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B e tt s W a lte r , fa r m e r
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D o v e B e n ja m in , R o y a l O a k P .H
H u t t R e g in a ld , fa r m e r

d e p u t y r e g is t r a r of m a r r ia g e s &
L o o s le y A lb e r t & F re d e ric k , fa rm e rs
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L o o s le y G e o rg e , jo b b in g g a rd e n e r
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L o o s le y H a r r y , fa rm e r
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le c t o r of p o o r r a t e s fo r T h a m e & Y a t e s B e r tie E . C . h o rse b re a k e r
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see W a te r p e r r y .

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is a p a ris h , 3 m ile s s o u th of B ra c k le y of B o rd o n e, T itia n , M y te n s, S ir P e t e r L e ly , S ir G o d fre y
C e n tr a l sta tio n on th e m a in lin e o f th e G re a t C e n tra l K n e lle r , V an d er N e e r , J . R ic h a rd so n , A . v an O sta d e,
r a ilw a y , 6 m ile s n o rth fro m B ic e s te r s ta tio n o n th e R e m b ra n d t, G e ra rd D o w , H o b b e m a , H o lb ein , P ic k e r s g ill,
B le t c h le y a n d O x fo rd b r a n c h of t h e L o n d o n an d N oTth W . H ilto n R .A ., G e o r g e R ic h m o n d R .A ., G e o rg e M o tG a in sb o ro u g h ,
W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , a b o u t 3 n o r th -e a s t fro m A r d le y s t a ­ la n d , J. M . W . T u r n e r , O ld S to n e ,
tio n on th e B ir m in g h a m d ir e c t lin e of th e G r e a t W e s te rn A lb e r t C u y p , W o u w e rm a n s, J a n V a n d e r H e y d e n , Isa ac
r a ilw a y , an d a b o u t 12 s o u th - e a s t fro m B a n b u r y , in th e v an O s ta d e, K a r e l D u J a rd in , C ro m e , C o n s ta b le , and
M id d iv is io n of t h e c o u n ty , h u n d r e d a n d p e t t y sessio n a l m a n y o th e rs, b esid es w h ic h th e re a re m a n y o ld m in ia ­
d iv is io n o f P lo u g h le y , u n io n a n d c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t tu r e s : a m o n g th e h is to r ic a l re lic s tre a s u r e d h e re is the
b ato n c a r r ie d b y F r a n c is , 1 s t E a r l of E ffin g h a m , as
o f B ic e s te r, r n r a l d e a n e ry o f B ic e s te r a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry
a n d d io cese of O x fo rd .
T h e c h u r c h h a s lo n g been a c tin g E a r l M a rsh a l, b e fo re G e o r g e I I . a t h is coronad e s tr o y e d . T h e l iv in g is a T e c to ry a n n e x e d to t h a t of r.ation ; a p r ie d ie u , c h a irs, a n d b ro ca d e b e lo n g in g to
H a r d w ic k , jo in t y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 1 1 8 , in th e g if t of th e J a n e , D u c h e s s of N o r fo lk , te m p . C h a r le s I I . ; a fra g m e n t
E a r l of E ffin g h a m , a n d h e ld sin ce 19 11 b y t h e R e v . o f one of th e sh ip s of th e A r m a d a , an d an iro n tre a su re
S h e ra rd M o n ta g u S t a t h a m M .A ., L L .D . o f Q u e e n s ’ ch e st fro m one of t h e S p a n is h sh ip s, a n d t a p e s try
C o lle g e , C a m b r id g e a n d T .C .D . w ho is a lso r e c to r of h a n g in g s d is p la y in g th e a rm o ria l b e a rin g s of th e H o w ard
a n d re s id e s a t C o t tis fo r d .
