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L IT T L E MARLOW.

B UC K ING HA M SH IR E.

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of Oxford ; it is a widely scattered place, with a few 'of water; rateable value, ¿6,989; the papulation j„
farms and shops and bounded on the south by the 1911 was 1,001 in the civil and 988 in the ecclesiastical
Thames. The church of St. John the Baptist is a parish.
plain edifice of stone in the Early English and Perpen- 1 Ihe Abbey Estate, Bourne End, situated chiefly in
dicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, this parish and partly in Wooburn, has recently been
aisles, north porch and a lofty western tower containing laid out in a very artistic manner: there is a trout
3 bells and a clock: it was originally erected in 1190. stream running through the estate: the property
but of the earlier building the Early English tower originally formed part of the Abbey farm, where slight
and chancel only remain; the nave and aisles, rebuilt remains of the Benedictine Priory, dating from the
in 1430, were re-seated with open benches, an organ 1early 13th century, and probably founded by the
placed in the south aisle and the church carefully re­ De Clares, can still be seen. The entire site of this
stored in 1866; a gallery and the high square pews nunnery was excavated in 1902 by Mr. Vauo-han
were then removed, the’timber roof'of the chancel Williams, of the Abbey Farm house, which is largely
opened and two elegant Early English windows in the jconstructed with materials from the monastic buildings,
chancel restored; the east window is stained, and Ithe only part of which now above ground is part of the
there are three others: in the church are many marble north-east angle of the frater (refectory), but the whole
tablets to the Nugent, Chase and Warren families and plan has been made out and comprises an aisleless
an altar tomb with brasses to Nicholas Ledewich, ob. church, with north transept having an eastern chapel,
1430: during 1902 various restorations and repairs and a western tower; south of the nave were cloisters
were carried out at a cost of about ¿1,000; the 14th having on the west cellars with guest hall over; on
century roofs being re-covered and the window mullions the east, chapter house and warming house with dorter
renewed: in the course of the work traces of the rood- (dormitory) over; on the south the frater with kitchen,
loft, a priest’s door in the chancel and a Norman and south of this the infirmary; part of the leg of a
piscina were brought to light: there are 270 sittings. mailed effigy, floor tiles of the 14th and 15th century,
The register of baptisms dates from 1562; marriages and a stone coffin have been found. By the con­
and burials from 1559; these books also include the struction of a weir, about three-quarters of a mile of
baptisms and burials of Hedsor till about 1590. The water is now available for navigation, with roads so
living is a vicarage, net yearly value ¿146, including 25 arranged that the gardens of the houses slope to the
acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the trustees water’s edge: numerous bungalows and quaint
of Little Marlow Estate, and held since 1908 bv the Rev. thatched cottages and boat houses have been erected.
Peter Lambert M.A. of Selwyn College, Cambridge.
Under the provisions of the “Divided Parishes Act,"
There is a Parish Council, which also acts as the burial
board; John Astley Bloxam esq. chairman. The Congre­ WELL END has been transferred from Hedsor to Little
gational mission hall at Well End, built in 1886. is of Marlow.
red brick, and will seat 120. The Upper Thames Sailing
Parish Clerk, Walter E. Yates, Gloucester vil.Marlow.
Sexton. William Lawrence.
Club has its head quarters and club house at Bourne
End. There are charities of ¿24 yearly value left by Post & Telegraph Office.— William Hester, sub-post­
Field-Marshal Sir George Nugent bart. G.C.B., D.C.L.
master. Letters arrive from Marlow at 7 a.m. & 1
d. 1848, and Messrs. Allanson and Birch, for distribution p.m; dispatched at 10.20 a.m. & 7.5 p.m. ;on Sundays
in bread and clothing. The Manor House, the seat of at 9.40 a.m. The nearest money order office is at
Mrs. Bradish-Ellames, is partly of Elizabethan date
Well End, 1 mile distant. Flackwell Heath letters via
and stands in its own grounds on the north bank of High Wycombe arrive at 8.30 a.m
the Thames; the south front overlooks well laid out Post & M. 0 .Office, Well End.— Edwin James Day, sub­
pleasure grounds and contains many noble and orna­ postmaster. Letters are delivered from Bourne End
mental trees. The trustees of the late Lieut.-Col. W.
ispatched at 9.30 a.m. & 12.15, 2 I5 & 7-I5
Bradish-Ellames, who are lords of the manor, and the & are; d
sundavs, dispatched at 6 p.m. Nearest tele­
Marquis of Lincolnshire P.C., G.C.M.G. are the prin­ p.m.
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fice is at Bourne End, 1 mile distant
cipal landowners. The soil is chalk, flint and gravel.
