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B u r g e s s M . 4 S o n , b u ild e rs
K in g Joseph , P lo u g h P .H
G r a n g e r E d g a r B rid d e n
C h o w n G eo . c a r r ie r , a s s is t a n t o v er­ P itta rn H e n ry , c a r r ie r
Hatt Joseph A
seer & cle rk to t h e P a r is h C o u n c il R a y W illia m , sa d d le r
Bowbottom M isses
D a n d r i g e P h ilip , d a iry m a n
R o se E llen ( M r s .) , h a w k er
S a w y e r E d m u n d C h a r le s J .P .M a n o r ho G ra n g e r
E d gar
B rid d en
L .R .C .P . S a w y e r E d m u n d C h a s. J .P . fa r m e r
T ow nsend
R e v.
R aym ond
(v ic a r) ,
L o u d .,
M .R .C .S .E n g .
su rg e o n , S h r im p to n S a m u e l, c a rp e n te r
Vicarage
m e d ic a l officer & p u b lic v a c c in a to r, T a y lo r C h a rle s, fa rm e r, A sc o tt
W heeler A lfr e d ,C h ip p in g h u r s t ( le tte r s
G r e a t & L i t t le M ilto n d is tr ic ts , T o w n sen d W illia m , L a m b P .H
through C u d d e sd o n , W h e a tle y )
T h a m e u n io n
W a tt s W illia m , fa r m b a iliff to M r.
COMMERCIAL.
H a tt Jo sep h A s h b y , fa rm e r
M ilto n H a r r is
E a rly clo sin g d a y , T h u r s d a y .
J e n n in g s J o h n T h o m a s , g ro c e r
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Betts K e zia h ( M r s .) , b e e r r e t a ile r
J o rd a n J u lia n E d g a r , g r o c r .P o s t office W ood R ic h a r d , b ee r r e ta ile r
M I N S T E R L O V E L L is a p a rish an d v illa g e , on An a lie n p r io r y o f B e n e d ic tin e m o n k s w as fo u n d e d h e re
either side of a v a lle y th r o u g h w h ic h ru n s th e riv e r b efo re 1206, as a c e ll to th e a b b e y of S t. M a ry d e Ib re io ,
Windrush, d iv id in g th e p a rish in to tw o p a rts , term ed
or I v r y , in N o r m a n d y , b y M a u d L o v e l, a n d d e d ic a te d
respectively G re a t a n d L itt le M in s t e r ; i t is 2 | m iles
to S t. K e n e lm ; on it s su p p re s sio n i t w as g r a n t e d to
west-north-west fro m W itn e y sta tio n , on th e O x fo rd and
E ton C o lle g e . T o th e s o u th -e a s t of th e c h u r c h , n ear
Witney section of t h e G r e a t W e s te r n r a ilw a y , in th e
the r iv e r W in d ru s h , are th e ru in s of an a n c ie n t m an sio n ,
Mid division of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d of C h a d lin g to n ,
fo rm e rly t h e resid e n ce o f th e L o v e l f a m i l y : th e b u ild in g s,
petty sessional d iv isio n o f B a m p to n E a s t , W itn e y u nion
w hen p e r fe c t, fo rm e d a q u a d r a n g le , a n d th e o n ly
and cou nty c o u r t d i s t r i c t , r u r a l d e a n e ry o f W itn e y and
po rtio n s sta n d in g are th e n o rth sid e , p a r t of a to w e r
archdeaconry and d io cese of O x fo rd .
T h e p re s e n t
a t th e so u th en d of th e w e ste rn sid e an d a lo w w a ll
church of St. K e n e lm . b u ilt b y L o r d W illia m L o v e l
a tta c h e d to it, w ith se ve ral fine b u t n o w ro ofless and d is ­
between 1425 an d 1465, re p la c e s an o ld er c h u rc h ,
m an tled a p a rtm e n ts : in 1708, d u r in g th e re b u ild in g o f a
possibly on th e sa m e s ite , w h ic h w as a t ta c h e d in th e
c h im n e y h e re, a la r g e v a u lt w as d isco v e re d in w h ic h w as
12th ce n tu ry to th e B e n e d ic tin e A b b e y o f I v r y in N o r ­
found th e en tire sk eleto n of a m a n s i t t in g at a ta b le on
mandy: it sta n d s on th e so u th - w e s te rn d e c liv it y of a
w h ich w ere w r itin g m a te r ia ls and a book, and it h a s been
hill, and is a noble c r u c ifo r m b u ild in g of sto n e in th e
a ssu m e d t h a t L o rd L o v e l, w ho d isa p p ea re d a fte r th e b a ttle
Late P erp e n d icu la r s t y le , c o n s is t in g o f c h a n ce l, w ith
of S to k e , m ad e his w a y to h is h o u se h e re , and, co n cea lin g
vestry on th e n o rth sid e , n a v e , t ra n s e p ts , n o rth p o rch ,
h im self in th is v a u lt, wTas e v e n tu a lly sta rv e d to d e a t h ;
and a cen tral to w e r w ith g ro in e d ro o f an d e m b a ttle d
on h is d e a th , h is t itle s , in c lu d in g t h e b a ro n ie s of H o lla n d ,
parapet co n ta in in g 3 b e l l s : th e c h a n c e l re ta in s a
D e m c o u rt a n d G r e y of R o th e rfie ld , b e c a m e e x tin c t ,
piscina, and th e re a re t h r e e h a g io sco p e s, one in each
an d t h a t of B e a u m o n t fe ll in to a b e y a n c e betw een h is
transept and one o p e n in g fro m th e v e s t r y : th e rere d o s,
s is te rs , b u t w as c a lle d o u t b y w r it of s u m m o n s, 16
erected in 1876, in m e m o r y o f L a d y T a u n to n , is of C a en
O c t 1840, in fa v o u r of M ile s T h o m a s S ta p le to n esq. of
