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t u r r e t c o n ta in in g one b e l l :
t h e c h a n c e l is v e r y w ide,
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th ree l i g h t s : th e n a v e h a s, a t th e w e s t en d , tw o e le g a n t
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b y th e R e v . H e n ry R o b e r t H a ll M .A . o f P e m b r o k e
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R a m sd e n . W ilc o te M a n o r H o u se , th e re s id e n c e o f M iss
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is a p ic tu r e s q u e h o u se , o r ig in a lly E liz a b e t h a n , b u t m u c h
m o d e rn ise d , and p le a s a n tly s itu a te d n e a r th e c h u r c h ,
th o u g h n o t w it h in t h e p a r is h .
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a n d ro o ts. T h e a re a is 318 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 2 8 8 ;
th e p o p u la tio n in 1 9 11 w a s 8.
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3 p .m . F in s to c k is t h e n e a r e s t m o n e y o r d e r o ffic e ;
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VVITNEA is a to w n sh ip , m a r k e t a n d u n io n to w n , and
w id o w an d n e p h e w ; t h e c h a n c e l is lig h t e d a t th e e a s t
head o f a c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t , on th e r iv e r W in d r u s b , e n d b y t h r e e s ta in e d la n c e ts , a n d r e ta in s a p is c in a an d
w ith a s ta tio n on t h e O x fo rd an d F a ir fo r d se c tio n of th re e s e d ilia : t h e n a v e is 13 th c e n tu r y , b u t a is le s P e rp e n ­
the G r e a t W e s te r n r a ilw a y , a n d is 6 m ile s n o r th -e a s t d i c u la r : th e w e s t w in d o w , re s to r e d a b o u t 1845 b y M r.
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n o rth -ea st fro m F a ir fo r d , 65 b y ro a d a n d 73 b y r a il R a y n e ; th e c le r e s to r y is c o n tin u e d ro u n d th e t r a n s e p t s ;
from L o n d o n , in t h e M id d iv is io n o f th e co u n ty , th e n o rth tra n s e p t, w h ic h b e lo n g s to th e 1 3 th a n d 14 th
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L a st, r u r a l d e a n e r y of W itn e y , a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry and
w it h a s e p a r a te a l t a r ; i t w a s b u ilt o v er a c r y p t , t h e
diocese of O x fo rd .
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a rc h e s o f w h ic h a re v is ib le a b o v e t h e e x is t in g flo o r, a n d
streets, o f w h ic h th e p r in c ip a l is u p w a r d s of a m ile in
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len g th , e x p a n d in g a t its so u th e rn e n d in to a la r g e open
th e n o r th w in d o w a re tw o c a n o p ie d n ic h e s , c o n t a in in g
space c a lle d “ C h u r c h g r e e n ,” a n d is lig h t e d w it h g a s
sto n e e ffig ie s, a n d t h e r e is also a m o n u m e n t to H e n ry
from w o rk s th e p ro p e rty of th e W itn e y G a s and C o k e Co.
B o x , 1662, fo u n d e r o f th e F r e e G r a m m a r S c h o o l: th e
L im ite d , a n d s u p p lie d w it h e le c t r ic it y b y th e U rb an
s o u th t ra n s e p t, o r ig in a lly E a r ly E n g lis h , w a s h e ig h te n e d
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an d e x te n d e d in th e 1 5 th a n d 16 th c e n tu r ie s : th e ch a p e l
(2i an d 22 V ie t . c . 9 8), w a s a d o p te d b y th e t o w n ­
a t th e n o r th -w e s t a n g le o f t h e n a v e is th e b u ria l-p la c e
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o f t h e W e n m a n f a m ily , an d h a s in it s e a s t w a ll a q u a in t
by a L o c a l B o a rd u n t il th e e s ta b lis h m e n t u n d e r th e
m o n u m e n t to R ic h a r d W a y n m a n , ob. 1500, an d h is
L o cal G o v e rn m e n t A c t , 1894,” o f an U rb an D is t r ic t
w i v e s ; an d in a re c e ss on th e n o rth sid e is a r e c u m b e n t
L o u n cil of 9 m e m b e rs, in c r e a s e d to 10 in 1898 th e
effig y of an e c c le s ia s tic , b e s id e s a n u m b e r o f in c is e d
d istrict b e in g c o -te rm in o n s w it h th e to w n sh ip , ’ t w o
sla b s to t h e W e n m a n s , in c lu d in g one to “ F r a n c is , th e
i i i 8 an d o t^e r o fficers a r e ch o sen a t th e c o u r t le e t So n n e of F r a n c is W e n m a n ,” d a te d 1 6 5 5 : th e c h u r c h
held y e a r ly . M a in d r a in a g e w a s la id do w n in 1902 a t
w a s c o m p le te ly re s to r e d and t h e e a s t en d o f th e ch a n ce l
a co st o f ¿ a o .o o o ; ' th e p u m p in g sta tio n is a t D a r k
r e b u ilt in 1867. a t a co st of a b o v e £ 4 ,0 0 0 , th e fine
lane. W a te rw o rk s w e re e re cte d in 1903, on t h e C h e l­
T u d o r ro o fs h a v i n g p r e v io u s ly u n d e rg o n e c a r e f u l r e s to r a ­
tenham ro a d , a t a c o s t of ¿ 6 ,0 0 0 .
