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OXFORDSHIRE.

d ir e c t o r y . ]

SW YN CO M B E.
H allett M rs. F a irfie ld M a n o r h o u se
Heriot W a lte r, E w e lm e P a r k fa r m
Irwin R ev. C h a rle s A lfr e d K e m b le
B.A . (re cto r), R e c to ry
Ruck K e en e C a p t. C h a r le s E d m u n d
J .P . C o o k ley h o u s e

‘ J o n e s J o h n , fa r m b a i li f f t O 'C a p t . C
I E . R u ck K eene
; Jo n es W m . f a r m e r , C o o k le y fa rm
L a n e W illia m , fa r m e r , C o a te ’ s fa rm
PARK

CORNER.

C O M M E R C IA L .

331

TACKLEY.

S a r n e y E l ija h , fa r m e r
V ern o n E d w in J o se p h , fa r m e r & lan d
ste w a rd to T u r v il l e P a r k &; E w e lm e
P a r k e s ta t e s , P a r k C o r n e r fa rm
W e st D an , fa r m e r , D ig b u r y ia r in
W e st R o b e r t A . w h e e lw r ig h t

C O M M E R C IA L .
A le y W illia m , f a r m e r
Douch F ra n k , g a r d e n e r to C a p t. R u c k H ope F le tc h e r H e n r y L u ff m a n , b ee r
R U S S E L L ’S W A T E R .
Keene
r e t a ile r ,
a g r i c u lt u r a l
im p le m e n t L o v e g r o v e F r a s . ( M r s .) , fm r . & g r o c e r
G lasspool
M a ry
( M r s .) ,
farm er,
m a n u f a c t u r e r , h o t w a t e r e n g in e e r , S e y m o u r E r n e s t , b o o t & sh o e m a k e r
Low er fa rm
iro n fo u n d e r & s m ith
S h e r fie ld F r a n c is , b e e r r e t a ile r

S Y D E N H A M is a p a ris h a n d v illa g e , 3 m ile s s o u th B a p t is t c h a p e l, b u ilt in 18 81, a n d s e a tin g 200 p erso n s,
from T h am e s ta tio n o n th e O x fo rd a n d W y c o m b e b ra n c h
M u n d a y ’s c h a r it y , c o n s is t in g of a p lo t o f 16 a c re s of
of the G re a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , a n d a b o u t 2 m ile s n o rth - la n d , is le t to so m e of t h e p o o r in h a b it a n t s , a n d th e
west fro m C h in n o r s ta tio n on t h e W a tlin g t o n b ra n c h o f r e n t,
. . w. it. h. .th e e x c e p tio n of a s u b s c r ip tio n o f tw o g u in e a s
the same lin e , in t h e S o u th e r n d iv is io n o f t h e c o u n ty ,
to th e C o u n ty I n f ir m a r y , is d i s t r i b u t e d in m o n e y b y th e
hundred of L e w k n o r , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n o f W a t l in g ­ v ic a r an d t ru s t e e s .
W e n m a n A u b r e y W v k e h a m -M u s ton, union an d c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t o f T h a m e , r u r a l g r a v e esq. D .L ., J .P . w h o is lo rd of t h e m a n o r , a n d
deanery of A sto n a n d a r c h d e a c o n ry a n d d io c e s e o f O x ­ C o lo n e l B u r r o w s a re t h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs . T h e so il
ford. T h e c h u r c h of S t . M a ry is a s m a ll b u ild in g of is c l a y ; s u b s o il, c la y a n d g r a v e l. T h e c h ie f c ro p s a r e
stone and flin t, in th e E a r ly E n g lis h s ty le , a n d c o n s is ts w h e a t, b ea n s, b a r le y a n d o a ts. T h e a r e a is 1,548 a c r e s ;
of chancel, n o r th t ra n s e p t, n a v e , w it h n a r r o w la n c e t r a t e a b le v a lu e , ¿ 1 , 5 7 8 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 1 9 11 w a s 239.
windows, so u th p o r c h , a n d a c e n tr a l t o w e r w it h sp ire
P a r is h C leT k , H e r b e r t G h o w n .
of oak, c o n ta in in g 4 b e l l s : t h e fo n t is of c o n te m p o r a r y
P o st O ffice .— M rs. M a t ild a W itn e y , s u b -p o s tm is tr e s s .
date, and th e re is a p is c in a , a sto u p a n d a fo lia te d
L e t t e r s t h r o u g h T h a m e a r r iv e a t 7.2 0 a .m . & 12.50
niche and so m e D e c o r a te d w o r k : t h e r e are 240 s i t ­
p . m . ; s u n d a y s a t 8 a .m . ; d is p a t c h e d a t 9.45 a .m . &
tings.
T h e r e g is t e r of b a p tis m s a n d b u ria ls d a te s
5 .45 p . m . ; s u n d a y s a t 9 .15 a .m . C h in n o r ,
m ile s
from th e y e a r 17 0 5 ; m a r r ia g e s , 1754 .
T h e liv in g
d is ta n t, is t h e n e a re s t m o n e y o r d e r & t e le g r a p h office
is a v ic a ra g e , n e t y e a r l y v a lu e ¿ 7 0 , in c lu d in g 64
acres of g le b e , w it h re s id e n c e , in t h e g i f t of th e P e a c h e E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e s ta b lis h e d in 1849 & e n ­
trustees and h e ld sin ce 1905 b y th e R e v . W illia m M o rris
la r g e d in 1886, fo r 100 c h ild r e n ; M rs . L o u ie J o h n so n ,
M.A. of S id n e y S u s s e x C o lle g e , C a m b r id g e . T h e r e is a
m is tr e s s
Ohanot G e o rg e
Morris R ev. W illia m M .A .
Taylor Jesse

