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a n d s in g u la r d e sig n , ea ch w it h th re e s h e lv e s one above
th e o th e r, on w h ic h re c lin e m a le e ffig ie s o£ m e m b e rs of
th e F e t tip la c e fa m ily , b a ro n e ts, w h o rem o v ed h e re fro m
O b ild re y , B e r k s , a b o u t th e m id d le of t h e 16 th c e n t u r y ;
th e in s c r ip tio n s a re v a r io u s ly d a te d fro m 1504 to 1686: on
th e flo o r are fine b ra s se s w it h e ffig ie s to A n th o n y F e t y p la c e esq. 15 10 , in ta b a rd , an d Jo h n C ro sto n esq. w ith
th ree w iv e s an d fo u r c h ild r e n , c. 14 7 0 ; a n d s im p le in ­
sc r ib e d b ra s se s to A ly s F e te p la s , 1550, S y m o n d F e te p la s .
c. 1530, an d A le x a n d e r F e te p la c e , 1 6 1 6 : th e re is a y e a rly
b e q u e s t o f ¿ 2 is . 8d. fo r th e r e p a ir of t h e F e t tip la c e
m o n u m e n t s : th e a rc a d e of t h e n o rth a is le h a s N o rm a n
p ie r s w it h p o in te d a rc h e s an d c u r io u s E a r ly D e c o ra te d
w in d o w s : t h e s o u th a is le a n d p o rch are E a r ly E n g lis h :
t h e to w e r, e re c te d in 1824, r e s ts on tw o e x te r n a l p ie rs ,
w it h a n a rc h e d o p e n in g b e tw e e n , w ith in w h ic h is a d o o r
aaid w in d o w : H u g h C u rw e n , A r c h b is h o p of D u b lin and
L o r d C h a n c e llo r o f Ir e la n d , 1555-67, a n d B ish o p of
O x fo rd in 15 6 7 , d ie d a t S w in b ro o k in O c to b e r, 1568, and
w as b u rie d h e re 1 N o v . in t h a t y e a r : t h e c h u r c h w as
r e s to re d in 1897, th e o u te r fa b r ic b e in g r e b u ilt, an d tb e
w h o le n ew ro o fe d , ra-flo o red a n d re - s e a te d , at a co st
o f ¿ 6 0 0 : th e re are 120 s itt in g s . T h e 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
1684; m a r r ia g e s .
16 8 5 ;
d e a th s , 1689. T h e l iv in g is a v ic a r a g e , a n n e x e d to th e
r e c t o r y of W id fo r d , n e t in c o m e ¿ 2 0 0 , in c lu d in g 26 acres
o f g le b e a n d r e s id e n c e , in th e g if t of L o rd R e d e s d a le
G .C .V .O .. K .C .B . and h e ld s in c e 1898 b y th e R e v .
F r a n c is E d w a r d F o s t e r B .A . o f S t . M a r y H a ll, O x fo rd .
H e re is a P r im it iv e M e th o d is t c h a p e l, b u ilt in i860.
T h e F e t t i p la c e f a m ily fo u n d e d an d en d o w e d in t h is
p la c e s e v e ra l c h a r it a b le in s tit u t io n s , in c lu d in g c h a r it ie s
o f ¿ 2 4 10s. yd . y e a r ly f o r b re a d an d c lo th in g , and
¿ 7 7s. 6d. fo r d is tr ib u t io n in m o n e y , le ft b y S ir G e o rg e
F e t t i p la c e , 5 th a n d la s t b a r t . w h o d ie d 8 A p r il, 17 4 3 ;

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a n d t h e r e is a lso a y e a r ly c h a r it y of ¿ 3 4 f o r appren­
t ic in g , le ft b y S i r C h a r le s F e t t ip la c e , 3 rd b a rt. d. c.
17 14 ."’ T h e w id o w s ’ lan d p r o v id e s ¿ 1 5 ye arly f0r
w id o w s ; t h e p a ris h e s of S w in b ro o k an d W id fo rd are
e n title d to se n d one b o y an d o n e g ir l to C h r is t ’ s Hos­
p it a l S c h o o l, W e s t H o rs h a m , S u s s e x . T h e su m of ¿ 3 a
y e a r fo r t h e p a ris h c le r k is d e r iv e d fro m c h u rc h lands.
L o r d R e d e sd a le G .C .V .O ., K .C .B . is lo rd of th e manor
an d p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r. T h e so il is lim e s to n e brash;
su b s o il, ro c k . T h e c h ie f cro p s are w h e a t, b a rley , oats
a n d t u r n ip s . T h e a r e a is 1,7 10 a c r e s of lan d and 4 0f
w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , ¿ 1 , 2 7 4 ; th e p o p u la tio n in ig n
w a s 207.
B y L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t B o a rd O rd e r 19,543, d ated March
25, 1886, th e h a m le t o f S o u th L a w n w a s tra n sferred from
T a y n to n to S w in b ro o k .
P a r is h C le r k , C h a r le s H ill.
P o st O ffice .— M rs. C a r o lin e C r o o k , sub-postm istress.
