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| 1692 |
Thomas Cartwright comes
of age and becomes Squire of Aynho.
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| 1723 |
Medieval church is demolished,
save for the tower. Design for a new church is submitted
by Edward Wing, a local man.
Outbreak
of smallpox in the village, isolation hospital ('The Dodgkenill')
is established in The Warren. The outbreak lasts from September
1723 until December 1724. Of 133 who catch the disease,
25 die.
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| 1724 |
Work commences on the new church.
The contractor is Francis Blenco of Brackley.
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| 1748 |
Thomas Cartwright dies,
to be succeeded as squire by his son, William.
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| 1768 |
William Cartwright dies,
to be succeeded as squire by his son, Thomas.
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| 1772 |
Thomas Cartwright dies,
to be succeeded as squire by his son, William Ralph.
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| 1787 |
William Letch, last of Aynho's
yeoman farmers, dies. His executors agree to sell his land
to William Cartwright for the sum of £1500.
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| 1790 |
After more purchases, William
owns 1780 of the 2240 acres of land within the parish of Aynho.
Of the remainder, 268 acres belongs to Magdalen College, Oxford
(College Farm) and the church (Parson's glebe), leaving only 190
acres in the possession of 15 different owners.
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| 1791 |
A Turnpike Act is passed by
parliament for improving the road between Aynho and Bicester.
A toll house is built at the intersection of the turnpike and
the Portway.
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| 1792 |
The Enclosure Act is passed
by parliament.
William Cartwright
announces his intentions for the enclosure of the manor, amalgamating
the anglo-saxon 'strips' and common grazing land into enclosed
fields.
In
the winter of 1792-3, all lands in the manor are enclosed by double
fences into a system of fields, some of which is still recognisable
today. At the same time, the Portway, where it passes through
the squire's garden, is enclosed on either side by high stone
walls. The roads of Aynho are re-aligned to their present layout.
Before enclosure the Deddington road ran due west from its junction
with the Banbury road at the village green. The Banbury
road ran through the Square and down Hollow Way, and Charlton
Road was an extension of Blacksmith's Hill.
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