V ic a r a g e

C O M M E R C IA L .

Brooks J a m e s, fa r m e r , M an o r fa rm
Chavasse P e rc y , S u n P .H

C h o w n D a v id , f a r m e r , R y d e r s fa rm
C h o w n J o h n , sh o p k e e p e r
C ro x fo rd F r e d e r ic k , f a r m e r
D elafield F r e d e r ic k , m ille r (w a te r)
H o u se C h a r le s , p o u lt r y f a r m e r
H o u se G e o r g e , b la c k s m ith

K in g h a m A r t h u r , fa r m e r , M u s g r a v e
fa r m
R e ed C h a s .A .f a r m e r ,S y d e n h a m g r n g e
W e s t A r t h u r , f a r m e r , M id d le fa rm
W h e e le r R o b e r t, b e e r r e t a i le r
W itn e y J o h n , f a r m e r , V in e c o t ta g e

^ C K L E Y is a p a ris h a n d v illa g e on th e r iv e r C h e r- j in 1906 b y M rs. W y ld , an d t h e r e is a m e m o r ia l w in d o w ,
well 2 m iles n o r th -b y - w e s t f r o m B le tc h in g t o n s ta t io n on p la c e d in 1907, to th e E v e t t s f a m il y : th e r e a r e 302
e Oxford an d B ir m in g h a m se c tio n o f th e G r e a t W e s te rn s itt in g s .
T h e r e g i s t e r o f b a p tis m s a n d b u ria ls d a te s
m w ay, 3^ n o r th -e a s t fro m W o o d s to c k , a n d 9 n o r th fro m fro m th e y e a r 1568, a n d m a r r ia g e s fro m 1559. T h e
vc °L ' 10 xx®
d iv is io n o f t h e c o u n ty , h u n d re d of l iv in g is a r e c to r y , c o m m u t e d n e t y e a r l y v a lu e ¿ 4 0 6 ,
Wnnd T N p ^
se saio n al d iv is io n of W o o t to r S o u th , w it h 60 a c re s of g le b e an d r e s id e n c e , in th e g i f t o f S t .
!(
u n io n an d c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t , r u r a l d e a n e r y J o h n ’s C o lle g e , O x fo r d , a n d h e ld s in c e th e y e a r 1912
Tha a W h
f q ? ai ? \ de,aco i; r 3’ a n d d io ce s e o t ° * f ° r d i " . “ lr i . of
N ic h o la s is a c r u c ifo r m b u ild in g of
u
— V
off ohono.l
ch ie fly E a r ly jjaiigiisu,
E n g lis h , c o n s is tin g
01 chancel, c le re s to rie d n a v e , tra n s e p ts , s o u th aisle and
a central e m b a ttle d to w e r c o n ta in in g 5 b e lls an d a clo ck ,
placed in 1885: a g o o d E a r l y E n g lis h t r ip le t of la n c e t
Windows, w ith sle n d e r s h a fts , o c c u p ie s the. w h o le east
end of th e ch a n c e l, w h ic h h a s a lo w p itc h e d m o d e rn
roof, b u t th e co rb e ls of th e f o r m e r P e r p e n d ic u la r ro o f
