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B E K K S H IE E .

DIR E C TO R Y .]
B U B G H F IE LD .
P R IV A T E

RESIDEN TS.

Marked thus f receive th eir letters
through M ortim er, Reading.
fAnderson W illiam C liffe Foley, H er­
m it’s hill
Bishop T hom asB enjam in,T he Laurels
Bonsall A rth u r Charles, Kennet lodge
(postal address, Theale, Reading)
tC am p bell M iss, Homestead
tC hance Ernest, The Poplars
Davidson Robert Thos. C . Rose lawn
(•Foster Francis E dw ard, Highwoods
George Rev. W illiam H enry M .A.
(rector), Rectory
(■Greenstreet W illiam John M .A .
F .R .A .S . The Woodlands
fG rip p er Miss, Home Close
H arding
Mrs.
Sunnyside
house
(postal address, Theale, Reading)
tH atter G eorge, L ittle Bowden
K ing Henry Francis, Pinecroft
Kirkwood Maj. Richd. H. Boldrewood
Kirkwood Mrs. Audrey
fL a k e
George
Robert
M .R .C .S.
Brookfield house
Lousley Edward, Field farm
Lousley Job, G reen farm
-(-Murray Col. S ir C harles W vndhaui
C.B. Culverlands

Phillips C om m ander W illiam R.N.H.
H olm Dene
Pike M rs. Brook house
Pike Noel, H atch Farm house
Popham -Cross E rn est F
S tu a rt Rev. Sir Jam es bart. M.A.
Manor house
tS u g d en M rs. Claude, T he Hollies
W illin k H y.G eo. M .A ., J.P . H illfields
C O M M E R C IA L .

A ldridge F. carrier
Blackwell C h arles, blacksm ith
Bond A lbert, baker
Brooker David, beer retailer, Bridge
ho. (postal address,Theale,R eading)
Bunce W illiam Robert, grocer
B urghtield Branch
of M anchester
U n ity of Oddfellows, Lodge No.
5,451, Royal S tar of the W est
(F rederick Thom as W enm an, sec)
Butler Edward, farm er, A m ners farm
fC h ap m an Jam es, m ark et gardener
C larke John, m iller, Burghfield m ill
Cooper G eorge, grocer, Post & tele­
graph office
C opperthw aite Henry, beer retailer
Faulkner W illiam , grocer
F isher Charles, blacksm ith
Fisher George E . W hite Swan P.H
Foley A rth u r Thom as, carrier
Ford Lew is John, saddler

B U S C O T is a village and parish, pleasantly situated
nn the south bank of the Tham es, which separates it
from O xfordshire, about 4 m iles north-w est from F arin g ­
don and 2 south-east from Lechlade, in the Northern
division of the county, hundred of Shrivenham , petty
sessional division, union and cou n ty cou rt d istrict of
Faringdon, rural deanery of the Vale of W hite Horse,
archdeaconry of B erks and diocese of Oxford. The
church of S t. M ary is an ancient edifice of stone, in
the E arly E nglish and Perpendicular styles, consisting
#f chancel, nave, south porch and an em battled western
tower, containing 3 b e lls ; in the church are a few
mural ta b le ts; it was re-seated and repaired at the
•xpense of a form er re c to r ; the stained east window,
designed by the late S ir E dw ard Burne-Jones bart.
(d. 1898), was presented in 1892 by Sir A . Henderson
bart. M .P ., j . P . of B uscot Park, in m em ory of his
fa th e r; he also gave a handsom e p u lp it in 1908, w ith
panels painted by M abuse : there are about 200 sittin gs :
the oak lvch gate was also erected by S ir A . Henderson
in 1897. The register dates from the year 1676. The
living is a rectory, net incom e £ 3 61, w ith residence
and 52 acres of glebe, in th e g ift of S ir A lexander
Henderson bart. and held since 1901 bv the Rev.
W illiam Davenport M .A. of C lare C o lle g e ,' C am bridge.
The B ap tist chapel here was erected in 1880. Th e v il­
lage hall and reading room, erected in 1897 by Sir A.
Henderson bart. J.P . is used for concerts and m eet­
ings. The annual interest accruing from a sum of
£1,166 13s. 4d. in £2% per Cent. Consols, le ft bv Mrs.
Nash, of Maidenhead, at the request of her late
husband, form erly a sugar refiner of London, to be
appropriated by the churchwardens and overseers for
the yearly purchase of coats for 20 poor m en and gowns
and petticoats for 20 poor women residing in the

