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D IR E C T O R Y .]

OXFORDSHIRE.

W A R D IN G T O N .

341

is a P ™ 8*1. bounded on the south
by the I nam es, and on its north-western parts (or cor­ mnaolc ’
l am e yea1' the ch ancel was paved in
ner) by the Tham e, 3 m iles north from W allingford m osaic and the chantry and nave refloored in oak • a
1(;at«I n .was a s° p re s e n te d ; in the course of the
term inal station on a branoh from the m ain line of the
orb th e o n g m a l black oak p u lp it was discovered and
G reat W estern railw ay and 7 west from W atlington ter­
minal station on a branch from W ycom be and Oxford has been rein state d : there are about 200 sittin gs.
T
h
e reg ister dates from the year 1538, and m arriag es
section of the same system , in the Southern division of
of persons belonging to th e parish w ere also celebrated
< w 00. ?
hundred o£ E w elm e, p etty sessional division
n u P erl°.? ld 93"I 734 m th e chapel of Corpus
of W atlington, union and county cou rt d istrict of W allin g­
The liv in g is a vicara g e, net
ford, rural deanery of Cuddesdon anti archdeaconry and C h risti College O xford.
yea rly value ¿ 2 2 0 , w ith residence and 3 acres of
glebe, m the g ift of the President and scholars of Corpus
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W U n i d “- i dS C h n< W
consisting of chancel, nave w ith continuous roof n , i I
Av+k
Oollege, O xford, and held since 1896 by th e Rev
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vuai
u u efl?ege.
n
re is
chantry on the south side, south porch and an em battled a
°f *h
a t . c0#“
Heere
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western tower containing a clock and 6 b ells- the walls a W esleyan chapel. T h ere are two ch arities, ad m in is­
tered by th e P arish C ouncil, am o untin g to ¿ 8 annually
° {J h e « i f " 0®1 ar® E ariJ’ E n g lis h ; there is a piscina,
witht shelf,
and a rem arkable se
s e-u
d ile
E arly which are d istrib u ted in gifts of c lo th in g : in 1806
-r.
1 r
u e :: aa ssm
m aall
ll j&arly
Mrs. H arriet Beisley bequeathed the sum of /400, the
E n g lis h d o o rw a y on th e so u th s id e , sa id to be t h e w o rk
of F re n c h m a s o n s, r e t a in s so m e o r ig in a l iro n w o rk of incom e of w h ich is d istrib u ted in g ifts of coal by the
vicar
and churchw ardens. T h e Presiden t and Fellows
th e 13 th c e n t u r y : t h e r e is no c h a n c e l a r c h , b u t th e
ca n o p y of a la t e r screen r e m a in s , it s c r e s tin g bein«- of fat John s College, O xford, are lords of th e m anor •
o rn a m e n te d w it h th e T u d o r flo w e r : th e n av e w a lls b ut the m anor of Benson, now h eld b y S ir M iles Talbot
are D e c o ra te d , w ith a d o o rw a y of t h a t s t v le , th e w in d o w s otapleton b art. includes a portion of th e parish . Th e
bein g L a te P e r p e n d ic u la r : th e s o u th ch a p el b e l o n g to p rin cipal landowners are th e Presiden t and F ellow s of
Th e
th e D ec o ra te d p e rio d , an d is c o n n e cte d w ith th e c h u rc h S t John s C ollege and S ir M. T . S tapleton b art.
b y a p la in a r c h of w id e s p a n ; it c o n ta in s a p is c in a soil is p artly g a u lt and p artly loam ; subsoil, clav
gravel
and
sand.
T
h
e
ch
ief
crops
are
w
heat,
beans,
and a s in g le s e d i l e : th e to w e r w a s r e b u ilt in 1666, bu t
retain s so m e old w o r k : th e fon t is a c y lin d e r of lead oats, barley and m an gold w urtzel. Th e parish com ­
of th e 13 th c e n tu r y , se t on a p e d e s ta l o f sto n e w ith prises 1,6 74 acres of rich m arl and 23 of w ater ; rate­
able value, ¿ 3 ,6 0 4 ; th e population in 19 11 was 608.
P e rp e n d icu la r p a n ellin g , ra ise d on tw o c ir c u la r s t e p s ;
Sexton, W alter Bond.
th e le a d e n p o r t io n d is p la y s a sm a ll a r c a d in g ro u n d th e

