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HU K S T.

BERKSHIRE.

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N ewland have been sold and the purchase m oney, Y3Q0,
in v ested ; the in tere st is yearly distrib uted in fuel.
There ja also the H ooten and Poolev bequest of / 44
yearly, for the benefit of the inm ates of Barker’ s alm stm uses; and two other ch an ties, founded by G eorge
W illiam B arker esq. for educational purposes and for
the purchase of coals for the poor, and am ounting
together to ¿ 1 9 y e a rly ; besides which there are some
sm aller bequests. Th e ch arities are now adm inistered
under a schem e of the C h arity Com m issioners, the
total incom e b ein g about ¿530'. Stanlake Park, the
p rop erty and seat of Col. F rederick G eorge B arker J.P.
p a rtly in this parish and p artly in Ruscom be, is a
la rg e mansion stan din g in grounds of 150 acres which
contain some fine tim ber. Haines H ill, a large mansion,
stan din g in a p ark of 130 acres, is the seat of W illiam
C harles G odsal esq. H u rst C ourt, a m ansion of red
brick, standing in the grounds of 70 acres, is occupied
by Philip H. M artineau esq. H urst Court, form erly
known as H u rst Lodge, was a t one tim e the residence
of a stew ard to H enry V I D .; the house is a Jacobean
building. Lord Braybrooke is lord of the m anor. The
princip al landowners are John H enry Leveson-G ower
esq. and W illiam C harles G odsal esq. The soil is
m o stly loam and g ra v e l; subsoil, gravel and clav. The
chief crops are w heat, barley and oats. The area of
H urst S t. N icholas c iv il parish is 2,972 acres of land
and 16 of w a te r; assessable value, ¿ 5 ,3 4 1 ; the popu’ a- !
tion m 1911 was 1,069, and of th e ecclesiastical parish. !j
1,306-

A sm all portion of a farm called “ Old W arren
H ouse,” m the parish of W okingham , is in the county
of W ilts, the rem ainder being in H urst, to which
p arish it is rated.
Old W arren F arm is rep uted to be extra-parochial for
■ecclesiastical purposes.
W IN N E B S H is a lib erty and com prises Sindlesham
lh e population in 1911 was 679; area. 2,035 acres of
land and 10 of w a t e r ; assessable value, ¿4.422.

N ew land is a lib erty. Th e nam es w ill be found
under Arborfield.
The nam es belonging to Tw yford will be found under
th at heading, and those of the Bear Wood d istrict under
th a t h eading or that of Arborfield.
Parish C lerk, A lfred W illiam W hite.
Post, M. 0 . T. & Telephonic E xpress D elivery Office,
W okingham road.— W illiam F . E . New berry, sub-post­
m aster.
L e tters arrive through Tw yford, Berks, at
7 a .m . & 1 2 . 1 0 & 6 . 5 0 p .m .; dispatched at 1 0 . 1 5 a.m .
& 2 -5 5 & 7 - 4 5 P-m - ; & on sundavs, delivery a t 7
a.m . ; dispatched, 9 . 4 5 a.m
Post Office, Davis street— W illiam Riches, sub-post­
m aster.
L etters received th rou gh Tw yford ; arrive
a t 8 .3 0 a.m . & 1.15 & 7 . 3 0 p .m . ; dispatched at 1 0
a.m . & 2 .3 0 & 7 . 2 0 p.m . ; Sundays, 8 a.m . H urst,
i j m iles distant, is the nearest m oney order & te le ­
g rap h office
W all B oxes— C astle inn, cleared a t 1 0 a.m . & 2 . 3 0 &
7 .3 0
p.m . ; Sundays a t 9 . 2 5 a.m . ; Broad Hinton,
cleared a t 8 .3 0 a.m . & 1 . 3 0 , 3 . 5 & 7 . 5 5 p .m . ; S u n ­
days at 1 1 . 3 0 a.m
P illar L etter Boxes.— T ou tley, cleared a t 8 . 4 5 a.m . &
2 .5 0 & 6 . 4 0 p.m . ; Sundays, 1 2 noon ; W h istley Green,
cleared at 1 0 . 2 0 a.m . & 1 . 3 0 , 2 . 5 0 & 7 . 4 5 p .m .; S u n ­
days, 9 . 4 5 a.m . ; Haines H ill, cleared a t 8 . 1 5 a.m . &
1 . 1 5 & 7 . 5 0 p .m .;
S u n d a ys, 9 . 3 5 a .m .; D unt la n e,
c le a r e d at 8 . 1 5 a.m . & 1 . 5 & 7 . 2 5 p .m .; su n d a v s ,
8.15 a.m
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jj W all L etter Box, Stanlake park, cleared at 8.30 a.m .
! & 1 . 3 0 , 3 & 8 p.m . ; Sundays, 1 0 . 1 0 a.m
E lem en tary Schools (boys, girls & in fa n ts ); th e boys’
school was erected in 1 8 8 1 ; th e schools w ill united
hold 2 0 0 children ; F ran cis E. Child, m aster ; M iss
A nn ie F ield, m is tre ss ; M rs. A m v Record, in fan ts’
m istress
C arriers to R eadin g— W illiam Bonner, tues. thurs. &
sat. & C . G ran t, mon. tues. th urs. & sat. return in g
the sam e days

H URST.

