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BU C K IN G H A M S H IR E .

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“ Jiarberry,” about 320 ancient British ¡jold coins were valuable manuscript collections bequeathed by him to
discovered in February, 1849, and claimed by Mr. the University of Oxford, as well as a fine library 0f
Selby-Lowndes as lord of the manor; they are of a printed books ; the greater part, if not the whole, ofhis
later period than those of Cunobelin, and are stamped published works, were also prepared for the press at
■with a wheat ear and rampant horse: in the coppice Whaddon ; he died 5th February, 1760, and was buried
adjoining there are indications of a large rect­ in the chancel of Fenny Stratford church. Queen Eliza­
angular encampment, evidently Roman, inclosing a space beth visited Whaddon Hall in 1568, at which time it
about 5 acres, with a vallum and fosse quite perfect.
held by Arthur, Lord Grey; but the old mansion
Three miles west of W haddon, and near the site of the was
as then existing, with its great hall, 50 feet in length’
battle which is said to have been fought by Cunobelin iwas
partially destroyed on its coming into the joint
at Thornborough bridge, are two tumuli, one of which osses
sion of Thomas Willis and James Selby in 1698:
was opened in 1842, and disclosed many Roman relics; p
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t
ually the whole property came into the hands of
other Roman antiquities were met with in 1857 and Thomas
Selby, son of the foregoing, who died in
1858, chiefly consisting of coins, about 200 in number, 1772, andJames
no lawful heir appearing, it was surrendered
all of which, as treasure trove, were surrendered to the by
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the
Court of Chancery, in 1783, to Mr.'
lord of the manor.
Lowndes, of Winslow, who had been appointed
TV'haddon Chase was formerly the principal woodland William
by Mr. Selby his lawful heir, if no heir-at-law could be
in this part of the county and contained 2,200 acres of f
ound. W. Selby-Lowndes, jun. esq. is lord of the
coppice, with valuable timber, and maintained 1,000 manor
and principal landowner. The soil is light and
head of deer: the greater part of it is now inclosed stiff yel
low clay; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are
and cultivated.
wheat, oats and beans. The area of the township and
, TVhaddon Hall, the seat of William Selby-Lowndes, parish is 2,525 acres, a large portion of which is com­
jun. esq. J.P. is a mansion of stone, containing many prised in Whaddon Chase, celebrated for its fox coversspacious and elegantly-fitted apartments; “few private rateable value, ,£3,104; the population in 1911 was 314'
residences in the kingdom,” writes Lipscomb, “ can be
Sexton, George King.
found to rival the magnificence of its splendid stair­ Post, M. 0 . & T. Office & Telephonic Express Delivery
case:” the pleasure grounds, gardens and park extend
Office for calls within a limited distance.— Joseph
over 315 acres; great numbers~of the forest trees are of Mayho Missenden, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive
immense size, and the view’s from the place are through Bletchley at 7.15 a.m. & 6.20 p.m.; Sun­
delightful: up to 1840 the deer were allowed to roam
days, 7.45 a.m.; box closes at 7.10 a.m. & 6.15 p.m.
wild over the Chase, but they have now a portion of week days & on Sundays at 9.55 a.m
the grounds fenced off for them This manor became Elementary School, buiit 1841, & endowed with £10
the property in 1698 of Dr. Willis, the celebrated phy­ yearly by the late T. Coare esq. of Newgate street,
sician, and being inherited by his grandson, Browne
London, for 100 children; Mrs. C. Curran, mistress;
Willis esq. LL.D. the well-known antiquary, was fo" Miss Brenda Dawes, infants’mistress
many years his residence ; here he accumulated the County Police, Henry A. Sibbald, constable
P R IV A T E R E S ID E N T S .
Harrold Wm. Lowndes Arms P.H
Sapwell Edward, farmer
Marked thus * receive lettersthrough *Heady Horace, farmer, Steart Hill Soffe Richard Henry, estate foreman,
Hopkins William, farmer,Home farm Whaddon hall
Little Horwood, Winslow.
Dixon Rev. William Edmund (vicar), Illing John, farmer
Taylor John, farmer
The Yicarage
Jackman George & Son, blacksmiths Thompson Fred, huntsman to Whad­
Grenfell Lieut.-Col. Cecil Alfred T.D. King Edwin, farmer
don chase
*King Walter, farmer, Hog Pound Tofield Annie (Mrs.), farmer
& Lady Lilian, The Chase
Selby-Lowndes William, jun. J.P. King William, farmer
Watts Thomas, farmer
Whaddon hall
Masters Henry, bead gardener to W. Whaddon Institute(W.Selby-Lowndes,
Selby-Lowndes, jun. esq
jun. esq. hon. sec)
C O M M E R C IA L .
Miller Arthur, dairy
Willet Jsph. farmer, Wood Pond frm
Bennett Thomas, farmer
Missenden George, farmer
Young
George Henry, butcher
Curtis Jas. & Hy. frmrs. Oaks farm Missenden Joseph Mayho, grocer, &
Faulkner Philip G. baker
post office
TCHTJRCH is a parish and large village, or, the
road from Aylesbury to Buckingham, 4^ miles north from
Aylesbury, its nearest railway station, 5^ south from
Winslow and 12 south-east from Buckingham, in the
Mid division of the county, hundred of Cottesloe, Wins­
low petty sessional division, union and county court dis­
trict of Aylesbury, rural deanery of Mursley, arch­
deaconry of Buckingham and diocese of Oxford. The
church of St. John the Evangelist, situated on a height,
is an ancient building of stone in the Decorated style,
consisting of a large chancel, clerestoried nave of four
bays, aisles, south porch with a lofty embattled western
tower, containing 6 bells and a clock: on the south side
is a large sun dial dated 1828 : the arches of the nave are
supported on the north side by octagonal and on the
south side by circular pillars: the chancel was partially
restored in 1853 : Sir Edward Smythe, formerly Lord
Chief Justice of Ireland, and lord of the manor, was
buried here in February, 1681 : the communion plate
was for the most part his gift: there is a piscina and
aumbry in the south aisle, a double piscina and triple
sedilia in the chancel, and a stained memorial window
to John Tattam, d. 1854, and Mary Ann his wife,
d. 1853: the church was restored in 1911 at a cost of
£2,000, the original timber in the roofs being carefully
preserved, the old lead recast and relaid and the ancient
features of the church retained: there are 260 sittings.
The register dates from the year 1653. The living^is
a vicarage, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, net
yearly value £200, with residence, erected in the year
1845, and held since 1908 by the Rev. Hugh Wood M.A.
of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The Wesleyan
chapel, built in 1844. wiH seat 200 persons; the Primi­
tive Methodist chapel, rebuilt in 1889, has 200 sittings.
A charity of £13 18s. 4d. a year, bequeathed by John
Westcar esq. late of Creslow, is distributed in the winter

