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is a p a ris h in T h a m e u n io n , fo r m e r ly p a rtly
I g a m a te d w ith W a te r s to c k >n 1885. P a r t ic u la r s
in this cou nty, b u t p rin c ip a lly in B u c k s , is n o w w h o lly in
| fo u n d in K e lly s D ire cto ry o f th e la t te r c o u n ty .
Bucks, th e O xon p o rtio n of th e p a rish h a v in g been am al-

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I D B U R Y is a p a rish a n d v illa g e on th e b o rd e rs of
G loucestershire, an d is p le a s a n tly se a te d on a sp u r
of the C o tsw o ld s, 2^ m ile s s o u th -w e s t fro m K in g h a m
station on th e O x fo rd a n d C h e lte n h a m b ra n c h of th e
Great W estern r a ilw a y , 5^ n o r th -b y - w e s t fro m B u rfo rd ,
4^ north -w est fro m S h ip to n , a n d a b o u t 20 n o rth -w e st
•from O xford, in th e N o rth e rn d iv is io n o f th e c o u n ty ,
hundred and p e tty se ssio n a l d iv is io n o f C h a d lin g to n ,
union and co u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t of C h ip p in g N o rto n ,
rural dean ery of C h ip p in g N o rto n an d a rc h d e a c o n ry an d
diocese of O x fo rd .
T h e ch u rc h of S t. N ic o la s ‘is an
ancient edifice o f sto n e , o r ig in a lly N o rm a n , c o n s istin g
of chancel, c le re sto rie d n a v e , n o rth aisle , so u th p o rch ,
and a low em b a ttle d w estern to w e r of P e r p e n d ic u la r
date co n tain in g 3 b e l l s : th e ch a n ce l is la t e E a r ly
English 01 T ra n s itio n a l fro m t h a t p e rio d : th e n a v e is
Perpendicular a n d se p a r a te d fro m th e a is le b y an
arcade of th ree D e c o ra te d a rc h e s , a n d on th e n o rth side
of the la tte r is a r ic h ly o rn a m e n te d N o rm a n d o o rw a y ,
now blocked u p : in t h e c h a n c e l a r c h is a cu rio u s
passage le a d in g fro m th e c h a n c e l to t h e n o rth a i s l e :
the font is o cta g o n a l an d of P e r p e n d ic u la r d a te , w ith
richly-carved p a n e ls : th e ch a n ce l r e ta in s a D eco rate d
piscina, and th e ro o d -lo ft d o o r r e m a in s , th e screen now
separates the ch a n ce l fro m th e n a v e : m a n y of th e
benches d isp la y e x c e lle n t c a r v i n g : in 1906 a n ew p u lp it,
with old oak p a n e ls ta k e n fro m so m e of th e b en c h es,
was provided, a n ew v e s t r y fo rm e d in th e to w e r and
heating ap p a ra tu s fitte d : th e re are a b o u t 200 s ittin g s .
In the ch u rc h y a rd is a m e m o ria l cro ss o f A b e rd e e n
granite erected to th e m e m o r y o f S ir B e n ja m in B a k e r
K.C.B., K .C .M .G ., F .R .S . h is m o t h e r a n d sis te r . T h e
register, w h ich d a te d fro m th e y e a r 1706, h a s disj
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I ifield n e t y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 2 6 0 , in th e g i f t of th e B ish o p
o f O x fo rd
an d h e ld sin ce 1910 b y th e R e v. G o th e r
E d w a r d M an n , w h o re s id e s a t F ifie ld .
S ir B. B a k e r ’ s
K .C .B .,
K .C .M .G ., F .R .S .
c h a r it y a m o u n ts to
y e a r fo r th e p o o r, a n d ¿ 3
a y e a r fo r th e r e p a ir
v a u lt .
The K e m p c h a r it y a m o u n ts to £ jx a y e a r fo r
th e p o o r. T u r v ille ’s c h a r it y o f ¿ 3 2s. 6d. y e a r ly b e ­
q u e a th e d m 1829, is fo r co a l. T h e c h u r c h lan d p ro d u ce s
a b o u t ¿ 1 4 a y e a r fo r th e r e p a irs o f th e f a b r ic . N e a r
th e h ig h ro a d fro m S t o w -o n -th e -W o ld to B u r fo r d are
tra c e s of an a n c ie n t fo rtifie d c a m p . M r. P e t r e is lo rd
o f t h e m a n o r a n d p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r. T h e soil is
o o lite , d r i f t a n d w e a ld c l a y ; su b so il, ro c k a n d cla y .
