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A c t, of 1805, is k e p t b y th e P a r is h C o u n c il a t th e a b b e y .
T h e so il is red l o a m ; su b so il, r e d sa n d sto n e & c. T h e
cro p s a re g e n e r a l. T h e a re a , in c lu d in g B a ls c o te , is 2 ,531
a c re s of la n d a n d 12 of w a t e r ; r a te a b le v a lu e , ,£ 3 ,7 6 2 ;
th e p o p u la tio n in 1911 w as 569.
P a ris h C le r k , H e n ry N e v ille .
P o st, M . O ., T ., T e le p h o n ic E x p r e s s D e liv e r y O ffice &
T e le p h o n e C a ll O ffice (to p la c e s w it h in a lim it e d d i s ­
ta n c e ) .— T h o m a s R . H u s s e y , su b -p o s tm a s te r . L e tt e r s
a r r iv e fro m B a n b u r y a t 6.35 a .m . & 12 .10 p .m . ; d is ­
p a tc h e d a t 10.40 a .m . & 5.30 p .m
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) ,
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'A n g e l , ' & W illia m H a w tin , to ‘ U n ic o r n ,’ m o n . t h u r s .
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B A L S C O T E ( i.e . B e le t's C o te) is a ch a p e lry of W ro x to n ,
2 m ile s w e s t. T h e c h u rc h o f S t . M a r y M a g d a le n e , w h ic h
sta n d s o n th e n o r th sid e o f a n a rro w v a lle y , t ra v e r s e d b y
a r iv u le t , is a s m a ll b u t a n c ie n t a n d in t e r e s tin g e d ifice
of sto n e in th e D e c o ra te d s t y le , c o n s is t in g of c h a n ce l,
n a v e o f fo u r b a y s , s o u th a is le an d a to w e r on th e so u th
side, c o n ta in in g a c lo ck a n d 2 b e l l s : t h e to w e r , a
s in g u la r ly g r a c e f u l s t r u c t u r e , is of t h r e e s t a g e s : th e
lo w e rm o s t, w h ic h se rv e s as a p o rc h , h a s sm a ll D e c o ra te d
nich es on ea ch f a c e ; t h e u p p e r sta g e is o cta g o n a l, and
d a te s fro m t h e 1 5 th c e n t. : an a r c a d e o f fo u r D e c o ra te d
a rc h e s on o c ta g o n a l p ie r s , w it h o u t c a p s , d iv id e s t h e n a v e
and a i s l e : t h e r e is a fine D e c o r a te d e a s t w in d o w , a n d on
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w ith c a n o p y : t h e fo n t is N o r m a n , a n d h a s a c u r io u s
b a sin , lik e an in v e r t e d c o n e : t h e ro o fs a r e o r ig in a l, an d
on th e e a s te rn g a b le o f th e n a v e is a t u r r e t , co n ta in in g a
s a n c tu s b e l l ; t h e r e a r e 80 s itt in g s . T h e r e g i s t e r d a te s
fro m th e y e a r 1548. T h e l iv in g is a c h a p e lr y , a n n e x e d
to t h e v ic a r a g e o f W r o x to n , j o in t n e t y e a r l y v a lu e
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of M e a th w a s n a m ed A le x a n d e r
de B a ls c o te .
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M a n o r H o u se , no w a f a r m h o u se , s ta n d s on th e h ig h
g r o u n d , on th e s o u th sid e of t h e v a lle y , o p p o site th e
c h u r c h , a n d is an in t e r e s t i n g s t r u c t u r e : it w as once
th e h o m e o f th e B e le ts , o n e of w h o m w as th e fo u n d e r
o f W ro x to n A b b e y , an d s t ill r e t a in s m a n y a r c h it e c tu r a l
f e a tu r e s an d d e ta ils of a n c ie n t d a te .
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th e p ro ce e d s of w h ic h d e fr a y c h u r c h e x p e n s e s. L i e u t . C o l. S ir A n t h o n y C o p e b a r t . T r i n i t y C o lle g ’e, O x fo r d
a n d C h r is t C h u r c h , O x fo rd ,
a re t h e p r in c ip a l
la n d ­
o w n ers.
P o st O ffice .— T h o m a s H e n r y C o m p to n , s u b -p o s tm a s te r .
