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tio ris a n d a d d itio n s h a v e bee n m a d e to s u it t h e ir p re s e n t
p u r p o s e : n e a r th e se is an e ffig y in b ra s s to I s a b e l
B e a u fo , th e N o r m a n - F r e n c h in s c rip tio n of w h ic h is l o s t :
o n t h e s o u th w a ll is a m o n u m e n t to S ir F r a n c is C u rso n
k t. of W a te r p e r r y , d . 16 1 0 : th e r e a re 180 s itt in g s . T h e
r e g is te r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1078.
T h e l iv in g is a
v ic a r a g e , n et y e a r ly v a lu e £ 1 0 6 , w it h re s id e n c e , .in
th e g i f t of C o m m a n d e r J o sep h C h a r le s W a ld ro n H e n le y
R .N . a n d h e ld sin c e 1913 b y t h e R e v . T h o m a s Jo h n
E v a n s - P r it c h a r d
B .A . o f H e r tfo r d C o lle g e , O x fo rd .
W a te r p e r r y H o u se, th e se a t of M iss H e n le y , is a h a n d ­
s o m e m a n sio n in th e C la s s ic s t y le , p le a s a n t ly s i t u ­
a te d in an e x te n s iv e p a rk of r ic h p a s tu r e la n d an d
p le a s u r e g r o u n d s , th r o u g h w h ic h flo w s th e r iv e r T h a m e .
T h e t r u s t e e s o f th e la t e J o sep h J o h n H e n le y esq. C .B .
a r e .lo rd s o f th e m a n o r a n d so le la n d o w n e rs. T h e soil
is l o a m y ; su b so il, g r a v e l a n d c la y . T h e c h ie f cro p s are
g r a s s , w h e a t a n d bean s. T h e a r e a is 1,9 2 7 a c r e s of
E v a n s -P r it c h a r d R e v . T h o m a s
B A . ( v ic a r ) , V ic a r a g e
H e n le y M iss, W a te r p e r r y h o u se

W A T LIN G TO N .

P ost
O ffice .— M rs .
S o p h ia
B ig g s,
s u b -p o s tm is tr e s s .
L e t t e r s th r o u g h W 'h c a tle y , O x o n , a r r iv e a t 7 .2 5 a .m .
& 4 .15 p . m . ; S u n d a y s, 7.20 a . m . ; d i s p a t c h e d a t 8.45
a .m . & 6 .10 p .m . ; s u n d a y s , t o . 20 a .m . W o r im n g h a ll
is th e n e a r e s t m o n e y o rd e r o ffic e & W h e a t le y t h e
n e a re s t te le g r a p h office
T H O M L E Y is a h a m le t o f th e p a ris h , 2 m ile s n o rth
fro m th e v illa g e , p a r t ly in B u c k in g h a m s h ir e , a n d c o n ­
ta in s o n e fa rm a n d a fe w c o t t a g e s ; are a is 564 a c r e s ;
r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 4 3 4 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 14.
V is c o u n t C lifd e n is th e so le la n d o w n e r.
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) ,
E liz a b e t h T u b b y , m is tr e s s

