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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

D U N TO M .

89

160 sittings. The register dates from the year 1560. 1 »7 5 ° acres; rateable value, ¿ 2 ,0 2 7 ; *be population, ¿h
The livin g is a rectory, yearly value ¿320, derived 19x1 was 333.
from 388 acres of glebe, w ith residence, in th e g ift
Parish C lerk , Joseph Mead.
of the Rev. C. F . C lark , and held since 1913 by the Post Office.— Miss M ary Ann V iccars, sub-postm istress
Rev. G eorge Lowes D ickinson M .A. of D urham U n iv er­
L etters received by foot m essenger from B letch ley at
sity. The B aptist chapel, b u ilt in 1830 and enlarged in
8.40
k 11.5 a.m . ; dispatched at 11 a.m . k 5.55
1883, w ill seat 150 p ersons; the P rim itive M ethodist
p .m . ; on sundays received at 8.20 a.m . & dispatched
chapel, b u ilt in 1847,
now used as a v illag e h all and
at 9.25 a.m . Newton Lon gville is the nearest money
a new chapel was b u ilt in 1912 to seat 200. A recrea­
order & telegrap h office
tion ground of 5 acres was given in 1914 by the M arquis Wall L e tte r Box, Low er End, cleared at 10.45 a.m . &
of Lincolnshire. Of the glebe, 32 acres are le t out in
6 p.m . ; sundays, 9.30 a.m
allotments. There are 36 acres of land allotted at the E lem en tary School, b u ilt in 1876 k enlarged in 1887, for
Inclosure in 1798 for the benefit of th e poor, and now
106 c h ild re n ; there is a teach er’s house a tta ch ed ;
let in allotm ents to poor persons livin g in th e parish.
C y ril T . S altm arsh , m aster
The M arquis of Lincolnshire K .G ., P .C ., G .C .M .G . is
C
oun
ty Police, H enry T aylor, constable
lord of the m anor and principal landowner. The soil
is mould and c la y ; subsoil, sand and clay. Th e chief C arrier to L eigh ton B uzzard.— A rth u r Pitkin , every
crops are w heat, oats, beans and barley. The area is
tues. & fri
¡Bates Joseph, shoe m aker k assistant
overseer & clerk to Parish Council
Bliss G eorge, blacksm ith
B ridget Thom as Jam es S. H orse k
Jockey P.H
C arrin gton A g ric u ltu ra l Co-operative
Society Lim ited (Thos. W illis, sec)
C larke Ralph, farm er, Blacklands
G reenacre A lexan d er, butcher
H iggs A ndrew ,Three Horse Shoes P.H
COMMERCIAL.
Holdom A rth u r, pianoforte dealer
Amos W illiam G ascoigne k Son.frm rs K in g John, farm er
Amos John, farm er & cattle dealer
Line Joseph, farm er, Stoke rd. (le t­
Bates Joseph, farm er, Cross roads
ters via Leighton Buzzard)
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

Curnick A lfred J. The Lodge
Dickinson Rev. G eorge Lowes M .A.
(rector), The Rectory
Squires Misses
Sturges Rev. John M ackenzie (Bapt)
Viccars John, I v y cottage
Webber E gb e rt, Dorcas (letters via
Leighton Buzzard)

Newm an Richard, farm er
S ayell W illiam , farm er
Stone A rth u r & F rederick, farm ers,
Stoke road (letters via Leighton
Buzzard)
Stone W illiam , b u tch er k farm er
T arbox Fan n y (M rs.), confectioner
T atta m B rothers, m illers (steam )
Viccars John, jun. p oultry dealer
W ebb M ary Ann (M rs.), shopkeeper
W illis Thom as, fishm onger
Y ou n g Alfred, baker