L e t t e r s th r o u g h B a n b u r y a r r iv e a t 6 .55 a .m . & 12.30
p .m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 5 p .m . W r o x to n is t h e n e a r e s t
m o n e y o r d e r office & S b u tf o r d , 1 m ile d is ta n t, t h e
n e a r e s t t e le g r a p h office
E le m e n t a r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e r e c t e d 1840, fo r 50 c h ild r e n ,
& e n la r g e d in 1887 ; M rs. D r e d g e , m is tr e s s
C a r r ie r to & fro m B a n b u r y .— W illia m H a w tin , to £ U n i­
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F o x J o h n , f a r m e r & b a iliff to T r in ity
c o lle g e , O x fo rd
F re e m a n W illia m , c a r r ie r
G ra n t Jo h n O liv e r, fa rm e r
H a rris W illia m & S o n , w h e e lw r ig h t s
H a y es W illia m H e n r y , fa r m e r
H u g h e s A lb e r t , b a k e r
H u g h e s O liv e r , b e e r r e t a ile r
H u s s e y T h o m a s , c le r k o f w o rk s to
L o rd N o rth
J a n e s R e g in a ld , h e a d g a r d e n e r to
L o r d N o r th
M ills R o se R o sa (M a d a m e ), d re ss m a
P a g e E . ( M is s ), fa r m e r
COMMERCIAL.
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A r is s J o h n W illia m , N o rth A r m s P .H
to L o rd N o rth
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c ie t y L im it e d (b ra n ch )
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T a y lo r T h o m a s , fa r m e r . P o o l fa rm
C lev d o n J o se p h , shoe m a k e r
T iin s J o h n , fa rm e r & g r a z ie r , W ro x to n
F o x A n d re w , fa rm e r
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j A rn o ld W illia m , m il l e r ( w a te r )
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| G a r d n e r A lic e ( M r s .) , b e e r r e t a ile r
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t r a r of b ir t h s & d e a th s
H u g g in s H e n r y W illia m , r e lie v in g &
v a c c in a tio n o ffic e r fo r S w a lc liffe d is ­
t r i c t & r e g is t r a r of b ir th s & d e a th s
fo r N o . 2 o r S w a lc liffe s u b -d is t r ic t ,
B a n b u r y u n io n
M ille r F r e d k . J n . fa r m e r , M a n o r ho
P in fo ld C h a r le s , f a r m e r
W e lls W . D . b u tc h e r

W Y C H W O O D , se e L e a fie ld - c u m -W y c h w o o d .
Y A E N T O N . o r ig in a lly “ E a r d in g t o n ,” in D o m e sd a y
ca lled “ H a r d in g to n e ,” a n d la t e r “ Y a r d i n g t o n ,” is a
p a rish a n d v illa g e , w it h a ju n c t io n s ta tio n on th e O x fo rd
and W o r c e s te r a n d O x fo rd a n d F a ir fo r d se ctio n s o f th e
G re a t W e s te rn r a ilw a y , a n d is 4 m ile s n o r th -n o r th -w e s t
fro m O x fo rd , 4 fro m W o o d s to c k a n d 68 fro m L o n d o n , in
the M id d iv isio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d o f W o o tto n , p e tty
sessio n a l d iv is io n of W o o tto n s o u th , u n io n a n d co u n ty
co u rt d i s t r i c t of W o o d sto c k , r u r a l d e a n e r y of W o o d sto c k ,
a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io ce s e o f O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h of S t.