tio n a t a c o s t of so m e £3*000 o r m o r e : th e o rg a n w as
W itn ey w as a r o y a l b o ro u g h an d sen t tw o m e m b e rs to
b u ilt in 18 74,
a c o s t of £ 6 5 0 , a n d h a s s in c e been
■ " J 8? * » 1 fro m t h e 5 th y e a r o f E d w . I I . ( 1 3 1 1 - 1 2 ) to
33ra L a w . I I I . (13 59 -6 0 ), w h e n th e in h a b ita n ts p e t i­ e n la r g e d : t h e r e a re 1,000 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 1578. T h e liv in g is a r e c to r y , an d v ic a r tioned 'to b e r e le a s e d fro m t h e p r iv ile g e . T h e b ran ch
a g e , n et y e a r ly v a lu e £ 6 0 0 , w it h r e s id e n c e , in th e g if t
01 th e G re a t W e s te rn s y s te m fro m O x fo rd to W itn e y
of th e B ish o p o f O x fo rd , a n d h e ld sin ce 19 11 b y th e R e v .
as co m p le te d an d o p en e d fo r p a s s e n g e r tra ffic 13 N o v.
P h ilip P r o c t e r G o ld in g h a m , w h o is also a s n r r o g a te .
1001, and th e e x te n sio n to F a ir fo r d w as o p en e d in
F r o m e a r ly S a x o n t im e s t h is c h u r c h a p p e a rs to h a v e
Jan. 1874. T h e W in d r u s h is h e r e cro ss e d b y a sto n e
b ee n co n n e c te d w ith th e S e e o f W in c h e s t e r , a n d th e
o n u g e of t h r e e a rc h e s , e r e c te d in 1822. T h e c h u r c h of
b ish o p s fo r m a n y g e n e ra tio n s p o sse sse d a s u m m e r p a la c e
at. M ary, w h ic h sta n d s a t t h e s o u th en d o f t h e to w n , is
in th e g r o u n d s e a s tw a r d o f th e c h a n c e l : t h e p r e s e n t
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an d sp a cio u s c r u c ifo r m ed ifice of sto n e, in m ix e d
r e c to r w a s th e t h ir d p re s e n te d b v a B ish o p o f O x fo rd .
styles, fro m E a r ly E n g lis h to L a t e P e r p e n d ic u la r , w ith
H o ly T r in i t y c h u r c h , on W O O D G R E E N , a c h a p e l of
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ea se to th e p a ris h c h u r c h , b u ilt in 1849, p a r t l y b y s u b ­
ch a m b e r , c le re s to rie d n a v e o f fo u r b a y s,
sc rip tio n . t o g e th e r w ith g r a n t s of £ 2 5 0 an d £ 5 0 0 . g iv e n
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io u rte e n tu n e s , p re s e n te d in 1876 as a m e m o ria l
in 1828, l a r g e ly a t th e c o s t o f M r. W i l l i a m ’ T o w n s e n d ,
L e o n ard W a r r in g to n , a n a t iv e o f W itn e y , b y his
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