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c a rv e d w it h e m b le m s o f th e P a s s io n ; t h e ro o d sc re e n ,
a lso r e m a in in g , is L a t e P e r p e n d i c u l a r ; th e re a re 70
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15 6 4 ; m a r r ia g e s , 16 9 5 ; b u r ia ls , 1530. T h e l iv in g ‘i s a
re c to ry , n et y e a r ly v a lu e £ 10 2 , in c lu d in g 9 a c re s of g le b e
w it h r e s id e n c e , in th e g if t of C a p t. M a rk U lic k W e y la n d ,
a n d h e ld sin ce 1881 b y th e R e v . R o b e rt H u tch is o n .M .A.
o f E x e t e r C o lle g e , O x fo rd . T h is v illa g e , s itu a te d in a
p ic tu r e s q u e an d s e clu d e d sp o t, is an e x tr e m e ly in t e r e s tin g
ex a m p le o f th e t r a d itio n a l E n g lis h v illa g e , n o w so ra re ly
to b e m e t w i t h ; th e c h u rc h , p la c e d on a r is in g g ro u n d ,
ra is e d a b o v e t h e ro a d , w ith a sto n e e m b a n k m e n t, stan d s
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i t is t h e v illa g e g r e e n ; a fe w p a ce s a w a y sta n d s th e
c ro ss , n o w b u t a sh a ft r a is e d on th re e s t e p s ; on th e
lo w e r slo p e , u n d e r a s p re a d in g e lm , is a la r g e and
c a r e f u lly ten ded w ell of p u re , c le a r w a t e r a v a ila b le fo r
w a y fa r e r s , w ith an o v e rflo w r e s e r v o ir fo r c a t t l e ; clo se
b y , on t h e e a st sid e, is th e r e c to r y , w it h it s g a b le s
a n d m a s s iv e c h im n e y s, a n d on t h e w e s t th e m an o r
h o u se , w h ile t h e c o t ta g e s of th e v illa g e r s a re ra n g e d
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th e A s h m o le a n m u s e u m a t O x fo rd .
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m a n o r w as h e ld b y th e N o u rse fa m ily . W ood E a to n
M a n o r, th e re s id e n c e of W a lt e r P a r r o t t esq . is a m a n sio n
in t h e I t a li a n s ty le , e r e c t e d on t h e re m o v a l o f th e old
h o u se in 1775 , a n d is su rro u n d e d b y s e v e r a l p a r k - lik e
m e a d o w s : on t h e f e llin g o f an a n c ie n t y e w t re e in
19 14 w h ic h sto o d on th e la w n , a w e ll, b u ilt on a s p r in g ,
w as d is c o v e re d , n o d o u b t of R o m a n o r S a x o n o r i g i n :
d u r in g c le a n s in g o p e ra tio n s a R o m a n co in w a s d is­
c o v e re d , t o g e th e r w it h tw o G e o r g ia n c o in s, w h ic h a re
no w in t h e p o sse ssio n of W a lte r P a r r o t t esq. W a lte r
P a r r o t t esq. is lo rd of t h e m a n o r, an d he a n d C a p t.
M a rk U lic k T V eyland a r e t h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e
so il is c l a y ; su b s o il, sa n d an d c la y . T h e c h ie f cro p s
a re w h e a t, b a rle y a n d b ea n s. T h e a re a i s 783 a c re s of
la n d a n d 5 of w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 9 7 0 ; t h e p o p u la ­
t io n in 19 11 w as 80.
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fo r m e r ly e x tr a -p a r o c h ia l, is in c lu d e d in t h is p a rish .
