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b la ck m a rb le , is a b o u t 3 fe e t 6 in c h e s sq u a re , su p p o rte d
on a sh o rt c ir c u la r sto n e p e d e sta l w it h fo u r sm a ller
ones at th e a n g les, th re e o f w h ic h are t w i s t e d ; th e
w h o le r e s ts on a sq u a re b ase : th e c o m m u n io n p la te in ­
c lu d e s a c h a lic e “ a u g m e n te d ” b y M r. N ew lin and o th e rs
of h is fa m ily in 16 79, a flago n an d a lm s p la te g iv e n by
th e R e v . T h o m a s W e st 17 7 3 , a n o th e r a lm s p late b y
M r. A llin , o f L itt le m o r e , in 1773 , and a p a ten g iv e n b y
J o h n P a rs o n s, ju n . esq. 18 44: th e re are a b o u t 150 s it ­
tin g s : in th e c h u r c h y a r d , on th e so u th sid e, is a cro ss,
th e b a s e an d s h a ft of w h ic h are a n c ie n t : in 1857 it w as
a d m ir a b ly re s to re d b y M r. E a rp fro m a d r a w in g f u r ­
nish ed b y th e la t e G . E . S t r e e t esq. R .A . ; n ea r i t is a
v e n e ra b le y e w tre e of co n sid e ra b le s i z e ; th e ea ste rn p o r ­
tio n o f th e c h u r c h y a r d , an a d d itio n , w a s co n secra te d
18 A p ril, 1870. T h e r e g is te r of b a p tis m s an d b u ria ls
d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1572 ; m a r r ia g e s , 1574. T h e liv in g
is u n d e r th e A c t 31 and 32 V ie t . c. 1 1 7 , “ fo r th e p u r ­
po se o f s t y le an d d e sig n a tio n , b u t n o t fo r a n y o th er
p u rp o se ,” and is a v ic a ra g e , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e , £ 2 5 0 , w ith
resid e n ce, in c lu d in g 30 a c re s o f g leb e, v a lu e £ 9 5 , and
o ffic ia lly in th e g i f t o f th e A rc h d e a c o n of O x fo rd , b ein g
th e o n ly b en e fice to w h ic h he p re s e n ts b y v ir tu e o f b is
office an d h e ld sin ce 1910 b y th e R e v . O w en S a m u e l
E d w a r d C la re n d o n B .D . of T r in i t y C o lle g e , D u b lin . ByO rd e r in C o u n c il, J u n e 6 th , 1859, th e r e c to r ia l h o u se and
g a rd e n , a field an d o r c h a r d n e a r, a b u tt in g on t h e s tr e e t,
a n d a n o th e r fie ld s itu a te d a b o u t a m ile fro m O x fo rd ,
t o g e th e r w it h t h e c h u r c h y a r d , w e re tra n s fe r r e d to th e
p e r p e tu a l c u r a t e , w h o is n o w , u n d e r th e p ro v isio n s of
th e A c t 31 a n d 32 V ie t . c. 1 1 7 , s ty le d “ V i c a r ; ” since
t h is a r r a n g e m e n t w as m a d e , a h i g h w a ll, s e p a r a t in g th e
c h u r c h y a r d fro m th e r e c to r y g a r d e n , h a s b e e n in p a rt
re m o v e d , an d in 1870 an a d d itio n w a s m a d e to th e ea st
end of th e c h u r c h y a r d as sta te d . T h e r e c to r y h o u se ,
w h ic h a d jo in s th e c h u r c h y a r d on th e n o r th -w e s t, is a
b u ild in g o f L a te P e r p e n d ic u la r d a t e : th e so u th -e a s t
p o rtio n is e a rlie r, a n d co n ta in s a c u r io u s E a r ly E n g lis h
w in d o w a n d so m e g o o d o a k p a n e llin g . T h e c h a r itie s
in c lu d e a s u m of ¿ 1 8 0 , d e riv e d fro m a b en e fa ctio n
u n d e r th e w ill o f A lic e S m ith , w id o w , o f Iffle y , d a te d
26th N o v e m b e r, 16 78 , of th is a m o u n t ¿ 8 0 is a p p ro ­
p ria te d y e a r ly in a p p re n tice fe e s and th e r e s id u e to th e
g en e ral u se s of th e po o r o f Iffle y , L itt le m o r e an d C o w ­
le y . F ie ld ’ s c h a r it y o f a b o u t £ 7 y e a r ly , le ft b y th e w ill
o f S te p h e n F ie ld , o f L itt le m o r e , in 17 2 7 , is fo r b r e a d ;
N o w e ll’ s c h a r it y b e q u e a th e d b y th e R e v . T h o m a s N o w ell
D .D . p rin c ip a l of S t . M a ry H a ll, O x fo rd , (d. 23 S e p t. i
PRIVATE R E SID E N TS.
