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W A RDI N U T O S.

OXFORDSHIRE.

t h e c h u r c h w a s r e s to r e d in 1887 a n d 1889, a t a to ta l
c o s t o f £ 2,000, a n d a ffo rd s a b o u t 250 s i t t in g s .
The
r e g is t e r s d a t e fro m th e y e a r 1633, a n d o n e of th e o ld er
v o lu m e s c o n ta in s t h r e e m e m o ra n d a o f p e rs o n s w h o w ere
to u c h e d b y K i n g J a m e s I I . a t B a n b u r y ( in 16 89 ), fo r
th e d is te m p e r c a lle d “ t h e K i n g 's e v i l ; ” t h e r e is also
t h is e n t r y in a n o th e r v o lu m e : “ A n n o D o m in i 1644,
30 th J u n e , b u rie d in y e p a r is h c h u r c h o f W a r d in g to n ,
in y e c o u n ty of O x o n , J o h n B u r r e ll, C o rn e t t o C o lo n el
R ic h a r d N e v ille , w h ic h M r. B u r r e ll w a s slain t h e d a y
b efo re in a s m a r t b a t ta ile a g a in s t y e re b e ls . I t a te s to r
H e n r :D e a n e C a p t . : R e g im : ” A lin e h a s been d ra w n
t h r o u g h “ in a sm a rt b a t ta ile a g a in s t y e r e b e ls ,” an d
in a n o th e r h a n d , n o t in d ic a tin g m u c h e d u c a tio n , b u t
t h e c o n t r a r y , “ a g a in s t t h e P a r lia m e n t ” is s u b s titu te d ,
so m a k in g th e e n tr y ru n t h u s : — “ w h ic h M r. B u rre ll
w a s sla in th e d a y b efo re a g a in s t th e P a r lia m e n t.” T h e
battle, b e r e a llu d ed to w as t h a t o f C ro p re d y B r id g e ,
f o u g h t on th is sid e o f th e r iv e r C h e rw e ll, in w h ic h th e
k in g h im se lf w a s p r e s e n t ; th e b a t tle is su e d in th e s u r­
r e n d e r of B a n b u r y to th e k in g . T h e r e g is t e r b o ck in
w h ic h t h e e n t r y of ¡Mr. B u r r e ll's b u ria l is co n ta in e d is
t h ric e h e a d e d on d iffe re n t p a g e s o f th e b o o k , “ Anno
r e g n i E liz a b e t h e , 4 5 .” T h e liv in g , fo r m e r ly h e ld w ith
t h e l i v in g o f C r o p r e d y , is a v ic a r a g e , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e
£ 2 4 0 , w it h 25 a c re s of g le b e a n d re s id e n c e , in t h e g if t
o f th e B ish o p o f O x fo r d , a n d h e ld s in c e 19 13 b y th e
R e v . M a rsh K i r k b y M .A . o f S t . M a r y H a ll, O x fo rd .
T h e r e is a W e sle y a n c h a p e l, r e b u ilt in 1895, a t a co st
of ¿ 9 4 6 , a n d s e a tin g 140 p e rs o n s. T h e c h a r it ie s p ro d u c e
£ 6 10s. y e a r ly fo r e d u c a tio n a l p u rp o s e s , a n d ¿ 7 10s.
fo r d is tr ib u t io n in co a ls . A u b r e y R a lp h T h o m a s C a r t>Vright e s q . is lo rd of t h e m a n o r. T h e p r in c ip a l la n d ­
W A R D IN G T O N .
B a rro w s T h o s .W e lc h J .P .T h e A u b r e y s
B a r t le t t L io n e l J a s p e r
C a r t w r ig h t M r s . W a r d in g to n lo d g e
F o x J o h n H e n ry
F r a s e r D o u g la s H y . W a r d in g to n ho
J u d g e M rs
K irk b y
R e v . M a rs h
M .A . ( v ic a r ) ,
V ic a r a g e
W a lla c e F a lc o n e r , M an o r h o u se
C O M M E R C IA L .