rem ain: th e so u th sid e h a s w in d o w s of th is d a te , p r o ­
longed do w nw ard s to fo rm re c e sse d b e n c h e s , an d th e re
is a good tre fo ile d p is c in a , w ith d r a in , on an o c ta g o n a l
-n a ft: _on t h e n o r th sid e is a r e c e s s e d E a r ly E n g lis h
arcn, in clo sin g a P e r p e n d ic u la r a lt a r t o m b ,' p a n e lle d ,
ltd bu ttresses an d in c is e d on t h e sla b w ith a cross
neury: alo n gsid e is a d o o rw a y , co n n e c te d w it h th e a rc h
a single sh a ft of P u rb e e k m a r b l e : th e n o rth aisle
01 the nave has b ee n d e s tro y e d , b u t tw o a r c h e s o f th e
» orman arcad e are b u ilt u p in th e e x is t in g n o rth w a ll
Smal
N o rm an d o o r has bee n r e b u ilt in th e
astern a rc h : th e s o u th a rc a d e co n s ists of th r e e E a r ly
l a t e - n . a,rahes: **6 c le r e s to r y a n d ro o f are p la in and
cc te .
1 t ?w e r is s u p p o rte d on a r c h e s a n d se m iunn 5
Ple rs of E a r ly E n g lis h c h a r a c te r , b u t th e
of t v P! f a
18 P e T > e n d ic u la r: b o th t ra n s e p ts are also
anH .
In t b e n o rtl1 t r a n s e p t is a s m a ll p is c in a
the « A t T "
b.een PlaC0d t h e r e : 011 th e e a st w a ll of
with
( tra n se p t is a lo ft y m o n u m e n t of w h ite m a r b le ,
final, tn fl-sized fe m a le f ig u r e , e m b le m a tic a l of J u s tic e ,
brink raeo? te d b y Jo h n B a co n R .A . a n d on th e p lin th
J n s t L 3" , ™ s c r jPt i ° n t o th e H o n . J o h n M o rto n , C h ie f
of C he.ia
C o u rt of S essio n s of th e c o u n ty p a la tin e
later f o r
1
and
foT A b in g d o n , 174 7-7 0 , and

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north transenf16^ “ d ^ i “ ' d ' 25
th e
tneelinv .« : ■ 1S a , m u r a l m o n u m e n t, w ith a rm s and
Harborne a
a dorlbIe a rc h e d re c e s s , to Jo h n
“ rnctnre w ». F r a n c es ( E v r e ) h is w ife , 1 6 5 1 : th e w h o le
°f the k t a n rw rf
ln 1863 u n d e r th e su p e rin te n d e n c e
window Was 1
, r e e t esq. R .A . : in 1894 a m e m o ria l
Artbnr
in
ch u rc h to th e R e v . L a n c e lo t
511 i8ofi n „ i? 6
,
r e c to r ’ T'839-9i, b y h is c h ild re n , and
memorial
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sc reen of c a rv e d o ak w as e re c te d as a
^oodmanQf»
an\ed aP d L o u is a T a y lo r , o f T h e O a ks,
n s t e r n e : th e b ra s s e a g le le c t e r n w as p re s e n te d

