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LA UNTON.

OXFORDSHIRE.

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B ro w n e esq . : th e re a re 280 s itt in g s .
T h e re g is te r
th is c h a r it y in se ven w e e k ly p o rtio n s of 8s. The F
o f b a p tis m s d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1648 ; m a r r ia g e s ,
s ia s tic a l C o m m issio n e rs are lo rd s of th e manor u
1671 ; b u ria ls , 16S1 ; b u t t h e e a rlie r p o rtio n co n s ists
p rin c ip a l la n d o w n e rs are R ic h a r d Staples-Brow n
of e n tr ie s r e c o v e re d b y th e e x e r t io n s o f th e R e v .
an d t h e r e c to r . T h e soil is c la y ; su b so il, c u T »
P h ilip S tu b b s B .D . r e c to r 1719 -38 , a fte r th e e a r lie r
g r e a te r p o rtio n o f th e lan d is p a s tu r e , so m e ‘ anil
r e g is te r s h a d b ee n d e stro y e d b y a fire w h ic h bro k e
T h e are a is 2,816 a c r e s o f la n d a n d 2 of w ater*
o u t in a n d b u r n t do w n a p a rt of th e R e c to r y H o u se
able v a lu e , £ 4 ,38 8 : th e p o p u la tio n in 1911 -was cj,
in th e y e a r 1 7 1 4 : th e se he in s e r te d in a new v o lu m e , and
P a ris h C le rk , W illia m F o ste r.
fro m 17 1 4 th e e n trie s g o on re g u la r ly . T h e liv in g is a E’o st O ffice .— A lb e r t M a t th e w s , su b -p o stm a ster. Lett
r e c to r y , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 4 60 . w it h re s id e n c e , and
r e c e iv e d t h r o u g h B ic e s te r, a r r iv in g a t 6.45 a m ^
in c lu d in g 458 a c re s o f g leb e, in th e g i f t of th e B ish o p
1.30 p . m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 8 .15 a .m . & I ^ 0
of O x fo rd , a n d h e ld
sin ce 1895 b y th e R e v . W illia m
p .m . w eek d a y s o n ly. B ic e s te r, 2 m iles distant^'
M o n ta g u e
M ille r
M .A . of H e r tfo r d C o lle g e , O x fo rd , th e n e a re s t m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g r a p h office
’
a n d r u r a l d e an o f
B ic e s te r . I n th e r e c to r y g a rd e n
E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l, b u ilt in 1839 & en larg ed in x8q6 f
is a fine a v e n u e of elm an d y e w , su p p o se d to be 200
160 c h i l d r e n ; F r a n c is A b r a h a m H a rriso n , mastery e a r s o ld . H e r e is
a C o n g r e g a tio n a l c h a p e l, e re c te d
M rs. W a in e , M iss H a r r is o n & M iss W arlan d , assist/1
in 1850. T h e r e a d in g ro o m , in t h e c e n tr e of th e v illa g e ,
m is tr e s s e s
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nt
w as o p en e d in 1894. R ic h a r d W o o tte n in 1866-7 b e " P o lice S t a t io n , W illia m P h ip p s , co n sta b le in charge
q u e a th e d £ 5 6 y e a r ly fo r p e n sio n s of 14s. a w e e k to
R a ilw a y S t a t io n ,
, station master
fo u r p e o p le , a n d u n d e r a re c e n t o rd e r o f th e C h a r it y
C a r r ie r .— C h a r le s C a s tle , to B ic e s te r, d aily
C o m m issio n e rs th e t ru s t e e s h a ve p o w e r to d is tr ib u te

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M ille r R e v . W illia m M o n ta g u e M .A
(re c to r & r u r a l d e a n ) , R e c to ry
M o rto n M rs