A lle n J o h n , T h e E lm s
A r m s t r o n g M is s . T h e L o d g e
A u s tin T h o m a s W illia m , L u c i a h o u se
B an b ury A rth u r H
B e n fie ld M rs
B e v e rs E d m d . A u g . M .R .C .S .W o o d h o
B ic k m o r e M rs. C a s tle g a r d e n
C la re n d o n R e v . O w en S a m u e l E d w d .
B .D . ( v ic a r ) , T h e V ic a r a g e
E a r le M rs. W o o tto n s
E m b lin g J o h n E d w a r d s , H a w k w e ll
F it z c la r e n c e L io n e l A s h le y A r t h u r ,
B ro o k sid e
F o r r e s t S i r G e o rg e W illia m C . I . E . ,
F .R .H .S ., F .R .G .S . Iffle y T u rn
F o s t e r W illia m , B e e ch w ood
G ir d le s t o n e
F r a n c is
B ro o k e,
The
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P o s t, M .
. & T e le p h o n e C a ll O ffice .— M iss Ellen Maria
B la y , p o s t m is t r e s s . L e tt e r s t h r o u g h O xford arrive
a t 6.20 a .m . & 1.10 & 6.40 p .m . ; d isp a tch ed at 11.55
a .m
& 5 .5 5 p .m . ; S u n d a ys, a r r iv e a t 6.20 a.m.;
d is p a tc h e d a t 3.10 p .m . C o w le y , 1 m ile distant, is
th e n e a r e s t t e le g r a p h office
W a ll L e t t e r B o x e s, a t R o se h ill, c le a re d a t 11.50 a.m. k
4.40
& 8.20 p .m . ; a t Iffle y T u r n , cle a re d at 12 noonfc
6 & 9 .1 5 p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 3 .15 p .m
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l, b u ilt in 1828, fo r 120 children;
M iss E . E . K ib b le w h ite , m i s t r e s s ; M rs. Mason, in­
f a n t s ’ m is tr e s s

G ird le s to n e F ra s. K e n n e t h , R o se n d a le
H e w le tt P h ilip , T h e B u n g a lo w
H o lm e s -A 'C o u r t L t .- C o l. H o n .E d w a rd
A le x a n d e r, T h e W h it e h o u se
L e v e r M a jo r R e g in a ld C r o f t M .B .
( A .M .D . r e t ir e d ) , D en to n h o u se
L u cas
F ran k
G re e n w o o d ,
The
T h a t c h e d co tta g e
M o rris M isse s, T h e C o t ta g e
P e a r m a n H y . M u n ro , C o u T t F a r m ho
P h e lp s R e v. J o s e p h F r a n c is ,R iv e r m e a d
S o th a m M rs. T h e P r io r y
T u r n e r E d w a rd H e n ry , M an o r ho u se
V in o g ra d o fF P ro f. P a u l M .A .
hon.
D .C .L . C o u r t P la c e
COMMERCIAL.
