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th e S o c ie ty fo r t h e P r o te c tio n of A n c ie n t B u ild in g s , and
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fo rd an d F a ir fo r d se ctio n o f th e G r e a t W e s te r n r a il­ F r a g m e n ts o f te s s e lla te d p a v e m e n t an d o th e r r e m a in s
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p a v e m e n t w e re m e t w it h a t th e n o r th -w e s t and s o u th ­
B a m p to n , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n of B a m p to n W e s t,
w e st a n g le s o f th e c h a n c e l, b e n e a th th e flo o rin g . T h e
u nion an d co u n ty c o u rt d is t r ic t of W itn e y , r u r a l d e a n e ry
r e g is te r of b a p tis m s d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1 7 5 1 1 m a r ­
of W itn e y and* a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io cese o f O x fo rd .
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w ith th e v ic a r a g e of S w in b ro o k a n n e x e d , jo in t n et
th e A c ts 2 a n d 3 W m . I Y . ca p . 64, an d 7 an d 8 V ie t ,
ca p . 6 1 , it w a s a n n e x e d to O x fo rd s h ire . T h e c h u r c h of in c o m e £ 2 0 0 , in c lu d in g 26 a c re s of g le b e , a n d r e s i­
d e n ce , in th e g if t of L o rd R e d e sd a le G .C .V .O ., K .C .B .
S t . O s w a ld , w h ic h o cc u p ie s p a r t of th e s ite o f a R o m a n
v illa , is an a n c ie n t e d ifice of sto n e, o r ig in a lly N o rm a n , ancl h e ld sin ce 1898 b y th e R e v . F r a n c is E d w a r d F o s t e r
B .A . o f S t . M a ry H a ll, O x fo rd , w h o r e s id e s a t S w in ­
b u t n o w c h ie fly of t h e D e c o ra te d p e rio d , an d co n sists
b ro o k . T h e c h a r it ie s a re a m a lg a m a te d w it h th o s e of
of c h a n c e l a n d n a v e an d a b e ll-g a b le w it h one sm a ll
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b elo w t h e ' c iv il a n d 175 in t h e e c c le s ia s tic a l p a ris h .
f rie z e is a p a in tin g o f “ T h r e e k in g s l iv in g
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W a ll L e t t e r B o x , W id fo rd m ill, c le a re d a t 6. ro p .m .
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s ta tio n on th e B a n b u r y a n d C h e lte n h a m se ctio n of th e
G r e a t W e s te r n r a ilw a y , 6£ so u th -w e st fro m B a n b u r y
a n d 6£ n o r th -e a s t fro m C h ip p in g N o r to n , in th e N o r th ­
e rn d iv is io n of t h e c o u n ty , h u n d re d o f B lo x h a m , B a n ­
b u r y a n d B lo x h a m p e t t y ’ se ssio n a l d iv is io n , u n io n an d
c o u n ty c o u rt d i s t r i c t o f B a n b u r y , r u r a l d e a n e r y of
D e d d in g to n a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io ce s e of O x fo rd .
T h e c h u r c h of S t. G ile s is a p la in b u ild in g o f sto n e,
m o s t ly of th e E a r ly E n g lis h p e rio d , a n d c o n s ists of
ch a n c e l, c le r e s to r ie d ’ n a v e , a is le s , n o r th p o r c h a n d an
e m b a tt le d P e r p e n d ic u la r to w e r co n ta in in g 3 b e lls , reh u n g , a n d one r e c a s t , in 1896, a t a co st of £ 7 0 : th e
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sped a rc h w ith b a ll flo w er o rn a m e n t in th e u p p e r
m o u ld in g , a se d ile in th e sill of th e w in d o w , a n d a
r e m a r k a b le sto n e s e a t w it h c ro c k e te d ca n o p y a n d fin ia l
a n d a b ro k e n elb o w a t th e s o u th - w e s t a n g le ; n e x t t h is ,
a n d s im ila r ly on th e o p p o site sid e , is a t a ll w in d o w of
tw o l i g h t s ; e a ch of th e se w in d o w s h a s a tra n s o m a c ro ss
one l ig h t , n e a r t h e b a s e , t h u s fo r m in g
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a r c a d e s of t h r e e E a r ly E n g lis h a rc h e s on e a c h side,
an d is lig h t e d b y e le g a n t tr ip le ts of la n c e ts on ea ch
s i d e : w it h in an a rc h e d re c e s s on t h e n o rth sid e o f t h e
