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L 1 I T L E OR E A S T S H E F K O H D .

BERKSHIRE.

longed to the fam ily of F ettip lace. T he soil is gravel
and c h a lk ; subsoil, chalk. T he ch ief crops are wheat,
barley, oats and turnips. The area is 1,069 a c re s; rate­
able valu e, £ 8 2 7 ; the population in 19 11 was 80 .
L e tters via G reat Shefford, delivered (by m essenger
from Lam bourn) at 8 .15 a.m . & 3 p .m . & dispatched

[ e ic l l y ’s

a t 8.45 a.m . & 6.20 p.m . G reat Shefford is the nearest
m oney order & telegrap h office
T h e children of this place attend th e school at G reat
or W est Shefford
C arriers between N ew bury & Lam bourn pass through
4 days in the week

M urphy Rev. Richard Hovenden M .A. G oulstone H enry, farm stew ard to Sim m s R alph, farm er, G lebe cottage
(rector), R ectory
Geo. B ayliss esq. E a st Shefford frm Waldron H enry, farm b ailiff to J.
Sim pson R ichard T. M ount Pleasant Perris A lb ert Jam es, carrier
A rk ell esq. W ickfield farm
S H E L L I N G F O R D is a villag e and parish, 2 ^ m iles
north-east from Uffington Junction on the G reat
W estern railw ay, 3 sou th -east from Faringdon, 7 east
from H ighw orth and 12 from Swindon, in the Northern
division of the county, hundred of G anfield, p etty
sessional division, union and cou n ty court d istrict of
Faringdon, ru ra l deanery of th e V ale of W h ite Horse,
archdeaconry of B erks and diocese of Oxford. The
ch u rch of S t. F a ith , reb u ilt in 1652 and incorporating
portions of an ancient stru ctu re of Norm an date, con­
s ists of chancel, nave, south porch, v estry and an
em battled western tow er w ith spire and containing 4
b e lls : the reredos is of oak, handsom ely c a rv e d : the
vestry was added in 1 9 1 3 : in the south w all of the
chancel is a p iscin a and a table inscribed to John
P acker, ob. 1682 : on the north side is a fine m onum ent
to R obert Packer, d. 4 th A p ril, 1 7 3 1 , and M aria, his
w ife : in the nave is a brass to M ary K napp, ob. 23 rd
Sept. 1 6 2 1 , and a splendid m onum ent of m arble w ith
bust, to S ir E d w ard Hannes k t. physician to Queen
A n n e : another, w ith arm s, is inscribed to W illiam
Flow er, 2 nd V iscou n t A shbrook, who died at th e Manor
H ouse 30 th A u gu st, 1 7 8 0 ; and to W illiam 3 rd V iscount,
who died 6 th January, 18 0 2 : there are six stained
windows, in clu d in g one presented in 1890 by Thom as
L . G oodlake esq. in m em ory of his m other, who died
in 1 8 8 9 : in the churchyard are m em orials to Dorothy
Clayton, ob. 3 rd O ctober, 1658 ; A lice, w ife of Richard

C layton , ob. 5 th Septem ber, 1 6 4 3 ; and a m arble cross
to Susan Du Pré, d. A p ril 23 rd, 1 8 7 4 : a new organ was
provided in 1 9 1 2 : there are 150 sittin g s. The register
dates from th e year 15 5 8 . The livin g is a rectory, net
yearly value £ 306 , in clu d in g 24 acres of glebe, w ith
residence, in the g ift of S ir A lexander Henderson h art.
M .P., J.P . and held since 1909 by the Rev. H erbert
W illiam D oudney M .A . of Corpus C h risti College,
C am bridge. Th ere is a sm all C ongregational chapel in
the v illag e, erected in 1834 . K item ore, a handsome
m ansion in the French G oth ic style, situated between
Faringdon and S hellingford, and com m anding a fine
view of W hite Horse H ill and scenery in the v icin ity, is
the property and residence of L t.-C ol. H arold G . H ender­
son M .P ., J.P . who is lord of the m anor and sole lan d­
owner. The soil is sandy loam , stone brash and clay ;
subsoil, clay, sand and gravel. T h e crops are the usual
cereals.
The area is 1,7 6 1 acres; rateable value,
£ 2 , 0 2 5 ; th e population in 19 11 w as 2 3 7 .
P arish C lerk, H enry Pill.
P ost Office.— A lb ert Johnson, sub-postm aster. Letters
th rou gh Faringdon, arrive a t 7.25 a.m . ; dispatched
6.25 p.m . ; sunday, 12 noon. Stanford-in-the-Vale, 2
m iles distant, is the n earest m oney order & telegraph
office
E lem en tary School (m ixed), erected in 1874 , for 62
children ; M iss Isabella Ryder, m istress

