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oats and w h e a t. T h e are a is 2 ,73 1 a c r e s ; ra te a b le v a lu e
£2,30 6; th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 397.
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M attin gly R ic h a r d W illia m
Thomson G u y M .A
Thomson Jo h n M .A ., J .P . W o o d p e rry

G o o d in g H e n ry , g a r d e n e r to J o h n
T h o m so n esq. M .A ., J .P
H a r r is W illia m , f a r m e r , M oco fa r m
H u t c h in s W m . fa r m e r , R e c to r y fa rm
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Allum J o sep h , sh o e m a k e r
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Blake J o h n , g a r d e n e r to G u y T h o m ­
b ir t h s & d e a th s fo r W h e a t le y d is ­
son esq. M .A
t r ic t , & c o lle c to r to th e g u a r d ia n s
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H e a d in g to n u n io n & in s p e c to r u n d e r
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village, i j m ile s n o rth -w e s t fro m H e y fo rd sta tio n on th e
Oxford and B ir m in g h a m se ctio n of th e G re a t W e ste rn
railway, 6J n o r th -b y - e a s t fro m W o o d sto c k , 13 n o rth
from O x fo rd an d 4 s o u th fro m D e d d in g to n , in th e
Northern d iv isio n o f th e co u n ty , h u n d re d of W oo tto n ,
petty sessional d iv is io n of W o o tto n N o rth , u n io n and
county c o u rt d is tr ic t o f W o o d sto c k , r u r a l d e a n e ry o f
Woodstock an d a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io cese o f O x fo rd . T h e
river C h e rw e ll, fo r m in g th e b o u n d a r y o f th e p a r is h in
part, and th e O x fo rd c a n a l p a ss on t h e ea st. T h e c h u rc h
of St. P e te r is a b u ild in g of sto n e in m ix e d s t y le s , its
earliest p o rtio n s b e in g E a r ly E n g l is h : i t co n s ists of
chancel, n o rth c h a n t r y c h a p e l, n a v e , a is le s , so u th p o rch
and an e m b a ttle d w e ste rn to w e r of P e r p e n d ic u la r d a te ,
containing a c lo ck an d 6 beJls, d a tin g fro m 1675 to
1827, and a s a n c tu s b e ll, d a te d 186^: th e
ch a n ce l,
altered in 1684, is v e r y L a t e P e r p e n d i c u la r : th e stain ed
east w indow is a m e m o r ia l to th e R e v . J . H . B ro o k es
M.A. rec to r 18 6 3-9 6 : th e e a s t w in d o w of th e so u th
aisle is a m e m o r ia l of C o l. H . A t k in s B o w y e r a n d his
sisters M a ry a n d F a n n y . In th e n o rth a is le is an
alabaster fig u r e of S t. N ic h o la s , a m e m o r ia l to A d m ir a l
R. Bradshaw C .B .
T h e n o rth c h a p e l, e r e c te d in 1362,
retains a fine D e c o r a te d e a s t w in d o w a n d a p is cin a o f th e
same d a t e ; on it s n o rth sid e is a m o n u m e n t b y S c h e e malcer to S ir F r a n c is P a g e k t. b a ro n of th e E x c h e q u e r
1718-26, an d s u c c e s s iv e ly ju s t i c e of th e C o m m o n P le a s
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fche K i n g ’ s B e n c h , d . 31 O c t. 17 4 1, a n d F r a n c e s
(Wheate), h is 2 nd w ife , d . 17 3 0 ; t h e ju d g e , w ho w as
notorious fo r h is a r b i t r a r y c o n d u c t to p r is o n e r s a n d is
satirized b y P o p e, ha d an e s ta t e a t M id d le A s to n , an d
erected th is m o n u m e n t d u r in g h is life t i m e : t h e n av e is
Earlv E n g lish an d h a s a rc a d e s o f t h r e e a r c h e s : th e P e r ­
pendicular n o rth aisle w as r e b u il t in 18 42 : th e so u th
aisle is D ec o ra te d , as a re th e so u th d o o r an d p o r c h : th e
benches are a ll o f c a r v e d o a k o f L a te P e r p e n d ic u la r
work and w e re re s to re d in 18 4 2 : th e fo n t is ro u n d ,
some a s sig n in g it to th e 12 th c e n t u r y : th e S te e p le
tt. " . ° ° P e » of I 4 tl1 c e n tu r y , is n o w (19 15 ) on lo an a t
pne v icto ria a n d A lb e r t M u s e u m , S o u th K e n s in g t o n ;
it was c u t u p a p p a r e n tly in th e 17 th c e n tu r y t o 'f o r m
a copal and an a lt a r fro n t a l, a n d s t ill re m a in s in tw o
portions; i t is r ic h ly e m b ro id e re d all o v er w it h r e p r e ­
sentations of m a r t y r d o m s of s a in t s : in th e n o rth aisle
a crass, in g o o d p r e s e r v a tio n , d a te d 1525.
