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lO S C O T T .

BUCKINGHAM SH IRE.

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P O S C O T T (or Foxcott) is a parish extending 011 the £ 156, w ith residence, in ih e g ift of M ajor M usgrave R
wist to the riv er Ouse, nearly 2$ m iles north-east from I Hall J .P . and held since 1910 by the Rev. Charles Reuben
B uckingham station on the B letch ley and B anbury sec- Prid eaux B. A. of C h rist’s College, C am bridge. In i84o
non of the London and N orth W estern railw ay, in the 1 the rem ains of a Roman v illa w ith a tesselated pavement
N orthern division of the county, him dred, p etty sessional ' were discovered, togeth er w ith a bath, a very thick
division, union and county court district of Buckingham , | leaden pipe, some boars’ tusks and antlers of large stags,
and in th e ru ra l deanery and archdeaconry of B ucking- ( Foxcott M anor H ouse (form erly th e residence of the
ham and di-ocese of Oxford
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The
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was
uilt
in 1639,
and
originally Norman. is a sm all b ut ancient edifice
of 1thorough restoration in 1868 ; it is now the seat of
stone, consistin g of chancel, nave, south porch and a M ajor M usgrave R. Hall J.P who is lord of the manor
sm all wooden tu rre t containing one b e ll: in the chancel and sole landowner. Th e soil is clay ; the land pasture
is a brass to E dw ard G renville esq. who died in 1661 ; and arable. The whole area, in clu d in g 50 acres of
and a m u ral tablet placed by Lawrence Robert H all esq. woodland, is 716 acres of land and 3 of w a te r; rateable
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(d. 1891) to the m em ory of his fath er, L aw ren ce H all.
value, £ 8 7 1 ; the
population in 1911 was 0
54..
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£
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who died in 1866: there is a N orm an archw ay at the Letters received through Buckingham
, which
south entrance and a low
side w in d o w : in the chancel n earest m oney order
’
office, arrive at 7 a.m . & 2.30
■
s a stained glass window, erected to the m em ory of the
p.m . Maids Moreton is the nearest telegrap h office
late Lawrence R obert H all esq. by his widow in 1891: W all L e tte r B ox cleared at u .2 5 a.m . & 5.50 p .m . week
th e chuTch was restored in 1887. at a cost of £600,
d a ys; 11.4 0 a.m . Sundays
and affords 80 sittin gs. The reg ister dates from the The children of this place attend the school a t Maide
year 1587. The livin g is a rectory, n et yearly value
Moreton
Hall M ajor M usgrave
F oxcott Manor house
Prideaux Rev. Charles
(rector). R ectory

Robert J.P. .Brown H enry W illiam , farm er
¡Probets Charles, gam ekeeper to
C u lley W illiam , farm er. Home farm I M usgrave R. H all J .P
Reuben B .A . H ughes Rowland, gardener to Major I
Mussrrave R . H all J.P

F U L M E R is a parish 4^ m iles south-east from Bea- since 1900 by the Rev. Samuel Townshend Bridges
eonsfield, 4^ north from Slough station on the m ain line M.A. of C h rist's College, C am bridge. F u lm er was
“f the G reat W estern railw ay, about 2 south from : anciently a chapelry to the vicarage of D atchet, but
G errard’s Cross station on the G reat W estern and was separated therefrom and m ade a d istin ct parish in
G reat C entral jo in t railw ay. 6£ m iles from Windsor, j the reign of Edward V I. S ir M arm aduke D arell kt. left
in the Southern division of the county, hundred and 1 £20 yearly for the poor and th e repairs of his m on um en t:
p etty sessional division of Stoke, union of Eton, county i there are other charities of about £23 yea rly value. Fuloourt d istrict of U xbridge, rural deanery of Am ersham , |nier H all is at present (19x5) unoccupied.
Fulm er
archdeaconry of Buckingham and diocese of Oxford. The Place is the seat of A dm iral of the F leet Lord John Hay
church of St. Jam es is a sm all building of stone, G .C .B . S ir John F. Ram.sden b art. is lord of the m anor
chiefly in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chan­ and L a d y John H ay is the principal landowner. The
cel, nave of th ree bays, south aisle, north porch and an soil is lig h t; subsoil, gravel. T he chief crops are oats,
em battled w estern tow er containing 6 bells, and a new wheat, barley and som e land in pasture. Th e area is
clock, presented b y S ir John 0 . W illoughby bart. in com ­ 1,364 acres of land and 6 of w a t e r ; rateable value,
m em oration of the Diam ond Jubilee of Her late M ajesty £ 3 ,1 6 1 ; the population in 1911 was 255
Queen V icto ria in 1897: the church was reb uilt in 1610
B y L ocal G overnm ent Board O rder No. 32,795, Oct.
at th e expense of S ir M arm aduke Darell kt. of Fulm er, 1, 1895, part of F u lm er civil parish was, w ith parts of
ob. M arch 22, 1631. and whose remains were here in­ other parishes, taken to form the c iv il parish of G er­
terred : in the chancel is a m arble m onum ent to him, rard’ s Cross.
beautifu lly carved, and in cludin g recum bent figures of
A la rg e portion of Bulstrode P ark extends into thia
him self and Dam e Ann (Lennard), his w ife; in 1877 the parish; for particulars see G errard ’s Cross, w hich is
la te M rs. Dent, then of Fernacres, erected a t her expense p artly in the parish, b ut will be found under a separate
a new chancel, and added a vestrv and organ-cham ber, head in th e C oun ty of Buckingham .
in m em ory of her son, Lancelot W illiam D e n t; during
Parish C lerk, Daniel Webb.
the years 1878, 1882 and 1884 a new chancel was built, Post, T. & Telephonic E xp ress D elivery Office.— Mrs.
a south aisle added, the church, including th e belfry and
W illiam Blackburn, sub-postm istress.
L etters re­
bells, restored, and the interior reseated in solid oak as
ceived from Stoke Poges at 7.15 a.m . & from Slough
a m em orial to M rs. Dent at the expense of the members
at xo.25 a.m . & 7.45 p.m : dispatched a t 8.15 & 11.5
of the fa m ily ; th e total cost of building amounted to
a.m . & 3.5 & 7.45 p .m .; Sunday, 7.15 p .m .
Stoke
£3*200 and of restoration to £ 70 0 : there are 200 sittings,
Poges is the nearest m oney order office
120 being free. The reg ister dates from the year 1700. Elem entary School (m ixed), b u ilt in 1907, foT 90 chil­
The livin g is a rectory, net yea rly value £200, with
dren ; M iss Jane Catharine Parish , m is tre ss ; W illiam
residence, in the gift of the Bishop of O xford, and held
B lackburn, correspondent
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Handcock Edw d. Stan ley J.P . Old ho
AbeTdour Ladv. F ulm er Place
Hav Lord John (Adm iral of the Fleet)
A ngas Mrs. D irry Mor
G .C .B . F ulm er Place
B ridges Rev. Sam uel Townshend M.A. Jardine M rs. The Pickeridge
The Rectory
Legge Col. Th e Hon. Sir H arry Chas.
B u rt Frederick. Fernacres
K .C .V .O . F ulm er gardens
C ripps Hon Richard Stafford J.P. M acaulay M ort, B lack Firs
Fernacres cottage
Roberts Fredk. A rth . Fernacres farm
F ytch e M rs. F u lm er house
T aylor Lady Jane, E lm cottage

