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OXFORDSHIRE.

DIRECTORY.]
iVall L e tte r B o x c le a re d a t u
S u n d a y s, 1 1 a. m
L e t t e r s th ro u g h W a llin g fo r d ,
graph office, a r r iv e a b o u t
N earest p o st & m o n ey o rd e r

a .m . & 1.50 & 7.40 p .m . ;
w h ic h is th e n e a re st t e le ­
6.30 a .m . & I2 .45 p .m .
office at C ro w m a rs h

N EW IN G TO N .

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T h e sch o o l, e re c te d in 1888, as a m e m o r ia l to E liz a b e t h
T h a d e n , of R o tte r d a m , H o llan d , b y h e r d a u g h t e r ,
M a ria J. F ra s e r, for 40 c h ild re n , is now d isu s e d & th e
ch ild re n a tte n d th e M o n g ew ell C o u n c il sch o o l a t N o rth
S to k e

(Marked th u s * r e c e iv e le tt e r s th r o u g h
C O M M E R C IA L .
Stoke B o w , H e n le y -o n -T h a m e s.)
| B acon M a tth e w , fa r m b a iliff to A le x p r iv a t e r e s id e n ts .
an d er C a sp ar
F r a s e r esq . W ood h o u se fa rm
Fraser A le x a n d e r C a s p a r D .L .. J .P . Bronsdon C h a rle s W . fa r m e r , U p p erM ongew ell p a rk
h o u se fa rm
Hughes R ev. T h o m a s D .D , L L D *C o le G e o rg e , g a m e k e e p e r to A . C .
(reetor), R e c to ry
F r a s e r esq

* C o o p e r J . O m e r ( e x o r s .o f), fa rm e rs,
W h ite a lls fa rm
P o un d J a m e s, g a rd en er to A
C.
F r a s e r esq. D .L ., J .P
*S au n d ers
T racey
S a ra h
( M rs .) ,
C ro o k e d B ille t inn
* S ta llw o o d J a m e s, w ood ree ve

N E I T H R O P , see B a n b u ry .
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is w ith in th e m u n ic ip a l b o ro u g h of B a n b u r y , a n d th e n a m e s w ill be fo u n d th ere.

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Western railw ay , and 5 so u th fro m W a llin g fo rd , in th e
Southern d iv isio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d of E w e lm e ,
petty sessional d iv isio n of W a tlin g t o n , u n io n an d c o u n ty
court d istrict of H e n le y , r u r a l d e a n e ry of H e n ley, a r c h ­
deaconry and dio cese of O x fo rd . T h e c h u rc h of S t . B a r­
tholomew, r e b u ilt in 1844, in th e D e c o ra te d s ty le , u n d e r
the direction of M r. H a k e w e ll, co n s ists of c h a n ce l, nave,
south aisle, so u th p o rch a n d a b r ic k to w e r w it h sto n e
dressings, co n ta in in g a clo ck a n d 6 b e lls : in 1872 th e
chancel w as en la rg e d a n d d e co ra te d a n d an o rg an
chamber b u ilt : a n ew o rgan w as p ro v id e d in 1910 a t a
cost of £ 2 6 0 : th e re a re 300 s itt in g s . T h e r e g is te r of
baptisms and b u ria ls d a te s fro m th e y e a r 16 5 3 ; m a r ­
riages, 1726. T h e liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , w ith a p e rp e tu a l
fixed annual p a y m en t of £ 1 5 fro m L o r d C a m o y s , net
yearly value £ 1 8 0 , w ith re s id e n c e , in th e g if t of th e
Church P atro n ag e T r u s t , and h e ld sin c e 1908 b y th e R ev,
Philip A rm ita g e M .A . o f T r in i t y C o lle g e , C a m b rid g e
Here is a C o n g re g a tio n a l ch a p e l, ere cted in 1834, w ith
100 sittin g s. T h e V illa g e H a ll, e re c te d in 1913 a t a
cost of about £ 4 ,50 0 , w as th e g i f t o f R o b e rt F le m in g
esq J.P. J. C h a m p io n ’ s c h a r it y o f £ 3 10s. yearly",
bequeathed in 1852, p ro v id e s £ 2 ’ 2s. fo r d is tr ib u tio n in
bread and £ 1 10s. fo r th e S u n d a y s c h o o l: th e re is also a
charity of £ 8 y e a r ly , b e q u e a th e d in 1867 b y E liz a b e th
Lewis, for 12 d e se rv in g ag e d m en an d w o m en o f th is
parish, the v ica r and c h u rc h w a rd e n s b ein g th e tru s te e s .
A fair is held h e re on th e M onday befo re th e 29th of
October. T h ere are tw o b r ic k , tile and lim e k iln s, w ith
potteries for coarse w a re , e s p e c ia lly d ra in in g p ip e s , w h ich
are made from a th ic k bed of g r e e n is h - w h ite sa n d y clay .

