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OXFORDSHIRE.

KINGHAM .

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
B e r r y M rs
B r e c k n e ll J o h n G eo . E a r d in g t o n co t
C u n y n g h a m e S ir
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d e S e lin c o u r t B a sil, F a r end
F is h e r R e v . W illia m M .A . ( re c to r )
T h e R e c to r y
F o w le r W illia m
W a rd e M .A .O .xon .
L L .D .E d i n
K n o x R e v . C e c il
W a rb u rto n
B .A .
( c u r a t e ) , R e c to r y c o tta g e
S a lis b u r y E d m u n d R .K in g h a m g r n g e
W h e e le r R e v . H e n ry G . (c h a p la in
K in g h a m H ill B o y s ’ H o m e s)

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W h it a k e r N o rm a n M a n n

K in g h a m H ill B o y s’ H o m es (C. E
Y o u n g esq. p ro p rie to r)
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L a in c h b u r y C . & S o n , agricultur t
A d a m s E . & Co. d ra p e rs & g ro c e rs
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A lle n B o s in a ( M r s .) , c a rp e n te r
M illin J a m e s, b la c k s m ith
B rick R o b e rt, jo b m a s te r & ca rrie r
M o rris J o h n , sa d d le r
B r id g e C o r n e liu s , b e e r r e ta ile r
P e a rse H e n ry J o h n , fa r m e r & hani;„
C o o k J o h n W a rd , fa r m e r , M o u n t fm P h illip s G e o rg e , f a r m e r & a s s X j
E a to n S a r a h ( M r s .) , g r o c e r , P o st off
o v e rse e r & c le r k to P a rish Counci
| E d g in to n E rn e st A . fa r m e r
S im m s A r t h u r P . b eer retailer
G u y W illia m , flo ris t
T a y lo r F r a n c is & S o n s, nurserymen
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farm er
W a llik e r A r t h u r , fa rm bailiff 't0 q
j H a r r is Isa a c , P lo u g h P .H
E . B . Y o u n g e s q .K in g h a m Hall fm
H u n t J a m e s, b u tc h e r & sh o p k eep er
W ilk s C a r o lin e (M r s .) ,fa r m e r , Manor
| K e n ch W illia m , p ig d ealer
fa r m
K I N G S E Y is a p a rish on t h e ro a d fro m L o n d o n to D. W y k e h a m esq . in 1904: th e re a r e sittin g s for 16
T h a m e , 2 m ile s n o rth -e a s t fro m T h a m e sta tio n on th e p erso n s. T h e r e g is t e r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1538. Xhi
P rin c e s R is b o ro u g h and O x fo rd se ctio n of th e G re a t l iv in g is a v ic a r a g e , n e t in c o m e £24 0, 'w ith 2 acres or
W e s te r n r a ilw a y , and 8 s o u th - w e s t fro m A y le s b u r y , in th e g le b e and resid en ce, in th e g if t of th e D ean and Chapter
S o u th e rn d iv isio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d s of A sh en do n o f R o c h e ste r, and held sin ce 1901 b y th e R ev. Frederie
and L e w k n o r , A y le s b u r y p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n , union F ish e r M .A . o f St." J o h n ’ s C o lle g e ,’ C a m brid g e.
The
an d c o u n ty c o u rt d is tr ic t of T h a m e , r u r a l d e a n e ry of c h a ritie s , d e riv ed fro m th e in t e r e s t of several bequests
A y le s b u r y , a rc h d e a c o n ry of B u c k in g h a m an d d io cese of a m o u n t to £ 2 1 6s. y e a r ly . P h ilip J am e s D ig b y Wyke’
O x fo rd . T h is p a ris h , o r ig in a lly p a r t ly in B u c k s , has h a m esq. D .L ., J .P . is lo rd of th e m a n o r and chief
bee n b y L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t B o a rd O rd e r, sin ce O cto b e r
an d o w n er.
T h e so il is h e a v y l o a m ; subsoil, clay
27, 1894, t ra n s fe r r e d e n t ir e ly to O x fo rd s h ire fo r c iv il T h e c h ie f cro p s a re w h e a t an d b ea n s an d pastu re land
p u rp o se s,
but
e c c le s ia s t ic a lly
it
s t ill
r e m a in s
in T h e area is 1,424 a c re s of lan d a n d 7 o f w a t e r ; rateable
B u ck s. T h e c h u r c h of S t . N ic h o la s , r e b u ilt in 1892-3,
v a lu e , £ 1 ,9 5 7 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 138, including
a lm o s t e n t ir e ly a t th e e x p en s e of P . J . D . W y k e h a m
T v th r o p .
s'
esq. a t a c o s t o f a b o u t £ 3 ,0 0 0 , an d opened D ec. 1893,
P a ris h C le r k , J o se p h W a ll.
by th e B ish o p o f O x fo rd , is a h a n d so m e ed ifice of stone L e tt e r s b y foo t m e s se n g e r a r r iv e fro m T h am e at 8 a.m.
in t h e G o th ic s ty le , m u c h of th e m a te r ia l of th e fo rm e r
& 1 p .m . T h e n e a re st m o n e y o rd e r & telegraph office
c h u r c h , b u ilt a b o u t 1780, b e in g u se d in th e re-oonis at H a d d en h a m , 1 m ile d is ta n t
s t r u c t i o n ; i t co n sists of ch a n c e l, n a v e , o rg an c h a m b e r, W a ll L e t t e r B o x , n e a r th e c h u r c h , cle a re d at 9.30 a.m.
v e s tr y , a n d a to w e r w it h sp ire c o n ta in in g 4 b e lls ; a new
& 1.25 & 5.30 p .m . ; s u n d a y s, 9.30 a .m
o rg a n w as e r e c te d in 18 94 ; a s ta in e d e a st w in d o w w as E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , b u ilt In 18
, for 46 chib
ad d e d in 1901 : a re re d o s of o ak w a s p re s e n te d b y P. J.
d r e n ; M iss A lic e B o u n d , m is tre s s
F is h e r R e v.
F r e d e r ic M .A . ( v ic a r ) , 1 H o n o u r A u b r e y , fa r m e r , M a n o r fa r m I N ew ell R ic h a r d b la ck sm ith
V ic a r a g e
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h ro v e F^u rlo n g 1 ~
T a p p in g S a ra h ’ ( M rs.), farm er
COMMERCIAL.
H o w le tt T h o m a s , fa rm e r, A sto n L e y s W ic k h a m A lb t.& G e o .frm rs .L ita n v fm
B a ile y G e o r g e , fa rm e r, W h irlb u sh
L a n c h b u r y J a m e s, f a r m e r , O ld f a r m ! W ic k h a m J o sep h , fa rm e r, Foxhifl fm
K IN G S T O N