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base, in c lo s in g fig u re s o f m it r e d ab b o ts b e a r in g c ro z ie rs ,
jt
acfc
b e n e d ic tio n ; t h e u p p e r p o rtio n is
d ivid ed b y b ro a d u p r ig h t b an d s w ith o r n a m e n t s : on
th e so u th sid e is a ro u n d -h e a d e d w in d o w filled w ith
stained g la s s m m e m o r y o f M is s M a rth a A s h b y and h e r
sisters, f o r m e r ly o f S h i ll in g f o r d : th e so u th w a ll o f th e
chancel re ta in s tra c e s of th e fo r m e r E a r ly E n g lis h w in ­
dow s, and t h e r e a re so m e in t e r e s tin g fra g m e n ts o f g r isail e g l a s s ; on th e e a s t sid e o f a p a rtitio n b e tw e e n the
roofs of t h e n av e a n d ch a n ce l is a p r in c e 's p lu m e , w ith
o f' W a i.
of W ales

r
w ho

as E a r ls

t0 o na o f t h e S t u a r t P r in c e s
o f C o rn w a ll h e ld lan d in th e

nod
h
a- oha.I lcel , w as t h o r o u g h ly re s to r e d in 1881,
”
1 th e d ire ctio n o f M essrs. B o d le y and G a m e r , a r c h i­
tects, of L o n d o n , w h en m a n y o f it s o rig in a l f e a tu r e s
were b r o u g h t to lig h t , th e flo o rin g re la id , and a sm all
S id * tl
1 , e r e c t e d : in 1896 th e c h u rc h w a s n e w ly
in d
t h ro u g h o u t,: a n ew o rg a n w a s p res e n te d in 1807
r ts to r l/ ?
s a c r a r iu m w as e n l a r g e d : th e ro o f w a s
res to red 111 1902, w h en re m a in s of a n c ie n t p a in tin g s

Post, M. 0 . & T. O ffic e .- M r s . K . E. B aker, sub-postm istress. L etters a rrive from W allingford at 7 a.m . &
12.40 p .m . ; dispatched a t 10.30 a.m . & 7 3 p m •
Sundays, arrive at 7 a .m .; dispatched a t 11.55 a - m ' ’
W all L e tte r Box, N orth E n d , cleared at 8.20 a m & 6 2p.m . ; Sundays, 8.25 a.m
S H IL L IN G F O R D is a h am let in th e parish of W a r­
b orough, separated from B erkshire by th e Tham es,
w hich is here crossed by a bridge of th ree arches.
Post Office, ShilH ngford— H enry W arm in gton , sub-post­
m aster. L e tters arriv e from W allingford at. 7.5 a.m .
& 1 p .m . ; dispatched a t 7.5 & 10.30 a.m . & 1.25 & 7
p.m . ; Sundays, 11.50 a.m . W arborough, 1 m ile d is­
tan t, is the n earest m oney ord er & teleg rap h office
W all L e tte r Box at S h illin g ford B rid ge, cleared at 7.30
& 10.45 a.m . & 1,30 & 7.20 p .m . ; Sundays, 12.5 p .m
E le m e n tary School
W ilson, m aster

(m ix ed ), for

109 c h ild re n ;

P ercy
J

Police Station, G eorge Sydn ey Jones, constable
C arrie r.— C . 0 . Sw ell, to W allin gford , daily
Bowl Hannah (M rs.), draper
[ G reen Miss

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W ARBOROUGH .
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
A ppelbee M iss, T h e L ila c s
Benetfc W illia m , O a tla n d s
B ousfield E d w a r d H o lro y d
C a ld ic o tt R e v . A r t h u r H e n r v M .A
(v ic a r) , V ic a r a g e
F low er C h a r le s E
G osset I s a a c W . O r c h a r d le ig h
G reen M rs. T h e P o p la rs
G reen all P e t e r J .P . T h a m e c o tta g e
R a m m an s M rs
H art M iss, S u n n y s id e
H yslop H e n ry , T h e O a ks
M artin P h ilip A r t h u r
P itt T o n i. T h e E lm s

