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B e r r id g e J o h n , P a r s o n a g e h o u se

G ilk e s B e r n a r d , g e n e r a l h a u lie r
R u d g e F re d , f a r m e r
G ilk e s H e n ry , f a r m e r
S alm o n W m . fa rm e r, S h u tf o r d g r n d s
COM M ERCIAL.
G riffin S im o n , sh o p k e e p e r
S ta n le y W illia m , c a rp e n te r
Cross A r th u r V in c e n t, g r o c e r & b rew er H u g h e s J a c o b , G e o rg e & D ra g o n P .H
T u s ta in G e o rg e , fa rm e r
Gibbs W illia m & S o n , b la c k s m ith s
E a s t S h u tfo r d
W a rd T h o m a s , m a s o n
Gibbs F re d k . L o u is , g ra v e s to n e c u tt e r M ills P e r c y , c a r r ie r
W e a ls b y E liz a ( M r s .) , fa rm e r
Gibbs J o h n , w h e e lw r ig h t
P a g e G e o rg e , fa rm e r
I W re n c h W m . & C o . s ilk p lu s h m nfrsSIBFO R D

G O W E R

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S IB F O R D

F E R R IS

are tow n sh ip s c o n s tit u t in g , w it h E p w e ll, an e c c le ­
siastical p a ris h , fo rm e d in 1841 o u t o f th e c iv il p a ris h
of Sw alcliffe , on th e b o rd e rs of W a r w ic k s h ir e , 3 m ile s
north fro m H o o k N o rto n s ta tio n on t h e B a n b u r y and
C heltenh am se c tio n of t h e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y ,
7^ w e st-so u th -w e st fro m B a n b u r y a n d 24 n o r th -w e s t
from O x fo rd , in t h e N o r th e r n d iv is io n of t h e c o u n ty ,
hundred of B lo x h a m , B a n b u r y a n d B lo x h a m p e t t y s e s ­
sional d ivisio n , u n io n an d c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t o f B a n ­
bury, ru ra l d e a n e r y o f D e d d in g to n a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry and
diocese of O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h o f th e H o ly T r in i t y , at
Sibford G o w e r, b u ilt in 1840, is an e d ific e o f sto n e in th e
E arly E n g lis h s t y le , c o n s is t in g of c h a n ce l, n a v e a n d a
western t u r r e t co n ta in in g a c lo c k and one b e ll: in 1897 a
new porch w as b u ilt in m e m o r y of M is s E liz a b e t h D i x :
in 1906 h an dso m e o ak c h o ir s ta lls an d a n ew o rg a n w ere
presented b y t h e p a r i s h io n e r s : in t h e s o u th tra n s e p t
is an ala b a ste r c a r v in g p re s e n te d b y F r a n k L a s c e lle s esq.
in m em o ry o f h is m o t h e r : t h e r e a re 500 s itt in g s ,
340 being free. T h e r e g i s t e r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1841.
The liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , w ith th e r e c to r y o f E p w e ll
annexed, jo in t n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 2 5 0 , w it h re s id e n c e , in
the g ift of N e w C o lle g e , O x fo rd , and h e ld sin ce 1910 by
the Rev. L e o n a rd M o xo n . H e re is a W e sle y a n ch a p e l,
built in 1827 a n d h o ld in g 80 p e rs o n s, an d a m e e tin g
house for th e S o c ie ty of F r ie n d s , r e b u ilt in 1864, w it h s i t ­
tings for 300. T h e r e is a to w n e s ta te o f 206a. o r. 34P.
now p ro d u cin g £ 1 2 7 y e a r ly , o n e -th ird of w h ic h is fo r th e
poor, o n e-th ird fo r p io u s p u rp o se s and t h e re m a in in g th ird
for the sc h o o l; in a c co rd a n ce w ith t h e o rd e r o f th e C o u rt of
Chancery in th e r e ig n o f J a m e s I. J . L o g g in 's c h a r it y of
about £ 6 y e a r ly is fo r g e n e ra l p u rp o ses. T h e r e n t of
the com m on la n d p ro d u c e s a b o u t £ 1 0 y e a r ly , w h ic h is
given in co a l to t h e p o o r in p la c e o f t h e r i g h t o f c u tt in g .
The p rin cipal la n d o w n e rs are N e w C o lle g e an d C h rist
Church, O x fo rd , R . B . O d d ie esq. M rs. W a it e a n d F .
Lascelles e s q . T h e a re a o f S ib fo r d G o w e r is 1,758
acres; ra te a b le v a lu e , £ 2 ,3 7 9 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 1911
was 368.
T he p o p u la tio n
1911 was 820.

