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BERKSHIRE.

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WELFOR D.
Cobbold M ajor Ralph Patteson, W el­
ford park
Brown E dw in, shopkeeper
B utcher Moses, farm er, W elford farm
H arris A lfred, estate carpenter
Troti. Fredk. head gardnr.W elford pk

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Le M esurier John C ortlan dt W illiam Plum b W illiam , b rick layer
B.A. M ilton lodge
W illis A lfred, farm er. E lton farm
Allen A lb ert, farm er, H alfw ay farm
W orking M en’s C lub (W illiam Isaacs,
H allett G eorge, H alfw ay House P.H
steward)
Richens G eorge & A lfred, farm ers

W IC KH A M .
H O E BENH AM .
Attew ell Owen P
Batson Mrs
H
ardy
Rev.
Charles Edw ard M .A.
Perris John
W ickham house
Waud Reginald
H
ew
itt
W
illiam
Joseph, O akhanger
Burton Cassandra (M iss), shopkeeper
A dey Brothers, brick m akers (Thom as
& beer retailer
Wood Blake, m anager)
H uzzey F rederick, farm er
Allee Jn. W illiam , shopkpr. & post off
T u ck er W illiam , baker
Brooks Robert Henry, farm er, W7ickham farm
H ALFW AY.
W E STO N .
Froome Jam es, p oultry farm er
(L etters for H alfw ay should be a d ­ B att A lfred Charles, beer retailer
H onour W illiam Thom as, farm er
dressed H ungerford.)
Birch E dw in, blacksm ith
N u tt Jam es, F ive Bells P.H. & farm er
Law rence John, H alfw ay house
H am blin W m . & Sons, m illers (water) W illis A lfred T h om as,farm er,S ole frm

EA STO N .
A rcher-H oublon Capt. Henry Lin dsay
B urbidge Rev. Richard John A .K .C .L .
(curate)
M asters Fredk. farm er, Easton farm
Moore Thom as, beer retailer
Radbourne Edward, blacksm ith

W H IS T L E Y -IN -H ÏÏR S T ,
W H IT E W A L T H A M
( fo r m e r ly B u r y T o w n
o r W a l t h a m A b b o t t s ) (for A bbas) form s a parish
and irreg u la r village, 4 m ilec south-w est from the sta­
tion at Maidenhead, 10 ea st from R eading, 7 south-east
from H enley, and 8 west from W indsor, in the Eastern
division of the county, B eynhu rst hundred, Maidenhead
p etty sessional division, M aidenhead union, county cou rt
d istrict of W indsor, rural deanery of Maidenhead, a rc h ­
deaconry of Berks and diocese of O x fo r d ; part of the
village extends into the parish of Shottesbrooke. The
church of St. M ary the V irgin , a buildin g of flin t w ith
stone dressings, was reb u ilt, w ith the exception of the
chancel and m ortu ary chapel, in 1868, and is in the
Norm an and E a rly E nglish styles, consisting of chancel,
nave of three bays, m ortu ary chapei, south porch and
a w estern tow er containing 6 bells and a strik in g clock
erected in 1893 as a m em orial to th e late W. J. Beadel
esq. M .P. of Brentwood, Essex, d. 1892: the north aisle
and tower were added, p rincipally at the expense of the
late C harles Saw yer esq. of Heywood, the late Charles
E llis esq. of W altham Place, resto rin g th e m ortuary
chapel b elonging to the e s ta t e : an organ cham ber was
erected on the north side of the chancel in 1889 by
L ieu t.-G en . Saw yer as a m em orial to his late w ife at
a cost of £546, and in 1892 a new organ in a handsome
oak case was erected at a cost of ^400; in tak in g
down the walls of the old ch u rch a group of alabaster
figures was found, supposed to have form ed p art of the
rered os; the chancel walls appear to have been covered
with m ural p ain tin gs; nearly all the windows are
stained, and there are 300 sittin gs. The register dates
from the year 1563, and contains a list of the vicars
of this parish from 1309, Sim on of Ghent, being then
Bishop of Salisb ury, of which diocese B erkshire con­
tinued to form a part u n til O ctober 5th, 1836. The
livin g is a vicarage, annexed to the R ectory of Sh ottes­
brooke, joint net yearly value £304, w ith glebe and resi­
dence, in the g ift of Basil G u y Oswald S m ith esq. and
held since 1905 by the Rev. Richard Holm es M .A. of
C h rist’s College, C am bridge. The old parish stocks and
whipping post are still to be seen here. In 1906 a
gym nasium was erected b y B. G. 0 . Sm ith esq. of
Shottesbrooke Park, for the use of the school children

