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H arris Thom as W illiam , estate
N eville Jesse, gam ekeeper to the
B uckland estate
penter, B uckland estate
Pearce L u cy (M rs.), shopkeeper
Hedges H enry Richard, baker
Piper Bertie T . T rou t inn, Tadpole
H ughes W illiam Jam es, butcher
Pocock Jam es, farm er, Gainfield frm
Jam es J. A. farm er
S tevens’ Boot Stores,boot & shoe dlrs
L u c k e tt Thom as W. Lam b P.H
Morgan A. H. farm b ailiff to the Vines H enry B. farm er, R agnall farm
Vines Jacob J. (exors. of), farm ers,
B uckland estate
Buckland M arsh farm s

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W alker A lb ert J. farm er, Pusey
F u rze & Newton farm s
W eal Thom as, furnished apartm ents,
R ush ey W eir
Weedon John Benjam in, steward to
Capt. A . T . W est J.P . Barcote
W irdnham F rederick, gam ekeeper to
M rs. B utler, C arsw ell m arsh

w ith o ut m ale issue in 1703, the baronetcy became
B U C K L E B U E Y is a village and parish, 3 m iles
north-east from M idgham station on th e G reat W estern ex tin ct and the p roperty devolved on Frances (W inch­
Viscountess
B olingbroke, and afterw ards
railw ay, 12 m iles south-w est from Reading and 7 north­ combe),
east from N ew bury, in the Southern division of the th rou gh her you n ger sisters passed to th e Packer
county, hundred of Reading, union of Bradfield, petty fa m ily ; H enry Packer, la st m ale h eir of th a t fam ily,
sessional division and county court d istrict of N ew ­ devised it to h is sister's son, W inchcom be Henry
bury, rural deanery of N ew bury, archdeaconry of H artley esq. gran dfath er of the la te W. H. H. H artley
Berks and diocese of O x fo rd ; it contains the liberties esq. Th e co-heiresses of the late W . H. H. H artley
of H aw kridge and M arlsto n ; th e P ang stream flows esq. and M rs. G eorg e W illiam P alm er are the chief
throu gh the parish. The church of St. M ary is an landowners. M rs. W ebley P a rry is lady of th e m anor
ancient building of chalk and flint, consisting of chan­ of B uck lebu ry. B ucklebu ry Place, the property and
cel, nave, north aisle, south porch and an em battled residence of A rth u r W . Sutton esq. J.P . is a m an ­
w estern tower, w ith pinnacles, con tain in g 8 bells and sion of brick standing in park-like grounds, and com ­
a clock ; two new bells, the g ift of Mrs. Palm er, were m anding a fine view over the Kennet valley. Th e soil
added in 1915 ; th e greater p art of the chancel seems to varies very m uch, b ut is chiefly sand, clay and g r a v e l;
have been reb uilt in 1705, by S ir H enry W inchcom be subsoil, clay, chalk and gravel. Th e ch ief crops are
bart. : the navo is divided from the aisle by an arcade of wheat and barley. The area is 6,124 acres of land and
three Pointed Transition N orm an a rc h e s ; the aisle 7 of w a t e r ; rateable value, £6,0 07; the population in
itself is Perpendicular, as also is th e tow er, which has 1911 was 1,136.
a good eastern a r c h ; in the chancel are several m onu­
M A R LST O N is a lib erty 2 m iles west by north. The
m ents to the fam ilies of Packer and W inchcom beH artley, and to Frances, first w ife of H enry St. John, chapel, b u ilt by Sir G eoffrey M artel, a descendant of
the celebrated V iscount B olin g b rok e; she died previous the Taillefers, C ounts of A ngoulem e, is a b uilding of
to 1718; the south doorway is a b eautifu l specim en of flint and rubble, origin ally in th e Norm an style and
Norma», w ork, w ith high ly-w ro u gh t zig zag m ouldings consisting of chancel, nave, south porch, v estry w ith
and shafts w ith sculptured c a p s : the church was r e ­ a N orm an doorway, and an eastern b ell tu rre t contain­
stored in 1912 a t a cost of £500, and a new east ing one b e ll; it contains some m onum ents to the Bunwindow, the g ift of M rs. N . K . W ebley P arry, was put bury fam ily, and on the south wall is a sun dial w ith
in at the sam e tim e ; there is an ancient church ch est: the m otto, “ L ife as the shade doth fly and fade ” ; in
the church affords 350 sittin g s. The register, including 1901 a stain ed east window was erected to the m em ory
th at of M arlston, dates from the year 1538, and is said of the late G eorge P alm er esq. who died in 1897; the
to be one of the oldest and best kept in the c o u n ty ; chapel was thoro ugh ly restored in 1855 by the late
it contains a list of the vicars of B ucklebu ry from 1303 H enry M ill B un bury esq. of M arlston House, under the
to the present tim e. T h e ’ livin g is a vicarage, w ith direction of Mr. W . Butterfield, a rc h ite c t; and in 1901 it
th e chapelry of M arlston annexed, join t n et yearly was renovated and considerably enlarged by th e late R t.
