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L e t t e r s fro m R e a d i n g a r r i v e a t 7.35 a .m . & 6.10
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E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l, e s ta b lis h e d b y t h e l a t e R e v . Jolm .
a n d p la c e d in t h e p r e s e n t b a p t i s t e r y : t h e c h u r c h y a r d
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in t h e r u r a l d e a n e r y o f B r a d f ie ld , a r c h d e a c o n r y o f B e r k s
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a n d a w e s t e r n t o w e r o f w o o d c o n t a i n in g 3 b e l l s ; t h e r e
is a fin e N o r m a n f o n t a n d m e m o r ia l w in d o w s to th e
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1878 - 9 , a t a c o s t o f ¿ 1 , 100 , a n d a f fo r d s 200 s i t t in g s .
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a n d r e s id e n c e , in t h e g i f t of 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 âs C o l le g e , O x fo r d , a n d h e ld s in c e 1887 b y th e
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W illia m G e o r g e W a ts o n e s q . w h o is l o r d o f t h e m a n o r ,
a n d t o g e t h e r w it h J . H . B e n y o n e s q . o f E n g le f ie ld .
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lo a m a n d c l a y ; s u b s o il, g r a v e l . T h e c h ie f c r o p s a re
w h e a t , b a r le y a n d o a ts . T h e a r e a is 1 ,4 1 1 a c r e s of
la n d a n d 16 o f w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a l u e , ^ 2 , 2 7 9 ; t h e
p o p u la tio n in 1901 w a s 278 .
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v i l l a g e , t h e U p p e r E n d o f w h ic h is 2 m ile s s o u t h - w e s t
h e ld s in c e 1887 b y t h e R e v . A lfr e d J o h n P a rk m a ia
fr o m T h e a le s ta t io n o n t h e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a i lw a y a n d
S h e p h e r d M .A . a n d f o r m e r ly f e llo w o f t h a t c o lle g e .
6 £ s o u t h - w e s t fro m R e a d i n g , a n d t h e L o w e r E n d 3 O a k fie ld , S u lh a m s t e a d - B a n n is t e r L o w e r E n d , is the
m ile s n o r t h - e a s t fro m M o r t im e r s t a t io n o n t h e B a s in g  r e s id e n c e o f G e o r g e W a lt e r T y s e r e s q . J .P . W illia m
s t o k e b r a n c h of t h e s a m e lin e , a n d 6 fro m R e a d i n g :
G e o r g e W a ts o n e s q . o f S u lh a m s t e a d - A b b o t s , w h o is
i t is in t h e S o u th e r n d iv is io n o f t h e c o u n t y , T h e a le
lo rd o f t h e m a n o r , a n d J . H . B e n y o n e s q . o f E n g le fie ld
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( lo r d - li e u t .) , a r e t h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r s .
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B r a d f ie ld , 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 .
w h e a t, b a r le y a n d o a t s . T h e a r e a o f S u lh a m s t e a d T h is p a r i s h c o n s is ts o f t w o p o r t io n s , c a lle d r e s p e c t iv e l y
B a n n is t e r L o w e r E n d c i v i l p a r is h is 576 a c r e s ; r a t e Â
t h e U p p e r a n d L o w e r E n d s , d e t a c h e d fr o m e a c h o th e r
a b le v a lu e , ¿ 885 ; t h e a r e a o f S u lh a m s t e a d - B a n n is te r ,,
a n d s e p a r a t e d b y B u r g h f ie ld C o m m o n a n d a p a r t o f
U p p e r E n d , is 555 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a l u e , ^ 1 , 0 1 5 ; th e
W o k e f ie ld . T h e
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p o p u la tio n in 190 : w a s 252 , o f w h ic h n u m b e r 102 werep a r i s h o n t h e n o r th - w e s t . T h e c h u r c h o f S t . M ic h a e l
in t h e L o w e r E n d c i v i l p a r is h , a n d 150 in t h e U p p er
E n d d i v is io n o f t h e p a r is h .
is a n e d if ic e o f s h in g le , c o n s is t in g o f c h a n c e l, w it h
a is le , n a v e , w e s t p o r c h a n d a w e s t e r n t o w e r o f w o o d ,
L e t t e r s t h r o u g h R e a d i n g , v i a T h e a le , a r r i v e a t 6.55 a .m .
c o n t a i n in g 2 b e l l s : in 1897 ,
c h u r c h w a s r e s e a t e d 1 & 12 n o o n . T h e 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
w it h o p en b e n c h e s , a n d n o w a ffo r d s 150 s i t t in g s . T h e |
o ffic e is a t T h e a le , 2 m il e s d i s t a n t .
S e e S u lh a m p a r i s h io n e r s h a v e t h e r ig h t o f m a r r i a g e in S u lh a m - ;
s t e a d - A b b o t s fo r m o s t o f t h e U p p e r E n d & M o rÂ
s t e a d - A b b o t s c h u r c h , a n d b u r ia l in i t s c h u r c h y a r d .
t im e r fo r t h e L o w e r E n d
T h e r e g i s t e r d a t e s fr o m t h e y e a r 1634 , b u t t h e r e a r e
E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , r e b u il t in 1873 , f o r l i e
e a r li e r t r a n s c r ip t s in t h e D io c e s a n R e g i s t r y a t S a l i s Â
c h i l d r e n ; a v e r a g e a t te n d a n c e , 6 0 ; G e o r g e A . L e a k e ,
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C a r r ie r s t o R e a d in g â M rs . J a n e W is e , w e d . & s a t. : W m
22 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
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