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Dickson A d a m , fa r m e r , S to k e fa rm
N ixey F ra n c is , fa r m e r , G r a n g e fa rm

OXFORDSHIRE.

STRA TTO N A U D L E Y .

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S m it h B r o t h e r s , fa r m e r s , S to k e F ie ld I S m it h R o b e r t, R e d L io n P .H
(p o sta l a d d re ss, W a tlin g to n )
[ S ta ff o r d H e r b e r t E d w a r d , g r o c e r

S T O K E N C H T J R C H is a p a rish , fo rm e rly in t h is . in p u rs u a n c e o f S e c tio n 5 4 o f th e “ L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t
county, b u t b v th e C o u n ty of B u c k in g h a m (S to k e n c h u r c h )
(E n g la n d and W a le s) A c t, 1888 ” (51 and 52 Y ic t . c. 4 1 ) ,
Order 1895, i t w as tra n sfe rre d M a rc h 3 1, 1896, to B u c k s , | an d w ill b e fo u n d in K e lly ’ s D ire c to ry o f B u c k in g h a m s h ir e .
S T O N E S F IE L D
is a v illa g e a n d p a ris h , 3 m ile s
n orth -w est fro m H a n d b o ro u g h s ta tio n , an d 3 s o u th - e a s t
from C h a r lb u r y s ta tio n , b o th on th e O x fo r d an d W o r ­
cester se ctio n o f th e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , a n d 4
miles w e s t fro m W o o d s to c k , in t h e M id d iv isio n o f th e
county, h u n d re d o f W o o tto n , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n
of W ootton S o u th , W o o d sto c k u n io n a n d c o u n ty c o u rt
district, r u r a l d e a n e ry o f W o o d s to c k an d a rc h d e a c o n ry
and dio cese of O x fo rd . T h e r iv e r E v e n lo d e flo w s on th e
south and fo r m s th e b o u n d a ry . T h e c h u r c h o f S t.
Jam es is a sm a ll ed ifice o f sto n e in t h e E a r ly E n g lis h
style, w ith w in d o w s of th e D ec o ra te d p e rio d , an d co n ­
sists of ch an ce l w ith n o rth ch a p e l, n a v e , aisle s, so u th
porch and an e m b a ttle d w e s te rn to w e r o f E a r ly E n g lis h
and P erp e n d icu la r d a te , c o n ta in in g a clo ck and 6 b e lls :
the chancel is D ec o ra te d and h a s an E a r ly E n g lis h c h a n ­
cel arch, b u t t h e s m a ll p is c in a is D e c o r a te d : th e n av e
and sou th aisle a re d iv id e d b y an a r c a d e of tw o a rc h e s
and th is aisle also r e t a in s a s m a ll D e c o r a te d p i s c i n a ;
the n o rth a is le is m o d e r n : th e re is a J a c o b e a n
pulpit and so m e s c re e n w o r k : t h e c h u r c h w as re s to re d
:n 1876, an d a ffo rd s 200 s itt in g s . T h e c h u r c h y a r d w as
enlarged a t a c o s t o f a b o u t £ 6 0 p ro v id e d b y a v o lu n ­
tary rate, and co n s e cra te d b y th e B ish o p of O x fo rd ,
October 7 th , 1887. T h e r e g is t e r d a te s fro m t h e ye ar
1571.
T h e l iv in g is a r e c to r y , n e t in c o m e , £ 18 0 ,' in ­
cluding 136 a cres of g le b e , w it h re s id e n ce , in th e g if t
of th e D u k e of M a r lb o r o u g h K . G . an d is a t p r e s e n t (19 15 )
vacant. T h e P r im i t iv e M e th o d is t c h a p e l, n o w u s e d as a
Salvation A r m y b a r r a c k s , w as b u ilt in 1855 a n d th e
W esleyan ch a p el in 1867, th e o ld ch a p e l b e in g now
used as a S u n d a y sc h o o l.
T h e c h u r c h la n d o f a b o u t
six acres, t o g e th e r w it h tw o h o u se s, p ro d u c e s ab o u t
£ 14 y e a rly fo r th e r e p a ir of t h e c h u rc h .
I n 1882