G A W C O T T (with Lenborough) com prise an ecclesias­
tical parish, form ed Nov. 4, 1862, out of the parish
and within the lib er ty of the borough of B uckin gh am ;
it is 1 m ile south-w est from th at town, in th e Northern
division of the county, B uckin gh am hundred, union,
p etty sessional division and cou n ty cou rt district, and
in th e ru ra l deanery and archdeaconry of B uckingham
and diocese of Oxford. T h e church of the H oly T rin ity,
b u ilt by subscription, and opened in 1828, consists' of
chancel, south porch, w ith western tower containing one
b e ll:
in 1895 the church was restored at a cost of
about £800: there are 300 sittings. T h e reg ister dates
from
the year 1806. T h e
livin g is a vicarage, net
yea rly value £ 190, including 12 acres of glebe, w ith
residence, in th e gift of five trustees, and held since
1908 b y the Rev. Andrew M elliss M .A. of H atfield
Hall. Durham .
T h e late
S ir G eorge G ilb ert S cott
R.A. the distinguished architect, was born in 1811 at
G aw cott vicarage, his father being then incum bent of
the chapelry. H ere is a sm all P rim itive M ethodist
chapel. M r. John W est le ft £600 to the poor of the
ham let, the in terest arisin g from which, form erlv dis­
tributed in m eat at E aster, is now distributed in M ay,

COMMERCIAL.

B rad bury C yrus, m ark et garden er
Elderfield E dw ard, blacksm ith
Foster Robert, grocer
H arston John, farm er
Hawkins H arry, baker
Mowbray John W. assistant overseer
Sprosen E lizabeth
(M rs.),
Black
Horse P.H

when 600 lbs. of m eat are given to the poor. T h e sum
°* £ * 7 'e a r ly is also distributed in coals. Lord Annaly
K .C .V .O . and Mrs. E agles are th e p rin cipal land­
owners. The area is 2,340 acre s; rateable value,
£ 1,6 4 0 ; the population in 1911 was 463.
PREBEN D END is a p recin ct in this parish.
Parish Clerk, G eorge W atts.
Post Office.— W illiam Thom ason, sub-postm aster. Letters'
arrive from B uckingham at 6.35 a.m . & 2.30 p .m .;
dispatched thereto a t 8.35 a.m . & 6.25 p.m . week
d a ys; Sundays, arrive 6.35 a .m .; dispatched 9.55
a.m . Buckingham , 2 m iles distant, is the nearest
m oney order & telegraph office
E lem entary School (m ixed), b u ilt in 1839 & enlarged in
1894, for 130 ch ild ren : Sam uel H. Bowden, m aster;
M iss B un ker, m istress
C arrier to B u c k in g h a m — G eorge T u rv ev , tues. wed. fri.
& sat
LE N B O R O U G H (Lethenborough) is a ham let in the
parish of G awcott, 1 m ile south from B uckin gh am T a il-