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C o s t a r B e r tr a m D a n , fa r m e r
C a stle M iss, W e s tfie ld
D a n ie ls R ic h a r d , t h a t c h e r
Clowser M rs. M an o r h o u se
D o u g la s C h a s. J . a s s is t a n t o v e rse e r
Coles W illia m R a lp h , F a ir v ie w
D o u g la s G e o r g e L . c y c le m a k e r
Johnson T h o s. B e r tie , H o rn s w a y ho D o u g la s J a m e s , c a r r ie r & sh o p k e e p e r
L o v ett R e v. T h o m a s M .A . (re c to r ), D u n sd o n G e o r g e , p ig d e a le r
R ectory
D y e r H e n ry , c a r r ia g e p r o p r ie to r
W orley M rs. W e s tfie ld
F lo r e y D an iel, m ille r ( w a te r ) & fa rm e r
COMM ERCIAL.
F lo r e y G e o rg e , f a r m e r
Barnes W illia m J . b la c k s m ith
F lo r e y M a rk , f a r m e r
Bint C h a rle s, B la c k H o rs e P .H
F lo r e y W a lte r F lo r e y , g r o c e r , b a k er,
Bourton W illia m T h o m a s , c a r r ie r
c lo th ie r & b o o t d e a le r
Brooks A r t h u r , h u r d le m a k e r
F o x J e s s e , co a l d e a le r
Clack H e d ley B. fa r m e r , G a u n t h o u se H iro n s G e o rg e , fa r m e r , M a n o r fa rm
C ollett T h o m as H . f a r m e r , E a g le frm J o h n so n L u c y ( M r s .) & S o n , fa rm e rs
Cooke C h a rle s, f a r m e r
Jo h n so n B e r tie R ic h a r d , m illw r i g h t ,
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S T A N T O N H A R C O T J R . T is a p a r is h an d v illa g e
standing am id fine w o o d lan d sc e n e ry n e a r th e r iv e r W in d rash and s e p a ra te d fro m B e rk sh ire ’ b y th e r iv e r T h a m e s
or Isis, w h ic h is c ro ss e d a t B a b lo c k e -H y th e , i f m ile s
so u th -so u th -east, b y a f e r r y ; it is 2 m ile s s o u th - e a s t fro m
South L e ig h s ta tio n a n d 3 s o u th - w e s t fro m E y n s h a m
station, b o th on th e O x fo r d a n d F a ir fo r d b ra n c h
of the G re a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , 9 w e s t fro m O x fo rd and
5 south-east fro m W itn e y , in t h e M id d iv isio n of the
county, 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 is io n of
Bampton E a s t, u n io n an d c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t of W it ­
ney, ru ra l d e a n e ry of W o o d s to c k , a r c h d e a c o n ry an d d io ­
cese uf O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h of S t . M ich a e l is a noble
cruciform b u ild in g of lo ca l sto n e in m ix e d s t y le s , ch ie fly
Early E n g lish a n d P e r p e n d ic u la r , c o n s is tin g of ch a n ce l
with south c h a p e l, n a v e, t ra n s e p ts , n o rth p o rc h an d a
central e m b a ttle d to w e r c o n ta in in g 6 b e l l s : th e ch a n ce l
is E a rly E n g lis h o f th e 12 th c e n tu r y , a n d lig h t e d b y
w idely-splayed la n c e ts a rra n g e d in t r ip le ts b o th a t th e
east end and on e ith e r sid e • i t r e t a in s a p illa r p is cin a
of the sam e d a te , a n d on t h e n o rth sid e is a s m a ll
hut b ea u tifu l D e c o ra te d a lt a r -t o m b of t h e 14 th c e n tu r y
beneath a ric h a rc a d e d ca n o p y p r o fu s e ly c r o c k e te d , and
«till re ta in in g tra c e s o f c o lo u r ; a t th e a n g le s o f th e
canopy are t a b e rn a c le s w it h fig u r e s , a n d b e lo w th e
elaborate co rn ice is a se rie s o f m u t ila t e d sh ield s of
arm s; th e sid es of th e b a s e a re s u rro u n d e d b y tre fo ile d
arches se p a ra te d b y p in n a c le s an d in c lo s in g plain
shields; th is t o m b is su p p o se d to b e t h a t o f Isa b e l,
daughter and e v e n tu a l h e ir e s s of R ic h a r d d e C a m v ille .
who in 1192-3 m a r r ie d S ir R o b e r t d e H a r c o u r t. of W a r ­
wick and L e i c e s t e r ; w e s tw a rd o f th is , u n d e r an o b tu s e
arch in th e w a ll, is th e to m b of M a u d , d a u g h t e r of J o h n ,
Lord G re y o f R o th e r fie ld a n d w ife of S ir T h o m a s de
Harcourt, 139 4 ; th e to m b b e a rs h e r e ffig y , h a b ite d in
heraldic su rco a t, m a n tle an d r e t ic u la t e d h e a d d re s s , and
on the fro n t a re fo u r sh ie ld s of a r m s : th e ch a n ce l is
divided from th e n a v e b y an E a r ly E n g lis h w o o d en ro o d
screen of 13th c e n tu r y w o rk a n d o f th e sa m e a g e as th e
chancel-arch, w ith t h e sto n e -w o rk of w h ic h its m o u ld in g s
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L o n g E d w a rd , ca rp e n te r
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S y m o n s J o h n , w h e e lw r ig h t
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T u c k e y W illia m , sh o p k e e p e r
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H a r c o u r t k t. f ir s t V is c o u n t H a r c o u r t, lo rd k e e p e r 17 10
a n d lo rd c h a n c e llo r 1 7 1 3 - 1 4 , d. 28 J u l y , 1 7 2 7 ; a n d to
S im o n , h is o n ly s u r v iv in g so n , w h o d ie d a t P a r is in
1 7 2 0 ; on th is m o n u m e n t is an in s c r ip tio n b y R o b e r t
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F ie ld M a rsh a l W illia m , 3 rd E a r l H a r c o u r t G .C .B . d 18
J u n e , 1830,. w h en a ll t h e p e e r a g e h o n o u rs o f t h is fa m ily
b e c a m e e x t i n c t : th e ch a n ce l has also a m u r a l m o n u ­
m e n t o f th e H u n tin g d o n f a m ily , 16 9 3 : t h e P e r p e n d ic u la r
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