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NO RT H M O O R.

OXFORDSHIRE.

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N O R T H M O O R is a p a ris h s e p a ra te d fro m B e r k s h ir e s ia s tic a l A r c h ite c t u r e ” : th e in t e r io r of th e church hi
b y t h e r iv e r Is is , w h ic h is
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re s to re d an d th e c h u rc h w as re-o p en e d 12th April'
1887 : R ic h a r d L y d a ll g a v e a n ew b e ll an d rebuilt
s o u th - w e s t, b y
a sto n e b r id g e of 5 fla t b u t a c u te ly
r in g in g lo ft in 1701 : th e re are 150 sittings, fh
p o in te d a rc h e s , s e p a ra te d b y a n g u la r p i e r s ;an d a t
B a b lo c k e -H y th e , iA m ile s
n o rth -e a s t, b y a fe r r y ;riet g is te5r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1654. T h e living ¡s *
m ile s s o u th fro m K y n s h a m sta tio n on th e F a irfo rd v ic a r a g e , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 1 1 0 , in c lu d in g 4- acr^
b ra n c h of th e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , 6$ s o u th - w e s t from of g le b e , s itu a te a t W in g , B u c k s , and vica rag e hovur
O x fo rd , 6^ s o u th - e a s t fro m W itn e y an d 9 n o rth -w e st b u ilt in 1893-4, in th e g if t of S t. J o h n ’ s C o lleg e. Oxford
fro m A b in g d o n , in th e M id d iv is io n of t h e c o u n ty , h u n ­ an d is a t p r e s e n t (19 15 ) v a c a n t. H e re is a PrimitiveM e th o d is t c h a p e l, b u ilt in 1891, w h ic h w ill seat 60
d re d o f C h a d lin g to n , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n of B a m p to n
E a s t , u n io n an d co u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t of W itn e y , ru ra l p erso n s. T h e r e a re c h a r it ie s fo r d is tr ib u tio n of about
£ i x y e a r ly a n d fo r c h u rc h p u rp o se s of abo u t ¿40. The
d e a n e ry of W itn e y , a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io c e s e of O x fo rd .
T h t c h u r c h of S t. D en is is a c r u c ifo rm ed ifice of sto n e, R t. H o n . L e w is H a r c o u r t P .O ., M .P . w h o is lord of the
m a n o r, a n d S t. J o h n ’ s C o lle g e , C h r is t Church and
ch ie fly o f th e p e rio d b e tw e e n th e E a r ly E n g lis h and
D e c o ra te d s ty le s , c o n s is tin g of sp a cio u s ch a n c e l, n ave, M a g d a le n C o lle g e , O x fo rd , are th e p rin c ip a l landowner*
t ra n s e p ts , s o u th p o rc h , an d an e m b a ttle d w e s te rn to w er T h e soil is lo a m a n d g r a v e l ; s u b s o il, g ra v el and blue
of D e c o ra te d d a te , c u r io u s ly c o n s tru c te d u p o n p ie rs c la y . T h e c h ie f cro p s are w h e a t, b a r le y , beans, turnip*
fro m th e in te r io r of th e o r ig in a l c h u r c h , an d co n ta in in g & c. T h e are a is 2 ,0 14 a c re s of la n d an d 35 of waterr a te a b le v a lu e , £ 2 ,0 3 8 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 1911 was 226.
6 b e lls and a clo ck : th e c h a n ce l is E a r ly E n g lis h , w ith
an e a st w in d o w of s in g u la r d e s ig n , now filled w ith )
s ta in e d g la s s as a m e m o ria l to S a r a h N a ld e r ; it r e ta in s
M O O R T O N is a h a m le t 1 m ile so u th -w e st.
a p is c in a an d th re e g o o d se d ilia of th e sa m e p erio d an d
a p a in tin g o f O u r S a v io u r b e a r in g th e C ro ss ; in t h e ■ S e x to n , G e o rg e B a ston .
n o rth tra n se p t o r c h a p e l, a D ec o ra te d w o rk , are a p is c in a 1 P o s t O ffice .— M rs. L u c y B a sto n , su b -p o stm is tres s. Let­
an d tw o s e p u lc h r a l r e c e sse s, n e a r w h ic h are re c u m b e n t ;
t e r s a r r iv e fro m O x fo rd v ia B o tle y a t 8.45 a.m. &
effiffies of a c ro s s -le g g e d k n ig h t and a la d y , th e fo rm e r
3 .15 p .m . ; d is p a tc h e d 1.20 & 6.30 p .m . week daysin N o rm a n ch ain a rm o u r and su p p o sed to b e S ir T h o m a s |
o n ly .
S ta n d la k e , 2 m ile s d is ta n t, is th e nearest
d e N o r th m o r e : th e r e is a m e m o r ia l w in d o w in th e n ave
m o n e y o rd e r & te le g r a p h office
to t h e R e v. E . D evo n , a f o r m e r v i c a r : th e o rn am e n te d
c o rb e ls in th e so u th w in d o w s are u n iq u e sp e cim e n s of E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l, b u ilt in 1873 & en la rg e d in 1902 to
h o ld 55*; M rs. E lle n E . J e r r a r d , m is tre s s
t h e c a r v e r s ’ a r t , and a r e illu s t r a t e d in ‘ •'P a rk e r’ s E c c le P re s to n G e o r g e E r n e s t, farm er
B u tler G e o rg e , D un C o w P .H
C o le in g L o u is a ( M rs .) , R o s e & C ro w n Sh e rw o o d W illia m , C hequers PH.
B a b lo c k - H y th e
P .H . N e w b rid g e
C o x M a tth e w J a m e s , m ille r ( w a te r ) , T r e m le t t H y . W . f a r m e r & cattle dir
C O M M E R C IA L .
W a lk e r G e o rg e , R e d L io n P.H
N e w b rid g e
W eb b H e n ry , w h e e lw rig h t
B a sto n L u c y ( M r s .) , sh o p k p r.P o st off F lo re y F ra n k , f a r m e r , B ro o k fa rm
W ils d o n W a lte r , fa r m e r , Church frm
Irelan d E lija h , fa rm er
B in t F r e d e r ic k , fa r m e r , M a n o r ho
O V E R N O R T O N , see C h ip p in g N o rto n ,