Jo h n

B ig g s S o p h ia ( M r s .) , s h o p k p r .P o s t off
B ra n d u m U r ia h , f a r m e r
D o rre ll J a m e s, f a n n e r
F o n g e M a b e l ( M r s .) , fa r m e r , W a te r ­
COMMERCIAL.
p e r r y co m m o n
A lm o n d A m o n J a m e s, b a iliff to t r u s ­ F o n g e W a lte r , fa r m b a iliff to M rs.
tees o f t h e la t e J. J . H e n le v
M ab el F o n g e , W a te r p e r r y co m m on
W A T E R S T O O K is a p a rish an d v illa g e , 1 m ile n o r th ­
w e s t fro m T id d in g to n sta tio n on t h e W y c o m b e and O x ­
fo rd se ctio n of t h e G re a t W e s te r n r a ilw a y , 5 m ile s w e st
fro m T h a m e a n d 9 e a st fro m O x fo rd , in th e S o u th e rn
d iv isio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d , u n io n an d c o u n ty co u rt
d is t r ic t of T h a m e , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n o f B u llin g d o n ,
ru ra l d e a n e ry of C u d d e sd o n an d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d dio cese
o f O x fo rd . T h e r iv e r T h a m e w in d s r o u n d p a r t of th e
p a rish . T h e c h u r c h o f S t . L e o n a r d is a s m a ll b u ild in g
o f sto n e, p a r t ly r e b u ilt in 17 9 2 : th e to w e r a n d n o rth
a is le , w h ic h a r e of P e r p e n d ic u la r d a te , a n d th e rood
s ta irs b e in g th e o n ly p o rtio n s le f t of th e a n c ie n t fa b r ic :
th e c h u r c h co n s ists o f ch an ce l, n av e, n o rth a is le , n o rth
and so u th p o rch es a n d a to w e r w it h a s in g u la r b ell co te
on its e a ste rn s id e a n d c o n ta in in g a c lo c k a n d 6 b e lls, th e
3 old b ells h a v in g been r e c a s t in 1889 an d 3 n ew o nes
ad d ed b y t h e R e v . C anon J . H . A s h h u r s t M .A . re c to r h e re
18 56 -9 6 : in th e n o rth aisle is a c a n o p ie d m o n u m e n t w ith
a b u st in ju d ic ia l ro b es h o ld in g a book in one h a n d a n d the
o th e r r e s tin g on a sk u ll, an d an in s c rip tio n to S ir G e o rg e
C ro k e k t. a J u s t ic e o f th e K i n g ’s B e n ch in th e r e ig n of
C h a rle s I. an d a s tre n u o u s o p p o se r o f th e S h ip M oney
T a x , w h o d ie d a t h is h o u se h e re, 16 F e b . 1 6 4 1 -2 : som e
fra g m e n ts of a n c ie n t g la s s re m a in ; t h e s e in c lu d e p o r­
tio ns of t h e fig u r e of an a rc h b ish o p , p ro b a b ly in ten d ed
for G e o r g e N e v ill, w h o h e ld th e see of Y o r k fro m 1464
to 1 4 7 6 ; an d m u tila t e d fig u re s o f s a in t s : th e re is a h a n d ­
som e re re d o s, ad o rn ed w ith a re p re se n ta tio n o f “ T h e
L a s t S u p p e r ” : th e fo n t is c y li n d r ic a l : th e w a ll p a in tin g
is also n o t e w o r t h y : m o s t of th e w in d o w s a re s t a in e d ;
one in t h e
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C o n q u e s t: in th e n o rth aisle is a b ra s s, p la c e d by Canon
A sh h u rst, g iv in g a c o m p le te lis t of the s o v e re ig n s of E n g ­
land, b is h o p s o f th e see, a n d of th e re c to rs a n d p a tro n s
of th e l iv in g a n d lo rd s of th e m a n o r of W a te r s t o c k fro m

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la n d , a p o rtio n of w h ic h is w o o d la n d , a n d 9 o f w a t e r ;
r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 2 ,1 4 3 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 1 9 1 1 w as 149
in th e c iv il a n d 163 in th e e c c le s ia s t ic a l p a ris h .
P a r is h C le r k , H a r r y J o in er.

fo r

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c h ild r e n ;

M rs.

H a tt S id n e y A r t h u r , f a r m e r
H ill G ilb e r t, f a r m e r , M a n o r fa r m
J e ss o p M a r y ( M r s .) , f a r m e r ,T h o m le y
M o rris C h a s . g a r d n r . to M is s H e n le y
S im m o n d s J o se p h , h e a d g a m e k e e p e r
to t ru s t e e s o f t h e la t e J . J. H e n le v

