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OXFORDSHIRE.

North S to k e, jo in t n e t y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 3 6 0 , w ith re s id e n c e
and 23 acres of g le b e , in th e g i f t of S t. J o h n ’s C o lle g e,
C a m b r id g e , and h e ld sin c e 1908 b y th e R e v . H e rb e rt
Edwin H en shaw C o o m b es M .A . o f t h a t c o lle g e . T h e
B a p tis t ch apel h e re is no w u se d as a v illa g e h a ll
and w ill seat 250 p erso n s. T h r e e c o t ta g e s an d n e a rly
7 acres of la n d , no w p r o d u c in g ¿ 1 3 y e a r ly , an d r e ­
p r e s e n tin g a c h a r it y le ft b y th e R e v . R ic h a r d H e a d la m
{n 1729, th e p ro d u ce to be d is tr ib u t e d a n n u a lly a t ,
C h r is tm a s in g r e a t co a ts to p o o r m e n of Ip s d e n an d j
Stoke R o w ; in 1875 W . J . D o d d esq. b e q u e a th e d th e
sum of ¿40 0 to be in v ested in G o v e rn m e n t s e c u ritie s , th e 1
proceeds'^ be an n u ally d is tr ib u te d in flannel and b lan k ets.
Near the ch u rc h is a d e ep w e ll.
H e r b e r t V in c e n t
Reade esq. w ho is lo rd o f th e m a n o r a n d J a m e s H a rt- |
p r iv a t e r e s id e n ts .
Coombes R ev. H e r b e r t E d w in H enshaw M .A . ( v ic a r ) , T h e V ic a r a g e
Dibley E d w in, T a la n a
Hartnoll Jam es, W e ll P la c e
Roe Col. R. B. T h e W a r r e n
Todd Hy. Ross F .R .C .S .I . Ip sd e n ho

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no li esq. are th e ch ie f la n d o w n e rs. T h e so il is ch a lk
an d g r a v e l ; su b so il, ch a lk a n d g r a v e l. T h e c h ie f cro p s
are w h e a t a n d b a rle y . T h e a re a is 3 ,4 16 a c re s o f la n d
an d 9 of w a t e r ; ra te a b le v a lu e , ¿ 2 ,9 2 4 ; t h e p o p u la tio n
in 1911 w as 654.
S e x to n , W illia m

G e o rg e S h a il.

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P o st, M .
. & T . O ffice.— M iss J a n e t L in d s a y , su b p o stra is tre s s. L e t t e r s th r o u g h W a llin g fo r d a r r iv e a t
7.40
a .m . & 1.5 p .m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 10.30 a .m . &
7 .5 p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 10.20 a .m . P illa r B o x ( H a ile y ),
cle a re d a t 10.20 a .m . & 6.55 p .m . ; Su n d a ys, 10 .15 a 'm
E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , b u ilt in 1802, fo r 84 c h ild r e n ;
M iss M ab el B a u g h a n , m is tr e s s . T h e sch o o l w a s e n ­
la r g e d in 1897, a ro o m fo r in fa n ts h a v in g been ad d e d

W illia m s G ly n n e , H a ile y ; & 7 B e rk e - L in d s a y J a n e t ( M is s ), g ro c e r, P o s t off
le y h o u se , H a y h ill, L o n d o n W
W ea r B a rth o lo m ew ,
fa r m e r ,
C ro ss
c o m m e r c ia l.
R o ad s fa rm
H a rt S te p h e n H a ro ld , e s ta te m a n a g e r W e lls F r a n k , b ee r r e t a ile r , H a ile y
to J a m e s H a rtn o ll esq . W e ll P la c e
W o o d le y F r a n c is W illia m & A r t h u r
H a tt T h o s. P a n te r , f a r m e r & la n d a g t
T h o m a s , fa rm e rs , S to n e farm
L in d s a y J a s .g a m e fa r m e r & e s ta te a g t