E s se n M a jo r W illia m
W a lte r M rs
W e b b H e n ry

N U F F I E L D is a p a ris h an d v illa g e , 4 ! m iles s o u th ­
e a s t fro m W a llin g fo r d t e r m in a l s ta tio n on a b ra n c h of
th e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y a n d 7 n o r th -w e s t fro m H en ­
ley a n d 16 m ile s fro m O x fo rd , in t h e S o u th e r n d iv is io n
o f th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d o f E w e lm e , p e tty
sessio n a l
d iv isio n of H e n le y , u n io n of H e n le y , c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t
of W a llin g fo r d , r u r a l d e an e ry o f H e n le y ,a rc h d e a c o n ry an d
d io ce s e of O x fo rd . T h e c h u rc h o f t h e H o ly T r in i t y is
a sm a ll b u t a n c ie n t s t r u c tu r e of r u b b le a n d flin t w ith
stone d re ssin g s , o rig in a lly N o rm a n , b u t n o w ch ie fly of
t h e D e c o ra te d p e rio d an d c o n s is tin g o f ch a n c e l, n av e,
n o rth aisle a n d a w ooden p y r a m id a l tow eT a t th e w e st
end o f th e a isle , co n ta in in g 2 b e lls : th e c h u rc h , p re v io u s
to 1850, w as c a r e fu lly re s to r e d b y M r. B . F e r r e y , a r c h i­
t e c t , an d t h e c h a n c e l r e b u ilt in th e E a r ly E n g lis h sty le ,
b u t th e n av e an d aisle a r e p a rt of th e o r ig in a l fa b r ic ,
a n d are se p a ra te d b y an a rc a d e w it h ro u n d p illa r s ,
h a v in g m o u ld e d ca p s an d b a s e s : th e fo n t is a p lain
stone c y lin d e r of th e 13 th c e n tu r y an d b e a rs th e fo llo w ­
in g in s c rip tio n , in L o m b a r d ic c h a ra c te rs , ro u n d th e
u p p e r p a rt , t h e p lin th b e in g b u ilt in to a p illa r :
“ F O N T E S A C R O LOTT7M V E L M U N D A T G R A C I A TO T U M
V E L N O N E S T S A C R I M U N D A C IO P L E N A L A V A C R I : ”

h e re is a sm a ll b ra s s , w ith h a lf e ffig y of a p rie st and an
in s crip tio n in N o rm a n F r e n c h to B e n e it E n g lis s , e. 1360;

