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A L D E R M A ST O N .

Duchesne C harles, farm b ailiff to C.
E.
K eyser esq. P ark farm
F o llett W a lter, Falcon inn
Ford G eorge & Son, farm ers, tim b er
m erchants & steam corn m illers
(letters should be addressed, Pine
W ood
Saw m ills.
Pond farm ,
M ortim er W est, R eading) ; Tel.
“ Ford, Silch ester ”
Ford Charles, blacksm ith
Ford H arry, carpenter & w heelw right

B E R K S H IR E .
I G alt Alexander, head gardener to C.
E. K eyser esq
Greenfield F rederick C harles, gam e! keeper to C. E. K eyser esq
aa w k in s F ran cis, copse dealer
I Irem onger M ortim er W est, m iller
(w ater), A lderm aston m ill
Jacob Fredk. osier grow er, Rose cot
Keep H enry, boot & shoe m aker
Keep W illiam (M rs.), farm er, F erris
I farm (letters v ia W oolham pton)

[ k e l l y ’s
Sim ons Richard F rederick, H ind’s
Head P.H
[•Spencer A lb ert, B u tt inn
fS tran g e & Son L im ited , brewers,
A lderm aston brewery
S um m ers F rederick , farm er, Frouds
farm
Deichm ann
O skar
M .A. Cantab.,
M .R .C .S ., L .R .C .P .L o n d ., F .R .G .S .
physician & surgeon
W alters H enry, shopkeeper

