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OXFORDSHIRE.

held since 1909 b y th e R e v . A r t h u r F r e d e r ic k B e ll­
man M .A . of S t. J o h n ’s C o lle g e , C a m b r id g e .
A
reading room w as b u ilt in 1910.
In th e “ u p p e r
town ’’"th e re re m a in th e s h a ft an d b ase of an a n c ie n t
cross • variou s B r itis h , R o m a n and S a x o n r e m a in s h a ve
been ’found here. K id d in g to n H a ll, t h e p r o p e r ty and
residence of H e n ry M e lv ille G a sk e ll esq . J .P . lo rd of th e
manor and p rin c ip a l la n d o w n e r, is a h a n d so m e r e s i­
dence, b u ilt in 1673 b y S ir H e n ry B ro w n e, 1st b a r t.
who died ab o u t 1689, a n d m o d ified a b o u t 1850; i t is
surrounded b y la w n s a n d a p a rk , th r o u g h w h ic h flow s
the riv er G ly m e a n d fo r m s a la k e . T h e so il is sto n e
brash; subsoil, stone b ra s h . T h e lan d is ch iefly a r a b le ;
crops, barley and w h ea t. T h e area of K id d in g to n w ith
Asterleigh is 2,186 a c re s of la n d an d 4 o f w a t e r ; r a t e ­
able value, ¿ 2 ,0 2 6 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 1 9 11 w as 244.

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P o s t O ffice. A le x a n d e r W illia m B u r g e s s , p o s tm a s te r
L e t t e r s a r r iv e fro m O x fo rd a t 7 a .m . & 5 p . m . ;
S u n d a ys, 8.10 a . m . ; d isp a tc h e d a t 1.20, 6.20 & 9.45
p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 9.40 a .m . T h e n e a re s t m o n e y o rd e r
& t e le g ra p h office is a t E n s to n e , 3 m ile s d is ta n t
A S T E R L E I G H is a h a m le t, w h ic h co n s ists of one
fa rm . H e n ry M e lv ille G a s k e ll esq. J .P . is lo rd of th e
m a n o r an d p r in c ip a l lan d o w n e r.
P a rish C le r k , th e R e cto r.
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , N e t h e r K id d in g to n , cle a re d a t 1.10 &
6 .15
p . m . ; S u n d a ys, 9.30 a .m
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e re c te d in 1856, b y t h e la te
H . L . G a s k e ll esq. fo r 80 c h ild r e n ; R o b e rt S iz e la n d ,
m a s te r
C a r r ie r s .— E d w a rd Jones, fro m L e d w e ll, S an d fo rd St.
M a rtin , on w ed . ; H e n r y S o m e rto n , on w ed . & s a t. &
D a v id L o d g e , on s a t. p a ss t h r o u g h h e re to O x fo rd

N E T H E R K ID D I N G T O N .
H a yn es J o h n , fa rm e r. H om e farm
Bellman R ev. A r t h u r F r e d e r ic k M .A . R e a d in g R oom ( E r n e s t H a y n e s, sec)
(rector), T h e R e c to ry
O V E R K ID D IN G T O N .
