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BERKSHIRE.

WANTAGE.

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C H A R L T O N township is half a m ile north-east. T h s I were
erected and a font provided at a cost of / 6 6 o ;
chapel of ease here is an edifice of brick, w ith B ath stone the transepts were added in 1906 at a cost of / i.o o o :
dressings, in the E arly E n glish style, consisting of there are 150 sittin gs. Th e area of Charlton is 1,881
chancel, nave, north and south transepts, and a bell- acres of land and 3 of w a ter; rateable value / a , 371 ■
cot containing 2 b ells: in 1891 a new chancel and vestry | the population, in 1911 was 346.
O F F IC IA L E S T A B L IS H M E N T S ,
Post, M. 0 .
T. & Telephonic E xpress D elivery Office,
N ewbury street.— F. Coombs, postm aster.
The first
delivery of letters is at 7 a.m . ; second delivery at
11.40 a.m . ; third delivery, 6.45 p.m
Letters dispatched to Oxford, Reading (in cludin g N e w ­
bury & A bingdon), London & London forw ard, 9.20 &
11.45 a .m .; London & all p arts, 12.30 a .m .; Swindon
& the W est, 12.45 p m - ; London, London forward &
R eading, 2.20 & 6 p.m . ; Sw indon, Reading & W est,
9.25 p.m . (w ith extra $d. stam p, 9.40 p .m .) ; E ast &
W est Hanney, G rove, C h ild rey, C harlton, Lockinge,
Denchworth, Sparsholt, K in gston L isle, Letcom be
Regis, Letcom be B assett, Chaddlew orth & Faw ley,
11.30 a .m .; A rdington, Lockin ge & C harlton, 12.50 p.m
Money orders are granted & paid at this office from
8 a.m . to 8 p.m . week d a ys; telegram s received &
dispatched 8 a.m . to 8 p.m . week davs & 8.30 to 10
a.m . Sundays
Parcel Post dispatches, 9.10 & 11.40 a.m . & 12.45, 5.55
& 8 p.m . ; delivery, 7 & 11.40 a.m . & 6.45 p.m
W A N T A G E U R B A N D IS T R IC T C O U N C IL.
Office, M arket p la ce; day of m eetin g, first m onday in
each m onth.
C hairm an, E dw ard Ormond.
V ice-C hairm an, John W illiam G. Candy.
R etire in A p ril, 1915.
A rth ur John Belcher
W alter W illiam K ent
E dw ard John Belcher
Edwin Unwin
Thom as G regory
Retire in A p ril, 1916.
Charles Duncan Adkin
E dw ard Ormond
John W illiam G. Candy
E dw ard Robson
George Green
R etire in A p ril, 1917.
Percy S. C lark
H erbert C. Morse
Richard W alter Collins
E rn est T . W . N alder
Manaton C. Lord
Officials.
Clerk, E dw ard Brooks Orm ond, M arket place
Treasurer, W illiam C larke Jotcham M .A. N ew bury sb
Medical Officer of H ealth, W illiam S isam M .D., C h .B .,
B .Sc.(P ub .H ealth)B irm ., D .P.H .C am b. Bank cham bers,
Cross street, Reading
Surveyor, Inspector of N uisances & Collector, Thom as
Crow ther B etts, Town hall
Gas M anager, Gordon W alker, Gas works, G rove street
Toll Collector, Jam es W elch, G rove street
W A N T A G E R U R A L D IS T R IC T C O U N C IL.
The parishes in th e D istric t are the same as in the
Union, w ith the exception of W antage.
Council m eets at the Poor Law In stitution every alter­
nate tuesday after G uardians' m eeting & a t the Police
Station, E ast Ilsley, on the 1st tuesday in F ebruary,
May, A u g u st & N ovem ber
Chairm an, Aaron F rogley
Officials.
Clerk, Edward Brooks Orm ond. M arket place, W antage
Treasurer, Charles Robert, Lancashire, London C oun ty &
W estm inster Bank, N ew bury street
M edical Officer of H ealth for Com bined D istrict, ‘W illiam
Sisam M .D., C h .B ., B .Sc.(P u b .H ealth ), D .P.H .C am b.
Bank cham bers, Cross street, R eading
Surveyors, John W illiam H arris. E ast Challow , W an­
tage, & J. H. Robinson, E ast Ilsley, N ew bury
S an ita ry Inspector, E rnest R. W estbrooke, E ast C h a l­
low, W antage
A ssistan t San itary Inspector, Jethro Lousley, H am p­
stead N orris, N ewbury
COU NTY

M A G IS T R A T E S FO R W A N T A G E P E T T Y
S E S S IO N A L D IV ISIO N .
Chairm an, Col. Jam es Colebrooke C arter, Orpwood,
Ardington, W antage
B u tler W illiam Joseph, W oolstone lodge, Faringdon
Clark Thom as, The Elm s, W antage
Dunn Edward Thom as W illiam , Old Manor house, C h il­
drey, W antage

