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OXFORDSHIRE

windows are L a te P e r p e n d ic u la r, a s are th e w a lls of
both aisles and th e n o r th d o o r : th e to w e r also p a rta k e s
0f the sam e f e a t u r e s : th e p u lp it is J aco b e an , an d in
the pier above is a b lo ck ed en tra n c e once co n n e cte d w ith
the rood l o f t : in th e c h a n ce l is a m u r a l m o n u m e n t and
a brass to U nton C ro k e esq . M .P . fo r O x fo rd 1659, one of
the C o m m issioners fo r th e s e c u r ity of th e P ro te c to r, and
3erieant-at-law, ob. 16 71, an d to A n n e , h is w ife, d a u g h te r
and heir of R ic h a rd H o re esq. of M a r s t o n ; C ro k e r e ­
sided at th e M an o r H o u se an d to o k a p ro m in e n t p a rt
on the side of th e P a r lia m e n t in th e C iv il W a r : th e
church was re s to re d in 1883 a t a c o s t of £ 1,4 0 0 , w hen
the chancel w as n e w r o o f e d : t h e r e a re 200 s ittin g s .
The ch u rch yard , c o n s id e ra b ly e n la rg e d d u rin g 1894,
formerly contained a c ro ss , b u t t h is w as ta k e n dow n in
1830 in o rd er to m en d th e c h u r c h w a ll. T h e r e g is te r
dates from th e y e a r 1654. T h e liv in g is a v ic a r a g e ,
net yearly v a lu e £ 1 8 3 , in th e g i f t o f th e B ish o p of
Oxford, and h e ld sin ce 1905 b y th e R e v . Jo h n H a m ilto n
Mortimer M .A . of M a g d a le n C o lle g e , O x fo rd . H e re is
a Congregation al M issio n H a ll, e re c te d in 1884, se a tin g
100 persons. One h u n d re d a c re s of la n d in t h is p a rish
are let for th e b en e fit o f t h e p r o p rie to rs of M arsto n
and of the poor ; th e p o rtio n a s s ig n e d to th e poor is
fixed by a co m m ittee a c c o rd in g to a s c a le a g re e d u p o n ;
the ren t-ch arg e is te r m e d “ F o r e s t m o n e y .”
The
village cross, d is tin c t fro m t h a t fo rm e rly in th e c h u r c h ­
yard' stood a t a t u r n in g on th e ro a d a t a p o in t now
marked by a cro ss c u t in th e w a ll b y th e ro a d sid e ;
it was taken dow n a b o u t 1830, on th e a lle g e d reason
that it im p eded th e tra ffic , an d th e m a t e r ia ls u sed
for mending th e ro ad an d m a k in g so m e g r a n a r y sta irs
in the villa g e. T h e old M an o r H o u se, th e re s id e n c e ,
during th e C iv il W a r, o f U n to n C ro k e esq. w a s for
the most p a rt re m o v e d in 1843 a n d p a rt ly re p la c e d by
M ARSTO N .

M E R T O N is a p a ris h and v illa g e , b etw een A m b ro sd en
and Charlton-on-O tm oor, b o u n d ed on th e s o u th b y th e
river Ray, 4 m iles so u th - s o u th - w e s t fro m B la c k th o rn
station on th e A sh en d o n a n d A y n h o P a r k se ctio n of th e
Great W estern R a ilw a y C o m p a n y ’ s n e w m a in lin e fro m
London to B irm in g h a m , 4 s o u th fro m B ic e s te r sta tio n
and 4 north -w est fro m Is lip s ta tio n , b o th on th e B le tch ley and Oxford b ra n c h o f th e L o n d o n and N o rth W e ste rn
railway, and 10 n o r th -e a s t fro m O x fo rd , in th e M id
division of th e co u n ty , h u n d re d of B u llin g d o n , p e t t y ses-lonal division of P lo u g lrle y , u n io n an d c o u n tv co u rt
nistrict of B icester, r u r a l d e a n e ry o f B ic e s te r, a rc h d e a ­
conry and diocese o f O x fo rd . A b ra n c h of a R o m a n
military road passes th r o u g h th e p a rish . T h e c h u rc h
1 at. bw ithin is an a n cie n t ed ifice of stone, m a in ly in
P l L . ^ D eco rated s t ? l e ’ a n d co n s ists of ch a n c e l,
Wfwta or!
nave, s o u th aisle w ith s o u th p o r c h an d a
stern tower w ith o rn a m e n ta l p a r a p e t ; it h a d fo r m e r ly
sni£iri! an d. vanes a t th e a n g le s , a n d 5 b e lls, b u t th e
iSofi t ! CT iln g d lla Pid a te d t h e fir s t 4 b e lls w e re so ld in
chanJi
th e ex p en se o f t a k in g it d o w n : th e
sennlr>w«i°n m s s®d d ia and p is c in a an d an arch ed
an e„ ^ J eCel S’
a lo c k e r on th e n o rth sid e u n d e r
alahnetJ?
’ ab o ve 'w hich is a m u r a l m o n u m e n t of
wife'and V
j e® g *es of a m a n in a r m o u r, an d his
inscrihpri i°Ut dau£ h t e r s k n e e lin g b e n e a th a ca n o p y, and
(Barnard V .
n P 0y l ey> o f M erto n , esq. 1693, an d A nne
memoratic w r
anoth e r m u r a l m o n u m e n t co m and has V i j
(P o o le ), w ife o f Jo h n H u b a n d , 1 6 2 T ,
to B i e W / i w
a r m s : on th e s o u th w a ll are ta b le ts
wifc- and f n n f T S . t0n 6Sq- 1 7 1 2 ; M a r g a r e t (J a n e ), his
floor <str>n * c h ild re n , a n d t h e r e are v a rio u s in s crib e d
is separated t °
fa m i,y fro m x66o to 1713 : th e nave
arches* th r0m
a*s*e h y an a rc a d e of fo u r D eco rate d
arches of -wi6* i f as ^orrna,dy a n o rth aisle , th re e of th e
lch are b u ilt in to th e e x is t in g n o rth w all

