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Title: The Stocks, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire [Go to resource]
Description: The village stocks with four ankle holes for the punishment of petty crime and misdemeanor in the village. Although probably used from the Anglo-Saxon period, a statute of 1351 made it law for every township to provide and maintain a set of stocks. Subjects: Crime And Punishment
StocksSource: English Heritage - Viewfinder Creator: Taunt, Henry Identifier: http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... Language: en Go to resource More Like this...
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