Barrett M rs

, J o h n S t e w a r t g a v e a s u m of £ 8 0 , t h e in t e r e s t to be
a p p lie d fo r th e
b en e fit of th e c h u r c h c h o i r ;
th e
m o n e y is in t h e P o s t O ffice S a v in g s B a n k in t h e nam e
o f th e r e c to r a n d c h u r c h w a r d e n s . A fe w of t h e in h a b i­
ta n ts a r e e m p lo y e d in t h e s la t e p it s , of w h ic h t h e r e are
n o w o n ly tw o in t h e p a ris h . I n 1 7 1 1 - 1 2 , a R o m a n te s s e la te d p a v e m e n t, 35 b y 20 f e e t , w as discovered in a
fie ld c a lle d “ C h e s t- h ill- a c r e ,” a b o u t h a lf a fu r lo n g from
th e o ld R o m a n A k e m a n s t r e e t , a n d in 1779 foundations
I of v a r io u s c h a m b e r s , w it h t h e ir a re a s , w e r e a lso un1 co v e re d , n e a r th e sa m e sp o t, b u t t h e w h o le , fo r want
of p ro te c tio n , w a s g r a d u a lly d e s tr o y e d . T h e D u k e of
M a r lb o r o u g h K . G . is lo rd of th e m anor and p rin cip al
la n d o w n e r. T h e so il is sto n e b r a s h ; subsoil, ro c k . The
j la n d is c h ie fly a r a b le ; c h ie f cro p s w h e a t, b a r le y an d
1 ro o ts, w ith n e a r ly 300 a c re s o f w o o d la n d . T h e a r e a is
8 17 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 1 ,3 4 2 ; th e p o p u la tio n in
19 11 w a s 494.
S e x to n , J o h n H o p k in s.
P o st & M . 0 . O ffice .— M rs. E liz a b e t h O s b o rn e , sub-post­
m is tre s s .
L e t t e r s t h r o u g h W o o d s to c k , O x o n , arrive
a t 8.20 a .m . & 3.20 p . m . ; d is p a t c h e d a t 9.5 a .m . &
1.40
& 6 p . m . ; n o d e liv e r y on su n d a y . C o o m b e , 2
m ile s d is ta n t, is th e n e a r e s t t e le g r a p h office
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e re cte d in 18 33, fo r 140
c h ild r e n , & e n la rg e d to h o ld 28 m o re in 18 9 9 ; H e r b e r t
W illia m H e d g e s , m a s t e r ; M iss K a t e W a s t ie , in fan ts’
m is tre s s
C a r r ie r s t o : —
O x fo rd — J o se p h B a r r e t t, w e d . & s a t. t h r o u g h Woods to c k ; B r ic e , fro m C h a r lb u r y , p a s s e s t h r o u g h wed.
& sat
W itn e y — J o s e p h B a r r e t t , th u rs

D o re C h a r le s G e o rg e , c a r p e n te r
G riffin E llis & S o n s, p la s te r e rs
G riffin E d w a rd , g e n e ra l d e aler
Austin H e n ry E r n e s t, jo in e r
H a n k s G e o r g e , h u r d le m a k e r
Austin J a m e s, fa rm e r
H a n w ell T h o m a s , b o o t m a k e r
B arrett J o sep h , c a r r ie r
H u n t C h a r le s , fa r m e r , C h a r it y fa r m
Biggars W illia m H . B la c k H e a d P .H H u n t H e n ry , f a r m e r , N o r th fa rm
Bishop A lb e r t, B o o t inn
L a u g h t o n J a m e s , fa r m e r
Bishop
E s th e r
( M r s .) ,
R o se
& L a u g h t o n P h ilip , fa r m e r
Crown P .H
O liv e r
E rn e st
&
John,
fa rm e rs.
Blake A lfre d , (M a ltster & S h o v e l P .H
K in g s wood
Bond W illia m , b u tc h e r
O liv e r E r n e s t & T o m , b u ild e r s
COMMERCIAL.

S T O N O R is a v illa g e a n d p a rish on th e B u c k s b o rd er,
5$ m iles so u th -e a s t fro m W a tlin g to n and 4^ n o rth fro m
Henley, b o th sta tio n s on th e G r e a t W e s te rn r a ilw a y . T h e
parish w as fo rm e d u n d e r t h e p r o v isio n s of s e c. 5 7 of
the “ L o cal G o v e r n m e n t A c t , 1888,” b y O r d e r o f th e
County C o u n cil, 12 F e b . 1896, o u t o f th e d e ta ch e d p o r­
tions of P y rto n p a rish , v iz. : Q u ee n sw o od , H o lla n d rid g e ,
Stonor P a rk and U p p er A s s e n d o n : fo r e c c le s ia s tic a l p u r ­
poses it is in clu d e d in th e p a rish of P ish ill and is in th e
Southern d ivisio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d o f P y rto n , H e n ­
ley union, and H e n le y -o n -T h a m e s co u n ty c o u rt d is tr ic t.
Stonor P a rk , in t h is p a ris h , th e p ro p e r ty an d re s id e n c e
of Lord C a m o y s, is s itu a te d on th e C h ilt e r n H i l l s ; th e
mansion is an a n c ie n t E liz a b e t h a n s t r u c t u r e o f red
brick, s ta n d in g in a b e a u t if u l p a rk of 150 a c re s, w e ll
stocked w ith d e e r , in th e m id s t of bee ch w o o d s of eq u a l
extent, and is s u rro u n d e d b y h i g h ly p ic tu r e s q u e and
attra ctiv e sc e n e ry . H e re E d m u n d C a m p io n , t h e J e s u it ,
took re fu g e in 1580. I n t h e p a rk is an a n c ie n t C a th o lic
chapel, d e d ic a te d to th e H o ly T r in i t y , an d co n s e c ra te d
p1 I'M ?’
m u c h m o d e rn ise d ; a n d , in th e v illa g e , a
Catholic school. T h e W a r r e n , b u ilt in 1883 b y th e la te

