www.aadet.com Site Search: Popular Articles Harry Potter ... Years Woodstock, Oxfordshire history 2001 census West Oxfordshire Witney Woodstock is a small town northwest of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. It is the location of Blenheim Palace , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace in 1874 and is buried in the nearby village of Bladon Edward, elder son of King Edward III and heir apparent, prince of Aquitaine and Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester was born in Woodstock Manor on 15 June 1330. During his lifetime, he was commonly called Edward of Woodstock. During the reign of Mary I, her half-sister Princess Elizabeth was imprisoned in the gatehouse of Woodstock Manor. History The name Woodstock is Old English in origin, meaning a "clearing in the woods", suggesting that English kings would log in the area. The Domesday Book of 1086 describes Woodstock ( Wodestock, Wodestok, Wodestole ) as a royal forest. Æthelred the Unready , king of England, is said to have held an assembly at Woodstock at which he issued a legal code now known as IX Æthelred See . In the 17th century | |
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