A L D W O E T H , in Dom esday “ E lleord e,” is a village it is calculated to be over fifteen centuries since it was
and parish 12 m iles n orth-w est from Reading, about 2 planted : R ich ard G raves, au th or of “ T h e S p iritual
east from Com pton station on the Didcot and N ew bury Q uixote,” was curate here c. 1744-48. Th e register
branch of the G reat W estern railw ay, and 3 west from dates from the year 1556. Th e livin g is a vicarage,
G oring station on th e m ain line of the sam e, in the net yea rly value £250, in clu d in g 44 acres of glebe,
S outhern division of th e county, hundred of Com pton, w ith residence, in the g ift of St. John’s College, C am ­
p e tty sessional division of Ilsle y, union and cou n ty court bridge, and held since 1900 b y the Rev. G eorge Frederick
d istrict of W antage, ru ra l deanery of W allin gford, M attinson-M .A. of S t. John’s College, C am bridge. The
archdeaconry of Reading and diocese of Oxford.
The Prim itive M ethodists have a chapel here. Beche C astle,
ch u rch of S t. M ary is a buildin g of flint and stone in the residence of th e De la Beches in the reigns of
m ixed styles, chiefly in D ecorated, consisting of chancel, Edward I. E dw ard II. and E dw ard III. was situated
nave, south aisle, south porch and a w estern tower w ith a short distance south-east of th e c h u rch ; originally
saddle-back roof and con tain in g 3 bells and a sanctus a m ansion, it was crenellated by Sir N icholas de la
bell ; the north and south windows and a piscina in Beche in 1338, under licence from E dw ard III. ; on its
the chancel belong to the D ecorated period, w hile the site now stands a farm h ou se; n um bers of encaustic
la tely rem oved chancel screen and some bench ends are tiles have been found on the spot and in 1871 a silver
of late P erpendicular w ork : this ch u rch is well known seal was m et w ith inscribed “ * S’ Isabelle de la B eche,”
as containing the fam ous tom bs of the De la Beches, and engraved w ith a trefoil cusped and Toseated like
who were resident in this p arish in th e 14th cen tu ry ; the south canopies in th e church, within w hich are
these consist of eig h t altar-tom bs b earing nine Tecum- three shields of arm s. S ir N icholas w as created a
b ent effigies, two being ladies, and the rest, w ith one baron b y a w rit of sum m ons 25th F eb ru ary, 1342’
exception, of kn ights in arm our ; six of th e effigies but d yin g w ithout issue in 1347» th e title becam e
lie under ric h ly foliated ogee arches attached to the extin ct, and th e estates here passed to h is sisters, and
n orth and south w a lls; th e figures, together w ith the subsequently becam e the prop erty of S ir Thom as L a n g ­
slabs on w hich th ey repose, are each carved out of a ford, who died in 1391, b ut h is descendants continued
single block of stone, excep tin g th at in th e m iddle of here t ill 1509. In the reign of E lizabeth the m anor
the ch urch , w hich is in three pieces ; the large figure to belonged to S ir John Norreys, afterw ards to the Berties,
the east, in the north w all, represents S ir Philip de la and in 1756 was sold b y W illo u g h b y (B ertie), 3rd E arl
Bêche, who was, according to tradition, over 7 feet in of Abingdon, to Richard P alm er esq. of Sonning. G eorge
s ta tu r e : floruit 1313-1329; the effigies on th e altar Stanley S. Monck esq. is lord of th e m anor and chief
tom b under the centre arcade at the east end represent landowner. T h e soil is chalk and c la y ; subsoil, chalk.
S ir John, son of the aforesaid P h ilip , and Isabella his Th e chief crops are wheat, b arley and roots. The area
wife ; the single figure in the m iddle of the sam e is i,8o5 acres ; rateable value, £951 ; th e population in
arcade probably represents S ir N icholas de la B êche, who 1911 wa3 234.
died 1347, and who was constable of th e Tow er and
Parish C lerk, Thom as Tilton.
tuto r to the B lack Prince ; the effigies have, u n ­ Post Office.— Edw ard John Thom as, sub-postm aster.
fortunately, received m uch w ilfu l in ju ry, and on one,
L e tters from R eading v ia G o rin g 7.55 a.m . & 1.45
which has lost both hands and feet, m ay be seen the
p . m. ; dispatched 9.45 a.m . & 7.15 p .m .; Sundays,
dates 1511, 1561, 1641 and 1706; th ey were celebrated
arrive 7.55 a.m . ; dispatched 9.45 a.m . Com pton,
even in the tim e of Queen E lizabeth, who herself cam e
3 m iles distant, is the n earest m oney order & tele­
hither from E w elm e to in sp ect them ; the de la Beche
graph office
fam ily becam e ex tin ct in the direct m ale line, probably P illa r L etter Box, F our Points, cleared at 8.25 a.m . &
b y the death of E dm un d de la B eche, archdeacon of
2.40 p .m . ; Sundays, 8.25 a.m
B erks, in 1371 ; the church has been p artially restored
E lem en tary School (m ixed), founded by the late Mr.
at in tervals from 1845 to 1878, under the direction of
M onck M .P. for Reading, for 84 ch ild ren ; Miss Leah
Mr. J. P. S t. A ub yn , arch itect : th ere are 200 sittin g s :
G w ellian Jones, m istress
in the churchyard is a very ancient yew tree m easuring
C
arrier
to Reading— G eorge F ulker, of H am pstead
9 yards round the tru n k , and supposed to be older than
N orris, on sat
the church, indeed in Rock’s “ C h u rc h of O ur F ath ers,”
C otterill W m. Edwd. F our Points P.H M cQuhae G eorgina (M rs.), Bell inn
Jacobs C ecil C laude, De la Beche
Mattinson R ev.G eorge F rederick M .A. G lass F redk. farm er, Pibw orth farm ¡Thom as E dw d. John, baker,& post off
Johnson Jsph. b uilder & w h e e lw rig h t, W alters Percy, farm er, Bower farm
(vicar), V icarage
Lindsey Thom as, beer retailer
¡W alters Robert, farm er, D um worth
Barlow E li, hurdle m aker
A P P T jE E O R D is a village and parochial ch apelry of I tical C om m issioners, and has a t the east end a num ber
S utton C ourtenay, separated from O xfordshire b y the ! of m u ra l m onum ents to the Ju stice fam ily of Appleriv er Isis, w hich is crossed at this point b y the G reat ford, 1759-1848: th ere are 120 sittings. Th e ch u rch ­
W estern T ailw ay; it is 3 m iles from C ulh am station yard, w h ich is w ell k ep t and surrounded by a stone
by road and 4 south-east from Abingdon, in the wall, contains two la rg e railed-in tom bs of the Justice
N orthern division of th e county, hundred of Ock, p etty fam ily, w ith num erous inscriptions. T h e register dates
sessional division, union and county cou rt d istrict of from the year 1563. The livin g is a chapelry annexed
A bingdon, ru ra l deanery of Abingdon, archdeaconry of i to th e vicarage of S utton C ourten ay, jo in t net yearly
B erks and diocese of Oxford. Th e ch u rch of SS. Peter I value £290, w ith residence, in th e g ift of th e Dean and
and P au l, com pletely restored and enlarged in 1885-6, Canons of W indsor, and held since 1902 by th e Rev.
under the direction of M r. G ilb ert S cott and the late Edward B ruce M ackay M .A . of W orcester College, O x­
Th ere are
Mr. E w an C h ristian , arch itects, at a cost of £3,300, ford, who Tesides at S utton C ourtenay.
John Joseph
defrayed (w ith the exception of £300, given by the charities of £ 9 yearly for distribution
E cclesiastical Com m issioners) by W alter Justice esq. of E yston esq. is lord of th e m anor and principal lan d ­
London, is now an edifice of stone in the E a rly E n glish owner. The soil is green sand and g r a v e l; subsoil,
style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a chiefly gravel. T h e crops are w heat, barley, oats and
western tow er w ith a q uadran gular broach spire, 76 feet roots. T h e area is 835 acres of land and 27 of w ater ;
in h eight, relieved by spire ligh ts and containing 6 rateable value, £4,660; the population in 1911 was 233.
bells, p resented b y W . Justice esq. : the w ork included
Parish C lerk and Sexton, John W edlake.
the alm ost entire reb u ild in g of the fabric, th e nave
b ein g lengthened 5$ feet, a tower and spire added and Post Office.— W illiam John B erry, sub-postm aster.
L etters through A b in g d on ; deliveries com m ence at
the in terior refitted : the font was retain ed : in the
6.45 a.m . & 2 p.m . for ca lle rs; Sundays, 7.20 a.m . ;
nave is a m arble tab let inscribed to C has. Prebble esq.
dispatched at 2 & 7.5 p .m . ; Sundays, 10.45 P-m - S u t"
surgeon, d. 25 Oct. 1840 : a stained window was at the
ton C ourtenay, 2 m iles distant, is the nearest money
sam e tim e placed at the east end and a reredos erected :
order & telegraph office
the chancel was restored a t the expense of the Ecclesias-