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la n d a n d 42 o f w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a l u e , £ 6 , 6 1 5 ; t h e
p o p u la tio n in 1901 w a s 442 in t h e c i v i l p a r i s h a n d 673
in t h e e c c le s i a s t ic a l p a r i s h , o f w h ic h 147 w e r e in O x o n .
E a r le y a n d W o o d le y a r e e c c le s i a s t ic a l p a r is h e s a n d w ill
b e f o u n d u n d e r s e p a r a t e h e a d in g s .
P a r i s h C l e r k , E l i j a h S o u th .
P o s t , M . 0 . & T . & T e le p h o n i c E x p r e s s D e liv e r y '011106.
— M is s M a r y A n n e H e n w o o d , s u b - p o s t m is t r e s s . L e t t e r s
a r r i v e fr o m R e a d i n g a t 7.10 a .m . & 12.15 & 4.15 p . m . ;
d i s p a t c h e d a t 10.20 a .m . & 2.20 & 7 p .m .
S u n d ays,
a r r i v e a t 7.10 a . m . ; d i s p a t c h e d a t 12.30 & 7.30 p .m

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F a i r t b o r n e M is s A u g u s t a , R o s e d a le
H o le E d w a r d J a m e s , S o u t h c o t t a g e
L a y M r s . M a r t h a E m i l y , M a n o r ho
M o rp h e w A lla n L . S t y le - a c r e
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80 b o y s , b y t h e l a t e R o b e r t P a l m e r e s q . o f H o lm e
P a r k & h is f a m il y , b y s u b s c r ip t io n s & a n e n d o w m e n t
le ft b y S ir T h o m a s R ic h ; a v e r a g e a tte n d a n c e , 6 0 ;
F r e d e r ic k W illia m H a r r ie s , m a s t e r
G i r l s ’ & I n f a n t s ’ , b u ilt in 1835 , fo r 80 c h i l d r e n ; a v e r ­
a g e a t t e n d a n c e , q o ; M is s K . C o n n e lly , m i s t r e s s ; M is s
F . G ile s , i n f a n t s ’ m is t r e s s

( M a r k e d t h u s * r e c e iv e l e t t e r s t h r o u g h R o s e G . S t e . C r o ix , R e d h o u s e
T a y l o r W ill ia m E . T h e O ld c o t t a g e
T w y f o r d .)
T illm a n M rs. E l l e s m e r e
P R IV A T E R E S ID E N T S .
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A r b u t h l i o t W . R ie r s o n , T h e C o t t a g e
W illia m s J n . W o d e h o u s e , D o w e r h o
B r o w n in g M rs. H ills id e
W ill ia m s M r s . S y d n e y , N e w H o lm e
C h r i s t i e - M il l e r C h a s .W m .T h e D e a n e r y
COMMERCIAL.
C r a w f u r d R e v . G ib b s P a y n e M .A . A l l n a t t W ill ia m , g r o c e r & b a k e r
(re c to r ), T h e R e c to r y
A n g e l l F r a n c is , t a il o r
D a s h w o o d M is s e s , T h e E lm s
A ttw e ll J a m e s G eo rg e, boot m a k e r
D e a n e W . E . P a r k v ie w
B e a d il, W o o d & C o .
H o lm e P a r k
D e a r e M is s , G r o v e c o t t a g e
e s t a t e o ffice
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C o x E d w a r d & S o n s , c o a c h b u ild e r s
E i g e r R o n a ld H a y d e n , S o n n in g m e a d
& jo b m a s t e r s
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E lm o r e H a r r y , b u t c h e r
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M a t h e w s E d m u n d F f a r r in g t o n , T h e
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H o b b s E d m u n d , f a r m e r ,S o n n i n g fa r m
c o tta g e

