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N E W IN G T O N .

OXFORDSHIRE.

o r tra n se p t w as fo r m e r ly v is ib le a b ra s s w it h effig ies,
to A lic e , w ife o f W illia m S k y r m o te , an d M aria S k y rm o te ,
w ife o f Jo h n S k y r m o te , h is so n , 1463 ; th is b rass is now
s ta t e d to be u n d e r th e floor a n d th e re fo re to th a t
o x t e n t l o s t : th e lo w e r s t a g e o f th e to w e r is E a r ly
E n g lis h , b u t th e u p p e r p a rt an d s p ire D eco rate d : the e x ­
te r io r w as rep a ired w it h ro u g h c a st in 1776, and the
b u ild in g w as t h o r o u g h ly re s to re d in 1898, u n d e r th e
su p e rin te n d e n c e of M r. j". O ld rid S c o t t F .S .A . a t a co st
of a b o u t £ 1 ,2 0 0 , in ad d itio n to th is £ 8 0 w as ex p en d ed
in r e b u ild in g th e o rg a n . T h e r e g is te r d a te s fro m th e
y e a r 1572 . T h e l iv in g is a re c to ry , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e
£ 30 0 , in c lu d in g 185 a c re s of g le b e , l e t a t £ 1 2 0 , & r e s i­
d e n ce , in th e g if t o f th e B ish o p of O x fo rd , and h e ld since
1900 b y th e R e v . Jo h n R o g e r P e n d le b u r y M .A . o f B ra se no se C o lle g e , O x fo rd . J o h n T h o m so n esq. J .P . the
t ru s t e e s of th e la t e W . T . F r a n k lin an d M r. Jo h n
D ea n e a re th e c h ie f o w n e rs of t h e la n d in N e w in g to n ,
w h ic h is a ll fre e h o ld . T h e so il is p r in c ip a lly O x fo rd
c la y . T h e c h ie f cro p s a re w h e a t, b a r le y , o a ts an d
b ea n s. T h e e n t ir e are a o f th e p a ris h is 2 ,10 5 a c re s of
la n d an d 6 of w a t e r ; ra te a b le v a lu e , £ 1 ,9 3 2 ; th e p o p u ­
l a t io n o f th e w h o le p a ris h in 19 11 w as 235.

[ K E L L ï ’jj

B E R R I C K P R I O R is a lib e r t y i j m ile s south-bv-e
T h e p o o r h a ve £ 7 13s. in fu e l. T h e prin cip a l owm?
of th e lan d , w h ic h is a ll fre e h o ld , are W . Franklin ful*
and M iss E m i ly D eane. T h e s o il is c la y and gravel*
su b s o il, sand an d g r a v e l. T h e c h ie f cro p s are
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and beans.

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B R O O K H A M P T O N is a tith in g 1 ’ m iles north fr
N e w in g to n . T h e p r in c ip a l o w n ers of th e land,
is a ll fre e h o ld , a re Jo h n T h o m so n esq. and the trusil
o f t h e la te W . T . F r a n k lin esq.
H O L C O M B E is a t it h in g 1 m ile so u th -e a s t.
S e x to n , T h o m a s M und y.
L e tt e r s th r o u g h W a llin g fo rd a r r iv e at 7 .10 a.m . &
p .m . W a ll L e t t e r B o x c le a re d a t 7.40 a.m . & r f.
p .m . & S u n d a ys 7.30 a .m . T h e n e a re st m oney order !
te le g r a p h office is a t S ta d h a m p to n , abou t i£
d is ta n t
T h e c h ild r e n of th is p a ris h a tte n d th e school at Stad­
h a m p to n
C a r r ie r .— T h o m a s M o o res, m o n . to A b in g d o n , wed. frj
& s a t. to O x fo rd

N ix e y G e o rg e , fa r m e r , L i t t le H o l­
BROOKHAM PTON.
co m b e fa rm
F r a n k lin E d w a rd L a n e
E rn est
W illia m
M abe,
M .A . T u c k w e ll
COMMERCIAL.
fa r m e r , H o lco m b e H ill fa r m
B a k e r J o h n , ta ilo r
B E R R I C K P R IO R .
B o w d e n J a m e s , b a k er
COMMERCIAL.
B e lc h e r M a r t y n , f a r m e r ,L a n e E n d fm H a w es A lfre d G ilb e rt, farm er
D a n d rid g e F r a n c is C h a r le s , S t a g P .H C a u d w e ll S e lw y n , f a r m e r , M an o r frm L o n g P e r c iv a l L a b a n , B e ar &
S t a ff P .H
G a rd n e r E d w a rd , fa r m b a iliff t o M r. G a b le J o h n , fa rm b a iliff to R ic h a r d
T u r r i ll F r e d e r ic k , fa rm e r
F . S h ru b b
W . H a w k e n esq. E w e fa r m
U p sto n e H a ro ld E d w a rd , grocer
M o o res T h o m a s , c a rrie r & sh o p k ee p er G re e n W a lte r E . sh o p k p r. & b ee r r e t
N E W IN G T O N .