th e y e a r 1235 to 1894, w it h d a te s . T h e r e g i s t e r d a te s
fro m th e y e a r 1580. T h e l iv in g is a r e c t o r y , n e t in c o m e
£ 1 6 4 , in c lu d in g 13 a c r e s of g le b e , w it h re s id e n c e , in
t h e g i f t o f W . H . A s h u r s t esq . a n d h e ld s in c e 19 13 b y
th e R e v . B e n ja m in L u n d C a r r A L A . o f O x fo rd U n i­
v e r s it y . B e n n e t t ’s c h a r it y o f £ 8 y e a r ly is d i s t r i b u t e d
in m o n e y ; a c e r ta in n u m b e r of a g e d m en a n d w o m e n
of t h is p a ris h h a v e a c la im to n o m in a tio n a s in m a te s
of th e C r o k e a lm sh o u se s a t S t u d le y . “W illia m H e n r y
A s h u r s t esq. D .L ., J .P . is lo rd o f t h e m a n o r a n d so le
la n d o w n e r.
T h e so il is g r a v e l a n d l o a m ; su b s o il,
g r a v e l. T h e cro p s a r e w h e a t, b a r le y a n d b ea n s. M o st
of th e la n d is in p a s tu r e . T h e a r e a is 949 a c r e s o f la n d
a n d 14 o f w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 1 , 3 7 1 ; t h e p o p u la tio n
in 1 9 1 1 w as 125 in t h e c iv il a n d 106 in th e e c c le s ia s t ic a l
p a ris h .
P a r is h C le r k , H e n ry R o b e r t B a k e r .
D R A Y C O T T , a h a m le t f o r m e r ly in c lu d e d in th e
o f I c k fo r d ( B u c k s ) , is s itu a te d t h r e e - q u a r te r s o f
e a s t fro m t h e v illa g e . I t w a s t r a n s f e r r e d to t h is
b y L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t B o a rd O rd e r, 19 ,6 18 , d a te d
25, 1886, fo r c iv il p u rp o se s.

p a ris h
a m ile
p a r is h
M a rc h

P o s t O ffice .— A irs. A n n W o o d b r id g e , s u b -p o s t m is tr e s s .
L e t t e r s t h r o u g h W h e a t le y , O x o n , a r r i v e a t 8 .15 a .m .
& 5 p . m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 8.25 a .m . & 6.25 p . m . ; S u n ­
d a y s , a r r iv e a t 7 .3 5 a .m . ; d i s p a t c h e d a t 10 a .m .
G r e a t A lilto n , 2 m ile s d is ta n t, is th e n e a r e s t m o n e y
o rd e r & 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 ) , f o r 30 c h i l d r e n ; M rs.
H a rris o n , m is tr e s s
C a r r ie r s t o :
O x fo rd — E d w a r d H o n o r, fro m th e C ro w n in n , w e d . & s a t.
r e t u r n i n g sa m e e v e n i n g s ; D a n ie l N e lm s , fro m th e
A n c h o r in n , m o n . w e d . & sa t
T h a m e — E d w a r d H o n o r, tu e s

A s h h u rs t W illia m H e n ry D .L ., J .P .
COMMERCIAL.
W a te rsto c k h o u s e ; & C a rlto n clu b , B u ll C h a rle s, fa r m e r , H o m e fa rm
L ond on S W
C o lle tt W a lte r , la n d s t e w a r d to
C a rr
R ev.
B e n ja m in
Lund
M .A .
H. A s h h u r s t esq
( re c to r) T h e R e c to r y

W.

L a th a m T h o m a s W illia m (e x o rs . o f) ,
f a r m e r s , D r a y c o tt
K id m a n G e o r g e , fa r m e r
P en n F r e d e r ic k , g a m e k e e p e r to W . H .
A s h h u r s t esq

