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w est fro m H a n d b o ro u g h sta tio n on t h e O x fo rd ,
W orcester and W o lv e rh a m p to n se ctio n of t h e G re a t
\yestern railw ay. 4 n o rth -e a s t fro m W itn e y s ta tio n on
the Oxford and W itn e y b ra n c h o f th e sa m e s y s te m , and
„ ^.est -so u th -w e st fro m W o o d sto c k , in th e M id d ivisio n
5f the cou nty, h u n d re d of W o o tto n , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv i­
sion of W oo tto n S o u th , u n io n and c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t
of W itney, r u r a l d e a n e ry of W o o d sto c k an d arc h d e a c o n ry
0 d diocese of O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h of S t. M a ry , o r ig in ­
ally cru cifo rm , is an in t e r e s tin g e d ifice o f sto n e, in th e
T ransition-N orm an, E a r ly E n g lis h an d D e c o ra te d sty le s,
consisting of ch a n ce l a n d n av e, aisle s, co n tin u e d w e s t ­
ward u n til flu sh w ith t h e w e s t w a ll of t h e to w e r, tw o
chapels, so u th p o r c h an d an e m b a ttle d w e ste rn to w e r
containing a clo ck , p re s e n te d b y M iss S u s a n n a h G a s ­
coigne. of E a lin g , in 1896, an d 6 b e lls, r e -c a st in 1876
from th e p re v io u s 5, an d T e -h u n g , a t a c o s t of ¿ 1 3 0 :
the tower, re p u te d to be in p a r t S a x o n , h a s v e ry m a s s iv e
walls of r u b b le , w it h o p e n in g s o f tw o lig h t s in th e
belfry sto rey, d iv id e d b y a b a l u s t e r : t h e c h a n ce l, ch ie fly
in the D eco rated sty le , an d le n g th e n e d in t h a t p e rio d ,
is separated fro m t h e n av e b y a sto n e s c re e n o f sim ila r
character: it r e ta in s a p is c in a a n d a m o n u m e n t on
the south side to R o b e rt P e r r o t, 1605, w it h tw o fig u re s,
male and fe m a le , k n e e lin g b e fo re a p r a y e r d e sk , and
underneath it fig u re s of h is f o u r so n s an d fo u r d a u g h ­
ters, also k n e e lin g : a t th e b a se of a s e p u lc h r a l n ich e,
in the north w all of th e c h a n c e l, is a b ra s s to T h o m a s B u c k ­
ingham esq. 143 1, and a b o v e th e ch a n ce l arc h , on th e w e st
side.is a m u ra l p a in tin g of “ T h e R e s u rre c tio n ” an d “ T h e
D oom :” the nave is d ivid ed fro m th e aisles b y T ra n s itio n
Norman arcad es of tw o p o in ted a rc h e s on e ith e r sid e w ith
round p illa r s : on th e n o rth sid e of th e iio rth aisle is a
chapel in the Ita lia n sty le , b u ilt b y J a m e s P e r r o t , w ho
died in 1724, as is in s crib e d on h is m o n u m e n t in th e
chapel, w here th ere are also m o n u m e n ts to th e M u s g ra v e
fam ily: a t th e e a st e n d of t h is a is le is th e W ilc o te
chantry ch apel, a b e a u t if u l sp e cim e n of L a t e P e r p e n ­
dicular, w ith fa n -t r a c e r y v a u lt in g , fin e ly t r a c e r ie d w in ­
dows, and on th e s o u th sid e a p is c in a w it h T u d o r
flowers: an o g e e a r c h o p en s fro m th is c h a p e l to th e
chancel and u n d e r i t is a v e r y fin e P e r p e n d ic u la r a lt a r
tomb, w ith re c u m b e n t e ffig ie s in a la b a s te r of S ir W illia m
Wyloot, in arm ouT , a n d E liz a b e t h h is w ife , b o th w e a rin g
collars of S S . : o v e r th e to m b is a ca n o p y w ith bo ld
crockets, p in n a cles a n d fin ia l: in th e s o u t h ’ w a ll o f th e
chapel is a c u rio u s m o n u m e n t to W illia m L e n th a le ,
dated 1628: th is ch ap el, as a p p ea rs fro m th e p a te n t Tolls
of Henry V I. w as fo u n d e d b v E liz a b e t h , w id o w o f S ir
William W vlco t, sh e r iff of O x fo rd sh ire in 1391-92, an d ,
in 1440-41, w ife of S ir J o h n B la c k e tt k n t. of N o rth leigh: th ere is an a n c ie n t N o rm a n f o n t: th e w h o le
fabric was co m p le te ly re s to re d an d th e p o rc h r e b u ilt
in 1864, a t a co st of u p w a r d s of £ 1,3 0 0 , £200 of
which was given b y th e p a rish io n e rs and th e rest, raised
by subscription : th e re are a b o u t 200 s ittin g s . T h e r e ­
gister dates fro m th e y e a r 1573. T h e liv in g is a v ica rDawkins G eo rg e H e n ry J .P . W ilc o te
house
(po stal
a d d re ss,
W ilc o te ,
Charlbury, O xo n )
Turner H y.M . R o m a n h u r s t.E a s t E n d
Veltotn O liv er, T h e Q u a r r y ,E a s t E n d
Wright B ev. W a lte r Jo h n H ornagold B .A . (v ic a r) , V ic a r a g e
c o m m e r c ia l.
Adams G eorge, shoe m a k er
Arkell Jam es Edxvard, c a rrie r
Beale W illia m , ho u se ste w a rd to J. F.
Mason esq. M .P . P a r k ro ad
Bishop John W . b eer r e t lr . E a s t E n d
Breakspear B ro th e rs, lim e b u rn e rs
Brogden Isaac, fa rm b a iliff to J . F.
Mason esq. M .P . H o m e fa rm
Brown Jesse, fa r m e r , E a s t E n d
Buckingham J n . fa rm e r, H o llv co u rt
Winchester G eo. fa r m e r ,L o w e r R id in g

