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W all L e tter Box,, L ittle Fawley, cleared at 7.30 a.m . & 1 Public E lem en tary School (m ixed), established in 1863,
lc days k Su ndays a t 12 noon
by the late Philip W roughton
esq. for 54 children;.
6.30 p.m . week
I M rs. Sharp, m istress
Bevan R ev.A lfd. Edwd. M. A .V icarage • K in g A lfd. Jas. frm r. G reat Faw ley W h e e le r Jam es, farm bailiff to R. C.
Dawson Richard C ecil, W hatcom be Lay A lfred, bailiff to M ajor A ngus J.
Dawson esq. W hatcom be
M cNeill M aj. A ngus J. Fawley manor
M cNeill
Y ou n g Men s Library (Rev. A lfred
c o m m e r c ia l .
Spansw ick Charles, b la ck sm ith ,L ittle1 E dw ard Bevan M .A. hon. sec)
H eighton Thos. shopkeeper, Post off 1 F aw ley
F E E N H A M is a sm all s trag g lin g township, border­ window on the south side of the chancel and another
ing on the Vale of W hite Horse, and form ing p art of in th e n ave; there are 110 sittin g s, half being free.
Particulars of the livin g w ill be found under Longcot.
the ecclesiastical d istrict of Longcot, 2J m iles southsouth-east from Faringdon, 2 m iles north from Uffing- Here is a C ongregational chapel, erected in 1830, seat­
ton junction on the G reat W estern railw ay, in the ing 90 persons. L a d y W antage, who is lady of the
Northern division of the county, parish and hundred manor, Jam es Green esq', and M essrs. H. K in n ear and
of S hrivenham , p etty sessional division, union and Co. are the principal landowners. The soil is clay and
county court d is trict of Faringdon, rural deanery of stone b r a s h ; subsoil, clay. The crops are the usual
the V ale of W hite Horse, archdeaconry of Berks and cereals. Th e area is 1,016 ac re s; rateable value,
diocese of Oxford. S t. John’s, a chapel of ease to ¿ 1 ,8 1 5 ; th e population in 1911 was 215.
Longcot, is a sm all m odern building of stone in the
Sexton, Joseph Church.
E arly E n glish style, consisting of chancel, nave, south
Post Office.— David Brown, sub-postm aster.
Letters
porch and western bell-gable w ith one b e ll: the chan­
arrive from Faringdon at 7 a.m .
Uffington is the
cel parclose and reading desk are of freestone w ith
nearest m oney order & telegraph office
coloured m arble p an els; the font is octagonal w ith
em b lem atically carved panels, and is supported on W all L e tte r Box, at P ost Office, cleared week days 12.20
& 6.45 p .m .; Sundays, 11.45 a m
m arble s h a fts: the east window is a m em orial to John
H ughes, who died in 1857: th ere is a sm all stained T h e children of this place attend Longcot school
j Brown D avid, shopkeeper, & post off
Adam s Raynard G eo.Fernhain m anor!
c o m m e r c ia l .
Aikm an Capt D F R. N igh tingale ¡B erry W illiam , farm bailiff to Geo. , G illin g John, farm er, Fernham fa rm
Bond A rth u r
! Adam s & Sons, Manor farm
I G oddard Sophia (M iss), dress m a k e r
Paine Louis M .F.H . Fernham bouse | Bond A lb ert & A rth u r, farm ers
I W arner Jam es, Woodman inn
F IF IE L D ,

see Bray.