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P o st O ffice.— R ic h a r d J o se p h W a r d , s u b -p o s tm a s te r.
L e tt e r s a r r iv e th r o u g h O x fo r d a t 6.45 a .m . & 1.20
p .m . & a re d is p a tc h e d a t 12 .10 & 6 .10 p .m . ; d i s ­
p a tc h e d 11.3 0 a .m . on Su n d a ys. H e a d in g to n , 2 m ilesd is ta n t, is th e n e a re s t m o n e y o rd e r & te le g r a p h office
P o st O ffice, N e w M a rsto n .— M rs. L o u is a C a r te r , s u b -p o s t­
m is tre s s. L e tt e r s a r r iv e th r o u g h O x fo r d a t 7 .1 5 a .m .
& 1.15 p . m . ; Su n d a ys, 7 .1 5 a . m . ; d is p a tc h e d 7 .10
a .m . & 12.30 & 6.20 p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 11.4 0 a .m . S t.
C le m e n ts , O x fo rd , is t h e n e a re st m o n e y o rd e r office,
& O x fo rd h e a d office t h e n e a re s t t e le g r a p h office
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e re c te d in 18 51, e n la r g e d in
1887 & 18 94 : i t w ill now h o ld 125 c h il d r e n ; H e r b e r t
C h a p m a n , m a s t e r ; M rs. C h a p m a n , m i s t r e s s ; M iss
F lo r e n c e S im m s , in fa n t s ’ m is tre s s

B ro u g h to n H e n ry W m . f a r m e r , C o u r t
P la c e fa rm
C h a p m a n H e rb e rt, t a x c o lle c to r &
c le r k to P a r is h C o u n c il
C o tm o r e C h a r le s , b e e r r e t a ile r
C ro ss G e o r g e , d a iry m a n
D r e w it t W illia m , sh o p k ee p er
H a y n e s C h a rle s H e n ry , d a ir y fa r m e r
M .A . H a y n e s E d w in , fa r m e r
H a y n e s G e o r g e , d a ir y f a r m e r
H a yn e s W a lte r , f a r m e r , C ro ss fa rm
M a tth e w s W illia m , b ee r r e ta ile r
N u t t H a r r y , ta ilo r
O x fo rd F ire w o o d C o . firew o o d d e a le rs
S m it h R ic h d . w h e e lw r ig h t & b ee r r e t
COMMERCIAL.
W a rd R ic h a r d J o sep h , s ta tio n e r &
Ashfield-Harris H . J . W h ite H a rt P .H
s u b -p o s tm a s te r
Biovois V icto r, c a rp e n te r & jo in e r
W a rd H e rb e rt E d w a rd , jo b b in g g a r ­
Bleay W alter, c a rm a n
d e n er, Dudley" co tta g e
Cannon M iss, F e rn b an k
Cave R o b ert'S . M an o r h o u se
Chapman H erb ert
Evans A rth u r
Gordon Miss
Honour John
Martin M iss, T h e L o d g e
Mortimer R ev. Jo h n H a m ilto n
(vicar), V ic a ra g e
Orwin M iss, C ro m w ell h o u se
Rippington M rs. T h e E lm s
Smith H. D

MERTON.

