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a t 8.50 & 1 1 .5 a .m . & 5.5 5 & 7 .3S p . m . ;
T lie ch ild re n of th is p a rish a tte n d th e sch o o l a t C ro w sunday* a t 7.5 0 p .m . C ro w m a rs h G iffo r d is th e
m a rsli G iffo rd & a t N u ffield fo r th e h ig h e r p o rtio n of
nearest m o n ey o rd e r office & W a llin g fo r d , 1 m ile
th e p a rish
d ista n t, th e n e a re st t e le g r a p h office
B r a z il W illia m ,p o u lt r y k e e p e r (p o sta l H o rsfo rd W m . T h o s. f a r m e r , E n g lis h
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a d d re ss,
S to k e R ow ,
H en lev -o n «Goswell W m . E rn e st, C h ilte rn villa
farm (p o sta l a d d re ss, N e t tle b e d ,
T ham es)
Philpot S tep h en R. N e w n h a m c ro ft
H e n le y -o n -T h a m e s)
D aw so n A lb e rt O w en , b o o t m a k e r
.Ponking E d w a rd C
L o v e g ro v e T h o s .w h e e lw r ig h t, E lm cot
F ra n c is A lb e r t S id n e y , in s u r . a g e n t
Walsh M rs. N e w n h a m m an o r
P h illip s G eo . b u ild e r s ’ m a t e r ia l m e r
G a le E d w a rd J o h n , f a r m e r , B le n ­ P it h e r W illia m ,fa r m e r ,N e w n h a m frm
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h e im fa rm
T u c k e r T h o m a s , c a r r ie r (p o sta l a d ­
Blissett L o u isa ( M rs .) , la u n d re s s
H edges & C ook , fa rm ers, H om e &
d re ss, S to k e R o w , H e n le y -o n -T h m s)
Brazil T hom as ( M rs .) , fa rm e r, M anor
L o n e so m e fa r m s
W a lte r s J a m e s N a th a n ie l, Q u e e n ’s
farm (po stal a d d re ss, S to k e R o w .
H ead P .H . & a s s is t a n t o v e rs e e r fo r
H enley-o n -T ham es)
N u ffie ld
U’E W T O N P U R C E L L is a p a rish an d v illa g e on the
1875 a t a co st of £ 8 70 , a n d affo rd s 55 s itt in g s . T h e
road from B ic e s te r to B u c k in g h a m on th e b o rd e rs of r e g is te r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1681. T h e liv in g is a
Bucks, w ith a s ta t io n ca lled “ F in m e r e ,” a b o u t 4$ m ile s re c to ry w ith S h e ls w e ll an n ex e d , jo in t n e t y e a r ly v a lu e
north from B ic e s te r s ta tio n on th e A sh en d o n and A y n h o £ 2 1 5 , w ith re s id e n c e a n d 28 a c re s of g le b e , in th e g i f t of
Park section of th e G r e a t W e ste rn R a ilw a y C o m p a n y ’s M a jo r A . W . D e w a r-H a rriso n J .P . a n d h e ld sin c e 1897
new m ain lin e fro m L o n d o n to B ir m in g h a m . 54 m iles b y th e R e v . A r t h u r S t. Q u in t in A r m s t r o n g M .A . o f C a in s
•from London, 011 th e G re a t C e n tra l r a ilw a y , a b o u t 5 m ile s C o lle g e , C a m b rid g e . In 1884 th e R e v. John M ead e B .A .
north from B ic e s te r sta tio n on th e B le t c h le y an d O x fo rd rec to r 1843-83, g a v e b y deed in t r u s t to th e r e c to r and
branch of th e London and N o rth W estern ra ilw a y , 4J c h u rc h w a rd e n s th e s u m of £ 2 5 0 in C o n so lid a te d 3 p e r
south-west from B u ck in g h a m sta tio n on th e V ern ev C e n ts , £ 1 of th e y e a r ly in t e r e s t to b e g iv e n to th e sex-Junction and B a n b u ry b ran ch o f th e sa m e lin e, 6 north- I to n , an d th e re s id u e to th e d e s e r v in g p o o r of S h e ls w e ll
east' from B ic e s te r and 60 b y ro ad fro m L o nd o n, in th e ' and N e w to n P u rc e ll. M a jo r A* W . D e w a r-H a rriso n J P .