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a n c ie n tly “ W u d e s t o c ,” t h e “ w o o d y p ie r s , w ith s c u lp tu r e d c a p s ; th e c le r e s to r y is P e rp e n p la c e ,” is a m u n ic ip a l b o r o u g h a n d u n io n to w n , c iv il
d ic u la r : th e s o u th aisle h a s E a r ly E n g lis h w in d o w s and
p a ris h a n d th e h e a d of a c o u n ty c o u r t d is t r ic t w it h a r e m a in s of a r ic h N o rm a n d o o r w a y : t h e w e s t p o r c h is
te r m in a l sta tio n on a b ra n c h fro m K id lin g t o n s ta tio n on P e r p e n d ic u la r ;
t h e w in d o w s o n ce c o n ta in e d m u c h
th e O x fo rd a n d B ir m in g h a m se ctio n of th e G r e a t W e ste rn
h e r a ld ic g la s s , b u t w e re g r e a t l y d a m a g e d d u r in g the
r a ilw a y , op en ed M a y 19 th , 1890, an d is 3 m ile s n o rth -e a st c iv il w a r b y t h e P a r lia m e n t a r y tro o p s ; t h e r e a r e now
fro m H a n d b o ro u g h s ta tio n on th e O x fo rd an d W o rc e ste r te n s ta in e d w in d o w s, o n e of w h ic h w a s in s e rte d in
lin e ,
n o rth -w e st fro m O x fo rd , 10 so u th - w e s t fro m
1887 b y t h e c h ild r e n o f W o o d sto c k a s a m e m o r ia l
B ic e s te r, 8 n o r th -e a s t fro m W itn e y , 20^ so u th fro m
of t h e J u b ile e o f Q u e e n V ic t o r ia , a n d th e w e s t w in d o w
B a n b u r y , 40^ fro m L e a m in g to n , 64 fro m B irm in g h a m ,
w as in s e r te d in m e m o r y o f th e R e v . A r t h u r M a je n d ie ,
a n d 73 fro m L o n d o n , in t h e M id d iv isio n of th e co u n ty ,
a f c r m e r r e c t o r : th e fo n t, d a t in g fro m t h e tim e of
h u n d re d o f W o o tto n , p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n o f W o o tto n
E d w a r d I . o r I I . is o c ta g o n a l, w it h p a n e lle d t r a c e r r
S o u th , lib e r t y o f O x fo rd , r u r a l d e a n e ry o f W o o d sto c k
a n d th e b a ll-flo w e r o r n a m e n t. O n t h e s o u th sid'e
an d a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io cese of O x fo r d ; th e to w n w as of th e so u th a is le is
a b ra s s, w it h e ffi» y
a n d in ­
in c o rp o ra te d b y H e n ry V I . b y a c h a r te r d a te d 24th of s c r ip tio n , to R ic h a r d B a illy , c itiz e n a n d h a b e rd a sh e r
M a y , 1453, a n d t h is c h a r te r , w it h th o se o f E d w a r d I V . in of L o n d o n , 1441 ; on t h e w e s t w a ll a re tw o m o n u ­
1463 a n d 146 7, H e n r y V I I . E d w a r d V I . Q u e e n E liz a b e th m e n ts
to J e ro m e K e y t e esq . M .A ., B .C .L .
of S t.
in 1565, an d J a m e s I . w as co n firm e d b y C h a rle s I I . A u g . J o h n 's
C o lle g e , O x o n , d . 3 D e c . 16 3 1, t h e
first an
23, 16 6 4 : u n d e r th e p r o v isio n s of th e “ M u n ic ip a l C o r ­ o v al of b la ck m a rb le , e r e c te d b y h is d a u g h t e r E liz a ­
p o ra tio n s A c t , 1882 ” (45 a n d 46 V ie t . c. 5 0 ), th e co r­ b e th S a y , an d t h e o th e r a b ra s s w it h in s c r ip tio n in
p o ra tio n w as re m o d e lle d in O c t. 1886. an d now co n sists L a t in ; b o th h a v e s h ie ld s of a r m s : in t h e s o u th aisle,
o f a m a y o r, fo u r a ld e rm e n an d tw e lv e c o u n cillo rs. T h e
b u t fo r m e r ly in th e ch a n c e l, is a m o n u m e n t to th e V e ry
o ld b o ro u g h of N e w W o o d sto c k w as c o n te rm in o u s w ith
R e v . J a m e s K i n g D .D . o f S h e lla n d s , Y o r k s h ir e , dean of
th e p a rish o f W o o d s t o c k ; b u t th e m o d e rn b o ro u g h of
R a p h o e, 179 5, and A n n e h is wdfe, 1794, w ith t h e ir son
W o o d sto c k c o m p rise s th e a re a of th e o ld b o ro u g h and
J a m e s K in g , C a p t. R .N ., L L .D ., F .R .S . 17 8 4 : th e ch u rc h
p a ris h of N e w W o o d sto c k , a n d th e p a ris h e s o f O ld W ood w as t h o r o u g h ly r e s to r e d in 1876, a t a c o s t c f £7,000.
s to c k a n d H e n s in g to n w ith in t h e b o ro u g h , c o n s titu te d
an d a ffo rd s 650 s itt in g s , tw o - th ir d s b e in g fre e .
