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BURNHAM.

BUC KING H AMSHIRE.

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Sharpe H erbert & Son, photographers, W ilm ot Robt. E ard ley B ya m M .R .C .S . B ott Thom as, m ark et gardener
H igh street
E n g ., L .R .C .P .L o n d . physician & Chennells A dam , builder
Stannard C h arles, ironfounder, see
surgeon, & m edical officer & public Church In stitu te (E rnest K in g , sec)
W ood, Stannard & Co
vaccin ator B urnham d istrict, Eton C ollyer L ilian M aud (M rs.), grocer &
Stock W illiam H. beer retailer
union, Burnham house. H igh street
sub-postm istress
S trickla n d M iriam (M rs.), G eorge inn •W ingrove B rothers, tea gardens, Eton R ural D istrict Isolation Hospital
T ilb u ry Jim , crick etin g outfitter
B urnham Beeches
(G erald W alker M .A ., M .B ., B.C.,
T rim m in g & Co. m otor engineers, Wood, Stannard & Co. ironfounders,
D .P.H .C am b. m edical officer; Miss
L en t Rise
Celia Tam e, m atron)
H igh street
W alker W m . W a lt, beer ret.L en t G rn W oodbridge E m ily G race (M rs.), G regory Josiah, farm er
W atson W alter, Old F iv e Bells P.H
G regory Josiah, jun. farm er
dress m aker
*W a tts Jam es, Tw o M ile Brook P.H. W orkm en’s C lub & In stitu te (H H arris E m ily (M rs.),shopkpr.Bath Td
B ath road
C ollm ann, hon. sec. ; J. Foulk, Headington Brothers, farm ers, Cip­
ebb W alter, boot m aker
librarian)
penham C ourt farm
W ebster G eorge, coal m erchant
W ykeham Bernard, cycle dir. H igh st Lock John Henry, beer retailer
W hite Thom as W illiam , farm er, The
Lund
F rederick, grocer
C IPPE N H AM .
A bb ey farm
Lund John W illiam , p oultry farm er
(L etters th rou g h S lou g h .)
W illiam s A lfd. R t. laundry, Lent Rise
S utton John, m arket gardener
W illiam s C harles, baker, Lent Rise
W hitw orth M rs. Cippenham C ourt fm Townsend R t. Chas. K in g ’s Head P.H
COMMERCIAL.
W illiam s Llew ellyn, contrctr. H igh st
T urn edge T. (M iss), lau n d ry,B ath rd
W illiam s S. R hys, druggist, Post Bennett A rth ur, beer retailer
Webb Thom as, shopkeeper
office. H igh street
Bloxham Thos. W m . crpntr. & joiner W ilcox Edwin, m arket gardener
B I J T L E R S C R O S S , see E llesborough.
CADM ORE
END,
w ith
L E W K N O R - D P - spectively, and three on the north side to M rs. C urtis, Mr.
H I L L , is an ecclesiastical parish formed A pril 2nd, 1852, Benjamin G ale and M iss E lizabeth A. P e rry : th e organ
out of portions of the parishes of Fingest, in the county was presented by Capt. G. A. Y o u n g : a reredos of oak
of B uckingham , and the civil parishes of Lewknor and was erected at E aster, 1893, in m em ory of Thom as Ber­
Stokenchurch, in the county of Oxon, but by the County nard Gunston e s q .: there are 140 sittin gs. Th e church ­
of Buckingham (Stokenchurch) O rder, 1895, the O xford­ yard was enlarged on the south side in 1887: the ruins
shire portion of this ecclesiastical parish was, M arch 31, and site of the old church are carefully preserved. The
1896, transferred to B ucks, and the whole is now in the register of baptism s, form erly belonging* to Ackham pstead
latter c o u n ty ; it is 4 m iles south-w est from W est W ycom be chapel, dates from 1786, the other registers date from
station, on the Princes Risborough and M aidenhead sec­ the year 1852. The livin g is a vicarage, net incom e £150,
tion of the G reat W estern railw ay, 8£ north-east from with 6 acres of glebe and residence, in th e gift of the
W atlington term inal station on a branch of the same line Bishop of Oxford, and held since 1910 by the Rev.
from Princes R isborough , and 5^ n orth-w est from G reat Herm an Francis Prideaux Davson B.D. of Pembroke
M arlow, in the Southern division of the county of College, O xford. Th e principal landowners are th e Rt.
Oxford, chiefly in the hundred of Lew knor, and in Hon. Lord Parm oor K .C .V .O ., K .C ., J.P . who is lord of
the p etty sessional division, union and county court the m anor, and Mr. John F ield. The soil is flin ty and
d is tric t of W ycom be, ru ra l deanery of W ycom be, and friable sand w ith c h a lk ; subsoil, gravel, chalk and
the archdeaconry and diocese of Oxford. Th e church clay. The ch ief crops are w heat, barley and oats. The
of S t. M ary-le-M oor, erected in 1851, in place of population in 1901 was 270, of which 160 w ere in Oxon.
the little church at A ckham pstead, com m only called
Parish C lerk and Sexton, A lfred A yres.
“ The Moor chapel,” and then taken down, is a sm all
Post Office, Edwin Trendall, sub-postm aster.— Letter
building of flint w ith B ath stone quoins and dress­
Box cleared a t 12.45 & 5 - 5 P rn- ^ eek days only. L et­
ings, in th e E arly E n glish style, consisting of chancel,
ters throu gh H igh W ycom be arrive a t 8-30 a.m . ; no
nave, south porch, vestry and a sm all w estern tu rre t
sunday delivery. Lane End, i£ m iles distant, is the
containing one b e ll: all the windows are stained, the
nearest m oney order & telegrap h office
east window being a m em orial to M rs. E lizabeth F.
Perry, and th e w est window to M rs. M ary P e r r y ; four on E lem entary School (m ixed), b u ilt in 1854 (including
Lew knor-up-H ill), enlarged 1889, for 100 children;
the south side w ere erected to the Rev. Frederick Robert
M iss E lizabeth W ilson, m istress
Perry M .A . vicar here, d. 1 Dec. 1863; M rs. S. A . Rosanna
Paterson, M r. and M rs. Green and R. B ruce Dickson re­ C arrier to W ycom be— A lfred A yres, fri. only
j B ayley Thom as, Ship P.H
C AD M O R E END.
Trendall E dw in, shopkpr. Post office
Davson Rev. H erm an Fras. Prid eaux Field John, farm er, Chequers farm
L E W K N O R -U P -H IL L .
Lacey Leonard, farm er, R ackleys frm
B.D. V icarage
Ayres C ecil, farm er, Pound farm
Moreton F rederick, beeT Tetailer
G rim ston E rn est W alter. Woodside
B ird John, farm er, K eynsham s farm
T ay lor M iss M abel, K enneth Com er P lum ridge W alter E dw ard, painter
S m ith W illiam , blacksm ith
Dean Ebenezer, farm r.W a tercraft frm
C O M M E R C IA L .
T ap p in g John, farm er, H ill farm
Plum ridge W m . farm er, B igm ore fm
A yres A lfred , farm er & carrier
C A L V E R T O N is a scattered villag e and parish,
separated from Northam ptonshire b y the riv er Ouse, 3
m iles south-w est from W olverton station on the London
and N orth W estern railw ay, 1 south-w est from Stony
S tratford, 7^ south-w est from N ew port Pagnell, in the
N orthern division of th e county, hundred and county
c o u rt d istrict of N ew port Pagnell, Stony Stratford petty
sessional division, union of Potterspury, ru ral deanery
and archdeaconry of B uckin gh am and diocese of Oxford. A
brook, a trib u ta ry of the Ouse, form s th e boundary between
tbi9 cou n ty and N ortham ptonshire. B y a Local G overn­
m ent Board O rder dated M arch 25, 1883, a detached
p art of this parish, known as Stratford B ridge Meadows,
was am algam ated w ith S tratford S t. G iles. The church
o f A ll Saints, rebuilt of stone in 1818, has since been
fu rth er restored and a south aisle added by the Rev. the
Hon. Charles G eorge Perceval, rector 1820-58; it is an
edifice in the M iddle-Pointed and Norm an styles, and
consists of chancel, nave of th ree bays, south aisle, south
porch and a fine w estern tower containing 6 bells, a
sixth havin g been added in 1905, when also the other
5 were re -h u n g : in 1897 a flagstaff was erected on the
tow er in com m em oration of the Diam ond Jubilee of
H er late M ajesty Queen V icto ria : in the course of the
restoration the chancel was decorated in polychrom e,
the stained glass of the ea st window renewed, and the
panels of the pulpit filled w ith figures of St. John the
B ap tist, S t. Paul, S t. P eter and S t. B arn a b a s: the west
door, for a lo n g tim e blocked, was re-opened, and the
font placed in the lower stage of the tower, which now
serves as a b a p tis te ry : all the windows are s ta in e d :

