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BERKSHIRE.

B IN F IE L D .

of Mrs. W ig g e tt ; and The G rove, of S ir R obert R.
W ilm ot bart. D .L .
A portion of B illin g b ea r P ark,
the p rop erty of Lord B raybrooke, is situated in this
p arish. Binfield M anor is in th is parish, and in 1738
was held by the P itt fam ily, and is now occupied by
L estocq Robert E rskin e esq. J .P . Th e chief m anor
of Binfield was given up to the Crow n in 1548, by
Thom as, 2nd Baron Sandys, of Th e V in e, near B asin g­
stoke, and in 1617 was given by Jam es I. to Prince
C harles (afterw ards Charles I .) , for whom it was sur­
veyed by Norden. The m anor was form erly included
In W indsor Forest, and m any fine specim ens of the old
forest trees still rem ain on the estate, especially some
m agnificent oaks and a cedar of extraordinary grow th.
By the A c t of P arliam en t passed in 1813 for inclosing
W indsor F orest, a spring of w ater, a m ile from the
m anor house,
was reserved to the lord of the manor,
who s till has
the sole rig h t to it. Th e principal lan d­
owners are Lord B raybrooke, H enry Edw ard A llan
W ig g e tt esq. S ir R obert W ilm o t bart. L ad y Morshead
and L a d y Brownlow. Th e soil is prin cip ally gravel and
c la y ; subsoil, clay. The ch ief crops are wheat, oats and
barley. The area is 3,471 acres of land and 18 of
P R IV A T E

R E S ID E N T S .

Anson Mrs. Oaklands
B ailey H ubert T hom as, Binfield ho
B aily M isses, C ressex lodge
B evan Richard A u b rey C hichester
M .A. (rector). The Rectory’
B u llen -S m ith M rs. Hoim lea
B ullock-W eb ster Miss, B lvth e m ead
(’asw all Robert, Binfield place
C ates Joseph, The Earnshaw
C lark Helen L ady, Binfield lodge
C lark A rth .C h a rlto n ,S t.M a rg are t’s bo
C ourtney G u v R .. M.D. W inton croft
C raw ley Col. A rch er P arry, M osscroft
Cree Rev. Thom as G eorge M .A.
Pope's W ood lodge
C risp Charles B irch, Moor close
C unningham S ir F redk. D ., K .C .I.E .
Park lodge
D elbridge John, H illside
E rskine Lestocq Robert J.P . B in ­
field m anor
Gibson A rth u r Sum ner, Bracondale
G odfrey-Faussett M ajor P ercival, F a r­
le y m oor
G raset E rnest, Springfield
G w atk in Rev. F rancis L ey M .A.
(cu rate), Underwood
H are C ap t. The Hon. H ugh H enry,
F orest house
H awker Miss. L ittleh u rst
K nipe M rs. G lenask lodge
L edgarde L ie u t. W illiam R .N . Coppied Beach
Liddell M rs. Northwood
Macnabb Col. Donald John Cam pbell
C .S .I. F arley Copse
Macnabb Jam es W m .J .P .Arthurstone
M inchin W illiam , Park view
Monro Rev. Horace G . M .A.W oodlands
Morshead L ady, F orest lodge
Newsom e Jam es
Owen John T. Spring villa
Pates R ichard, The C ottage
Powell C harles E dw ard, The L ittle ho
Radcliffe
M ajor
Robert
Edm und
Lowndes, E gm on t
Reeves Charles, The G range
Shaen M iss, C rix cottage
S im m s John, M urlough cottage
S ly Mrs. Popeswood cottage

Schools.
P ublic E lem en tary (girls & boys), enlarged in 1906,
for 256 children ; Monday Bolton, m aster
Junior (m ixed), b uilt in 1905 by p rivate subscription,
for 143 c h ild re n ; Miss Coombes, m istress
C arrier to Reading.— Charles S cott B arker, tues. thurs.
& sat
O m nibus to B racknell station, daily 8.40 a.m . & 7.25
p.m . from Jack of N ew bury P.H

Soames P ercival, Sarscroft
Vlasto A lexander A. Binfield park
W h itaker M rs. Binfield court
W ig g ett H arry, W hite lodge
W ig g ett Mrs. A llanbay
W ilm ot S ir Robert Rodney bart. D.L.
The Grove
Wilson Mrs. Th e Acacias
Woods Mrs. Parkside
W rig h t Edw in G eorge, Roundhill
Y erb urgh Robert D. T. Parkham
C O M M E R C IA L .

Allen A llie s (M rs.), laundry
Baker F elix, teacher of m usic
Baker Thom as, b uilder
Ball H enry Thom as, draper
Barker Charles Scott, Old Jack of
N ew bury P.H
Binfield B rick & T ile Co
Blake Charles, Jolly F arm ers P.H
Booker D avid, m otor engineer
Brakespeare Jam es, Roebuck P.H
Busby Seton. laundry
C audell W illiam , w heelw right
Cloke Thom as W illiam , shopkeeper
Coles & Jarm an, farm ers
Collins John H. butch er, Th e Terrace
Cooper H enry, baker
Coote Harry’, coal dealer
Courtnev G u v B ., M .D ., B .S.,D .P .H .
C am b., M .B .C .S .E n g . & L .R .C .P .
Lond. physician & surgeon, &
m edical officer & p ublic vaccinator
for Binfield d istrict, Eastham pstsad union, W inton croft
Cox Charles, fru iterer. Th e Terrace
Crockford Frederick, farm er
C u tle r E llen (M iss), dress m aker
Dance A lb ert Thom as, insurance ag t
Davies C harles B ertra m , carpenter
Day F rederick, tobacconist
Dowse Benjam in G. grocer
Eales G eorge, baker
Fancourt Bessie (M rs.), laun dry
Fowler Sam uel, fly proprietor
Green Caleb R. carpenter
Green G eorge H arm an, b uilder
Green W allace, carm an
Hall Geo. insur. agt. Th e Beeches
H alliday W alter, S tag & H ounds P.B
H awkins H enry, farm er,Blossom field