A y r e s A r t h u r A . T r e e h o te l
B e c k e t t E d w in , b e e r r e ta ile r

IPS D E N is a p a rish and p ic tu r e s q u e v illa g e , clo se
to th e C h ilt e m H ills , 3^ m iles e a s t fro m C h o lsey
a n d M o u lsfo rd sta tio n , an d 4 m iles so u th - e a s t fro m
W a llin g fo rd te rm in a l sta tio n , b o th on t h e R e a d in g
an d
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of
th e
G re a t
W e ste rn
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w a y , in t h e S o u th e rn d iv isio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n ­
d re d o f L a n g tr e e , p e t t y sessio n a l d iv isio n of H e n ley,
u n io n o f H e n le y , c o u n ty c o u rt d is tr ic t of W a llin g fo rd ,
r u ra l d e a n e ry of H en ley, an d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io cese
of O x fo rd . T h e old B r itis h tra c k w a y , ca lle d th e “ Ic k n ie ld ro a d ,” or “ I c k le to n w a y ,” p a sses t h r o u g h th e
p a ris h . T h e c h u r c h of S t . M a ry , o r ig in a lly a ch a p e l of
th e m o th e r c h u r c h o f N o rth S to k e , is an e d ifice c h ie fly of
E a r ly E n g lis h d a te , an d co n s istin g of ch a n c e l, n av e,
n o rth a is le or c h a p e l, s o u th p o rc h an d a w e s te rn t u r r e t
c o n t a in in g 2 b e lls : th e c h a n c e l is E a r ly E n g lis h , r a t h e r
ru d e in e x e c u tio n , a n d h a s a s m a ll c h a n c e l a rc h r e s tin g
on s in g le p o lish e d s h a ft s w ith flo ria te d c a p s : th e n a v e is
o f th e sa m e p e rio d , an d o r ig in a lly h a d a s o u th aisle w ith
an a rc a d e o f five P o in te d a rc h e s , b u t th is h a s been
d e s tr o y e d an d th e a rc h e s filled u p : th e n av e ro o f is
P e r p e n d ic u la r, w it h m o u ld e d t ie b e a m s an d a b a ttle m e n te d c o r n i c e : th e ch a p e l on t h e n o rth sid e opens to

[KELLY’s

18 0 1), b y w ill d a te d 2 7th N o v e m b e r, 1800, provide,
£ 3 4 fo r th e s c h o o lm istre ss an d b o o k s fo r scholar?
T h e r e w as a m ill h e re fro m a r e m o te p e rio d , perhan
m o re fa m o u s th a n a n y o th e r sp o t n e a r O xford, Saf
N o rth H in k s e y c h u rc h , fo r it s p ic tu r e s q u e n e s s and th*
fre q u e n c y w ith w h ic h it h a s b ee n s k e tc h e d by
artist}
an d “ t a k e n ” b y p h o to g ra p h e rs , b u t i t w as
b y fire in 1908 a n d h a s n o t been r e b u il t ; it
to g e th e r w it h c e r ta in r ig h t s , to L in c o ln C ollege, Tk'
v illa g e sto ck s sto o d b y th e g r e a t elm in th e centre of
th e v illa g e , an d w e re e x is t in g u n t il b e tw e e n 1860.73
In th e m e a d o w s b y th e r iv e r , th e sn a k e ’ s h ead fritillan
( F r itilla r ia m e le a g r is ) g ro w s p r o f u s e ly ; the flower;
t u lip -s h a p e d a n d
d ro o p in g , are e ith e r d u ll purp^
sp o tte d w it h p in k o r of a c r e a m y w h ite colour, bDt
th e l a t t e r is a le ss co m m o n v a r ie ty . O t h e r estates here
are h e ld b y P e m b ro k e a n d L in c o ln Colleges. The
K n ig h ts T e m p la r s h a d p r o p e r ty h e re in th e 13th cen­
tu r y . T h e g o v e rn o rs of D o n n in g to n H o s p ita l, near Newb u ry , B e r k s , a re th e lo rd s of t h e m a n o r an d principal
la n d o w n e rs. T h e a n c ie n t m a n o r c o u r ts w ere held at
C o u r t P la c e , no w th e r e s id e n c e of P ro fe sso r Paul Vinog r a d o ff L L .D ., D .C .L ., F .B .A . T h e so il is loam and
c l a y ; su b so il, sa n d a n d g r a v e l. T h e ch ie f crops are
w h e a t a n d b a r le y . T h e a r e a is 388 a c re s of land and
10 of w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , ¿ 2 , 9 1 2 ; th e population
in 19 11 w a s 357 in t h e c iv il a n d 794 in th e ecclesiastical
p a ris h .
