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L e e W a lte r , b ee r r e t a ile r
M alins A lic e ( M rs .) , fa rm e r
M e d c r a ft W illia m , co a l & co k e m e r
M ile s L e w is , fa r m e r
M iles W illia m H . c a r r ie r
N e a le E rn e s t F . s t a t io n e r , P o st office
P ric e A lb e r t , b o o t m a k e r
S h i r le y E r n e s t P . R e d L io n P .H

OXFORDSHIRE.
S m it h W illia m , b la c k sm ith
S m it h W illia m , m a r k e t g a rd e n e r
S m it h W illia m T h o m a s ,m ille r (w a t e r )
S te e le A lb e r t E d w d .b u ild e r & fa r m e r
S te e le W illia m , F o x & G ra p e s P .H
T e b b y T h irz a (M iss), d ress m a k e r
T o m p k in s J o h n , fa r m e r
W a rn e r J o h n , S w a n P .H

[ k e l l y ’s
W a sh b ro o k W illia m , shopkeeper
j W a s t ie E ls ie ( M is s ), gro ce r
IW a stie G e o rg e , b u ild e r
W eb b W illia m , sa d d ler
W h ite m a n J a m e s, b a k er
Y o u n g C h a rle s G e o rg e , builder

KELMSCOTT

is a c h a p e lrv an d to w n sh ip b e lo n g in g th e w id o w of th e la t e W illia m M o rris e s q .: in the north
to th e p a rish of B ra d w e ll, on th e r iv e r I s is an d on th e tra n se p t are tra c e s o f w a ll p a in t i n g s : th e church was r
G lo u c e s te r a n d B e rk s b o rd e r, w it h a sta tio n c a lle d sto red in 1889, an d a ffo rd s 100 s ittin g s . W illiam Morri'
K e lm s c o t t an d L a n g fo r d ,
m ile s n o rth fro m th e
F .S .A . p o et, d e sig n e r, p rin te r, and so cialist, born* r0-'3
v illa g e , on th e O x fo rd , W itn e y a n d F a ir fo r d b ra n c h of died 1896, is b u rie d in th e c h u r c h y a r d . T h e register date'
th e G r e a t W e s te r n r a ilw a y , 4J s o u th - w e s t fro m B a m p
fro m t h e y e a r 1560. T h e liv in g is a ch ap elry, annexed to
to n , 4 n o r th -w e s t fro m F a r in g d o n , an d a b o u t 9 s o u th ­ B ro a d w ell v ic a r a g e , jo in t n e t y e a r ly v a lu e , derived from
w e st fro m W itn e y , in th e M id d iv isio n of t h e co u n ty ,
g le b e , ¿ 2 0 0 , w it h re s id e n c e , in th e g if t of William
h u n d re d of B a m p to n , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n of B a m p - H e n ry F o x esq. D .L ., J .P . of B ro a d w e ll G rove, Broadto n W e s t , u n io n of F a r in g d o n , co u n ty c o u r t d is t r ic t of w e ll, an d h e ld sin ce 19 12 b y th e R e v . H e n ry Theophi'haF a rin g d o n , r u r a l d e a n e ry of W itn e y and a rc h d e a c o n ry
A d a m s, w ho r e s id e s a t B ro a d w e ll. M iss M ay Morris is
an d d io cese of O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h of S t. G e o rg e is a la d y of t h e m a n o r, an d S ir A le x a n d e r Henderson bart*
s m a ll an d a n c ie n t c r u c ifo r m b u ild in g of sto n e in th e
J .P . an d th e E c c le s ia s t ic a l C o m m issio n e rs are the prin­
T r a n s itio n N o rm a n an d E a r ly E n g lis h s t y le s , c o n s is tin g
c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e so il is g r a v e l and black loamo f c h a n c e l, c le r e s to r ie d n a v e , a v e r y n a rro w n o rth aisle ,
su b s o il, g r a v e l. T h e c h ie f c ro p s a re b a rle y , oats and
tra n s e p ts , so u th p o rc h and an e a s te r n t u r r e t co n ta in in g
th e u s u a l c e r e a ls . T h e a r e a is 1,028 acres of land and
2 b e lls : th e n a v e is s e p a ra te d fro m th e n o r th aisle b y 9 of w a t e r ; ra te a b le v a lu e , ¿ 9 2 1 ; th e population in
1 9 11 w as 159.
an a rc a d e o f fo u r L a t e N o rm a n a r c h e s : th e s o u th d o o r­
w a y a n d fo n t, a p la in c y lin d r ic a l w o rk , a re also N o rm a n :
P a ris h C le r k a n d S e x to n , H e n ry F au lk n er.
in t h e ch an ce l are flo o r sto n es and ta b le ts of th e 17 th
P o st O ffice.— W illia m
T a y lo r , p o stm a ste r.
Letters
and 1 8 th ce n tu rie s , w it h L a tin in s c rip tio n s, in good
th r o u g h L e c h la d e , G lo u c e s te r s h ir e , a rriv e at 7 a.m.
p re s e rv a tio n , to th e T u r n e r f a m ily , fo r m e r ly of th e
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M anor H o u s e : t h e ch an ce l r e ta in s a p is c in a and h a s
d e liv e r y on s u n d a y s , 7 a .m .
L e ch la d e, 2 miles
a sed ile fo rm e d o u t of t h e s o u th w in d o w : th e re is a b rass
d is ta n t, is t h e n e a r e s t m o n ey o rd e r & telegraph office
to t h e G o o d e n o u g h fa m ily in t h e s o u th tra n se p t, dated
17 6 1, a n d a m a rb le ta b le t t o E d w a r d D o re, 1724. A p ie ce E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , fo r 40 ch ild ren ; Miss
E liz a b e t h H u n tle y , m is tre s s
of v e lv e t b ro ca d e o f e a r ly 1 7 t h c e n tu r y B ro u s s a w o rk has
R a ilw a y S ta tio n , W illia m G e o rg e C o lle tt , station master
been p re s e n te d to th e c h u rc h fo r u s e as an a lta r clo th , b y
B ro w n E r n e s t, s t u d g ro o m to R . W . 1H o b b s R o b e r t, ju n . Bradshaw s
M o rris M is s M a y , M a n o r b o u se
H o b b s esq
j H o b b s R o b e rt W . farm er
COMMERCIAL.
E a v is F r e d e r ic k , M a n o r fa r m
S p ie rs A lb e r t E . b ee r retailer
A d a m s E rn e s t H a ro ld , b la c k s m ith
H e r b e r t W illia m , co a l d e a le r
B a y lis P o lly ( M iss), d re ss m a k e r

