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1891 t h e s o u t h c h a n t r y w a s r e s t o r e d , a n d t w o s t a in e d a n d t h e D e a n a n d C h a p t e r o f W in c h e s t e r a r e t h e p rin w in d o w s a n d o t h e r g i f t s w e r e p r e s e n t e d
in 1897-8 b y c i p a l la n d o w n e r s .
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c r o p s a r e w h e a t , b a r le y
t h e l a t e L i e u t . - C o l . H i p p i s l e y : in 1910 a n
e a s t w in d o w a n d o a t s . T h e s o il is w h a t
is c a lle d g r e e n s a n d a n d
w a s p r e s e n t e d b y M r s . H i p p is le y i n m e m o r y o f h e r la t e c o n s is t s of c h a l k ; s u b s o il, c l a y a n d c h a lk . T h e a r e a of
h u s b a n d , a n d i n t h e s a m e y e a r a n o r g a n w a s p r o v id e d j S p a r s h o lt t o w n s h ip is
3,324 a c r e s o f la n d a n d 5 of
a t a c o s t o f £ 3 1 0 : t h e c h u r c h a f fo r d s
200 s i t t in g s , w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 5 , 3 6 6 ; t h e p o p u la tio n of th e
T h e r e g i s t e r d a t e s f r o m t h e y e a r 1558 a n d in c lu d e s t o w n s h ip ofâ gS p a r s h
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e n t r ie s f r o m K i n g s t o n L i s le . T h e l i v in g is a v ic a r a g e ,
W e s t c o t is a h a m le t in t h is p a r i s h h a l f a m il e w e s t
w it h t h e c h a p e l r y o f K i n g s t o n L i s l e a n n e x e d , j o i n t n et
a n d h a s a W e s le y a n c h a p e l.
in c o m e £ 368 , w it h 14 a c r e s o f g le b e a n d r e s id e n c e , in
K i n g s t o n L i s le , w it h t h e h a m le t o f F a w le r , w il l b e
t h e g i f t o f t h e P r o v o s t a n d F e llo w s o f Q u e e n â s C o lle g e ,
O x fo r d , a n d h e ld s i n c e 1898 b y t h e R e v . F r a n c is A r c h i  f o u n d u n d e r a s e p a r a t e b e a d in g .
B y L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t B o a r d O r d e r 20 , 649* d a te d
b a ld P a t t u l l o S h i r r e f f M .A . o f t h a t c o lle g e , a n d r u r a l
d e a n o f W a n t a g e . T h e c h a r it ie s a r e a b o u t £ 2 0 y e a r l y , M a r c h 24 , 1887 , a d e t a c h e d p a r t o f S p a r s h o lt w a s t r a n s Â
o f w h ic h £ 1 1 10 s. is f o r a p p r e n t ic i n g , o u t fits a n d f e r r e d t o W e s t C h a llo w .
g e n e r a l b e n e fit o f t h e p o o r , £ 2 10 s. fo r S u n d a y s c h o o l, P o s t & T . O ffic e .â G e o r g e R o w la n d , s u b - p o s t m a s te r .
£ 2 14 s. f o r s t e e p le f u n d , a n d £ 3 6 s. f o r c h u r c h p u r Â
L e t t e r s a r r i v e t h r o u g h W a n t a g e a t 6.45 a .m . & 12.30
p o s e s ; t h e s e c h a r it ie s a r e n o w a d m in i s t e r e d u n d e r a
p .m . ; s u n d a y s , 6.45 a .m . ; d i s p a t c h e d a t 4 & 6.45
sch em e of
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C o m m is s io n e r s d a t e d
1910 .
p . m . ; s u n d a y s , 9.35 a .m .
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T h e r e a r e t h r e e m a n o r s w it h in t h e p a r i s h .
M rs. H ip Â
m o n e y o r d e r o ffic e
p is le y , w h o r e s id e s a t t h e M a n o r H o u s e , is l a d y o f t h e
W a l l L e t t e r B o x , W e s t c o t , c le a r e d a t 3.50 & 6.35 p .m . ;
m a n o r s , t h e c h ie f o f w h ic h b e lo n g e d t o t h e C r o w n u n t il
s u n d a y s , 9.35 a .m
g r a n t e d b y H e n r y I . to R ic h a r d A c h a r d : in 1807 t h is
m a n o r w a s h e ld b y T h o m a s ( r a b b it , o n w h o s e d e a t h E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e s t a b lis h e d in 1872 , fo r 105
c h il d r e n ; a v e r a g e a t t e n d a n c e , 66 ;
i t w a s s o ld tb t h e H i p p is le y f a m i l y , t h e t r u s t e e s of
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S P E E N , t h e R o m a n â S p in a e ,â is a v i l la g e a n d p a r i s h , H o m e w a s e s t a b lis h e d in 1869 a n d c o n t a in s 5 b e d s ; it
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a n c ie n t p a r i s h ( n o w d i v i d e d in t o t h r e e p a r is h e s ) c o n  e s q . o f D o n n in g t o n , l o r d o f t h e m a n o r o f W o o d S p e e n ,
s i s t e d o f t h e t i t h i n g s o f C h u r c h a n d W o o d S p e e n , a n d t h e t r u s t e e s o f S i r R ic h a r d V in c e n t S u t t o n b a r t.
