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The town is well known for its Blenheim Palace and the grave of Winston Churchill in nearby Bladon .
The name Woodstock is Anglo Saxon in origin. At that time, English kings would log in the area of Woodstock which stands for a clearing in the woods.
The little river Glyme , in a steep and picturesque valley, divides the town into New and Old Woodstock.
The Domesday Book describes Woodstock (Wodestock, Wodestok, Wodestole) as a royal forest; it is said that King Alfred stayed at Woodstock in the year 890. Another famous resident was Ethelred the Unready, who is said to have held a council there. Henry I may have kept a menagerie in the park. Woodstock was the scene of King Henry II's courtship of Rosamund Clifford (Fair Rosamund). The market of the town was established when King Henry II gave Woodstock a Royal charter in 1279Events Battle of Yamen. Mongolian Yuan Dynasty annihilated the last fleet of Chinese Song Dynasty and thus exterminated the Song Dynasty D. Diniz becomes king of Portugal King Edward I of England bans land grants to the church. A dispute with the Archbish.
The town was altered greatly during the 17th century16th century 17th century 18th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601- 1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of, when the Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ( May 26, 1650 June 16, 1722), in full The Most Noble Captain-General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill of Sandridge, Lord Churchill of Eyemouth, KG, PC (in addition to th became a permanent resident. The local inn, the Bear, was capable of accommodating vast numbers of visitors and horses.
The parishA parish is a subdivision of a diocese or bishopric within the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Church of Sweden, and of some other churches. In Roman Catholicism, each parish has the services of a parish pri church (dedicated to St Mary MagdaleneMary Magdalene which probably means "Mary of Magdala," a town on the western shore of the Lake of Tiberias, is described in the New Testament as a follower of Jesus. Nothing is known about her outside of Scripture, both in the canon and in the apocrypha.) has a doorway of Norman origin. It features a musical clock which chimes every hour. The town hall of Woodstock was built in 1766Events January 1 Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes the new Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain as King Charles III and figurehead for Jacobitism. March 5 Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans. March 18 Am after the designs of Sir William Chambers, and there are a number of 17th century buildings in the centre. The almshouses were erected in 1798 by Caroline, duchess of Marlborough. Chaucer's House was once home to the poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
In the past the town prospered on manufacturing gloves (since from the 16th century). Today it is largely dependent on tourists, many of whom visit Bleinheim Palace. The palace was designed by John Vanbrugh, in a heavy Italo-Corinthian style. It was designated to John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough. Most of the palace was paid for by the nation. Churchill was given this palace in honour for his victories over the French and the Bavarians at Blenheim in 1704.
The greater part of the art treasures and curios were sold off in 1886, and the great library collected by Charles Spencer , earl of Sunderland, the son-in-law of the first duke of Marlborough, in 1881. The magnificent park contains Fair Rosamund's Well, near which stood her bower. On the summit of a hill stands a column commemorating the duke. Blenheim Park forms a separate parish.
Winston Churchill was born at the palace in 1874.See also:
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica. 1911 Britannica
Towns in Oxfordshire