S O T W E L L is a v i l la g e a n d p a r i s h
m ile s n o r th - w e s t
f ro m W a l lin g f o r d t e r m in a l s ta t io n on a b r a n c h o f t h e
G r e a t W e s t e r n r a i lw a y , in th e N o r th e r n d iv is io n o f th e
c o u n ty , M o r e to n h u n d r e d , W a llin g f o r d p e t t y s e s s io n a l
d iv is io n , u n io n a n d c o u n t y c o u r t d i s t r i c t , r u r a l d e a n e r y
o f W a l lin g f o r d , 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 . T h e c h u r c h o f S t . J a m e s , e r e c t e d in t h e y e a r
1884, on t h e s ite o f th e o ld c h u r c h , is a b u ild in g o f
s t o n e , in t h e P e r p e n d i c u la r s t y le , c o n s is t in g o f c h a n c e l,
n a v e , s o u th p o r c h a n d a w e s t e r n b e lfr y , w it h s h in g le d
s p ir e , c o n t a in in g o n e b e l l : s e v e r a l f r a g m e n t s o f an
e a r lie r s t r u c t u r e w e r e fo u n d a m o n g t h e r u b b l e o f w h ic h
th e la t e c h u r c h w a s b u ilt , in c lu d in g t h e g r e a t e r p o rtio n
o f a n E a r l y w in d o w a n d t h e s t o n e s o f a d o o r w a y , no w
b u ilt in to t h e n o r t h w a l l : t h e r e is a m e m o r ia l w in d o w
to M r. a n d M r s . R o b e r t s , e r e c t e d in 1884 , a n d o n e to
t h e R e v . J o h n L a n g le y M .A . r e c t o r o f S t . M a r y ’ s a n d
S t . L e o n a r d ’ s, W a l lin g f o r d , f r o m 18 29 : t h e e a s t w in d o w
is a m e m o r ia l to t h e R e v . J a m e s H a ld a n e S t e w a r t :
t h e r e a r e a b o u t 100 s i t t i n g s , a b o u t h a lf o f w h ic h a re
a p p r o p r ia t e d .
T h e r e g i s t e r d a te s fro m t h e y e a r 1684 .
T h e l i v i n g is a c h a p e l r y , f o r m e r ly b e l o n g in g to S t.

SPARSH O LT.

W a l l L e t t e r B o x , n e a r t h e c h u r c h , c le a r e d a t 10.20 a .m .
& 2 .15 & 7.5 p .m .
S u n d a y s , 12.30 & 7.20 p .m

H u ll T h o m a s H a ls e , W h it e H a r t h o t e l
J e s k in s A l b e r t , g a r d e n e r to G . S t e .
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R e e v e W ill ia m , e s t a t e a g e n t
R o b in s o n G e o r g e , b u ild e r
R u s s e ll T h o m a s , b u ild e r
S u m n e r J o h n , g a r d e n e r to C . W .
C h r i s t i e - M il l e r e s q
W ad h am s Jo h n , b la c k s m ith
W eb b H a rry , B u ll h o te l
W o r k in g M e n ’ s C l u b ( W m . H u g h e s ,
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B r i g h t w e ll, jo in t n e t y e a r l y v a lu e £ 42 1 , w it h r e s id e n c e ,
in t h e g i f t o f t h e B is h o p o f O x fo r d , a n d h e ld s in c e 1908
b v t h e R e v . H e n r y A r t h u r S e a ly M .A . o f K e b le C o lle g e .
O x fo r d , w h o r e s id e s a t B r i g h t w e l l . T h e p r in c ip a l l a n d ­
o w n e r s a r e M rs. M . E . L a y , w h o is l a d y o f th e
m a n o r , A l f r e d D o d d W e lls e s q . J .P . a n d C h a r le s F r a n k
B y rch S a u n d e rs esq.
T h e so il is a s t r o n g lo a m , r e s t in g
on r u b b l e ; s u b s o il, c h ie f ly c la y . T h e c r o p s a r e w h e a t,
b a r le y a n d b e a n s . T h e la n d is v e r y g o o d a r a b le , w ith
a s m a ll p o r tio n o f m e a d o w . T h e a r e a is 702 a c r e s o f
la n d a n d 6 o f w a t e r : r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 1 , 1 8 1 ; t h e p o p u ­
la t io n in 1901 w a s 200.
L e t t e r s a r r i v e a t 6.50 a .m . t h r o u g h W a l lin g f o r d ,
n e a r e s t m o n e y o r d e r & t e le g r a p h o ffice

th e

W a ll L i t t e r B o x ( v il l a g e ) , c le a r e d a t 10.55 a .m . & 7.25
p .m . ; s u n d a y s , 10 40 a .m
P illa r L e t t e r B o x , S t y le - A c r e , c le a r e d a t 10 a .m . & 7.30
p .m . ; s u n d a y s , 10.45 a .m
T h e c h ild r e n o f t h is p la c e a t t e n d t h e s c h o o l a t B r i g h t w e ll

S a u n d e r s M rs . S w y n c o m b e c o t ta g e
T o w n s e n d W ill ia m H a r r is , C r o f t v il la
T u r n e r M rs . T h e L a b u r n u m s
W e lls A l f r e d D o d d J .P . S in o d u n
W e lls H e n r y W7a t s o n , S o t w e ll h i ll
W e lls W ill ia m J o h n H o w a r d ,E lm le ig h

H o llo w a y A r t h u r , o r g a n i s t
L a y R ic h a r d B r a d fie ld , s u r v e y o r &
s a n it a r y i n s p ° c ia r
L a y W illia m , B e ll in n
M o rp h e w A lla n L . f a r m e r , S t y le - a t r
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W . Y . P e n n e f a t l ie r
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W a rw ic k M a t t h e w , c h im n e y s w e e p e r
E n d f ie ld
W e lls A l f r e d D o d d , f a r m e r , S in o d u n
C o lin S t e w a r t , jo b b in g g a r d e n e r