A d k in s T h o m a s W . b e e r r e t a ile r
B a r tle t t
L io n e l
Jasper
M .R .C .S .,
L .R .C .P .L o n d . p h y s ic ia n & su rg e o n ,
& m e d ic a l o ffic e r & p u b lic v a c c in a ­
t o r M id d le to n C h e n e y d i s t r i c t ,B a n ­
b u r y u n io n
B id d le S a m u e l, W h e a t s h e a f P .H

[ k e l l y ’s

o w n ers are D o u g la s H e n ry F r a s e r esq. T h o m a s L o v e d a y
esq. an d C a p t. "H enry A u b r e y C a r t w r ig h t . T h e so il is
red lo a m ; su b s o il, c la y an d s a n d sto n e . T h e cro p s are
g e n e ra l, w it h a la r g e r p ro p o rtio n of p a s tu r e la n d than
a ra b le . T h e a re a is 2,664 a c re s o f la n d a n d 6 of w a t e r ;
ra te a b le v a lu e , ¿ 5 ,0 5 2 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 1 9 1 1, in ­
c lu d in g W a r d in g to n , W illia m s c o t e a n d C o to n , w as 563.
P a r is h C le r k , W illia m B o n h a m .
W I L L I A M S C O T E a n d C O T O N are h a m le ts in the
p a rish of W a r d in g to n , on th e b o rd e rs of N o rth a m p to n ­
sh ire.
B o th th e se h a m le ts shaTe in t h e d istrib u te d
c h a r it ie s -of W a r d in g to n .
W illia m s c o t e H o u se , the
p r o p e r ty o f T h o m a s L o v e d a y esq. a n d t h e re s id e n c e of
A le x a n d e r M c M ic k in g e s q . J .P . w as e re c te d to w a rd s the
end of t h e 16 th c e n t u r y ; th e h o u se is p le a s a n tly
s itu a te d o v e rlo o k in g t h e C h e r w e ll v a lle y .
P o st, M . 0 ., T ., T e le p h o n ic E x p r e s s D e liv e r y Office
¿ T e le p h o n e C a ll O ffice (to p la c e s w ith in a lim ite d
d is ta n c e ) .— E z e r W a lto n ,
s u b -p o s tm a s te r .
L e tte rs
a r r iv e fro m B a n b u r y a t 7 .10 a .m . & 3.20 p . m . ; d is ­
p a tc h e d a t 10.50 a .m . & 5.30 p .m
W all L e t t e r B o x e s .— U p p e r W a r d in g to n , b o x c le a re d at
8.45
a .m . & 4.40 p . m . ; S u n d a y s, 1 1.10 a . m . ; L o w er
W a r d in g to n , c le a re d a t 10.40 a .m . & 5 -2° P -m - > Sun­
d a y s , 11 a . m . ; & W illia m s c o t e , c le a re d a t 1 1.10 a.m .
& 5.40 p . m . ; S u n d a ys, 11.2 0 a .m
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e r e c te d , w it h m a s te r s
r e s id e n c e , in 1862, fo r 160 c h i l d r e n ; H a r r y G . T.
P e t e r s , m a s t e r ; M rs . P e t e r s , m is tr e s s
C a r r ie r fro m W a r d in g to n to B a n b u r y .— J o h n D rap e r,
to ‘ L e a t h e r n B o t tle / m o n . t h u r s . & s a t