F ro m th e W in d m ill H ill, n ear t h e v illa g e , 696 feet above
i- u .
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th e sea lev el, b e a u tifu l and e x te n s iv e v iew s are obtained
of th e s u rro u n d in g co u n try , an d w it h th e aid of a
g la s s on a c le a r d a y th e C r y s ta l P a la c e and th e D e v il's
D yk e, n e a r B r ig h to n , ca n b e seen . T h e once f a v o u r ite
a c tre ss, N e ll G w y n n e , liv e d fo r so m e t im e a t S o u n d ess
H o u se, th e p ro p e rty of W . D . M a c k e n zie esq. and now
o ccu p ied by E r n e s t B a r r y esq. J o y c e G ro v e , a fine
m o d ern m an sio n , is th e p r o p e r t y and re s id e n c e of R o b e rt
F le m in g esq. J .P . w ho is lo rd of th e m a n o r, and W . D.
M a c k en zie esq. is th e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r. T h e soil
is c l a y ; su b so il, c h a lk . T h e c h ie f c ro p s are w h e a t,
b a r le y a n d o a ts. T h e a r e a is 1,17 2 a c r e s ; ra te a b le
v a lu e , £ 2 ,5 7 2 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 1911 w as 5 5 1.
C R O C K E R E N D , h a lf a m ile e a s t, is a p a rt of th is
p a rish .
P a ris h C le r k , H e n ry S a u n d e rs.

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P o s t, M .
.. T . & T e le p h o n ic E x p r e s s D e liv e r y O ffice .—
M rs. E s th e r C la rk e , s u b -p o s tm is tr e s s . L e tt e r s a r r iv e
b y m a il c a r t fro m H e n le y -o n -T h a m e s a t 6.45 a .m . &
12.50 p .m . ; d isp a tc h e d a t 10.35 a m - & 6.30 p .m . ;
S u n d a ys, a r r iv e a t 7.2 5 a . m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 1 1 .3 0 p .m
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , C r o c k e r E n d , c le a re d a t 8 a .m . &
5 .15 p . m . ; su n d a y s, 9 a .m
E le m e n ta r y Sch o o l ( m ix e d & in fa n ts ) , b u ilt in 1847. &
e n la r g e d in 1887 & 1897, fo r 150 c h il d r e n ; T h o m a s
J o h n so n , m a s t e r ; M rs. E liz a b e t h J o h n so n , in f a n t s ’
m is tr e s s , & 4 a s s is ta n ts
C o u n ty P o lic e S t a t io n , G e o rg e W illia m S t a y t e , co n s ta b le
C a rrie rs .— F re d e ric k B a ile y , to H e n ley ,y t u e s . & th u rs . ;
R e a d in g , m o n . w e d . & sa t. ; & jtfe o rg e L i g h t , to
H e n le y , d a ily