S O U T H L A K E S T E E E T , se e W a l t h a m S t . L a w r e n c e .
S P A R S H O L T is a p a r is h in t h e N o r t h e r n d iv is io n of
t h e c o u n ty , c o n s is t in g o f t h e to w n s h ip o f S p a r s h o lt and
W e s t c o t h a m le t, w h ic h is in t h e h u n d r e d o f E a s tm a n t o n , p e t t y s e s s io n a l d iv is io n , u n io n a n d c o u n t y c o u r t d i s ­
t r i c t o f W a n t a g e , a n d o f K i n g s t o n L i s le t o w n s h ip an d
F a w l e r h a m le t , w h ic h a r e in F a r in g d o n h u n d r e d , p e t t y
s e s s io n a l d iv is io n , u n io n a n d c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t , in
t h e r u r a l d e a n e r y of W a n t a g e , 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 W ilt s a n d B e r k s ca n a l
p a s s e s t h r o u g h t h i s p a r i s h , w h ic h is 4 m ile s w e s t fro m
W a n t a g e a n d 3 s o u th fro m t h e C h a llo w s t a t io n on th e
G r e a t W e s t e r n r a i lw a jr. T h e c h u r c h o f t h e H o ly C r o s s ,
one o f t h e m o s t a n c ie n t c h u r c h e s in t h e c o u n ty , e x is t e d
b e fo re 963, a n d w a s r e b u il t in 1187 , t h e w h o le b e in s
e n la r g e d a n d t h e p r e s e n t c h a n c e l b u i lt in 1327 j it is
n o w c h ie f ly o f t h e D e c o r a te d p e r io d , a n d c o n s is ts of
c h a n c e l, n a v e , s o u th t r a n s e p t , n o r th p o rc h , v e s t r y an d a
w e ste rn t o w e r w it h w o o d e n s h in g le d s p ir e , e r e c t e d in
T 796 a n d c o n t a in in g 4 b e lls , t w o o f w h ic h d a te fro m
1578 ; t h e t e n o r w a s c a « t in 1603 a n d t h e fo u r th is a
p r e - R e f o r m a t io n h e ll d e d ic a t e d to S t . C a t h e r in e : th e
e a s t w ind ow 7 is m o d e r n , b u t t h e sid e w ind ow ’ s o f th e

c h a n c e l a r e l o ft y a n d o f g o o d D e c o r a t e d w o r k : t h e
s e d ilia , p is c in a a n d a s e p u l c h r a l r e c e s s h a v e f e a t h e r e d
a r c h e s , w it h c r o c k e ts , p in n a c le s a n d f i n i a l s : on t h e
n o r th s id e o f t h e c h a n c e l is a n o g e e - a r c h e d r e c e s s ,
-iim ila rly o rn a m e n te d a n d p r o b a b ly a n E a s t e r s e p u lc h r e :
th e n a v e h a s g o o d w in d o w s o f tw o l i g h t s a n d an o p e n t im b e r e d D e c o r a te d r o o f ; t h e n o r t h d o o r w a y is L a t e
N o rm a n , w it h a s e m i- c ir c u l a r a r c h a n d s h a ft s w ith
fo lia g e d c a p s ; on t h e s o u th s id e is a s i m il a r d o o rw a y
n o w b l o c k e d ; in t h e s o u th c h a n t r y , w h ic h fo r m s p a r t of
t h e S p a r s h o lt m a n o r h o u s e e s t a t e , n o w ( 19 11 ) t h e p r o ­
p e r t y o f M r s . H i p p r ile y , a r e t w o r e c e s s e s v e r y r ic h ly
o r n a m e n te d w it h oiree a r c h e s , b e n e a t h w h ic h a r e tw o
a l t a r t o m b s , w it h f e m a le e ffig ie s o f w o o d , w e a r in g v e ils
a n d w im p fe s a n d s u p p o s e d to r e p r e s e n t t w o w iv e s of
R o b e r t A c h a r d , b y w h o m t h i s c h a p e l w a s e r e c t e d c.
13 3 0 : in t h e t r a n s e p t is t h e w o o d e n effh /y o f a k n ig h t ,
h p lie v e d to r e p r e s e n t e i t h e r L o r d T a l b o t o r p o s s ib ly
R o b e r t A c h a r d : t h e t r a n s e p t s c re e n d a t e s f r o m 13 5 0 :
in t h e c h u r c h is a m o n u m ° n t to S i r G e o r g e H y d e K B
o f D e n c h w o r th a n d K i n g s t o n L i s le , o b .
16 2 5 : t* '
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