Gaskell H enry M e lv ille J .P . K id d in g ­
B u r g e s s A le x a n d e r W illia m , b la c k ­
ton hall
s m ith , P o st office
Bartlett H a rry G eo. f r m r . W h it e ho

C h a m b e rla in M a rsh a ll T h o m a s , fa rm
b a iliff to H M . G a s k e ll esq. J .P
F e n e m o re M in n ie ( M iss), sh o p k ee p er
I v in g s N a th a n ie l, w h e e lw r ig h t
S a n d ers J o sep h , fa rm e r, G a te farm
S m it h J o h n , fa r m e r , A s t e r le ig h

K I D L H T G T O N , in D o m e s d a y “ C h e d e lin to n e ,” is a 23 J u n e , .,6 1 7 . a n d U rs u la (vW a r in oy
g) —
h is w ife - a t th e
D aa rish
n s h ., on th e r iv e r C
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est en d is a m
e m o r ia l jw in d ow , e_r_e c t. e d, in
1858
to th e
east from K id lin g to n s ta tio n on th e O x fo r d an d B irm ­ R ev. J o sep h L o sc o m b e R ic h a rd s D .D . r e c to r o f E x e t e r
ingham section of th e G r e a t W e s te rn r a ilw a y , 2 m ile s C o lle g e , O x fo rd , ch a p la in to H .R .H . th e la t e P rin c e
west from Islip sta tio n on th e B le t c h le y a n d O x fo rd C o n so rt, and a fo rm e r v ic a r , w ho d ied 27 F e b . 18 5 4 : th e
branch of th e L o n d o n an d N o r th W e s te rn r a ilw a y , 5 w estern g a lle r y , e re cte d in 1756 -9 , w as re m o v e d in 18 59 :
north from O x fo rd an d 4 s o u th - e a s t fro m W o o d sto ck in 1789 th e c h u rc h w as re flo o re d , an d n u m e ro u s b ra s se s
and 69 from L o n d o n , in th e M id d iv isio n of th e co u n ty , w ith e ffig ie s an d in s c rip tio n s w e re th e n d e s t r o y e d ; in
hundred of W oo tto n , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n o f W o o tto n
1814 r e p a ir s w e re e x e c u t e d to th e e x te n t of ¿ 1 ,6 0 0 , a n d in
south, W oodstock union a n d c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t , r u ra l 1828 t h e ch an ce l w as resto red b y E x e t e r C o lle g e, a t a co st
deanery of W o o d stock an d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io ce s e of of ¿ 2 0 0 ; in 1846, fu r t h e r w o rk w as c a r r ie d o u t in th e
Oxford.
T h e O x fo rd an d B ir m in g h a m ca n a l p a sses so u th tra n s e p t an d ch a n c e l, fo r w h ic h ¿ 2 6 0 w as c o l­
through th e p a rish , w h ic h w as e n c lo s e d 50 G eo . I I I .
le cte d b y r a t e ; in 1880 t-lie n a v e ro o f w a s p a rt ia lly
1809-10. T he ch u rc h of S t. M a ry is a v e r y sp a cio u s and ren e w e d , an d th e w a ll of th e so u th a is le ta k e n dow n
beautiful cru cifo rm ed ifice of sto n e, in p a rt E a r ly E n g ­ and r e b u ilt ; d u r in g t h e la st 10 y e a r s th e c h u rc h w as
lish, but chiefly of th e D ec o ra te d p erio d , an d c o n s is tin g of resto red a t a c o s t o f a b o u t ¿2 ,0 0 0 , a n ew o rg a n ad d ed ,
ehancel w ith aisles, se p a r a te d fro m it b y tw o a rc h e s on th e bells re h u n g , an d o n e aisle reseated , and n o w affo rd s
either side, tra n se p ts, c le r e s to r ie d n av e, s o u th aisle w ith 700 s ittin g s . In th e c h u r c h y a r d is b u rie d th e R e v . John
porch and an E a r ly E n g lis h c e n tr a l to w e r w it h p ie rc e d P rid e a u x L ig h tf o o t D .D . r e c to r h e re and of E x e t e r C o l­
parapet and o ctag o n a l rib b e d sp ire, r e lie v e d b y d o rm e rs le g e , 1854, u n til h is d e a th 23 M a rc h , 18 8 7 ; also h is firs t
at the base and n ea r th e s u m m it , an d a b o u t 173 f e e t in w ife, A n n e E liz a , d . 21 N o r. i860. T h e r e g is t e r of
height: th e tow er co n tain s a c lo ck , p la c e d in 1897, an d 8 b a p tis m s d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1 5 7 0 ; m a r r ia g e s and
bells, six of w h ich , d a tin g fro m 1610 t o 1800, w ere I b u ria ls, 1574. T h e liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , n et y e a r ly
rehung in 1897, and
tw o
n ew o nes
a d d e d : t h e |1 v a lu e ¿ 1 7 0 ,
w ith
209 a c re s of g le b e
an d " r e s i­
spire was repaired b etw een 1756-9 a t a c o s t of o v e r | dence, in th e g if t o f E x e t e r C o lle g e, O x fo rd , and
£ 12, but in 1810 it w as s t r u c k b y lig h t n in g , a n d th e held
sin ce
1887
by
th e
R e v.
