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Stuart (1603-1714)

1603-1714

In 1652 a house here was owned by William Elston and held by William Haynes; by 1685 the owner was William Lenthall esquire (of The Priory), and th

A house here is documented from 1473, when the prominent Burford merchant John Pinnock left it first to his son and granddaughter, and then to the

These houses began as a medieval hall-house (history unknown). No. 15 (left) comprised the service end, and No.

This 19th-century rendered shopfront conceals a medieval house (history unknown), which was mostly timber-framed and had an open hall.

Though ownership is unknown before the 1820s this prominent building may have been an inn, as suggested by the wide entrance under an elliptical ho

From the Middle Ages to its closure c.1800 this was one of Burford's most important inns, located close to the Tolsey and opposite Witney Street.

This smart façade hides an earlier house, owned in 1685 by Richard Bartholomew.

This intriguing building has an alleged but unproven connection with the clothier Edmund Silvester (died 1569) - see Falkland Hall and Edmund Silve

In origin this is another jettied, timber-framed building with fine carved bargeboards of the late 15th century, built for an unknown owner and inc

This small cottage with its rubblestone front is of 17th-century origin, but has been increased in height.

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