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ol acres, given by the late W. Bliss esq. for the join t
use of Chipping Norton and Over Norton, was opened
in 1882: it contains one m ortu ary chapel and is under
the management of the Corporation, acting as a Burial
Board. The Town Hall is a building o f stone in the Classic
style, with a portico, and contains a well-furnished reading
room and a library. On the reform of the Corporation, in
j835, one of the two m aces form erly carried before the two
bailiffs of the old Corporation, was s o ld ; the other, an
object of m uch interest, is now in the possession of
Mr. William Bliss, of W allingford;
it was ori­
ginally made in 1606, on the incorporation of the town,
and is' of silver-gilt, and 31 inches in le n g th ; the shaft,
once divided by bands into four sections, retain s one
hexagonal band, and portions of the sh aft are engraved
with tiers or rows of arches, each enclosing a colum ­
bine; slender brackets support th e head, which was
altered to a non-regal design durin g the Com m on­
wealth p erio d ; it still retains the curious reflexed
feather arches which replaced the original cro w n ; but
at the Restoration in 1660 it was re-con verted into a
royal mace, the m otto placed round the head b y the
Puritans erased, and the whole surm ounted by an orb
and cross. The borough seal, which dates from about
the same period, is circular, and bears an em battled
arch flanked by two round towers, encircling w hich is
a marginal legend.
Leather gloves and gaiters are
extensively made here, also woollen goods, and there
is a brewery. The town is situated in an agricultural
district and la rgely depends on th e landed interest.
A maiket is held on W ednesdays, chiefly for grain.
Fairs are held on the first W ednesday in each m o n th ;
cattle and sheep in large num bers are brought here
for sale, and th e fairs are usually well attended by
farmers and d ea lers: there are also statu te fairs on
the Wednesday before and after October 10th, for the
hiring of servants. The Bowyer L o dge of Freem asons, No.
1,036, holds its m eetings at the M asonic Tem ple, Over
Norton road, on the T uesday nearest the fu ll moon (except
in the months of June, July, A u g u st and Septem ber).
There are almshouses in C h u rch street, founded about
1649 by Henry Cornish, for eight widows, w ith an endow­
ment of 20s. yearly for repairs, and 2s. per week in
bread; Leach and W est’s ch arity of about ¿ 4 a year is
for decayed trad esm en; and there are several charities for
distribution in kind and m oney, am ounting to about
¿42, including a charity of ¿ 3 19s. xod. a year for
apprenticing poor boys.
The m ayor, alderm en and
burgesses are lords of the manor. Th e principal land­
owners are H. Wr. B aker esq. A lb ert B rassey esq. J .P .,

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M .F .H . exors. of W. G . Dawkins esq. the trustees 0£
the late M iss Thom asine G ibbs, the Co-operative Society,.
A ustin Webb esq. E . V . Bellers and W . C. B ellers esqrs.
M rs. W. C. P h illips, the trustees of the Lon g Marston.
school, Mrs. F. T. M aisey, and W. T oy esq. Th e are;»
of the m un icipal borough and c i v i l' parish is 2,456.
a c re s; rateable valu e, ¿12 ,5 0 0 ; the population in 1911
was 3,972, in clu d in g 13 officers and 144 inm ates in th e
Poor Law In stitution .
Th e population of the ecclesiastical parish in 1911
was 4,315.
O Y E R N O RTO N is a civil parish, b ut for ecclesiastical
purposes form s p art of C hipping Norton, from which it
is th ree-quarters of a m ile north. A handsome d rin k in g
fountain w ith polished m arble pillars has been erected
to the m em ory of Col. H enry Dawkins M .P. (d. 1864),
and E m m a, his w ife, by th eir four children. T h e rentsof the poor’s allotm en t of 50 acres, aw arded in 1770,
are devoted to the purchase of clothes, linen, bedding,
fuel, tools, m edical or other aid in sickness, food o r
other articles in kind, and oth er ch aritable p u rp o ses;
W rig h t’s ch arity of £ 3 12s. is for bread, and Miss Daw­
kins’ ch arity is given in m oney ; both being disburse«}
by the vicar and churchw ardens of C hip p in g Norton.
Over Norton House, the property of the trustees of thelate W illiam G. Dawkins esq. and now th e residence of
Capt. Denis S t. G eorge D aly J.P . is a mansion in theTudor style, reb u ilt in 1879, and standing in a wellwooded park of about 90 acres. The trustees of the late
W illiam G . Dawkins esq. are lords of th e m anor. The
area is 2,345 acres ; rateable value, ¿2 ,39 1 ; th e popu­
lation in 190X was 350 and in 1911 was 343.
Post Office.— A lb ert Edward Saunders, sub-postm aster.
Letters through C h ipping Norton arrive 6.50 a.m . &=.
1.10
p.m . ; dispatched 10.45 a m - & 7 p .m . ; no Sun­
day delivery. C hippin g Norton is the nearest tele­
graph & m oney order office
E lem en tary School (m ixed), erected & opened 9 Sept.