B o n h a m W illia m S a m u e l, c a rp e n te r
C h e rry J o h n , fa rm e r, F e rn h ill
C o o k n e ll F re d k . f r m r . H a n g la n d frm
C o o k n ell O w en , co a l d ealer
D av is H a r r y , b la c k sm ith
D a v is M a r g a r e t ( M r s .) , sh o p k e e p e r
D o u g la s P e r c y , m ille r ( w a te r )
D ra p e r J o h n , c a r r ie r
E ld rid g e J o h n , fa rm e r
F e n e m o re L u c y ( M iss), g ro c e r
G a rd e n e r J a b e z , f a r m e r
G a sso n H a r r ie t A . ( M r s .) , fa rm e r
H e w iso n J a m e s , fa r m b a iliff to the
E d g c o te S h o rth o rn C o . L im it e d ,
S t u d fa rm
K e m p s t e r F re d k . H a re & H o u n d s P .H
L in e s H e n ry , w h e e lw r ig h t
M ain w o o d D a v id , sa d d le r
M a rk s R e u b e n , in s u r a n c e a g e n t

P e c k o v e r F re d k . & W a lte r , fa rm e rs
P r e e d y H e n ry , ju n . b u tc h e r
R o g e rs G e o rg e , fa r m e r
R o u g h e a d S id n e y , f a r m
b a iliff to
D . H. F r a s e r esq
S a b in J am e s E a g le s , fa rm e r
S a v a g e T h o m a s , b u tc h e r
W ilk in s C h a r le s W a lte r , m aso n
CO TO N .
C h e c k le y R ic h a rd , fa rm e r
W IL L IA M S C O T E .
M c M ic k in g A le x a n d e r J .P . W illia m s ­
c o te h o u se
W a d la n d H e n ry , fa r m e r
W a ts o n J o se p h , f a r m b a iliff to A.
M c M ic k in g esq

W A R P S G R O V E is a p a rish 4 m ile s so u th - w e s t fro m
T e t s w o r th a n d 4 n o rth -w e s t fro m W a tlin g to n term in a l
sta tio n on a b ra n c h fro m P rin c e s R is b o ro u g h o f the
G r e a t W e s te rn r a ilw a y , a n d 8 s o u th -w e s t fro m T h a m 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 , h u n d re d of
E w e lm e , p e t t y sessio n a l d iv isio n of W a tlin g to n , u n io n and
c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t of T h a m e . T h e r e is no c h u r c h ; th e
in h a b it a n t s a tte n d t h a t a t C h a lg r o v e . T h e r e g is t e r is
in c lu d e d in t h a t o f C h a lg r o v e , w h ic h d a te s fro m 1538.
A m o d u s is p a id to a la y im p ro p ria t o r . T h e t ru s t e e s of

L y fo r d ’ s c h a r it y , A b in g d o n ,
an d M iss S te v e n s ^are
o w n ers of th e la n d , w h ic h is all fre e h o ld . T h e so il is
ch ie fly c l a y ; su b s o il, c la y a n d sa n d .
T h e la n d is
c h ie fly in p a s tu r e . T h e a r e a is 335 a c r e s ; ratea b le
v a lu e , ¿ 3 5 0 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 149.

F r a n k lin W illia m W a lte r , fa r m e r , M a n o r fa rm

N ix e y G e o r g e , fa r m e r

W A TE R

L e tt e r s th r o u g h W a l lin g f o r d ; t h e r e is a d e liv e r y at 9
a .m . fro m C h a lg r o v e . C h a lg r o v e , a b o u t
m ile s d is ­
t a n t , is th e n e a r e s t m o n e y o rd e r & te le g r a p h office
T h e c h ild r e n of th is p la c e a tte n d th e sch o o l a t C h a lg ro v e