A lb e r t
C o rse llis
consequent rep a irs, e ffe cte d in 1 8 1 1 -1 2 , a m o u n te d to R ic h a rd F re e b o rn M .A . o f C h r is t C h u r c h , O x fo rd ( fir s t
¿90; in 1837 th e to w e r w as r e n o v a te d a t a c o s t of £ 3 0 : re s id e n t v ic a r sin ce th e R e fo r m a t io n ) , th e liv in g h a v in g
the chancel is D e c o ra te d an d re ta in s a p is cin a an d th re e been p r e v io u s ly h e ld fo r o v e r 300 y e a r s b y th e s u c c e s ­
Perpendicular s e d ilia : th e e a s t w in d o w , also o f th is d a te , s iv e r e c to r s o f E x e t e r C o lle g e . A m o n g p re v io u s v ic a r s
is filled w ith fra g m e n ts of s ta in e d g la s s co lle c te d fro m of K id lin g to n m a y b e m e n tio n e d E d m u n d C ro s to n M .A .
various parts of th e c h u r c h an d a r r a n g e d in 1828, a t a p rin c ip a l o f B ra se n o se H a ll, 15 0 1-3 , d. 2 7 J an . 1507-8,
cost, including re p a irs, o f ¿ 5 3 16s. d e fr a y e d b y E x e t e r and w'as b u rie d in S t. M a r y ’ s c h u r c h , O x fo rd , w h ere
. ej>e: the so u th window ' co n ta in s v a rio u s m o d e rn t h e re is a c u r io u s b ra s s to h i m ; also L a u r e n c e S tu b b s
shields
of a rm s : t h e c h a n c e l is in clo sed w ith go o d
D .D . p re s id e n t o f M a g d a le n C o lle g e , 15 2 5-7, d . befo re
1 erpendicular screen s, and t h e r e a r e ten a n c ie n t oak 35 A u g . 15 4 8 ; th e R t. R e v . E d w . F e ild D .D . B is h o p of
a
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m.i s e re re s and fin e ly c a r v e d p a n e llin g and N ew fo u n d la n d , 1844-76, w as c u r a t e h e re in 1827. H ere
p ppyheads: in th e s o u th ch an ce l a is le is a D e c o ra te d
is a U n ited M e th o d is t c h a p e l. T h e A s s e m b ly R oom s
piscina and in th e sill of th e w in d ow a sto n e b e n c h : the
and F o re s te rs ’ H a ll, th e fo u n d a tio n sto n e o f w h ic h w as
roo is high and open and th e n o rth a is le is s im ila r in
la id 6 O c t. 1902, b y th e D u c h e s s o f M a r lb o r o u g h , is a
tyie to the so u th , d iffe r in g o n ly in th e t ra c e r y of th e
s tru c tu re o f b ric k w ith sto n e fa c in g s , ere cted at a co st
sin™
ri0rth
tra n s e P t h as a P e rp e n d ic u la r cle re - o f a b o u t ¿ 4 0 0 , ra ise d b y p u b lic s u b s c r ip tio n , as a
rv'rmn f
retain s an e le g a n t p is cin a , w ith ca n o p y and m em o rial of th e co ro n a tio n of K i n g E d w . V H . T h e
are i l r : ,y nder th e e a s t w in d o w of th e so u th tra n se p t h o sp ital or a lm sh o u se , n ea r th e c h u rc h , en d o w ed w ith
¿ 1 3 6s. 8d. y e a rly , a r is in g fro m la n d now h e ld by
reL S .