I S L I P (A. S . G ith e sle p e , th e leap o f G ith a ) , is a b y th e R e v . J a m e s H o ld e rn e ss C a r t e r M .A . o f E x e t e r
parish and v illa g e , w ith a sta tio n on. th e O x fo rd and C o lle g e , O x fo rd . T h e r e c to r y h o u se w as b u ilt in 1690
Bletchley section of th e L o n d o n an d N o rth W e ste rn b y D r. S o u th , and is a co n sp icu o u s o b je c t on ap pro ach jailway, and is 56 m ile s fro m L o n d o n , 6£ so u th -e a s t in g th e v illa g e fro m O x fo rd . H e re is a sm a ll W esleya n
from W oodstock, 7 n o rth -e a st fro m O x fo rd an d 6£ so u th - M eth o d ist ch ap el. D r. S o u th le ft lan d v a lu e d n o w ' at
west from B ice s te r, in th e M id d iv isio n of th e c o u n ty , a b o u t ¿ 1 0 0 fo r th e m ain te n an ce of a sch o o l, th e ap pren kundred and p e t t y sessio n a l d iv isio n of P lo u g h le y , t ic in g o f tw o o r th re e b o ys a n n u a lly and fo r g if t s to
Bicester union and c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t , r u r a l d e an e ry j poor w id o w s re s id in g in th e p a rish ; L itc h fie ld ’s a u g of Islip and a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io cese o f O x fo rd , s itu - ■
m e n ta tio n to th is c h a r it y p ro v id e s a b o u t ¿ 1 6 a ye a r for
on th e n o rth ern b a n k of th e r iv e r R a y n ea r it s 1 e d u c a tio n a l p u rp o ses and a b o u t ¿ 1 5 y e a r ly fo r c lo th in g
confluence w ith th e C h e r~w"e11ll:‘ a
~ g o o dJ b a lu s tra d1e d’ ' f o r s ix a g e d m e n and w o m e n ; D e n n e tt’ s c h a r it y of
bridge of fou r a rc h e s c ro ss e s th e fo rm e r im m e d ia te ly ¿ 8 is fo r a p p re n ticin g , and a n o th er g i f t b y M r. W illia m
below the ch u rc h . T h e c h u rc h of S t . N ich o la s is an A u g u r in 1688, p ro d u ce s ¿ 1 u s . 6d. a y e a r, w h ic h
edifice of stone c h ie fly o f th e 14 th c e n tu r y , a lth o u g h is g iv e n to th e p o o r. Is lip w a s t h e b irth p la c e a b o u t
the piers and a rc h e s on th e n o rth sid e o f th e n av e are A .D . 1004, of E d w a rd t h e C o n fe sso r, w h o is sa id to
Transition N o rm an , and b e lo n g to a p erio d co n sid e rab ly h a ve been a fte rw a rd s n u rse d and b r o u g h t u p in a
earlier than th e r e s t of th e b u ild in g : th e ch u rc h co n ­ p a la ce or m an sio n a t H e a d in g to n , th e s ite o f w h ic h
sists of chancel, nave o f th re e b a y s , aisles, s o u th p o rch
is now ca lle d “ C o u r t C l o s e ; ” no m e m o ria l o f th e
and a lo fty e m b a ttle d w e ste rn to w e r of P e r p e n d ic u la r
C o n fesso r n o w r e m a in s h e re , b u t in th e c e n tre of th e
date, w ith cro ck e ted p in n a cle s , an d co n ta in in g a clo ck v illa g e th e re sto o d u n til 1800 p o rtio n s o f v e r y th ic k
and 6 b e lls: th e ch an ce l, d e stro y e d d u rin g th e civ il
w alls o f e a r ly d a te b e lo n g in g to a s t r u c tu r e u se d in th e
wars, was re b u ilt in 1680 b y R o b e rt S o u th D .D .
e a r ly 14 th c e n tu r y a s a C o u r t H o u se, an d n e a r i t w as
rector from 1678 to 1716 , as ap p ears fro m an in ­ a sm a ller b u ild in g , u se d as a b a rn , b u t said to h a ve
scription on one of th e b e a m s of t h e r o o f ; h e died been a r o y a l c h a p e l, a n d e x is t in g in 1720. D u r in g th e
8 July, 1716, and w as b u rie d in W e s tm in s te r A b b e y : it
C iv il W a r, Is lip w a s f r e q u e n tly v is ite d b y p o rtio n s of
contains in scrip tio n s on b rass to J o h n A g lio n b y D .D .
th e o p p o sin g fo rc e s, a n d in 1644-5 s e v e r a l se rio u s en ­
rector, 1607, u n til h is d e a th , 6 F e b . 1609-10, an d b u rie d
g a g e m e n ts took p la c e in an d n ear th e v illa g e . T h e
in the ch u rc h ; and to J a m e s H o rro c k e s B .A . re c to r,
p rin c ip a l lan d ow n ers are th e E c c le s ia s tic a l C o m m is ­
1609-25; a b rass w it h fig u re s of a m a n an d w o m an
sion e rs, w h o are also lo rd s of th e m a n o r. T h e soil is
kneeling before a ta b le w it h n in e b o ys an d ten g irls,
cla y and stone b r a s h ; su b so il, cla y , w it h a m ix tu r e of
inscribed to H e n ry N o r r is esq. 1 6 3 7 ; R o b e r t B a n ks sto n e b ra s h . T h e ch ie f cro p s are w h e a t, b a rle y , o ats and
gent. 1605, and S u san n a , su c c e s s iv e ly w ife of b o th , beans. T h e area is 1,988 a c re s of lan d an d 15 of w a t e r ;
1634! between th e fig u re s an d b e lo w are t h e q u a rte re d
r a te a b le v a lu e , ¿ 3 ,4 6 3 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as
arms of N o r r is ; on th e s o u th w a ll are m a rb le ta b le ts 566 in t h e c iv il and 562 in th e e c c le s ia s t ic a l p a ris h .
to Edward D ew e g en t. 1656, w ith a r m s ; an d L u k e
U n d er t h e p ro v isio n s o f t h e “ D iv id e d P a rish e s A c t,
Uapham esq. of G r a y ’ s in n , 16 76, and S u sa n n a h is
1882,” a d e ta c h e d p a r t of N o k e w a s ad d e d to I s lip for
wife, 1669: ab o u t 1840 so m e a n c ie n t p a in tin g s w ere d is ­
c iv il p u rp o se s.
covered on the w all of th e s o u th aisle, th e la r g e s t and
conspicuous of w h ic h re p re se n ts th e “ A d ora tio n
of the M a g i;” a n o th er e x h ib its S t . M ich a e l w e ig h in g a
soul but these w ere u n fo rtu n a te ly co v ere d w ith th ic k
piaster when th e ch u rc h w a s re s to re d in i8 6 0 ; th e re
were several oth er p a in tin g s on th e w a ll of th e n o rth
aisie: m the so u th aisle is a D ec o ra te d p is c in a : th e
ont is octagonal and P e r p e n d ic u la r : in th e ch an ce l is a
memorial w indow to th e R e v. W illia m B u ck la n d D .D .
S
1
4 C h u r c h > O x fo rd , dean o f W e stm in ste r,
•r« i- 0rj » g eo l° g y and som e t im e r e c to r of th is p a rish ,
Z l v
Augu,s t x5 th , 1856, and is h e re b u rie d in a
fchrmi;eJ f + tonab V in 1860 th e c h u rc h w as resto red
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s v ? h e r e g is te r dates fro m M ay, in th e ye ar
w i t h l mn g 1S a r e c to r y , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 3 2 0 ,
Dean S
ni® ?nd 28 acres of £le b e > in t h e g if t of the
and C h a p te r of W e s t m in s t e r , a n d h e ld sin ce 19 10