H u d so n M iss, N e w in g to n h o u se
P e n d le b u ry R e v . J o h n R o g e r
( re c t o r ). R e c to r y
S a n d s M iss, N e w in g to n h o u se

NORTH NEW INGTON,
SOUTH NEW INGTON

is a v illa g e and p a rish on
th e r iv e r S w e r e , an d o n th e ro a d fro m B a n b u r y to C h ip ­
p in g N o rto n , 2 m ile s s o u th -w e s t fro m B lo x h a m statio n on
the B a n b u r y an d C h e lte n h a m b ra n c h of th e G r e a t W e s t­
ern r a ilw a y , 6 so u th - w e s t fro m B a n b u ry , a b o u t 20 n o rth b y - w e s t fro m O x fo rd , an d 7 n o rth -e a s t fro m C h ip p in g
N o rto n , in th e N o r th e r n d iv is io n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d
o f W o o tto n , W o o tto n N o rth p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n , u n io n
a n d c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t o f B a n b u r y , r u r a l d e a n e ry of
D e d d in g to n , a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io cese of O x fo rd . T h e
c h u r c h of S t . P e t e r a d V in c u la is a h a n d s o m e b u ild ­
in g of sto n e in t h e N o rm a n , E a r ly E n g lis h , D ec o ra te d
a n d P e r p e n d ic u la r s t y le s , c o n s is t in g o f c h a n c e l, c le r e ­
sto rie d n av e, a is le s , s o u th p o rc h of P e r p e n d ic u la r
d a te , o rn a m e n te d w it h c a r v e d fig u re s a n d s u rm o u n te d
b y b a t tle m e n ts a n d c r o c k e te d p in n a c le s , a n d an e m ­
b a t tle d w e ste rn to w e r, c o n t a in in g 5 b e l l s : t h e c h a n ­
c e l is D e c o ra te d a n d r e t a in s it s p i s c i n a : t h e n av e
a rc a d e s are T r a n s itio n N o rm a n a n d E a r ly E n g lis h : th e
e a s t en d of e a ch a is le fo rm s a c h a p e l, t h a t on th e
s o u th s id e is m u c h e n ric h e d , an d th e re a re p is c in a e :
th e re is a c y lin d r ic a l S a x o n fo n t w it h z i g - z a g m o u ld ­
in g s : t h e ch a n ce l a n d n a v e ro o fs w ere re m o v e d in 1825
an d th e le a d so ld to p u r c h a s e s l a t e s : th e aisle ro o fs
are of t h e 15 th c e n t u r y : th e tw o aisle s w ere re-ro ofed
in 1892-93, a t a co st o f £ 70 0 , w h e n s e v e ra l w a ll p a in t-

see B ro u g h to n .

m g s w e re u n c o v e r e d : t h e r e a re 386 s i t t in g s : in the
c h u r c h y a r d is th e fra g m e n t o f a cro ss of E a rly English
c h a r a c te r . T h e r e g is te r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1538. The
liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 15 4 , with resi­
dence, in th e g i f t of E x e t e r C o lle g e , O xfo rd , and held
since 1893 b y t h e R e v . C h r is to p h e r John Whitehead
M .A . of E x e t e r C o lle g e , O x fo rd . T h e re is a small
P r im itiv e M e th o d is t c h a p e l h e re , also a F riends’ Meet­
in g h o u se . A lb e r t B ra s s e y esq. J .P . is lord of the
m a n o r. T h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs are E x eter, Mag­
d a le n a n d N e w C o lle g e s , O x fo rd . T h e so il is red loam
a n d c l a y ; s u b s o il, r e d ro ck an d c la y . T h e chief cropa re w h e a t, b a r le y a n d ro o ts . T h e are a is 1,437 acres;
r a te a b le v a lu e , £ 2 ,0 2 1 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 1911 was 222.
P a r is h C le r k , G e o r g e M an n in g .