Bullock S am u el H enry, baker, W h ist­ S cott Bros, nurserym en, W histley grn
le y green
Sim m ons
W illiam ,
beer retailer,
C halker John W . S. baker & grocer
W h istley green
Andrew Mrs. O akley cottage, W h ist­ C larke A lfred, ironm onger
Stafford Byron,frm r. H atch G a te frm
le y green
C ottrell Richd. L . frm r. K ibb les frm Stim son G eorge C harles, carpenter
'BarkeT Col. Frederick G eorge J.P . C rocker A lb ert, Old Crown P.H
Walden Henry, farm er, D unt lane
Stanlake park
Dance W illiam , carm an, Dunt lane
Broom e Rev. E dm und M .A. (vicar), Dunn W illiam , farm er, Hinton farm W hite A lfred W illiam & Son, b la ck ­
sm iths, W h istley green
V icarage
Ford G eorge, corn m er.L ea Heath
W icks W illiam , Green Man P.H
'Finch M rs. H u rst grove
Frazer Isaac, beer retailer
W illey Leonard A rth u r, n urserym an,
F rericks Baroness, Frogm ore
G rant Charles, carrier
The Bungalow . W h istley green
Godsal W illiam Charles, Haines hill Heath W illiam Thom as, assistant
W orkin g Men’ s C lu b (Ernest Lloyd,
H aig Thom as, Hinton house
overseer & clerk to P a rish Council,
sec)
K in g Misses, O rchard farm
2 A ylesford villas
Kirk M rs. Orchards
H icks E lisha John, rose grower
M ackey A rchibald J ., J.P . H urst ho
W IN N E R SH .
Hobbs Edm und, farm er, Home farm ,
M ackey M iss, H inton lodge
Haines hill
(L etters delivered from W okingham .)
M artineau
Philip
H ubert,
H urst
Jackm an A rth u r, blacksm ith, W h ist­ Cobham Mrs. H igh Chim neys
court. T N 3
ley green
Dunne M ajor Terence J. B. T ou t­
M ellor Jam es. Woodlands
Johnson W illiam Cam den, carpenter
ley hall
M etca lf Mrs. Keyersbridge house
K in g A lfred John, C astle inn
O
akley-W alker C harles, Kelburne lo
Parsons F rederick. Hovenden house K in g Geo. farm er, W h istley M ill fm
Teb bitt Stanton, F orest lodge
R ou p ell Capt. G eo.G . K . P. H urst cot Loader W alter G eorge, farm er
W edderburn Miss, Thickhorns
R o u se Mrs. Dorndon
Maehin D avid, E lephant & C astle P.H
S m a ll Thom as, V icto ria house
M cKie H arry, beer reta iler
C O M M E R C IA L .
Soundy E dw in, H inton road
M illson W illiam , beer retailer
W arner E dw ard G uy, H u rst grange M illw ard Percy, head gardener to A. Bowyer E rn est, farm er, M ungells frm
Bowyer W m . farm er, M urrell green
J. M ackey esq. H u rst lodge
C h alker John W. S. grocer. Davis st
C O M M E R C IA L .
New berry W illiam F rederick Ernest, Ford & Son (W okingham ) Lim ited,
A dey Geo. (M rs.),C onvalescent home
stationer & sub-postm aster, W ok­
steam threshing m achine & steam
B a rtlett Thom as W illiam , W h eel­
ingham road
roller proprietors, W innersh farm
w righ ts’ A rm s P.H
P arfitt
Reginald
H enry,
farm er, F ulk er Geo. Pheasant P.H . K in g st
B iggs Richard, farm er,D u nt Lane frm
W h istley C ou rt farm
Parsons
W ltr.frm r.Loddon B ridge frm
Bonner W illiam ,cycle agent & carrier, Parkin Edwd. farm er. Broad common
Sm ith Charles Henry, dairym an
W h istley green
Porter F rederick Charles, shopkeeper, T eb b itt Stanton, surveyor of h ig h ­
Bow yer A rth u r, fruiterer
W h istlev green
ways to W okingham R u ral D is­
Brown W m . farm er,W ard's Cross fm , Riches W illiam , shopkeeper & subtric t Council. F orest lodge
B ullock G eorge, beer retailer. W h ist 1 postm aster, Davis .Street
W ard R ichard, farm bailiff to G .
le y green
S cates Sim eon, shopkeeper
Ford esq. H igh Chim neys farm
P R IV A T E

R E S ID E N T S .

E A S T I L S L E Y (or M arket Ilsley, an cien tly Hildesle y ) is a sm all m arket town and p arish , and head of a
p etty sessional division, 9 m iles north from N ew bury,
10 from W antage, 11 south from Abingdon, 2 m iles
north-w est from Com pton station on the D idcot and
W inchester railw ay, in the Southern division of the
cou nty, hundred of C om pton, union and cou n ty court
d istrict of W antage, ru ra l deanery of Newbury’, arch ­
deaconry of B erks and diocese of O xfo rd ; it is situated
on the side of a h ill, surrounded b y downs, w hich e x ­
tend for some m ile s ; a p art of these is cu ltiv ated and
the rem ainder used as sheep w alks. The church of

St. M ary is a sm all buildin g of stone and rubble in
m ixed styles, consisting of chancel, nave of three bays,
aisles, north porch and low em battled western tower
of the D ecorated period, containing 5 bells, dated
1412-1625, and a clo ck : th e south arcade of the nave
has T ransition Norm an arches, b ut th e south aisle is
E arly E nglish, the north bein g m odern: the ch urch
was enlarged and re-pewed in 1845, and in 1881-2 the
south aisle was restored and the fine old roof d is­
closed ; th e entrance to the rood lo ft and a piscina were
also discovered; the g a lle ry in front of th e w est w in ­
dow was rem oved, a N orm an font, w hich was found