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Cannington Priory, later to be known as Cannington Court, was first established by the De Courcy family in about 1138. Many of the gentry of Somerset sent their daughters to reside there. By the fourteenth century, there was some moral backsliding and in 1328, an inquiry was set up to investigate illicit activities of monks and nuns.
Cannington Priory was a Benedictine nunnery established around 1138 and dissolved in 1536 in Cannington, Somerset, England.. It was attached to the Church of St Mary. [1] [2]It was first populated by Benedictine nuns (from Dorset), who were later transferred to Colwich Abbey.
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Five years later, the name was officially changed to Oxford on January 15, 1839. [6] Elbridge D. Deming was the first postmaster for Oxford, as the post office was located in his log home near the intersection of M-24 and Metamora Road. On November 30, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at Oxford High School. Four people were killed, and seven ...
The church was linked to Cannington Priory from the Middle Ages. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the living was under the patronage of the manor of Cannington. In 1685, it was held by Elizabeth, Baroness Clifford, later by Oxford University, and eventually by the Bishop of Bath and Wells. [4]
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In the 1900s, the village continued slowly developing. In 1915, the Michigan Department of Transportation designated Washington Street as a major state road, leading to the rise of automobile traffic through Oxford. This affected the businesses and buildings in the downtown area, as automobile sales and service became more prominent.
The village is part of 'Cannington and Wembdon' electoral ward. Although Cannington is the most populous area the ward does include Wembdon. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 4,507. [15] It is also part of the Bridgwater county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.