O liv e r E d w a r d , W h it e H o rs e P .H
j O sb o rn e E liz a b e t h ( M r s .) , grocer,
| p o st office
I 'a l le t t J o sep h , sh o p k e e p e r
P o o le J o h n , fa r m e r
S m it h A r t h u r , b la c k s m ith
i T id m a r s h E r n e s t W illia m , b utch er
T id m a r s h R e u b e n , sh o p k e e p e r
I T o w n se n d
C a le b
( M r s .) ,
fa rm e r,
j S o u t h a m ’ s fa r m
I T o w n se n d E d w a r d , s la t e r & p la s t e r e r

L o rd
C a m o y s, b u t a t p re s e n t u n o c c u p ie d , is a small
h o u se
o f r e d b r i c k ; it sta n d s 011 W’ a r r e n H ill a n d
a ffo rd s a c o m m a n d in g v ie w of t h e p a rk a n d s u r r o u n d in g
c o u n tr y . L o r d C a m o y s is lo rd of t h e m a n o r of S to n o r.
T h e r e a r e fiv e a lm s h o u s e s , in h a b it e d b y f o u r m e n a n d
s ix w o m en , to w h o m a s m a ll m o n t h ly a llo w a n c e is
m a d e . T h e so il is , on t h e h ills , l i g h t l o a m ; su b s o il,
c h a l k ; b e lo w h ills , r ic h l o a m ; s u b s o il, m a r l a n d g re e n sa n d . T h e c h ie f cro p s are w h e a t, o a ts, b a r le y , t u r n ip s
a n d m a n g o ld w u r t z e l. T h e a re a is 1,5 4 1 a c r e s ; r a te a b le
v a lu e , £ 1 ,2 1 9 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w a s 170.
P o st & M . 0 . O ffice, S to n o r.— J a m e s T a p p in g , s u b -p o s t ­
m a s te r. L e t t e r s th r o u g h H e n le y -o n - T h a m e s a r r iv e a t
6 .40
a .m . & 12.45 P
m - & d is p a tc h e d a t 6.40 a .m . &
1.10
& 6 .35 p . m . ; s u n d a y s . a r r iv e a t 7.3 0 a .m . &
d is p a tc h e d 1 1 .1 0 a .m . T u r v il l e H e a th is t h e n e a re s t
t e le g r a p h office, 2 m ile s d is ta n t
C a th o lic S c h o o l, S to n o r, f o r 60 b o ys & g i r l s ; M rs.
C e c ilia B a n k s , m is t r e s s ; M iss L y d ia L o w e , a s s is t a n t
m is tr e s s
T h o se ch ild re n of S to n o r w h o do n o t g o to t h e Roman
C a th o lic sc h o o l a tte n d a t th e S c h o o l a t P is h ill

Camovs L o rd , S to n o r p a rk
C h e s te r E r n e s t J a m e s ,
fa r m e r , H o iM o rris J o h n E r n e s t, fa r m e r , W h it e
Perry R e v . J a m e s F.
( C a t h o lic ) ,
la n d rid g e
Pond
fa rm
Stonor pa rk
G re en w o o d F d k .W . S to n o r A r m s P .H P e r s e y W illia m , lan d ste w a rd to Lord
entw orth M isse s, S to n o r fa rm
H u g h e s J o h n W . fa r m e r , P is h ill fa r m j C a m o v s, S to n o r c o tta g e
Barn f id C0MMERCIALH u n t J a m e s, f a r m e r , U p . A ss e n d e n
R a tt v J a m e s , sh o p k e e p e r
Rnii
Tr rn est T h o m a s ’c a r p e n t e r
¡M e lv ille S a m u e l, h e a d g a r d e n e r to ; W h it e J a m e s,
farm er
cu tle r H a rry , g a m e k e e p e r to L o r d j L o r d C a m o v s
Y o u n g H e r b e r t , b la c k s m ith
Cam oys
j
A - T T O N A U D L E Y is a p a ris h an d v illa g e , 2^
and s. n° r t “ ‘ easb fro m B ic e s te r s ta tio n on th e A sh e n d o n
n 0m yn
P a r t se ctio n of th e G re a t W e s t e r n R a ilw a y
3 r r n any,S neTT m a ^n ^ ne fro m L o n d o n to B ir m in g h a m ,
u 1 es n o rth -ea st fro m B ic e s te r s ta tio n on th e B le tc h 7 and O x fo rd b ra n c h of t h e L o n d o n a n d N o rth

W e s te rn
r a ilw a y , a n d 7 s o u th - w e s t fro m B u c k in g ­
h a m , in th e M id d iv is io n o f t h e c o u n ty , h u n d re d
an d p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n of P lo u g h le y , u n io n an d
c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t of B ic e s te r, r u r a l d e a n e ry of
B ic e s te r a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io c e s e of O x fo rd .
The
n a m e of th e v illa g e is d e r iv e d fro m it s p o s itio n on t h e