Mid division o f th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d an d p e t t y sessio n a l 1 ' 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 so il is
division of P lo u g h le y , u n io n a n d co u n ty c o u r t d is t r ic t of sto n e b r a s h ; su b so il, c la y . T h e c h ie f c ro p s are w h e a t,
Bicester, ru ra l d e an e ry of B ic e s te r and arc h d e a c o n ry
b ea n s a n d o a ts. T h e are a is 602 a c re s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e ,
and diocese of O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h o f S t . M ic h a e l is an £ 7 3 1 : th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 130 in th e c iv il
ancient b u ild in g of sto n e, o r ig in a lly in th e N o rm a n
an d 172 in th e e c c le s ia s tic a l p a rish .
period, and re ta in s so m e fe a tu re s of t h a t d a te an d of
P a r is h C le r k , W illia m G off.
the succeed ing E a r ly E n g lis h , a n d co n s ists of ch a n ce l, P o st O ffice.— M rs. M a ry H o lton , su b -p o s tm is tre s s . L e t ­
nave, south po rch an d a w e ste rn t u r r e t c o n ta in in g a
te rs t h r o u g h B u c k in g h a m a r r iv e at 8.45 a .m . & (ca lle rs
cluck and 2 b e lls : th e n o rth d o o rw a y is a fine e x a m p le
o n ly) 5.30 p .m . ; Su n d a ys, 8 a .m . ; d isp a tc h e d 8.45
of T ran sitio n -N o rm an a n d h a s d o g -to o th m o u ld in g s :
a .m . & 5.30 p . m . ; su n d a y s, 11.2 5 a .m . T in g e w ick ,
the piscina is E a r ly E n g l is h : th e e a s t an d w e st w in ­
3 m ile s d is ta n t, is th e n e a re st m o n e y o rd e r & t e le ­
dows are sta in ed , th e fo r m e r , e r e c te d in 1875, b e in g a
g r a p h office
memorial to J . H . S la te r -H a r r is o n esq. d. 23 J u ly . E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , b u ilt in 1873 & e n la rg e d in
1874, and th e L a d y L o u is a ( S c o tt ) h is w ife , d. 29 O ct!
1898, fo r 70 ch ild re n ; M iss L e w is , m is tre s s
1873* and the l a t t e r to T h o m a s a n d M a ry A r m s t r o n g : R a ilw a y S t a t io n .— F in m e re ( G r e a t C e n tr a l R a ilw a y ),
in the north w a ll is & m o n u m e n t su rm o u n te d by a
H e n ry W illia m B o n e , s ta tio n m a s te r
bust to G ilb e rt H a rriso n , of S h e ls w e ll P a r k , d. 179 0 :
C a r r ie r to B u c k in g h a m .— J. H . G ra n th a m p a sses th ro u g h
the church w as t h o r o u g h ly re s to re d an d r e p e w e d in
on s a t
Armstrong R ev. A r th . S t.Q u in tin M .A | H o lto n M a r y ( M r s .) , sh o p k ee p er & W a te rs W illia m L . f a r m e r , & ste w a rd
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s u b -p o s tm is tre s s
to M a jo r A r t h u r W illia m D ew arDrake G eo rg e T y r w h it t, fa r m e r , N ew L e p p e r C h a r le s , fa r m e r , E lm s fa rm
H a rris o n J .P . & M rs. S la t e r -H a r r iton grange
P e o p le ’s R e fr e s h m e n t H o u se A s s o c ia ­
so n , N e w to n M o rre ll fa rm ( le t te r s
Goff W illia m , g a m e k e e p e r to M rs
tio n L im it e d (J o se p h P it ts , m a n ­
th r o u g h B ic e s te r)
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W O K E , in a n cie n t w r it e r s “ O k e
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15 5 3 : th e re are 70 s itt in g s .
The
secluded v illa g e an d p a rish , b o u n d ed in p a r t ’ on th e r e g is te r d a tes fro m th e y e a r 15 75 .
T h e l iv in g is a
north by th e riv er R a y and b y th e C h e rw e ll 011 the
re c to ry , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 10 0 , in c lu d in g 26$ a c r e s of
west: it is one m ile an d a h a lf s o u th -e a s t fro m
g le b e , w it h re s id e n c e , re s to re d an d e n la rg e d in 18 8 3 ,
Ishp station on th e B le tc h le y a n d O x fo rd b ranch
in th e g if t o f th e D ea n a n d C h a p te r o f W e s t m in s t e r ,
of the London an d N o r th W e ste rn r a ilw a y , 6 m iles
and h e ld sin c e 1883 b y t h e R e v . H e n ry T h o r p M .A . of
north-east from O x fo rd and 9 so u th - w e s t fro m B ic e s te r, H e rtfo rd C o lle g e , O x fo rd .