in sheets and blankets to the most necessitous and
deserving poor. Here was formerly a castle belonging
to Hugh de Bolebec, and the sites of the drawbridges
are still traceable; at the outer edge of the moat is
a remarkable spring called “Fair Alice,” flowing out
from beneath the trunk of a large ash tree and afford­
ing beautifully clear water of excellent quality. The
village also contains some ancient half-timbered houses
of special interest. Thomas Parrott esq. who is lord ol
the manor, Leopold de Rothschild esq. C.V.O. Walter
Wood esq. Mrs. Cooper and James Todd esq. are the
principal landowners. The soil is loam; subsoil, lime­
stone and gravel. The soil is chiefly in pasture;
wheat and peas are grown. The area is 1,717 acres;
rateable value, £5,216; the population in 1911 was 625
in the civil and 633 in the ecclesiastical parish.
Sexton, George Moxom.
Post, M. 0 ., T. & Telephonic Express Delivery Office.—
Robert Rickard, sub-postmaster. Letters through
Aylesbury delivered at 6.50 & 11.30 a.m.; Sundays,
7.15 a.m.; dispatched at 7.45 a.m. & 12.40 & 5.50
p.m. & on Sundays at 11.50 a.m
Elementary School (mixed & infants), erected in 1850, &
enlarged in 1900, for 140 children; John Thomas
Titchener, master; Miss Sarah Ann Welch, infants’
mistress
Carriers.
James Rickard, to Aylesbury, daily
John Morris, from Swanbourne through to Aylesbury,
wed. & sat
Fred Clarke, from Oving through to Avlesbury, wed. &
sat
Omnibus, from 1White Horse ’to Aylesbury, mon. wed.
& sat

p r iv a t e r e s id e n ts .
I Dnthie John. Kempsons
Anstruther Henry Torrens, The Old Gardner Capt. George
Court house
IGray Mrs. Castle lane

Hall-Dare Mrs. One Ash; & New
County club, 21 Hanover square,
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