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and the young m en of the parish.
Th ere are sum s
am oun tin g to £20 yea rly for apprenticing, also £38
yea rly for d istribution . W alth am Place, the seat of
Lo uis Oppenheim er esq. is a fine b u ild in g in a wellwooded park of 105 acres, on the brow of a h ill, over­
looking W h ite W alth am and com m anding a fine view of
the surrou nd in g country. Heywood, the p rop erty of C.
S aw yer esq. and now occupied b y G reville H. Palm er
esq. is a square w h ite m ansion, situated in a fine park.
B. G. 0 . S m ith esq. who is lord of th e m anor of B ury,
G eorge D unn and C . Saw yer esqrs. are the p rin cipal
landowners. The soil is v ery v a rio u s; subsoil, chalk,
g ravel, and c la y in some parts. Th e chief crops are
wheat, barley, oats &c. The area is 2,638 acres of land
and 5 of w a te r; rateab le valu e, ^ 10 ,92 6; population in
1911, 818.
By Local G overn m en t Board O rder 7,057, dated Oct.
9, 1877, a detached p art of W hite W alth am parish was
added to Shottesbrooke.
L ittlew ick G reen, w ith W oolley G reen, in this civil
parish, have been form ed in to an ecclesiastical parish,
and will be found u n der the le tte r L .
Post, M. 0 . & T . Office.— Jam es C. Skinner, sub-post­
m aster. L etters arrive from M aidenhead at 6.45 &
12.15 & 7.30 p .m .; sunday, 6.45 a .m .; dispatched at
9.10 a.m . & 1.55 & 7.35 p .m . ; Sundays, 6.15 p.m
P A L E Y S T R E E T is a sm all ham let, one m ile and a
half south-east of W altham ch urch , in th e parish of
W hite W altham . Here
is a C on gregational chapel,
connected w ith the “ Fifield M ission,” b u ilt in 1837, and
seating about 50.
P ost Office, P aley S treet.— Philip H allw orth, sub-post­
m aster. L e tters th rou gh M aidenhead, delivered at
7 a.m . & 12.20 & 8.45 p .m .; sunday, 8.45 a . m . ;
dispatched a t 9.15 a.m . & 12.20 & 7.30 p .m .; sunday,
6.25
p.m .
T he n earest m on ey order & telegrap h
office is a t H olyport, 2 m iles distan t
E lem en tary School (m ixed), b u ilt in- 1875, enlarged
about 1885, for 156 c h ild re n ; G eorge B ell, m aster
County Police, F rank Robins, constable

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

Rawlins W illiam Donaldson K .C .,
Brow nrigg C apt. S ir Douglas E greJ .P . W h ite W alth am Grove
m ont Robert b art. R .N
COMMERCIAL.
Cripps R eginald, Paley cottage, Palev B lav Thom as, builder, Paley Street
Street
Bushnell Edw d. confctnr.PaJey Street
Ferguson Mrs. A lb ert cottage
C ollins Jam es, farm er, Sheepcote la.
Holmes Rev. Richard M .A. V icarage
Paley Street
Loder E ric, M anor house
G ym nasium (W ilfred Clark, caretkr)
M ortim er
Rev.
E rnest
C lem ent H allw orth P hilip , baker, Post office,
(curate). N ether clift
Paley Street
Oppenheimer Louis, W altham Place
Ham A lb ert, beer retailer
Palm er G reville H. Heywood
Harman Henry, farm er, Paley Street

W I N D
W IN D SO R (or New W indsor), anciently called W indlesora, the “ w inding s h o r e ” (A .S. “ ora,” shore), is a
m unicipal and p arliam entary borough, head of a p etty
sessional division and of a county cou rt d istrict and a
m arket and union town on the navigable Tham es, 22
miles from London, T9 from R eading, 14 from Ham pton
Court and 6 south-east from M aidenhead, in the
Eastern division of the county, hundred of Ripplesm ere,
rural deanery of M aidenhead, archdeaconry of Berks
■and diocese of Oxford.
The town consists of New

Heasman A lfred,b eer ret.P a ley S treet
Hicks W illiam John, R oyal Oak P.H .
P aley S treet
Horwood F d k .A .frm r.B e rry C ourt frm
H ughes Jam es, carpenter
Shelton W m . SI. farm er,H eywood fm
Skinner C harles G eorge, wholesale
fru iterer, Sheepcote house, P a ley St
S kinner Jam es Christopher, baker,
Post office
Tom linson John, farm er, How lane
W hite Brothers, farm ers

S O R
W indsor and p a rt of the suburb of Clew er, on the west.
Over the Tham es, connecting the borough w ith Eton,
is a bridge 200 feet long and 29 feet wide, supported
by three arches of cast iron, th e m iddle one being 55
feet span, restin g on piers of g r a n it e ; the bridge is
now free of toll and was b uilt in 1823. Low er down the
riv er are two b ridges : the V icto ria bridge of one arch
to D atchet and the A lb ert bridge of four arches from
Old W indsor to D atchet.
The town was given by
Edwarcl the Confessor to W estm in ster A bbey, but seems