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b y N o rw o o d a n d o th e r s . W e s t c o te B a r to n M a n o r H o u se
o f th e C e lt ic t y p e . T h e r e g i s t e r d a te s fro m th e y e a r
1559, b u t it s m id d le p o rtio n , i.e ., c ir c a 1680 to 1800, is t h e r e s id e n c e óf M rs . S t a p le t o n . T h e t r u s t e e s o f^ th e
la t e Jenne'r G u e s t M a r s h a ll esq . a re lo rd s o f t h e m a n o r.
is v e r y d e fe c tiv e . T h e liv in g is a r e c to r y , n et y e a r ly
F r a n c is E d e n M a r s h a ll esq. M .A . A le x a n d e r W illia m
v a lu e £ 1 7 0 , d e r iv e d fro m a b o u t 210 a c r e s of g le b e , w ith
H a ll esq . D .L ., J .P . a n d t h e r e c t o r a r e t h e p r in c ip a l
re s id e n c e , in th e g i f t o f M iss M . K . S e a g r a v e , a n d h e ld
sin ce 19x1 b y t h e R e v . C e c il R o b e rt T y r w h it t M .A . of la n d o w n e rs. T h e so il is m o s t ly lim e s to n e b r a s h ; s u b ­
so il, c la y a n d w h it e lim e s to n e . T h e la n d is a r a b le
C h r i s t C h u r c h , O x fo rd . I n 1901 C o l. E d m u n d S . B .
w ith a s m a ll p ro p o rtio n p a s tu r e . T h e a r è a ife 910
L o c k y e r co n v ey ed t o t r u s t e e s tw o s m a ll m e a d o w s, called
re s p e c tiv e ly “ P it tic e ” an d “ M ill A c r e ,” in t h is place a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 1 ,0 8 8 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11
an d M iddle. B a rto n , fo r th e b en e fit, re p a ir or im p ro v e ­ w as 150 in t h e c i v i l, a n d 159 in t h e e c c le s ia s t ic a l p a r i s h .
P a rish C le r k , W illia m B ra in .
m en t of th e p a rish c h u rc h , o r fo r th e b en e fit o r relie f
L e t t e r s fro m O x fo r d a r r iv e a t 8.30 a .m . & 3.30 p .m .
o f d e s e r v in g m e m b e rs o f th e C h u r c h o f E n g la n d in th is
W a ll L e t t e r B o x c le a r e d a t 1 1 .5 a .m . & 6 .4 5 p .m . ;
p a rish , in m e m o ry of h is fa th e r,
th e R ev. E d m und
su n d a y , 9.55 a .m . T h e n e a r e s t m o n ey o rd e r & t e le ­
L e o p o ld L o c k y e r M .A . r e c to r h e re 1852-1900. T h e p o o r’s
g r a p h office is a t M id d le B a rto n
a llo tm e n t of 29 a c re s, a w a rd e d in 1796, p ro d u c e s abo u t
£ 2 0 n e t y e a r ly , w h ic h is ex p en d ed in th e p u r c h a s e of T h e c h ild re n o f t h is p a rish a tte n d th e sc h o o ls a t S an d fo rd S t . M a rtin o r S te e p le B a rto n
fu e l, to b e e q u a lly d ivid ed b etw een t h is and t h e a d ­
jo in in g p a rish of M id d le B a r t o n ; t h e r e is also a bread C a r r ie r .— E r n e s t A . J o n e s p a s s e s t h r o u g h to B a n b u r y ,
m o n . & t h u r s . & O x fo r d , w e d
c h a r it y o f £ 2 10s. a r is in g fro m th e re n t o f la n d g iv en
S t a p le t o n M rs. M a n o r h o u se
c o m m e rc ia l.
A lle n H e n ry , fa r m e r . P a r k fa rm

,D a n c e y G e o r g e , fa r m e r , E l m g r o v e
I G o o d in g P e r c iv a l, F o x in n
I R e ed G eo . H y. f a r m e r , M a n o r f a r m

