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ro a d o r ‘ ‘ s t r e e t ” le a d in g fro m A lc h e s te r to
L a c t o d o r u m a n d fro m it s p o sse ssio n b y th e A u d le y s ,
w ho h e ld it fro m th e tim e o f H e n ry I I I . T h e ch u rch
o f S 3 . M a ry and E d b u r g a is a b u ild in g o f sto n e, in
m ix e d s t y le s , c h ie fly P e rp e n d ic u la r, and co n s ists of
ch a n ce l w it h n av e, aisle s, n o rth and so u th p o rch e s, and
an e m b a ttle d w e ste rn to w e r o f P e rp e n d ic u la r d a te c o n ­
ta in in g a c lo c k and 6 b e l l s : t h e ch an ce l re ta in s a
p is c in a : th e p ie rs and a rc h e s o f th e a rc a d e s, and fo u r
w in d o w s are E a r ly D e c o ra te d , b u t m o s t of th e w in d o w s
h a ve bee n in s e rte d in t h e L a te P e rp e n d ic u la r p e r i o d ;
th re e a rc h e s on ea ch sid e , s p r in g in g fro m clu ste re d
p illa r s , se p a ra te th e n a v e and a is le « : in th e P e rp e n ­
d ic u la r noTth p o rch a r e t h e rem a in s of a h o ly w a te r
s to u p , t h e ca n o p y of w h ic h is w e ll p r e s e r v e d : th e
f o n t is o c t a g o n a l: th e re is a b e ll-c o t on th e eastern
g a b le o f th e n a v e , b u t t h e b e ll has been r e m o v e d :
a t th e ea st en d o f th e s o u th a is le is a m o n u m e n t of
w h it e m a rb le to S ir J o h n B o rla se , 2nd b a rt. w h o died
i n F e b . 1688 ; it has a n e ffig y o f th e d e ce ased ,
clad
i n t h e d re ss o f a R o m a n w a rrio r, r e c lin in g on a m a t ­
t re s s , an d on e ith e r sid e a r e w e e p in g f i g u r e s ; h e re
also is a m o n u m e n t to B a ld w in B o rla se esq. b ro th e r
o f th e p re c e d in g , d . J u n e 28, 1 6 7 9 ; a t a b le t to D iana
M a rth a , d. 1789, d a u g h t e r o f S ir J o h n B o rla se W a rre n
b a r t . K .C .B ., M .P . of S ta p le fo rd , N o t t s .: and an o th er
in s crib e d sla b to E liz a b e t h , d a u g h te r of G e o r g e P a rk e r,
o f S o u th c o te , L in e . 1 7 6 5 : in th e n av e are m e m o ria ls
t o t h e W o o d w a rd fa m ily , 16 6 0 -17 2 7 ; and t o A n n e , w ife
o f T h o m a s E y le s ,
1 7 6 3 : t h e r e are 284 s i t t i n g s :
th e
b a se o f a s to n e cro ss rem a in s in th e ch u rc h y a rd . T h e
r e g is te r d a tes fro m th e y e a r 1696. 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 £ 1 7 0 , w it h re s id e n ce , in the
g if t of th e D ean and C h a p te r o f C h r i s t C h u r c h , O x fo rd ,
a n d h e ld s in c e 1914 b y t h e R e v . W illia m E llis S a w y e r
Rom an

P o s t, M . 0 . & T . O ffice & T e le p h o n e C a ll & Telephonic
E x p r e s s D e liv e r y O ffice (fo r p la c e s w ith in limited
d is ta n c e ) .— E d w a r d S t e v e n s , s u b -p o s tm a s te r . Letters
a r r iv e t h r o u g h B ic e s te r a t 7 a .m . & 12.55 & (for
c a lle r s o n ly ) 6.35 p . m . ; s u n d a y s, 7.2 5 a . m . ; dis­
p a tc h e d a t 6 .35 a .m . & 1 .1 5 & 5 .4 5 p .m . ; Sundays,
1 1.2 5 a .m
E le m e n ta r y Sch o o l ( m ix e d ) , b u ilt in 1837, fo r 100 chil­
d r e n ; W illia m T u r n b u ll, m a s te r
C a r r ie r to B ic e s te r .— A lfr e d N o rto n , d a ily

