barraud and Westlake, Lechlade, Manorialism, Munich-style stained glass, Norman Conquest, Old English, Onobrychis, Oxford University Press, Oxfordshire, Penguin Books, Perpetual virginity of Mary, Pub, Richard Pace (architect), Robert de Todeni, Samuel Pepys Cockerell, Scheduled monument, Stained glass, Toponymy, Victoria County History, Watermill, 2011 United Kingdom census.
Almshouse
An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) is charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the Middle Ages.
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Banbury
Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. Broughton, Oxfordshire and Banbury are Cherwell District and civil parishes in Oxfordshire.
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Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Banbury is a constituency in Oxfordshire created in 1553 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Broughton, Oxfordshire and Banbury (UK Parliament constituency) are Cherwell District.
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Baron Saye and Sele
Baron Saye and Sele is a title in the Peerage of England held by the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family.
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Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
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Bloxham
Bloxham is a village and civil parish in northern Oxfordshire several miles from the Cotswolds, about southwest of Banbury. Broughton, Oxfordshire and Bloxham are Cherwell District, civil parishes in Oxfordshire and villages in Oxfordshire.
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British Agricultural Revolution
The British Agricultural Revolution, or Second Agricultural Revolution, was an unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain arising from increases in labor and land productivity between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries.
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Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle is a medieval fortified manor house in the village of Broughton, which is about two miles south-west of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England, on the B4035 road. Broughton, Oxfordshire and Broughton Castle are Cherwell District.
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Burlison and Grylls
Burlison and Grylls is an English company who produced stained glass windows from 1868 onwards.
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Charles Eamer Kempe
Charles Eamer Kempe (29 June 1837 – 29 April 1907) was a British Victorian era designer and manufacturer of stained glass.
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Cherwell (district)
Cherwell is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England. Broughton, Oxfordshire and Cherwell (district) are Cherwell District.
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Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes called the ecclesiastical parish, to avoid confusion with the civil parish which many towns and villages have).
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Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.
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Clayton and Bell
Clayton and Bell was one of the most prolific and proficient British workshops of stained-glass windows during the latter half of the 19th century and early 20th century.
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Clerestory
In architecture, a clerestory (also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey; from Old French cler estor) is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye-level.
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Clergy house
A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of a given religion.
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Croughton, Northamptonshire
Croughton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, about southwest of Brackley.
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Domesday Book
Domesday Book (the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.
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English country house
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside.
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Fulling
Fulling, also known as tucking or walking (Scots: waukin, hence often spelled waulking in Scottish English), is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven cloth (particularly wool) to eliminate (lanolin) oils, dirt, and other impurities, and to make it shrink by friction and pressure.
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George Gilbert Scott
Sir George Gilbert Scott (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), largely known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he started his career as a leading designer of workhouses.
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Gothic Revival architecture
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in England.
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Henry Jones Underwood
Henry Jones Underwood (1804–1852) was an English architect who spent most of his career in Oxford.
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Hundred (county division)
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.
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Institute of Historical Research
The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) is a British educational organisation providing resources and training for historical researchers.
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Isatis tinctoria
Isatis tinctoria, also called woad, dyer's woad, dyer's-weed, or glastum, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family) with a documented history of use as a blue dye and medicinal plant.
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Lavers, Barraud and Westlake
Lavers, Barraud and Westlake were an English firm that produced stained glass windows from 1855 until 1921.
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Lechlade
Lechlade is a town at the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, south of Birmingham and west of London.
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Manorialism
Manorialism, also known as seigneurialism, the manor system or manorial system, was the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages.
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Munich-style stained glass
Munich-style stained glass was produced in the Royal Bavarian Stained Glass Manufactory, Munich, in the mid-19th century.
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Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.
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Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
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Onobrychis
Onobrychis, the sainfoins, are a genus of Eurasian perennial herbaceous plants of the legume family (Fabaceae).
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon) is a ceremonial county in South East England.
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Penguin Books
Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.
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Perpetual virginity of Mary
The perpetual virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin "before, during and after" the birth of Christ.
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Pub
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises.
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Richard Pace (architect)
Richard Pace (c. 1760–1838) was a Georgian builder and architect in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England.
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Robert de Todeni
Robert de Todeni, also known as Robert of Belvoir was an Anglo-Norman nobleman who held lands in England after the Norman Conquest.
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Samuel Pepys Cockerell
Samuel Pepys Cockerell (15 February 1753 – 12 July 1827) was an English architect.
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Scheduled monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
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Stained glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it.
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Toponymy
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of toponyms (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types.
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Victoria County History
The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of England, and was dedicated to Queen Victoria.
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Watermill
A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower.
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2011 United Kingdom census
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.
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