B L O U N T , see A sto n R o w a n t.

K I B T L I N G T O N is a p a rish an d v illa g e on th e road e re c te d a n d a c a rv e d o ak p r a y e r d e sk w as presented
fro m B iceste T to W o o d sto c k , a b o u t a m ile an d a q u a r te r b y S ir G . J. E . D ash w o o d , b a r t . in m e m o ry of his aunt,
fro m B le tc h in g to n sta tio n on th e O x fo rd an d B ir m in g ­ M rs. G re n v ille S o m e r s e t: t h e r e a re 370 sittings. The
h a m se ctio n of th e G re a t W e s te rn r a ilw a y , 6 m ile s s o u th ­ r e g is te r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1558. T h e living is a
w e s t fro m B ic e s te r, 4 n o rth -e a s t fro m W o o d sto c k , and v ic a ra g e , n et y e a r ly v a lu e £ 1 8 0 , in c lu d in g 230 acres
7 1 fro m L o n d o n , in th e M id d iv isio n o f th e co u n ty , o f g leb e, w ith resid e n ce, in t h e g if t o f S t. John's' College,
h u n d re d a n d p e t t y
sessio n a l d iv isio n
of P lo u g h le y ,
O x fo rd , a n d h e ld sin ce 1913 b y th e R e v. G eorge Charles
u n io n an d c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t of B ic e s te r, r u r a l dean e ry
M a y M .A . o f S t. J o h n 's C o lle g e , O x fo rd . Here is a
of B ic e s te r an d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io ce s e of O xford .
U n ited M e th o d is t c h a p e l. A r e a d in g room was built
T h e r iv e r C h e rw e ll se p a ra te s th e p a rish fro m t h a t of in 1907. T h e r e are tw o c h a r it ie s , am o u n tin g together
T a c k le y , an d th e O x fo rd and B irm in g h a m canal ru n s to £ 2 0 y e a r ly , fo r th e p o o r. A g r e a t Syn o d or Council
p a ra lle l w ith t h a t r iv e r . T h e c h u rc h o f S t . M a r y , a is sa id to h a v e been h e ld h e re in A .D . 977 at which
b u ild in g o f sto n e in t h e N o rm a n , E a r ly E n g lis h and
K in g E d w a rd t h e M a r t y r an d S t. D u n sta n , archbishop
la t e r s ty le s , co n s ists of c h a n ce l, c le re s to rie d n a v e , a isles, o f C a n te r b u r y , w e re p r e s e n t ; K ir tlin g t o n was then a
a la d y c h a p e l or c h a n tr y , so u th p o rc h an d a c e n tra l
fro n tie r to w n b e tw e e n t h e M e rcia n and W est Saxon
to w e r c o n ta in in g a c lo c k an d 8 b e lls, r e h u n g in 1853:
k in g d o m s , an d m u c h fre q u e n te d on acco u n t of the port­
t h e o r ig in a l c h u rc h co n s isted s im p ly of n av e an d c h a n ­ w ay w h ic h led th r o u g h it. K ir tlin g t o n P ark is
the seat
ce l an d a to w e r , w h ic h h a s been t w ic e r e b u ilt : th e o f th e E a r l of L e v e n and M e lv ille , lo rd of the manor
p r e s e n t c h a n c e l is N o rm a n , w it h sid e w in d o w s of th a t an d p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r ; th e h o u se is a noble man­
d a te a n d a D e c o ra te d e a st w in d o w fille d w it h stain ed
sion in th e Ita lia n s t y le , e re c te d in 1746 by S ir James
g la s s as a m e m o ria l to M a ria n n e S a ra h ( R o w le y ), w ido w
D ash w o o d , 2nd bart-. M .P . (d. 10 N o v. 17 7 9 ); it stands
o f th e la t e S ir G e o r g e Dashw>ood b a r t. w h o d ied 24th in a fin ely-w o o d e d p a rk of 700 a c re s and commands an
M a rch , 1 8 7 7 ; t h r e e of t h e a rc h e s s u p p o r tin g th e to w er e x te n siv e p ro sp e c t. T h e so il is sto n e brash and clay;