p r iv a t e r e s id e n ts .
B u t le r H e n ry , f a r m e r
Arkell R obert R e g in a ld , W a ln u ts
G o o d all A n n ie J an e ( M rs.), b ee r re t
Arm itage R ev. P h ilip M .A
( v ic a r ) IJ o h n sto n e A le x a n d e r ,
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Bird M rs. T h e F irs
L a m b M a ry (M iss), sh o p k ee p er
Brown A lfre d , S u n n y sid e
L i g h t G e o rg e , c a r r ie r
Brown M rs. M alth o u se
M a u n d e r E liz a b e t h ( M rs .) , B u ll h o tel
M a y & S o n s, d a iry m e n
Champion M iss, N e ttle b e d h o u se
Dixon Mrs
M a y A u s tin
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Fleming R o b ert J .P . J o yce g ro v e
N e ttle b e d P o tte r ie s ( S y d n e y A r t h u r
Hawkins H enry, P o r t H ill ho u se
W r ig h t, a g e n t) , b r ic k
m a n u fa c ­
Poolev John M iln es
tu r e r s ; e s ta b lis h e d 1706 ; no ted for
h a n d -m a d e fa c in g b ric k s.
T e le COMMERCIAL.
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Bailey F red erick, ca rrie r
j O ’H a ra & L e e B ro th e rs , b u tc h e rs
Beakhouse T o m , w h e e lw r ig h t
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a 1 ^ ° i co m be, in th e S o u th e rn d ivisio n of the
W an in g
E w e lm e > p e t t y sessio n a l d ivisio n of
rural a
a]b n g fo rd u n io n and c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t ,
O xfo rd a a t ^ - ° C u d d esd on , a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io cese of
Thai»,«.
e^ ln§^on is on th e e a ste rn b a n k of th e riv e r
on a « ™ ^ ®s n o rtb fro m W a llin g fo r d te r m in a l statio n
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N e ttle b e d d is^ fict, H e n le y u n io n &
m e d ic a l o fficer to th e H e n le y &
W a llin g fo r d J o in t S m a llp o x H o s p tl
R e a d in g R o o m (M iss A n n ie C h a m p io n ,.
sec)
S a u n d e rs F re d , N a g ’ s H e ad F .H
S a u n d e rs H e n ry , p a rish clerk
S au n d ers T h om as, b ak er & gro ce r
S h o rla n d G e o r g e ,fa r m e r , S o u n d e s s fm
S m it h , S u s m a n n & B ro w n lo w , su rg n s
S te p to e A r t h u r H e rb t. m o to r e n g in r
T u r n e r F r a n k , g a m e k e e p e r to R o b e rt
F le m in g esq. J .P
V illa g e
H a ll
( F r e d e r ic k
W illia m
S te p to e , se c)
W e lls E d w a r d , bo o t m a k e r
W e s t W illia m , b la c k s m ith
W illg o s s R ic h a r d ,b e e r r e t . C r o c k e r end
W r ig h t S y d n e y A r t h u r , e s ta te a g e n t
to R o b e rt F le m in g esq . J .P

s h e lf : on th e n o rth sid e is a p r ie s ts ’ d o o r : th e ch an ce l
a rch is ap p a re n tly of th e 14th c e n tu r y and th e re are som e
rem a in s of a go o d E a r ly P e rp e n d ic u la r ro o d screen re ­
p a ire d in th e 18 th c e n t u r y : th e s o u th d o o r is N o rm a n ,
the a n cie n t a rch m o u ld in g s, w ith th e ir e x tr e m it ie s r e s t ­
in g on re -c a rv e d ca p s, n o w s e rv in g as a hood m o u ld in g :
a n o th er N o rm a n do o r on th e n o rth sid e is n o w b lo ck ed :
th e fon t, w h ic h is u n u s u a lly la rg e , is ro u n d and p la in afid
a p p a re n tly of th e 13th c e n t u r y : th e re are so m e lin g e r in g
fra g m e n ts of an c ie n t g la s s , one w in d o w in th e ch an ce l
b ein g n e a rly fu ll of th ese , co n s istin g of fig u re s of O u r
L o rd a tte n d e d b y a n g e ls : one o f an e c c le sia stic , k n eelin g ,
and a re p re se n ta tio n of the A ss u m p tio n of th e V ir g in , b u t
the s u b je c ts are m u c h c o n fu s e d : a g a in st th e n o rth c h a n ­
cel w a ll is an a la b a s te r m o n u m e n t, w ith sh ro u d e d fig u re s
o f W a lte r D u n ch and M a ry h is w ife , 16 5 0 : b elo w are th e
a rm s of D u n ch im p a lin g H u n g e r fo r d , and ab o ve a t a b ­
le t w it h a rm s and o th e r d e v i c e s : a g a in s t th e e a st w all
is a m e m o ria l to H e n ry D u n c h esq. 16 8 6 : in th e ch ap el