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W OODLEY AND SANDFORD.

B E R K S H IR E .

between the nave and the ch an cel, supported on columns
of dark F orest of Dean s to n e ; the reredos is of Caen
stone and E a rly E n g lish and Italian alabaster and
m arble, and has a scu lp tured group in the centre re­
p resenting the C ru cifix io n : t h e east window is stained,
and a b eau tifu l arch p artially filled by oak screen work
incloses the organ c h a m b e r: t h e r e ' are 260 sittings.
The register dates from the year 1881. The livin g is a
vicarage, net yea rly value £255, w ith residence, in the
g ift of the V ica r of Sonning, and held since 1913 by the
Rev. F rederick F itz P a tric k Penruddock M .A. of S t.
J o h n s C ollege, Cam bridge. Here is a Congregationa!
chapel, erected in 1834, w ith 120 sittin gs. The area of
W oodley and Sandford lib erty is 3,519 acres of land
and 90 of w a te r; assessable value, £ 17,9 9 7; the popuP R IV A T E . R E SID E N TS.

B radley Mrs. A. Lanes farm
Francis Misses. Homeland
G odsal H erbert, Sandford manor
Haines M rs. A voca
K en yon -F u ller A . C. C. Sandford m ill
Morgan W illiam A. Oakfield
Penruddock Rev. Fredk. F itz-P a trick
L L .M ., M .A . V icarage
Player Misses. The W arren
W alden Jam es W illiam , T em ple cot
W ithnall H erbt . B rereton, Park side
W ynn W a lter L ea, Woodside

c o m m e r c ia l .

A ldridge E rn est W illiam , beer reta ilr
A ldridge G eorge, baker, Post office
Andrews E dith M ary (M iss), nurse
Bastow S. 0 . farm er
Chapm an Thom as, dairym an
E m b lin g Jesse, Bull & Chequers P.H
Hearn Leonard, Chequers P.H
Lee Fras.Thos.farm er, Sandford farm
Molassine
Model P ou ltry
Farm ,
poultry farm ers (postal address,
j Twyford)

W O O L H A M P T O N is a p arish and a pleasant village
on the London and B ath road, with a station on the
G reat W estern railw ay called M idgham and 46^ m iles
south-w est from London,
east from N ew bury and 10$
south-w est from R eading in the Southern division of
the county, hundred of Theale, p etty sessional division, union and county cou rt district of N ewbury, rural
deanery of Bradfield, archdeaconry of Berks and diocese of O xford. The ch u rch of St. P eter, situated on
nn
an em inence, is a- structure of flint, in the Decorated
style, consisting of chanpel, nave and transepts, south
porch
and
containing
. a sm all w estern tu rre t w ith spire
A
^
3 b ells; i t was reb u ilt in 1857 at the expense of the late
Jam es B lyth esq. and affords 200 sittin g s. The register
vparV
a l n P 'z l n 68« t r 6 The diving 19 a rectory, net
vearrly
.v^val
with
an acres
arres of
nf (
rleht* and
and residence,
rp.'^an^
yea
v a luue
e'£722o00
o.
, w
ith 30
glebe
in the g ift of the C h u rch Pastoral A id Society, and held
since 1901 by the Rev. H erbert F itzack erley Freem an

[ k e l l y ’s

lation in 1911 was, of the liberty, 1,034, an<* of the
ecclesiastical parish, 684.
Parish C lerk . Joseph Parsons.
Post Office, W oodley.— G eorge A ldridgp, sub-postm as­
ter. L etters received through Reading at 7.30 a.m . ;
dispatched at 8.50 a.m . & 1 & 6.45 p.m . ; Sundays,
arrive at 7.40 a.m . ; dispatched at 11.55 a.m . Son­
ning, 3 m iles distant, is th e nearest m oney order &
,w . g lu l,u office
telegraph
1P illar Box cleared at 8.50 a.m . & 1.15
6.45 p.m . ;
I sundays, 11.55 a m
¡E lem en tary School (m ixed ), enlarged in
1894 & 1S96
I for 160 ch ild ren ; M iss A lice Isabelle F ran cis, m istress
j C arriers to Reading.— G eorge G rant, mon. tues. thuis.
1 k sat. ; W illiam Bonner, tues. thurs. & sat
Mundy W alter, builder, Th e Pollards
Nelson Jesse, carpenter & w heelw right
Parsons Joseph, parish clerk
P erry A lb ert E. decorator
Pither Thom as, farm er, Woodley frm
Randall Frederick W illiam , farm er,
Coleman's Moor farm
St. L u k e’s Home for Sick Children
(Miss E. K . Pantin, m atron)
W adhains John, blacksm ith
Webb Thom as, Lan d’s End P.H
Zilvo Flour Co. flour m erchants

of the m anor, and W illiam A rth u r M ount esq. B .A .,
J .P ., M .P. are the principal landowners. The soil is
gravel, clay and loam , w ith peat in K en n et v a lle y ; subsoil varies very m uch, p rin cipally clay and gravel. The
area is 707 acres of land and 12 of w a ter; rateable
value, £ 3 ,63 6; the population in 1911 was 489, inclusive
of 104 in Douai A bbey and College,
Post, M. 0 ., T. & Telephonic E xpress D elivery Office
/'lot.t.prc
*Vinnld harp
Rprks added).—
addpdV— H enrv
(letters should
have ‘Berks
enry C oxeter.
oxeter,
sub-postm aster. Letters arrive at 6 a.m . 12 noon &
6.45 p .m .; Sundays, 8.20 a .m .; dispatched at 11.45
aa..m
u i .. u&; 2.30
J
uk. u8.10
. i v p.m . ; on .Sundays
. . . . . . . ^ at 7.25
~ j r p.m
■“ *
W all L e tte r Box, near W oolhampton house, cleared —
6.15 a.m . k 1.45 k 7.45 p .m .; sundays at 8.15 a.m