KENCOTT

1584. T h e l iv in g is a r e c to r y , n et y e a r ly value ¿96,
is a p a ris h a n d v illa g e ,
m ile s w e s t-b y w ith re s id e n c e , in th e g i f t of A . W . L a rg e esq. and
n o rth fro m A lv e s c o t s ta tio n a n d 2 m ile s n o r th fro m
h e ld sin c e 1913 b y th e R e v . H e r b e r t Edw ard Cooper
E e lm s c o t t a n d L a n g fo r d s ta t io n on t h e O x fo rd , W itn e y
an d F a ir fo r d b ra n c h of t h e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , 4 M .A . of S t . P e t e r 's C o lle g e , C a m b rid g e . T h e Rev. C. L.
L o d er b e q u e a th e d a s u m of ¿ 1 0 3 , n o w produ cing ¿2 ns.
w est fro m B a m p to n a n d 5 n o r th -e a s t fro m L e c h la d e ,
per a n n u m , fo r d iv isio n a m o n g th e p o o r of the parish;
in th e M id d iv is io n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d of B a m p to n ,
th
e re is also a p a ro c h ia l c h a r it y fo r d istributio n among
p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n o f B a m p to n W e s t , u n io n and
th e c h il d r e n ; p a r t ic u la r s of th e la te Mrs. Amelia
c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t of W itn e y , r u r a l d e a n e ry of
C a r t e r ’s b e q u e st a re g iv e n u n d e r C la n fie ld ; the same
W itn e y a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io c e s e o f O x fo rd . T h e
la d y also le f t th e s u m o f ¿ 7 y e a r ly fo r coal for the poor.
c h u r c h of S t . G e o r g e is a s m a ll b u t a n c ie n t b u ild in g
T h e M an o r H o u se, th e re s id e n c e of F red erick Douglas
of sto n e in th e N o rm a n , E a r ly E n g lis h an d la t e r s ty le s ,
H ow esq. is an a n c ie n t m a n sio n s ta n d in g in the centre
c o n s is t in g o f ch a n c e l, n a v e , s o u th p o rc h a n d a w estern
o f t h e v illa g e . A lb e r t W . L a r g e esq. who is lord of
to w e r, w it h t u r r e t , c o n t a in in g 2 b e l l s : th e ch a n ce l
th e m a n o r, W illia m H e n ry F o x esq. an d W illiam Paintin
is E a r ly E n g lis h , w it h la n c e t w in d o w s, an d r e ta in s
esq. are t h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e soil is stone
its p i s c i n a ; t h e c h a n c e l a rc h is a m ix t u r e of N o rm a n
brash . T h e c h ie f cro p s a re th e u s u a l cereals. The area
an d D e c o ra te d w o r k : t h e s o u th d o o rw a y , a lso of N o rm a n
is 1,083 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , ¿ 1 , 0 1 2 ; th e population
d a te , h a s a ty m p a n u m
fille d w it h fla t s c u lp tu r e ,
r e p r e s e n t in g a c e n ta u r s h o o tin g an a rro w do w n th e in 1914 w as 149.
S e x to n , H e n r y H a m b rid g e .
th ro a t o f a m o n s te r , w it h th e w o rd “ S a g i t t a r iu s ”
L e tt e r s v ia L e c h la d e , G lo s. a r r iv e a t 7.10 a.m . & 2.30
c u t in th e s t o n e : t h e fo n t is d a te d 16 4 2 : a sto n e
p .m . W a ll L e t t e r B o x c le a re d a t 10 a.m. & 6.30
re re d o s, b r o u g h t fro m t h e c h u r c h of S t . M a r tin , C a r fa x ,
p . m . ; s u n d a y s , 9 .15 a .m . B ro a d w ell is the nearest
O x fo rd , ta k e n d o w n in 1897, w as e re c te d h e re in th e
p o st office, a b o u t h a lf a m ile d is ta n t & F ilkins, 1 mile
s a m e y e a r , a t t h e co st of th e R e v . R . H . E a r le , re c to r
d is ta n t, th e n e a re s t m o n e y o rd e r & telegraph office
18 67-190 6: th e c h a n c e l w a s re -d e c o ra te d in 1886: th e re
are 120 s i t t in g s . T h e r e g is t e r d a te s fro m t h e y e a r 1 T h e ch ild re n of t h is p lac e a tte n d th e school at Broadwell
B r o w n r ig g M rs. K e n c o t t co tta g e
C o o p e r R e v . H e r b e r t E d w a rd M .A .
( r e c t o r ) , T h e R e c to r y
F u r le y J o h n S a m p so n M .A . M an o r
F a r m h o u se
H o w F re d k . D o u g la s , M a n o r b o u s e