B y L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t B o a rd O rder, 18,173,
d a te d M a rc h 25, 1885, t h e h a m le t of Hockmore was
t r a n s fe r r e d fro m Iffle y to C o w le y , a n d b y O rder 19,430,
M a rc h 25, 1886, H o c k m o re F a r m a n d C o tta g e s were also
a d d e d to C o w le y . B y O rd e r 18 ,179 . M a rch 25, 1885, 3
d e ta c h e d p a r t of I ffle y w a s a n n e x e d to L ittlem o re.
P a r is h C le rk , Jo h n P h ilip C u n n in g to n .

B e n fie ld
H arry
G eo rg e,
farmer,
C o u r t fa r m
B la y E lle n M a r ia (M iss), stationer,
& p o s t office
C ro ss W illia m , d a iry m a n
C u n n in g to n Jo h n P h ilip , carpenter
E d g in to n H e n ry , g ro ce r
H a v es H e n ry , sh o p k ee p er, Iffley Turn
J a c k m a n T h o m a s , bak er
L in e s M rs. M a rg a re t, dress maker,
10 T h e T e r r a c e
L u d lo w A r t h u r , b u tc h e r
P a y n e W a lt, m a r k e t gardnr. Tree la
R o w b o th a m G e o r g e , Tham es Conser­
v a n c y in sp ecto r
S a x to n H e n ry , b o o t rep a irer
V a g u e W illia m , lo ck keeper
W a tt s G e o r g e J am e s, agent for Don­
n in g to n H o s p ita l estate
W h ite T h o s . farm er,D o n n in g to n farm

th e n av e b y tw o P o in te d a r c h e s : th e w alls are Early
E n g lis h a n d P e r p e n d ic u la r , a n d w ith in , on the west
and n o rth , h a v e a sto n e b e n c h a t ta c h e d : the roof
b elo n g s to th e D e c o ra te d p e r io d : th e fon t is modern,
th e re a re b ra s s effig ies w it h in s c rip tio n to “ Master
T h o m a s E n g ly s c k e ” an d I s b e ll h is w ife, both of whom
d ie d in 1525 ; b o th fig u re s a re p a lim p sests, the ma ■
fig u re , w h ic h is in a r m o u r , e x h ib itin g on the reve
sid e t h e u p p e r p a r t o f a fe m a le fig u re , c. 1420;
th e fe m a le e ffig y p a r t of a L a t in v erse inscription
to . . .
. u i t S ta p ilto n , w ife of J o h n : a staiM
w in d ow in m e m o ry o f M a lco lm R ead e esq. Bengal
S e r v ic e , d. 6 F e b . 1875, an d W illia m Winwoode e '
d. 24 A p r il, 1875, sons of th e la te W . Barrington
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esq. o f Ip sd en H o u se , w h o also d ied n Dec. 1
03«,
been p la c e d in th e s o u th aisle : and in August*
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th e e a s t w in d o w o f th e c h a n c e l w as filled with
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g l a s s : a n d t h e r e is also a w in d o w to the late ^
S y m o n s esq. g iv e n b y h is w id o w , and one to
. nrcj,
C h a r le s S ta n w e ll M .A . v ic a r 1872-1908:
and
a ffo rd s 220 s ittin g s .
The
r e g is te r of baptis
b u ria ls d a te s fro m t h e y e a r 1569 ; m arriage ,
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