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BUCK ING HA M SH IRE.

in the Gothic style: it is controlled by the Parish
Council. The County Police Court, in the Market
square, is an edifice of red brick and stone, erected in
1865. The corn market is held on Friday, and the cattle
market on the first Monday in every month; the fair,
which is only a pleasure fair, takes place on August 2nd
and 3rd. The Provident Dispensary, Horse Fair Green,
was established in 1866; the average number of patients
is usually about 500. There are charities of £300 a
year, left by John Whalley, of Cosgrove, in 1670, and
by Mr. Arnold, of Furtho, about 1689, f°r the appren­
ticing of boys and girls; the Bridge and Street charity,
derived from 140 acres of land producing £200 yearly, is
for lighting and paving the town; the Bradwell charity
of £80 yearly, left by Simon Bermett, of Beachampton,
isdistributed in clothing and coal to aged men of Stony
Stratford, Beachampton and Calverton; John Oliver, of
Stony Stratford, by will in 1856, left £500 invested in
Consols, the interest of which is given in money to 10
men and 10 women; Whitnell’s benefaction consists of
land realizing £14 yearly, which is given in bread
during the winter months; William Parrott’s charity,
the interest on £297 14s. Consols, is expended on cloaks
and bonnets for poor widows; the Bell Rope charity,
the interest on £182 10s. 7d. Consols, is for providing
new bell ropes for the parish church. About 17 acres
of allotment ground have been appropriated for the use
of the poor at a low rental. William Selby-Lowndes,
jun. esq. J.P. is lord of the manor (west side). The
area of Stony Stratford East Side is 69 acres; rateable

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value, £2,889;
Stony Stratford West Side, 80 acres
of land and 4 of water; rateable value, £3,799 ; and its
population in 1914 was, East Side, 756; West side,
1,212; making a total of 1968, which comprises the
ecclesiastical parish.
CALVERTON END is at the south-east extremity of
the town, but in Calverton parish, and contains some
good villa residences.