Elementary
. . J School (Non Provided)
„
,(
,mixed)
,, er
,ecvted.1in
1840, for 99 ch ild ren ; & is p artly endowed by the
late Dowager L a d y F a lm o u th ; Edward H enry Acker-

rathoHo Cn h PUh C b ri? / C / ^ % C a “ brid? e - H ele 's * Donain’ A bbeye & College, form erly St. M ary's Catholic
S
i .
/
1
a."d a ST 1
College, 'founded in i1833
8 „ as St. M ary’s School, „ a .
C ongregational chapel b u ilt in 1768. The G ill Cam pbell
re-established in 1886 as S t. M ary’ s College, by Bishop
H all, erected by M iss B ly th as a iriemcnial to the late
V ertue, & so .continued till 1903 when, under the
Rev. G ill Cam pbell, form erly curate of this, parish, is
Benedictines, it assum ed its present title, D ouai
used for lectures; entertainm ents &c. and serves also as a
A b b e y ; the buildings, erected from the designs of Mr.
club for the working m en of the village ; E van gelistic
F. A. W alters, include a chapel & a w in g, c r a t e d
and other services are frequently held in the hall. A
in m em ory of Capt. Joseph Boardman H aydock, late
drin kin g fountain, the gift of M iss B lyth , was erected
of the Buffs (3rd E ast K en t R e g t.), at a cost of over
here in 1897, at a cost of - £ 3 0 0 ,'to com m em orate the
£10,000.
The w ater supply is obtained from an
Diam ond Jubilee "Of H er la te M ajesty Queen V ictoria.
artesian well, 420 feet deep. The R t. Rev. W illiam
The charities am ount to £6 5 yearly value. W oolham p­
D avid H urley O .S.B . ab b ot; The V ery R ev. W alter
ton P ark, the property and "residence of Capt. Count
E dm und K e lly O .S.B . prior
D udley B eaum ont G urow ski, is a handsom e mansion of
red brick, in a well-wooded park of about 200 acres. R ailw ay Station, Henry M abbett, station m aster
Capt. C ount D udley Beaum ont G urow ski, who is lord Constable in Charge, Owen Brooks
P R IV A T E RESIDENTS.
iB rietzcke R ev.H erbert E dm und O .S.B
Brown G eorge
, . .
Harrington Rev. Fras. A lban O .S.B
C urrie Jas. B lyth, Woolhampton. cot Kershaw Rev. Anselm O .S.B
F rankum G eorge, Brookside
Larkin R ig h t Rev. H ugh Lawrence
Freem an Rev. H erbert Fitzackerley
O .S.B
M.A'. (rector), Rectory
McDonnell Rev. M ichael Dom inic
Gel] H enry W illingham M .A .. M.D.
O .S.B
„ T)ie C ourt
Marron Rev. John Stephen O .S.B
G urow ski Capt. Count Dudley B eau­ Mooney Rev. Ign atius S ylvesterO .S .B
m ont, W oolham pton park .
M urty Rev. Jam es John O .S.B
H urt G eorge E dw ard Philip
Powell Rev. E dw d. Laurence O .S.B
M acartney M ervvn E dm und F .S .A . Rice Rev. W illiam Ign atius O .S.B
Kennet Orlev
Richardson Rev. P eter A ntony O .S.B
M uody E dw in, Brook lawn
Riley Rev. Jam es Rom uald O .S.B
W aite E dw ard W ilkinstW hite cottage Simpson Rev. Sebastien O .S.B
W hite Richard
¡W ebb Rev. Francis Alphonsus O .S.B
W ynne Rev. H enry Leonard O .S.B
Residents at Douai A bbev & C ollege
c o m m e r c ia l .
H urley R igh t R ev*: W illiam David j Adam s George H enry, A ngel hotel
O E .B . (abbot)
1Ayres Chas. k G iles, coal m erchants
K elly V ery Rev. W alter E dm und Ailum Law rence, boot m aker
O .S.B . (prior)
! \ttw ood Fras. W. sieve k basket ma
Aspinwall Rev. Fras. Raym und O .S.B Bartholom ew Thom as, beer retailer
Bloor Rev. W illiam A loysius O .S.B
i Brown A lb ert V ictor, rod m erchant

Brown G eorge, T o d m erchant
Douai A bbey k C ollege (C atholic)
/ R ig h t Rev. W illiam David Hurley
O.S.B. ab b ot; V ery Rev. W alter
Edm und K elly O .S.B . prior)
Frankum H arry, m iller ;wnrer)
G ill C am pbell H all (Jesse H itchcock,
caretaker)
Hobbs H enry, rope m aker & sack &
twine m anu facturer
Hobbs M ary Jane (M rs.), g r o c e T
Johnson E m m a (M rs.), dress m aker
Johnson G eorge W illiam , builder
Moore Bertram Colw ay, Falm outh
Arm s hotel
Payne Daniel, beer retailer
Scroggins Percy Hy. cycle agt. k dir
S h u ttle Annie & E lizh. (M isses),grcrs
Shuttle A lb ert, blacksm ith
Sim m ons A rth u r, h air dresser
Taplin Charles, grocer k draper
Thom pson John W illiam , draper
W arner Frank, beer retailer
W arner George, baker

W O O L L E Y G R E E N , see L ittlew ick Green.
W O O L S T O N E , anciently “ W oolvericheton,” is a I Uffington Junction on the G reat W estern . railw ay. 6
chapelry and civil parish/*\Vry pleasantly situated at the I south from Faringdon and 19 from N ew bury, in the
foot of the W hite Horse h ill,
m iles south-west from ’ N orthern division of the county, hundred of Shriven-