B y d e e d o f t r u s t , d a te d
in the Mid d ivisio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d of P lo u g h le y , F e b r u a r y 8, 1560, J o an B ra d s h a w e g a v e to c e r ta in
petty sessional d ivisio n o f B u llin g d o n , u n io n and co u n ty tru s t e e s r e n t s a m o u n t in g to £ 3 6s. 8d. y e a r ly , a r is in g
court d istrict of B ic e s te r, r u r a l d e a n e r y of Islip , a r c h ­ fro m p r o p e r ty a t A s to n C lin to n , B u c k s , of w h ic h su m
deaconry and d io ce s e of O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h of S t.
£ 3 is g iv e n to ten p o o r p e rs o n s n o t r e c e iv in g c o lle c ­
Hies is an an cie n t b u ild in g o f sto n e, o rig in a lly in th e tio n s a n d 6 s. 8d. to t h e t r u s t e e s . T h e s u m is now
porch S f . St] i e: a n d =onsii<t s of chancel, n av e, so u th \ p a id b y th e M e rc e rs ’ C o m p a n y , in w h o m 't h e e s ta te s
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t u r r e t on th e w e s te rn g a b le co n tain - 1 a re v e s te d’ . ~
T h e m a n o r of N o 'k e w as g r a n t e d b y W illia m
>4 2 b e lls : in th e n ave is a n o rth d o o rw a y o f th is d a te ,
t h e C o n q u e ro r to W illia m , E a r l o f W a rre n n e , in
t i l a r , ’ bu,t o rig.in a lly o p en in g to a c h a p e l ere cte d
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beIon.ge d > b u t h a v in g fa lle n in to d e c a y it w as W in ch co m be, p re v io u s ly m en tio n e d , an d w as s u b se q u e n tly
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th e co n sen t o f th e tru s te e s of the
held b y S a r a h , D u c h e s s o f M a rlb o ro u g h , w ho pulled
the f'F->0m^e
3n fcbe >_ear 170 0 : on ea ch side of
dow n th e m an sio n , and w ith th e m a te ria ls b u ilt several
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fa rm s te a d s in th e p a ris h . T h e t r u s t e e s of th e M a lth u s
K n < rliC0"®tructeid and a p p a re n tly e a r ly : th e fon t is E a r ly c h a r it ie s of B le w b u r y . B e r k s , a re n o w th e p rin c ip a l
bise- tRn a >ci ? i ca* f ° rm and r e s tin g on a c irc u la r lan d o w n e rs.
T h e so il is c l a y ; s u b s o il, g ra v e l.
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ch ie f cro p s are w h e a t, b a rle y and o ats. T h e area is
hour-o-hc. + S aii6 so m e « ood o ld ° P en h e n c h e s : an 796 a c re s o f la n d a n d 4 of w a t e r ; r a te a b le v a lu e . £ 8 6 2 ;
n o r l h - t ? ' t a ad ° f l ron rem a in s in th e s Pla >’ of th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11, 104.
north side
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P a ris h C le r k , R o b e r t H a th a w a y .
tinned bple° . -e c b a n ce b b u il t b y .Toan B ra d sh a w e , m en - L e tte r s th r o u g h O x fo r d a r r iv e a t 8.45 a .m . & 5.30 p .m .
lated
o rS an c h a m b e r r e m a in s th e m u tiT h e n e a re st m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g ra p h office is a t Is lip .
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B e n e d ict W in ch co m b e . w ho re p a ire d th e
i j m ile s d is ta n t. W a ll L e t t e r B o x c le a re d a t 8.40
•which both
p el a n d h e q u e a th e d a le g a c y from
a .m & 6 p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 8.40 a .m
1600: thprA •
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E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l, b u ilt in 1863, fo r 40 c h ild re n , &
wife 0e \ y ill;*s
,s_° .a b *a ss to J o an , 1598, su c c e ssiv e ly
en d o w ed b y a le g a c y c a lle d t h e “ C a r ly le L e g a c y ” o f
* *), and n !
M a in w a rm g , g e n t, o f E a rth a m . E s se x ,
ab o u t £ 5 y e a r l y ; M iss M e lin d a B a r t le t t , m is tr e s s
n ry B ra d sh a w e esq. L o rd C h ie f B a ro n of C a r r ie r to O x fo rd .— J o sep h C a r th r e w . w ed . & sa t
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