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1ÎARXHAM .
P R IV A T E

R E S ID E N T S.

Badcock M ajor G eorge H enry,M oat ho
Ditchfield Rev. Peter Hampson M .A ..
F .S .A .,F .R .H is t.S . (rector),R ectory
G arland A rth u r N athaniel, Manor ho
S tu rges E dw ard M. B arkham square

B E R K S H IR E .

[ b e l l y ’s

H arris G eorge, baker & grocer &
sub-postm aster
Barker Frederick John, B ull inn
Isaac W ade,farm er,Langley Pond frm
Bayliss F rederick, carrier
Painter F rederick, blacksm ith, see
B erry & P ain ter, blacksm iths
Blake E m ily (Mrs. ),fn n r.H an d p o st frm
B errv & Painter
B uckingham John, farm b ailiff to E. Thomas W illiam E dw ard, farm bailiff
to W. C. J. H issey esq
M. S tu rg es esq
C O M M E R C IA L .

B A S I L D O N is a villag e and parish on the riv er by th e V icar of Basildon on Sun days at 6 p.m . H ere is
T h am es, w hich is here crossed by a bridge of four a C ongregational chapel, founded in 1797, seatin g 140
arches, on the line of the G reat W estern railw ay, and persons.
The poor’s land of 8 acres produces £ 1 6
erected a t a cost of £25,000 ; the villag e is 2 m iles south ­ yearly. D uring the progress of
excavations for the
ea st from Pangbourne station on th e G re a t W estern construction of the G reat W estern railw ay a beautiful
railw ay, and 8 north-w est from Reading, in the Southern tessellated Roman pavem en t was discovered a few
division of the county, hundred of M oreton, union of inches below the surface, and on an elevated spot,
Bradfield, p etty sessional division and county cou rt not far from the T h am es, coins of Vespasian, in good
d is trict of R eading, ru ra l deanery of W allingford, a rc h ­ preservation, dom estic utensils and several hum an
deaconry of B erks and diocese of Oxford. The church skeletons, w ith a Rom an sword lyin g near them , w ere
of S t. B artholom ew, supposed to have been erected in found. The G rotto, a mansion b eau tifu lly situated
the reign of Edward II. (1307-27), is a b u ild in g of flint on a wooded slope, on th e south bank of the riv er, is
w ith stone dressings, consisting of chancel, nave, south the seat of G ilb ert J. C. H arter esq. N ear th e villag e
porch and a western tower of brick, w ith pinnacles, and is Basildon Park, form erly the seat of S ir F ran cis Sykes
containing a clock and 4 b e lls ; in th e chancel is a bart. b ut now the property and in th e occupation of
m onum ent to S ir Francis Sykes bart. of Basildon Park, C apt. Jam es A rchibald M orrison, who is lord of the
M .P. in five Parliam ents for W allin gford, d. n t h Jan. m anor and chief landowner ; the m ansion is a m odern
1804, and another to his grandson, S ir F ran cis W illiam building w ith w ings, and has a portico supported
Sykes M .A. d. 6th A p ril, 1843; th ere are other on colum ns of the Corinthian o r d e r ; th e p ark con­
m em orials to H enry Hood, d. 22 M ay, 1680; Richard tains 400 acres and is inclosed w ith in a brick and
Cobb, gent. d. 16 F eb . 1689, and Joan, his w if e ; the flint wall. Th e soil is chalk, loam and g r a v e l; subsoil,
Rev. R obert Bailey F ish er M .A. v icar 1814-59, d. 29 chalk. The chief crops are w heat, barley and oats.
S eptem ber, 1859, and M artha, his w ife. d. 16 J uly, The area is 3,097 acres of land and 42 of w ater ; rate­
1837; and the Rev. G eorge Ogle M .A. of P u rley Park, able value, £ 11,78 1 ; the population in 1911 was 596 in
d. 25 June. 1828; on the nave floor is a brass w ith the c iv il parish and 582 in the ecclesiastical parish.
effigies to John C lerk and L u c y his w ife, 1480; and
Sexton, H enry D uckett.
behind the altar a la rg e brass to R oger Y oun g esq. Post Office & Telephone Call Office (available for calls to
ob. 1589, and W illiam his son, ob. 1584; this in scrip ­
places within a lim ited distance). Low er Basildon.—
tion was form erly on the chancel floor, w ith effigies
M iss Em m a Sim s, sub-postm istress. Letters from
which have d isap p ea red ; th ere are m em orial windows
Reading are delivered at 7 a.m . & 1.25 & 6.45 p.m . ;
to H enry M orrison, d. 10 A p ril, 1850, E m ily G rant M or­
Sundays, 7 a.m . ; dispatched at 7.55 a.m . & 2.10 & 7.20
rison, d. 25 A p ril, 1854; W illiam H enry Stone esq. of
p.m . ; Sundays, 6.55 p.m . S treatley is the nearest
S treatley House, d. 20 June, 1863; and to Sir Francis
m oney order office & Pangbourne the nearest telegraph
W illiam Sykes, 4th b art. lieu t. 97th regim en t, and of
office for delivery, 3 m iles distant. Telegram s dis­
the 2nd L ife G uards, d. 1 Jan. 1866, and Sir F rederick
p atch ed only, not delivered, from th is office, 8 a.m .
H enry Sykes, 5th bart. d. 1899, w ith an inscribed
to 8 p.m . week days only
brass, com m em orating b o t h : in th e nave is a brass
to the R ev. E dw ard John Sykes M .A. vicar 1859-91 : Post Office, Upper Basildon.— W illiam A lb ert W alker,
sub-postm aster. L etters from R eading at 7.20 a.m . &
the church was thoroughly restored in 1875-6, at a cost
1.50 p.m . & for callers a fte r; Sundays, 7.20 a . m. ;
of £2,061, when the tim b er roof, previously ceiled, was
dispatched at 9.55 a.m . & 7.15 p .m . ; Sundays, 9.55
op en ed : th e church affords 250 s it t in g s : the ch u rch ­
a.m
. Pangbourne is the nearest m oney order & tele­
ya rd was enlarged about 1882 and contains tombs of
g rap h office, 2^ m iles distant
the Sykes fam ily and a fine yew tree. The register
E lem en tary Schools.
dates from the year 1538. T he livin g is a vicarage,
net yea rly value £300, w ith 18 acres of glebe and Endowed, erected in 1858, for 62 c h ild re n ; it w as
endowed by Mr. W illiam Allen w ith £ 4 & a cottage,
residence, in the g ift of Captain James Archibald
for ten poor children ; H. Polgreen, m aster
M orrison, and held since 1911 by the Rev. E dw in
A lb ert Ph illips B .A. of St. John’ s College, C am bridge Upper Basildon (m ixed & infants), erected in 1875 &
enlarged in 1884, for 170 c h ild re n ; Miss A m elia
and London U n iv ersity; the vicarage house stands close
W ilson, m istre ss; a children's service is held in this
by the ch u rch : both are pleasantly situated near the
schoolroom
on Sundays at 11 a.m . & 3 p.m
riv er, and sheltered by a b elt of trees. St. Stephen's,
at Upper Basildon, erected in 1895, is a stru ctu re of C ounty Police.— H e n ry ‘H ankins, constable, Low er B asil­
don ; W illiam C. Jenkins, constable, Upper Basildon
iron, and affords 220 sittings. Services are conducted
Deacon H arry, farm er. K iln farm ,
Upper Basildon
F arm er Thos. beer retailer & florist
Froome John W illiam , grocer, Upper
Basildon
G ran t W illiam E . shopkeeper &
carrier. Upper Basildon
G u lliver John E rn est, farm er,C hurch
farm
Hearne Thom as, gardener, to Capt. J.
A. Morrison
How Charles John, farm er. Wood
G reen farm . Upper Basildon
Hum phrey G. H . estate clerk to
Ba»ildon Park E state, E state office
K eable
Thom as Broom e,
farm er,
Hook End farm
C O M M E R C IA L .
L u ck in g Basil, p rivate gardener to
Baston Richard, carrier
O. J. C. H arter esq
B elcher R. p rivate gardener to H. E. M ortim ore Alfred Jam es,land steward
Du Cane N orris J.P
to C apt. J. A. M orrison,H om e farm
Collins James, gam ekeeper to Oapt. Norris H enry E verard Du Cane J.P.
J . A. Morrison
Oxon. agen t to the estate of Capt
C ox
E rnest
C harles,
blacksm ith,
J. A . M orrison, The W hite house
U pper Basildon
P R IV A T E