B IB C H E T T S

[k e l l y ’s

w a te r; rateable value, £ 12,270 ; the population in 1911
was 1,912.
Parish C lerk, M onday Bolton.
Post, M. 0 . & T. Office.— Mrs. Isabel N orth , sub-post­
m istress. Letters are received from B racknell at 6.25
& 10.40 a.m . & 7.45 p.m . ; Sundays, 6.50 a.m . ; dis­
patched at 6.40 & 11 a.m . & 6.20 & 8 p .m . ; Sundays,
10 a.m
Post, M. 0 . & T . Office, Pope’s W ood.— Lewis Robert
Rogers, sub-postm aster.
Letters are received from
B racknell at 6.50 & 10.25 a.m . & 7.10 p .m . ; dis­
patched at 7.35 & 11.10 a.m . & 6.45 & 7.10 p.m . ;
sunday, delivery, 6.30 a.m . ; dispatch, 10.35 a.m

H errington Joseph E. plum ber
Hiscock Jam es, blacksm ith
Hobbs W illiam T. V ictoria A rm s P.H
Hooper James (M rs.), shopkeeper
H um phries Jam es, dairym an
Jarvis A lfred, builder
Jones John, farm er
K in g A lfred & Son,saddlers & harness
m akers
K islin gbu ry Reginald, plum ber &
decorator
M askell Richard, farm er
M inch in B ro th e r s , hay, straw ,
corn, coal, seed & oil cake m er­
chants, forage contractors & brick
& tile m an ufacturers ; & at W ok­
ingham ; Ascot & B racknell
N icholls & Howell (M isses), cos­
tum iers
N orth Isabel (M rs.), stationer, &
post office
Noyes W illiam , news agent
Palm er W. Howard, farm er
Pither Thom as, carm an
Proud John, boot & shoe m aker
Reddick G eorge, boot m aker
Rice A rth ur, Shoulder of M utton P.H
Rogers Lew is Robert, baker, Post off
Rose Jane (M rs.), Blade Bone P.H
Sharp H arry, farm er
Slyfield C h arlotte (M rs.), baker
Standen Charles, W h ite Horse P.H
Stevens W alter, shopkeeper
Streatham Fras. Geo. Bee H ive P.H
T errey Frank, carpenter, Holly villa
Thorpe Joseph, farm er, Brooklands
W ebster W alter Benj. assistant over­
seer, clerk to P arish C oun cil &
apiarist '& beekeeping appliance
m anufacturer. Th e A piary
W ells Em m a (M rs.), laundry
W ernham Charles A. carter
W est Joseph,farm er,W hite H ouse frm
W est M aria (M rs.), dairy
W estall John, B ridge House P.H
W estall Sam uel, Royal Standard P.H
W ilson M ary (M rs.), farm er, B illingbean farm
Woolford G eorge, blacksm ith
W orking M en’s Club (Edward S.
W illiam s, sec)

G B E E N , see B u rch etts Green.

B I S H A M (form erly B ustleh am ) is a villag e and
parish, b eau tifu lly situ ated on the bank of the river
Tham es, over w hich is a suspension bridge to Marlow
(B ucks), b u ilt in th e yea r 1836; it is 13 m iles n orth ­
ea st from R eading, 7 east from H enley, 5 north-w est
from M aidenhead and one m ile south from Marlow
station on the G re a t W estern railw ay, in th e Eastern
division of th e county, hundred of B eyn hurst, M aiden­
head p etty sessional division, union of Maidenhead,
cou nty cou rt d istrict of H igh W ycom be, rural deanery
of Maidenhead, archdeaconry of B erks and diocese of
Oxford. The church of A ll Saints, w hich stands close
to the river and not far from th e A bbey, is an ancient
structure of chalk and rubble stone, datin g from about
th e 12th century, and consists of chancel, nave of four

bays, aisles, south porch
and an em battled western
tow er of N orm an date, containing 3 b e lls ; i t was
restored in 1849 and 1850, and a north aisle was added
in 1877-8, at a cost of £2,300, defrayed by Lieu t.-G en .
Owen W illiam s J.P . : in th e church are m onum ents
to S ir Philip H oby k t. the la st E nglish leg ate to the
Pope, who died 1558 and S ir Thom as Hoby k t. am bas­
sador to France, who died 1566, w ith th eir effigies in
alabaster, erected by the widow of the la t t e r : there
is also a stained window w ith arm s of tw elve m em bers
of the Hobye fam ily, placed in the year 1609: there
are 350 sittin g s, all b ein g free, except those in the
north and south chapels. Th e reg ister dates from th e
year 1560. T he livin g is a vicarage, net yearly value
£150, w ith residence, in th e g ift of S ir H enry Jam es