W E S T O N - O N - T H E - G R E E N is a p a ris h and v illa g e
o n t h e ro a d fro m O x fo rd to B r a c k le y , 3 m ile s n o r th ­
e a s t fro m I s lip s ta tio n on th e O x fo r d a n d B le t c h le y se c­
tio n of t h e L o n d o n and N o rth W e s te r n r a ilw a y and 3^
m ile s e a s t fro m B le t c h in g to n s ta tio n on th e O x fo rd an d
B ir m in g h a m se ctio n o f th e G re a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , 4^
s o u th - w e s t fro m B ic e s te r an d 9 n o rth fro m O x fo rd , in
t h e M id d iv is io n of t h e c o u n ty , h u n d r e d an d p e t t y
sessio n a l 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 i s t r i c t of B ic e s te r, r u r a l d e a n e r y o f B ic e s te r a n d a r c h ­
d e a c o n ry a n d d io cese of O x fo r d . T h e c h u r c h of S t .
M a ry is a p la in ed ifice o f sto n e in a m o d e rn C la s s ic
s ty le , re-built in 1743 b y N o rre y s B e r t ie esq. on th e site
of th e a n c ie n t c h u r c h , the, w h o le of w h ic h , w ith th e
e x c e p tio n o f th e to w e r, w as th e n d e m o lish e d : t h e p re s e n t
c h u r c h co n s ists o n ly o f n a v e , s o u th p o rc h a n d a w e ste rn
to w e r, in p a r t N o r m a n , w it h an u p p e r s ta g e o f E a r ly
E n g lis h w o rk a n d a P e r p e n d ic u la r p a ra p e t a n d t u r r e t s ,
and c o n t a in in g 5 b e l l s : in t h e c h u r c h a re m a n y
m e m o ria ls to th e fa m ilie s o f N o r r e y s a n d B e r tie , 16201766 ; a n d to t h a t of L a d y m a n , 1710 -6 2 : t h e r e is also a
ta b le t to R ic h a r d C h a m b e r la in . 1624, a n d E liz a b e t h
(H a rris ) h is w ife , 1623 ; a n d a b r a s s is r e c o r d e d as o n ce
h e re to A le s, w ife o f Z a c h a r y S a x e y e , 15 8 1, w it h e ffig ie s
of a w o m a n l y in g b e tw e e n tw o in f a n t s : t h e in t e r io r of
th e c h u r c h w a s r e d e c o r a te d a n d a n e w o rg a n e re c te d in
1885 a t a c o s t o f a b o u t £ 3 0 0 : th e re a re 200 s ittin g s .

I R e e v e s A r c h ie , fa r m e r
W a tt s E d w in , fa r m e r , D o w n h ill fa r m