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p r iv a te r e s id e n ts .
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brown John
Calcutt Henry D

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P o st, M . . & T . O ffice.— E r n e s t F . N e a le , s u b -p o s tm a s te r.
L e tt e r s fro m O x fo rd a r r iv e a t 7 .5 a .m . & 2.45 p .m . ;
d is p a tc h e d a t ir .5 5 a .m . & 7.2 0 p . m . ; su n d a y , 5 .19
p.m.
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , M ill s tr e e t , c le a re d a t 8 .15 a .m . &
6.45 p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 8 .15 a .in
S c h o o ls.
E le m e n ta r y (E n d o w e d ) (b o y s & in f a n t s ) , fo u n d e d b y
D r. S o u th , re c to r, fo r 2 1 b o y s, so m e o f w h o m are
c lo th e d & a p p r e n t ic e d ; a n e w sch o o l w as b u ilt in
1893, fo r 120 c h ild r e n ; H e r b e r t B ro o k e , m a s te r
R a ilw a y S ta tio n , J o h n S h e r r e ll, s t a t io n m a s te r
C a rrie rs to O x fo rd .— W illia m H . M ile s, w ed . & sat. to
A n c h o r h o t e l ; G e o r g e C o o p er p a sses th r o u g h fro m
C h a r lto n , w ed . & s a t . ; C ra w fo rd & J e n n in g s , tu es.
& fri

S te v e n s M rs
W a lk e r M rs
W ilk in s o n H e rb ert
W o o d a ll M rs
COMMERCIAL.
Jam es H o ld e rn e ss M .A .
(rector), R ecto ry
A lle n T h o m a s , m a r k e t g a rd e n e r
P?
9°™ G eorge E d w a rd
B a g n a ll H e rb e rt, c o n tra c to r, M ill st
B e c k le y E r n e s t, b a k er
Hehh T I S
B ra d le y
Own
ry B A ’ M B -. B O h - B e lc h e r A r t h u r C h a rle s , g ro c e r
C a lc u t t H e n ry D a v id , a s s e s s o r 0
t a x e s & in s u ra n c e ag e n t
S o ; b s
s
M is s
E d g in g to n H e n ry T . b a k er
1 Miss
G e r r in g V ic t o r S a m u e l, b u tc h e r

H e b b Jo h n H a r r y B .A ., M .B ., B .C h .
O x o n . s u r g e o n , m e d ic a l o fficer to
P .O . m e d ic a l o fficer & p u b lic v a c ­
c in a to r
Is lip
d is tr ic t ,
B ic e s te r
u n io n & O tm o n d i s t r i c t , H e a d ­
in g to n u n io n & a s s is t a n t m e d ic a l
in s p e c to r of sch o o l c h ild r e n to O x ­
fo rd C o u n ty C o u n c il, T h e L o d g e
H e n m a n T h o m a s , fa r m e r
H e n m an
W illia m
A lb e r t
( M r s .) ,
fa r m e r , M a n o r fa rm
Islip S u p p ly S to re s ( F a u lk s , T u b b &
C o . p ro p rie to rs)

OXON.

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