Doudney Rev. H erbert W illiam M .A . Sharpe H arvey, Home F arm house
(rector). R ectory
c o m m e r c ia l .
Henderson Lt.-C ol.H aro ld Greenwood C alvert Thom as (M rs.), farm er,L ittle
M .P ., J.P . K ite m o re ; & C arlton &
N ewbury farm
M arlborough clubs SW & Bachelors’ , Com pton W alter, gam ekeeper to L t.club W , London
Col. H. G . Henderson M .P
M aidm ent W a lter
Green Jam es, farm er, Sands farm
S H I N F I E L D is a villag e and parish, 4 m iles south
from R eading, in the Southern division of the county,
p artly in the hundred, of Theale and p artly in the
hundred of C harlton , union of W okingham , p etty
sessional division and county cou rt d istrict of Reading,
ru ral deanery of Reading, archdeaconry of Berks and
diocese of Oxford. T h e riv er Loddon flows on the
south-east. The church of St. M ary is an ancient
edifice of flint and brick, in th e E a rly E n g lish style,
consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, north porch and
low em battled w estern tower containing 6 b e lls : in
the church are several m o n u m e n ts: the seats are of
oak and the pulpit of carved o a k : the east window is
stain ed : the church was com pletely restored in 18 57 ,
a t a cost of £ 1 , 6 0 0 : there are 360 sittin gs.
The
reg ister dates from the year 1649 . Th e livin g is a
-vicarage, net income £ 200 . w ith 26 acres of glebe, and
residence, in the g ift of the Dean and C hapter of H ere­
ford, and held since 1908 by th e Rev. H erbert Llw elyn
R ice M .A. of Q ueens’ C ollege, C am bridge. There is a
v illage hall, the p roperty of Robert C u rtis esq. and
erected in 1913 to seat 400 persons. The charities
am ount to about £ 8 yea rly and are for cloth in g and
coal. The Manor House is the residence of Alexander
B. Cobham esq. who is lord of th e m anor, and w ith
Jam es H erbert Benyon esq. L .L . is the p rin cipal lan d­
owner. The soil is gravel and c la y ; subsoil, gravel.
The chief crops are wheat, oats and barley. T h e entire
area is 4,292 acres of land and 21 of w a te r; rateable
value, in clu d in g G razeley and p art of Spencer’s Wood,
£ 12 , 2 6 5 ; the population in 1 9 1 1 , in clusive of H artley
D um m er Liberty,’ in G razeley ecclesiastical parish, was

Johnson A lb ert, beer Tetailer (off),
Post office
M aidm ent Chas. H. frm r. C h urch frm
M iller W illiam , farm er, W ickw ood
Ryder Edwin & Frank, blacksm iths
Sharpe H arvey, farm er. Home farm
W ells George W m . estate carpenter

G razeley is included in the p arish of Shinfield for all
civil purposes.
Th e population attached to the parish church in 1901
was 1 , 802.
B y Lo cal G overnm ent Board O rder 2 3 , 869 . dated
M arch 24 , 1889 , th at p art of Shinfield in Reading
m unicipal borough was added to S t. G iles’, Reading,
civil parish.
P a rish C lerk , W illiam A ttaw ell.
County Police, S ergt. W . Parkins & 1 constable
P ost & T . Office, Shinfield.— W illiam T. A ttaw ell, sub­
postm aster. Letters arrive from Reading at 7 .1 5 a.m .
& 12.40 & 6.35 p.m . ; dispatched at 8.30 a.m . & 1.30
& 7 p. m. ; sundavs, arrive a t 7 .1 5 a .m .; dispatched
at 12.30 p.m . Spencer’s Wood, x m ile d istan t, is the
nearest m oney order office
W all L e tter Box, Hyde E nd.— Letters collected a t 8.30
a.m . & 7 p.m . ; sunday, 5 30 p.m
W all L e tter Box, Manor House.— L etters cleared 8.5
a.m . & 1.30 & 7 p;m. ; sunday, 12.30 p.m
P illar L e tter Box, Shinfield Green, cleared at 8.30 a.m .
& 1.45 & 7 .1 5 p.m . ; Sundays, 12.45 P-m
W all L e tter Box, Black Boy, cleared at 8.30 a.m . &
1.40
& 7 .10 p.m . ; Sundays, 12.45 p.m
E lem en tary School, School G reen , b u ilt in 170 7 , en­
larged in i 860 by p ublic subscription, & again en­
larged in 1892 at a cost of £ 600 , for 173 ch ildren ;
it is endowed w ith £ 10 0 yearly, left by Mr. W illiam
P ig g o tt, a citizen of London, for 16 boys & 10 girls,
who have new suits of cloth in g on the 30 th May
an n ually ; there is a house for the m aster ; A rth u r
Thom as Pooley, m aster
2 ,3 7 2 Prior A rth u r, W arrengate
E ast W illiam Thom as, Sim la
S H IN F IE L D .
Rice Rev. H erbert Llw elyn M .A.
H argraves G u y, Shinfield lodge
(M arked th u s * receive letters through Judd Stephen, G lenusk
(vicar). V icarage
Three M ile Cross.)
Spyer John Jason, Th e Oaks
Law ton Joseph W ilfred S. W ayside
Spyer Sam uel Thom as, L yn dhurst
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Lew ton M rs. Trem ayne
Stokes V ictor, Oakside
Lucas G eorge, Lodsworth
A ust A rth u r Daniel, New lyn
T arg ett Jam es, H yde End
Lucas Mrs. Lane End house
Beever V. M. Holt, Th e Grove
Topp
G eorge A ugustus, Faw ley
Mayne John Dawson, G oodrest
B rew er M rs. H yde E nd lodge
Palm er Charles E ric,Shinfield grange W elch Thom as, Shinfield villa
Cobham A lexander B. M anor house
W
ilkins
M rs. Sussex lodge
Pennington Sydn ey B .S c ., M .R .C .V .S .
C u rtis Robert, Ridgm ont
COMMERCIAL.
College farm
D arling W illiam , W oodside
A
lnatt
Ph
ilip Hy. b uilder, F ox glade
Price W alter, L yn dhurst grange
Deacon Sim eon, H yde End