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EAST

BERK SHIRE.

HENDRED.

[ k e l l y ’s

C ath olic (m ixed), b u ilt about 1862, for 78 ch ildren ;
M iss Raab, m istress
Church (m ixed ), b u ilt
1862, for 117 ch ild ren ; C arrie rs.— W illiam H iskins, to A bingdon, mon. & f r i . ;
Bertram E ve rest Newm an, m aster Miss A . C. Locke,
to W antage, wed. & sat. ; W illiam Woodley, to
m istress
Steventon station, daily
P R IV A T E R E S ID E N T S .
N orthcote M rs. S t. C ath erin e?
Jackson R alph, E yston A rm s P.H
B esley Joseph, Th e Poplars
Sheard Thom as F. M. N ew bury road Lineham M atthew , stud groom to
B illyeald A rth u r, K in g 's m anor
S p rig g S. Woodbine cottage
John Joseph E yston esq
Coates W alter, Southernwood
Webb M atthew , Downside
M artin E rn est Robert, fru iterer
C owdery Mrs
W est Mrs. W arner
M ulford B arney, beer retailer
Denniss W alter, Rose cottage
Woods Edward
Prior Isaac, fishm onger
Denniss W illiam , Fern villa
C O M M E R C IA L .
Rogers
John
Thom as,
racehorse
Devas G ab riel E dw ard, S t. Am and
B esley G eorge, carpenter
trainer. O rchard house
England M iss, Park cottage
Bradfield Robert, m iller (w ater)
Sheard Thom as F. M. artist
Eyston John Jsph. J.P . Hendred ho Chasney Eleanor (M rs.), P lough P.H S m ith F rederick A dolphus, farm er,
F o llett M rs. Bank cottage
Collins Edw ard Thos. insur. agen t
Home farm
G ill Rev. C ecil Hope M .A . (rector), ~
Day H arris, farm bailiff to CJ.
’
J. Sowdon H arryW ilson,frm r.M an or ho
R ecto ry
E yston esq. A bbev M anor farm
Stibbs John, bricklayer
Hazel Com m ander Jam es R .N ., J.P. Denniss John, baker
Stibbs Richard, b uilder
Rowstock house
Duck Robert, grocer & draper
Waldock H enry (M rs.), grocer
L e j& rave R ev. Canon W illiam D .S .O ., Harrison A rth u r, engineer
W atts S. & Sons, farm ers
(Roman C atholic)
1Hiskins W illiam , carrier
W ebb M atthew , artist, Downside
Loyd A rchie K irk m a n K .C , D . L . , 1 Hobbs Geo. farm er, Harfield farm
W illoughby Henry, farm er. H ill frm
J.P . Down house
! H unt Charles, shopkeeper
Woodley W m . black sm ith & carrier
W E S T H E N D R E D is a parish, intersected by a ford, who are owners of th e m anor, w hich they
stream which falls into th e Tham es near Monkey acquired in exchange from H enry V III. in 1536, and
Island, about 3J m iles east from W antage and 3 south L ad y W antage are the p rin cipal landowners. The soil
from Steventon station on th e G reat W estern mam is clay, chalk and loam ; subsoil, clay and chalk. The
line, in the N orthern division of the county, h undred, chief crops are th e usual cereals and roots. T h e area
p etty sessional division, union and county cou rt d is­ is 1,999 acres of land and 3 of w a te r ; rateable value,
tric t of W antage, ru ra l deanery of W antage, arch ­ £4,478 ; population in 1911, 338.
deaconry of Berks and diocese of Oxford. The church
E A S T G IN G E is a ham let belonging to th is parish, a
of H oly T rin ity is a very ancient building, some p or­
tions of which
are of N orm an d a te ;
it consists of m ile south, consisting of two farm s. L a d y W antage,
chancel, restored in 1881, nave of three bays, aisles, who is lady of the m anor, and A . K . L o yd esq. K .C .
south porch and a w estern tower containing 6 b e lls; are th e p rin cipal landowners.
V erg er, G eorge C arter.
the font is octagonal and bears date 1630; there are
two stained windows to th e Reeves fam ily and some Post Office.— Jam es W atson, sub-postm aster. Letters
th rou gh Steventon, B erks, arrive at 7.15 a.m & 2.45
fine and ancient oak fittin gs : the church has 150 s it­
p .m .; dispatched at 10.55
& 6.15 p.m . & 9.55
tings. The registers date from the year 1578, and
а.m . sunday. The n earest m oney order & telegraph
contain several instances of collections m ade for the
office is at E ast Hendred, 2 m iles distan t
Protestants in Poland and elsewhere, for the redem p­
tion of captives taken by the T urks, and for the W all L e tte r Boxes.— H are inn, cleared at 11.5 a.m . &
б.25 p .m . ; S u n d a y s , 10.5 a . m . ; G inge, c l e a r e d at
sufferers by th e G reat F ire of London in 1666. The
7.20 a.m . & 6.30 p.m . ; S u n d a y s , 7.20 a.m
livin g is a vicarage, net yearly value £200, w ith resi­
dence. in the g ift of Corpus C h risti C ollege, Oxford, School (m ixed), erected w ith teacher’s residence in
and held since 1905 by the Rev. C y ril W illiam Em m et
1853, for 80 c h ild re n ; M rs. Perry, m is tre s s ; Miss
M .A. of th at college. Th ere is also a sm all W esleyan
E lsie Pinnell, assistant m istress
chapel. H ayw ard’s ch arity of £2 14s. is for fuel. The C arrier.— C hasney, to W antage, wed. & sat. return in g
P resident and Fellows of C orpus C h risti College, Oxsame day
E lem en tary Schools.