F re e m a n A r t h u r , f a r m e r
M a tth e w s A lb e r t , g ro ce r & sub-port,
F ree m an R ic h a rd , fa rm e r
m a s te r
F ree m an T h o m a s, co w k eep er
P a rlts G e o r g e W illia m , pou ltry farm,
G in g e r F r a n k , f a r m e r
P en n L e w is H e n ry , b u ild er
COMM ERCIAL.
H a rp e r R ic h a rd , fa rm e r
P h ip p s W a lte r A u g u s t in e , farmer
A n c il G e o rg e , fa rm e r & co al m e rc h a n t H a w es A r t h u r J a m e s , fa r m e r
R e a d in g R o o m (R ev . W . M. Miller
B o t te r ill R ic h a r d , c a rm a n
H aw es T h o m a s , fa r m e r
se c)
C a r t e r H e n r y , B u ll inn
H a ze ll M is s , f a r m e r
S a n so m A n n ie ( M iss), farm er
C a s tle C h a r le s , c a r r ie r
H e r it a g e C h a r lo t t e ( M r s .) , b ee r r e t lr
S a n so m W illia m , fa rm er
C o o m b es G a b rie l, a s s is ta n t o v ersee r
H o lt G e o rg e , f a r m e r
S a v in T h o s. fa r m e r . H u n g er Hill frm
D e e le y W m . B . f a r m e r , M a n o r fa r m H u r s t W m . H e n ry R .S .S . b la c k s m ith S u tto n M a ry A n n (M rs.), baker. Wil­
F e n e m o re A lfre d , fa rm e r
Jo n es F re d e ric k , fa rm e r
low c o tta g e
Fene-m ore R ic h a r d ,fa r m e r ,F ie ld ’s fa rm M a r r io tt T h o m a s , ca rm an
T a c k G eo . H y . b a k e r & beer retailer
1M a r r io t t W illia m , c a rm a n
W ain e T h o m a s , w h eelw rig h t
L E A F IE L D -C IJ M -W Y C H W O O D
is an e c c le s ia s ­ “ L o w ” b a rro w s. N e a r th e c h u r c h is an ancient cross,
tic a l p a rish fo rm e d in i8 60 fro m t h e c iv il p a rish of S h ip - r esto red in 1873 b y th e in h a b ita n ts of th e village as e
to n -u n d e r-W y c h w o o d and the e c c le s ia s tic a l p a rish of m e m o ria l of t h e ir d e liv e ra n c e fro m t h e scourge o f small­
W ych w o o d , in th e N o rth e rn d iv is io n of th e co u n ty , h u n ­ p o x . V e rn o n J a m e s W a tn e y esq. J .P . who is lord
d re d and p e tty sessio n a l d iv isio n o f C h a d lin g to n , union o f th e m a n o r, th e C ro w n a n d G e o rg e T a p p esq. are
and c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t of C h ip p in g N o rto n , ru ra l
th e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e so il is clay and part
d e a n e ry o f C h ip p in g N o rto n and a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io ­ b r a s h ; su b so il, c la y a n d g r a v e l. T h e ch ief crops are
ce se of O x fo rd .
L e a fie ld is 3 m ile s s o u th - e a s t fro m
w h e a t, b ea n s, b a r le y , o a ts an d tu r n ip s . The area
A s c o tt s t a t io n on th e O x fo rd an d W o r c e s t e r se c tio n of o f th e to w n sh ip is 901 a c re s ; as se ss a b le value, ¿1,504;
th e G r e a t W e s te r n T a ilw a y , 5 m ile s n o rth -w e s t-b y -n o rtb
th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 6 71, an d of th e ecclesiastical
fro m W itn e y , 6 n o rth -e a st-b y -e a s t fro m B u rfo rd , and
p a rish 868.
so u th fro m C h ip p in g N o rto n . T h e c h u rc h o f S t . M ich ael
. O ffice.— M rs. E liz a b e t h T aylo r, sub-postand A ll A n g e ls , co n secra te d in i860, is a b u ild in g of P o st & M .
m is tr e s s . L e tt e r s a r r iv e t h r o u g h W itn e y at 8.5 a.m.
sto n e in th e E a r ly E n g lis h sty le , c o n s is tin g of ch an cel,
&
2.30
p
.m
. ; d is p a tc h e d a t 8.15 a .m . & 4.55 p.m.
c le re sto rie d n av e, aisles, so u th p o rch and a ce n tra l to w e r,
w eek d a y s o n ly. T h e n e a r e s t te le g ra p h office is at
w ith o cta g o n a l sp ire, co n ta in in g a clo ck and 6 bells,
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a y s t a t io n , 3 m ile s d is ta n t, which is open
ad d ed in 18 7 4 ; th e n o rth an d s o u th arc h es of th e
fro m 8 a .m . to 12.30 p .m . & 2 to 4 & 5 to 8 p.m. on
to w e r open to q u a s i-tra n s e p ts , t h a t on th e n o rth fo rm in g
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S u n d a ys a t t ra in t im e s only
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g r a c e fu l e a ste rn an d w e ste rn a r c h e s of th e to w e r are W all L e t t e r B o x , n e a r C h a r lb u r y T o a d , cleared at 4.45
p .m . d a ily , Su n days e x ce p te d
su p p o rte d b y c lu s te r e d sh a fts , w it h r ic h fo lia te d c a p it a l s :
t h e e a st w in d o w o f th re e lig h ts , w ith a cin q u e -fo ile d
w h eel w in d o w ab o v e, is r ic h ly sta in e d , an d th e re is a good
W Y C H W O O D , situ a te d b e tw e e n B u rfo rd and Charl­
n ich e w ith cre d en ce t a b le in th e n o rth w a ll of th e ch a n ­ b u ry , is a p a rish fo rm e d o u t o f th e old forest of Wych­
ce l : ea ch of th e aisle s is d iv id e d fro m th e n av e b y an w ood and ec c le sia stic a lly an n exe d to Leafield. The Ox­
a rc a d e o f fo u r a r c h e s : t h e r e are a b o u t 450 s ittin g s . T h e
fo rd a n d W o r c e s t e r se ctio n of th e G re a t Western rail­
r e g is te r of b a p tis m s d a te s fro m th e y e a r 17 8 4 ; m a rria g e s ,
w a y p a sse s a m ile n o r th -w e s t of th e p a rish , and has
18 5 3 ; b u ria ls, 1831.
T h e liv in g is a v ic a ra g e , n et a s ta tio n a t A s c o tt . T h e P r im itiv e M etho dist chapel at
y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 2 2 3 , w it h 22* a c re s of g le b e an d re s id e n c e . | F O R D W E L L S 'w a s 'e r e c t e d in 1862. T h e Crown, whkt
in th e g if t o f t h e B ish o p o f O x fo rd , and h e ld sin ce 1875 is lo rd of th e m a n o r, a n d V e rn o n J am e s Watney esq.
b y th e R e v . T h o m a s W illia m L e e M .A . of T r in it y C o lle g e, J .P . a re th e p r in c ip a l la n d e d p ro p rie to rs. The soil is
C a m b r id g e . T h e Baptist- c h a p e l h e re w a s b u ilt in 1873.
sto n e b ra s h , g r a v e l a n d lim e s to n e ; su b so il, rock. The
T h e fo rm e r P r im itiv e M e th o d is t ch ap el is n o w u se d as a c h ie f c ro p s a re w h e a t, b a r le y , o a ts and turnips. The
p a ris h ro o m . A c h a r it y o f £ 1 13s. 4d. y e a r ly , le f t b y are a is 3,768 a c re s of la n d an d 4 of w a t e r ; assessable
S i r G e o rg e F e t tip la c e , b a r t . (d. 8 A p r il, 17 4 3 ), is fo r v a lu e , £ 1 ,6 0 0 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 197b re a d , an d th e re is a c h a r it y le ft b y S ir H e n ry U n to n k b .
P a r is h C le r k , Jo h n F it z G e r a ld .
p ro d u c in g £ 1 9 2s. 6d. y e a r ly fcrr c h u r c h p u r p o s e s ;
th e re are also tw o c o t ta g e s g iv e n b v M rs. L e e in 1910, E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l (m ix e d & in fa n ts), erected about 1842& e n la rg e d in 1898, fo r 252 c h ild r e n ; G e o r g e Gordon,
w h ic h p ro d u c e £ 1 3 y e a r ly fo r c h u rc h p u rp o se s. In th e
m a s te r ; M rs. S u s a n E liz a S h a r p , in fan ts’ mistress
p a ris h a re tw o b a rro w s, k n o w n as th e “ H i g h ” and
L E A F IE L D .
B r a y R ev. G e o r g e R o b e r t ( B a p t is t ) ,
T h e M an se
L e e R e v . T h o m a s W illia m M .A . ( v ic a r ) ,
V ica.rage
T a p p G e o r g e , L o u g h b o r o u g h h o u se

