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S T R E A T L E Y is a b e a u t if u l a n d p ic t u r e s q u e v il la g e
a n d p a ris h , on th e b en d o f th e r iv e r T h a m e s , a t th e
f o o t o f t h e c h a lk h ills w h ic h r i s e b o l d l y o n t h e s o u th
a n d w e s t ; i t is 10 m ile s n o r t h - w e s t f r o m R e a d in g a n d
6 s o u t h f r o m W a llin g f o r d t e r m in a l s t a t io n o f 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 t h e N o r t h e r n d iv is io n
o f t h e c o u n t y , h u n d r e d o f M o r e to n , u n io n o f B r a d f ie ld .
W a l l i n g f o r d p e t t y se s s io n a l d iv is io n , c o u n t y c o u r t d i s ­
t r i c t a n d 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
o f 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 T h a m e s d iv id e s a t
t h i s s p o t in t o t w in s t r e a m s a n d is c r o s s e d b y a d o u b le
b r i d g e t o t h e v i l l a g e o f G o r i n g in O x fo r d s h ir e , w h e r e
t h e r e i s a s t a t io n on t h e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y . T h e
e a r li e s t n o t ic e o f t h e p la c e i s in t h e c a r t u l a r y o f t h e
A b b e y o f A b in g d o n , w h ic h r e c it e s a g i f t o f la n d a t
41 S t r e t l e a .” b y I n a , K i n g o f W e s s e x , A D . 687 . T h e
c h u r c h o f S t . M a r y , r e b u i l t , w it h th e e x c e p tio n o f t h e
t o w e r , in 1864 - 5 , c o n s is t s o f c h a n c e l, n a v e , a is le s , s o u th
p o r c h a n d a n e m b a t t le d w e s t e r n t o w e r o f flin t c o n t a in ­
i n g 6 b e lls a n d a c l o c k ; in t h e s o u th a i s le i s a m e -

m o r ia l w in d o w t o R o b e r t B a r c l a y , w h o d ie d J a n u a r y
25t h , 18 8 1 ; a n d tw o o th e r s to E m i l y ( d ie d J u n e , 1891 ),
w id o w o f W . H . S t o n e e s q . : in th e n o r t h a is le a r e th r e e
m e m o r ia l w in d o w s t o t h e T o d d f a m il y , J a m e s H e n ry
T o d d , d . A p r il 9t h , 1886, C a t h e r in e T o d d a n d M a r y ,
d a u g h t e r s o f I . H . T o d d , d . M a r c h 16 t h , 18 8 1 : th e
c h u r c h c o n t a in s s o m e g o o d b r a s s e s , in c lu d i n g o n e a t
t h e e n d o f t h e n o r t h a is le t o E l iz a b e t h O s b o r n , 1440,
a n d a n o t h e r to T h o m a s B u r it o n , o b . 20t h J u l y , 1603 ,
J o a n ( W e i r ) , h is w if e a n d 17 c h i l d r e n ; t h e r e a r e also
m e m o r ia ls in t h e c h u r c h t o W illia m
S t o n e e s q . of
S t r e a t le y , d . 30t h J a n u a r y , 1845, a n d M a r y , h is w ife ,
a n d to W ill ia m H e n r y S t o n e M .A . d . 20t h J u n e , 1863,
a n d E m i l y , h i s w i f e ; a n d a m o n u m e n t to t h e R ig h t
H o n . S i r S a m u e l S h e p a r d k t . P C . A t to r n e y - G e n e r a l
a n d c h ie f B a ro n o f t h e E x c h e q u e r in S c o t la n d , w h o d ie d
in 1840 , a n d is b u r i e d in t h e c h u r c h y a r d : t h e b ells
h a v e b e e n r e p a ir e d a t a c o s t o f a b o u t £ 150 , to w a r d s
w h in h M r s . S t o n e s u b s c r ib e d £ 10 0 ; t h e n a v e w a s r e ­
b u ilt i n 1864- 5 , a n d r e s e a t e d a t t h e so le c o s t o f t h e