b y th e R e v . G e o r g e P e r r y - G o r e .
T h e r e is' a s m a ll
W e s le y a n c h a p e l h e re . M o r r ic e ’s c h a r it y of ¿ 3 as. 8d.
y»e acr ly
h e iiiic
in t e ic
r essbt in
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¿ 1 3 7 C o n so ls, b
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18 2 8 . a
n rr fu
fn pe.ll.
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lp y
v Pn
i s th
t h ee n
1828,
a nn dd iiss ffo
T aanc lkr le
a rrVk is
p rr no tpi ed rr tf yv
o f W illia m E v e t t s e s q . lo rd o f t h e m a n o r o f T a c k l e y ;
t h e m a n sio n is in th e Q u e e n A n n e a n d E a r ly G e o r g ia n
s t y le s , s u rro u n d e d b y a p a rk .
T h e o r ig in a l b u ild in g
w as e r e c te d b y J o h n H o r b o r n e in 1 6 15 , b u t w as
d e s tr o y e d a b o u t 30 y e a r s l a t e r ; t h e a r c h w a y , b e a r in g
h is c o a t o f a rm s a n d t h e d a te 16 15 , sta n d s n e a r th e
p r e s e n t m a n s io n ; so m e of t h e o u t - b u ild in g s s t il l s ta n d
in an e x c e lle n t s t a t e of p r e s e r v a t io n , t h e w a lls of
w h ic h a r e 5 f e e t in t h ic k n e s s : m a n y a n c ie n t R o m a n
co in s an d r e lic s h a v e b ee n fo u n d o n t h e
e s ta t e ,
t h r o u g h w h ic h th e o ld R o m a n ro a d , A k e m a n S t r e e t ,
p a sse s.
W h it e h ill m a n o r is th e p r o p e r t y of C o rp u s
C h r i s t i C o lle g e , O x fo rd .
T h e D u k e of M a r lb o r o u g h
K . G . , P .C . W illia m E v e t t s esq. A le x a n d e r W illia m H a ll
esq. a n d C o r p u s C h r i s t i a n d S t. J o h n ’ s C o lle g e s , O x fo rd ,
a r e th e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r s . T h e so il is sto n e b ra s h ,
sa n d , c la y a n d g r a v e l ; s u b s o il, th e sa m e . T h e la n d is
p r in c ip a lly a ra b le . T h e c ro p s a re b a r le y , w h e a t, p e a s
an d ro o ts. T h e are a is 2.892 a c r e s of la n d a n d 2 1 of
w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , ¿ 6 .0 1 8 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11
w a s 45 1.
W H I T E H I L L , c o n s is t in g o f tw o f a r m s
c o t ta g e s , is a h a m le t 1 m ile s o u th - e a s t.

and

a

few

N e t h e r c o t is a n o th e r h a m le t, h a lf a m ile n o r th -e a s t.
S e x to n , T h o m a s K i lb y .
P o s t, M . 0 . & T . O ffice .— A r t h u r J a m e s C le a v e r , s u b p o s t m a s t e r . L e t t e r s th r o u g h O x fo r d a r r iv e a t 8.50
a .m . & 2.35 p . m . ; s u n d a y s , 9.5 a .m . ; d is p a t c h e d at
10 .15
a .m . & 4.40 p .m . ; s u n d a y s , 10 a .m
L e t t e r B o x e s .— N e th e r c o t, c le a r e d a t 10 .15 a .m . & 4.40
p .m . ; s u n d a y s , 10 a . m . ; W h it e h ill, c le a r e d a t 10.35
a .m . & 5 p . m . ; s u n d a y s , 10 .15 a -m
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e r e c t e d in
c h il d r e n ; G e o r g e H . T o le r to n , m a s te r

1840, f o r

100

C a r r ie r .— P e r c y A d a m s , to * C ro w n & T h i s t l e ,’ O x fo rd ,
w ed . & sa t