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N E W Y A T T is a h a m le t t h r e e - q u a r te r s of a m ile w e s t
o f t h e v illa g e , p a r t ly in t h is p a r is h an d p a r t ly in th a t of
H a iley.
E A S T E N D is a sc a tte re d h a m le t of t h is p a ris h , a b o u t
1 m ile n o r th -e a s t , an d h a s a P r im it iv e M e th o d is t c h a p e l.
A b o u t t h e y e a r 18 14 a R o m a n v illa w a s d is c o v e re d h e re,
w ith an in t e r e s tin g t e s s tla te d p a v e m e n t.
O S N E Y H I L L , o r H o T se -o n -th e -H ill, f o r m e r ly e x tr a p a ro c h ia l, is n o w a p a ris h co n ta in in g o n e fa rm h o u s e an d
one c o tta g e . J. F . M ason esq. M .P . of E y n s h a m H a ll,
is lo rd of th e m a n o r a n d so le la n d o w n e r. T h e a r e a is
7 7 a c re s ; r a te a b le v a lu e , £ 6 1 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 1911
w as 7 . L e t t e r s th r o u g h W itn e y .
T h e p a ris h is r e p u te d to b e e x tr a - p a r o c h ia l fo r e c c le ­
s ia s tic a l p u rp o ses.
P o st O ffice.— J e th ro H ic k s , s u b -p o s tm a s te r. L e t t e r s a r ­
r iv e fro m W itn e y a t 7 .1 0 a .m . & 1.30 p .m . ; d is ­
p a tc h e d a t 10.45 a m - &
P -m S u n d a y, a r r iv e
8 .15
a .m . ( c a lle rs o n ly ) & are d is p a tc h e d a t 9 .15 a .m .
W itn e y is th e n e a r e s t m o n e y o rd e r & F r e e la n d , 2
m ile s d is ta n t, th e n e a re s t te le g r a p h office

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L e t t e r B o x e s .— E a s t E n d , c le a r e d a t 10.30 a .m . & 5.30
p .m . w eek d a y s o n l y ; P a r k ro a d , c le a r e d a t 10.40
a .m . & 5.45 p .m . ; S u n d a y , 8 a .m
E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l (m ix e d ), e re c te d in 1838. on a site
g iv en b y th e D u k e of M a rlb o ro u g h , & w ill h o ld 2x9
c h ild r e n ; th e b u ild in g w as e n la r g e d in 1854 & a g a in
in 1885 b y J a m e s M ason esq . & in 1897 an in f a n t s ’
cla s sro o m w as ad d e d : H e r b e r t P r o c t e r P e a r s o n ,m a s tr
C a r r ie r .— J a m e s E d w a r d A r k e ll, to O x fo r d , w e d . & s a t.
& to R a m sd e n & W itn e y , t h u r s

F ifie ld C h a r le s H. f a r m e r
G a rd n e r R e g in a ld , e s ta te c le r k to J .
F . M ason esq. M .P . & a s sess o r &
c o lle c to r of t a x e s fo r E y n sh a m &
C a s s in g to n , P a rk road
G o d le v Jo h n W illia m , L e a t h e r B o ttle
P .H . E a s t E n d
G in g e ll T h o m a s F r y , co w k eep e r
H a rw o o d E r n e s t, f a r m e r , H e a th fa r m
H a zel B ro th e rs, h a u liers
H ick s A lb e r t G eo . W oo d m an P .H
H ick s C h a r le s , b a k er
H ick s J o h n , fa r m e r . E a s t E n d
H ic k s J e th ro , s h o p k e e p e r, P o s t office
J am es G e o rg e , H a rc o u rt A r m s P .H
J u d d J a m e s, sh o p k ee p er, E a s t E n d
K e r s e y A r c h ib a ld , s tu d g ro o m to J.
F . M ason esq. M .P . P a r k road
L a y M a rk , co w k eep e r, E a s t E n d

