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D IR E C T O R Y .]

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

Boswell John Irvin e M .D., J.P. C raw ­ C em etery (E. P. W ard, N ew port
ley grange
Pagn ell, clerk to th e burial board
Dove Rev. Julian Llew elyn M .A.
& Parish Council)
(rector), Rectory
C ollier Joseph W. Chequers P.H
Eeles F rederick, baker
G lidew ell H arry, boot m aker
COMMERCIAL.
H atton Jam es, farm er
Adderson A rth .E d w d .(M rs.),C o ck inn H iggins W alter, blacksm ith
Allen A lfred, farm er
Jam es Jam es, beeT retailer
Bennett G eorge, gam ekeeper to John Jarvis Edm und, farm er
Irvine Boswell esq
Jordan W illiam , farm er, Brook end
Billington Robert, farm er
K n ights & Sons, farm ers
Brandon Charles (M rs.), farm er
Lam bert A rth u r, farm er, Brook end
Brandon G eorge (M rs.), dress m aker Leeks Jane (M rs.), d istrict nurse
Brandon Stanley, builder
M arks E lizabeth (M rs.), shopkeeper
Brandon W illiam , farm er
Percival David, boot m aker

C U D D IN O T O N .

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Richardson G eorge, frm r.R ookery frm
Roberts Leonard P. farm er
Ruffhead A rth u r, farm er, G um b rils
Ruffhead Jordan, butcher
Savage A lbert, cattle dealer
Savage W alter, farm er. Brook end
Stanton Thom as, farm er, M urtlands
T itm us Fredk. & H erbt.frm rs.R in g tail
Tookey G eorge, gardener to J. I. B os­
well esq. M .D., J.P
Village H all (Mrs. Em m a Powell,
caretaker)
W ard L ouisa (M rs.),frm r.T h e Laurels
W ooding H erbert, farm er
W ooding Lew is, beer reta iler
W ooding W illiam , carpenter

L O N G C R E N D O N w ill be found under the letter L.
C R E S L O W is a parish i j m iles north-east from W hit­
church, about 5 m iles south-east from Winslow station
on the O xford and Bletchley section of the London and
North W estern railw ay, n m iles south-east from B uck­
ingham, and 6 from A ylesbury, in the Mid division of the
county, hundred of Cottesloe, W inslow p etty sessional
division, union and county cou rt d istrict of A ylesbury.
Creslow contains but one dwelling house, which is the
ancient M anor house of the tim e of E dw ard III. form erly
in possession of the K nights Tem plars of the order of St.
John of J eru salem : i t retains an octagonal tower and
a groined undercroft. The church, desecrated during
the C ivil W ar, is now used as a coach hou se: the

north doorway is a fine exam ple of N orm an work. A
stone discovered here in 1903 bears the date 1341. Th e
rectory was suppressed by Queen E lizabeth. Th e in­
h abitants attend the church at W h itch urch .
Lord
Clifford of C h u d leigh is sole landowner. Th e soil
v a rie s; the uplands are rich loam restin g on beds of
lim e sto n e ; th e valleys are stron g clay. Th e area is
about 887 acres of excellent pasture la n d ; rateable
value, ¿ 1 ,3 3 1 ; th e population in 1911 was 8.

Letters received through A ylesb u ry arrive a t 8 a.m.
W h itch urch is the nearest m oney order & telegraph
office,
m iles distant
Rowland Richard, grazier, Creslow m anor

C U B L I N G T O N is a village and parish on rising seat 80 persons. Th e late J. W estcar esq. of th e adjoin­
ground and com m anding an extensive view of the sur­ in g parish of C reslow, by his w ill, dated 1832, left ¿500
rounding country, 6 m iles south-west from Leighton in trust, th e in terest to be given aw ay in clothes to
Buzzard and 7 m iles south-east from W inslow stations the m ost necessitous and deserving poor, th e d istrib u ­
on the London and N orth W estern railw ay and 7 north- tion to be m ade by the resident clergym an and the
north-east from A ylesb ury stations on the G reat W est­ occupier of Oreslow join tly. In a field at the w est end
ern, M etropolitan and G reat C en tral Join t and London of the villag e is the site of th e ancient village and
and N orth W estern railw ays, in the M id division of the church, m arked now by a la rg e “ m oot-hill ” and traces
county, hundred of C ottesloe, L inslade p etty sessional of foundations. Lionel Nathan de R othschild esq. M .P.
division, union and county court d istrict of A ylesbury, of A scott, W ing, Bucks, who is lord of the m anor, the
rural deanery of M ursley, archdeaconry of Buckingham Rector, A lfred Charles Rogers esq. of Prebend House,
and diocese of Oxford. The church of S t. N icholas is B uckin gham , and Prescott W estcar esq. are th e chief
an edifice of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting landowners. The soil is loam ; subsoil, clay. Th e land
of chancel, nave, w ith west gallery, south porch and is chiefly p a s tu r e ; some w heat, barley and oats are
an em battled w estern tower containing 2 bells, and grow n. Th e area is 1,223 acres; rateable value, ¿ 2 ,0 3 6 ;
was p artly restored in 1861: in the church was form erly the population in 1911 was 178.
a copy of “ F oxe’s Book of M aTtyrs,” chained to the
Sexton, W illiam K em pster.
desk on which it was placed in 1568 : it is now p re­
served in th e r e c to r y ; the church, p artly restored in Post Office.— M rs. E lizabeth W hitaker, sub-postm istress.
L etters arrive through Leigh ton B uzzard at 8.20 a.m .
1861, was repaired externally and furnished w ith a
& 5-3° p -D i.; dispatched at 10.15 a.m . & 5.45 p.m .
new tiled roof during th e year 1887, the cost being
No d eliv ery on Sundays. W h itch u rch , 3 m iles d is­
defrayed b y p ublic subscription, and has 120 sittin gs.
tan t, is the nearest m oney order & telegrap h office
The register dates from the year 1556. Th e liv in g is
E
lem
en tary School (m ixed), founded in 1872, for 60
a rectory, net yearly v alu e ¿280, including 200 acres
c h ild re n ; M iss L avin ia Rose H ollowell, m istress
of glebe, w ith residence, in th e g ift of th e R ector and
Fellows of Lincoln College, Oxford, and held since 1898
C a r r ie r : —
by the Rev. Jam es C resw ell Pigo t M .A. of Lincoln C ol­ Joshua H eley, from S tew kley, th rou gh to A ylesbury,
lege, Oxford. The W esleyan chapel, b u ilt in 1850, w ill
wed. & sat
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