B usw ell R ichardD .farm er,M anor farm |H l g ^ e ^ M r s . ^ S i n g f o r d court
w
* dw d- u 'su ran ce a g e n t 1M arg ett* M rs
i / 0^e r & baker |M inchin M rs
G o d w in S a m u e l, co al 'd ea le r
M itchell Mrs. R iverside
G o o d a ll S a r a h ( M r s .) , la u n d r e s s
P aris M rs
H e a th T h o m a s , g a r d e n e r to E. H.
Picktha.il
John M. B ridge house
I B o u sfield esq
Shrubb Frank
H u s s e y T h o m a s , b la c k s m ith
Shrubb M rs. Jam es
lie s W illia m , fa rm e r, V io le ts ’ farm
W estropp B rig .-G en . H. E. C . S h ilI L a n e H e n ry W illia m , b la c k s m ith
lin gford house
I-N ational D e p o s it F r ie n d lv
S o c ie ty
W eth erall Thom as, Heywood cottage
F lIT c h "

( W a lt e r W illia m B o n d , lo c a l se c ) "
COMMERCIAL.
: P a lm e r F r e d e r ic k , f a r m e r & c a t t le dir
B ailey Joshua, N ew inn & fly p rop rietr
I omaau
u nnd
a eers
rs H
iew
w e lly n B
L le
B a r te r , fai
fa r m e r

T i i h TM iss H D o n a ld , M a n o r h o u se
r »bb J a m e s, C h ilt e r n v ie w
L S w e ll
OOMMBHCIAL.

alley A lfr e d k S o n s, b u ild e r s
W m | TW
Batten C h s r S ' S

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H eadp T

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W illia m , co w k e e pTew
r
C h a r le s
O liv e r
n ,.; ir n t

C rick eters

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& C a ,'r i e r

S H IL L IN G F O R D

BI™ w ‘ lliam
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! G a le H a r o ld J a m e s , B e r k e le y c o t ta g e

C obb A lb ert A rth u r, Old Bell P H
• £ o b b ,W alt. g arden er to M rs. G reet
Pocock Joseph, jo b b in g gardener
Sh illm gford B ridge H otel (A lfred
aJ
®ey n°W s, proprietor)
farm
nk’ farm er> Shillingford
T o lley A rth . gardener to M rs. H aggie
W a im in ^ n ^

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^ A R D IN G T O N

b o r
station

d

e r s * " a . P a n s b an d v illa g e on the
N o rth a m p to n s h ire , 2% m ile s fro m C ro p re d v

W estern“ r a iiw a v e' ' l hreC il ,B ir m i " g h a m lin e o f t b e G r e a t

north-east from n r n °rfch 'n o rth -e a s t from B anbury, 28
‘ry, in th e Z r f ?
U a a d 12 s™ tb -’re s t from Davenunion and
i , r n dr ij ! ° n of thf> county. hundred,
and Blovk.
J C0Urt d ls trlrt of B anbury, Banburv
D addinrton and ^ f , ssional di’”'*wn. ru ra l deanery of
The church
M
S,“ '! an<1 dioc0SO of Oxford,
ing 0( st0
f.® I, MaI7 M agdalene is an ancient buildPeriods, b ut w ith °
■
I E nglish and Decorated
Norman church
,r e m ™ s of an eleventh century
nave, a U t a
c h i ,°°nS1S. tS ° f ch a ,’ c e ,■ o le re sto rie d
. aisles, la d y -c h a p e l, v e s t r y , so u th p o rch and a P e r-

n f l f 'h e l 'r em battJed, western tow er containing a fine peal
and
th e east
I® 3window,
Wij Cb p lay
6T0ry
,e e hEon
rs.
and a
a clock8
clo c k , th
w hich
is tb
o-ood
arlv
Decorated w ork, has been filled w ith v ery fine painted
?ndSSth
Thom as O ham berlain, a^ a m em orial •
side
I 6" wTh ich
T ° rial
1rindow
on th e and
"Ortha
side of
of th
th ee chancel,
retain
s a piscina
locker and has good screens sep aratin g it from th e
chapel or a,s e : the nave is of th e 13th c e n tm y and
has arcades of five sm all and low E a rly E n glish arches
on each side on circ u la r piers ; the cleresto ry and vnnf
are of th e r j t h c e n tu ry : in th e south porch is^ a
thp1 nnVrh6
ii,18 octa^onal and dates from 156O : o v er
the porch are th e rem ain s of an old p riest’ s c h am b er: