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OXFORDSHIRE.

TA CK LEY .

Evett-s L ie u t. E d g a r F u lle r to n , B a se
co u r t
E v e t t s W illia m , T a c k le y p a rk
H o rw o o d J a m e s S . Q u a r r y b an k
P e r r y - G o r e R e v . G e o rg e ( re c t o r ) . T h e
R e c to r y
S h a r p e M iss
COM M ERCIAL.

A d a m s P e r c y , c a r r ie r
A lle n E m m a n u e l, K in g 's
N e th e r c o t

A rm s

A lls o p E r n e s t, G a r d e n e r s ’ A r m s P .H
B u rn s id e R o b e rt, g ro c e r, N e th e r c o t
C a s tle G e o r g e , fa r m e r . O ld W h it e h ill
C h ilto n C h a rle s P e a r s o n ,fa r m e r ,S tr e a t
f a r m , N e th e rc o t
C la r k A lfr e d C h a r le s , g ro ce r
C o o p er J o h n B u lfo r d , f a r m e r , S t.
J o h n 's fa rm
C u r tis P e t e r J s p h .S t u r d y ’ s C a s tle P .H
P .H . H o a re A lfr e d J a m e s , c a rp e n te r

T A D M A S T O N is a p a ris h an d v illa g e , a p o rtio n of
th e la t te r b e in g ca lle d L o w e r T a d m a rto n , an d is on th e
ro a d fro m B a n b u r y to S h ip s to n -o n -S to u r, 3 m iles n o r th ­
w e s t fro m B io x h a m sta tio n on th e B a n b u r y an d C h e lte n ­
h a m se ctio n o f th e G r e a t W e ste rn r a ilw a y , and 4J
w e s t-s o u th -w e s t fro m B a n b u ry , in th e N o r th e r n d iv isio n
o f th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d o f B io x h a m , B a n b u r y an d B io x ­
h a m p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n , u n io n an d c o u n ty c o u r t
d is tr ic t o f B a n b u ry , r u r a l d e a n e ry of D ed d in g to n and
a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io cese of O x fo rd . T h e c h u rc h o f S t.
N ich o la s is an an c ie n t b u ild in g of sto n e in m ix e d s ty le s ,
co n s is tin g o f c h a n ce l, c le r e s to r ie d n av e, n o rth aisle,
n o rth p o rc h a n d an e m b a ttle d w e s te r n to w e r o f t h r e e
sta g e s , th e lo w e r p o rtio n b e in g L a te N o rm a n o r E a r ly
E n g lis h an d t h e u p p er s ta g e P e r p e n d ic u la r, c o n ta in in g
5 b e lls, an d on th e e a ste rn g a b le o f th e n ave is a sm a ll
be 11-tu rre t of th e 15 th c e n t u r y : th e c h a n ce l h a s tw o
N o rm a n a r c h e s b u ilt in to th e n o rth w all, w h ic h su p p o rt
a m u ra l m o n u m e n t to M a ry , w ife of th e R e v . C re ssw ell
W h a tle y , r e c to r , 16 5 7 : th e e a s t w in d o w is L a te D e c o ra te d
a n d th e re is one sm a ll N o rm a n w in d o w on th e so u th
sid e : th e ch a n ce l a rc h is E a r ly E n g lis h : th e n ave arcad e
co n s ists o f t h r e e N o rm a n a rc h e s , on c ir c u la r co lu m n s
w ith cu sh io n e d c a p s : th e c le r e s to r y is a P erp e n d ic u la r
a d d i t io n : n ea r th e p u lp it, on th e so u th sid e , is a
piscin a , an d ab o ve i t a d e ep s q u a re re c e ss, and th e aisle
r e ta in s an a u m b r y : th e n av e h a s m u r a l m o n u m e n ts to
T h o m a s D ea n e M .A . r e c to r o f W h ite h a m p to n , D o rset,
1754 , an d o th e rs o f h is fa m ily 1 7 2 6 -7 4 : seven o f th e
o ld D e c o ra te d b en ch es r e m a in :' th e fon t is a v e r y ea rlv
w o rk o f t h is p erio d and co n s ists o f a b a sin on ’a b ase
w ith sc ro ll o rn a m e n t an d g r o te s q u e h e a d s : th e 15 th
c e n tu r y ro o fs a re s till i n t a c t : ' t h e c h u rc h w a s resto red
m 1893, a t a c o s t of ¿ 1 ,2 3 5 , w hen th e flo o rin g w a s relaid
in w o o d , an d n ew c a rv e d o ak b en c h es e re cte d in th e
n av e an d aisle, in m e m o ry of E d m u n d J a n ie s S m ith
M .A . r e c to r o f S t . J o h n ’ s,' B u r y , L a n c s . 1858-84, and
L e e M rs. T h e V illa
P a u l C a p t. R o b e rt H ., R .N . T h e
H ig h la n d s
R id d le R e v . A r t h u r E sm o n d M .A .
R e c to r y
S a lm o n E d w a rd
W a lto n M iss, T h e V illa
COM M ERCIAL.

re c to r o f t h is p a ris h fro m 1884, u n til h is d e a th in 1886:
th e b e lls w e re r e - h u n g in 1900, a t a c o s t of ¿160
T h e r e g is te r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1548. T h e livin g is a
re c to rj', n e t in co m e ¿ 2 0 0 , in c lu d in g 356 a c re s of glebe,
w ith re s id e n ce , in th e g if t of W o rc e s te r C o lle g e , Oxford
an d h e ld s in c e 1886 b y th e R e v . A r t h u r E sm o n d Riddle
M .A . of t h a t c o lleg e. M a c D e rm o tt’s c h a r ity is of the
y e a r ly v a lu e of ¿ 9 0 .
O n T a d m a r to n H e a th , at a height
of a b o u t 650 fe e t, is a r o u n d B r itis h ca m p , of which
th e in n e r v a llu m , s t ill r is in g five o r s ix fe e t above the
le v e l of th e in te r io r , re m a in s e n t i r e : th e fo sse, nine feet
b elo w th e in n e r v a llu m , also T em a in s, an d th ere are
tra ce s of a seco n d v a llu m an d so m e in d ic a tio n s of a
t h ir d ; an a n cie n t tra c k w a y p a sses th r o u g h th e camp;
a n d a sh o rt d ista n c e n o rth -w e st a re tw o tu m u li, each
a b o u t 20 y a rd s in d ia m e te r a t th e b a s e ; a t a distance
of 490 y a rd s to th e e a st is a c o p io u s an d ever-flowing
s p r in g c a lle d th e “ H o ly W e ll.” R o m a n co in s have been
fre q u e n tly fo u n d h e re.
T h e M isse s F o r s te r are the
p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e so il is sa n d and brash;
su b so il, lim e s to n e . T h e cro p s are g e n e r a l. T h e area i3
2,070 a c r e s ; r a te a b le v a lu e , ¿ 2 ,2 9 3 ; t h e popu lation in
19 11 w a s 318.
S e x to n , T h o m a s W illia m F re e m a n .
P o st O ffice, U p p e r T a d m a r t o n .— M rs. M a ry Newport,
su b -p o s tm is tr e s s . L e t t e r s th r o u g h B a n b u r y arrive at
6.30
a .m . ; d is p a t c h e d a t 5 .5 0 p . m . ; no delivery on
S u n d a y.
S w a lc liffe , 1 m ile d is ta n t, is th e nearest
m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g r a p h office
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , L o w e r T a d m a r t o n , c le a re d at 12.5
& 6 p .m
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l (b o y s & g ir ls ) , b u ilt in 1875, for 86;
M iss M a y H a r r is A .C .P . m is tr e s s
C a r r ie r to & fro m B a n b u r y .— W a lte r H a w k in s , from his
h o u se , to ‘ C r o w n ,’ m o n . t h u r s . & s a t. ,
o th e rs p a ss th r o u g h

jF lo w e r s W illia m , f a r m e r , H o m e fa rm
G o o d w in A lfd . f rm r . L o w . T a d m a r tn
I H o w k in s W a lte rl c a r r ie r
M u llin s W a lt.J n .fa r m e r ,H ig h m ead o w
, S a lm o n J a m e s A u s tin , fa r m e r
i S a lm o n R ic h a r d E d w a rd , fa rm e r
! S a lm o n C e c il L frm r. L o w .T a d m a r t n
I S a lm o n H e w itt, f a r m e r , B r ic k c o tta g e

C a v e L le w e lly n , fa rm e r
T A Y N T O N is a p a ris h a t th e w e s te r n e x tr e m it y of
th e c o u n ty , on th e G lo u c e s te r s h ir e b o rd e r, 5 m ile s s o u th ­
w e s t fro m S h ip to n s ta tio n on th e O x fo rd , W o r c e s te r an d
W o lv e rh a m p to n se ctio n of th e G r e a t W estern r a ilw a y , an d
6£ m ile s n o r th -w e s t fro m B a m p to n an d A lv e s c o t sta tio n s
on th e O x fo r d a n d F a ir fo r d b ra n c h o f th e G re a t W e ste rn
r a ilw a y , i f n o r th -w e s t-b y -w e s t fro m B u r fo r d , a n d 9
n o r th -w e s t fro m W itn e y , in th e M id d iv isio n of th e
c o u n ty , h u n d re d of C h a d lin g to n , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n
o f B a m p t o n W e s t , u n io n a n d c o u n ty c o u r t d is t r ic t of
W itn e y , r u r a l d e a n e r y o f W itn e y a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d
d io cese of O x fo rd . T h e r iv e r W in d r u s h flow s t h r o u g h
th e p a ris h . T h e a n c ie n t c h u r c h of S t . J o h n th e E v a n g e ­
lis t , a n e d ifice of sto n e c h ie fly in th e E a r ly E n g lis h , L a te
D e c o r a te d a n d P e r p e n d ic u la r s t y le s , co n sists of ch a n ce l,
c le r e s to r ie d n a v e , aisle s, v e s t r y , n o r th p o rch a n d a ta ll
a n d n a rro w e m b a ttle d w e ste rn to w e r co n ta in in g a clo ck
a n d 4 b e l l s : th e ch a n c e l, r e b u ilt in 1861, is in th e E a r ly
E n g lis h s t y l e ; th e e a s t en d is fille d w ith a t rip le t of
la n c e ts , an d in t h e so u th w all is a p iscin a : a rc a d e s of
tw o a r c h e s on e a ch sid e d iv id e th e n av e an d a is le s , a n d in
th e n o rth a is le is a n ic h e w ith b a ll flo w er m o u ld in g s :
theTe a re rem a in s o f a h a g io sco p e in th e so u th aisle, w h ich
h a s also a ric h ly -m o u ld e d P e rp e n d ic u la r d o o rw a y , and
th e s ta irs to th e ro o d -lo ft s t ill re m a in :t h e fo n t is su p p o rte d
b y q u a in t ly -c a r v e d fig u re s a tta ch e d to a pan elled sh a ft
a n d th e u p p e r p o rtio n is d iv id e d o cta g o n a lly b y k n e e lin g
fig u r e s , ea ch d iv is io n c o n t a in in g a g r o te s q u e b ir d or
a n i m a l : th e n o rth sid e of th e c h u r c h is e m b a ttle d , an d
in th e n o rth aisle are m u r a l t a b le ts to th e S u m n e r
f a m ily , fro m 1618 to 16 24 : th e c h u r c h a ffo rd s 185 s itt in g s ,
140 b e in g fre e . T h e r e g is t e r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1538.

[ k e l l y ’s
H o n o u r A u b r e y J n . f rm r . W ood farm
H o n o u r J a m e s , fa r m e r , W e a v le y
H o n o u r J o b ( M rs .) ,fa rm e r,M a n o r frm
H o n o u r W illia m , f a r m e r
K ilb y F r a n c is , f a r m b a iliff to Wm
E v e t t s esq
S o te n J a m e s W illia m , b la ck sm ith
T o lle y H y . A lb t .q u a r r y ow nr.G ibraltr
W e b le y E d m u n d ,fa r m e r ,W e a v le v frm
W h itlo c k F d k . fa r m e r , W h ite h ill frm

S a lm o n J o h n A u s tin , fa rm e r, Lower
T a d m a r to n
T a y lo r J o h n , fa r m e r , M an o r house
T a y lo r T h o m a s E r n e s t, w heelw right
T e w J n . T . fa r m r . L o w . Tadmarton
T im b r e ll H a r r y , L a m p e t A rm s P.H
T u s t a in J o h n , f a r m e r
W ells J o s h u a , sh o p k e e p e r & beer
r e t a ile r (o ff lice n se )

T h e liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , n et y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 3 5 , w ith resi­
d en ce, in th e g if t of M e rv y n E d w a rd G e o r g e R hys Wing­
field esq . a n d h e ld sin ce 19 15 b y t h e R e v . John Ledlie
S lo a n e B .A . o f T r in i t y C o lle g e , D u b lin , w ho is also
v ic a r of G r e a t B a r r in g t o n , G lo s .
T h e ch a rities for
d is tr ib u t io n in c lo th in g , b re a d a n d m o n e y am ount to
¿ 1 5 y e a r l y ; th e r e is also a y e a r ly s u m of ¿ 4 from
t h e F ifie ld e s ta te fo r e d u c a tio n a l p u rp o s e s . In this
p a ris h a re q u a rrie s o f v e r y e x c e lle n t stone of the
G r e a t O o lite s e rie s , w ith w h ic h m a n y b u ild in gs in
O x fo rd h a ve been c o n s tr u c te d . M e rv y n E d w a rd George
R h y s W in g fie ld esq . is lo r d of th e m a n o r and the
p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r. T h e so il is lim e s to n e brash;
s u b s o il, ro ck . T h e c h .s f cro p s a r e w h e a t, b arley , oats
a n d t u r n ip s . T h e a re a is 1.988 a c r e s of lan d and 6
of w a t e r ; ra te a b le v a lu e , ¿ 1 ,0 3 0 ; t h e popu lation m
19 11 w as 212 in th e c iv il an d 249 in th e ecclesiastical
p a ris h .
A sm a ll p o rtio n of T a y n to n p a ris h w as transferred to
S w in b ro o k fo r c iv il p u rp o se s b y L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t
B o a rd O rd e r 19 ,54 3, M a rc h 25, 1886.
P a r is h C le r k , G ile s M iles.
P o st O ffice .— O w en P it t a w a y , su b -p o stm a s te r.
th r o u g h B u r fo r d , O x o n , a r r iv e a t 6.25 a .m .
p . m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 9.45 a .m . & 6 .15 p . m . ; no
d e liv e r y of le tt e r s .
B u rfo rd , 2 m ile s d ista n t,
n e a re st m o n ey o rd e r & te le g r a p h office
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