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lord. S p e lsb u ry v illa g e is a b o u t
m ile s n o rth fro m
Charlbury s ta tio n on t h e O x fo rd a n d W o r c e s te r se c tio n of
the G re at W e ste rn r a ilw a y , 5 s o u th - e a s t fro m C h ip p in g
Norton, and a b o u t 17 n o r th -w e s t b y ro ad a n d ra il fro m
Oxford. T h e c h u rc h of A ll S a in ts is an a n c ie n t ed ilice ,
once fo rm in g p a r t o f a m u ch la r g e r N o rm a n c ru c ifo rm
structu re of w h ich o n ly th e to w e r an d c h a n c e l nowe x ist: th e la t te r , w it h it s n o rth an d so u th a is le s , se p a ra ted
by arcades of tw o a rc h e s , c o n s titu te s t h e e x is t in g n av e,
the present fine ch a n ce l b ein g e ith e r a s u b se q u e n t ad d itio n
or a lady ch ap el en la rg e d and co n v e rte d in to a c h a n c e l :
the bu ild ing has a s in g u la r ap p e a ra n ce , th e n a v e and aisles
ijein<T v ery w ide in p ro p o rtio n to t h e ir le n g th : t h e body
of the ch u rc h is E a r ly E n g lis h a n d h a s a c le r e s to r y of
four lig h ts and tw o sh a llo w tra n se p ts w h ic h a p p ea r to
have been s m a ll ch a p e ls of 14 th c e n tu r y d a t e : th e
tower, w h ich is v e r y m a s s iv e an d e x h ib its so m e fine
Norman w o rk, h a s a w e ste rn d o o rw a y o f D eco rate d
work, and on e ith e r sid e a re b lo ck ed E a r ly E n g lis h
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dition of p in n acles, and co n ta in s 6 b e lls, o f w h ic h th e
tenor is d a te d 1788, an d in s c rib e d “ A ll y e w h o h e a r m e
sing, be fa ith fu l to y o u r G o d an d K i n g .” T h e w it an d
poet, John W ilm o t, E a r l of R o c h e s te r, w h o d ie d a t th e
Ranger’ s L o d g e , in W o o d sto c k P a rk , J u ly 2 6 th , 1680,
ms buried in a v a u lt u n d e r t h e n a v e of th is c h u rc h ,
together w ith h is f a th e r , m o th e r a n d h is son C h a r le s , w ho
died in 16 8 1: on th e n o rth sid e of th e ch a n ce l is an a lta r
tomb of b la ck a n d w h ite m a r b le w ith a ca n o p y s u p ­
porting e m b le m a tic fig u r e s an d sh ie ld s of a r m s : th e tom b
bears re c u m b e n t effig ies of S ir H e n ry L e e , k n ig h t an d 1st
hart, of D itc h le y an d Q u a re n d o n , d. 16 3 1, an d h is w ife
Eleanor (W o rtle y ) ; and b e n e a th i t are fig u re s o f th ree
sons and fo u r d a u g h t e r s ; som e of th e se k n e e lin g a t the
head and foo t of th e to m b : u n d e r th e ca n o p y is a lo n g
Latin in scrip tio n , and on th e to m b it s e lf are tw o t a b ­
lets w ith 15 E n g lis h v e r s e s : h e re also is a to m b , u n d e r
a canopy of m a rb le , w it h fig u re s of an g e ls , a rm s , and
elaborately c a rv e d fo lia g e , in s c rib e d to R o b e r t, 4th and
last Earl of L itc h fie ld , d. a t D itc h le y , 4 N o v . 1776 , and
Catherine (S to n e h o u s e ) h is w ife , d. 8 M a rc h , 17 8 4 : on
the south sid e of th e ch an ce l is a m o n u m e n t of g r e y
and w hite m a rb le , in s crib e d to S ir E d w a rd H e n ry L e e
bart. 1st E a r l of L itc h fie ld , and B a ro n of S p e ls b u r y ,
and V iscou n t Q u are n d o n , d. 14 J u ly , 1716 , an d L a d y
Charlotte F it z r o y , h is w ife , n a tu ra l d a u g h t e r of K in g
Charles II. d. 17 F eb . 1 7 1 7 - 8 : 011 th e sa m e sid e is a
lofty m o n u m en t of m a rb le w ith a s a rc o p h a g u s and a
variety of e m b le m a tic sc u lp tu r e s , to G e o r g e H e n ry , 3rd
Earl of L itc h field an d C h a n ce llo r o f O x fo rd U n iv e r s it y , d.