hv iv, t D F I G H is a sm a ll v illa g e and p a rish w atered
■ , e L im b bro o k, w ith sta tio n on th e O x fo rd and W iteasf f™110 v»°J
G re a t W e s te rn r a ilw a v , 2\ ea st-so u th 72I f r° m - ^ ltn ey> 8 w e s t-n o r th -w e s t fro m O x fo rd , and
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ford
0 ' * 1*;ney an d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io ce s e of O x formoa n
D o m esd a y S u r v e y , L e g e , or S o u th L e ig h ,
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a g e , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 2 0 0 , w ith r e s id e n c e , in th e g if t
of th e L o rd C h a n c e llo r, a n d h e ld sin ce 1912 b y th e R e v .
W a lte r J o h n H o rn a g o ld W r ig h t B .A . of S t . E d m u n d
H a ll. O x fo rd .
T h e r e is a W e s le y a n c h a p e l in th e
v illa g e , an d a P r im it iv e M e th o d is t ch a p e l a t E a s t
E n d . T h e p a ris h c h a r it ie s p ro d u c e a b o u t £ 6 0 y e a r ly ,
fo r d is tr ib u tio n in b re a d , co al a n d m o n e y ; £ 1 2 y e a r ly
fo r a p p r e n t ic in g , an d £ 1 1 16s. fo r e d u c a tio n a l p u r ­
poses. W ilc o te H o u se , th e se a t of G e o r g e H . D a w k in s
esq . J .P . in r ig h t o f h is w ife , w id o w of C h a r le s U rb an
S a r t o r is esq. (d. 1884), is p le a s a n tly s itu a te d p a r t ly
in t h is p a ris h an d p a r t ly in F in s to c k , a n d co m m a n d s
a n e x te n s iv e v ie w o v e r a fin e v a le of p a s tu r e la n d .
T h e D u k e o f M a r lb o r o u g h K .G . is lo rd of th e m a n o r,
a n d th e tr u s t e e s of th e la t e C h a r le s U rb a n S a r to r is
esq. an d th e G o v e r n o rs of B r id e w e ll H o s p ita l, L o n d o n ,
are th e c h ie f la n d o w n e rs. T h e so il is c la y a n d sto n e
b r a s h ; su b s o il, p r in c ip a lly lim e s to n e . T h e cro p s are
th e u s u a l c e r e a ls a n d p o ta to e s o f a s u p e rio r q u a lity .
T h e are a is 2,4x0 a c re s of la n d a n d 13 of w a t e r ; r a t e ­
a b le v a lu e , £ 4 ,1 7 1 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 650.
S e x to n , C h a rle s W eb b .

L i s t O. W . & S o n , f a r m e r s , F ie ld &
C h u r c h fa rm s
L o a k e S a m u e l H i lly a r d ,fr m r .B r id e w e ll
L o n g H e n r y J a s . f a r m e r , V illa g e frxri
L o rd F r a n k , f a r m e r , E a s t E n d
M cD o n ald A le x a n d e r , c le r k o f w o rk s
to J . F . M aso n esq. M .P . P a r k ro ad
N o r th L e ig h L a n d C o m p a n y L im it e d
( R e g in a ld G a r d n e r , s e c .) , P a r k ro ad
P a r t le t t G e o r g e , h a u lie r , E a s t E n d
P r a t le v F r e d , w h e e lw r ig h t
S m ith E rn e s t, b u tc h e r , E a s t E n d
W a lk e r F r e d e r ic k , M aso n ’ s A r m s P .H
W a s t ie B r o t h e r s , f a r m e r s , E a s t E n d
W ils d o n E r n e s t, fa r m e r , P u d d le E n d
W ilsd o n H e n ry , fa rm e r, N e w Yafct
W o o d fo rd G e o .W m .fa r m e r ,O s n e v H ill
W o o d w a rd E d g a r , f a r m e r , H ill fa rm
W o o d w ard J o h n P h ilip , b u tc h e r

a v ie w to th e re -e n d o w m e n t of t h a t S e e , w h ic h h a d been
le ft v a ca n t b y Q u ee n E liz a b e t h 14 y e a r s , 1589-1603. T h e
c h u rc h of S t. J a m e s, situ a te d a t th e n o rth end of th e
v illa g e, is a sm a ll b u ild in g of stone, m o s tly P e rp e n d ic u la r,
and co n sists o f ch a n ce l w ith L a d y ch a p el on th e n o rth ,
n ave, n o rth aisle , so u th p o rc h and a w e s te rn to w e r, w ith
e m b a ttle d p a ra p e t, co n ta in in g a c lo c k a n d 8 b e lls , fiv e of
w h ic h w e re ad d ed to th e p r e v io u s t h r e e in 1906 a t a c o s t
of £ 4 0 0 : th e w a lls of th e c h a n c e l are N o rm a n , a n d on
t h e so u th sid e is a p r ie s t ’ s d o o rw a y of t h is p e rio d , w ith
a c a rv e d ty m p a n u m on t h e o u t s id e : th e c h a n c e l also
r e ta in s a p is c in a w it h a u m b r y , b o th T r a n s itio n N o r m a n ,
an d a N o rm a n w in d o w , w id e ly s p la y e d : the ro o d lo ft
s t a ir s r e m a in : th e sc reen s in th e c h a p e l, n a v e a n d aisle