The
u n d e r th e “ L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t A c t. 1894.” T h e to w n is
re g is te r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 16 3 1. T h e liv in g is a ch ap elry
lig h t e d w it h g a s ; i t is s u p p lie d w ith w a te r fro m w o rk s an n exe d t o t h e r e c to r y o f B lad o n , jo in t n et y e a r ly value
in B le n h e im P a r k , t h e p r o p e r ty of th e D u k e o f M a r l­ £ 4 0 0 , w ith 170 a c re s of g le b e an d re s id e n c e , in th e g ift
b o r o u g h K .G . T h e r e is a lso an a m p le se n d e e of w a te r o f th e D u k e o f M a rlb o ro u g h K .G . an d h e ld sin ce 1905
fro m h y d r a n t s fo r u se in c a s e of fire. T h e r iv e r G ly m e
b y th e R e v . C h a r le s H u m p h r y M in c h in M .A . of St.
flow» t h r o u g h th e to w n , a n d t h e r iv e r C h e r w e ll and
M a r y H a ll, O x fo rd , c h a p la in to th e D u k e of M a rlb o ro u g h
t h e O x fo rd ca n a l p a ss 3 m ile s e a st. T h e b o ro u g h of an d of W o o d sto c k W o rk h o u se .
S t. A n d r e w ’ s m issio n
W o o d sto c k s e n t r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s to P a r lia m e n t , w ith
c h a p e l, O ld W o o d sto c k , e r e c t e d in 1886, a t a co st of
so m e in t e r m is s io n s , fro m A D . 1301-2 u n til th e r e p re - £73 °» fro m th e d e s ig n s of M r. C h a r le s B lo m fie ld , is a
s e n ta tio p w as m e r g e d in to t h a t of t h e c o u n ty b y th e b u ild in g of sto n e in th e G o t h ic s t y le , c o n s istin g of
“ R e d is t r ib u tio n o f S e a ts A c t , 1 8 8 5 ” (48 a n d ^ ’ V ic t .
c h a n c e l a n d n av e ; w ill s e a t 120 p erso n s. T h e r e is 3
c. 23). T h e c h u r c h o f S t . M a r y M a g d a le n e , o r ig in a lly
W e sle y a n M e th o d is t c h a p e l, e re c te d in 1907, a t a co st,
N o rm a n , is n o w a b u ild in g o f sto n e in m ix e d s ty le s ,
in c lu d in g th e site , of £ 1 ,6 0 0 , to se a t 160 p e rs o n s ; a
c o n s is t in g o f ch a n c e l, c le r e s to r ie d n a v e , a is le s , n o rth
U n ite d M e t h o d is t ch a p e l an d a B a p t is t ch a p e l b u ilt in
ch a p e l, w e s t p o rc h a n d a w e ste rn t o w e r , r e b u ilt in
1827. T h e C e m e te ry , th re e a c re s in e x te n t, is situ a te d
w it h p in n a c le s , a n d c o n t a in in g 8 b ells a n d clo ck
in th e c iv il p a ris h of H e n sin g to n and in th e e c c le s ia s ti­
w it h c h im e s , p la y in g a t in t e r v a ls of fo u r h o u r s , an d r e ­ ca l p a ris h o f B la d o n -c u m -W o o d s to c k ; it a d jo in s the
n o v a te d in 18 94; t h e ch a n c e l, p r im a r ily d e c o ra te d , has g ro u n d s o f th e w o rk h o u se, th e c h a p e l o f w h ic h is
a n e a s t w in d o w o f fiv e lig h t s , fille d w ith s ta in e d g la s s in u sed fo r th e fu n e r a l se rv ic e s, a n d is u n d e r th e control
1884, as a m e m o r ia l to Jo h n W in s to n , 7 t h D u k e o f M a r l­ of th e C o rp o ra tio n . T h e T o w n H a ll, e re c te d in 1766
b o ro u g h K .G . w h o d ie d 5 J u ly , 1883 ; t h e n o rth sid e of b y G e o r g e , 4 th D u k e o f M a rlb o ro u g h K . G . is a b u ild ­
t h e n a v e , r e b u il t in a d e b a se d s t y le in 1775 , w as a g a in in g o f sto n e, fro m d e s ig n s b y S ir W illia m C h a m b ers,
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a r c a d e h a s fiv e E a r ly E n g lis h a rc h e s on p la in ro u n d as a sta tio n fo r th e W o o d sto c k fire b rig a d e , w as in-