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W Y R A R D ISB U m .

HUCK I NGHAMSH1KE .

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district of Windsor, rural deanery of Burnham, arch­ nunnery, founded in the reign of Henry II. by SirGilbert
deaconry r»f Buckingham and diocese of Oxford. The Montfitchet kt. and his son. Sir Richard Montfitchet, for
church ofSt..Andrew, supposed t,ohave been builtby King five nuns, and dedicated to Mary Magdalene; a charter
John, isa structure inthe Early English and later styles, was granted to this religious house by Henry III. in 1257,
consisting of chancel, nave of three bays, aisles, and a confirming the donations of the benefactors: at the dis­
western tower with spire containing 8 bells: the arcade solution, Dame Magdalene Downs, the last prioress,
between the nave and north aisle has oblong piers, with received a pension of 100s. and the site was granted to
nook shafts at the angles: the chancel retains a piscina Sir Andrews Windsor K.B. 1st Baron Windsor, d. 15^.
and a doublesedile,and there are eleven stainedwindows : On the adjoining estate, the property of Capt. Charles R
in the church is a brass to Dame Elizabeth, daughteJ Hargreaves, is a portion of King John’s hunting lodge,
of Sir Walter Stonor and wife of Sir Philip Hoby, kt. now a farmhouse. A massive oak table on which Kin*
P.C. ; he died in 1558, and his wife in 1560; another John is fabled to have affixed his seal to Magna Charta!
brass, with effigy, is to John Stonor, in the dress of a is now in the possession of Murray Ellison esq. 0f
school boy, d. 1 5 1 2 ; there are also monuments to Eliza­ Magna Charta Island, in this parish. Ankerwycke is
beth, wife of Philip Harcourt, d. 1728 ; Jessie (Rolls'), the residence ofA. H. Benson esq. Guy E. Harcourt esq.
wife of George Simon Harcourt, d. 1842; Harriet (Gyll), is lord of the manor and the principal landowner.
wife of Archibald Paxton esq. of Watford, Herts, d. 18 The soil is loam ; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are
Nov. 1 7 9 4 ; Capt. Willoughby Gyll, 1 8 2 6 ; Hamilton wheat, barley and oats. The area is 1,604 acres of land
Flemyng esq. claimant of the earldom of Wigton, d. 13 and 75 of water; rateable value, £8,124; the population
June, 1 8 0 3 ; Thomas Wright esq. and Thomas Gill esq. in 1911 was 956.
both d. 1 7 9 8 : on the north side of the chancel is a
ANKERWYCKE, three-quarters of a mile south, and
mural monument with the arms of Gyll impaling HYTHE END, ij miles south-east, are portions of this
Richardson, to Maria Jane (Richardson), wife of Brooke parish.
Hamilton Gyll, d. 2 1 July, 1 8 2 1 : there are 2 7 0 sittings.
Sexton, John Burley.
The register dates from the year 1 7 3 4 ; the earlier re­ Post, M. 0 ., T. & Telephone Call Office.— Mrs. E. B.
gisters are believed to have been destroyed by fire. Todd, sub-postmistress. Letters arrive through
The living is a vicarage, net yearly value about £205,
Staines at 6.50 & 11.50 a.m. & 7 p.m.; dispatched at
including 18 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of 10.5 a.m. & 2.50 & 7.30 p.m. ; sunday, 7 p.m.
the Dean and Canons of Windsor, and held since 1895 by Wall Letter Box, Hythe End, cleared at 10.25 a.m. ft
the Rev. Lewis Francis Hake. The great tithes, com­ 7.40 p.m.; Sunday, 7.5 p.m
muted in 1839 at ¿392, belong to the Ecclesiastical Wall Letter Box, Station Bridge, cleared at 10 a.m. ft
Commissioners. The Baptist chapel here was erected in 2.35 & 7.25 p.m. ; sunday, 6.30 p.m
1868. The Working Men’s Institute, erected at a cost Pillar Letter Box, Ankerwycke corner, cleared at 10.10
of £669, was opened by Viscount Curzon M.P. May 2, a.m. & 2.35 & 7-35 p.m. ; sunday, 6.30 p.m
18 9 4 .
The parochial charities have recently been amalga­ Elementary School, built in 1874 & enlarged in 1907,
mated under a scheme formulated by the Charity Com­ for 160 mixed & 100 infants; John William Mann,
missioners, and produce an income of upwards of £20 master; Mrs. Rose Down, infants’mistress
annually. On the Ankerwycke estate, the property of
Guy E. Harcourt esq. are the ruins of a Benedictine Railway Station, Samuel Parsons Davis, station master
Lewes Vivian B. Downham cottage Fleming Thomas, farmer, Hythe End
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Gardner George, beer retailer
Murrison Frederick, Ferryden
Ashby John, Kotan
Grey Wm. farmer, Ankerwycke frm
Pettit Mrs. E. Waylands
Benson Arthur H. Ankerwyeke
Gurney Ernest William, coal mercht
Seaton Mrs
Broughton Waltr, Highfield
Haines George, boat builder
Buckland Fras. Bowry J.P. Whitehall Smale George Neville, Elmcote
illier Alfred James, George inn
Buckland Henry Duneau, Rosendale Stanton Major Edward Alexander, H
Lewis
George, builder
Glenmore house
Buck¡ana Misses, The Cottage
Lipcombe
Herbert, boot repairer
Turner
George
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Buckland William Thomas, Rosendale
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William Thomas, grocer
Walters-Wilkin Alfred, Ouseley cot *
Cope Francis John, Cheriton
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carriage bldr. Hythe End
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de Buriatte William Warwick, Mill ho
Reffeli Raymond, farmer, Manor ft
Ellison Murray, Magna Charta Island Williams Ernest, Elm lodge
Bowdry
farms
Giddy F. Charles, Lnngfield
COMMERCIAL.
Stone Charles, Angler’s Rest P.H
Grimwood James, Old Ferry house
Walters William Francis, draper
Berry George, beer retailer
Gwynn Mr3. Broadwater
Warwick, Isaacs & Co. paper makers
Hake Rev. Lewis Fras.(vicar),Vicarage Blake Ernest, grocer
Watson George, builder
Hampton Wilfred, New Bowry house Bridgland Henry, beer retailer
Willatts & Sons, farmers, Tithe farm
Hargreaves Captain Charles Reginald, Brinkman Brothers, nurserymen
Working
Men’s Club (George B
Butler John, baker
Kemenham bouse
Watson, sec)
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Herring Wi’liam Cordy, Wraysbury ho
assistant overseer,
Worth
W
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Darling George, plumber
Hewett Misses. Vine cottage
Davies Wm. S. The Green Man P.H Horton view
Hill James William, Bowry house
Earle Richard, blacksmith
Jones Arthur, Willow brook