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B ic e s te r sta tio n , 011 th e B le t c h le y and O x fo rd b ran ch of re s id e n c e , in th e g if t of th e B ish o p of Oxford, and h !
.h e L o n d o n a n d N o r th W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , a b o u t 3 w e s t sin ce 1 8 7 4 b y th e R e v . W illia m H e n ry Draper M a ,
fro m B ic e s te r s ta tio n on th e A sh e n d o n an d A y n h o e P a rk
W o rc e s te r C o lle g e , O x fo rd . T h e la t e D ow ager Count
-section of th e G r e a t W e s te rn C o m p a n y ’s n ew m a in lin e of J e r s e y (d. 26 J a n . 1867) le f t in 1866 £ 4 ^ 0 0 / 2a
fro m L o n d o n to B ir m in g h a m , 3^ s o u th - e a s t fro m H e y- C e n t. C o n so ls to p r o v id e c lo th in g an d board for J ?
fo rd sta tio n on th e O x fo rd an d B ir m in g h a m se ctio n s e le c te d fro m t h e sc h o o ls of t h is p a ris h and those r
of th e sa m e r a ilw a y , a n d 12 n o r th -e a s t fro m O x fo rd , C h e s te r to n a n d S o m e r to n , w h o a re tra in e d as dom e/
in th e M id d iv isio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d a n d p e tty se rv a n ts ; th e re is a lso an alm sh o u se ch aritv 0f I
sessio n a l d iv isio n of P lo u g h le y , u n io n a n d c o u n ty c o u r t y e a r ly , b e q u e a th e d b y th e s a m e la d y .
The villa
d is t r ic t o f B ic e s te r, r u r a l d e a n e ry o f B ic e s te r a n d a r c h ­ re a d in g ro o m w a s e re cte d b y th e p re s e n t E a rl of Jerse?
d e a c o n r y a n d d io cese o f O x fo rd .
T h e c h u r c h of A ll M id d le to n P a r k is th e s e a t of t h e E a r l of Jersey P r
S a in ts , w h ic h sta n d s in M id d le to n P a r k , is an a n c ie n t G .C .B ., G .C .M .G . lo rd lie u te n a n t of O xfordshire- th’
b u ild in g of sto n e, d a tin g fro m th e l a t t e r p a rt of th e
m a n sio n is an e x te n s iv e b u t so m e w h a t plain structure
12 th c e n tu r y , a n d is su p p o sed to h a ve been e re c te d b y of b r ic k , e re c te d on th e s ite of a b u ild in g destroyed/
G e r a ld d e C a m v ile , one of th e N o rm a n lo rd s of th is
fire in 175 3, a n d h a s been ad d e d to at d ifferen t periodsp la c e ; it co n s ists o f ch a n c e l, c le r e s to r ie d n a v e , aisles
it co n s ists of a c e n tr a l b lo c k w it h a portico supported
an d an e m b a ttle d w e ste rn to w e r c o n ta in in g c lo ck and b y Io n ic p illa r s an d tw o p r o je c tin g w in g s ; the whole
6 b e l l s : a m e m o r ia l ch a p e l w as a d d e d on th e n o rth
fo rm s th re e sid es of a q u a d r a n g le , an d stands in
sid e of th e c h a n c e l b y th e la t e D o w a g e r C o u n te ss of b e a u tifu lly -w o o d e d p a rk of 600 acres.
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J e r s e y , to G e o r g e , 5 th E a r l, w h o d. 3 O c t. 18 59 : th e J e r s e y is lo rd of th e m a n o r a n d sole proprietor, except
c h a n c e l is c h ie fly D e c o ra te d an d re ta in s a p is cin a , b u t in g t h e r e c to r y a n d g le b e fa rm . T h e soil is chiefly
h a s a T r a n s itio n N o rm a n a r c h : th e n o rth a rc a d e of sto n e b ra s h ; su b so il, w h it e m a r l. T h e ch ief crops are
t h e n a v e co n s ists of t h r e e P o in te d a rc h e s on ro u n d p illa rs w h e a t, b a r le y an d o a ts. T h e a r e a is 1,843 acres of land
of th e sa m e p e rio d , an d on th e s o u th sid e are tw-o an d 10 o f w a t e r ; ra te a b le v a lu e , £ 1 ,8 6 8 ; the popula.
a rc h e s of D e c o ra te d w o r k : th e to w e r is E a r ly E n g lis h , tio n in 191 x w a s 273.
w ith a r c a d in g ro u n d th e u p p e r s t o r e y : th e s o u th d o o r­
P a r is h C le r k , H e n ry E llio tt .
w a y is a ric h e x a m p le o f L a te N o rm a n , w ith s in g u la r
■foliage in th e h e a d : th e fo n t, of L a t e D e c o ra te d w o rk , P o st, M . O. & T . O ffice .— A lg e rn o n H azell, sub-postm a s te r.
L e t t e r s a r r iv e t h ro u g h B ic e s te r at 6.50 a.m
ca m e o rig in a lly fro m th e K i n g ’s C h a p e l a t Is lip , now
& 1 p . m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 8.35 a .111. & 5.50 p.m. & on
d e s tr o y e d ; th e in s c rip tio n on it c la im in g t h a t E d w a rd