L e t t e r s t h r o u g h B u r fo r d , O x o n . a r r iv e a t 7 .1 5 a.m. &
4 .15 p .m . B o x c le a re d a t 5 .5 5 p .m . Su ndays excepted.
B u rfo rd , 3 m ile s d is ta n t, is th e n e a re s t m o n ey order
& t e le g r a p h office
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , c le a re d a t 5.20 p .m . w e e k d a y s only
S c h o o ls.
F r e e S c h o o l, fo u n d e d b y A n n e P y t t s , s is te r of S ir George
F e t tip la c e , 5 th b a r t. of C h ild r e y , B e rk s , & wife of
J a m e s P y t t s esq. o f K y r e , W o r e . ; i t w a s erected in
7716 & r e b u ilt in 1865, fo r 55 c h ild r e n , & endowed
w it h ¿ 4 5 y e a r ly fro m t h e P y t t s ’ c h a r it y ; David
G r a n t G u ild , m a s te r
T h e S u n d a y S c h o o l is en d o w e d w it h ¿ 6 8s. y e a rly from
th e F e t tip la c e c h a r it y

T im m s H u b e r t, sto n e m ason
F o s te r R e v .F r a n c is E d w d .B .A .V ic a r a g e H ow se R ic h a rd , b la c k s m ith
T im m s J o se p h , sto n e m ason
M o se le y C h a r le s W illia m , fa r m e r
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B u c k in g h a m J o h n & S o n s, m ille r s P r a t le y H e n ry , fa rm e r, P a y n e ’s
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is a p a rish , 4 m ile s so u th fro m W a tlin g to n te rm in a l s ta tio n on a b ran c h fro m P rin c e s R is bo T o ugh on th e G re a t W e s te r n r a ilw a y an d 8 w e s t- |
n o rth -w e st fro m H e n le y , in th e S o u th e r n d iv isio n of
th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d of E w e lm e , p e t t y se ssio n a l d ivisio n
o f W a tlin g to n , 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
H e n le y -o n -T h a m e s, r u ra l d e a n e ry of A s to n and a r c h ­
d e a c o n ry and d io cese of O x fo rd . T h e p a rish is s itu a te d
a m o n g th e h ills o f t h e C h ilt e r n r a n g e a n d is s u rro u n d e d
b y sc e n e ry of an e m in e n tly p ic tu r e s q u e c h a ra c te r. T h e
c h u rc h of S t . B o to lp h is a sm a ll and a n c ie n t s t r u c tu r e
o f flin t w o rk, ch ie fly of N o rm a n d a te , and c o n s ists of
a p s e , c h a n ce l, n a v e , s o u th p o rch a n d a s m a ll ca n o p ie d
b e ll-c o te affixe d to th e fro n t o f th e w e ste rn g a b l e ; a
S a n c tu s b ell, in s c rib e d “ H u ju s cam panae n o m en e s t J e su
s p e cia le ,” n o w sta n d s in t h e w e s t w in d o w , an d also a
p is c in a , c o e v a l w ith th e e a r ly fa b ric , and c o n s is tin g of a
sq u a re b a s in , r u d e ly c a r v e d , on a m u tila t e d p e d e s t a l :
th e ap se, a po rtio n of th e o r ig in a l ch u rc h , w a s re s to re d
in 1850, an d is lig h t e d b y t h r e e s p la y e d w in d o w s: b elo w
th e ea st w in d o w is a r e liq u a r y n o w p a r t ia lly b u ilt u p ,
and in th e s o u th w all of th e ap se is an o r ig in a l a u m b r y :
th e ch a n ce l a rc h w a s e n la rg e d a t th e r e s to ra tio n o f th e
ch u rc h in 18 50 : t h e r e is a p la in cu p -sh ap e d N o rm a n
fo n t, w ith a r e s to r e d s te m , b a se and c o v e r : th e
w in d ow s in th e c h a r e el are in s e rtio n s of a la t e r p e r i o d ;
th o se o f th e n av e all sin g le lig h t s of E a r ly E n g lish
c h a r a c te r , t h e so u th - e a s t b e in g th e o n ly o r ig in a l w in d o w
in t h e n a v e : t h e p o rc h d a te s fro m
18 50 :
so m e
e n c a u s tic tile s , a p p a re n tly o f th e d a te of E d w a rd I II.
w ere fou n d in d iffe re n t p a rts of th e c h u r c h : on th e
n o rth w a ll of th e ch an ce l is a m e m o r ia l to th e R e v .