17 Sept. 1772, an d D in a h ( F ra n k la n d ) h is co u n te ss, d.
8 Jan. 1779 : in th e n o rth tra n s e p t is an a lta r to m b w ith
recumbent e ffig y to C h a rle s H e n ry , 14th V is c o u n t D illo n ,
d. 18 Nov. 1865 : th e e a s t w in d o w is s t a in e d : th e ch u rc h
was restored in 1886, a t a c o s t of £ 1 ,1 5 0 , and a Teredos
was presented b y th e M a y o r o f C h ip p in g N o rto n in 18 9 3 :
the church a ffo rd s 250 s ittin g s . T h e r e g is te r d a te s fro m
the year 1539. T h e l iv in g is a v ic a r a g e , w ith resid e n ce,
net yearly v a lu e £ 1 7 5 , d e r iv e d c h ie fly fro m 160 a c re s of
glebe and Q u een A n n e ’ s B o u n ty an d is in t h e g if t of
the Dean and C h a p te r o f C h r is t C h u rc h , O x fo rd , and held
since 1915 b y t h e R e v . T h o m a s C o o m b e T a n n e r B .A .
of U niversity C o lle g e , D u r h a m . T h e r e a re fo u r a lm s ­
houses fo r fo u r old p eo p le, e r e c te d b y J o h n C a r y , of
Wilcote, an d en d o w ed w it h £ 1 0 10s. y e a r ly .
The
church p lo t p ro d u c e s 10s. a y e a r fo r c h u r c h p u rp o se s.
In the centre of th e v illa g e is a v e r y la r g e and h a n d ­
some fountain, e re c te d b y H e n rie tta , w id o w of H en ry
Augustus, 13th V is c o u n t D illo n , in m e m o r y of h e r th ird
son, C onstantine A u g u s t u s , w h o w as d ro w n ed in N ew
Zealand, ifitb A p r il, 1853. T h e ch ie f la n d o w n e rs are
Viscount D illo n , w h o is lo rd of th e m a n o r, and O riel
college, O x fo rd . T h e so il is sto n e b r a s h ;
su b so il,
brash rock and c la y . T h e c h ie f cro p s are w h e a t, b a rle y
find roots. T h e a re a is 4,207 a c re s of la n d a n d 7 of
^ater; ra te a b le v a lu e , £ 3 ,0 9 0 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in i q u
was 438.
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Parish C le rk , E d w a r d J . S t u r d y .
fitters a rriv e fro m C h a r lb u r y , O x o n , a t 6.35 a .m . &
M 5 p m.
C h a d lin g t o n , i | m ile s d is ta n t, is th e
nearest m o n ey o rd e r & t e le g r a p h office
aU L e tte r B o x , c le a re d a t 10.50 a .m . & 6.40 p .m .'
^eek days o n ly
ementary Scho o l ( m ix e d ) , S p e ls b u ry , fo u n d e d b y th e
a 6 Charles H e n ry, 14 th V is c o u n t D illo n , w h o died
* th N o ve m b er, 1865, fo r 70 c h i l d r e n ; E r n e s t W .
co nd uct, m a s te r
EAN is a h a m le t of S p e ls b u ry , t h r e e q u a rte rs o f a
1 e **orth-west, and ch ie fly th e p ro p e r ty of O riel C ol1 1 . C x fo rd . W ith in th is h a m le t is a m o n o lith , ca lled
th* Hawk S to n e .”