K ir b y J a m e s
P ilk in g to n F re d k . W m . K e n c o t t ho
COMMERCIAL.
B a sto n C h a r le s , fa r m e r
C la p to n C b a s. fa rm e r, K e n c o tt h ill
E u s t a c e G e o r g e , fa r m e r

KIDDINGTON is a p a ris h c o n s is tin g of th e h a m le ts
o f N e t h e r K id d in g fccn in W o o tto n h u n d re d an d O v er
K id d in g to n
in
C h a d lin g to n h u n d re d , b o th
on
but
s e p a r a te d b y t h e r iv e r G ly m e , 6 m ile s w e s t fro m H e y fo rd s ta tio n , on th e O x fo r d a n d B ir m in g h a m se ctio n of
th e G r e a t W e s te r n r a ilw a y an d 5 n o r th -e a s t fro m C b a rlb u ry s ta tio n , on t h e O x fo r d an d W o r c e s t e r se ctio n of th e
sa m e s y s te m , an d 5 n o r th -w e s t fro m W o o d sto c k . B y
L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t B o a rd O rd e r N o . 33,012, O c t. 1. 1895,
th e c iv il p a rish e s o f K id d in g to n an d A s t e r le ig h w ere
u n ite d u n d e r th e n am e o f K id d in g to n w it h A s te r le ig h .
T h e p a ris h is in th e M id d iv isio n o f t h e co u n ty ,
p e tty se ssio n a l d iv is io n of W o o tto n S o u th , W o o d sto c k
union an d c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t , r u r a l d e an e ry of
W o o d sto c k an d a rc h d e a c o n ry and d io cese o f O x fo rd .
T h e ch u rc h of S t. N ich o la s is an an cien t ed ifice of
sto n e in m ix e d sty le s , w it h so m e N o rm a n p o rtio n s, b u t
is ch ie fly o f t h e D eco rate d p erio d , and co n s ists of
a p sid a l ch an ce l, n av e, s o u th t ra n s e p t o r ch ap el, so u th
poTch and a w e ste rn to w e r co n ta in in g 4 h e l l s : t h e ch an-

P ilk in g to n F re d e ric k W illiam L.K.C.P.
L o n d ., M .R .C .S .E n g . physician &
su rg e o n , K e n c o t t house
S ilm a n B e rtra m , shopkeeper
T a y lo r E r n e s t , b u ild e r
T a y lo r W illia m , fa rm er

ce l is N o rm an and D e c o ra te d , and has sedilia and
p iscin a , and th e ro o d -lo ft s t a ir s also r e m a in : there a
also tw o o th e r p is cin a e : t h e fon t is a hexagon of g
D ec o ra te d w o r k : th e c h a n t r y c h a p e l, entered by
a rc h of th e L a te D ec o rate d p e rio d , has a plain °P
tim b e re d ro o f of t h e sa m e d a t e : th e re is a brass
W a lte r G o o d e re , a fo rm e r r e c to r , 1513* and 3 tkell
w ind ow in th e tra n s e p t to th e m e m o ry of Mrs. ^
’
w ho d ie d 2 7th D e c e m b e r, 1872, an d one in tne
to H e n ry L o m a x G a s k e ll esq. w ho died in JNov- 1
in th e ch a n ce l is a lis t of th e r e c to r s of Asterleig
K id d in g to n sin ce 12 3 2 : a n ew ch a n ce l screen 0
^
o ak , e x e c u te d b y M e ssrs . H a r r y H em s and bon.
E x e t e r , w a s e r e c te d a n d d e d ic a te d , in N o ve m ,er,QneeJ)
as a m e m o ria l of th e D ia m o n d Ju bilee 0
,fl
th e c h u rc h w as re s to r e d and decor .
V ic t o r ia
T h e re g iste r of t a g
th e re a re 150 sittin ;
d a te s fro m th e y e a r 11573
5 7 3 ;, m a r r ia g e s ,
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1570. T h e l iv in g is a r e c to r y , n e t y e arly vaine
w it h re s id e n c e , in th e g i f t of V isc o u n t Di
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