P R IV A T E R E S ID E N T S .

E llio t Miss, G inge m anor (letters
should be addressed W antage)
E m m et Rev. C yril W m . M .A. (vicar),
V icarage
Mears M iss, M oot farm
Sm ith S ir Cecil H arcourt LL.D .
G inge house (letters should be ad­
dressed W antage)

W histler R egn ld.W est Hendred m anr Q uarterm aine Frank, Th e Hare P.H
Saunders John, shopkeeper
C O M M E R C IA L .
Saunders Thom as, beer retailer
Chasney W m . Jas shopkpr. & carrier Sim onds H. & G. L im ited, brewers
Dixon A lfred, farm er, Hill farm
(Jam es W atson, representative)
E lth am Ph ilip , bricklayer
Sm ith Frederick, farm er
E lth am Rosina (M rs.), shopkeeper
Watson Jam es, baker, coal m erchant,
Goodey F rederick H enry, shopkeeper
corn, hay & straw dealer
K im b er John, farm er, College farm
W atts S. & Sons, farm ers

H E R M I T A G E is an ecclesiastical parish form ed A ug.
7th, 1840, out of the parish of Ham pstead Norris,
com prising the ham lets of W ell H ouse and L ittle Hungerford , and has a station on the D idcot, N ew bury and
W inchester ra ilw a y ; i t is 4 m iles north-east from N ew ­
b ury and 3 south-w est from H am pstead N orris, in the
Southern division of the county, hundred of Faircross,
union of W antage, p etty sessional division and county
court d is trict of N ew bury, ru ra l deanery of N ewbury,
archdeaconry of Berks and diocese of O xford. The
ch u rch of the H oly T rin ity, b u ilt in 1835, is an edifice
of b rick , consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and
a western tu rre t containing one b e ll: there are 140
s ittin g s. The register of baptism s and m arriages dates
from 1839; b urials, 1841. The livin g
is a vicarage,
n et yearly value £180, w ith residence, in th e g ift of
th e M arquess of Downshire, and held since 1902 by the
Rev. A rth u r Thom as Johnson M .A.
of C am bridge
P R IV A T E R E S ID E N T S .

Arnold Mrs. A. C H erm itage house
Bevan Thom as, W oodside
Bowditch Miss
Brookrran Mrs. Hope cottage
B ushell W illiam , Florence villa
C alvert Miss, Rosewood
Cook W dliam . Glenholm e
Davis Charles Peel, Dravton lodge
F aw cett John Richd. H illside villa
Hoare Edward. Sydwella villa
Holbart M aurice, The Firs
Hope V acev Linnington, F ir T ree villa

University.
H ere is a P rim itive M ethodist chapel.
A. K . Loyd esq. K .C . the trustees of the late R t. Hon.
G eorge W illiam P alm er P .C . and E dw ard W asey esq.
are th e principal landowners. Th e soil is flint, gravel
and s a n d ; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat,
barley and oats. The area is 1 , 5 5 0 a c re s; the popula­
tion in 1 9 1 1 was 4 6 0 .
Post, M. 0 . & T. Office.— W alter E . B oshier, sUb-postm aster. L etters arrive from N ew bu ry at 6 4 0 & 1 1
a.m . & are dispatched at 1 0 . 5 5 a m - & 6 . 3 5 p m . week
d a y s; Sundays, arrive, 6 . 4 0 a .m .; dispatched 1 1 . 5 0
p.m
W all L e tter Box, L ittle H ungerford, cleared a t 7 . 4 5
*" 5 - 3 ° P
; sunday, 7 . 4 5 a.m
C ouncil School (m ixed), erected in 1913, for 128; John
Richard F aw cett, m aster
H erm itage Station, Thom as Brooks, station m aster
C arrier.— W . Bance, to N ew bury, on tues. tb u rs. & sat

H unt M rs. Bankside
Johnson Rev. A rthur Thom as M .A.
(vicar), V icarage
Longm ore Mrs. The O rchard
Ludlow Mrs. The C ottage
M archant E dgar Cardew M .A
M urrell Heber E. Woodlands
Pocock Edw in, The M ount
Sin clair Frank W aldegrave S t. C lair,
Th e Benhams
Sparks H enrv, F aville
W aldron Thom as W h ite E iger, The
W ell house

W allace S ir W illiam K .C .M .G . The
Gabled house
W est Chas. Jas. M .D. W olverton lo
C O M M E R C IA L .

Bance W illiam , carrier
Barlow W illiam , carpenter
Boshier W alter E. outfitter.Post office
Briant W illiam G rant, baker
Burgess E li Jam es, brick m aker
B urgess M atthew , carpenter
B utcher Thos.farm er, H erm itage frm
Cook Geo & Son, cab proprietors
Cook Edwin, farm er, L it. H ungerford