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P o st & M .
. O ffice .— M rs. E liz a b e th Pickering, subp o s tm is tr e s s
L e t t e r s th r o u g h B a n b u r y arrive at7.30
a .m . & 3.30 p .m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 11.20 a.m . & 4.40
p .m . ; no d e liv e ry on su n d a y . B lo x h a m , 2$ mile?
d is ta n t, is th e n e a re st t e le g r a p h office
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , b u ilt in 1837 & holding
a b o u t 100 c h ild r e n ; M iss G la d y s S a lte r , mistress
C a r r ie r s to & fro m B a n b u r y .— S te v e n s , to ‘ Plough,’ mon.
th u r s . & s a t. & C o t te r ill, to ‘ P lo u g h ,’ m on. thurs. fc
sat

B e ll A le x a n d e r J a m e s M o n tg o m e r ie B ro w n E d w a rd , p lu m b e r & g la zier
B ro w n G
M .A .O x o n ., F .G .S .L o n d
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L a w s W illia m H
B u t le r C y r i l, f a r m e r
W h it e h e a d R e v .
C h r is to p h e r J o h n , C o t t e r ill J o se p h , c a r r ie r
G o o d w in J a m e s, fa rm e r
M .A . ( v ic a r ) , V ic a r a g e
COMMERCIAL.
M obbs G e o rg e , W y k h a m A r m s P .H
B le n c n w e T h o m a s , m a s o n & sh o p k p r P a g e & S o n , m ille r s (w a te r)

NEW NHAM M U EEEN

is a v illa g e and p a rish , b e a u ­
t if u ll y s itu a te d on th e b an k s of th e T h a m e s , 1 m ile
s o u th -e a s t fro m W a llin g fo r d te r m in a l s ta tio n on a b ran ch
o f th e G r e a t W e s te rn r a ilw a y fro m C h o ls e y , a n d 14 m ile s
s o u th - e a s t fro m O x fo r d , in th e S o u th e rn d iv isio n o f th e
c o u n ty , h u n d re d o f L a n g tr e e , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n of
H e n le y , u n io n an d c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t o f W a llin g fo r d ,
rn ra l d e a n e ry of H e n le y an d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io ce s e of
O x fo rd . T h e ch u rc h o f S t . M a r y is a sm a ll a n d plain
s t r u c tu r e of flin t w ith stone d re s s in g s , o r ig in a lly of
N o rm a n d i t e , b u t a lte r e d b y re c o n s tr u c tio n in th e E a r ly
E n g lis h p e rio d , a n d c o n s is tin g o f ch a n ce l, n a v e , so u th
aisle , n o rth p o rch an d a w e s te rn g a b le b e ll-c o t c o n t a in ­
in g 2 b e l l s : th e c h a n ce l r e ta in s its o r ig in a l n o rth and
so u th w in d o w s a n d h a s also a N o rm a n ch a n ce l a rc h , a
tre fo il- h e a d e d p is c in a an d a d o u b le lo c k e r, a n d o n th e
so u th sid e is a sm a ll c ir c u la r N o rm a n h a g io sc o p e : th e
n av e is also o f th e sam e d a te , w it h an o r ig in a l d o o rw ay
on th e n o rth sid e , b u t th e s o u th a is le is D e c o r a t e d :
th e re is a N o rm an fo n t, a n E a r ly E n g lis h p is c in a an d a
p u lp it of J a c o b e a n c h a r a c t e r : in th e c h u r c h is a b ra s s,
d a te d 15 9 3 : th e c h u r c h w a s co m p le te ly r e s to r e d in

P a g e G e o rg e , d a iry m a n
P a g e J o n a s, fa r m e r
S te v e n s F a n n y (M iss), grocer
S te v e n s R e g in a ld , ca rrier
T w is t C e c il J a m e s, farm er
W ilk s A lb e r t , b la c k s m ith
W o o lg r o v e G e o rg e , d a iry farmer

1849, and has 99 s ittin g s . T h e r e g is te r of baptism'
an d b u ria ls d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1678 ; marriages, 109C
T h e liv in g is a r e c to r y , fo r m e r ly u n ited to the vicar­
ag e s of N o r th S to k e and Ip sd e n , b u t united by rdei
in C o u n c il in 1908 to th e r e c to r y of Crow m arsh ®m*°. ’
jo in t n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 1 9 0 , w it h residence, m p
g i f t of th e H on. F lo re n c e B a rrin g to n , and held U •
1912 b y th e R e v . H e n ry W illia m F u lfo r d M.A.
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p ro d u c e s 10s. a y e a r . G r i m ’s D itc h , a British
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e x te n d s a lo n g th e s o u th e rn b o u n d a ry of the Par^
N u ffie ld . T h e t ru s te e s of th e la t e M ajo r G. a re t h e lo rd s of th e m a n o r a n d p rin cipal lando
T h e so il v a rie s ; su b s o il, g r a v e l a n d ch alk. The ^
a re w h e a t an d b a rle y . T h e a re a is 1,841 acres
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a n d 9 of w a t e r ; ra te a b le v a lu e , £ 1*7 58
^be P°P
in 1 9 11 w as 216.
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