T u s m o r e H o u se , th e r e s i­ f a m ily , w o rk e d b y a fo r m e r C o u n te s s o f E ffin g h a m :
in th e d ra w in g -ro o m of t h is m a n sio n G e o r g e IV . is said
d e n c e of th e E a r l of E ffin g h a m , b u ilt in 1770 b y W illia m
F e r m o r , on th e s ite of t h e o ld m a n o r h o u se , w h ic h to h a v e been m a rrie d to 'M rs. F it z h e r b e r t : th e g ard en s
h e p u lle d do w n in 176 6, is a n o ble m a n s io n in th e a re a d o rn ed w it h tw o m a rb le fo u n ta in s a n d a fin e ca rve d
C la s s ic s t y le , a n d is a d o rn ed on t h e w e s te rn sid e , o v e r­ se a t in S ilic ia n m a rb le : in t h e g r o u n d s is a la k e of 8^
lo o k in g th e la k e , b y a p e r is ty le of fo u r co lu m n s of th e a c re s in e x te n t, e x c a v a te d , it is sa id , d u r in g a period
Io n ic o rd e r, r is in g ab o ve a b a lu s tr a d in g w it h a r u s t i­ o f tw e lv e y e a rs, in th e r e i g n of Q u e e n E liz a b e t h , b y a
c a te d b a s e m e n t : th e e a ste rn fa ça d e h a s a s im ila r J e s u it p r ie s t, d is g u is e d as a la b o u r e r , a n d one a s s is ta n t:
p e r is ty le , w it h f rie z e a n d p e d im e n t, a n d th e d a te 17 7 0 : one a r m of th e la k e is cro ssed b y a h a n d so m e b alu stra d ed
th e n o rth w in g d a te s fro m 1858, a n d w as e re c te d b y sto n e b rid g e , an d o v e rlo o k in g th e la k e is th e te m p le of
H e n ry , 2nd E a r l of E ffin g h a m , w h o p u rc h a se d th e P e a ce , e re c te d b y th e F e rm o rs , c. 1770 , as a m em orial
e s ta te in 1 8 5 7 : t h e h a n d so m e iro n g a te s in fro n t of th e to t h e ir in t im a te frie n d , A le x a n d e r P o p e , an d in it is a
h o u se are m o d e m : t h e p rin c ip a l a p a rtm e n ts , s itu a te d on ta b le t in s c rib e d w it h a v e r s e fro m h is w r it in g s : here
th e first-flo o r, h a v e ele g a n tly -m o u ld e d co rn ices an d p a in te d also a re r e m a in s of th e o ld h o u se, c . 1633, a n d the
c e ilin g s , a n d do o rs o f p o lish e d m a h o g a n y ; t h e d r a w in g ­ d e stro y e d 1 c h u r c h , as w e ll as a p ic tu r e s q u e 15 th ce n tu ry
ro o m and lib r a r y h a v e m a n te lp ie ce s of C a rra ra m a rb le, g r a n a r y a n d d o v e c o te , r a is e d on sto n e p ile s , a n d dating
ca rv e d w ith f ru it and flo w ers, and t h a t in th e form e r has fro m a b o u t 1500: t h e r e is also a v e r y p e r fe c t yew
also a re p re se n ta tio n o f th e s to ry o f “ A n d ro c le s an d th e a v e n u e , a q u a r te r of a m ile lo n g , tw o a v e n u e s of
L io n ” : som e o f t h e o th e r m a n te ls a re o f o ak , an d one b ea rs b ee ch e s, a n d m u c h o th e r fine tim b e r : th e e s ta te was
th e d a te 1621 : t h e c e ilin g in th e d ra w in g -ro o m w as a c q u ir e d b y th e F e r m o r s a b o u t 1600, an d t h e p a ik
p a in te d b y A n g e lic a K a u ffm a n , a n d re p re se n ts “ th e e x te n d s o v er som e 150 a c re s. T h e n o rth e rn ap proach
A m o u rs of th e G o d s : ” in th e b illia r d ro o m sta n d s a to th e m a n sio n fro m B r a c k le y is t h r o u g h a triu m p h a l
b u s t of A n tin o u s on a m a r b le p e d e s ta l, a n d th e “ S h e p ­ a rc h of fre e sto n e , e re c te d in 1906 b y L o r d E ffin g h am ,
h e rd B o y w it h h is D o g ,” a m a rb le g r o u p b y T h o T w ald - a n d su p p o rte d on e ith e r fa ça d e b y fo u r c o lu m n s of the
sen : in th e h a ll is a m a r b le b u s t of N a p o leo n , b y
D o ric o r d e r fro m w h ic h rise s an e n ta b la tu r e su rm o u n ted
C a n o v a : th e d in in g - ro o m c o n ta in s a fin e m a r b le co p y
b y a co lo ssa l f ig u r e of a lio n w ith e x te n d e d t a il, the
o f “ th e B o y w it h th e T h o rn ” in t h e C a p ito lin e M u se u m
d e v ic e of th e H o w a rd f a m il y : on th e frie z e fa c in g the
a t R o m e , a n d in t h e lib r a r y is a m a r b le g r o u p o f “ th e
O x fo rd Toad is in s c rib e d th e fa m ily m o tto , “ V irtu s
I n fa n t H e r c u le s d e s tr o y in g th e S e r p e n ts ,” b y N o lle k e n s :
m ille s c u ta ,” a n d o n th e in s id e frie z e
fa c in g the
th e salo o n , in to w h ic h a ll t h e ro o m s o pen, is p a n elle d
n o rth e rn a v e n u e a n d th e d r iv e is th e sa m e in E n g lish :
in old c a rv e d o a k , an d c o n ta in s m u c h a n c ie n t fu r n it u r e : th e a r c h is fla n k e d b y ten p ie rs , fiv e on e ith e r side,
on th e w a ll h a n g s a sk e tc h in o ils, b y S ir G e o rg e
s u rm o u n te d b y v a se s a n d b y th e c re sts of t h e fam ily.