The chief crops are wheat, and there is much woodland Elementary School (mixed), built in 1862 & endowed
abounding with beech trees. A portion of Bourne End,
by the late Lady Nugent with ¿9 yearly (for Sunday
Well End and a great portion of Flackwell Heath are school); it will hold 114 children; William James
in this parish. The area is 3,318 acres of land and 10 I Shergold, master; Miss Ellen A. Frost, assistantmist
P R IV A T E RE SID E N TS.
♦James Wm. H. Dudley, Under ridge ♦Day Edwin James, confectioner, Post
office, Well End
Marked thus * receive letters through ♦Joicey James J. The Homestead
Lambert Rev. Peter M.A. (vicar), Field George, farmer, Woodbarn farm
Bourne End.
Vicarage
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lley Wm. Hy.frmr.Flackwell Htb
Marked thus + receive letters through ♦Methuen Alfred, 1 Tithe Barn cots
Foster William, beer retailer
High Wycombe.
O’Brien Col. Thos. H.The Old cottage fHarwood William. Green Man P.H.
♦Andrews Ernest F. Hillside cottage ♦Oetzmann Willoughby, Newlands
Flackwell Heath
Barber Frank. Grove view, Bnrrough tPark E. Dickson, Sedgmoor, Flack­ Hester Arthur, shopkeeper
grove
well heath
♦Hughes George Benjamin,Black Lion
*Barnes Jersey. Gayreach
♦Pamall Capt. Robt. Hv. Winterholm P.H. Well End
♦Belev Mrs. Lowther cottage
♦Peech James, Abbey Mead
♦Lane Herbt. farmr. Well End farm
♦Bloxam John Astley J.P. The Old ♦Pratt Charles. Deene
Latchford George, gardener to Mrs.
Malt house. Well End
♦Reynolds E. Vivian, Brook cottage Bradish-Ellames
Bradish-Ellames Mrs. Manor house ♦Ridsdale A. C. Moorholm
Little Marlow Estate Office (Lieut.Carr Mrs. Walnut Tree cottage
♦Roberts Frank P. Refton cottage
Ool. J. E. Rhodes, agent)
♦Chandler George, Abbey view
♦Roberts Humphrey, Aspenden
fNuttall Edward James, farmer,
♦Clark Lyonel, Briar holme
♦Rolfe William J. Vineyard,Well End Handy Cross
♦Clarke Joseph Henry, The Elms
♦Rose Herbert, Fairfield
♦Page Herbert, builder, Fairlight
♦Clarke William Balfonr.The Cottage, ♦Rubardt Mrs. Lyncroft
♦Pawley Geo. beer retailer, Well End
Well End
♦Speed Sir Edwin Amev M.A., LL.B. Piggott Sarah (Mrs.l. laundress, The
♦Clifford Charles Edward, King'sdene Sunnyhill
Ferns
♦Cloete Montrose, The Abbey
Stafford Edwin, The Ferns
fPratt George J. farmer, Northern
♦Cox Herbert E. River bank
♦Stephenson Hy. Langton, Rosemary wood, Flackwell Heath
♦Curtis William Henry. The Grove ♦Stoddart Miss, Cherry Tree house Roberts Brothers, farmers, Spade Oak
♦Cuyler Sir Charles bart. The Haven ♦Tebb Robert Haden, Priory ford
farm, Bourne End & Westhorpe frm
♦d’Esterre Miss,Summer cot.WellEnd ♦White H. W. Elmhurst
tSecker H. F. frmr. Hard to Find fro
♦Dickinson Chas. H. Ye Olde Thatch ♦Wigginton Mrs. The Springs
Seymour John, farmer, Monkton
♦Downey A. J. Summerholm
♦Wilkinson Percy W. The Gables
♦Shaw William Thomas (Mrs.), Ye
Durbec L. Westhorpe Farm house
♦Williams Mri. Marlow cot.Well End Ferry hotel
♦Finch Mrs. Abbey cot. Well End ♦Wykeham-Martin Robert Fiennes. Smith William, beer retailer
Francis George B. The Fern
Diamond lodge
♦Smith Chas. coal mer. Spring grdns
Gordon Major Herbert Spencer
fSmith Jesse, farmer, Upper Winch
COMMERCIAL.
Compton, Westhorpe
Bottom
♦Greig William G. Creek cottage
Brock James, farm bailiff to Mrs. fSmith Walter, beer retailer, Flack­
♦Hadfield Miss, Baroda
Bradish-Ellames, Manor farm
well Heath
♦Hemming Harry B. Wellfield
Townsend Brothers, boat builders,
Burrough Richard, farmer
tHill Miss, Thames view, Flackwell Clifford Henrv C. baker
The Bridge
Heath
tCollins Wm. carman, Flackwell Hth ♦Upper Thames Sailing Club (B♦Hollingsworth Alex.T.Coldmoorholm Davis George, gardener to Major Her­ Freeman, hon. sec)
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♦Irvine Edwd. Foster. Hawthorne cot bert S. Gordon. Westhorpe
Wooldridge Wm. H. King’s Head P-B