EA TO N ,

W A T E R P E R R Y is a p a ris h a n d v illa g e on th e r iv e r
T h a m e , 2^ m ile s e a s t- n o r th -e a s t fro m W h e a t le y s t a ­
tio n an d i f n o rth -w e s t fro m T id d in g to n sta tio n , on
th e W y c o m b e a n d O x fo r d se c tio n o f th e G r e a t W e ste rn
r a ilw a y , 8 e a s t fr o m O x fo rd a n d 5^ w e s t fro m T h a m e , in
t h e S o u th e r n d iv isio n o f th e co u n ty , h u n d re d an d p e t t y
s e ssio n a l d iv is io n of B u llin g d o n , u n io n and c o u n ty c o u rt
d is tr ic t o f T h a m e , r u r a l d e a n e ry o f C u d d e sd o n an d a rc h ­
d e a c o n r y a n d d io ce s e of O x fo rd . T h e c h u rc h o f S t. M a ry
th e V ir g in , s t a n d in g in t h e g r o u n d s o f a n d clo se to th e
m a n sio n o f M is s H e n le y , is an ed ifice in m ix e d s t y le s ,
a n d p r e s e n ts , w it h it s iv y - m a n t le d to w e r, a p ic tu r e s q u e
a p p e a r a n c e : i t c o n s ists of ch a n c e l, n a v e of t h r e e b a y s,
s o u th a is le a n d a w e s te rn to w e r of w o o d c o n ta in in g
2 b e lls, one o f w h ic h is in s c rib e d “ A v e M a r ia G ra c ia
p le n a D o m in u s t e c u m ; ” t h e o th e r w a s c a s t b y E.
H e m iu g s in 1 7 3 2 : th e c h a n c e l is E a r ly E n g lis h w ith
n a rro w la n c e t w in d o w s a n d a D e c o ra te d ch a n ce l a rc h ,
a n d th e n a v e an d s o u th a is le T etain f e a tu r e s of th e
1 3 th . 14th an d 15 th c e n tu r ie s : t h e fo n t c o n s is ts of a
P e r p e n d ic u la r b asin on a s te m of th e 14 th cen tu ry :
t h e p u lp it is d a te d 16 77, a n d th e re a d in g - d e s k 16 32 ;
t h e ro o d t u r r e t , w it h s ta irc a s e , re m a in s, and in th e
c e n tr e of th e n o rth w a ll is an exquisite piece of
s c u lp tu r e , b y S i r F r a n c is C h a n tr e y , to th e m e m o r y of

see

K id lin g to n .

A n n a M a ria R o o k e, d a u g h t e r o f th e la te J o se p h H enley
esq. an d w ife of G e o r g e G re a v e s esq. J .P ., D .L . of E lm s a ll L o d g e , Y o r k s ; sh e d ie d 23 A p r il, 1 8 1 9 : in th e w all
o f t h e aisle , u n d e r a P e r p e n d ic u la r c r o c k e te d ca n o p y , is
th e r e c u m b e n t e ffig y o f a k n ig h t in p la te a r m o u r , c.
1420, r e p re s e n tin g so m e m e m b e r of th e an cien t fa m ily of
F it z - E ly s : a w in d o w on th e n o rth sid e of t h e n a v e , the
w e s t w in d o w a n d o th e rs , c o n ta in re m n a n ts of an cien t
g l a s s : of th e se , one w as a m e m o r ia l to th e F it z - E ly s
fa m ily an d h a s k n e e lin g fig u re s of a. k n ig h t and lady,
w ith fra g m e n ts o f a rm o ria l b e a r in g s , and is a ssu m e d to
h a v e b e e n e re c te d to R o b e r t F it z - E ly s esq. 1 4 7 ° : t bere
is a se co n d an d fin er o b it u a r y w in d o w , w ith k n eelin g
fig u re s of a m a n in a rm o u r, h is w ife , and th e H olv
V irg in , w ith sh ield s o f a r m s an d an in s c rip tio n in th e
g la s s to W a lte r O u rso n esq. an d Isa b e l (S a u n d ers ) his
w ife, 152 7, an d t h e r e a re b ra s se s in th e nave to the
sam e p erso n s, in c lu d in g effig ies of b o th an d six children,
w ith fo u r sh ie ld s an d a m u tila t e d m a rg in a l in scrip tio n ,
w ith a t e x t fro m t h e book of J o b , x i x . 25-27, d ivided
b y s k u lls a n d cro ss b o n e s a n d t e r m in a tin g -with tn e
in itia ls W . C . : th e se fig u re s a re s p e c ia lly in te re stin g
as an e x a m p le of an u n u s u a l k in d of p a lim p s e s t :
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