!*T t ° f • an a l t a r ’ o f w h ic h th e b ra c k e ts
mvo ,■' w*? tk ere is a p is c in a a n d a se d ile r e c e s s : th e the D u k e o f M a rlb o ro u g h , w as e re cte d in 16 71 bv
rnnf. 8
and k a s a P e rp e n d icu la r c le r e s to r y and
S ir W illia m M o reto n k t. J u s tic e of th e K i n g ’s bench,
wav' i°n
north sid e is a go o d E a r ly E n g lis h door- ob. 1672, in m e m o r y of h is w ife , d a u g h te r an d sole
d i c u la r ^ T a* th e “ B a ch e lo rs’ d o o r,” and a P erpen- h eiress of Jo h n S m y t h , of K id lin g to n , th e “ pious
aislft onn!'1 *.e : i /• arcad e se p a ra tin g th e n av e and so u th and v ir tu o u s L a d y A n n e M o reto n and h e r deceased
ally low«
j
D eco rated a rc h e s , b e c o m in g g ra d u - c h il d r e n ; ” it is a sim p le c o tta g e -lik e b u ild in g , in ­
sunnorto o
na.rro w er w e s t w a r d : th e e a s t respond tended fo r 3 o ld m e n and as m a n y w o m e n , and b ea rs
arch richlv a &ln P 13*;103 : th e s o u th p o rc h h a s it s o u te r a t a b le t re c o r d in g th e fo u n d a tio n , a b o v e w h ic h a re th e
above it
ae c.°rated w ith th e b a ll flo w er o rn a m e n t and
a rm s an d c r e s t o f th e fo u n d e r, w h o w ith h is w ife w as
aacles •
t ni ® W1,th r ic h c r o c k e te d ca n o p y an d pinb u ried in th e T e m p le c h u r c h , L o n d o n : a su m of ¿ 5 5s.
round
j sta n d in g n e a r th e s o u th d o o r, is a plain
y e a rly , a risin g fro m se v e ra l c h a ritie s , is d is tr ib u te d in
base- the
11 7 ’ on a co n c a v e o cta g o n a l m o u ld ed
b rea d , a n d th e re is a y e a r ly s u m of ¿ 3 10s. to th e v ic a r
in the c h i 3 !
and c a rv e d o ak P u lPifc i3 E liz a b e th a n : for c e r ta in se rm o n s a n d 15s. fo r th e c le rk . E x e t e r C o l­
William
1S ,a m em o r ia l to t h r e e c h ild re n of S ir
le g e g iv e s y e a r ly ¿ 3 t o th e sc h o o ls, ¿ 1 0 to t h e p o o r
are others
t \
ii n d e r ° f th e a lm sh o u se , and th e re an d ¿ 4 to th e c h u rc h e x p en s es in s te a d o f t h e o ld r a te .
Joseph Sm ith Tvn*1 ^ onant' E .C .L . d. 23 A u g u s t , 172 3 ; T h e v illa g e fe a s t is on th e S u n d a y n e x t a f te r 19 S e p t. ;
Nov. 17 -6 .
Pro v ost of Q u e e n ’ s C o lle g e, 1730, d. 23
th e C lu b fe a s t is h e ld on t h e f ir s t T h u r s d a v in J u n e .
ley, jgj'I a
; Jobn S ta n d a rd D .D . re c to r of T a c k - T h e M a n o r of K id lin g to n , a n c ie n tly h e ld b y t h e D ’ O ile ys,
oason,
^ ’ and ° th e r s to th e A lm o n t, D ick - b u t se ize d b y th e C ro w n on t h e a t ta in d e r of E d m u n d de
Standard fa m V
’ P h illip s , S a u n d e rs, S m it h and la P o le , E a r l o f S u ffo lk , w as g r a n t e d b y H e n . V I I I . to
church is to
J?.nl7 !>rass p m a i n i n g in th e C h a rle s B ra n d o n , D u k e o f S u ffo lk , on w h o se d e a th in
H u m p h re y F it z h e r b e r t o f B e g b r o k e esq . d.
1545 i t w as p a rtitio n e d .
T h e D u k e o f M a rlb o ro u g h
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large villa
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