A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
GODSTOW, a place in Wolvercott parish, Oxfordshire; on the river Isis, 3½ miles NNW of Oxford. A nunnery was founded here, in 1138 by Editha, wife of Sir W. Launcelne; and is now represented by only some low walls and crumbling windows, overgrown with ivy. The "Fair Rosamond" was educated in this nunnery; was first met here by Henry I.; and was buried here, beneath the high altar, by her parents. Hence says an old ballad.-
Her body then they did entombe,
When life was fled away,
At Godstowe, near to Oxforde towne,
As may be seen this daye.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a place" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Wolvercott CP/Ch Oxfordshire AncC |
| Place: | Godstow |
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