s u n d a v s a t 9.5 a .m
th e C o n fe sso r w a s b a p tis e d in it is, o f c o u rse , in c o r r e c t :
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th e r e is a b ra s s in th e ch a n ce l to E liz a b e t h , w ife of
J o h n H a r m a n , 1607, and a m o n u m e n t in th e to w e r to B o y s ’ , fo r 60 c h ild re n ; R o la n d K . S la y m a k e r, master
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-there is also a m e m o r ia l w in d o w to th e R e v . R ic h a rd C a r r ie r s .— W illia m B o d d in g to n on fri. th ro u g h from CaulP r e t y m a n , fo r m a n y y e a r s r e c to r h e r e : th e c h u r c h w
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c o t t to B i c e s t e r ; B o u rto n , fro m B ice s te r, daily
c o m m e r c ia l.
¡P a g e J a m e s W illia m , land ste w ard to
C r a d d u c k T h o m a s , h e a d g a r d e n e t to i
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th e E a r l o f J e rs e y
'P r i e s t T h o m a s , es ta te clerk
E llio tt H e n ry , t a ilo r & p a ris h c le r k
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L i t t l e W illia m D a v is, la n d a g e n t to th e W h e tto n John, fa rm bailiff to the Earl
E a rl of Jerse y
of J e rse y
M id d le to n S t o n e y C o - o p e ra tiv e S o c ie ty W ilso n W a lte r , cle rk of works to the
L im . (T h o m a s P r ie s t, sec)
E a r l of J e rs e y
MILCOMBE, f o r m e r ly a h a m le t of B lo x h a m , w as T h e p re s e n t r e g is t e r of M ilco m b e d a te s only from 1813.
se p arated in 1854 and is n o w a c iv il p a rish ,
iA T h e e a rlie r r e g is te r s are in c lu d e d w ith those of Bloxham,
m iles s o u th - w e s t fro m B lo x h a m s ta tio n on th e B a n ­
w h ic h d a te fro m 1630. T h e liv in g is a vicarage, net
b u ry an d C h e lte n h a m b ra n c h of th e G r e a t W estern
y e a r ly v a lu e £ 1 6 1 , w it h 20 a c re s o f gleb e and residence,
ra ilw a y , an d a b o u t 5 m iles s o u th - w e s t fro m B a n b u rv , in th e g i f t of E to n C o lle g e , fo r th re e tu rn s, and every
m th e N o r th e r n d iv isio n o f th e co u n ty , h u n d re d of fo u r th , th e r e c to r of W ig g in t o n , and held since 1907
B lo x h a m . B a n b u r y an d B lo x h a m p e t t y sessio n a l d ivisio n ,
b y th e R e v. A r t h u r G o ld r in g B .A . o f Pem broke College.
u n io n an d c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t of B a n b u r v , ru ra l C a m b r id g e . T h e r e is a B a p tis t ch a p el here. The town
d e a n e r y o f D e d d in g to n and a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io cese of lan d s of 12a. 2r. i4 p . w ith e ig h t cottages, produce
O x fo r d . T h e c h u rc h o f S t . L a w r e n c e is a sm a ll b u ild in g £ 2 2 10s. w h ic h is e q u a lly d iv id ed for church pur­
o f sto n e, p r in c ip a lly o f th e 13th c e n tu r y , c o n s is tin g of poses, p u b lic u s e s an d th e p u rch a se of fuel for the poor:
c h a n ce l, n av e, se p a ra ted fro m th e aisle b y an E a rly
th ere is also a fu el a llo tm e n t of 16 acres, yielding about
E n g lis h a rc a d e , n o rth aisle, n o rth p o rch and an e m ­ £ 2 9 y e a rly . T h e D ea n an d C h a p te r of C hrist Cbnrcb,
b a ttle d w e ste rn to w e r w ith p in n a cle s c o n ta in in g 4 b e lls • O x fo rd , w h o are lo rd s o f th e m an or, New College,
it w as r e s to r e d b y th e R e v . P h ilip H ookins° B .A . of O x fo rd and E to n C o lle g e, are th e ch ief landowners. The
T r in i t y H a ll, C a m b rid g e (18 30 ), a fo r m e r v ic a r : th e so il is v a rio u s, p rin c ip a lly r e d lo a m ; the crops are
ch an ce l is d iv id e d fro m t h e n ave b y a ro o d -sc re e n of g e n e r a l.
T h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 138; the area is
v e ry g o o d P e rp e n d ic u la r w o rk , w h ic h h a s b ee n re s to re d
1,254 a c r e s ; rateablfe v a lu e , £ 1,4 4 9 .
a c c o rd in g to th e a n c ie n t d e sig n , an d in th e c o u rs e of
S e x to n , F r e d e r ic k B ra in .
t h e w o rk , a m u ra l p a in tin g w as fo u n d r e p re s e n tin g the
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R E S ID E N T S .