F e r r im a n W illia m R ic h a r d , f a r m e r
H a d la n d E liz a b e t h ( M r s .) , s h o p k e e p r
H e w e tt T h o m a s , b a k e r & g ro c e r
IH o llo w a y
E rn est
V ic t o r ,
fa r m e r ,
B r a m in g to n & S id e fa r m s
1 H o llo w a y J a m e s , sh o p k ee p er
COMM ERCIAL.
j H o llo w a y J o h n D . sh o p k e e p e r
B a k e r C h a s. H y . f a r m e r , C h u r c h frm H o llo w a y P e r c y , fa r m e r , W a te rm a n s
B a k e r W a lte r F r e d e r ic k , O ld G e o rg e
L o d g e fa rm
P .H . & a s s is t a n t o v e rse e r
H o llo w a y T h o m a s , F o x P .H
B enfield J o sep h , b u tc h e r
| P re s to n G e o r g e , s la te r & p la s te r e r
C o lle tt T h o m a s W illia m , R o y a l O ak R o b e rts E d w a rd , b ee r r e t a ile r
P .H . F ie ld A s s a rt
I R o se F . G . & C o . m illw r ig h t s
C o o m b e s J o h n , w h e e lw r ig h t
T a y lo r E liz h .(M r s .) ,s h o p k p r .& p o st off
E a to n T h o m a s , fa rm e r
T a y lo r J sp h . G eo . w a tch & clo ck m a
F errim a n F ra n c is, fa rm e r, R id in g s
T im m s F r e d e r ic k , sto n e m ason

T o w n se n d F ra n k , shopkeeper
Y o u n g R ic h a rd , farm er
W YCH W O OD.
B u r y W a lte r , S o u th Law n house
B en field P h ilip , shopkeeper, FordW“
B u r y W a lte r , fa rm e r, South La^ni...
G e a c h W illia m , fa rm er,
G ro v e s A lfre d & Sons, brick mak
p otteT s
. dncir
H e a n le y M a rs h a ll, farm er, Fair &p
h o u se (p o sta l address,AscottW ych w ood)
H o w se W illia m , blacksm ith
H u n t E liz a b e t h ( M rs.), ^ P ^ L i o
W o o lla m s F r a n k S. farm er, W