sto n e c o t t a g e s ; th e p o rtio n of th e o ld h o u se s t ill r e ­
m a in in g w as r e b u ilt an d e n la rg e d in 19 14, a n d r e ­
ta in s on th e n o rth side tw o gable' w in d o w s a n d a
b lo ck ed d o o rw a y , an d is c a lle d “ C r o m w e ll H o u s e : ”
h e re , in 1645 (M a y 22 ), C ro m w e ll a n d F a i r fa x m e t
to t a k e m e a s u re s fo r th e sie g e o f O x fo rd , a n d th e
m an sio n w as also u sed as a p lace of m e e tin g in M ay,
1646, b y th e R o y a l an d P a r lia m e n t a r y C o m m issio n e rs
d u rin g th e n e g o tia tio n s fo r th e su rre n d e r of th e c ity .
T h e tr u s t e e s o f th e la te W illia m P e p p e rco rn are lo rd s of
th e m a n o r. T h e p rin c ip a l lan d o w n e rs are B ra sen o se and
C o rp u s C h r i s t i C o lle g e s , O x fo rd , th e U n iv e rs ity o f O x ­
ford a n d th e tru s t e e s of th e la t e E d w in R ip p in g to n esq.
T h e soil is lo a m a n d c l a y ; su b so il, c la y and g r a v e l. T h e
c h ie f cro p s a re w h e a t a n d b a r le y . T h e a re a is 1,210
a c re s of la n d a n d 17 of w a t e r ; r a te a b le v a lu e , £ 4 -1 4 8 ;
th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 7 16 . P a r t of N e w M arsto n
is in t h e p a ris h of H e a d in g to n .
P a r is h C le r k , R ic h a r d W a rd .

N E W M ARSTON H o p k in s G e o rg e
P h ilc o x C h a rle s
R o g e rs G e o rg e
T h u r la n d H.
. S u n n y s id e
W e s t W illia m H e n ry ’

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COMMERCIAL.
A u s tin W illia m , tin m a n
C a r te r M a rk , fa r m e r
C a r te r W illia m , g r o c e r
C o llis J o se p h , c a rp e n te r
C ro ss H a r r ie t ( M r s .) , sh o p k ee p er
E v a n s M rs. G eo. S o m e rs e t H o u se P .H
G oo d den P . F . c a rp e n te r
H o p kin s G e o rg e , firew o o d d e a le rs
K e ls e y B r o th e r s , n u rs e ry m e n
S c a r r o tt S h a d r a c k , sc ra p iro n m e rc h n t
W e lle r F r e d e r ic k , co al d e a le r

an d D e c o ra te d w in d ow s in s e rte d w ith in t h e m : th e fon t
is p la in and r o u n d : th e p u lp it is J a c o b e a n : th e ch u rc h
w as re s to re d in 1873, a t a c o s t of £ 1,2 0 0 , one fo u r th of
w h ic h w a s g iv e n b y E x e t e r C o lle g e , th e r e m a in d e r
h a v in g bee n c o lle cte d b y t h e R e v . W illia m
M onro
W o lla sto n M .A . v ic a r 18 6 3 -74 : t h e r e a re 180 s itt in g s ,
50 b ein g fre e : in th e c h u r c h y a r d is th e o c ta g o n a l s h a ft of
a cro ss on a lo w base. T h e r e g is te r o f b a p tis m s d a te s
fro m th e y e a r 16 3 6 ; m a r r ia g e s , 1 7 3 9 ; b u ria ls , 1635.
T h e liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 1 4 5 , in c lu d in g
39 a c re s of g le b e , w it h re s id e n c e , in th e g if t o f E x e t e r
C o lle g e , O x fo rd , an d h e ld sin ce 19 13 b y th e R e v . C h a rle s
F r e d e r ic G ird le s to n e T h . A . K . C . L . ' H e re is a C o n g r e ­
g a tio n a l ch a p e l, e r e c te d in 1890, w it h 70 s itt in g s .
N e a r th e c h u r c h sta n d s an a n c ie n t m a n o r h o u se,
e re c te d b y th e D o y le y s (w h o o b ta in e d a g r a n t o f th e
m a n o r in 1553, in th e t im e of Q u e e n M a ry ) a n d now
o cc u p ied as a fa rm h o u se . A ca u s e w a y , n e a r ly tw o
m ile s in le n g th ,
c o n s tr u c te d a t
a g r e a t ex p en se
m a n y y e a r s sin ce b y t h e la te S i r G r e g o r y P n g e - T u r n e r
b a rt. jo in s th e v illa g e to t h a t o f A m b r o s d e n : so m e
a n tiq u a rie s r e g a r d t h is p la c e as th e sc en e of t h e b a t tle
of M e r tu n e , b e tw e e n E thel-red a n d th e D a n e s. A .D . 8 71,
a v ie w w h io h th e e x is te n c e of e n tre n c h m e n ts in M e rto n
w ood an d re lic s fo u n d n e a r th e sp o t seem to ju s tify .
F re d e ric k A . P a » e -T u r n e r esq. is t h e p r in c ip a l la n d ­
o w n er. T h e c h ie f cro p s a re w h e a t, b a r le y , o a ts a n d
b ean s. T h e so il is c la y an d sto n e b r a s h ; su b s o il, c la y .
T h e a r e a is 1,925 a c re s of la n d an d 7 of w a t e r ; r a t e ­
able v a lu e , £ 1 .7 0 9 ; p o p u la tio n in 19 1 1, 143.
P a ris h C le r k , F r e d e r ic k B ro o m e r.
L e tt e r s th r o u g h B ic e s te r, w h ic h is th e n e a re s t t e le g r a p h
office, a rriv e a t 7.30 a .m . W a ll L e t t e r B o x c le a re d a t
7 .4 5 a .m . & 5 .1 5 p .m