J e r s e y E a r l o f P . C . , G .C .B .,G .C .M .G .
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( r e c t o r ) , R e c to r y

seven d e a d ly sin s, th e t ra c e r y o f so m e o a k b e n c h e s of
th e sa m e d a te is also p res erv ed in th e c h u rc h : th e n ave
arcad es a re p la in E a r ly E n g lis h , b u t th e n o rth aisle is
m o d e r n : th e sta in e d e a s t w in d o w is a m e m o ria l to
E liz a b e t h C . H o llo w a y : an d th e re is one to R ic h a rd
B la g d o n , fa th e r o f th e R e v . H e n ry C h a rle s B la g d o n M .A
v ic a r 1860-75, b e s id e s five o th e r sta in e d w in d o w s : th e
fo n t is P e r p e n d ic u la r : th e c h u r c h affo rd s 120 s itt in g s .

P o st O ffice. — M r s . M a u d M a r y H u lin , sub-postmistress^
L e tt e r s th r o u g h B a n b u r y a r r iv e a t 8 a.m. & 35
p . m . ; d isp a tc h e d 11.3 5 a .m . & 4.50 p.m . wee'{, v
o n ly. S o u th N e w in g to n is th e n ea rest money order
B lo x h a m ,
m ile s d is ta n t, t h e n ea rest telegraph oftc
E le m e n ta r y Sch o o l ( m ix e d ) , en la rg e d in 1883 & again in
1889, f ° r ° c h ild r e n ; M iss B e a tr ic e H a rw o o d , mistre-

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G o l d r i n g R e v . A r t h u r B .A . ( v ic a r ) . C o les L y d ia ( M r s .) , fa r m e r
V ic a r a g e
E llis M a ry E liz a ( M rs .) , sh o p k e e p e r
W o o lg ro v e M rs. M a n o r h o u se
H ick s T h o m a s . H o rse & G ro o m P .H
C O M M E R C IA L .
H u lin H a ro ld E d w in , c a rp e n te r
C o le s r a v e G e o rg e , fa r m e r , M ilco m b e H u lin M a u d M a r y ( M r s .) , sh o p k ee p er.
H a ll fa r m
P o st office

P h e lp s T h o m a s , m ason
S p r in g a ll G e o rg e , stone mason
T ib b e tt s W illia m , blacksm ith
T u s ta in A m b ro se O ctavius, farme
W o o lg ro v e P e rc y & F rank, farmer