W illia m H o lid a y W o o d ro ffe M .A . re c to r fro m i8 o r u n til
h is d e a th . 19 A p ril, 1825 ; and on th e p a v e m e n t of th e
n av e are in s crib e d sto n es to E liz a b e th , w ife o f John D a y ,
1698 ; John D a y , 170 1 and D o ro th y H a sb o rn , 17 0 4 : on
th e n o rth w all of th e n av e are m o n u m en ts to the
fa m ilie s of R u c k -K e e n e , 176 3-18 45, and on t h e so u th
w a ll to t h a t o f C o t tr e ll, 18 31-42 : s e v e ra l of th e w in d o w s
in th e ch a n ce l and n ave are filled w ith h e ra ld ic g la ss,
e x h ib itin g a re p re se n ta tio n of H e rlu in , firs t A b b o t of B e e,
to w h ic h a b b e y S w y n c o m b e w as a n c ie n tly a s sig n e d , and
also th e
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Jo h n
P la n ta g e n e t,
D u k e of B e d fo rd K . G . ; C h a rle s B ran do n . D u k e of
S u ffo lk K .G . and h is th ir d w ife M a ry T u d o r , 2nd
d a u g h te r of H e n r y V I I . Q u een D o w a g e r of L o u is X I I .
k in g of F r a n c e ; T h o m a s C h a u c e r and o t h e r s : th e w est
w in d o w rep re se n ts S t . M a rtin d iv id in g his clo ak w ith a
b e g g a r, fro m a p ic tu r e b y R u b e n s ; S t . B o t o lp h ; and
belo w , th e m a r ty r d o m of S t . T h o m a s a B e c k e t : the
c h u rch w as th o r o u g h ly r e p a ire d and re s to r e d ab o u t
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th e y e a r
18 51, an d in t h e c o u rs e of th e work
se v e ra l fre sc o p a in tin g s w e r e d i s c o v e r e d : th e chancel
o a k sc re e n w a s e r e c te d in 19 14 in m e m o ry of the late
E m il R e is s esq . b y m e m b e rs of h is f a m ily . T here are
153 s itt in g s . T h e r e g is te r of b a p tis m s d a te s from the
y e a r 1600 ; m a r r ia g e s a n d b u ria ls fro m t h e year 1568.
T h e l iv in g is a r e c to r y , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 2 3 5 , with
re s id e n c e , in th e g i f t of th e L o r d C h a n ce llo r, and
h e ld sin c e 1892 b y th e R e v . C h a r le s A lfre d Kemble
Irw in B .A . of M e rto n C o lle g e , O x fo rd . A stone slab, let
into th e so u th w a ll o f th e r e c to r y h o u se, is inscribed,
“ Im p e n s is T h o m a e T o o v e y , S .T .P . R e c t. de Swincomb.
C o m . O x o n . A .D . 173 4 .” S w y n c o m b e H o u se, th e pro­
p e r t y o f C a p t. C h a r le s E d m u n d R u c k -K e e n e , and at
p r e s e n t (19 15 ) u n o c c u p ie d , is a m a n sio n of red brick, in
t h e E liz a b e t h a n s t y l e ; i t is s itu a te d in a v a lle y among
th e C h ilt e r n H ills a n d is s u rro u n d e d b y v e r y attractive
g a rd e n s a n d p le a s u r e g r o u n d s an d a p a rk of n o acres,
ap p ro ach ed b y an a v e n u e . T h eT e a re m a sses of '5^ oaS
in th e v ic in ity .
C a p t. C . E . R u c k -K e e n e , w ho is lord 0
t h e m a n o r, W a lte r H e rio t esq . an d M rs. M ary Hallett
a re t b e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e so il is clay ana
c h a lk ; su b s o il, c h a lk . T h e c h ie f c ro p s are w h eat, oats
a n d b a rle y . T h e are a is 2,708 a c r e s ; ra te a b le value,
¿ 1 , 7 2 5 ; t b e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w a s 314.
C O O K L E Y G R E E N is 3 m ile s so u th fro m W a tlin g to n ;
EW ELM E PARK,
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Watlington.
P A R K C O R N E R is 4 m ile s so u th fro m W a t l i n g t o n ana
h a s a P r im it iv e M e th o d is t ch a p e l. R U S S E L L ’ S W A T j
is 3^ m ile s s o u th - e a s t fro m W a tlin g to n .
Here is
W e s le y a n ch a p e l.
P o st & T . O ffice .— M iss J a n e B a ll, sub-postmistress
L e t t e r s re c e iv e d fro m H e n le y -o n -T h a m e s a t 8.10 a.in.
& 1.55 p . m . ; & S u n d a ys a t 8.50 a . m . ; d isp a tc h e d »
9.30 a .m . & 5.35 p . m . ; on S u n d a ys a t 11 a.m .
b e d , 2J m ile s d is ta n t, is t h e n e a r e s t m oney or
office
P o st O ffice, R u s s e ll’ s W a te r .— M rs. F ra n c e s Lovegroves u b -p o s tm is tr e s s .
L e t t e r s a r r iv e fro m HenleyT h a m e s a t 8 .10 a .m . & 4.35 p . m . ; d isp a tch ed at » 0
a .m . & 4.40 p .m . on w e e k d a y s & a r r iv e at 9 _ _
& d is p a tc h e d a t 9.10 a .m . on S u n d a ys. U pper a s
d o n is th e n e a re s t m o n e y o rd e r office & Swynco
t h e n e a re s t te le g r a p h office
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W a ll L e t t e r B o x , P a r k C o r n e r, c le a re d a t 9 -5° a,rD‘
5 .5 5
p .m . ; su n d a y s a t 11.2 0 a .m
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , C o o k le y G re e n , for 120 c
d r e n ; W illia m W y b ro w , m a s te r