stone in five c o m p a r tm e n ts , b e a u t if u lly s c u lp tu r e d : th e
C a r lto n , Y o r k s , one of t h e co -h e irs t h e r e t o :
th e
pulpit, of sto n e, is m o d e rn , a n d th e P e r p e n d ic u la r fo n t,
b
a ro n y of L o v e ], of M in ste r L o v e ll, w a s co n fe rre d on
of same d a te as t h e c h u r c h , is o cta g o n a l in p la n , an d
T h o m a s C o k e, V is c o u n t C o k e of H ollcham a n d E a r l of
has a panelled b a sin o rn a m e n te d w it h q u a r tr e fo ils and
L e ic e s te r , an d is a tta c h e d t o t h e E a r ld o m of E g m o n t in
foliage, su p p o rte d on a d e e p ly r e c e s s e d p a n e lle d s h a ft :
th e p e e ra g e of Ir e la n d . T h e es ta te of th e L o v e ls , co n fis­
in the so u th t ra n s e p t is a fine a lt a r to m b , p ro b a b ly to
c a te d b y H e n ry V I I . w a s g r a n te d to h is u n c le J a s p e r ,
John, fa th e r of F r a n c is , L o r d L o v e l, w h o w as ra ise d
and su b s e q u e n tly , a fte r v a rio u s c h a n g e s , p a sse d in to th e
to the d ig n ity o f V is c o u n t an d K .G . an d L o r d C h a m b e rp o sse ssion of T h o m a s C o k e , re fe r r e d to ab o v e. T h is
lain of th e H o u seh o ld to R ic h a r d I I I . fo r w h o m he
sp o t is th e sc e n e of C la ra R e e v e ’s f a m ilia r t a le “ T h e
fought a t B o s w o rth F ie ld , 22 A u g . 1485, a n d fro m
O ld E n g lis h B a ro n ,” p u b lis h e d in 1777 . M iss E m ily
this disastro u s b a t tle e s c a p e d in to B u r g u n d y ; h e n e x t
D ean e, w ho is la d y of t h e m a n o r, a n d J o sep h W illia m
became a p a rtis a n of th e im p o s to r L a m b e r t S im n e l,
and after th e en c o u n ter a t S to k e , 16 J u n e , 1487, d is ­ A b ra h a m esq. a re th e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e so il
is v a r io u s ; su b so il, c la y an d sto n e b ra s h . T h e c h ie f
appeared; on th e d e a th of h is p a te r n a l g r a n d m o th e r in
cro p s are w h e a t, b a r le y , oats an d tu r n ip s , a n d on th e
1475, he becam e also L o r d D e in c o u rt a n d L o r d G r e y de
a llo tm e n ts, p o ta to e s. T h e a r e a is 1,935 a c re s of lan d
Rotherfield, as a p p ea rs fro m h is g a r t e r p la te in ' S t
an d 16 o f w a t e r ; ra te a b le v a lu e , £ 1 ,9 9 9 ; th e po pu lation ,
George’s ch ap el, W in d s o r ; th e to m b , re s to r e d ab o u t
m 19 11 w as 448.
1870 by the E a r l o f E g m o n t , b aro n L o v e l a n d H o llan d ,
P a ris h C le rk , Jo h n L o c k .
bears a fu ll-le n g th e ffig y in a r m o u r , an d th e s id e s are
relieved bv cu sp e d p a n e llin g a n d a d o rn e d w ith fig u re s
C H A R T E R V I L L E is an a llo tm e n t e s ta te c o n s is tin g of
of the H oly V ir g in , S t . C h r is to p h e r an d S t . M a rg a re t
80 sm a ll fa r m s o f 2, 3 a n d 4 a c re s, w it h a o ne-floor
of AnLoch t o g e th e r w it h sh ie ld s of a rm s of L o v e l,
co tta g e to ea ch f a r m : th e e s ta te w a s la id o u t in 1847
as p a rt of F e a r g u s O ’C o h n o r’s la n d s c h e m e ; th e re are
J r n f x V - i has 110 d a te or in s c r ip t io n : in th e w est
1 of th is tra n s e p t is a sla b , fo r m e r ly en c irc le d w ith
W esleya n an d P r im it iv e M e th o d is t c h a p e ls h e re.
military tro p h ies s c u lp tu r e d in sto n e, to H e n ry H e y ly n ,
P o st O ffice.— Jo h n L o c k , s u b -p o s tm a s te r. L e t t e r s fro m
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a rm ? ? ’ in s c r iP t io «
L a tin an d a sh ield of
a t 8.55 a .m . & 5.50 p .m . w e e k d a y s o n ly . W itn e y , 3
“ the c a n c e l w e re m e m o r ia ls to H e n ry P o w ell,
m ile s d is ta n t, is th e n e a re st m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g r a p h
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office. W a ll L e t t e r B o x a t th e O ld T o ll g a t e , c le a r e d
a t 5.20 p .m . on w e e k d a y s o n ly
there
fr0 m l 6 ” ’ d - i6 2 *> ™ t h a r m s :
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t h e n a v e a m o n u m e n t to th e fa m ily
E le m e n ta ry Sch o o l ( m ix e d ) , e re cte d b y s u b sc rip tio n , t o ­
effected fn
sa«1 ' /
r e s to r a tio n o f th e ch u rc h w as
g e t h e r w it h m a s te r’ s h o u se, in 1872, on a site given,
S
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th e re are 180
b y th e la te L a d y T a u n to n , a t a c o s t of £900 , & en­
addition nT u r c h y a r d w a s en la rg e d in 1897, b v th e
la r g e d in 1899, to h o ld 120 c h ild r e n ; W illia m C
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