c o m m e r c ia l .
M ortimer Charles Thom as, f a r m e r
B iggs Joseph, farm er, Manor farm
¡Read Thom as, farm er, Neales fa rm
C arter A lb ert, grazier
Ston h ill Sarah A n n (M rs.),pork pie m a
M.A. Cheney A lb ert, baker
¡Ston hill W illiam , farm er
G ibbs F ras. Jsph. frm r.O ld Manor fm W hitaker E lizabeth (M rs.), shopH arding Thom as, Unicorn inn
1 keeper, & post office
C U D D I N G T O N is a parish on the river Tham e, the Rev. A llan Cam eron A lford M .A . of Corpus C h risti
about 4$ m iles north-east from Tham e station on the College, C am bridge, who is also vicar of Low er W inchenMaidenhead and Oxford section of the G reat W estern don : the vicarage house is a brick structure, pleasantly
railway and 2 north-w est from H addenham station situated about a quarter of a m ile from the church and
on the G reat C entral and G reat W estern Joint rail- was erected in 1857. T h e W esleyan chapel, reb u ilt in
way> 6^ south-w est from A ylesbury, in the Mid division 1894, w ill seat 100 persons ; the B aptist chapel, b u ilt in
■of the county, in the hundred, p etty sessional division, 1831, will seat 160. T h e Rev. John W illis, a form er
county court d istrict and union of A ylesb ury, rural vicar, le ft the interest of ¿600 Consols to be laid out in
deanery of A ylesbury, archdeaconry of B uckin gham and ccals to be distributed to the poor of the parish every
diocese of Oxford. The church of S t. N icholas is an January. A piece of freehold land, about 6 acres, pro­
ancient building of stone in m ixed styles, chiefly E arly ducing ¿ 9 10s. a year, clear of tithes and rates, was
English and Decorated, consisting of chancel, nave, left to the poor of the parish by N icholas Alm ond esq.
aisles, south porch and an em battled western tower, of Tham e, who died in 1643, ar*d th is sum is now dis­
with turret, containing a clock and 6 b e lls : there i s an tributed in m oney at E aster. N ear the church stands
«legant alabaster reredos : all the windows in the ch an ­ a considerable portion of an old house of the late 16th
cel are stained, one being a m em orial to John Franklin cent, form erly the residence of a branch of the T yrin g«s4- •' in the south aisle is a p is c in a : th e font and south ham fam ily and now in the possession of Mrs. N apier
doorway are L a te N o rm an : there is a m em orial tn H iggins, of Winchendon P r io r y ; the panelling of the
Nicholas Alm ond esq. ob. 1643, a benefactor mentioned dining-room has been rem oved.
L ieu t.-C o l. F ran cis
below : the church was thoroughly restored in 1857 and T yrin gh am H iggins Bernard, Mrs. N apier H iggin s, M rs.
affords 275 sittings. The reg ister dates from the year John G u y Dover and th e trustees of th e late M r.
T653. The livin g is a vicarage, net yearly value ¿ 2 12 . W illiam Boddington are the p rin cipal landow ners. The
with 13 acres of glebe and residence, in the g ift of the soil is m ostly lig h t lo a m ; subsoil, m ostly ragstone.
Dean and Chapter of Rochester, and held since 1895 ky T h e chief crops are wheat, barley and tu rn ip s. Th e

Dickinson Miss, Fern cottage
Harris Miss
Pigot Rev. Jam es Cresw ell
(rector). Rectory

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