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The '''Oxford-Burcot Commission''' was the first Commission concerned with the management of the [[River Thames]], appointed by an [[Act of Parliament]] of [[1605]] by [[James I]] to make the stretch of river from Burcot to Oxford [[navigability|navigable]]. The Commission took responsibility for the management of the River Thames between [[Oxford]] and [[Burcot]]. It consisted of 18 members, including a representative each from Oxford city and from the [[University of Oxford|University]]. However its work was irregular and by [[1611]] it had ceased altogether.
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The '''Oxford-Burcot Commission''' was the first commission concerned with the management of the [[River Thames]], appointed by an [[act of Parliament]], the '''{{visible anchor|Thames Commission of Sewers Act 1605}}''' ([[3 Jas. 1]]. c. 14) to make the stretch of river from Burcot to Oxford [[navigability|navigable]].<ref>{{cite book| title=A History of the County of Oxford | volume=4: The City of Oxford | year=1979 | isbn=978-0-19-722714-5 | pages=284–295 | url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22808 | chapter=Communications | editor1-first=Alan | editor1-last=Crossley | editor2-first=C. R. | editor2-last=Elrington }}</ref> The commission took responsibility for the management of the River Thames between [[Oxford]] and [[Burcot, Oxfordshire|Burcot]]. It consisted of 18 members, including a representative each from [[Oxford]] city and from the [[University of Oxford|University]]. However its work was irregular and by 1611 it had ceased altogether.
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A second strenthened Act of Parliament in [[1623]] allowed for the appointment of 8 commissioners of [[sewer]]s. This was also known as the Oxford-Burcot Commission. It had the power to tax Oxford city and the university, to clean the river and to install [[lock]]s and [[weir]]s. However, its work was slow and costly and the first [[barge]] did not reach Oxford until [[1635]].


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A second strengthened act of Parliament in 1624, the '''{{visible anchor|Thames Navigation Act 1623}}''' ([[21 Jas. 1]]. c. 32), allowed for the appointment of eight commissioners of [[sanitary sewer|sewer]]s. This was also known as the ''Oxford-Burcot Commission''. It had the power to tax Oxford city and the university, to clean the river and to install [[lock (water transport)|lock]]s and [[weir]]s. [[Iffley Lock]], [[Sandford Lock]] and a lock on the [[Swift Ditch]] near the present [[Abingdon Lock]] were built in 1631. However, its work was slow and costly and the first [[barge]] did not reach Oxford until 1635.
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Consequently [[Thames Navigation Commission]]ers were appointed in [[1751]] by a further Act of Parliament under King [[George II]] in [[1751]]. This Commission had similar powers but covered the entire length of the Thames down to [[Staines]].

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Consequently [[Thames Navigation Commission]]ers were appointed in 1751 by a further act of Parliament under King [[George II of Great Britain|George II]], the [[Thames and Isis Navigation Act 1750]] ([[24 Geo. 2]]. c. 8). This commission had similar powers but covered the entire length of the River Thames down to [[Staines]].

==See also==
*[[Locks on the River Thames]]


==References==
==References==
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* ''A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 4: The City of Oxford'' ([[1979]]), ISBN 9780197227145, pp. 284-95, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22808 Communications].


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Thames Commission of Sewers Act 1605
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long titleAn Acte for explanacion of the Statute of Sewers.
Citation3 Jas. 1. c. 14
Dates
Royal assent27 May 1606
Commencement6 January 1606
Other legislation
Repealed byLand Drainage Act 1930
Status: Repealed
Thames Navigation Act 1623
Act of Parliament
Parliament of England
Long titleAn Act for making the river of Thames navigable for barges, boats and lighters, from the village of Bercot, in the county of Oxon, unto the university and city of Oxon.
Citation21 Jas. 1. c. 32
Dates
Royal assent29 May 1624
Commencement12 February 1624
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesRiver Thames Act 1605
Repealed byThames Conservancy Act 1894
Status: Repealed

The Oxford-Burcot Commission was the first commission concerned with the management of the River Thames, appointed by an act of Parliament, the Thames Commission of Sewers Act 1605 (3 Jas. 1. c. 14) to make the stretch of river from Burcot to Oxford navigable.[1] The commission took responsibility for the management of the River Thames between Oxford and Burcot. It consisted of 18 members, including a representative each from Oxford city and from the University. However its work was irregular and by 1611 it had ceased altogether.

A second strengthened act of Parliament in 1624, the Thames Navigation Act 1623 (21 Jas. 1. c. 32), allowed for the appointment of eight commissioners of sewers. This was also known as the Oxford-Burcot Commission. It had the power to tax Oxford city and the university, to clean the river and to install locks and weirs. Iffley Lock, Sandford Lock and a lock on the Swift Ditch near the present Abingdon Lock were built in 1631. However, its work was slow and costly and the first barge did not reach Oxford until 1635.

Consequently Thames Navigation Commissioners were appointed in 1751 by a further act of Parliament under King George II, the Thames and Isis Navigation Act 1750 (24 Geo. 2. c. 8). This commission had similar powers but covered the entire length of the River Thames down to Staines.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Crossley, Alan; Elrington, C. R., eds. (1979). "Communications". A History of the County of Oxford. Vol. 4: The City of Oxford. pp. 284–295. ISBN 978-0-19-722714-5.


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