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East W aiter A ven ell, b a k er & c a rrie r
Ed'tfin to n J am e s, b u tc h e r
Enser Jam es, g ro c e r A a s s t, o v e rse e r
Enser W illia m , b ee r r e ta ile r
F r e n c h C h a rle s, fa rm b a iliff to th e
Earl of L e ve n & M e lv ille
Gibbs Joseph, fa r m e r , M a n o r fa rm

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G -illam S a r a h ( M r s .) , sh o p k ee p er
R e a d in g R o o m (J a s. E d g in t o n , see)r
H a w k e s J o h n , s ta tio n e r
S to c k fo r d C u r t is , b u tc h e r
K e ys J erem ia h , b ee r re ta ile r
V in e r H e n ry R . fa rm e r, ?'ox T o w n s ­
K irtla n d E d w a rd , b la ck sm ith
end fa rm
N o r r id g e R ic h a r d & S o n , b u ild e r s
W ak efield J a m e s, b a k er
O x fo rd (T h e ) P o r tla n d C e m e n t Co. W a lto n D a v id , b ee r r e ta ile r
L im it e d

L A N G F O R D is a p a ris h and v illa g e , w ith a sta tio n g r a v e l ; s u b s o il, th e sam e. T h e cro p s are th e usual?
called K e lm s co tt and L a n g fo rd , a b o u t h a lf a m ile fro m th e c e re a ls an d ro o ts. T h e are a is 2 ,1 1 7 a c r e s ; a s se ss a b le
rillage, on the W itn e y and F a ir fo r d b ra n c h of th e G re a t v a lu e of L a n g fo r d is £ 1 ,8 2 1 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 1914 w a s
Western railw ay , 6 n o rth -w e st fro m F arin g d o n an d ab o u t 333 in th e c iv il an d 425 in t h e e c c le s ia s tic a l p a rish .
,1 west from B a m p to n , in th e M id d ivisio n of th e c o u n ty ,
P a r is h C le r k an d O v e rs e e r, W . J. P. R e a d in g .
hundred of B a m p ton , p e t t y sessio n a l d ivisio n o f B a m p ­
S e x to n an d A c t in g P a r is h C le r k , W illia m L a ffo rd .
ton W est, union and c o u n ty c o u rt d is tr ic t of F arin g d o n ,
Post O ffice .— P h ilip P u g h C o o p e r, su b -p o stm a s te r. L e t ­
rural deanery of W itn e y an d a rc h d e a c o n ry and dio cese
te r s fro m L e c h la d e ( G lo ’ s t e r s h .) a r r iv e a t 7 a .m . &
of Oxford. A p o rtio n of th is p a rish w as fo r m e r ly in
1.50 p .m . ; su r.d a y s, 7 a .m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 10.10 a .m .
Berkshire, b u t b y th e A c ts 2 an d 3 W illia m IV . cap 64,
& 6.45 p .m . ; s u n d a v s , d is p a tc h e d 9.30 a .m .
F il k i n s ,
and 7 and 8 V iet. cap. 6 1, it now fo rm s p a rt of O x fo rd ­
2 m ile s d is ta n t, is th e n e a re st m o n e y o rd e r & t e le ­
shire ; the h a m le ts of G ra fto n and R a d c o t are an in te g ra l
g r a p h office
part of Oxon. T h e ch u rc h of S t . M a tth e w is an ancient
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , fo r 80 c h i l d r e n ; H oraceedifice of stone in th e N o rm a n , T r a n s itio n a l an d E a r ly
C o o k , m a s te r
English styles, w ith D e c o ra te d an d P e r p e n d ic u la r in s e r ­
G R A F T O N is a sm a ll h a m le t in th e p a rish o f L a n g fo rd ,
tions, and in c o rp o ra tin g fra g m e n ts o f a m u c h e a rlie r
building: it co n sists o f ch a n c e l, n a v e of t h r e e b a y s, fro m w h ic h it is 2 m ile s so u th -e a s t. H e re is a P r im i­
tiv e M e th o d is t ch a p e l, b u iit in 1870. T h e D ea n and
aisles and a to w er betw een th e ch a n ce l a n d n av e of v ery
C h a p te r of C h r is t C h u rc h , O x fo rd , w ho are lo rd s of th e
Early N orm an an d th e lo w e r s ta g e of p o ssib ly S ax o n
date, vau lted, and c o n ta in in g a clo ck an d 5 b e l l s : th e m an or, E r n e s t L id d ia r d and J. W . B u t le r esq rs. are th e
p rin c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e are a is 625 a c r e s ; rateablechancel, su p p o rte d on t h e n o rth b y fly in g b u ttr e s s e s , is
Early E n g lish and r e ta in s a sto n e a u m b r y of P e rp e n ­ v a lu e , £ 5 2 8 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 72.
dicular date w ith s ix d iv isio n s on th e n o r th sid e, and L e tt e r s th r o u g h C lan field , O x o n , a r r iv e a t 7.30 a .m .
