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DO RT O X.

B U C K INGHAMSHIRE.

D O R T O N is a pleasant village and parish, bounded
on the north-west by C hinkw ell Wood,
miles east
from B rill station on th e Brill and Q uainton Road
branch of the M etropolitan and G re a t C en tral Joint
railw ay, i j m iles south-w est from W otton station on
the G reat C en tral and G reat W estern Joint railw ay, 6
north from Tham e, and about n west from A ylesbury,
in the N orthern division of the county hundred and
p etty sessional division of Ashendon, union and county
cou rt d istrict of Tham e, ru ra l deanery of Waddesdon,
archdeaconry of B uckingh am and diocese of Oxford.
T he ch u rch of S t. John the B ap tist is a sm all buildin g
of stone, in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel,
nave, south aisle, south porch and a w estern tu rret
covered w ith lead and containing 3 b e lls : there are 90
sittings. Th e reg ister dates from the year 1694. The
livin g is a vicarage annexed to th at of Ashendon, joint
net yearly value ¿ 18 0 , w ith residence, in th e g ift of
E arl Tem ple, and held since 1907 hy the Rev. Thom as
A ppleton L .T h . of H atfield H all, D urham .
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foot of B rill hill is a celebrated chalybeate spring or
spa. Dorton House, erected in 1627 011 the foundations
of an earlier structure, was form erly the residence of
Sir John A ub rey, 6th b art. and M .P. for Bucks, who
died 1 M arch, 1826: the title becam e extinct on the
death, before 1859, °* the 7th b a i t . : the m ansion is the
property of H enry Lancelot A uh rey-F letch er esq. M.V.O.
lord of the m anor and sole landowner, and the resi­
dence of M ajor Reginald H arry Cholm ondeley. There
are 18 acres of pleasure grounds containing tw o small
lakes. Th e soil is c la y ; subsoil, cla y. Th e land is
p rin cip ally used for pasture. The area is 1,477 acres;
rateable value, ¿ 2 ,0 5 1 ; the population in 1911 was 139.
Parish Clerk, Thom as Tipping.
Letters arrive through Tham e at 7 a.m . & 1.30 p.m
W all L e tte r Box cleared at 9.40 a.m . & 5.40 p .m .;
sunday, 10.25 a.m . The n earest money order k tele­
graph office is at B rill, about 1 m ile distan t
The children of this place attend Chilton school

c o m m e r c ia l .
) Leach Jam es, farm er, Spa farm
Bealing W illiam , gardener to M a jo r' M asters
G eorge,
gam ekeeper
to
A ppleton Rev. Thomas L .T h . (vicar) j Reginald H arry Cholm ondeley
Maj. Reginald H arry Cholmondeley
Cholm ondeley M ajor Reginald H arry, F uller G eorge, farm er, Brook farm
M um ford Rd. (M rs.), farm r.C am p fm
Dorton house
¡Fuller
W illiam , farm er, Hill farm S h irley L e vi, farmeT, P ark farm
Uessop Stephen G eo.farm r.D orton hill
p r iv a t e r e s id e n t s .