W A T L I N G - T O N is a p a ris h an d s m a ll b u t an c ie n t
1887-96, a n d t h e R e v . J . H . K in g d o n , c u r a t e 1883-1887,
tow n, s itu a te d on a s tre a m a t th e fo o t o f th e C h ilte r n
b esid e s o t h e r s : t h e ch a n ce l r e ta in s a p is c in a and se d ilia :
H ills, an d th e h e a d o f a p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n , w ith a a n ew o rg an w as p re s e n te d in 1905, a t a c o s t o f £ 1 ,0 0 0 :
term in a l s ta tio n on a b ra n c h of th e G r e a t W e s te rn r a il­ th e re are b ra s se s to W illia m F ra n k e le y n , 1485, a n d h is
w ay fro m P r in c e s R is b o ro ’ , an d is 8-jjt m ile s so u th - w e s t
w ife , S ib ill, w ith fo u r c h il d r e n ; J e r e m ia h , e ld e s t son of
from T h a m e , 8 n o r th -e a s t fro m W a llin g fo r d a n d 42 fro m
R o b e rt E w s t e s , 1587, an d J o h n E w s t e s , h is b ro th e r,
L o nd o n, in t h e S o u th e r n d iv is io n of t h e c o u n ty , h u n d re d
15 8 (8 ); an d tw o b ra s se s to W illia m G ib s o n a n d M a tild a ,
of P v rto n , u n io n of H e n le y , T h a m e c o u n ty c o u r t d is ­ h is w ife (15 0 1 ), w h ic h -were lo s t in 1870 a n d r e s to r e d
tric t, r u r a l d e a n e r y o f A sto n a n d a r c h d e a c o n ry a n d d io ­ to t h e c h u r c h in 1 9 1 4 : t h e p u lp i t , le c t e r n a n d lit a n y
cese of O x fo rd . T h e to w n is lig h t e d w it h g a s fro m
sto o l o f c a r v e d o a k w e re e x e c u t e d fro m d e s ig n s b y th e
w orkrs , t h e p r o p e r ty of M r. A lfr e d G . B a te s.
la t e A ir. E d w in D o lb y , a r c h it e c t , of A b in g d o n : th e
T h e c h u r c h of S t. L e o n a r d is a p la in b u ild in g
c h u r c h w a s t h o r o u g h ly r e s to r e d in 18 77, a t a c o s t o f
of flin t w it h sto n e d r e s s in g s , in m ix e d s t y le s , m o s tly
£ 4 ,0 2 9 : t h e b ra s s e a g le le c t e r n w a s p r e s e n t e d in 18 9 6 :
P e rp e n d ic u la r, a n d c o n s is tin g of ch a n c e l, n a v e o f e ig h t t h e re re d o s o f c a r v e d o ak , r e p r e s e n t in g th e A n n u n c ia ­
b ays, aisle s, s o u th p o rc h , o rg a n c h a m b e r , s o u th c h a n t r y , t io n , in 18 8 9 ; a n d th e fo n t o f m a r b le a n d a la b a s t e r ,
y estry a n d an e m b a ttle d w e ste rn to w e r of th e 14 th
a n d a sc reen o f th e sa m e m a t e r ia l, in 1897, in c o m ­
ce n tu ry, 58 fe e t in h e ig h t, a n d c o n ta in in g 8 b e lls , d a te d
m e m o ra tio n of t h e D ia m o n d J u b ile e of H e r la t e A la je s ty
r e s p e c tiv e ly 1587, 1635, 1660, 1663 (tw o ), 18 75, an d
Q u ee n V ic t o r ia : tw o c a rv e d o a k s c re e n s fo r t h e H u lto n
*905 ( tw o ), w h en t h e w h o le w e re re - h u n g on a steel
ch a p el an d t h e v e s t r y w e re g iv e n in 1904, a n d c l e r g y
»raine a t a c o s t of £ 2 0 0 ; th e to w e r also co n ta in s a ‘ s t a lls o f s im ila r c h a r a c te r in 19 0 5 : an o a k s c re e n w a s
clock, e re c te d in 19 14 to t h e m e m o ry of W . W’ ig g in s ,
e re c te d in 1913 b e tw e e n t h e c h a p e l a n d t h e ch a n c e l.
37 y e a rs c h u r c h w a r d e n : th e r e a r e m e m o r ia l w in d o w s T h e r e a re 520 s i t t in g s , a b o u t 40 of w h ic h a r e a p p r o ­
to th e la t e R e v . W illia m H u lto n A I.A . of W a tlin g to n ,
p r ia te d . I n 1901 a lv c h g a t e w as e r e c t e d , a t a c o s t
24 D ec. 1885 ; th e R e v . B a s il T . S . G a rte r A I.A . v ic a r °* £ 25°i in c o m m e m o r a tio n o f t h e g lo r io u a r e ig n