on the south a ca n o p ie d p r ie s t’ s d o o r, cre d e n c e tab le
T h e n ea rest m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g ra p h office is at
and piscin a: th e n a v e h a s e le g a n t a ro h e s o f T ra n s itio n a l
C lan field . L e t t e r B o x c le a re d 7 .1 0 a .m . & 6 p .m .
character, and th e s o u th p o rc h , a ls o of t h is p e rio d , has
w e e k d a ys o n ly
two in terestin g s c u lp tu r e s of th e “ C r u c ifix io n ,” one on
the south face o v e r th e e n tra n c e and th e o th e r on th e
R A D C O T is a n o th e r h a m le t to L a n g fo rd , 3^ m ile s
east side, b o th b e in g in c lo s e d in re c e sse d c r u c ifo rm
s o u th -e a s t. T h e a n cie n t b rid g e of th re e a rc h e s h e re,
panels: on th e s o u th fa ce of t h e to w e r a re p o rtio n s of w h ich cro ss e s th e I s is to B e rk s h ire , is su p p o sed to h a ve
sculptured w o rk, c o n je c tu re d to b e lo n g to an e a r ly s u n ­ been ere cte d in th e 13th c e n tu r y , and w a s th e scen e, 20
dial: the ch u rc h w as re s to r e d in
1868,
a t a c oD
s tec.of1387, of an en c o u n ter b etw een R o b e r t d e V e re , 9 th
¿1,300, u n d er th e d ire c tio n of M r. E w a n C h r is tia n ,
E a r l of O x fo rd , a f a v o u r ite o f R ic h a rd I I . and th e d is ­
architect, and a ffo rd s 400 s i t t i n g s : in th e c h u r c h y a r d a ffe cte d no bles u n d e r H e n ry , E a r l o f D e rb y ( a fte r w a r d s
are rem ains of an a n c ie n t cro ss. T h e r e g is te r d a te s H en ry I V .) , and T h o m a s , D u k e o f G lo u c e s te r , w h e n th e
from the ye a r 1538- T h e liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , n et tro o p s of d e V e re , n u m b e rin g a b o u t 5,000 m en , b e in g
yearly value £ 200 , in c lu d in g 130 a c re s of g le b e w ith
su rro u n d e d , h e se c u re d h is p erso n al s a fe ty o n ly b y
residence, in th e g if t of th e B ish o p o f O x fo rd , and held
d iv e s tin g h im s e lf o f h is a rm o u r and s w im m in g downsince 1914 b y th e R e v . F ra n k B a s il
H e a rn
M A o f N ew
th e riv e r. T h e r e is also a re c o rd of a s k ir m is h b y
College, O xford . T h e E c c le s ia s t ic a l C o m m issio n e rs are C r o m w e ll’ s tro o p s in th e G a rriso n fie ld . T h e are a is
the lay im p ro p riato rs. T h e C o n g r e g a tio n a l c h a p e l, b u ilt
428 a c re s of lan d an d 13 of w a t e r ; r a te a b le v alu e ,.
in 1848 and r e b u ilt in 1884, w ill s e a t 200 p erso n s ; and £ 4 9 5 ; th e p o p u la tio n in. 1911 w a s 20.
there is also a P r im it iv e M e th o d is t c h a p e l. T h e E c c le ­
L e tte r s t h r o u g h C l a n f i e l d . w h ic h is th e n e a re st m o n e y
siastical C o m m issio n e rs a re a lso lo rd s of th e m an o r
o rd e r & t e le g r a p h office, a r r iv e a t 7 .1 5 a .m . & r
and the p rin cip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e r e a r e tw o c h a r itie s
p .m . L e t t e r B o x , n e a r B r id g e , c le a re d 10.50 a .m . &
for the su p p ly of co al to th e p o o r. T h e so il is c la y an d ‘
8.30 p .m . & S u n d a y s , 8.30 p.m.
LAN G FORD .
C o o p e r P h ilip P . sh o p k p r. P o st office W illis A lfre d C h a rle s , C ro w n P .H
Hearn Rev. F ran k B a sil (M.A. ( v ic a r ) , E d m o n d s C h a rle s , fa r m e r , U p p er fm
rhe V icarage
G RAFTON .
F a r m e r W illia m , b u ild e r
Richardson M iss, L o w e r F a r m h o u se
A k erm a n J n .R h o d e s, frm r. M an o r frm>
G e a r in g F r e d e r ic k , b a k e r
Rose M iss, T h e G ra n g e
B
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, fa rm e r
Jo n es W illia m , B e ll P .H
Russell M rs. S p r in g pool
P ip k in A lfr e d , fa r m e r
P r in t J o h n & S o n s, b la c k s m ith s
Ward Rev. W illia m G re tto n (C o n ­ R e a d in g W m . J o h n P e a rso n , fa rm e r, W a tt s J o h n , fa r m e r
gregational), T h e M anse
W a tt s W m . F r e d k . G e r a ld , f a r m e r
R e c to r y fa r m
COMMERCIAL.
T a y le r B r o th e r s , co al d e a lers
RADCOT.
