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and co u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t o f H u n g e rfo rd , r u r a l d e an e ry
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s t a t io n a t G r e a t o r W e s t S h e ff o r d . T h e c h u r c h o f t h e
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th e r iv e r L a m b o u r n a n d n o w o n ly u s e d a s a m o r t u a r y
c h a p e l, is a p e r f e c t s p e c im e n o f t h e L a t e P e r p e n d ic u la r
s t y le , h a v i n g b e e n r e b u i l t in t h e r e i g n o f H e n r y V I I I .
an d w a s o r ig in a ll y t h e p r iv a t e c h a p e l o f t h e M a n o r
H o u se o f t h e F e t t i p la c e f a m i l y : i t c o n s is t s o f c h a n c e l,
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a d v o w so n o f L i t t l e S h e f f o r d : i t n o w l ie s in t h e n a v e ;
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w it h b r a s s e ffig ie s to J o h n F e t t i p la c e e s q . ob. O c t. 1 1 ,
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b y t h e c o n s t it u t io n s o f E d m u n d , A r c h b is h o p o f C a n t e r ­
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t h e y e a r 16 03 ; b u r i a ls , fr o m 16 x4 . T h e l i v i n g is a
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a c r e s o f g le b e , in t h e g i f t o f th e R e v . W ill o u g h b y B r y a n B r o w n M A . o f E a s t b o u r n e , an d h e ld s i n c i 1907 b y t h e
R e v . R ic h a r d H o v e n d e n M u r p h y M .A . o f C h r i s t 's C o l ­
l e g e , C a m b r id g e .
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lo n g e d to t h e f a m i l y o f F e t t i p la c e .
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a n d c h a lk ; s u b s o il, c h a l k . 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 t u r n ip s .
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S H E L L I N ’ G E O R D is a v i l la g e a n d p a r i s h , a j m ile s ] m a r b le c r o s s to S u s a n D u P r é , d . A p r i l 23 r d , 18 7 4 :
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1909 b y t h e R e v . H e r b e r t W i l l i a m D o u d n e y M A . o f
F a r in g d o n , r u r a l d e a n e r y o f t h e V a l e o f W h it e H o rs e ,
C o ’ p u s C h r i s t i C o lle g e , C a m b r id g e .
T h e r e is a s m a ll
a r c h d e a c o n r y o f B e r k s a n d d io c e s e o f O x fo r d . T h e j C o n g r e g a t i o n a l c h a p e l in t h e v i l l a g e , e r e c t e d in 1834c h u r c h o f S t . F a i t h , r e b u i l t in 1652 a n d in c o r p o r a t in g
K i t e m o r e , a h a n d s o m e m a n s io n in t h e F r e n c h G o t h i c
p o rtio n s o f a n a n c ie n t s t r u c t u r e o f N o r m a n d a te , co n s t y le , s i t u a t e d b e t w e e n F a r i n g d o n a n d S h e ll m g f o r d ,
s is ts o f c h a n c e l, n a v e , s o u t h p o r c h a n d a n e m b a t t le d , a n d c o m m a n d in g a fin e v ie w o f W h it e H o r s e b i l l a n d
w e s te r n t o w e r w it h s p ir e a n d c o n t a i n in g 4 b e lls : t h e : s c e n e r y in t h e v ic i n it y , is t h e p r o p e r t y a n d r e s id e n c e
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o f t h e m a n o r a n d so le la n d o w n e r . T h e s o il is s a n d y
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m o n u m e n t t o R o b e r t P a c k e r , d. 4 t h A p r il , 1731 , an d
M a r ia , h is w i f e : in t h e n a v e is a b r a s s to M a r y K n a p p ■1,758 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , ¿ 2 , 0 2 5 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in
1901 w a s 204.
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m a r b le w i t h b u s t , to S i r E d w a r d H a n n e s k t . p h y s ic ia n
P a r i s h C le r k , H e n r y P ill.
to Q u e e n A n n e : a n o t h e r , w it h a r m s , is in s c r ib e d to
P o s t O ffice .— A r t h u r R o b e r t s , s u b - p o s t m a s t e r . L e t t e r s
W illia m F lo w e r , 2 n d V is c o u n t A s h b r o o k , w h o d ie d a*
t h r o u g h F a r in g d o n , a r r i v e a t 7.25 a .m . ; d i s p a t c h e d
t h e M a n o r H o u s e 30t h A u g u s t , 178 0 ; a n d t o W illia m
6 25 p m . ; s u n d a y , 1 2 n o o n . S t a n f o r d - i n - t b e - V a le , z
3rd V is c o u n t , w h o d ie d 6 th J a n u a r y , 1802 ; t h e r e are
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