B a rth o lo m e w is a b a t tle m e n te d ed ifice o f sto n e , p r in ­
c ip a lly of E a r ly E n g lis h d a te , a n d co n s ists of so u th
aisle ( 12 th c e n tu r y ) a n d n a v e a n d c h a n c e l ( 13 th c e n tu r y )
and an e m b a ttle d w e s te rn to w e r a t th e end of th e
aisle c o n ta in in g 6 b e lls , g iv e n b y S ir T h o m a s S p e n c e r
k t. 1st b a rt. o f Y a r n to n , tw o y e a r s b e fo r e h is d e a th ,
J7 A u g . 16 2 2 ; e a c h of th e se , e x c e p t t h e se co n d b ell,
has th e fo llo w in g in s c r ip tio n u p o n i t , v iz . : “ S ir
T h o m as S p e n c e r , k n ig h t a n d b a ro n e t, lo rd o f th e
m an or, g a v e m e 1 6 2 0 :” h e also b u ilt , in 16 1 1, th e
ch ap el on th e so u th sid e o f th e ch a n c e l, a n d in 1612
erected- t h e to w e r , r e m a r k a b le fo r t h e e x a c tn e s s and
finish of its m a s o n r y , a n d in 16 16 he c o n tr ib u te d to w a rd s
th e b u ild in g of th e s o u th p o r c h ; th e w in d o w s of th e
ch u rc h a re filled w it h s ta in e d g la s s c o lle c te d b y th e la te
A ld erm an F le tc h e r , o f O x fo r d : th e n av e a rc a d e is E a r ly
E n g lis h , w it h p ie rs a n d a r c h e s of go o d c h a r a c t e r ; th e
roofs of h o th n av e a n d a is le a re P e r p e n d ic u la r : m o st
01 th e old .stained g la s s w as p e rh a p s d e s tro y e d b y th e
P a r lia m e n t a r y tro o p s d u r in g th e s ie g e of W o o d sto c k in
.46) b u t so m e fra g m e n t s y e t r e m a in in g in t h e n o rth
w ind ow e x h ib it fig u r e s o f m o n k s , a b is h o p w it h th e
n am e ‘ N ic o la u s ,’ an d an a rc h b is h o p w it h t h a t of
I h o m a s ,’ p ro b a b ly S t . T h o m a s of C a n t e r b u r y : in

a n o t h e r w in d o w is an e ffig y o f S t . C h r is to p h e r an d 0
th e H o ly V ir g in a n d C h ild , 1 5 th c e n t u r y g la s s , an d ii
one o f th e w in d o w s in t h e c h a n c e l ( p a r t of A ld e r m a r
F le t c h e r s c o lle c tio n ) f ig u r e s o f b ir d s , w it h c u rio u :
le g e n d s : in th e S p e n c e r c h a p e l is a fin e m o n u m e n t
w ith s t a n d in g e ffig ie s of S i r T h o m a s S p e n c e r k t. anc
b a r t. 16 8 4 -5 ; J a n e ( G a r r a r d ) , h is w ife , t h e ir o n b
su r v iv in g son W illia m , 1683, an d s e a te d fig u r e s of fou i
d a u g h t e r s : t h e r e a re s e v e r a l q u a r te r e d s h ie ld s of arm :
an d a lo n g in s c rip tio n : t h e r e is a lso a ca n o p ie d to m b ti
S ir W illia m S p e n c e r , of A lth o r p , k t. d. 18 D ec. 1609
and M a r g a r e t ( B o w y e r ) , h is w ife , d . 1608 ; f ig u r e s of tw c
sons a n d five d a u g h t e r s , an e la b o r a te a c h ie v e m e n t 0:
a r m s an d o th e r s h i e l d s : in th e s a m e c h a p e l is 1
c a rv e d m a r b le t a b le t to t h e m e m o r y o f A u g u s t a C h a r
lo tt e A u g u s t a ( F lo w e r ) , 2 nd w ife o f G e o r g e , 6 th D u k t
o f M a r lb o r o u g h , w h o d ied 20 A p r il, 18 50 : in the
n a v e is an a lt a r to m b to A ld e r m a n W illia m F le tc h e r ,
o f O x fo r d , w h o d ie d D e c . 27, 1826, a g e d 87, w ith
h is e ffig y in b r a s s : a b o v e t h e c o m m u n io n t a b le are
se v e ra l s c r ip t u r a l p ie c e s , in s c u lp tu r e d a la b a s te r ol
th e 15 th c e n tu r y , r e p r e s e n t in g o n r
S a v io u r in the
L a p of th e V ir g in , th e O ffe r in g o f t h e W is e M en.
th e B e tr a y a l w it h a K is s a n d th e
B e a r in g of the
C r o s s ; t h e s e w e re d is c o v e re d u n d e r t h e flo o r o f s
h o u se in t h e p a ris h of S t. P e t e r - in - t h e - E a s t, O x fo rd ,
n e a r S t . E d m u n d H a ll, a n d w e re p u r c h a s e d b y A ld e r ­
m an F le tc h e r , a n d g iv e n to t h is c h u r c h , ' i n
th e
S p e n c e r ch a p e l is p la c e d th e o r ig in a l N o r m a n fo n t,
re s cu e d so m e y e a r s a g o fro m a n a d jo in i n g f a r m y a r d :
t h e P e r p e n d ic u la r f o n t n o w in u s e ,
w h ic h h a s ar
o c ta g o n a l p a n e lle d b a s in , a d o rn e d w it h s c u lp tu r e d ro ses
is sa id to h a v e b e e n b r o u g h t fro m S t. M ic h a e l’ s c h u rc h
O x fo rd , an d w a s a lso p re s e n te d b y A ld e r m a n F le tc h e r.