Avnes W m . in su r. & c y c le a g e n t
T a y le r K a te (M iss), sh o p k ee p er
da C o s ta J o h n , R a d c o t h o u se
«urge John, saddler
W a k efield C h a s. f r m r .L o n g fo r d D ow ns W r a ig h t L e o n a rd , S w a n P .H . Radcofe
Cooper G eorge, beer r e t a ile r
W h itfie ld F r e d k .E d w in ,fr m r .L o w e r fm
b rid g e
is I P arish and v illa g e on th e b o rd e rs of fleur6e, w ith in s c rip tio n , to R ic h a r d G la s s y e r , p rie st, o f
thf>
a s*a^ on th r e e - q u a r te r s of a m ile n o rth fro m
th e 16 th c e n t u r y : tw o o th e r b ra s se s, m en tio n e d b y D u n Ionian
at
O x fo rd and B le tc h le y se ctio n of the k in, are now l o s t : th e re a re m e m o r ia ls to John C o t tis from R -a n +
rtB W e ste rn r a ilw a y , a b o u t 2 m ile s ea st ford g e n t. 1683, and M a r y (H y d e) h is w ife , 16 6 8 : an d
of iv.0 1Cn S i61l ,^ 10n on th e A sh en d o n and A y n h o se ctio n to M a ry D u le y , 1 7 3 6 : op p o site th e p o rch rem a in s th e
from T ,? a
W e ste rn R a ilw a y C o m p a n y ’s m a in lin e sh a ft of a b ro k e n c ro s s , an d a t th e e a s t end is a railed'
east frnmn r?nf , B i r a u n g h a m , a b o u t 13 m ile s n o rth - tom b to th e R e v . L a n c e lo t J a c k so n D .D . re c to r of B le t c lision nf n , ° Xf0rd/ a " d
fro m L o n d o n , in th e M id d iv i- in gd o n , d. 1750 : th e w h o le is fitte d w it h open s itt in g s in­
of Plmicrili6 coun. r’ h u n d re d an d p e t t y sessio n a l d iv isio n oak, th e p ew s h a v in g bee n re m o v e d in th e y e a r 18 4 4 : therural a
■’ Uni0n and
c o u r t d is t r ic t o f B ic e s te r, fon t is p lain E a r ly E n g l i s h : th e e a s t w in d o w has bee n
of OvfAe^n erm,°^ B l e s t e r and a rc h d e a c o n ry and diocesp filled w ith sta in e d g la ss, in c o m m e m o ra tio n o f R o b e rt
local ston •
• c h u rc h of S t - M a ry is a b u ild in g of S k in n e r D .D . re c to r h e re fro m 16 31, b u t se q u estere d in
storipd
m n?1.x e d sty le s , c o n s is tin g of
ch a n c e l,1643, clere
b is h-o p o f B r is to l 16 37-4 1, a n d of O x fo rd 1641-63 :
of Tyita T „Ve’ .f. es’
sout;h p o rc h and a w e ste rn to w e r
in 1641 he w a s im p riso n e d in th e T o w e r, b u t a t th e
four Af
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d a te ’ c o n ta in in g a clo ck and 6
bells,
R e sto ra tio n w a s re s to re d , an d h e ld th e S e e o f W o r c e s t e r
aH the old S i ^ ere
CaSt in 170 1 and a f i f t h i n T 7 12 * fro m 1663 u n til h is d e a th , 14 J u n e , 16 7 0 : t h is w in d o w is
., o<l bells
-were r e c a s t in 1908
th
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o UIIUaa t re b le added.
also a m e m o ria l to P h ilip S tu b b s B .D . th e fir s t ch ap lain
Oxon
F- J ’ S ta p le s-B ro w n e esq. of B a m p to n , of G re e n w ic h H o s p ita l, a u th o r o f th e firs t r e p o r t of theof R
Ann ’ ui m em o ry ?«
R . T . S ta p le s esq and h is w ife S o c ie ty for th e P ro p a g a tio n of th e G o s p el in 1704, a r c h ­
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t im e a clo ck w as p ro v id e d in m e m o ry deacon of S t. A lb a n ’ s, 17 15 , and r e c to r h e re 17 19 u n t il
ot. W. S o u ,.
r e s id e n t of th e v illa g e , b y h is his d e a th , 13 S e p t. 17 3 8 : t h e r e is also a m e m o ria l
: ‘ h<>re „
a ls o
a s a n c tu s b e l l : th e ch an ce l is w indow to th e R e v . C an o n J a m e s C h a rle s Blom field'
n ,2 ™aronrU
d’ ci; lar i “ d ™has tw
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a Pernpndim , ave. T ra n s itio n N o rm an a rc h e s , su p p o rtin g F is h e r , p la c e d in 19 0 5 : th e o a k c h a n c e l sc re e n is in­
thew Shawii ar .c^erest o r y : t h e r e is a b ra s s to S ir M at- m e m o r y of M rs . S ta p le s - B ro w n e . a n d th e o ak p u lp it,
’ Priest> c^ 1520, an d th e m a t r ix of a cro ss w as p re s e n te d as a m e m o r ia l to t h e la t e F . I . S t a p le s -

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