▁wealth iest ▁parts ▁of ▁England . ▁Many ▁media eval ▁buildings ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁that ▁trade ▁surv ive . ▁They ▁became ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁town ▁and ▁remain ▁so . ▁There ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁market ▁every ▁Wed nes day ▁and ▁the ▁m op ▁fair , ▁when ▁the ▁High ▁Street ▁is ▁closed ▁to ▁through ▁traffic , ▁in ▁September . ▁In ▁ 1 2 0 5 ▁a ▁new ▁market ▁place ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁higher ▁up ▁the ▁hill . ▁She ep ▁far ming ▁was ▁largely ▁disp la ced ▁by ▁a rable ▁but ▁agricult ure ▁remained ▁important ▁in ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford shire ▁C ots w olds . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁houses ▁around ▁the ▁market ▁place ▁were ▁re - fac ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁with ▁fashion able ▁Georg ian ▁fac ades . ▁ ▁An ▁ins cription ▁on ▁the ▁al m sh ouses ▁records ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁as ▁" The ▁work ▁and ▁gift ▁of ▁Henry ▁Corn ish , ▁gent ". ▁ ▁Post - 1 8 0 0 ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁James ▁and ▁William ▁H itch man ▁founded ▁H itch man ' s ▁Bre wer y ▁in ▁West ▁Street . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁the ▁business ▁built ▁a ▁larger ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁Alb ion ▁Street ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁m alth ouse ▁and ▁its ▁own ▁water ▁well s . ▁Three ▁gener ations ▁of ▁H itch mans ▁ran ▁the ▁bre wer y , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 9