C o x C h a rle s, h u n ts m a n to th e B ic e s te r
h o u n d s. T h e K e n n e ls
D ee le y A r t h u r , fa rm e r
E llio t
C h a rle s ,
gard en er
to C o l.
G e o r g e G o s lin g
G o ld in g W a lte r , g a m e k e e p e r to Col.
G e o rg e G oslin
H o u se G e o rg e , s t u d g ro o m to th e
B ic e s te r h o u n d s
L a n e W illia m , f a r m b a iliff to W i l l i a m
COMMERCIAL.
B. D e e le y esq
C a tt e ll W illia m A r t h u r , b a k e r & g ro ce r L a th e r b y J a c k , P lo u g h P .H
C la r k e G e o r g e , g a r d e n e r to G e o rg e N o rto n A lfr e d , c a r r ie r
A . W . Y o u n g esq

G o s lin g C o l. G e o rg e J .P . S tr a tto n
A u d le y p a rk
K in g s c o t e J o h n B lo o m field
L e ig h Jo h n B lu n d e ll D .L . M a n o r ho
Saw ye r R ev.
W illia m
E llis M .A .
( v ic a r ) . V ic a r a g e
Young
G e o r g e A r c h ib a ld W a lla c e ,
S t r a t to n A u d le y h a ll

[ k e l l y ’s

M .A . o f T r in i t y C o lle g e , C a m b r id g e .
T ra c e s of a
R o m a n ro a d a n d t h e s ite o f a ca m p are v is ib le in this
p a rish . H e re a re th e k en n els of th e B ic e s te r hu n t;
B ic e s te r, B a n b u r y , B r a c k le y a n d B u c k in g h a m are con­
v e n ie n t p la c e s fo r h u n tin g v is it o r s . N e a r th e church,
in a s o u th e r n d ir e c tio n , a re so m e re m a in s of th e founda­
tio n s of a c a s tle , su p p o se d to h a v e bee n th e residence of
N ic h o la s, 1st b a ro n A ld it h le y or A u d le y , A .D . 13x2-17;
the a n g le s of th e fo u n d a tio n s w e re e x c a v a te d a b o u t 1870
u n d e r th e d ir e c tio n o f th e la t e G e o r g e G le n esq. J.p.
S t r a t to n A u d le y H a ll is o c c u p ie d b y G e o rg e Archibald
W a lla ce Y o u n g esq. a n d S t r a t to n A u d le y P a r k by Col
G e o rg e G o s lin g J .P . w h o is lo rd of th e m a n o r and princi­
pa l la n d o w n e r. T h e D ea n a n d C h a p te r of C h r is t Church,
O x fo rd , a re o w n ers of th e r e c to r ia l g le b e . T h e soil ij
lo am an d sto n e b ra s h ; su b so il, sto n e b ra s h . T h e land
is c h ie fly in p a s tu r e . T h e a re a is 2,301 a c re s of land
an d 7 o f w a t e r ; r a te a b le v a lu e , £ 3 ,3 6 5 ; t h e population
in 19 11 w as 352 in t h e c iv il an d 305 in th e ecclesiastical
p a ris h .
B y L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t B o a rd O rd e r, 21,435 , dated
M arch 28, 1888, a d e ta ch e d p a rt of C a v e rsfie ld w as added
to S t r a t to n A u d le y fo r c iv il p u rp o ses.
P a r is h C le r k , J a m e s H e r r in g .