L O C A L IN S T IT U T IO N S , &c.
Eyston John Joseph, Hendred house, Steventon
Hazel Com . Jam es R .N . R ow stock, Steventon
Loyd A rch ie K irk m a n K .C ., D .L . Down house, E ast
H endred, Steventon
Ormond E dw ard, M arket place, W antage
Stevens E dm un d, K in gston L isle park, W antage
W roughton Philip M usgrave Neeld B .A . W oolley park,.
W antage
The C h airm an , for the tim e being, of the W antage U r­
ban D istrict Council is an ex-officio m agistrate
C lerk to the M agistrates, Edward Brooks Ormond,.
M arket place
The p etty sessions are held every alternate Wednesday &
for indictable offences every Wednesday a t th e Town
hall, at 12 o’clock
T h e p arishes in the division a r e : — A rdin gton , C h addle­
w orth, E ast & W est Challow , C harlton, C hild rey,
Denchw orth, F aw ley, Goosey, G rove, E ast & W est
Hanney, E ast & W est Hendred, H arwell, Letcom be
R egis, Letcom be B assett, E ast & W est Lockinge,
Sparsholt & W antage
PU B L IC E S T A B L ISH M E N T S .
C em etery, H enry G regory, keeper
V ictoria Cross G allery, M arket p la ce; G eorge H illier,
caretaker
C ottage H ospital, Julius O ttaw ay Sankey M .R .C .S .E n g .,
L .S .A .L o n d .,
L .R .C .P .E d in .
consulting
surgeon ;
W illiam Dunm ore L oved ay M .R .C .S .E n g ., L .R .C .P .
Lond hon. m edical o fficer; A m elius C yril B irt
M .R .C .S .E n g ., L .R .C .P .L o n d ., D .P.H . A lb ert E dw ard
Cawston M .R .C .S .E n g ., L .R .C .P .L o n d . & W aiter
Douglas Kennedy M .A ., M .B ., B .Ch.O xon. su rgeon s;
W illiam C . Jotcham esq. hon. sec. ; W illia m M arlow,
hon. tre a su r e r; M iss F rances Pike, m atron
C oun ty C ourt Office, N ew bury street, His Honor A.
G w ynne-Jam es, ju d g e ; W illiam C. Jotcham M .A.
registrar & high b a iliff; A. C olbert, bailiff. The court
is held every alternate m onth a t 't h e Town h a ll; the
d istrict com prises the following p l a c e s A l d w o r t h ,
Ardington, Blew bury, B righ tw alton, C atm ore, C h ad­
dlew orth, Challow E ast & W est, Challow Station ,
Charlton, C h ild rey, C h ilto n , Com pton, D enchw orth,
Farnborough, Faw ley, G inge, Goosey, G rove, Hariney
E ast & W est, H arwell, Hendred E ast & Wrest, U sley
E ast & W est, Letcom be R egis, Letcom be B assett,
Letcom be Bowers, L ille y , Lockinge, E a s t & W est
Sparsholt, Upton, W antage, W estcott, W estrid ge &
Woodras
For B an kru ptcy purposes this cou rt is included in th at
of O xford; G eorge M allam , i S t. A ldate street, O x­
ford, official receiver
Certified B ailiff appointed under the “ L aw of D istress
Am endm ent A c t,” H erbert C. M orse, M arket place
County Police Station, M ill street, G eorge G ibbs, s u p t .;
3 sergeants & 18 constables
Town H all, M arket place, G eorge H illier, keeper
W antage F ire B rigade, C ap t. A . G ibbs, M arket place,
in charge, & 15 m e n ; E. H. M orris, G rove street,
s e c . ; th e brigade has one each of M erryw eather’s
steam & m anual engines & a m otor tender, kep t at the
E n gin e house, M arket place, & a fire escape at the
Town hall
W A N T A G E UNION.
Board day, every alternate tuesday at 11 a.in. at the
Poor L aw In stitution & at the Police Station , E ast
Ilsley, on the 1st tuesday in F eb ruary, M ay, A u g u st
& Novem ber
The Union com prises the following parishes :— Aldworth,
A rdington, Beedon, B lew bury, B righ tw alton, Catm ore,
C haddlew orth, Challow (E ast), Challow (W est), C h ari­
ton, C hildrey, C hilton, Compton, or Com pton Parva,
Denchworth, Farnborough, Faw ley, Goosey, Grove,
H am pstead Norris, H anney (E a st). Hanney (W est),
H arw ell, Hendred (E ast), Hendred (W est), Ilsley (East
or M arket), Ilsley (W est), Letcom be Bassett, Letcom be
Regis, Lockinge (E ast), Lockin ge (W est), Peasem ore,
Sparsholt, IJpton A W antage. The population of the
union in 1911 was 15,653; area, 76,978 ac re s; rateable
value in 1914. £114,980
Chairm an of the Board of G uardian s, A aron F rogley,
Sparshott, W antage