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L e t t e r s t h r o u g h C h a r lb u r y a r r iv e a t 8 a .m . 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 is a t C h a d lin g t o n ,
a b o u t 1 m ile d is ta n t
W all L e t t e r B o x c le a re d a t 6.30 p .m
T h e ch ild re n of th is h a m le t a tte n d S p e ls b u r y sch o o l
D I T O H L E Y (th e “ d y k e fie ld ” ) is a h a m le t 3 m ile s
e a s t o f S p e ls b u r y , and d e riv e s its n a m e fro m th e e a r th ­
w o rk or m e re , k n o w n a s “ G rim s d y k e ,” b y w h ic h i t is
t ra v e rse d . D it c h le y P a r k , t h e se a t of V is c o u n t D illo n ,
is a fin e ly w o o d ed d o m a in of a b o u t 325 a c re s an d c o n ­
tain s a h e rd of fa llo w d e e r : t h e o r ig in a l m an sio n , th e
s ite of w h ic h is a t p re s e n t u n c e rta in , is d e sc rib e d by
E v e ly n a s “ a lo w t im b e r h o u se , w it h a p r e t t y b o w lin g
g r e e n e ,” an d w a s th e h o m e of th e c e le b ra te d S ir H e n ry
L e e K . G . o f D it c h le y an d Q u a re n d o n , r a n g e r o f W oo d s to ck , n o w B le n h e im P a r k , an d in 1596 w as th re a te n e d
w ith p illa g e b y a m o b fro m W itn e y , d u r in g a r is in g in
th e c o u n ty on a c c o u n t of t h e d is tr e s s of t h e t im e .
H e re , in S e p t. 1592, S ir H e n r y w a s v is it e d b y Q u e e n
E liz a b e t h , a n d , in S e p t. 1608, b y J a m e s I . a n d h is
son H e n ry , P rin c e o f W a le s . S ir W a lte r S c o t t , in h is
W o o d sto c k ,” h a s, b y a s in g u la r a n a ch ro n ism , rep re se n te d
S ir H e n r y as liv in g in th e r e ig n o f C h a r le s I . : h e, h o w ­
e v e r, d ied at D it c h le y , 12 F e b . 16 1 0 -1 1 , an d w a s b u rie d
in th e n o w r u in e d ch a p e l o f S t . P e t e r , a t Q u a re n d o n ,
n ear A y le s b u r y , w h e re h e ha d a lre a d y e re c te d a m a g n ifi­
c e n t to m b of a la b a s te r , w it h e ffig y in a rm o u r a n d th e
m a n tle o f th e G a r t e r , c o lo u re d an d g ilt , b u t t h is , w ith
o th e r fine m o n u m e n ts o n ce in t h e ch a p e l, h a s whollyd isa p p e a re d . D itc h le y H o u se, as i t n o w s ta n d s , is a n o b le
m an sio n of sto n e , in th e Ita lia n s t y le , an d w as b u ilt in
1722, fro m d e sig n s o f J a m e s G ib b s , th e a r c h it e c t o f th e
R a d c liffe L ib rary' a t O x fo r d , th e S e n a te H o u s e a t C a m ­
b rid g e , an d s e v e ra l w e ll-k n o w n L o n d o n c h u rc h e s . A b o v e
th e p rin c ip a l fro n t a re tw o s t a t u e s o f F a m e an d L o y a lt y ,
e x e c u te d in le a d b y C h e e re . O n e of th e ro o m s is h u n g
w ith old t a p e s tr y , and a n o th e r w ith G e n o e s e c u t v e lv e t,
a n d th e a p a r tm e n ts g e n e r a lly co n tain a fine an d highlyin te r e s tin g co lle ctio n o f p ic tu r e s , in c lu d in g m a n y v a lu a b le
p o r tra its , a m o n g th e c h ie f o f w h ic h m ay' b e m e n tio n e d :
W a rh a m , th e la s t R o m a n C a th o lic A rc h b is h o p of C a n te r ­
b u r y (15 0 3 -3 3 ), b y H o lb e in ; Q u e e n E liz a b e t h , fu ll