th e r e a r e 150 s itt in g s . T h e r e g is te r d a te s from the
y e a r 1570. T h e liv in g is a r e c to r y , n e t incom e ¿238,
w ith 58$ a c re s of g le b e , w ith re s id e n c e , in the gift of
th e N o r w ic h U n io n L i f e A s s u ra n c e C o . and held since
1897 b y th e R e v . V a le n t in e D en is B ro w n e. T he Norwich
U n io n g iv e £ 1 2 a n n u a lly fo r t h e p u rch a se of coal to
b e d is tr ib u t e d a m o n g s t t h e p o o r of th e parish at
C h r is tm a s . T h e N o r w ic h U n io n , w h o are lords of the
m a n o r, a n d A r c h ib a ld G o rd o n P o llo ck esq. are the chief
la n d o w n e rs. On t h e C h ilt e r n H ills th ere is the golf
co u rse of t h e H u n te rc o m b e G o l f C lu b ; the course of
e ig h te e n h o les is 6,335 y a r d s in le n g th , on tu rf of very
fine q u a lity . T h e so il is l i g h t s to c k lan d , cultivated
on t h e fo u r-c o u rs e o r N o rfo lk s y s te m ; subsoil, chalk.
T h e a re a is 2 ,104 a c r e s ; r a te a b le v a lu e , £ 1,8 23; the
p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 232.
P a ris h C le r k , J o sep h F ra n c is.
L e tt e r s a r r iv e th r o u g h H e n ley-0 11-T h a m es at 9.30 a.m.
& 5 p .m . W a ll B o x , n ea r th e R e c to r y , cleared at 8.15
a .m . & 5.45 p .m . ; Su n d ays a t 8.30 a .m . Wall Box.
O x fo rd ro a d , c le a re d a t 8 .15 a .m . & 6 p .m .; Sun­
d a y s. 8.45 a .m .
T h e n e a re st m o n e y order & tele­
g ra p h office is a t N e t tle b e d , a b o u t 2 m ile s distant
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l, fo r 65 c h ild re n ;
m a s te r;
, mistress

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C O M M E R C IA L .
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B a r k e r H a ro ld R o ss, H u n te rco m b e
H ill ( le t te r s t h r o u g h Nettlehed)
A r g le s R o n a ld M a rs h a m , fa r m e r ,M a y ’ s
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N U N E H A M C O U R T E N A Y is a p a ris h an d v illa g e , m o n u m e n ts in th e old c h u rc h , ta k e n in 1660, is C1T*!I
b o u n d e d on th e w e st b y th e Isis , w h ic h s e p a r a te s it in H a rl. M S . 4170. T h e c h u r c h of A ll Saints, built m
1764 (on th e r e m o v a l of th e a n c ie n t ch u rch ) by Simon,
fro m B e r k s h ir e , 2J m ile s s o u th fro m L itt le m o r e sta tio n
is t E a r l H a r c o u r t, fro m a d e sig n fu rn is h ed by ^un|se,'
on th e G r e a t W e s te r n r a ilw a y a n d 3^ n o r th fro m C u lh a m sta tio n o n t h e D id c o t J u n c tio n a n d O x fo rd b ra n c h s lig h t ly a lte r e d b y S t u a r t , is s till sta n d in g on a sig
of th e sa m e lin e a n d 6 s o u th - b y -e a s t fro m O x fo rd , in th e e m in en c e n e a r th e r iv e r Isis , and is a plain. °h
S o u th e r n d iv is io n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d a n d p e t t y se s ­ b u ild in g w ith a lo w d o m e in th e c e n tr e an d a very
sio n a l d iv is io n of B u llin g d o n , u n io n a n d c o u n ty co u rt ap se a t th e e a s t end : th e w e s t en d has a portico
Io n ic co lu m n s, su p p o rtin g a p ed im en t and small 8 g
d i s t r i c t o f A b in g d o n , r u r a l d e a n e ry of C u d d e sd o n , and
a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io c e s e of O x fo rd . O f th e a n cie n t m e n ta l w in d o w s ; on th e n o rth an d south side>
s e m ic ir c u la r p o rch es : t h is b u ild in g is now disused.
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c h u rc h , ta k e n d o w n b y S im o n , 1 s t E a r l H a r c o u r t, in
1764,
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th e n ew c h u rc h o f A ll S a in ts , e r e c te d clo se to the vi 1g
a d jo in in g g ro u n d s a t B a ld o n ; th e s e c o n s is t of p a rt of b y th e la t e E . W . H a r c o u r t esq. M .P . (d. 1891). ^ ^
th e
w a lls ,
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good
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E n g lis h
w in d o w ,
w ith c o s t o f £ 3,5 0 0 , and c o n s e c ra te d M a y 18th, ,.8°c‘
b u ild in g of sto n e in th e E a r ly E n g lis h s t y l e : m 1 9°^
th e sh a fts a n d ca p s , a l a n c e t w in d o w a n d a m u tila t e d
m o r tu a r y ch a p e l w a s ad d e d b y th e late patron.
b u t sp le n d id to m b to S ir A n th o n y P o lla rd , 15 77,
a n d h is w ife P h ilip p a , 1606, w it h e ffig ie s of th e k n ig h t , sin ce th en a m e m o ria l w in d o w has been erected o
h is la d v an d tw o c h il d r e n : an a c c o u n t o f th e a rm s and m e m o ry b y a p e rs o n a l f r i e n d : t h e ch u rc h affords