H a y t e r . o f H e r la t e M a je s ty Q u ee n V ic t o r ia in C o ro n a ­ T h e sp e a r-c ro w n e d d o u b le iro n g a te s b e a r g ild e d m ono­
t io n robe-s : h e re also a re se v e ra l c o p ie s in m a r b le of g r a m s a n d c o ro n e ts . T h e lo d g e on th e e a s t side is
^antiques a n d a b u s t of A u g u s t u s on a m a r b le p e d e sta l,
b u ilt of lo c a l sto n e w it h d re ssin g s of b lu e Hornton
a n d h e re is p re s e rv e d th e sa d d le c lo th of crim so n v e lv e t
stone, an d has an o r ie l w in d o w b e n e a th a t u r r e t and
an d g o ld , an d th e b r id le a n d o th e r tra p p in g s of th e
p in n a cle . T h e E a r i of E ffin g h a m is lo rd of th e manor
h o rse rid d en b y K e n n e t h A le x a n d e r , E a r l of E ffin g h a m ,
an d sole la n d o w n e r.
T h e so il is sto n e b ra s h ; subsoil,
a s a c tin g E a r l M a rsh a l a t t h e C o ro n a tio n o f G e o rg e
sto n e. T h e c h ie f c ro p s a r e w h e a t, b ea n s a n d oats.
I V . : th e w a lls of th e v a r io u s ro o m s a re h u n g w ith a T h e a r e a is 728 acres of la n d a n d 7 of w a t e r ; rateable
fine c o lle c tio n of p ic tu r e s , in c lu d in g m a n y fa m ily p o r­ v a lu e , ^ 7 7 7 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 79.
t r a it s , an d a m o n g th e se , one b y Z u c c h e r o , o f t h e fam o u s
L o r d H o w a rd of E ffin g h a m , L o r d H ig h A d m ir a l, a n d
L e tt e r s t h ro u g h B ic e s te r a r r iv e a t 8.30 a .m . T h e nearest
C o m m a n d e r of th e E n g lis h flee t a g a in s t th e S p a n is h
m oney
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a t H e th e ,
about 2
A r m a d a ; a n d t h e p a in tin g s g e n e r a lly in c lu d e e x a m p le s
m ile s d ista n t. N e a re s t le tt e r b o x, H a rd w ic k

E ffin g h a m E a r l of D .L . T u s m o re ho. ; |
c o m m e r c ia l.
& T r a v e lle r s ’ c lu b S W & B a ch e lo rs’ ' A lle n R ic h a r d , lan d ste w a rd
c lu b W . L o n d o n
i E a r l o f E ffin g h a m
is a lib e r t y in th e p a rish of K in g s e y , O x o n ,
tra n sfe rre d fro m B u c k s in 1894, u n d e r th e p ro v isio n s
o f t h e “ L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t A c t, 1894,” 2J m ile s n o rth e a st fro m T h a m e sta tio n on th e M aid en h ead
and
O x fo rd s e c tio n o f th e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , in th e
S o u th e r n d iv is io n of th e c o u n ty , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n
o f B u llin g d o n , u n io n a n d c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t of T h a m e .
T y t h r o p H o u se , t h e s e a t of P h ilip J a m e s D ig b y W y k e h a m esq. D .L ., J .P . lo rd of th e m a n o r an d so le la n d o w n e r, is a h a n d so m e m a n sio n of sto n e, s ta n d in g in a
w ooded p a rk o f a b o u t 120 a c re s ; th e en tra n c e hall
c o n ta in s fa m ily p a in tin g s,
th e d in in g and d ra w in g
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W y k e h a m P h ilip J am e s D ig b y
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t h e E a r l of E ffin g h a m
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ro o m s an d salo o n a re h u n g w ith v a lu a b le p ic tu r e s by
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j b e a u tifu l c a r v in g s b y G r in lin g G ib b o n s. T h e soil is
; c la y ; su b so il, g r a v e l. T h e c h ie f c ro p s a r e w h e a t, beans
an d b a rle y . T h e a r e a is r e t u r n e d w it h K in g s e y p a ris h ;
th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 138, in c lu d in g K in g s e y .
L e t t e r s th r o u g h T h a m e a r r iv e a t 8 a .m . & 1 P m - >
I le tt e r s p o sted fro m K i n g s e y a t 9.30 a .m . & 1-25 &
! 5.30 p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 9.30 a .m . H a d d e n h a m , abo u t 1
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