a r e N o rm a n , th e fo u r th D e c o ra te d , an d th e c e ilin g is s u b s o il, sto n e
b ra s h , c la y
and g ra v e l. T he
land is
g r o in e d : t h e n a v e , w ith b o th th e aisle s, a p p e a rs to h a ve c h ie fly a r a b le ;
c h ie f c ro p , b a rle y . T h e area is 3.541
b ee n b u ilt a b o u t th e m id d le of t h e 14 th c e n tu r y , bu t
a c re s of la n d an d 41 of w a t e r ; ra te a b le value,
th e s o u th a is le w a s r e b u ilt b y S ir R o b e rt D ash w o o d ,
th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w a s 616.
1 s t b a r t. w h o d ie d in 1734, an d th e ch a p el a s sig n e d b y
fa c u lt y to h im an d h is h e irs , a b o u t 172 0 : t h e n a v e h a s
N O R T H B R O O K is a h a m le t 2 m ile s north.
th r e e E a r ly E n g lis h a rc h e s on e a ch sid e an d a P e r p e n ­
V e r g e r , F r e d e r ic k W a k e fie ld .
d ic u la r c l e r e s t o r y : in th e s o u th a is le is a d o u b le p is cin a
S e x to n , R o b e rt E a s t.
w it h d r a in on a fo lia g e d co rb e l, c. 1220: o v er a d o o rw av
. & T . O ffice.— M rs. M a y H aw kes, sub-post­
P o s t, M .
h a s bee n p la c e d a ty m p a n u m of N o rm a n d a te : th e
m is tr e s s . L e tt e r s th r o u g h O x fo rd a rriv e at - ° a m
c h u r c h u n d e rw e n t v e r y e x te n siv e re p a irs in 1853, th e
&
2.25
p
.m
.-; d is p a tc h e d a t 10.50 a .m . & 5-10 * 5
to w e r b e in g r e b u ilt on th e o rig in a l fo u n d a tio n , th e g a l­
p . m . ; s u n d a y s , a r r iv e 7 .5 5 a . m . ; disp atch ed 4.25 p m
le rie s re m o v e d and th e in te r io r fitte d w ith open b en c h es :
in 18 77 th e ch a n ce l w a s r e b u ilt b y t h e la t e S ir H e n rv E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l (m ix e d ) , e s ta b lis h ed in 1834, f°r I®°
c h ild r e n ; w it h an e n d o w m e n t of £ 4 0 a year, the
W illia m and L a d y D ash w o o d , at a c o s t of £2,0 0 0 , u n d er
r e n t of fo u r h o u s e s ; A r t h u r H e n ry A u stin , master,
th e d ire c tio n o f th e la te S ir G . G . S c o t t R .A . and s u b ­
M iss N e llie F r u in & M iss A . M . M aulden, assistant
sta n tia lly ro o fe d w ith o a k : d u r in g t h e p ro g re ss of t h is
m is tr e s s e s
w o rk , th e fo u n d a tio n s of an e a r ly a p se, p o ssib ly S a x o n ,
w ere d is c o v e r e d : in 1906 a n e w oak v e s t r y sc re e n w as
C a r r ie r to O x fo rd .— W a lte r A v e n e ll E a st, wed. & sat
PRIVATE RESIDENTSM .A . B r a e k le y J e ss ie G eo rg in a (Mr8.),gT°cr
M ay
R ev.
G e o rg e
C h a rle s
L e v e n & M e lv ille E a r l o f, K ir tlin g t o n
( v ic e r ) , T h e V ic a r a g e
B r a c k le y R o b e rt, new s agent
p a r k ; & 105 M o u n t s t. L o n d o n W
M o rse D u d le y
B u n k e r J o h n , w h ee lw rig h t
L e v e n & M e lv ille C o u n te ss o f, K i r t ­
C a stle m a n F ra n c is George, far
C O M M E R C IA L .
l in g to n p a rk
B a r tle t t A r t h u r H e n ry , ju n . fa r m e r ,
N o rth b ro o k
, m
H a y n e s F r a n k , M an o r h o u se
S o u th farm
C a s tle m a n J a s.Iro n s,frm r.S la d e _
L i d g e y P e r c y , T h e N u tla n d s
B in n in g R . E . f a r m e r , P a r k fa rm
C o a te s W e s t , D ashw ood Arms *•

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