c h a n c e l is t h e r e c u m b e n t e ffig y of a c ro s s -le g g e d k n ig h t
c la d in h o o d o f m a i l a n d w e a r in g a lo n g c y c l a s ; th e
l e ft h a n d h o ld s t h e s c a b b a rd , t h e r i g h t h a n d is in th e
a c t o f d r a w in g a lo n g b ro a d sw o rd d e p e n d in g fro m a
loose b e l t ; th e h e a d r e s ts on a s q u a re p illo w , b u t p a rt
o f one l e g an d t h e fo o t of t h e o th e r are m i s s i n g ;
a t ta c h e d to t h e r ig h t a r m is a b lo ck o f sto n e an d to
th e le f t a r m a la r g e r fclock, b u t n o t a p p a r e n tly a s h i e l d ;
th e f ig u r e l ie s on a g r e a t sto n e slab : in a n o th e r a rc h ed
re c e ss, on t h e s o u th sid e o f th e ch a n c e l, lie s th e re c u m b e n t e ffig y o f a c iv ilia n , h a b ite d in a lo n g g o w n g ir t
w ith a t w is te d b e lt , fro m w h ic h h a n g s a p u rse an d
so m e k in d of w eap o n or in s t r u m e n t ; h e also w e a rs a
tip p e t, and h is h e a d , b a r e , r e s ts on a d ia m o n d -sh a p e d
c u sh io n a b o v e a s q u a re one ; th e h a n d s a re to g e th e r ,
a s in p r a y e r ; o n e ith e r sid e is a s m a lle r b a re -h e a d e d
r e c u m b e n t f ig u r e in lo n g flo w in g g o w n , an d also p r a y ­
in g ; th e w h o le r e s ts on a s in g le sla b , ad o rn ed a lo n g th e
b a se w it h t h e b a ll flo w er o rn a m e n t : in t h e n o rth aisle

S e e k e r H u b e r t , fa rm e r, M an o r h o u se
is an e m p ty a rc h e d re c e s s , a n d h e re also , h ig h u p , are
th e s ta irs to t h e ro o d l o f t : th e p o rc h is s in g u la r ly b u ilt
o b liq u e ly to th e w e s t end o f th e n o rth aisle : th e c h a n ­
c e l an d s o u th a isle w e re re s to re d a b o u t 1870, and th e
n av e and n o rth aisle in 1886, at a c o s t o f £ 1,2 9 0 , ra ised b y
s u b s c r ip tio n : t h e r e a re 180 s i t t in g s . T h e r e g is t e r d a te s
fro m th e y e a r 1558. T h e liv in g is a r e c to r y , n e t y e a r ly
v a lu e £ 32 0 , in c lu d in g 225 a c re s of g le b e v a lu e £ 2 5 0 ,
and re s id e n c e , in t h e g if t of t h e P r in c ip a l a n d F e llo w s
of J e s u s C o lle g e , O x fo rd , a n d h e ld sin ce 19 14 b y th e
R e v . H a r r y J o s e p h R id d e ls d e ll M .A . o f t h a t college.^ T h e
W e s le y a n c h a p e l h e re w as b u i lt in 1883. T h e V illa g e
C lu b w a s fo rm e d in 1875.
E x te n s iv e R o m a n rem a in s
h a v e b ee n fo u n d in th is p a rish on a s ite a b o u t 300
y a r d s e a s t o f th e c h u r c h : in 1824 a c h a m b e r o f s e m i­
o cta g o n a l fo rm , m e a s u r in g 20 f e e t b y 14 fe e t, w a s disco v e re d , th e p a v e m e n t o f w h ic h w a s co m p o s e d o f sm a ll
tesserae o f fo u r c o lo u rs — -white, y e llo w , b lu e an d r e d ;
t h e w a lls of th is c h a m b e r re m a in e d p e r f e c t to a h e ig h t
o f a b o u t tw o f e e t a b o v e t h e p a v e m e n t, b e in g , a t th e
sa m e tim e , o n e fo o t b e lo w th e s u r fa c e of th e s o il; on
th e so u th - s o u th - e a s t sid e t h e re m a in s of an in fe rio r
ro o m o r c o u r t w e re m e t ijnt-h m e a s u r in g 20 fe e t
17^ fe e t, t h e p a v e m e n t of w h ic h w as of a c o a r s e r k in d ;
b e n e a th t h is p a v e m e n t w a s a sm a ll s k e le to n ; and
a m o n g o th e r r e lic s fo u n d w e r e an iv o r y o r bone pin
fo u r in c h e s in le n g th , an d so m e s m a ll c o p p e r co in s of
th e E m p e r o r C o n sta n tin e A D. 30 6-37: th e site w as
e v e n t u a lly p lo u g h e d u p an d t h e r e m a in s d e stro y e d .
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b y th e E n c lo s u r e A c t o f 179 5, n o w (19 15 ) p ro d u c e s £ 1 5
y e a r ly , w h ic h a m o u n t is e x p e n d e d in co a l fo r t h e p o o r
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S e x to n , T h o m a s H o w se.
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