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th e g if t of B ra se n o se
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S h a r p J o h n , sh o p k e e p e r & c a r r ie r
S o a n e s M ic h a e l, ju n . G e o rg e P .H
T r a ffo r d W illia m , W h ite H o rs e P .H
T u r n e r J o h n , w h e e lw r ig h t
T w in in g F r a n c is , f a r m e r ,M a n o r fa r m
V illa g e R e a d in g R o o m (R e v . L io n e l
D a v id so n M .A . h o n . se c)
W a tts H e n ry , S t a r P .H . & b u tc h e r
W a tts W illia m , fa r m e r
Y o u n g J a m e s , fa rm b a iliff to J o h n
T h o m s o n esq. M .A ., J .P .W o o d p e r r y

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a n d r u r a l d e a n o f W o o d sto c k .
H e re is a U n ite d
M e th o d is t c h a p e l.
N o r th A s to n , M id d le A s to n , S te e p le
A s to n ,
S te e p le
B a r to n ,
M id d le
B a rto n ,
D u n s te w ,
U p p er a n d L o w e r H e y fo r d a n d R o u s h a m h a v e a jo in t
s u b s c rip tio n F ir e E n g in e S o c ie t y , e s ta b lis h e d in 1831 ;
th e e n g in e s ta tio n is in t h is p a ris h .
D r . R a d c lif fe ’ s
a lm s h o u s e s , fo u n d e d in 1648 b y S a m u e l R a d c liffe D .D .
re c to r fro m 16 17 u n til s e q u e s te re d b y th e P a r lia m e n t in
1646, is fo r tw o a lm s fo lk , u s u a lly w o m e n ; t h e e n d o w ­
m e n t is in t h e h a n d s o f t h e P r in c ip a l a n d F e llo w s of
B ra se n o se C o lle g e , O x fo rd , of w h ic h th e fo u n d e r w as
so m e t im e p r in c ip a l, a n d p ro d u c e s £ 4 y e a r ly fo r e a c h
in m a te . A b o u t 1622 a R o m a n t e s s e lla t e d p a v e m e n t,
w it h p a tt e r n s a r r a n g e d in o b lo n g s q u a r e s , w a s d is ­
c o v e re d h e re .
B e r tr a m S a v ile O g le esq . M .A ., J .P .
th e re c to r, a n d M r. J o sep h K in c h a r e th e p r in c ip a l la n d ­
o w n ers. T h e so il an d su b s o il a re c h ie fly o o l it e sto n e
b ra s h , th e m e a d o w s in th e C h e r w e ll v a lle y b e i n g d e e p ,
r ic h a llu v ia l la n d ; th e a r a b le la n d b e a r s s u p e r i o r c ro p s
o f b a r le y , t u r n ip s a n d m a n g o ld w u r t z e l ; th e cro p s o f
w h e a t an d o a ts do n o t re a c h th e a v e r a g e of th e c o u n ty ,
b u t f o r sh e e p t h e la n d is e s te e m e d s u it a b le a n d v e r y
h e a lth y . T h e are a is 1,0 7 1 a c re s o f la n d a n d 5 of w a t e r ;
a ssessa b le v a lu e , £ 3 ,9 3 4 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 ( in ­
c lu d in g 64 in M id d le A s to n ) w as 6 15.
