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WINK F IE L D .

BERK SHIRE.

W I N K F I E L D is one of the la rg est parishes in the
cou nty, consisting of Cranbourne, W ink field Row, Ascot
Side, and a portion of B rackn ell and Brayw ood, being
m ore than 8 mil.es a c ro ss ; it contains m an y gen tle­
m en's seats, in consequence of the beauty of its scenery
and its v icin ity to W in d so r; from the church Windsor
is 6 m iles south-w est and 4 m iles north-w est is Ascot
station on the London and South -W estern railw ay, in
the E astern division of the county, hundred of Ripplesm ere, p etty sessional division of M aidenhead, union of
E astham pstead, county cou rt d istrict of W indsor, ru ral
deanery of M aidenhead, archdeaconry of B erks and dio­
cese of Oxford. T n e ch urch of S t. M ary is a plain
building of stone and conglom erate, faced w ith flint, in
the D ecorated style, and consists of chancel, nave,
south porch, organ cham ber, side chapel and vestries,
and an em battled w estern tower containing 6 bells and
a c lo c k : the nave is divided in the centre by solid
oak p illars, placed there in the reign of Queen E liz a ­
beth, on one of which appears a date w ith a crowned
rose and her in it ia ls ; one of th ese decayed and was
replaced by Queen V ictoria w ith oak from W indsor
F orest, and a half pillar of oak at the w est end was re ­
placed by K in g E dw ard V II. in 1909 : the carved stone
reredos represents the Lord's Supper, and several of the
windows are stained : there are m onum ents to the Met­
calfe and Blane fam ilies, to Anne (Tow ry), w ife of Edward,
1st Baron Ellenborough and Lord C hief Justice of the
Bang's B en ch ; she died 16th A u g u st, 1843; to A dm iral
S ir H enrv K i n g ; and A d m iral the Hon. S ir Henry
K eppel G .C .B ., O.M. d. 17 Jan. 1904; there is also a
brass, w ith an effigy to Thom as M ontague, yeom an of
the gu ard, ob. 1630, representing him in the a ct of dis­
trib u tin g b read : the ch urch was restored in 1858, 1888
an d 18 9 1, at a cost of over £2,000, and affords 400
s itt in g s , 200 bein g free. Th e reg ister now in existence
d a te s from 1720 only. T he liv in g is a vicarage, net
yearly value £248, w ith 8 acres of glebe and residence,
in th e g ift of the Bishop of Oxford, and held since 1909
by the Rev. H erbert M artin M aynard M .A. of Corpus
C h risti College, C am bridge. A t W inkfield Row is St.
Mary the L ess, a chapel of ease, a building of iron,
erected in 1901. There is an endowment of £380 a
year, given in 1710 by Richard, 1st E arl of Ranelagh.
augm ented in 1715 w ith £200 given by Thom as Maule
esq. and in 1780 w ith £289 os. 2d. the g ift of Thom as
H atch : a scheme was form ed in 1878 for the distrib u­
tio n of these benefactions between th e p arish of W in k ­
field and the ecclesiastical parishes of Cranbourne, A scot
Heath and B racknell, so as to provide scholarships at
secondary schools and continuation classes &c. for these
p arish es; this was realised in 1908 and expended in the
erection of th e Ranelagh Secondary Schools at Bracknell.
There are also parochial charities am ounting in the
aggregate to about £300 p e r annum , of w hich the
m ost im portant is one for the m aintenance of eigh t
alm swom en in the alm shouses and a charitable fund

[ k e l l y ’s

called “ Locke and Poyn ter’s ” w hich provides for the
apprenticing of two or three children yearly. Th e fuel
allotm ent has been sold and the proceeds in v e s te d ; these
produce £140 yearly, which sum is adm inistered by a
separate body of trustees, who assist th e poor to obtain
coal. A scot Place, the seat of Sam uel G. A sh er esq.
D.L. is a m ansion in a well-wooded park of 360 acres,
w ith tastefu lly laid-out pleasure grounds and a fine sheet
of w ater. Foliejon Park, the seat of G ilb ert Gordon
Blane esq. J .P . is situated on an em inence in an u n ­
d u latin g park, extending over an area of 550 acres.
C ou rts le et are held at the “ W h ite H a rt.”
Charles
A gace Ferard esq. M .A ., J.P. who is lord of the manor,
S. G. A sh er esq. G. G . Blane esq. and Col. V icto r W illiam
Bates Van de W eyer are th e principal landowners.
T h e soil is m ixed, strong clay, loam and gravel, w ith a
la rg e portion of h e a t h ; subsoil, clay, gravel, flint and
sand. T he ch ief crops are w heat, oats and peas. The
area is 10,218 acres of land and 60 of w a te r; rateable
value, £ 2 9 ,123 ; the population in 1911 was 4,191, of
which 949 are attached to the m other ch urch , the
rem ainder being ecclesiastical parishes of A scot, B rack ­
nell, Braywood, C ranbourne and Sunninghill.
W IN K F IE L D RO W , a pleasant ham let of W inkfield,
is
m iles south from W inkfield church and 3 north
from A scot T a il w a y station.
There is a P rim itive
M ethodist chapel here.
A scot Side is ecclesiastically attach ed to Ascot.
Post, M. 0 . & T. Office, N orth street, W inkfield.—
Thom as Evans, sub-postm aster. Letters arrive from
W indsor at 6.35 & 10 a.m . & 4 p.m . ; sundays, 6.33
a . m . ; dispatched a t 9.40 a.m . & 12.55, 6.35 & 8.35
p.m . ; sundays, 6.10 p.m
Post, M. 0 ., T. & Telephonic E xpress D elivery Office,
W inkfield Row.— M rs. E lizabeth Brant, sub-post­
m istress. L etters are received th rou gh B racknell at
7 & 10.45 a-m - & 7 P-m - > sundays,
7 a . m . ; dis­
patched at 7.45 & 11.35 a m - & 5 -5 o & 7 -3 ° P m - ;
sundays, 9.40 a.m
Letters for W inkfield Row, M aiden’s G reen & B racknell
road, th rou gh Bracknell
P illar Box, Lock’ s ride, cleared 7.55 k 11.30 a.m . &
6 & 7.30 p.m . ; sundays, 9.20 a.m
Wall L etter Boxes.— Maiden’s G reen, cleared 6.55 k 11.15
a.m . & 5.40 p .m .; sundays, 9.30 a .m .; near church,
cleared at 7.30 & 11.55 a.m . & 5.10
& 7.40 p .m .;
sundays, 5.10 p .m .; W inkfield street, cleared at 7.35
& 10.50 a.m . k 5.10 & 7.35 p .m .; sundays, 5.5 p .m
E lem entary School, W inkfield Row, erected in 1873 k
enlarged in 1896, for 253 ch ild ren ; John C. T ip p er,
m a s te r ; M iss Fanny L. Brown, M iss C arrie H arrison,
M iss E velyn H endry & M iss E . W ing, assistant
m istresses
C arrier.— A rth u r G eorge Barnard, to Reading, daily
Conveyance.— Om nibus to & from W indsor, six tim es
daily, w hich also conveys parcels