the area is seated w ith open benches and paved with
encaustic t ile s : the reredos is adorned w ith m osaics,
representing the Adoration of the M a g i: the entire
restoration was carried out under the direction of Mr.
E. H . Sw infen H arris, arch itect, of Stony S tratford :
there are 220 sittin gs. Th e reg ister dates from the
year 1559. T he livin g is a rectory, net yearly value
£258, p rin cip ally arisin g from 390 acres of glebe, with
residence, in the g ift of th e E a rl of E gm on t, and held
since 1901 b y the Rev. Robert F rederick R um sey M.A.
of Brasenose College, Oxford. N ear the church are six
alm shouses, erected by th e late Rev. the Hon. C. G.
Perceval, a form er rector, who died 26 J uly, 1858, and
there are ch arities am ounting to about ^ 12 yea rly for
distribution in coal besides about £29 for apprenticing
and £ 1 for general purposes. There is also a coat
ch arity for supplying 9 coats annually to m en belonging
to th e parish-. W illiam Selby-Lowndes, jun. esq. J.P.
is lord of the m anor. T he E arl of E gm on t and the
Marquis of Lincolnshire K .G ., P .C ., G .C .M .G . are the
principal landowners. The soil is lig h t and stiff c la y ;
subsoil, clay and stone. T he ch ief crops are wheat,
oats, beans and barley. Th e area is 1,981 a c re s; rate­
able value, ^4,30 4; the population of the ecclesiastical
parish in 19 n was 245 and 1,075 in' t^e civil, which
includes Calverton E n d of Stony Stratford.
L O W E R W E A LD , w hich adjoins C alverton on the
west, and M IDDLE W E A LD half a m ile south-east, and
UPPER W E A LD 1 m ile south-east, are p arts of this
parish.