le n g th , s ta n d in g on a m a p o f E n g la n d ; S i r C h risto p h e r
H a tto n K .G . lo rd k e e p e r (d. 1 5 9 1 ) ; R o b e r t D e v e r e u x ,
2 nd E a r l o f E s s e x K .G . in G a r t e r r o b e s ; S ir H e n ry
L e e in 1568, b y S ir A n to n io M o r e ; th e sa m e, w it h h is
d o g B e v is , a n d a t h ir d p o r t r a it , in G a r t e r r o b e s , a t th e
a g e o f 7 1 ; P rin c e H e n ry , son of J a m e s I. in th e ro b es
of th e B a t h ; P rin c e C h a rle s (a fte rw a rd s C h a rle s I .) ,
in th e ro b e s of th e G a r t e r ; C h a rle s I I . in G a r t e r ro b es,
an d C a th e rin e of B ra g a n z a , In fa n ta of P o r tu g a l, h is
q u e en , in P o r tu g u e s e d r e s s , b y S t o o p ; B a r b a r a V illie r s ,
D u c h e s s o f C le v e la n d (d . 170 9), b y L e ly , and h e r c h il­
d re n , H enryr, 1 s t D u k e of G ra fto n K .G . (d . 1690 ), and
C h a rlo tte , w ife of E d w a r d H e n ry ( L e e ) , 1 s t E a r l of
L itc h fie ld , b y K n e l l e r ; J a m e s I I . w h en D u k e o f Y o r k ,
w ith t h e L a d y A n n e H y d e , h is firs t w ife , a n d P rin c e ss e s
M a ry and A n n e ( la te r Q u e e n s), b y L e l y ; A d m ir a l John
B y n g , sh o t a t P o r ts m o u th , 14 M a rc h , 1 7 5 7 ; A n n e , w id o w
of S ir H e n ry L e e , an d a fte r w a r d s C o u n te s s of R o c h e s te r,
m o th e r of J o h n ( W ilm o t) , 2nd E a r l of R o c h e s te r , w it &
p o e t : th ere a re also h e re m a n y o th e r p o r t ra it s of th e
S t u a r t perio d.
L e tt e r s t h r o u g h E n s to n e , O x o n , a r r iv e a t 7 a .m . & 3
p .m . C h a r lb u r y & E n s to n e a r e th e n e a r e s t m o n e y
o rd e r & t e le g r a p h o ffices, 3 m ile s d is ta n t
F U L W E L L is a h a m le t to S p e ls b u r y , 2 m ile s n o r th ­
e a s t fro m t h e v illa g e , and a b o u t h a lf a m ile s o u th fro m
E n sto n e.
L e tt e r s t h r o u g h E n s to n e , O x o n , w h ic h is t h e n e a re st
p o st, m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g r a p h o ffic e, a r r iv e 6.30 a .m
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T A S T O N is a h a m le t to S p e ls b u r y , h a lf a m ile n o r th ­
e a s t. H e re is a fo u n ta in e re c te d to t h e m e m o r y o f H e n ­
r ie tt a , V is c o u n t e s s D illo n , w h o d ie d a t P a r is , 1 8 th M a rc h ,
1862, b y h e r f a m i l y : t h e r e is an a n c ie n t w a y s id e cro ss,
and
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side, is a m o n o lith , b elie ve d to b e t h a t fro m w h ic h
th e h a m le t d e riv e s it s n a m e, “ T a s t o n ” b e in g u n q u e s ­
t io n a b ly a c o rru p tio n o f “ T h o r ’ s s t a n ,” o r “ t h e sto n e
of T h o r th e c a r-b o rn e g o d o f t h u n d e r ,” and o n e o f th e
c h ie f o f th e S a x o n d e ities.
L e t t e r s t h r o u g h C h a r lb u r y , O x o n , a r r iv e a t 7 a .m . T h e
n e a re s t m o n e y o rd e r & te le g r a p h office is a t E n s to n e
o r G b a d lin g to n , 2^ m ile s d ista n t
W a ll L e t t e r B o x cle a re d a t 7 p .m . w e e k d a y s o n ly
T h e c h ild re n of t h is h a m le t a tte n d S p e ls b u r y sch o o l