T h e c h ie f cro p s a re w h e a t, b ea n s, b a r le y , o a ts an d
t u r n ip s . T h e are a is 1,565 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e ,
¿ 1 , 5 2 6 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w a s 157.
P a rish C le rk , W illia m S o d e n .
L e tt e r s t h r o u g h C h ip p in g N o rto n a r r iv e a t 8 .15 a .m . &
4.30 p .m . W a ll L e t t e r B o x c le a re d a t 9 .15 a .m . &
p .m . w e e k
d a y s o n ly . F ifie ld is th e n e a re st
m o n e y o rd e r office & K in g h a m s ta tio n is t h e n e a re st
t e le g r a p h o ffice, 2 m ile s d is ta n t
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , B o u ld , c le a r e d a t 9.20 a .m . & 6 p .m .
w e e k d a y s o n ly
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l fo r 65 c h il d r e n ; M iss C a r o lin e
P h illip s , m is tre s s
B o u ld is a h a m le t to I d b u r v , one m ile n o r th -e a s t an d
1$ m ile s fro m K in g h a m sta tio n .

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F O X C O T T (o r F o sc o t) is a h a m le t i f m ile s n o rth -e a s t
a n d h a lf a m ile s o u th fro m K in g h a m sta tio n .
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , F o sc o t, c le a r e d a t 9.35 a .m . & 6 15
p .m . w e e k d a y s o n ly

Bull Henry R o b ert, fa r m e r ,B o u ld fa rm I H a w k e r W a lte r H e n r y ,fa r m e r , F o s c o t I Soden W m . b la c k s m ith & p a rish clerk
Corson W illia m M a rtin , f a r m e r
I I s a a c S id n e y , f a r m e r
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I F F L E Y , in D o m e sd a y “ G iv e te le i,” is a p a rish on the
river Isis, i j m iles n o rth -w e st fro m L ittle m o r e sta tio n ,
and on the O x fo rd and W y c o m b e se ctio n of th e G re a t
Western ra ilw a y , an d has a m o to r r a il h a lt on th e sa m e
line. The p a rish is i f m ile s s o u th - s o u th - e a s t fro m
Oxford, in th e M id d iv isio n of th e co u n ty , h u n d re d and
petty sessional d iv isio n of B u llin g d o n , u nion of H e a d in g ­
ton, county co u rt d is t r ic t of O x fo rd , r u r a l d e an e ry of
Cuddesdon and arc h d e a c o n ry and d io cese of O x fo rd . ’ I n ­
gram (M em orials of O x fo rd ) d e riv e s th e n am e fro m
Angio-Saxon, g ifta le g a , “ field s of g if t s ,” b u t th e te rnnnation “ ey ” or « ea ,” an is la n d , p o in ts, in th e opinion
of the Rev. Canon Is a a c T a y lo r , a u th o r of “ W o rd s and
races,- ra th er to a p erio d w h en th e r iv e r sp re ad it s
waters more w id ely , and circ le d aro u n d m a n y m a r s h v
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below; the av era g e fa ll is 3J fe e t. In 1894 a p u b lic
erry was p ro vided on th e r iv e r h e re , w ith a go o d landng place, and an em b a n k e d fo o tp a th t h e re fro m lea d in g
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s t ill e x ta n t in th e in t e r i o r : th e to w e r a rc h e s sp rin g
fro m p ie rs w ith cu sh io n e d c a p it a ls an d s h a fts of black
m a rb le in th e a n g l e s ; th e a rc h e s th e m s e lv e s are rec esse d
an d e la b o r a te ly c a rv e d w ith flo w ers an d z ig z a g w o r k :
on th e n o rth sid e of th e c h a n c e l t h e r e w as o n ce an
a lt a r -t o m b to A r t h u r P it t s B .C L . o f B ra sen o se C o l­
le g e , an d F e llo w o f A ll S o u ls C o lle g e , r e g is tr a r o f th e
d io cese and a rc h d e a c o n ry , an d im p ro p ria to r of Iffle y , d.
