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c l a y ; s u b s o il, c l a y a n d s to n e . A g r e a t p o r t io n o f t h is
p a r i s h is r ic h p a s t u r e la n d . T h e e n t ir e a r e a i s 2,920
a c r e s o f la n d a n d 7 of w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a u ie , ,£ 4 , 40 2 ;
t h e p o p u la t i o n o f t h e c i v i l p a r i s h i n 1901 w a s y z d , a n d
i n t h e e c c l e s i a s t ic a l. 853 . G o o s e y i s a c h a p e l r y in t h is
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*yre t w o a r c h e s of u n e q u a l s p a n , o n e E a r l y E n g l i s h , t h e
t h e r D e c o r a t e d ; t h e t o w e r a r c h e s a r e g o o d D e c o r a te d ,
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p e n d i c u l a r ; t h e r e is a n u n u s u a .l y o r n a m e n te d p is c in a
in t h e c h a n c e l o f t h e l a t t e r p e r io d , a n d s t o n e s e d ilia
in th e s o u th w a l l : th e f o n t is a ls o P e r p e n d i c u l a r : th e
■east w in d o w is s t a in e d , a n d t h e r e a r e t w o m e m o r ia l
w in d o w s on t h e n o r t h s i d e o f t h e c h a n c e l t o t h e R e v .
W ill ia m H a r le y M A . t e n y e a r s v ic a r o f t h is p a r is h ,
w h o d ie d M a y n t h , 1870 , a n d to tw o f o r m e r m e m b e r s
o f t h e cH oir. T h e r e a r e t w o b r a s s e s , o n e in m e m o r y of
t h e W is e m a n f a m ily , o f e l a b o r a t e E liz a b e t h a n d e s ig n ,
a n d o n e a t th e fo o t o f t h e c h a n c e l s t e p s in m e m o r y of
t h e D o f a m il y , 1480, o f T r a n s it i o n p e r i o d , s h o w in g th e
r o s a r y a n d h u n t i n g k n ife : t h e r e a r e a b o u t 300 s i t t in g s .
I n t h e c h u c h y a r d is a s t o n e c r o s s , r e s t o r e d in 1836 .
T h e e a r li e s t r e g i s t e r in p o s s e s s io n o f t h e p a r is h d a t e s
f r o m t h e y e a r 1558 o n ly , b u t t h e r e is an e a r li e r r e g i s t e r ,
d a t i n g f r o m 1553 t o 1559 , n o w in t h e B r i t is h M u s e u m ,
.an d f o r m in g NOj 2,395 in t h e H a r le ia n c o lle c t io n of
M S S . T h e l i v in g is a v ic a r a g e , n e t in c o m e ,£ 275 , w ith
3 ^ a c r e s o f g le b e a n d r e s id e n c e , in t h e g i f t o f t h e D ea n
a n d C h a p t e r o f W e s t m in s t e r , a n d h e ld s in c e 1887 b y t h e
R e v . A u g u s t in e L e m p r ie r e F o u lk e s M A . o f Q u e e n ’ s
C o l le g e , O x fo r d . T h e W e s le y a n M e t h o d is t c h a p e l is a
s m a ll s t r u c t u r e o f b r ic k , w it h s t o n e d r e s s in g s , in t h e
■Gothic s t y l e , a n d w a s b u i lt in 1861 . A V o lu n t e e r F ir e
B r i g a d e w a s e s ta b lis h e d in 1831 a n d is s u p p o r t e d b y
v o lu n t a r y c o n t r ib u tio n s .
I n t h is p a r is h w a s o n c e a
B e n e d ic t in e p r io r y , fo u n d e d b y H e n r y I. a n d d e p e n d e n t
on t h e a b b e y o i B e e, in N o r m a n d y , t o w h ic h h o u s e

t h e k i n g h a d g iv e n t h e m a n o r .
T h e r e is a n a n c ie n t
c a u s e w a y r u n n in g t h r o u g h o u t t h e e n t ir e l e n g t h o f the
v il la g e , p la n t e d w it h t r e e s on b o th s id e s , a n d k e p t in
r e p a ir b y a t r u s t f u n d b e q u e a th e d f o r t h a t p u rp o se .
T h e c h a r it ie s b e l o n g n g to t h e p a ris h a m o u n t to ab o u t
£ 100 y e a r l y , o f w h ic h t h e C a u s e w a y c h a r it y , p r o d u c in g
a b o u t £ 4 0 y e a r l y , is e x p e n d e d o n m a i n t a in in g and
l i g h t i n g t h e c a u s e w a y ; u n d e r a s c h e m e o f t h e C h a r it y
C o m m i s s io n e r s in 1892 , n in e t r u s t e e s a r e a p p o in te d ;
£ T o is a p p lie d f o r e d u c a t io n a l p u r p o s e s b y g r a n t in g
p r iz e s o r p a y in g s u m s n o t e x c e e d i n g £ 6 4 s. 4-d. for
e n c o u r a g in g a t t e n d a n c e a t s c h o o l ; t h e r e m a in in g in c o m e
is t o b e e x p e n d e d in t e m p o r a r y r e l ie f in fo o d , f u e l or
m o n e y , a t t h e d is c r e tio n o f t h e t r u s t e e s .
T h e S m a llb o n e s , a n a n c ie n t f a m ily , r e s id e d h e re fo r s o m e tim e
a n d r e c o r d e d t h e ir p e d ig r e e in t h e v is it a t io n o f 1664- 6 .
L’h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r s a r e t h e E c c l e s i a s t ic a l C o m ­
m is s io n e r s , wh-o a r e lo r d s o f t h e m a n o r , a n d M e s s rs .
T y r r e l l a n d R ic h a r d H o p k in s B e t t e r i d g e e s q . T h e soil
is r ic h lo a m ; s u b s o il, c la 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 , b e a n s a n d t u r n ip s . T h e a r e a is 2,395 a c r e s of
l a n d a n d 6 o f w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a l u e , £ 10 , 78 0 ; t h e p o p u ­
la t io n in 1901 w a s 797 a n d 811 i n 19 1 1 .
P a r is h C l e r k , P e r c y

E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d & in f a n t s ) , e s ta b lis h e d in
1864, e n la r g e d 18 71 , & a g a in in 1901 , f o r 200 c h il d r e n ;
a v e r a g e a t t e n d a n c e , 1 6 2 ; t h e b u ild in g w a s d e sig n e d
b y t h e l a t e G . E . S t r e e t e s q . R .A . ; W a l t e r R o b e r ts ,
m a s t e r ; M rs . L . R o b e r t s , a s s is t a n t m i s t r e s s ; M rs.
E m m a C la r k e , in f a n t s ’ m is t r e s s
R a ilw a y S t a t io n , G e o r g e A b r e y B e c k , s t a t io n m a s te r
C a r r ie r s to : —
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O x fo r d — F . C a lc u t t , w e d & s a t. a ls o A b in g d o n

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H ^rd M rs
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M .A . ( v ic a r ) . V i c a r a g e
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PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

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P o s t , M . 0 . fc T . O ffic e ( le t t e r s s h o u ld h a v e B e rk s
a i d e d . ) — M r s . M a r g a r e t H . H u g h e s , s u b - p o s t m is tr e s s .
L e t t e r s a r r i v e b y r a i l a t 2.10 & 9.32 a .m . & 1.15
p . m . ; s a n d a y , 2.10 a . m . ;
d is p a t c h e d 12 . 30 , 1 . 30,
2.30
fc 8 p . m . ; S u n d a y s , 4.10 p .m
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