N o rto n W illia m , fa rm b a iliff to Col.
G eo . G o s lin g , S t r a t to n A u d le y park
P a lm e r C h a rle s , fa r m b a iliff to John
B lu n d e ll L e ig h esq
P a r k e r W illia m , h e a d g ard en er to
J o h n B lu n d e ll L e ig h esq
P h illip s J o sep h , b la c k s m ith
P h ip p s F r a n k H . f a r m e r , E lm farm
S o p e r F r e d e r ic k J a s. R e d L io n P H
. S te v e n s F r a s . A r c h ib a ld , carpenter
1 T e m p le r J o h n ,m ille r ( s te a m & water)
' T r e a d w e ll W illia m , fa r m e r
j W e a v in g W illia m , stu d groom to
G e o rg e A . W . Y o u n g esq

S T T J D L E Y , see H o r to n -c u m - S tu d le y .
S W A L C L I F F E
is a v illa g e an d p a rish on th e road
f r o m B a n b u r y to S h ip s to n -o n -S to u r, 4 m ile s n o rth -w e st
f r o m B lo x h a m sta tio n on th e B a n b u r y and C h e lten h a m

se c tio n o f th e G r e a t W e s te r n r a ilw a y , 5^ s o u th - w e s t fro m
B a n b u r y an d a b o u t 23 n o rth -w e st fro m O x fo rd , in th e
N o rth e rn d iv isio n o f th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d , u nion and
co u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t of B a n b u r y , B a n b u r y an d B lo xh am
p e t t y sessio n a l d iv isio n , ru ra l d e a n e ry o f D ed d in g to n ,
a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io cese o f O x fo rd . T he c h u rc h of S S .
P e t e r an d P a u l is a la rg e ed ifice o f sto n e in m ix e d sty le s ,
c o n s is tin g of c h a n ce l, c le re s to rie d n ave, a isle s, so u th
p o rch an d an e m b a ttle d w e ste rn to w e r c o n ta in in g a clock
an d 6 b e lls an d a s a n c tu s b e ll in a t u r r e t w ith cro c k e te d
p in n a c le s on th e e a st g a b le of t h e n a v e : th e ch a n ce l is
E a r ly E n g lis h an d re ta in s th ree e le g a n t s e d ilia an d a
p is c in a u n d e r an a r c a d e : on t h e s o u th s id e is a p r ie s t’ s
do o r an d in th e a n g le a lo w -sid e w in d o w : a t th e e x ­
te r n a l s o u th a n g le is a s m a ll E a r ly E n g lis h b lo ck ed
d o o rw a y an d a ro u n d a rc h w ith d o g - to o th o r n a m e n t :
th e ro o d -lo ft d o o r r e m a in s, an d a sc reen o f P e r p e n ­
d ic u la r d a te , w ith tra c e s o f p a in tin g an d g i l d i n g : in th e
ch a n ce l a re sto n e s in s crib e d to W illia m L o g g in , g en t.
16 3 5 ; S a ra h , w ife o f Jo h n L o g g in , 1 7 6 7 ; J o h n L o g g in ,
16 77, an d Jo h n L o g g in A .M . fe llo w o f N e w C o lle g e , O xo n,
v ic a r h e re and re c to r o f M a rsto n S ic c a , G lo s , 1698-1731 ;
W illia m M a y o M .A . v ic a r 16 79-1734 , and M a r ia h is w ife.
1 7 1 7 ; th e R e v . John C a sw e ll, 46 y e a rs v ic a r , 1808, and
E liz a b e t h h is w ife , 1772 , an d tw o ch ild re n , 1 7 6 1 -6 ; th ere
is also a b ra s s to T h o m a s M e r r io t t B .C .L . v ic a r , 1624,
u n til h is d e a th , 19 J u ly , 16 6 2 ; th e p u lp it and r e a d in g
d e sk w e re g iv e n b y A n n e , w id o w o f W illia m W y k e h a m
esq. in 1639, an d th e re are so m e p ew s w it h th e d a te 16 3 7:
th e n av e is of fo u r b a y s , t h e n o rth arc a d e b e in g co m p osed
of th re e N o rm a n a rc h e s and one w id e r a rch of E a rly
E n g lis h c h a r a c t e r : t h e so u th arc a d e is T ra n s itio n N o r­
m a n : th e so u th aisle d a te s fro m ab o u t 1280 and co n ­
ta in s tw o re c e sse d a rc h e s in th e w a ll, on clu ste re d
s h a ft s ; a m o n u m e n t in a L a te C la s s ic s ty le to Jo h n
H a w te n , g e n t, o f T h e L e e , 1598 ; a t a b le to m b w ith
sh ie ld s of a r m s , b elo w a m u r a l m o n u m en t of m a rb le in
th e T u d o r C la s s ic s ty le , w ith co lo u re d d e m i-fig u re s and