R E S ID E N T S .

Harding- G eorge V . The F irs, Upper
Basildon
H arter G ilb ert J. C. Th e G rotto
H urrell Richard, Stone house
M orrison
Capt.
James Archibald
Basildon park ; & W hite's, G uards',
C arlton & M arlborough clubs, Lon­
don S W
Norris Henry E verard Du Cane J.P.
Oxon. W hite h o u se ; & W hite's
clu b, London S W
Ph illips Rev. E dw in A lb ert B.A.
(v icar), V ica rage
Robinson M isses, T h e Red house

B A U L K I N G (or B alk in g ) (anciently B ethelkin g) is
a scattered village and parish, form erly a ham let
in Uffington p arish, and w ith W oolstone was form ed
into an ecclesiastical p arish in 1846, from the civil
p arish of Uffington, 5 m iles south from Faringdon,

Osborne W illiam , farm er, E m ery’s
farm . Upper Basildon
Pendlebury A. C. H. clerk of works
to Basildon Park E state
People’s R efreshm ent House A ssocia­
tion L im ited, Crown hotel
Powell
Henry
A rth u r,
farm er,
Blandy’s farm
S hip w ay A lbert, coach builder, U pper
Basildon
Sim s Thom as, farm er, Collins’ farm ,
Upper Basildon
Sprackland F rederick, head shepherd
to Basildon Park E state
T elfer John, forester to Basildon Park
E state
W alker W illiam A lb ert, grocer, P ost
office. Upper Basildon
W heeler F rederick, Th e F arrier's
A rm s P.H . Upper Basildon
W igm ore Thom as, engineer to G ilb ert
J. C. H arter esq
W insor H erbert, Red Lion inn
W yatt W illiam , The Bee H ive, Upper
Basildon

12 from A bingdon and 18 from O xford, in the N orthern
division of the county, hundred of Shrivenham , p etty
sessional division, union and county court d istrict
of Faringdon, Vale of W hite Horse ru ra l deanery,
archdeaconry of Berks and diocese of O x fo r d ; th e