B a g n o r , M a r s h B e n h a m , S p e e n h a m la n d a n d S t o c k C toss ; ( a m in o r ) , lo r d s o f t h e m a n o r s o f B e n h a m V a l e n c e a n d
S p e e n , a r e t h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r s . T h e so il is p r in Â
i t is i n th e S o u t h e r n d i v is io n o f t h e c o u n t y a n d p a r t l y
c i p a l ly g r a v e l , e x c e p t t h e K e n n e t v a l le y , w h ic h is c h ie fly
in t h e h u n d r e d o f F a i r c r o s s a n d p a r t l y in t h e h u n d r e d
w a t e r m e a d o w s ; s u b s o il, c h a lk a n d c l a y , w it h p e a t a n d
o f K i n t b u r y - E a g l e , p e t t y s e s s io n a l d iv is io n , u n io n an d
c o u n t y c o u r t d i s t r i c t o f N e w b u r y , r u r a l d e a n e r y o f N e w  b o g i n t h e v a l le y . T h e c h ie f c r o p s a r e w h e a t , b a r le y ,
o a ts a n d so m e r o o ts . T h e e n t ir e a r e a is 3,431 a c r e s o f
b u r y , a r c h d e a c o n r y of B e r k s a n d d io c e s e o f O x f o r d ;
la n d a n d 60 o f w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a l u e , £ 9 , 26 9 ; t h e p o p u Â
C h u r c h S p e e n is b o u n d e d o n t h e s o u th b y t h e r iv e r
l a t io n o f t h e c i v i l p a r i s h in 19 11 w a s 1 , 298, a n d o f t h e
K e n n e t a n d t h e K e n n e t a n d A v o n c a n a l a b o u t a m ile
a n d a h a lf w e s t - n o r t h - w e s t fr o m N e w b u r y .
T h e m o t h e r e c c le s ia s t ic a l p a r i s h , 657 .
c h u r c h o f S t . M a r y , s i t u a t e d in a v a l le y , w a s , w i t h th e
B a g n o r , one m ile n o r t h , a n d W o o d S p e e n , n o r t h - w e s t ,
e x c e p tio n o f t h e a n c ie n t n o r t h a i s le a n d c h a n c e l, a lm o s t
a r e h a m le ts .
e n t ir e ly r e b u il t in i 860 a t t h e e x p e n s e o f t h e R e v . H . W .
S p e e n h a m la n d , n o w a s e p a r a t e e c c le s i a s t ic a l p a r i s h ,
M a je n d ie M .A . v i c a r f r o m 18 19 , a n d t h e t o w e r w a s
fo r m s p a r t o f t h e b o r o u g h o f N e w b u r y , a n d w il l b e
r e b u i l t in 1871 a s a m e m o r ia l to h i m : t h e p r e s e n t
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s i s t i n g o f c h a n c e l, n a v e o f fiv e b a y s , a is le s , n o r t h an d
S to ck C ro ss,
m ile s n o r t h - w e s t , a n d M a r s h B e n h a m ,
s o u t h p o r c h e s a n d a w e s t e r n t o w e r c o n t a in in g 8 b e lls : 2 w e s t , h a v e b e e n f o r m e d in t o a n e c c le s i a s t ic a l p a r i s h ,
t h e r e a r e s e v e r a l s t a in e d w i n d o w s : in t h e n o r t h a is le is a n d w il l b e fo u n d u n d e r a s e p a r a t e h e a d in g .
a n a l t a r t o m b , w it h e f fig y in a r m o u r , to J o h n B a p t i s t e
S e x to n , A lle n E t h e r i d g e .
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C a s t i ll io n , a P ie d m o n t e s e , w h o d ie d in 1597 , a n d a
P o s t , M . 0 . & T . O ffice , S p e e n .â W ill i a m D o w lin g , su b m o n u m e n t to D a m e E l iz a b e t h C a s t i ll io n , w if e o f h is
p o s t m a s t e r . L e t t e r s a r r i v e f r o m N e w b u r y a t 7 a .m .
so n , S i r F r a n c is C a s t i ll io n k t . w h o d ie d in 1603 ; s h e is
& 12 n o o n ; d i s p a t c h e d a t 7 a .m . & 1.5 & 6.40 p . m . ;
r e p r e s e n t e d h a b ite d in a f a r t h in g a l e a n d flo w e r e d g o w n
s u n d a y s , d i s p a t c h e d a t 7 .15 a .m
a n d v e i l , a lm o s t c o v e r in g t h e b o d y ; t h e r e a r e a lso m o n u Â
m e n ts to t h e C r a v e n f a m il y , i n c lu d i n g o n e b y C a n o v a
W a l l L e t t e r B o x e s .â B a g n o r is c le a r e d a t 1.30 & 6.25
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A r .s p a c h , w h o d ie d in J a n u a r y , 1828 : t h e r e a r e 350 s i t Â
& 1 , 6.45 & 8.30 p .m . ; s u n d a y s , 5.30 p . m . ; & M a r s h
t in g s .
T h e r e g i s t e r d a te s fro m t h e y e a r 1629 .
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B e n h a m , c le a r e d a t 8.10 a .m . & 5 p . m . ; s u n d a y s ,
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P i l l a r L e t t e r B o x , W o o d s p e e n , c le a r e d a t 1.15 & 6.15
o f O x fo r d , a n d h e ld s in c e 1905 b y t h e R e v . R o b e r t
p . m . ; s u n d a y s , 9.15 a .m
B r u c e D ic k s o n M .A . of T r i n i t y C o l le g e , C a m b r id g e .
T h e c h ild r e n a t t e n d t h e sc h o o ls a t S t o c k C r o s s o r S p e e n Â
T h e r e a r e a lm s h o u s e s fo r t w o w id o w s in S p e e n h a m la n d ,
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C a in e M r s . H o w a rd , D e a n w o o d
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L a r b a l e s t ie r M r s . T h e L a u r e ls
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