16 M a y , 1 5 7 9 ; t h is w as d e stro y e d d u r in g th e re s to ra tio n
w ith th e e x ce p tio n o f th e u p p e r slab , th e n a ffix e d to
th e w e s t w all of th e c h u r c h : th e re is a m e m o ria l to
B a rto n H o ly d a v o r H o llid a y D .D . a rc h d e a c o n o f O x fo rd ,
T625, and a T ra n s la to r of L a tin c la s sic s, he d ie d 2 O c t
r 1 a nd w as b u rie d in C h r is t C h u r c h C a t h e d r a l ; and
on th e so u th side of th e ch a n ce l lie s b u rie d th e c e le ­
b ra te d S a x o n sch o la r, E d w a r d T h w a it e s , fe llo w of
Q u ee n ’ s C o lle g e, O x fo rd , r e g iu s p ro fe sso r of G re e k , 170 7,
and W h y t e ’ s p ro fe sso r of m o ra l p h ilo so p h y 1708, died
12 D ec. 1 7 1 1 ; on th e e x te r io r n o rth w a ll is a m o n u ­
m en t to Jo h n S m ith , ye o m a n , 1659, ar*d A lic e h is w ife ,
1678, a b en e fa ctress to t h e p a r is h ; S te p h e n F ie ld , also
a b en e fa cto r, is b u rie d so u th -e a s t o f th e c h a n c e l; th e
w estern g a b le of th e c h u r c h w as r e b u ilt in 1823 b y M r.
R o b ert B lis s, a b o o k s e lle r, of O x fo r d ; an d a b o u t 1825
th e P erp e n d icu la r ch a n ce l s c re e n w a s r e m o v e d : in 1844
m o re e x te n siv e re p a irs w e re m ad e b y M r. H u s s e y , a r c h i­
tect, w h en t h e w e ste rn g a b le w a s r e - c o n s tru c te d , th e
n av e ro o f ra ised to it s o r ig in a l h e ig h t a n d th e stone
p u lp it step s ta k e n a w a y ; th e ch a n c e l, re s to re d in 1858
u n d er th e d ire ctio n o f M r. E w a n C h r is tia n , is v a u lte d
w ith stone and g ro in e d , an d co n s ists o f tw o b a y s, th e
w e ste rn m o st b e in g N o rm a n and th e second E a r ly E n g ­
lish . ad d ed , it is su p p o sed , to t h e o rig in a l c h u rc h b v
R o b e rt de E fte le v , p r io r o f K e n ilw o r th , 1266-76, an d a
naf ’ Te
t h is p l a c e ; th is h a s a lo c k e r, p is c in a and
s e d ilia of th e sa m e d a te : th e la te r w in d o w s in th e c h a n ­
c e l are of th e 13 th c e n tu r y , b u t in th e N o rm an p o rtio n
th e m o u ld in g s of th e a n c ie n t w in d o w s r e m a in : in th e
to w er and n ave fo u r g o o d P e rp e n d icu la r w in d o w s h a v e
been in s e rte d w ith in th e N o rm a n m o u ld in g s ; th e se are
su p p o sed to h a ve been ad d ed b y Jo h n d e la P o le, D u k e
o f b u ffo lk , 146 3-91, a n d E liz a b e th o f Y o r k , h is w ife ,
w ho se a rm s ap p ear in th e so u th - w e s te rn w in d o w : th e
to w e r has, in th e b e lfr y s to re y , tw o N o rm a n w in d ow s
on ea ch side, and a t u r r e t a t th e n o rth -w e st c o r n e r ; in
the ce n tre o f th e n o rth r o w o f b a ttle m e n ts is th e fig u r e
of an o x : th e so u th -e a s t w in d o w o f th e n av e h a s th e
a rm s of F e t t i p la c e : a co lle ctio n o f fra g m e n ts fro m th e
old w e st w in d o w h a v e bee n a rra n g e d t o g e th e r in a
sh ield -lik e fo rm and p laced in a n o th e r w in d o w in th e
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