1901 a t a cost of ¿1,00 0, for 60 ch ild ren ; M rs. J ack ­
son, m is tre s s ; M iss E d ith In sall, assistan t m istress
A t COLD N O RTO N was once an A u gu stin ian priory,
founded by W illiam F itzalan in the reign of H enry II.
and dedicated to SS. M ary the V irg in , John the
E van gelist and S. G iles. In the reign of H enry V II.
it was escheated to the Crown, and subsequently p u r­
chased b y W illiam Sm ith, bishop of Lincoln (1496I5 I4 )> by whom it was given to Brasenose C ollege, O x­
ford, of w hich he was, in 1509, co-founder.

O F F IC IA L E S T A B L IS H M E N T S , L O C A L IN S T IT U T IO N S &c.
Post, M. 0 . & T . & Telephonic E xpress D elivery Office, Th e ordinary m eetings o( the Corporation are held a t
Market place.— H arry F rederick Y ard ley, postm aster.
the C ouncil cham ber, Town hall, and friday in th e
Week days, money order, savings bank, postal order,
m onth, at 7 p .m
inland revenue & telegrap h, 8 a.m . to 8 p.m . ; S u n ­
Officers of the Corporation.
days, 8.30 a.m . to 10 a.m . ; telegrap h , 8.30 a.m . to
10 a .m .; telephone business, continuous attendance to Town C lerk & C lerk to the B urial Board & Collector of
subscribers
G eneral D istrict R ale, Thom as Mace, 10 M arket place
Deliveries.— From all parts, week days, letters, 6.45 T reasu rer, Thom as Henry B urb idge, London C ity &
a.m. & 1 & 5.30 p .m .; parcels, 8 a.m . & 1 & 5.30
M idland Bank L im ited , M arket place
p.m .; sundays, letters only, 7 a.m
M edical Officer of H ealth, E dw in M orton B .A ., M .D.
Dispatches.— A ll parts, week days, le tters & parcels,
C .M .E d in ., D .P .H .R .C .P .S .I. 123 W oodstock rd .O xford
9-^5 & 11-25 a m. & 2.40, 5.45, 7.40, 8.20, 8.40 & 9.5 Borough S urveyor & San itary Inspector, G eorge Fredk.
p.xm; sundays, letters only, 5.25 & 9.5 p.m.
Mace, C h urch street
Post Office Letter Box cleared, week days, 5.50, 9.15 & Sexton at C em etery, John H ughes
11-25 a-m. & 12.45, 2.40, 5.25, 5.45, 7.40, 8.20, 8.45
« 9-5 P-m. ; sundays, 6.50 a.m . & 5.25 & 9.5 p.m
BO R O U G H M A G IS T R A T E S .
The M ayor
The ex-M ayor
CO R PO RA TIO N .
Bowen Jam es Benjam in, 5 H igh st. C h ip p in g Norton
19x4-15.
B urbidge Thom as H enry, 19 M arket pi. C hippin v N orton
Mayor, Councillor Bertram E dw ard L illey.
M atthews F rederick W illiam Powell. Fifield, Oxford
deputy Mayor, Councillor H enry C harles Franklin.
Rowell W illiam N orm an, I v y dene
Alderm en.
Shilson Sam uel G ibson, C h arlb u ry, Oxon
Sims Nelson, 5 H avelock street, Spalding
Jam.tf r?.i i ?TembeT’ I9 l6 B etire Novem ber, ig m .
Clerk, Thom as M ace, 10 M arket place
J o S ^ enJ.amm
I John Busby
P
etty sessions are held at the Town hall everv frid a y at
er
I Daniel R u tte r Sim m s
12 noon
C ouncillors.
C O U N T Y M A G IS T R A T E S FO R T H E C H A D L IN G T G N
R etire in N ovem ber, 1915.
P E T T Y S E S S IO N A L D IV ISIO N .
Ernest HaVl” BolWf'11
I Charles W iUiam Hannis
A braham John G eorge, Lower court, C h adlington .
mu
I A ustin Webb
C h arlbu ry, Oxon
Retire in Novem ber, 1016.
Bolton E dw ard, Enstone
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,
I John Hope
B rassey A lb ert M .A. H eythrop park, C h ip p in g Norton
eorge Collins
| B ertram E dw ard L illey
D aly C apt. Dennis St. G eorge, O ver Norton park, C h ip ­
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R etire in N ovem ber, 1917.
pin g Norton
G iles E dm un d, C h urch ill, Chipping Norton
Henry a i i ' ^
I R a lP h 0 a lie s
Fellowes Charles A rth u r, R anger’s lodge,Charlburv,OxonMavn - .
3 FranH ln
I WiI1' am T °y
Hall A lexander C ross M .A . G reat R ollrigh t, C h ip p in g
rs Auditor, Alderm an Joseph Reader
Norton
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