D R A Y T O N B E A U C H A M P is a village and parish 1 the rem aining four having been added in place of the
in a retired situation on the borders of Herts, 4 miles m issing fig u re s : th e six stained windows in the aisle
trom T rin g station on the m ain line of the London and 1 and th e w est window were inserted between 1872 and
N orth W estern railw ay, and about the same distance i 1908 by M r. James G riffin as m em orials of relatives:
north from W endover station on the M etropolitan and in 1887 an oak reredos was placed in the chancel, to
G reat C en tral Joint railw ay, and 6 south-east from the m em ory of the Rev. H enry H arpur C rew e M.A
A ylesb ury, in the Mid division of th e county, hundred vicar 1860-84, by his num erous friends. T he “ learned
of Cottesloe, p etty sessional division, union and county and ju d ic io u s ’’ R ich ard Hooker D .D . author of the
cou rt d istrict of A ylesb ury, rural deanery of Ivinghoe, 1 “ E cclesiastical P o lity,” became rector h ere in 1584, and
archdeaconry of Buckingham and diocese of Oxford. 1 a beau tifu lly carved oak p u lp it has been erected to his
The suffix is derived from the B eaucham p fam ily, who m e m o ry ; he died Nov. 2, 1600, bein g then rector of
anciently held th e manor. T he ch u rch of the V irgin Bishopsboum e, K e n t : in the church is a list of rectors
M ary, erected in the year 1213, is an edifice of stone, dating back to 1220: th ere are 200 sittin g s. The
■chiefly in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, register dates from th e year 1538. T h e livin g is a
nave, aisles, north porch and a w estern em battled rectory, net yearly value ¿ 19 0 , in clu d in g 28 acres of
tow er containing 3 b ells: th e font is Norm an, w ith a glebe, w ith residence, in the g ift of M ajor Stewart
series of roundheaded arches panelled on i t ; the arch W illiam Jenney V.D . and held since 1911 by the Rev.
of the north door is of th e same p e rio d : on the north Charles H enry Thom as E cob B .A . of D urham University.
side of the chancel is a la rg e and elegant m onum ent to T h e ch arities am ount to ¿ to i o s . y ea rly. Drayton
W illiam Cheyne, 2nd and last V iscou n t Newhaven, who Lodge, the property of M ajor Stew art W illiam Jenney
died Dec. 14, 1728 ; th e m onum ent includes a reclining J .P ., V .D . and the residence of th e Rev. W alter Neame
figure of the viscount, a ttired in his robes and in the M .A . is a la rg e brick m ansion of th e G eorgian period,
full-bottom ed peruke and lace ruffles of the p e rio d ; standing in a p ark of 70 acres, on the old m ain Toad
in the background is a pyram id of veined m arble, from A ylesb u ry to T rin g . M ajor S. W . Jenney is lord
between two pilasters, supporting a pedim ent w ith the of the m anor and the p rin cip al landowner. Th e soil is
arm s of Cheyne ; on a pedestal lower th an the m onu­ chalk and stiff, and in places flin ty lo a m ; subsoil,
m ent is an effigy of his second w ife G ertru d e (Pierre- chalk and clay. The chief crops are w heat, harlev.
pont), restin g on the verge of the m attress on which turn ips and clover. Th e area is 1,3x9 acres ; rateable
reposes the statue of her lord, her face reclining on value, ¿ 1,2 9 0 ; th e population in 1911 was 147 in the
h e r hand ; the expression of the face is finely por­ civil parish and 150 in th e ecclesiastical parish
trayed, and th e execution of the drapery, particularly
By Local Governm ent Board Order, 19,622,
dated
the fur m antle which falls from over th e shoulders is M arch 25, t886, a detached part of Drayfon Beauchamp,
e x q u is ite ; on a cushion near her feet is a la rg e coronet known as Butterm ilk and Helsthorpe Farm , was trans­
in white m a rb le : on the south side of th e chancel is a ferred to W ingrave, and under the provisions of the
-stone, w ith brass effigy nearly four feet in length and “ Divided Parishes A ct,” W hittle Farm was added to
inscriptions to Thom as Cheyne esq. who for his faithful T ring from Drayton Beaucham p.
and valued services as arm our-bearer to E dw ard III.
Parish Clerk, John Horwood.
•had the gran t of D rayton Manor conferred upon him in
Sexton, Thom as W alter Hedges.
'the yea r 1368, and th is prop erty rem ained with his
L
etters
received through T rin g at 8.15 a.m . k 6.15 p.m.
-descendants till 1732 ; there is also a brass, w ith effigy,
hy foot m essenger. Th e n earest m oney order & tele­
to W illiam Cheyne esq. dated 1375, and other m em orials
graph
office is at Aston Clinton, about 1 mile distant
of the same fam ily, and the brass effigy, now headless,
of H enry Fa/akerley, priest, 1531 : the very fine stained Wall Box at the school, cleared at 8.20 a.m . & 6.30 p.m
east window, a work of the 14th century, represents in Elem entary School (infants), b uilt in 1844, but now used
for parochial purposes
com partm ents the T2 Apostles, w ith one of the articles
of the creed over ea ch ; of these figures eigh t are original, The children attend schools in the neighbouring parishes
E cob Bev. Charles H enrv Thus. B .A .
c o m m e b c ia i ,.
D wight H arry G eorge, farm er i
(recto r). R ectory
pedigree B erksh ire p ig breeder,
Jenney M ajor Stew art W m . V .D .. J.P Ball W alter, farm b ailiS to M ajor, Upper farm
Neam e Rev. W alter M .A. Drayton lo
S tew art W illiam Jenney J .P
Lewin Leonard, farm er. Manor farm
¡Turner Logan, farm er, Paines End
D R A Y T O N P A B S L O W (or Passelew ) is a parish
3 m iles east from Swanbourne and 5 south-w est from
B letchley stations on the Oxford and B letch ley branch
of the London and N orth W estern railw ay, 5 north-east
from W inslow , 5 south-w est from Fenny Stratford and
12 m iles from Buckingham , in the N orthern division
of th e county, C ottesloe hundred, W inslow petty
sessional division and union, B uckin gham county court
d istrict, rural deanery of M nrsley, archdeaconry of
B uckingham and diocese of Oxford. Th e place derives
its suffix from the Passelew fam ily, who held the
m anor in th e reigns of H enry I. and II. The church
of the H oly T rin ity is a b u ild in g of stone chiefly in

the D ecorated style, consisting of chancel, nave, south
porch and a western tower containing 4 b e lls : there
is an in teresting 15th cen tury font, adorned with
crocheted niches, and a slab w ith fragm ents of brasses
to the Blacknott fam ily, 1535, consisting of two group«
of children, the effigies of the parents havin g dis­
appeared : here also are the rem ains of an altar to St.
C atherine, and the shaft of an ancient c ro s s : the
church was enlarged and thoroughly restored and re­
seated in 1863, the greater portion of the expense being
defrayed hy the Rev. B enjam in S p urrell M .A. then
rector and patron, to whose m em ory the stained east
window was erected by his widow in 1 3 ^ 4 : there we