value £335, w ith residence, in the g ift of Mrs. N. K. Hon. G . W. Palm er P.O ., J .P . under the direction of
W ebley P arry, and held since 1907 by the R ev. Edward Mr. S lin gsb y Stallwood F .S .A . arch itect, of Reading,
Monkhouse Thorp, of H ertford College, Oxford. Here at a cost of £2,000. Th e m anor was once held by the
is a C ongregational chapel, erected in 1811, and has Rev. Richard W igh tw ick B .D . co-founder of Pem broke
200 sittin gs. The Fireside C lub for working men, College, Oxford. M arlston H ouse is a m ansion of brick
founded by A rth u r W arw ick S utton esq. J.P . and in the E lizabethan style, entirely reb u ilt d urin g the
opened in 1894, has a reading room and facilities for period 1895-9, and is the prop erty and residence of
indoor g a m e s ; there is also a rifle ra n g e ; in connection Mrs. G . W . Palm er, who is lady of the m anor and chief
are cricket and football c lu b s ; lectures and entertain­ landowner.
m ents are also given. The Rev. Winchcom be Henry
H A W K R ID G E is a lib erty 1 m ile north. S ir W.
Howard H artley, who died 9th Sept. 1832, le ft £1,220
in the £ 2 ! per C ent. Consols for the endowm ent of a Cam eron G u ll b art. J.P . who is lord of th e m anor, and
school to educate and clothe six boys and six girls. H. W eber esq. are the principal landowners.
Th e -Upper and Low er Com m ons are 1 m ile south,
L a d y W inchcom be le ft £60, the in terest for the poor.
T here is an iron foundry in the village. Bucklebury the Slade, 2 m iles south-w est, W estropp G reen , 2§ w est,
C om m on, a tra ct of land possessed of sin gular beauty, and B ucklebu ry A lley about 3 m iles west.
Parish C lerk, R ich ard Brown.
extends for upwards of 5 m iles th rou gh the h eart of
th e parish. A t the lower, or east end, there is a fine Post, M. O ., T. & Telephonic E xpress D elivery Office.—
avenue one m ile in len gth, flanked by double rows of
Sidney H arold Ford, sub-postm aster. L etters th rou gh
oaks planted in the days of Queen Anne and George
R eading arrive at 7.30 a.m . & 1.30 p.m . ; dispatched
III. ; and on the m anor estate close by th e site of the
at 7.30 & 11.30 a.m . & 5.30 p .m . ; no delivery on
old Manor House, pulled down in 1830, are some fish
sunday
ponds. The manor, w hich belonged to R ead in g abbey, P illar L e tter Box, near Bladebone inn, cleared at 7.50
was granted in 1539 to John W inchcom be, son of the
a.m . 12 noon & 6.25 p .m . week days only
fam ous clothier of that nam e, known as “ Jack of N ew­ Public E lem en tary School, erected in 1874, for 170
b u ry” ; his son, H enry W inchcom be esq. of B ucklebury,
children ; altered in 1906 to accom m odate 145 ; E lliot
was created a baronet in 1661 and m arried Frances,
E.
Browne, m aster
d au gh ter of Thom as Howard, E arl of B erk sh ire; on
C
arriers.—
A rth u r Johnson & W illiam M itchell, to
his death in 1667, the estate passed to h is son, Sir
Reading, on wed. & sat. ; to N ew bu ry, thurs
H enry, 2nd b art. who m arried a M iss Rolls, b ut dying
Thorp
Rev.
Edward
Monkhouse B ritton John, carpenter, & Bladebone
BUCKLEBU R Y.
inn, Bucklebury Common
(vicar), V icarage
P R IV A T E R E S ID E N T S.
Brown A lb ert John. F ir Trees P.H
W
allis
M
iss,
Roselands
Alston Capt. Fras. G . K in g ’s Copse
Burgess
H enry, farm er, New farm
Ballard Chas. Hy. Hollywood cottage W hite Mrs. S p rin g cottage
Dance Jam es' (M rs.), farm er, SadB ate Francis J.P. Beenham H atch | W hite M rs. W inchpombe lodge
grove farm
Wood Miss, B rackenhurst
house
Fireside
C lub
(A rth u r
W arw ick
B u tler W alter Rowland, Oakdene
C O M M E R C IA L .
Sutton esq. J.P . president)
Ford
Rev.
F rank
Thomas. B .A.
F
ish
er
Chas.
builder,
M
nt.
Pleasant
A llum E dw in, boot & shoe m aker
(cu rate), The Old Manor house
Ball R obert, farm er, N ine Elm s farm F ish er F rederick, b uilder, Slade
K er Mrs. H eathgate
Ford
Sidney
H
arold,
gro.
Post
office
B arr Geo. Frdk. beer ret. H awkridge
Millson Robert. Mount Pleasant
Barr Torn A lfred, brick & tile m aker, Freem an Geo. cowkeeper, C hapel t o w
Morgan John H. H illiers
G
race
G
eorge,
farm
er,
H
illfoot
farm
F rilsham pottery
P arry Mrs. N. K. W ebley,The C ottage
Bate Francis J.P. artist, Beenbam H aigh Jas. farm er. H ill H ouse farm
Renaut F rederick W m. H ighlands
H
enshall
Joseph
E
dw
ard,
head
gar­
H atch house
Russell Mrs. The G range
dener to A. W. Sutton esq. J.P .
S u tton A rth u r W arwick J.P. Buckle- j B ritton C larissa (M rs.), cowkeeper,
B ucklebu rv Place
?—
bury Place
B uck lebu ry Com m on