D B O P M O R E is an ecclesiastical parish form ed Feb. yea rly value ¿ 18 4 , in clu d in g 5 acres of glebe, with
5, 1867, out of the civil parishes of Burnham . Dorney. residence, in the g ift of J. B. F ortescue esq. and held
Hitcham and Taplow, near th e riv er Tham es, 5 miles since 1889 b y the Rev. John B aptist Shackle M .A. of
north-east from M aidenhead, 4 north from Taplow Jesus College, C am bridge.
Dropm ore, origin ally the
station on the m ain line and 2^ m iles from Wooburn p roperty of Lord G ren ville, the distinguished statesm an,
Green station on the M aidenhead and W ycom be branch and now the seat of John B evill Fortescue esq. M .A . is
of the G reat W estern railw ay, in th e Southern division situated about 2 m iles from the village of B urnham , in
of the county, hundred and p etty sessional division of a finely wooded park, w ith a pinetum containing a fine
Burnham, union of Eton, county court d istrict of W in d­ collection of specim en trees, in cludin g a cedar planted
sor, rural deanery of Burnham , archdeaconry of B uck ­ in 1794, pleasure grounds and gardens of 600 a c r e s ;
ingham and diocese of Oxford. T h e church of S t. Anne, on the n orth-w est side of the m ansion is a noble avenue
erected and consecrated in 1866, is an edifice in the of cedars, and th e view from the south fron t extends
Gothic style of the 14th century, consisting of chancel, over 30 m iles of b eau tifu lly wooded country. J. B.
nave, north transept, south porch and a w estern turret Fortescue esq. is lord of the m anor. Th e soil is g ra v e l;
containing one b e ll; the transept was erected in 1877, subsoil, loam . The area is 1,735 acres ; the population
by Lady Louisa Fortescue, as a m em orial to the Hon. in 1911 was 350.
George M atthew Fortescue, who died Jan. 24, 1877;
Parish Clerk, F. Nicbolls.
the nave and chancel are divided by a handsom e screen,
and there is a font of various E nglish and foreign Letters th rou gh M aidenhead arrive at 8 a.u i. k 12 noon.
Burnham
is the nearest m oney order k telegraph office,
marbles presented in m em ory of Anne (P itt), Lady
about 2% m iles distant
Grenville, who died Jan. 13, 1864; and Louisa Susan
Anne, daughter of the founder and form er patron of the P illar L e tter Box cleared at 11.20 a.m . k 2.20 & 7.30
p .m .; sunday, 10 a.m . Feathers, cleared at 11.15
living, the Hon. G. M. Fortescue and w ife of W illiam
a.m . k 2.15 k 7.20 p .m .; sunday, 7 p .m
Westby Moore esq. she died M arch 30, 1864: there are
three stained windows, and a brass to Anne, L ad y G ren ­ E lem en tary School (m ixed), for 90 children, b ut in 1894
ville : the church affords 180 sittin gs.
The register
was enlarged & principally supported by J. B.
dates from the year 1866. The livin g is a vicarage, net
F ortescue esq. ; M iss Constance M acK aig, m istress
Aird Miss, Sheepcote, The Com m on Russell Hon. Charles, Furzefield cot
(letters through W oobum G reen)
Shackle R ev. John Baptist M .A.
Cuyler M isses, Red cottage, Dorney
V icarage
Wood (letters th rou gh Burnham )
COMMERCIAL.
Fortescue John B evill M .A ., J.P.
Dropmore
Darter W illiam , The Beeches P.H
D U N T O N is a parish and sm all village 5 m iles southeast from W inslow station on the Oxford and B lehdilev
section of the London and N orth W estern railw ay, 8 , an
nonn-east from A ylesb ury and 12south-east from Buckngnam, m the N orthern division of the county, C ottesloe
hundred, Winslow p etty sessional division and ,union,
Buckingham county court d istrict, ru ra l *deanery
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Mursley, archdeaconry of Buckingham and diocese of
Oxford. The church of St. M artin is a small building
£>f stone, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a
western tower of E arly E nglish date, containing 3 bells :
the communion rail is said to be from a pattern ordered
> Archbishop L a u d : there is a brass on the floor of
the chancel to an infant d au gh ter of Dr. Charles Jam es
lomfield, Bishop of London (1826-56), who held the
m n g of Dunton, which was his first benefice, from
i3 io : in the chancel are two low-side windows, a
piscina and an a u m b ry : on the rig h t of the chancel
here is a doorway leading to a form er rood-loft, now
osed: under the chancel arch is a brass, w ith part of
an inscription, to . .
wife of R ich ard C ollys, 15x0.
fn d on the nave floor another brass, w ith effigies and
inscribed m outh scrolls, to John Sotton and A gnes, his
anrl% T42° '• the ancient font, divided into two portions,
n or m any years m ade to serve as a doorstep to the

Josey C harles, beer retailer, L ittlew orth Common
Page Charles, head gardener to J. B
Fortescue esq
S tan n ett W illiam .farm er k blacksm ith
Unwin Percy S. Jolly W oodm an P .H

tower has been rescued and restored b v the Rev.
T. J. W . F ish er B.A. rector 1904-7, who aiso provided
oak rered o s: on th e old
w estern g alle rv are the
names of all the rectors since 1576; and outside the
i church is a Norm an doorway, now blocked, on w hich is
a carving of “ The Tem p tation ” : the church affords 95
sittin gs, 55 bein g free. The reg ister dates from the
year 1577. The liv in g is a rectory, net yea rly value
¿18 5 , w ith residence, in cludin g 95 acres of'glebe', in the
g ift of the M arquis of Lin coln shire K .G .. P .C .,
G .C .M .G . and held since 1907 by the Rev. H erbert
Coke Fowler. T h e M arquis of Lin coln shire K .G ., P.O .
G .C .M .G . is lord of the m anor and sole landowner,
except of the glebe land. The soil is rich lo a m ; su b ­
soil, various. T h e chief crops are grass and roots.
The area is 1,197 acre s; rateable value, ¿ 1 ,8 9 8 ; the
population in 1911 was 89.
Parish C lerk , G eorge G race.
L etters th rou gh W inslow arrive at 8.30 a.m . & 6.30
p .m .; sundays, 8 a.m . W all L e tte r B ox cleared at
7.30
a.m . & 6.30 p .m . week d a y s; sundays, 8.30 a.m
Stew k ley is the nearest money order k telegraph office,
about 3 m iles distan t
School, b u ilt i q i i , for 40 children ; M rs. H awkins, m ist