WOLVERTON END, in Wolverton parish, is also an
important addition to the town of Stony Stratford, and
constitutes theecclesiasticalparishofWolverton St.Mary,
formed November 29, 1870. The church of St. Mary the
Virgin, erected in 1864, is a building of stone in the
Early English style, after a design by the late Sir G.
Gilbert Scott R A. and consists of apsidal chancel, nave
of five bays, aisles, south porch and a turret with 2
bells: the north aisle was added in 1867, chiefly at the
cost of the Rev. William Pitt Trevelyan M.A. Lady Mary
Russell and the Radcliffe trustees: the interior was
decorated in 1886 from designs by Mr. E. S. Harris
F.R.I.B.A. : there are 300 sittings. The register of
baptisms dates from the year 1864, marriages 1867, and
deaths 1871. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value
£200, with residence, in the gift of the Radcliffe
trustees, and held since 1910 by the Rev. Archibald
James Moxon M.A. of Keble College, Oxford. The area
of Wolverton End is 330 acres; the population in 1911
was 1,827.
OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS &c.
Post. M. 0 ., T. & Telephonic Express Delivery Office, Surveyor & Sanitary Inspector, Alfred Ernest Abbott
High street.— Frank Jones, postmaster. Letters are A.M.I.Mech.E., M.R.San.I., F.I.S.E. Qhurch street*
dispatched: London & all parts, 8.30 & 10.25 a.m.
Wolverton
& 12.20, 2.45, 7.30 & 8.25 p.m.; local posts, 4.30 & Collector of Water Rates, W. H. Sansom, High street
10.15 a.m. & 4.30 p.m.; Wolverton, Bletchley, Oxford,
N., N. E. & W. of England, 4.45 p.m. (Saturdays only,
PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS.
4.20 p.m.). The delivery commences— from London & Cemetery, Calverton road, William J. C. Ray, clerk*
allparts at 6.45 & 10.50 a.m. & 6.10 p.m.; Sundays, Braeside, Wolverton road
dispatch to all parts, 8.25 p.m. ; delivery commences, County Police Station, Market square, John Govier,
6.45 a.m. Parcel Post dispatched, week days only, at sergeant, & 2 constables
8.30 & 10.15 a 01. & 2.45, 7.30 & 8 p.m
Fire Brigade, Silver street, George Downing, supt. ;
Edward Yates, engineer
COUNTY MAGISTRATES FOR STONY STRATFORD Provident Dispensary, Horse Fair green, William Henry
PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION.
Bull F.R.C.S.Edin., L.R.C.P.Lond., D. W. A. Buil
Grafton Gen. the Duke of K.G., C.B. Wakefield lodge, M.B., B.C.Camb. & A. W. Moore M.B., B.C.Camb.
Stony Stratford (chairman)
medical officers; W. A. West, sec
Bull Col. William Henry K.H.S. St. Oswald’s house, Public Hall, High street, James William Smith, sec
High street, Stony Stratford
Stamp Office, High street, Frank Jones, distributor
Byam-Grounds Thos. Passenharn manor. Stony Stratford Weighing Machine, Market square, Henry William.
Duncan Lieut.-Col. William
Randall, caretaker
Grant-Thorold Harry, Cosgrove manor, Stony Stratford
PUBLIC OFFICERS.
Hall Musgrave Robert, Foxcote manor, Buckingham
Assessors of Taxes, W. H. Robinson, High street & Wm.
Knapp John Matthew, Linford hall, Wolverton
Sansom (& collector), High street
Maguire Thomas Stephen, Wolverton St. Mary, Stony H.
Clerk to the Parish Council & Bridge & Street Charity,
Stratford
William J. C. Ray, Braeside, Wolverton road
Purslow William, Woodville, Wolverton
Woollard Frederick William, Ousedale, Stony Stratford Clerk to the Potterspury Board of Guardians & to the
The chairmen, for the time being, of the Stratford & Potterspury Rural District Council, William Sydney
Wolverton & Potterspury Rural District Councils are Parrott, 96 High street; Assistant Clerk, W. Snelgrove, 160 Wolverton road
ex-officio magistrates
Clerk to Stratford & Wolverton Sub-Committee of
CleTk to the Magistrates, Edward Thomas Worley, 69
Bucks
Local Pension Committee, William J. C. Ray,
High street
Wolverton road
Petty Sessions are held at the Police Court, Market sq. Coroner for Newport Pagnell Division of Bucks, Edward
every alternate friday at 11 o’clock. The division Thomas Worley, 69 High street; deputy, Cecil Powell
comprises the following places:— (In Bucks), Beach­ M.A.. M.B., B.C.Camb., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P.Lond.
ampton, Bradwell Abbey, Oalverton, Castle Thorpe, Calverton house
Loughton, Shenley Brookend & Shenley Churchend, Distributor of Stamps, Frank Jones, Post office, High st
Stony Stratford East & Stony Stratford West & Wol­ Medical Officer of Health for the Potterspury Rural Dis­
verton. (In Northampton), Alderton, Ashton, Cos­ trict Council, Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, 1st
grove, Furtho, Grafton Regis, Hartwell, Passenham, & 2nd Districts & Medical Officer to the Workhouse,
Potterspury, Wicken & Yardley Gobion
Potterspury Union, Cecil Powell M.A., M.B., B.C.
Camb. Calverton house
STRATFORD & WOLVERTON RURAL DISTRICT
Relieving Officer & Registrar of Births & Deaths &
COUNCIL.
Vaccination Officer, Potterspurv Union, Geo. Holman,
Meet at the Parish room, Wolverton St. Mary, on every 9 Horse Fair green
Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages forfourth Tuesday, at 2.45 p.m.
Potterspury District, Gordon Bennett, 73 High street
PaT^s^6s *n the District are Calverton, Stony Strat­ Superintendent
egistrar of Potterspury District, Wm.
ford East, Stony Stratford West & Wolverton. The Sydney ParrotR
96 High street; deputy, William
is 4,459 acres; rateable value, September, 1914. Snelgrove, 160t.
Wolverton road
*72>393> the population in 1911 was 10,427
Town Crier, Harry Dunkley, 27 Horse Fair green
Chairman, Albert Sharp, 56 C h u T c h street, Wolverton
PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of Services.
Officials.
Church of St. Giles, High street, Rev. Henry Last M.A.
T v l n ' a ' , - , Sydney Parrott, 96 High street
vicar; 7 a.m. (2nd Sunday) & 8.10 & 11 a.m. & 2.30
& 6.30 p.m. ; daily 7:45 a.m. & 6 p.m
Medical^n*?'
BuB’Floyds Bank Limited, High st
Bnii uT,cer °* Health, Douglas William AndeTson St. Mary’s Church, Wolverton End, Rev. Archibald Jas.
Lol 'SRl; B.C.Camb., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P. Moxon M.A. vicar; 8 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; wed. &
L°nd. St. Olave’s, High street
fri. 10 a.m.; sat. 9 a.m.; daily, 8 p.m
BUCKS.

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