M I D D L E A S T O N is a tow n sh ip o f Steeple A sto n , fro m
w h ic h p la c e it is f m ile n o rth , a n d c o n s ists o f tw o
fa rm s an d a fe w c o t ta g e s . M id d le A sto n H o u se o cc u p ie s
th e s ite of S ir F r a n c is P a g e ’s f o r m e r a b o d e a n d sta n d s
in p le a s a n t g r o u n d s ; it is th e r e s id e n c e o f M rs . B ro o k e s,
w h o is sole la n d o w n e r. T h e a re a is 895 a c r e s ; a s se ss­
a b le v a lu e , ,£1,058 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 1 9 11 w a s 64.
P o st, M . 0 . & T . & T e le p h o n e C a ll & T e le p h o n ic E x p r e s s
D e liv e r y O ffice .— F r a n k S im o n s , s u b -p o s tm a s te r . L e t ­
te rs fro m th e so u th th r o u g h O x fo r d a r r iv e a t 6 .10 &
9 a .m . (to c a lle r s ) & 1.35 p .m . ;d is p a tc h e d n o r th at
1 2 .1 5 , 6.20 & 9 .10 p . m . ; s o u th ,
12 .15 & 9.20 p . m . ;
S u n d a y s, a r r iv e a t 6 a .m . ; d is p a t c h e d 8.55 p .m
W a ll L e t t e r B o x e s .— N e a r r e c to r y , c le a r e d d a ily 11.5 0
a .m . & 2.30 & 8.40 p . m . ; s u n d a v s , 6.45 a .m . f M id d le
A s to n , c le a re d d a ily 6.20 a .m . &
3 .10 & 8.30 p .m . ;
S u n d a ys, 6 .15 a .m
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t e c h n ic a l sch o o l h a s b e e n e r e c t e d h e re , a t a co st
of £ 1,0 0 0 , fro m fu n d s p ro v id e d b y R a d c liffe ’ s c h a r it y ;
c h a irm a n o f g o v e rn o rs, R e v . F r e d k . Jo h n B ro w n M .A
E n d o w e d , fo u n d e d b y d e ed in 1640, h v D r. S a m u e l
R a d c liffe , p r in c ip a l o f B ra se n o se C o lle g e (16 14 -4 8 ),
w h o d ie d 2 6 th J u n e , 1648, w it h an in c o m e of £ 1 2 0
y e a r l y ; it w ill h o ld 88 c h il d r e n ; G e o r g e 0 . P o r te r ,
m a s te r
E le m e n ta ry (in fa n ts ), e re c te d in 1875, fo r 58 c h ild r e n ;
M iss E le a n o r W ilk e s , m is tr e s s
C o u n ty P o lic e , W illia m J u d d , co n s ta b le
F ir e B r ig a d e . F r e d P r ic e , e n g in e k e e p e r
C a r r ie r s .— W illia m W ilk in s , to B a n b u r y , m o n . & t h u r s . ;
to O x fo r d , s a t. ; T h o m a s F r a n k s , to O x fo rd , w ed . ;
B a n b u ry , th u rs

R a n d o lp h G e o rg e B o sca w en J .P
V e n n in g J a m e s A r t h u r M .A ., M .B
V in c e n t M rs. T h e L o d g e
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p . m . ; S u n d a ys, 10 a .m . B e c k le y , 2 m ile s d is ta n t, is
t h e n e a re s t m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g r a p h o ffice
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l, e n la r g e d in 1901, fo r 170 c h ild r e n ;
P e r c iv a l P . P e a c o c k , m a s t e r ; M rs. M a ria P e a c o c k ,
m is tre s s
C a r r ie r to O x fo r d .— J o h n S h a r p , w ed . & s a t. r e t u r n i n g
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B e n n e tt W illia m , ro a d s u r v e y o r &
d e p u t y r e g is t r a r of b ir t h s & d e a th s
C o le T h o m a s , H o p c r o ft’ s H o lt P .H
F en e m o re E liz a b e th ( M r s .) , fa rm e r
F e n e m o re J o se p h , p ig d e a le r
F ie ld N a th a n , w h e e lw r ig h t
F r a n k s T h o m a s , c a r r ie r
G e o r g e E v a n A m o s , b o o t & sh o e m a k e r
G ilk s J a m e s , s h o p k e e p e r
G o d w in W illia m , m u s ic te a c h e r

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