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Puzzle 27 · Olney and Its Hymn Writers · Page 45 in print

The Town of Olney

In 1769, during Newton’s curacy, Olney was famous for its considerable manufacture of bone-lace.

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The words

  1. Bone Lace

    The lace that Olney was famous for making in 1769. The town’s main craft in Newton’s time.

    Victoria County History: Parishes : Olney (opens a new tab)

  2. Broach Spire

    The stone spire on the tower of Olney’s parish church.

    Victoria County History: Parishes : Olney (opens a new tab)

  3. Cherry Fair

    Olney fair held on 29 June, licensed in 1316.

    Victoria County History: Parishes : Olney (opens a new tab)

  4. Domesday Book

    The 1086 survey in which Olney is recorded.

    mkheritage.org.uk: OLNEY - A POTTED HISTORY (opens a new tab)

  5. Entasis

    The slight outward curve on the sides of Olney’s spire.

    Victoria County History: Parishes : Olney (opens a new tab)

  6. Great House

    Olney building whose large room was opened for prayer meetings in 1769.

    CCEL: Dictionary of Hymnology: Olney Hymns (opens a new tab)

  7. Great Ouse

    River on whose banks Olney stands.

    mkheritage.org.uk: OLNEY - A POTTED HISTORY (opens a new tab) · Victoria County History: Parishes : Olney (opens a new tab)

  8. Lord Basset

    Ralph Lord Basset, who obtained the fair licence in 1316.

    Victoria County History: Parishes : Olney (opens a new tab)

  9. Market Place

    Olney’s central square, where Cowper’s house stands.

    Cowper & Newton Museum: Cowper & Newton (opens a new tab)

  10. Monday Market

    Olney’s long-standing weekly market, first mentioned in 1205–6.

    Victoria County History: Parishes : Olney (opens a new tab)

  11. Moses Browne

    Olney’s absentee vicar during Newton’s curacy.

    Cowper & Newton Museum: Olney Church & John (opens a new tab)

  12. Olney

    Olney is a small market town at the far north of Buckinghamshire, on the banks of the Great Ouse.

    mkheritage.org.uk: OLNEY - A POTTED HISTORY (opens a new tab)

  13. Orchard Side

    Cowper’s Olney house, now the Cowper & Newton Museum.

    Cowper & Newton Museum: Cowper & Newton (opens a new tab)

  14. Shoemaking

    One of Olney’s main trades in the nineteenth century.

    mkheritage.org.uk: OLNEY - A POTTED HISTORY (opens a new tab)

  15. Vicarage

    The house Lord Dartmouth built for Newton.

    Victoria County History: Parishes : Olney (opens a new tab)

Sources

  1. Parishes : Olney with WarringtonVictoria County History (British History Online)
  2. OLNEY - A POTTED HISTORYOlney & District Historical Society (MK Heritage)
  3. Dictionary of Hymnology: Olney HymnsChristian Classics Ethereal Library (Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology)
  4. Cowper & Newton MuseumCowper & Newton Museum
  5. Olney Church & John NewtonCowper & Newton Museum

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