of

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p a r is h

in

Parish C le r k , T h o m a s M an n in g .
S IB F O R D

P o s t & M . 0 . O ffice .— F r e d e r ic k In n s , s u b -p o s tm a s te r .
L e t t e r s a r r iv e fro m B a n b u r y a t 7.5 a .m . & 12 .10 p .m . ;.
d is p a tc h e d a t n . 15 a .m . & 5 .1 5 p .m . w e e k d a y s o n ly
S ib fo r d F e r r is , 1 m ile d is ta n t, is th e n e a re st tele g rap h o ffice
E le m e n ta r y (E n d o w e d ) S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , b u ilt 1625 f o r
90, e n la r g e d in 19 10 fo r 11 5 c h il d r e n ; O liv e r H o o p e r,,
m a s te r
C a r r ie r to & fro m B a n b u r y .— W illia m T . C o o p e r, to‘ C a th e r in e W h e e l,’ m o n . t h u r s . & s a t
S IB F O R D F E R R I S is a to w n sh ip on t h e b o rd e rs of
W a rw ic k s h ire . T h e p o o r o f t h is to w n sh ip h a v e th e in ­
t e r e s t o f £ 3 y e a r ly fo r g e n e ra l p u rp o s e s fro m J . L o g g in ’sc h a r it y .
T h e p rin c ip a l la n d o w n e rs are M iss H a r tle y ,
M rs. A lfr e d W a te r h o u s e a n d W illia m R e a so n esq . J .P .
T h e so il is g e n e r a lly a s a n d y lo a m ; su b s o il, sa n d s to n e .
T h e a re a is 1,008 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , £ 1 , 6 6 1 ; th e
p o p u la tio n in 1 9 11 w a s 265.
P o s t, 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 ­
l iv e r y O ffice (to p la c e s w it h in a l im it e d d is ta n c e ) .
— M rs.
R o sin a
J-<ong,
s u b -p o s t m is tr e s s .
L e tte r s t h r o u g h B a n b u r y a r r iv e a t 8 a .m . & 12 .5 p .m . ;
d is p a tc h e d 1 1.2 5 a .m . & 4.50 p .m . ; no d e liv e r y on
s u n d a y s . S ib fo r d G o w e r is th e n e a r e s t m o n e y o rd e r
office
H e re is a la r g e b o a r d in g sc h o o l, b e lo n g in g to th e S o c ie t y
o f F r ie n d s , e s ta b lis h e d in 1842 fo r b o th s e x e s ; w it ir
sp a c io u s p la y g r o u n d s & s w im m in g b a t h ; t h e r e is
p r o v is io n fo r 100 c h il d r e n ; J a m e s T . H a r r o d B .A .
s u p t . & h e a d m a s t e r ; J a m e s W . T h o r p e , W illia m F .
P e r r y & R e g in a ld T . W h it e , a s s is t a n t m a s te r s ; M iss
L . E . W ilk in s o n , M iss G . B . C h ild , M iss M . E c r o y d
& M iss C . R e y n o ld s , a s s is t a n t m is tr e s s e s
C a r r ie r to & fro m B a n b u r y .— W illia m T . C o o p e r, to t h e
‘ C a th e r in e W h e e l,’ m o n . t h u r s . & sa t
B U R D R O P is a h a m le t a q u a r t e r o f a m il e e a s t o f
S ib fo r d G o w e r and a b o u t th e sa m e d is ta n c e n o rth fro m
S ib fo r d F e r r is . T h e “ B ish o p B la iz e in n ,” in t h is h a m ­
le t, b e a rs o v e r th e d o o r th e d a te 1640.
W a ll L e t t e r B o x c le a re d a t 11.2 0 a .m . & 5 p .m . T h e
n e a re st m o n e y o rd e r o ffice is at S ib fo r d G o w e r ; t e le ­
g ra p h office is at S ib fo rd F e r r is

GOW ER.