Empson A rth u r H erbert, Box farm
Druce G eorge, blacksm ith
H ayes-Sadler Mrs. W estfield lodge
E llio tt A ubrey H. S. estate
Keppel R ear-A dm iral S ir Colin Richd.
Ryem ead
K .C .I .E ., K .C .V .O ., C .B ., D .S.O .
F itzroy N igel, land agent,South lodge
G rove lodge
G ill Richard C. coal'm er. Hope farm
M
avnard Rev. H erbert M artin M .A.
Hawkins Thos. carpenter,W inkfield la
T h e V icarage
Hawthorn D aniel, sexton
P R IV A T E R E S ID E N T S .
M
iller
C harles R egin ald C ecil, Brock
Asher S am uel G arcia D .L . A sco t pi. * Jenden Thos. shopkpr. M aiden’ s grn
H ill house
K n ig h t A lexander, greengrocer
(postal address, Ascot)
Osman
Henry M itchell, Poplar view
L an gleyG eo.W m .b eer ret.W inkfield st
Blakiston M rs The Rectory
Perceval M rs. Brock bill
Blaue G ilb ert Gordon J .P .F o liejon pk L a n g ley John H . grocer
Lee Jacob, carm an, W inkfield street T h a c k T a h Miss, St. Ronan’s
Bower T atto n , W inkfield Place
Lew is W illiam , farm bailiff to G ilb ert
C O M M E R C IA L .
B rett Hon. O liver Svlvain Baliol,
Gordon B lane esq. J.P . Foliejon pi; Anderson Jam es, grocer
Orchard Lea
M atthews F redk. beer ret. O o u c h la Bowyer F rederick W m .frm r. Row frm
»Brown G eorge, M aiden’ s green
•M errick E dw in C. beer retailer. Bowyer Sidney, coach b uilder
*D ruce Richard, W inkfield Street
Browne Rev. Francis D ‘«hon M .A
B racknell road
E llio tt A u b rey H. S. Ryem ead
•S lo w g rove Jacob W . beer retailer,
preparatory school, Lam brook. T N
F erard Charles A gace M .A ., J.P.
M aiden’s green
17 W inkfield Row
W inkfield m anor (postal address,
Stone A lb ert E dw ard, W hite H art inn Clifford W illiam Henry, F ox P.H
Ascot)
Tem ple Stephen, boot k shoe m aker Dean Jam es, W hite Horse P H
Loyd W m .G raham J.P.C ran bou rn e lo
W ing H aritt (M iss), dairy, W eycroft H atcher B essie (M iss), shopkeeper
M ontgom ery Lady Seaton,N ewingtons
Hawkins M ary (M rs.), shopkeeper
farm
Pratt L ieu t.-C o l. Lord G eorge M urray
Heiford John, gam ekeeper to S . G.
J.P . Meadow bank
W IN K F IE L D ROW .
A sher esq
Y ou n g Mrs. T ory hall
L e tters received through Bracknell. Jones W illiam & Sons, fishmongers
M
aher A lfred, farm er. Brown’s farm
C O M M E R C IA L .
P R IV A T E RESIDENTSMoir A ndrew , farm bailiff to Charles
’Adam s A ustin G. farm er. P lan ­ B erney Mrs. Th e Hollies
A gace Ferard esq. W inkfield Manor
Bird Mrs. Aspley
ner’s farm
cottage (postal address. A scot)
►Bailey Geo. H. saddler,M aiden’s grn Browne Rev. Francis Deshon M .A.
Osman Charles, undertaker
Lam brook
Jailev W m . Jn. farm er, D airy farm
P
ritch
er Frank H. laundry
•■Barker Jas. gravel m er. M t.Pleasant D m c° Miss. Chavev down
W inkfield Reading Room s (John C.
Bedford E lizh . (M rs.), beer retailer E llio tt H ugh P. Som erton lodge
Tip
p
er sec)
•■Brown Geo. b u ild e r ; & at B racknell E llio tt M rs. Som erton house

W IN K F IE L D .
(M arked th u s * should be addressed
Bracknell.)
F or th e other residents see A scot
& Bracknell.