' W e s t o v e r A r t h .f a r m e r , H o r s e h a y f r m

T h e r e g is t e r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 15 9 1. T h e l iv in g is
a v ic a r a g e , n e t y e a r l y v a lu e £ 1 4 0 , w it h r e s id e n c e , in
th e g i f t of R . F . N . B e r t ie e s q . a n d h e ld s in c e 19 14 b y
th e R e v . P h ilip C h a r le s B e v a n M .A . o f P e m b r o k e C o l ­
l e g e , C a m b r id g e . T h e W e s le y a n c h a p e l h e r e w a s b u ilt
in 1838. T h e M a n o r H o u se , a la r g e g a b le d m a n s io n , a
s h o r t d is ta n c e fro m th e c h u r c h , w h ic h w a s a t o n e t im e
a m o n a s te r y , w as r e b u il t a t th e l a t t e r e n d of t h e 16 th
c e n t u r y , a n d a lt e r e d a g a in in t h e m id d le of t h e 19 th
c e n t u r y ; i t is th e p r o p e r t y of R ic h a r d F r e d e r ic k N .
B e r tie esq . w h o is lo rd of th e m a n o r a n d p r in c ip a l
la n d e d p r o p r ie to r , a n d t h e r e s id e n c e o f S ir C h a r le s
R u s h w o r th W a ts o n b a r t . T h e so il is sto n e b r a s h , g r a v e l
an d c l a y ; s u b s o il, c l a y a n d sto n e . T h e la n d is p a r t l y
a ra b le , p a r t ly p a s tu r e a n d p a r t l y w o o d . T h e a r e a is
2,295 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 1 .9 7 3 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in
19 11 w as 271.
P a r is h C le r k , W illia m C o x .
P o st & M . O . O ffic e .— R o b e r t P o r te r , s u b -p o s tm a s te r .
L e t t e r s a r r iv e t h r o u g h B ic e s te r a t 7 .4 5 a .m . & 12.45
p .m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 4.40 a .m . ; s u n d a y s , 10.45 a .m .
B le t c h in g to n , 2 m ile s d is ta n t, is t h e n e a r e s t t e le ­
g r a p h office
E le m e n t a r y S c h o o l, fo r 80 c h i l d r e n ; M iss S p a ld in g ,
m is tr e s s
C a r r ie r .— G e o r g e L a p p e r , p a s s e s th r o u g h to B ic e s te r,
t u e s . & f r i . ; & to O x fo r d , w ed . & sa t

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R o w le s G e o rg e , P ro s p e c t ho u se
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n o rth -w est fro m W a tlin g t o n te r m in a l sta tio n , an d 2 m iles
r e s id e n c e a n d 36 a c re s of g le b e , in t h e g i f t of W . J.
w est fro m A s to n R o w a n t s ta tio n , b o th on a b ra n c h B ir c h - R e y n a r d s o n esq . J .P . a n d h e ld sin ce 1900 b y th e
fro m P r in c e s R is b o r o u g h o f th e G r e a t W e s te rn R a ilw a y , R e v . R ic h a r d T a lb o t E s p in a s s e M .A . o f B ra se n o se C o l ­
2$ s o u th fro m T e t s w o r th and 5$ s o u th fro m T h a m e , in le g e , O x fo rd . C a r t e r ’s c h a r it y o f £ 2 15 s. y e a r l y is fo r
th e S o u th e rn d iv isio n o f th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d o f P y rto n , b re a d
W illia m J o h n B ir c h - R e y n a r d s o n esq . J .P . w h o
p e tty se ssio n a l d iv isio n of W a tlin g to n , u n io n ah d c o u n ty h o ld s t h e m a n o r ia l r ig h t s , is th e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r.
c o u rt d i s t r i c t o f T h a m e , r u r a l d e a n e ry o f A s to n , a r c h ­ T h e so il is h e a v y ; s u b s o il, m ix e d , c h ie fly r a g , g r a v e l
d e ac o n ry and d io ce s e of O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h o f S t. an d s a n d . T h e c h ie f c ro p s a r e w h e a t, b e a n s a n d b a r le y .
L a w re n ce is a s t r u c t u r e o f flin t, o rig in a lly N o rm a n , and
T h e a r e a is 485 a c re s ; a s se ss a b le v a lu e ,
£ 4 8 3 ; th e
co n sists of ch a n ce l and n av e, so u th p o rch an d a c e n tr a l | p o p u la tio n in 19 x1
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p .m . L e w k n o r is t h e n e a r e s t m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g r a p h
N o rm an d o o rw a y , an d th e fo n t is o f th e sa m e d a te : th e
office, 1 m ile d is ta n t.
W a ll L e t t e r B o x c le a re d a t 7
ch u rch w as r e b u ilt in 1864 : t h e r e are a b o u t 100 s ittin g s .
a .m . & 6.5 p .m . w e e k d a y s ; s u n d a y s , 7 a .m
T h e r e g is t e r o f b a p tis m s d a te s fro m th e y e a r 15 8 6 ;
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c iv ilia n in th e c o s tu m e o f th e J a c o b e a n p e r i o d : th e p o rc h
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