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A R B O R F IE L f'.

B E R K S H IR E .

E lem en tary School (m ixed & infants), for the parishes
of Arborfield & B ark ham , b u ilt in 1873 & enlarged
in 1910, for 182 ch ild ren ; Jam es H ayward, m aster
C a rrie r to R eading— W m . Fulbrook, daily, except wed

Barnes E dw ard, land stew ard to John
Sim onds esq. Newland
Bentley G eorge, wheelw right
Bishop Henry, farm er, T a rg e tt’s farm
B ryan t F ras.Jn . G. frm r. D u ck’s nest
Bushell Joseph, B u ll P.H
C lark W illiam , Swan P.H . A rbor­
field Cross
C O M M E R C IA L .
Curnick Fredk. farm r. W h ite’s farm
A rm y Rem ount Depot (M ajor George Fulbrook
W illiam ,
carrier,
The
H.
Badcock, officer in charge)
Pheasantries
Barker Charles, farm bailiff to W m . G arrett A rth ur, b uilder & assistant
Sim onds esq. W hite H all farm
overseer & clerk to Parish Council
P R IV A T E

R E S ID E N T S .

Anderson Rev. Joshua
A lexander
M .A. R ectory
Bruce M rs. A rborfield court
H argreaves M rs. S. A rborfield hall
Rickm an M rs. Arborfield grange
Sim onds John, Newlands

A B D I N G T O N is a village and parish about 3 m iles
south-east from the W antage Road station on the
G reat W estern railw ay, and 2 east from W an tage, in
the N orthern division of the county, hundred, petty
sessional division, union and county cou rt d istrict of
W antage, ru ral deanery of W antage, archdeaconry of
Berks and diocese of Oxford. Th e parish is traversed
by the B erks and W ilts canal, w hich is crossed by the
railw ay. The church of the H oly T rin ity is a building
of stone, chiefly in the E a rly E n g lish style, w ith por­
tions of Norm an and D ecorated w ork, and consists of
chancel, nave of four bays, south aisle, n orth porch,
and a low tow er on the south side, w ith an octagonal
broach spire containing 6 bells. T h e in terior is en­
riched w ith some fine carved w ork in wood and stone,
besides several stained windows and a m onum ent with
bust to Mr. Vernon, who died in London, M ay 22, 1849,
and is buried in the church : th e church was restored
and enlarged in 1887 at a cost of ¿3,500, defrayed by
Lord W antage and by the Rev. Canon H. E. T rotter
M .A. (vicar 1884-99), and M rs. T ro tte r, who decorated
the chancel and presented th e carved font c o v e r: there
are 250 sittin gs.
The re g is te r dates from th e year
1674. The livin g is a vicarage, net yearly value ¿ 1 9 7 ,
w ith residence and glebe, in the g ift of L a d y W an tage,
and held since 1912 by the Rev. A rth u r H enry Drakeford Newbold M .A . of C h rist Church, Oxford. The
Vernon ch arity, bequeathed in 1848, consists of ¿1,6 6 6
¿ 2 f p er cent. C onsols, th e in terest to be distributed.
A rdington House, form erly the p roperty and residence
of R obert Vernon esq. F .S .A . th e m unificent founder of
the N ational G allery , and now th e property of Lady
W antage, is the residence of L a d y M ercer-N airn e;

[ b e l l y ’s

A portion of the nam es given under A rborfield are in
the ecclesiastical d istrict of St. C atherin e's, Bear­
wood, b ut placed here for postal purposes
Jarvis A rth u r, insurance agent
Kearse Lionel & Jam es, farm ers,
B artletts farm
K ersley G eo.Richd. farm er, Hall farm
Lucas Chas. farm er, Newland farm
M attinglev John H enry, blacksm ith &
sub-postm aster, Newland
Newm an G eorge H enry, Mole inn
Parfitt D ouglas, farm er, New farm
R apley W m . Jas.B ram sh ill H un t P H
Seym our Francis W illiam , grocer
T aylor A rth u r Charles,tailor,N ew land

it is a rectan gular m ansion of brick, w ith stone
dressings, in the Italian style, three storeys in heigh t,
the principal front bein g relieved by a slig h tly p roject­
ing pedim ented centre, w ith a porch, supported on four
colum ns. M r. Vernon, th ou gh of hum ble b irth, raised
him self by his diligence and skill d u rin g a long com ­
m ercial career, in to very affluent circum stances. He
devoted his am ple m eans to the acquisition of the best
exam ples of the works of E n g lish artists, and by the
exp en diture of about ¿150,000 form ed a m agnificent
collection. These pictures, 157 in num ber, he made
over by deed of g ift, dated Dec. 22, 1847, to the tru s ­
tees of th e N ational G allery, and th ey now form a
principal portion of the national collection of works by
B ritish a rtists. L ad y W antage is lady of the m anor
and sole landowner. The soil is chalk and loam ; sub­
soil, green sand and chalk, and is of g rea t fertility.
Th e crops are the usual cereals and roots. The parish
com prises 2,680 acres of land and 13 of w a te r; ra te­
able value, ¿4,858 ; the population in 1911 was 471 in
the civil and 400 in the ecclesiastical parish.
B y Local G overnm ent Board O rder 20,688,dated M arch
24, 1887, the ham let of W est G in ge was transferred
from E ast Lockinge to Ardington.
Parish C lerk and Sexton, Richard A rding.
Post, M. 0 . & T . Office.— Mrs. A nnie B. T aylor, subpostm istress.
L etters through W antage arrive at
6.45 a.m . & 2.35 p.m . ; dispatched a t 10.30 a.m . &
2.50
& 7.20 p .m . week days & 9.25 a.m . on Sundays
E lem en tary School (m ixed), founded in 1872, for i 3o
children. Th e present schools were erected at the
cost of Lord W a n ta g e ; G eorge H icks, m aster ; Miss
R achel B allard, assistant m istress