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Fouracre Thom as, farm er
fG ib b s A lb ert, farm er, Ponder farm
H annington C has. frm r. K irton ’s farm
Hews W illiam Henry, farm er, Hose,
H ill farm (postal address, Theale,
Reading)
H iggs H. D. & Son, builders
! H iggs H enry D avid, assistant ' over| seer & clerk to the Parish Council,
1 & post office, Burghfield common
j Keep E dw ard, boot m ak er
, L alouette P eter, R isin g Sun P.H
j Lousley E dw ard, farm er, F ield &
! Searles farm s
I Lousley Job, farm er, G reen farm
i ( M ulford F rederick W . farm er
M ungeam Jam es G eorge,beer retailer
Norm an John H enry, baker
Parfitt M atthew Henry, farm er
Pearce Mrs. d istrict nurse
Pendry G eorge, tailo r & beer retailer
Read Thom as, w h eelw righ t
Roberts H enry, farm er
S m ith Charles D ouglas, carrier
fS m ith H arry, farm bailiff to A .
Palm er esq. J .P . H ill farm
S teele Thom as, farm er, K n ig h t farm
Sum m ers Thom as, farm er
Taylor Sidney, grcr. B urghfield com
Thom as Henry, carrier
T u rv ey C layton , H atch gate inn
W icks W illiam , farm er

p a rish ; there is also a ch arity of £ 2 4s. per annum
for the purchase of cloth in g, besides three other minor
charities.
Buscot Park, th e seat of S ir A lexander
Henderson bart. M .P ., J .P . was b u ilt by E dw ard Lovedem
Loveden esq. about 1780, and is a m ansion of stone,
surrounded by gardens, skirted by an extensive park,
which contains two lakes, one of about 25 acres and
another of 15 a c re s : over th e first is a bridge of three
arch es: in 1890 th e house was enlarged and im proved,
and a bachelors’ w in g and a “ squash ” rackets court
added at the w est e n d ; in th e house is a series of
pictures by S ir E. Burne-Jones, illu stratin g th e legend
of “ Th e S leepin g B eauty,’’ as well as panel paintings
by the same artist. S ir A lexan d er H enderson b art.
M .P., J .P . is lord of th e m anor and th e chief owner
and occupier of th e land. Th e Dean and students of
C h rist C h u rch and the W arden and Fellow s of New
C ollege, Oxford, are also landowners in th is parish.
The soil is various, m ostly strong c la y ; subsoil, clay.
The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats, turn ips and
clover. The area is 2,827 seres of land and 60 of w a te r;
rateable value, £4,250 ; th e population in 1911 was 429.
Sexton, Edward lies.

Post Office.— G eorge Henry Shore, sub-postm aster.
L e tters through Lechlade (G lo ucester), arrive at 6 .4 5
a.m . & 3 p .m . ; delivery on S u n d a y s , 8 a.m . L ech ­
lade is the nearest m oney order & telegrap h office, 2
m iles distant
L e tte r Box at Post Office, cleared at 10.15 a.m . & 7 .5
p.m . ; no collection Sunday
Police Station , J. Poffley, constable
E lem en tary School (m ixed), erected in 1853, & since
enlarged, for 100 c h ild re n ; M rs. M arg aret E . H op­
k in s, m istress
(Marked thus t receive letters tC roslan d W a lter J.P. agen t to Sir M ildenhall Jesse (M rs.), shopkeeper
throu gh Faringdon.)
A. Henderson b art.
M .P.,
J.P . Norm an E dw ard, farm er, L o ck farm
p r iv a t e r e s id e n t s .
Estate office, B uscot park
Norm an W illiam , gam ekeeper to Sir
Davenport R ev.W illiam M .A. (rector) H em m ings Thom as, farm er, PennysA. H enderson b art. M .P ., J.P
tHenderson S ir A lexander bart. M .P ., wick farm
Prior Joseph, mason
J.P . Buscot p a rk ; & 18 A rlin gton j H ill Owen, farm er, M anor farm
Roberts W illiam , Red Lion P.H
street & Brooks’s & C arlton clubs, H oddinott Francis (M rs.), farm er, Robinson Thom as, blacksm ith
London S W
Weston farm
Shore G eorge H enry, shopkeeper,
c o m m e r c ia l .
Kem ble H arry, lock keeper
post office
fB astin W illiam , gardener to Sir A. tK ib b le Thom as, farm b ailiff to Sir S m ith G eo.W . farm er,B roadleaze frio
Henderson bart. M .P ., J .P
A lexander Henderson
bart. M .P ., W alker Jas. farm er,B uscot W ick fri»
Bowles H enry, farm er & asst, overseer J.P. Oldfield farm
fW illis O liver, clerk of works to Sii
Buscot Hall & R eading Room (W . M aundrell D avid, farm er, SnowsA. Henderson bart. M .P ., J.P.
L a g get, sec)
w ick farm
B uscot estate
C A T M O H E , w ith the d istrict of L illey, is a sm all and I of S t. M argaret is a sm a ll buildin g of Norm an date,
scattered village and parish, 8 m iles north from New- | consisting of chancel and nave, south porch, and a
bury, 6£ south-by-south-east from W antage, 6 north tu rret containing one b e ll; there are 100 sittin g s, ah
from H erm itage station on the Didcot, N ew bury and free. The reg ister dates from the year 1724. The
W inchester railw ay, and 5$ m iles north-east from Shef- livin g is a rectory, n et yea rly value £103, w ith resiford station on the Lam bourn V alley railw ay, in the deuce and 11 acres of glebe, in the g ift of Capt. H enry
southern division of th e county, hundred of Com pton, Lindsay Archer-H oublon, and held since 1895 by the
Ilsley p etty sessional division, union and county court Rev. H enry F rederick Howard M .A . of C h rist Church,
district of W antage, ru ra l deanery of N ew bury, arch- Oxford, and surrogate, who is also rector of, and resides
deaconry of B erks and diocese of Oxford. The church at B righ tw alton. John J. E yston esq. is lord of th e