I n n s F r e d e r ic k , p lu m b e r , & p o st o ff R o u th R ic h a r d L a y c o c k J . P
L a m b J o h n , f a r m e r , E l m r id g e
t
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M a n n in g T h o m a s , p a ris h c le r k
COM M ERCIAL.
M o rg a n T u b a l, b u tc h e r
B a rn es M a rk , c h im n e y sw e e p e r
P o u lto n L e w is T h o s. fa rm e r, B u rd ro p B u c k le y W illia m , fa r m e r
P ro w se V a le n t in e , B is h o p B la is e P .H C a n n in g W illia m S . b la c k s m ith
S a b in D a n ie l, f a r m e r
H a r r is J o h n , fa r m e r
S te v e n s E d w in W . fa rm e r
L a m b J o sh u a , fa rm e r
S to w e A lfr e d , sh o p k ee p er
L o n g R o s in a ( M r s .) , b a k e r ,P o s t officeW a rd F re d k . b o o t m a k e r, B u rd ro p
M o tt r a m M a u r ic e M .R .C .S ., L R .C .P .
W e s t S a r a h ( M r s .) , f a r m e r
s u r g e o n , & m e d ic a l o ffic e r & p u b lic
W ilk s H e n ry , fa r m e r
v a c c in a to r S w a lc lif fe d i s t r i c t , B a n ­
W y a t t E liz a b e t h ( M is s ), sh o p k ee p er
b u r y u n io n
O
d
d ie R o b e r t B . c o lle c to r o f t a x e s &
COMM ERCIAL.
a s s is t a n t o v e r s e e r , S ib fo r d h o u se
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Banbury In d u s tria l O o -o p e ra tiv e SoP e t tip h e r J o sep h , fa rm e r, W o o d w a y h o
ciety L im it e d ( A lb e r t K e n c h , m g r ) B o o rn e E . E r n e s t, H o m e clo se
S a b in D a n ie l, f a r m e r
Cooper W illia m T . c a r r ie r
H a rro d J a m e s T ., B .A .( h e a d m a s te r ), S a b in J o s e p h , m ille r , T e m p le m ills
L v e n tt G e o rg e , W y k h a m A r m s
S o c ie t y of F r ie n d s ’ sch o o l
S o c ie t y of F r ie n d s ’ S c h o o l ( J a m e s T .
Gaydon W illia m , fa r m e r
M o ttr a m M a u r ic e
H a rro d B .A . s u p t. & h e a d m a s t e r ;
Holt John, fa rm e r
O d d ie R o b e r t B r e a r le y , S ib fo rd h o u se
fo r a s s is t a n t m a s te r s & m is tr e s s e s
Hopldns S id n ey, fa rm e r
R e aso n W illia m J .P . H o lm b y h o u se
se e a b o v e)
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Abbatt M rs
Binns M iss, B u r d r o p
Godfrey G . H e n ry , B u rd ro p
Lascelles F ra n k
Moxon R e v. L e o n a rd ( v ic a r , & re c to r
of E p w e ll), V ic a r a g e
Shemeld M iss
Thame M iss
Wells John, P r o s p e c t v illa
Wells M rs. W . B u rd ro p
Wood M rs. S u n n y s id e

S O M E R T O U is a p a r is h a n d v illa g e on th e r iv e r O h er’ ^ifch a sta tio n on th e O x fo rd a n d B ir m in g h a m se ctio n
0 the G re a t W e s te rn r a ilw a y , about- 8 m ile s n o rth fro m
oodstock, 7 n o r th -w e s t fro m B ic e s te r an d 4 s o u th -e a s t
rom D ed din gto n , in t h e M id d iv is io n o f t h e co u n ty ,
undred and p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n o f P lo u g h le y , u n io n
JXtt co u n ty co u rt d i s t r i c t o f B ic e s te r , T u ra l d e a n e ry of
icester, a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io c e s e o f O x fo rd . T h e O x ah
a* Passes th r o u g h . T h e c h u r c h of S t . J a m e s is
1 Ull(Hng of sto n e in m ix e d s t y le s , c o n s is t in g o f ch a n ce l,
J ^ c r i f d nave, aisle s, n o rth p o rch an d an e m b a ttle d
and 6rn ^°w.e r
th e D eco rate d p erio d w it h pin n acles
Dec ° ? d ainiD" a c^o ck an(l 6 b e l l s : th e ch a n ce l is
seri<°anc* has a rere d o s of th e sa m e p erio d , rep re De m^t
l o r d ’ s S u p p e r ; t h e r e are also th ree good
wind
• se(*^’ a ’ a sq u a re lo c k e r, and a low side
sitin 0W‘MW^ a sea^ un(i er i t ; th e ch a n ce l a rch is T ra n a ^ ° rm a n a n d h a s a P e r p e n d ic u la r ro o d s c r e e n :

th e n ave is se p a ra te d fro m t h e n o rth a is le b y an arc a d e
of fo u r T ra n s itio n a rc h e s , t h e s o u th a rc a d e h a v in g only
t w o : t h e fo n t is D e c o ra te d and ad o rn ed w it h c a n o p ie s :
in t h e s o u th aisle is a ch ap el, w it h sc reen , b e lo n g in g to
th e F e r m o r f a m ily , a n d co n ta in in g se v e ra l m o n u m e n ts
to t h a t f a m ily , in c lu d in g a to m b o f a la b a s t e r w it h r e ­
c u m b e n t e ffig ie s t o T h o m a s F e r m o r , 1580, a n d a b ra s s
to W illia m F e rm o r, lo rd o f th e to w n and C le r k o f th e
C ro w n in th e K i n g ’s B e n ch in t h e re ig n s of H e n ry VTI,
a n d V I I I . d. 1552, w it h h is e ffig y in a r m o u r , a n d t h a t
o f h is w if e E liz a b e t h , d a u g h t e r o f S ir W illia m N o r r y s s e :
b u ilt in to th e to w e r is a re p re se n ta tio n o f t h e C r u c ifix io n ,
in sto n e, w ith fig u re s of th e V ir g in an d S t . J o h n , and
su p p o sed
to h a ve bee n f o r m e r ly o v e r th e w e ste rn
e n t r a n c e : in s e rte d in th e ro o d sc reen is an o ak sh ie ld
w ith th e arm s of W illia m J u x o n , a fte rw a rd s A r c h ­
b ish o p of C a n te ib u r y . an d r e c to r h e re 16 18 -3 3 :
an
o a k sc re e n fo r t h e t o w e r d o o r, w it h iro n g r ille ab o v e.