Newbold R ev. A rth u r H enry D rake-[G ou gh Jas. Valentine,B oar's Head P.H
P R IV A T E R E S ID E N T S .
ford M .A. (vicar), V ica rag e
Hicks Geo. organist & school m aster
C arter Colonel Jam es Colebrooke
c o m m e r c ia l .
: M innsFnk.frm .bailiff to Lady W antage
J.P . Orpwood
A rdington Stores (W illiam Edward |Parish Charles James, estate clerk
D auglish C ol. Geo. V icto r, Th e Crofl
S hillaker, m an ager)
T aylor George G. clerk of works to
M ercer-Nairne L ady, A rdin gton house C rick et C lub (G . G. Taylor, sec)
1 Lady W antage

A S C O T is an ecclesiastical parish form ed M arch, I racecourse is situated in the parish ; the races take
1864, out of the civil parishes of S un n in gh ill and W ink- j place in June, and are usually honoured by the presence
field, and includes A sco t Side, in th e E astern division ; of th eir M ajesties the K in g and Queen, and other
of the county, hundred of Ripplesm ere, p etty sessional m em bers of th e Royal F am ily, who atten d in semidivision, union and county court d istrict of W indsor, j state ; the grand stand, erected by subscription, is a
rural deanery of M aidenhead, archdeaconry of Berks i building of g rea t size, w ith front and back porticoes,
an elegant staircase, and extensive draw ing and refresh ­
and diocese of O x fo rd ; th e South W estern branch
m ent room s and offices, and a subw ay has been con­
railw ay to R eading has a station near th e grand stand,
stru cted connecting the gran d stand w ith the paddock ;
29 m iles from London and 6 south-w est from Windsor.
The church of A ll Saints, erected in 1864, is an edifice in 1902 three new stands w ere erected, v iz., the “ K in g ’s
of brick in th e E a rly E n glish style, con sistin g of chan­ Royal S tan d,” one for m em bers of th e Jockey Club,
cel, nave and a tu rre t containing one b e ll: the interior and a la rg e stand for those who have the entrée from
is elaborately decorated, and there are several stained the K in g ’s represen tative ; a new stand and subway
were constructed in 1909 ; the ground for the races
w in d o w s; th e church affords 280 sittin g s, 150 being
was appropriated for the purpose by A c t of Parliam ent.
free. T h e re g is te r dates from the veftr 1865. The
livin g is a rectory, net yearly value ¿270, and re s i­ The Royal A scot G olf C lu b links are picturesquely
situated
in the centre of the racecourse, and consist
dence, in the g ift of the Bishop of Oxford, and held
since 1900 b y the Rev. W illiam Fairbairn L a Trobe- of an 18 hole course 3$ m iles round, bounded by
n
atu
rally
form ed hazards and bunkers. There is a
Batem an M .A . of T rin ity College, Cam bridge. A parish
room was opened in 1910, at a cost of ¿1,000. The com m odious club house, w ith dressing rooms &c. His
B ap tist chapel at A scot Side was erected in 1879. In M ajesty the K in g and Percy E dw ard C rutch ley esq.
this p arish is the A scot P riory Convalescent Home and J.P . are the principal landowners. The population in
O rphanage of the Sisters of Th e Holy T rin ity, founded 1901 was 1,927, and in 1911 was 2,351.
by the late Dr. P u s e y : the b uildin gs, w hich are e x ­
Parish C lerk, Thom as Skelton.
ten sive, include a chapel. The visito r is the Bishop of Post, M. 0 . & T. & Telephonic E xpress Delivery
O xford, and the chaplain is the Rev. J. Fram pton.
Office.— W illiam N. S treater, postm aster.
Letters
T h e D urning Free L ibrary, erected and endowed by the
arrive from London & all p arts, 6.30 & 9.30 a.m . ;
late M iss D u rn in g-S m ith , com prises about 5,000 volum es,
London, Reading, W indsor, Staines & W oking, 5
p.m . ; dispatched to London at
9 a.m . ; London,
and is also supplied w ith the daily and weekly perio­
Reading & all
parts,
10.25
a.m . ;London, Windsor
dicals ; it is open to the p ub lic from 10 a.m . to 10
W oking &
all
parts,
12.10
p .m .; Reading, W est o
p.m . daily. A scot H eath House, restored in 1891, is a
England & all
parts N .W . of B irm ingham , Scotland
m odem m ansion of brick situated in a fir wood : there
are also m any other mansions in the parish. Ascot
<fc Ireland, 3 p.m . ; London, Staines, W indsor, Cam -