a rm s , to Jo h n D u n co m b e esq. and E liz a b e th , his wife;
and o th e r m e m o ria ls to R ic h a r d T re d w e ll, g en t. 1759
a n d A n n h is w ife , 1783 ; and to T h o m a s Cham berlayn e
esq. 1639 ; th is a isle r e ta in s it s o r ig in a l b en ch es and on
the floor is a b ra s s to J o y c e , w ife of R ic h a rd Newman,
of E p w e ll, g e n t. 15 8 4 ; th e n o rth aisle , d a tin g fro m about
1320, co n tain s a fine m u ra l m o n u m e n t of m arb le, with
co lu m n s and an e n ta b la tu re and a se m i-c ir c u la r recess
in c lo sin g k n e e lin g fig u re s of a m an and h is w ife, with
m an y sh ield s of a r m s in s crib e d to R ic h d . W yke h am esq.
and M a ry h is w ife, 1635 ; th e re a re also o th e r memorial«
of t h a t f a m ily , 16 3 5 -17 0 3 ; and b ra s se s on th e floor to
E fum p hrey W y k e h a m , 1650, an d to J o an , w ife of Peter
H a rris, 1635, an d m u ra l ta b le ts to th e fa m ily of Walford, 1807-41 : a few old b e n c h e s rem a in : in th e nave,
ab o ve th e a rc a d e s, are tw o a p p a re n tly S a x o n windows,
d e ep ly sp la y e d an d now o p en in g in to th e a i s le s ; here
also a re v a rio u s m u r a l m o n u m e n ts of th e W ykeham s,
17 5 1-9 8 : th e so u th p o rch is e le g a n t E a r ly E n g lis h : a
h a n d so m e rood s c re e n re m a in s, an d th e ch u rc h has
tim b e r ro o fs t h r o u g h o u t : all th e w in d o w s, some of
w hich are m e m o ria ls, are of m o d e rn sta in e d g l a s s : the
ch uT ch w as re s to re d in 1854-5 b y su b scrip tio n s and «
lo ca l r a t e , an d a ffo rd s 300 s itt in g s .
T h e re g iste r of
b a p tis m s an d b u ria ls d a te s fro m th e y e a r 15581 maiP
ria g e s, 1567. 'The liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , w ith Shutforo
a n n e x e d , jo in t n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 2 2 4 , w ith residence,
in th e g i f t of N ew C o lle g e , O x fo rd , a n d h e ld since 1912
b y th e R e v. M a u ric e M aso n K n o w le s M .A . of Christ
C h u r c h , O x fo rd .
. ,
J o h n L o g g in ’ s c h a r it y g iv e s £ 3 y e a r ly to th is parish,
d is tr ib u t e d in b re a d . T h e T ent of th e co m m o n land pro­
d u c e s a b o u t £ 5 y e a r ly , w h ic h is g iv e n in coal to the
po o r.
C h r is to p h e r C o o k e’ s c h a r it y of £ 4 ann ually 18
g iv e n to th e p o o r a t C h r is tm a s . O n a co n ica l hill
a fla t to p to th e n o rth of th e v illa g e are th e rem ains 0
M a d m a rsto n C a m p , a B r it is h w o rk , p e n ta g o n a l in shape,
an d c o v e r in g an a r e a of m o re th a n 5 acres. A t
L e a , t h e r e s id e n c e o f C o l. B u is t , is p re s e rv e d a larg^
co lle c tio n of R o m a n co in s, fo u n d a t v a rio u s ^ m e j °
t h a t fa rm , an d t h e r e is a su b te rra n e a n p a s s a g e leadi g