F I N C H A M P S T E A D is a p retty village and parish 150 persons. There is a sum of ¿ 1 8 11s. 4d. yearly
on the borders of H am pshire, from w hich it is separated for fuel, derived from the investm ent of funds received
by the B lack water uiver, 4 m iles south, from W okingham , by sale of the allotm ent. Fincham pstead R id ges, a
2 from the "Wellington College station on the South range of hills extending from here to S andhurst, afford
E astern and C hatham railw ay and 10 south-east from some splendid views of the surrounding country. John
Reading, in the Eastern division of the county, hundred of W alter esq. is lord of the E ast C ourt m anor, and
C harlton, p etty sessional division and union of W oking­ Charles E dw ard H arris-S t. John esq. is lord of the
ham , county cou rt d istrict of Reading, rural deanery W est C o u rt m anor ; the W est C o u rt estate is of about
of Reading, archdeaconry of Berks and diocese of 500 acres and is owned by Charles E dw ard H arris-S t.
Oxford. The church of S t. Jam es is an ancient fabric, John esq. of W est C ourt. John W alter esq. and Charles
p artly N orm an, consisting of chancel, w ith sem i­ Edward H arris-St. John esq. are the principal lan d­
circular apse, nave of two bays, north aisle, south owners. The soil, w hich varies, is sand, g ra vel and
porch and an em battled w estern tower containing 6 lo a m ; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are w heat, oats
bells, the sixth bell having been added Dec. 8th, 1885, and beans. Th e area is 3,929 acres of land and 14 of
b y volu ntary subscriptions of the parishioners, to cele­ w a ter; rateable value, ¿ 6 ,7 1 0 ; the population in 1901
b rate the 80th birthday of the Rev. Edward S t. John was 666, and in 1911 was 866.
Parish C lerk, H enry M ilam .
LL.H . rector, 1840-92 : in the ch urch are various m onu­
Post, M. 0 . k T. Office.— Owen A. J. G oddard, subm ents, a curious brass to E lizabeth, dau gh ter and
postm aster. L etters from W okingham arrive at 7.50
h eir to John Taylor, of Fincham pstead, gent, and wife
k 11.50 a.m . ; dispa-tched at 8.45 & 11.30 a.m . k 1.30
of John B lighe, ob. 1635, and to her daughter, Jane;
& 6 p .m . on week days ; on Su n d ays at 11.5 a.m
and another brass to the w ife of the Rev. E dw ard St.
P illar L etter Boxes.— W okingham road, cleared at 8.55
John, d. 1850: the church was th orough ly repaired
& 11.40 a.m . & 1.45 & 6.15 p.m . & on Sundays at 11.20
and reseated in 1856 and again restored in 1914 : there
a . m . ; Reading road, cleared at 8.25 & 11.35 a.m . Sc
are 260 sittin gs. The register dates from the year 1653.
5.35
p.m . ; Sundays, 10.15 a.m
The livin g is a rectory, net yearly value nearly ¿500,
Police
Constable, D avid G rig g .
w ith residence, in the g ift of John W alter esq. of Bear
Wood, W okingham , and held since 1912 by the Rev. E lem entary School (m ixed), b u ilt by the la te John
W alter esq. & supported p artly by subscriptions, for
E gerton Corfield M .A . of S t. C atharin e’s College, C am ­
100 c h ild re n ; Miss M. A. Chivers, m istress
bridge. H ere is a B ap tist chapel, w ith sittin g s for
P R IV A T E

R E S ID E N T S.

C avendish Mrs
Cope John, Sunnvside
Corfield Rev. E gerton (rector), New
R ectory house
Deas Mrs. G rangeville
D rake Geo. M organ Jas. W ick hill
D rake Sam uel, W ick hill
Forge John, River-Bend
G reenfield L ieu t. B ertie L . H ., R .N .
S outh court
H aTris-St JohnC has.Edw d.W est court
H erbert M ajor E dw ard S. A gates
meadow
Hopkinson The Misses, W yse hill
Jones Lieut.-C ol. A lfred S ., V .C .,
M .I.C .E ., J.P . R idge cottage
K em ble Misses, H agates
K em m Mrs. Restrop
L ethbrid ge Mrs. Am brose, Manor ho
Lipscom be Mrs. H eath house
Martin Jam es W entw orth, B anisters
M olyneux M rs. W arren lodge
P igg W m . Beechev, W heatlands
Sim onds G erald Pom eroy, F leet end
Sm ithson S am i.F rd k.T h e Old Rectory
T a y lo r M iss, China cottage

Tindle-Biscoe M iss, T h reave
, G csw ell & M ilam , blacksm iths
Vickers W illiam Vernon M.A.WTick hi G osw ell F rederick, fly proprietor
Watson G eorge A rtli. J.P . E ast cou rt j H alfacre A lfred, carpenter
W atson Gen. S ir John V .C ., G .C .B ,
Halton Fanny .(M rs.), shopkeeper
N orth cou rt
H ew itt E liza R. (M rs.), fancy draper
W ebster A rth u r. The C ottage
Hoyle F rederick R. farm b ailiff to
W estern Mrs. Th e Coppice
C . E . H arris-St. John esq. Lea frm
W om ack A rth u r S., Hill rise
Jones Joseph Jesse, farm er, Manor
(For other nam es in the parish, see
farm
C row thorne.)
Loader John, farm er, Shepperland’s
c o m m e r c ia l .
j
farm
Baldwin Frank, m arket gardener. Milam F rederick John, blacksm ith,
Fleet F arm house
' see G oswell & M ilam
Barker A rth ur, plum ber, assistant1 Morgan Charles Louis, m otor garage
overseer & clerk to Parish Council Moss Edward, farm bailiff to W. V.
Berriss H enry, New inn
Vickers esq. R idge farm
Cox Jason, farm b ailiff to W
B 1 Pratt W alter Jam es,Q ueen’s Oak P.H
P ig g esq. W heatlands m anor
! Ratcliffe, Robert, farm er, C h u rch frm
Cox lia v m o n d J .C . carpenter & joiner i Read W illiam , farm b ailiff to W.
Sim onds
esq.
Bullow ay
(postal
Dearlove Charles D. grocer
address, E versley, W inchfield)
Dixon John, m iller (w ater & steam ),
New M ill (postal address. Eversley. Reynolds Bros, farm ers, F leet farm
Slyfield A dam , boot & shoe m aker
W inclifield)
F incham pstead
C rick et
C lub
(F. W illiam s W a lter Jas. G reyhound inn
J. M ilam , hon. sec)
W orking Men's C lub (Owen A. J.
F orge Bros, poultry farm ers (postal
Goddard, sec)
address, E versley, W inchfield)
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F R I L F O B D , see M archam .