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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

Dl'N TO X.

p° j l * r
B ector)'

[ k e l l y ’s

H erbert Coke (recto rj.

COMMKh c i a i .
Roads H arry, farm er, Low er farm
C larke W a lter John H olden, Ralph & Wood P h illip, farm er, H artw ell Hill
E dw ard Jam es, farm ers, Blacklands
farm
E D G - C O T T is a small Tillage and parish in a h illy dis­ a rectory, net yearly value ^240, arisin g from 177 acres
tr ic t, i£ m iles south from C alvert station on the G reat of glebe and residence, in the g ift of R. H. B. Marshani
Central railw ay, 3^ south-east from M arsh Gibbon and esq. and held since 1905 by the Rev. A rth u r Brooke
Poundon station on the Oxford and B letch ley branch of S m ith B .A . of St. John’s College, Cam bridge. The
the London and N orth W estern railw ay, 7 east from Congregational chapel is a sm all b uilding erected in
B icester, 7 south-west, from Winslow and 8 south from
1825. There is a ch arity of £ 2 yearly for fuel. Charles
B uckingham , in the Northern division of the county, G eorge B ullock-M arsham esq. is lord of the m anor and
hundred, p e tty sessional division, union and county sole landowner. The land is princip ally p astu re. The
court d is tric t of B uckingham , ru ra l dean ery of C lay- area is 1,140 a c re s; rateable value, £ 1 ,2 6 7 ; th e popu­
don, archdeaconry of B uckingham and diocese of Oxford. lation in 1911 was 127.
The church of S t. M ichael is an ancient edifice of stone,
in the D ecorated Style, con sisting of chancel, nave, Post Office.— M rs. E m m a Hodges, sub-postm istress.
L e tters th rou gh A ylesb ury arrive a t 9.15 a.m . & 3.10
v estry and an em b attled w estern tower containing 3
p.m . ; Sundays, 9.15 a.m . ; dispatched, 11.10 a.m . &
b e lls : th e south doorway is Perpendicular, and the
4.45 p .m .; Sundays, 10.15 a.m . G rendon,
miles
font D ecorated : in the church is a peculiarly carved
d istan t, is the nearest m oney order & telegraph office
h ea d : the vestry was added in 1075 by the Rev. M. W.
E lem en tary School (m ixed ), b u ilt in 1872, for 60 chil­
D avies M .A . rector 1874-1905: there are 90 sittings.
The re g is te r dates from the year 1538. The livin g is
dren ; M rs. L ily P ig o tt, m istress
S m ith
Rev
A rth u r Brooke
(rector). R ectory
Holt- Richard Head, farm er

B.A. Jones H enry, farm er, M anor farm
Jones Jam es, farm er

Phipps W illiam , farm er
Y ou n g Fred, F ox inn

E D L E S B O B O T J G H is a village and parish one m ile 1 £ 4 6s. 3 d. for d istrib ution , and Colercare’s of 10s. for
in w idth and 5 m iles in length, in the Mid division of education, now expended in p rayer books for deserving
Randall’ s ch arity consists of 49 bushels of
the county, hundred of Cottesloe, Linslade p etty ses- | children.
sional division, union and cou n ty court d istrict of L eigh - ! wheat yearly. Jos. C hen n ell’s ch arity, producing about
ton B uzzard, ru ra l deanery of Ivinghoe, archdeaconry 1 £ 2 10s. is expended in bread, d istrib u ted on 1st Jan.
of B uckingham and diocese of Oxford.
Edlesborough j by the vicar and churchw ardens to agricultural
Thom as G in g er’s c h arity, p roducing £5
village is on the Beds border, 4 m iles w est from Dun­ labourers.
stable station on the London and North W estern and yearly, is distrib uted at C hristm as E ve in kind.
G reat N orthern railw ays. 3^ m iles north-east from E a rl Brownlow, who is lord of the m anor, and the
Ivinghoe and
m iles south-east from Leigh ton Buzzard. trustees of A shton’s and C art's ch arities are the princi­
The church of S t. M ary, situated on elevated ground, and pal landow ners. Edlesborough Green, com prising several
originally belonging to th e m onastery of Bonhom m es acres of land, is now let for grazing. The soil is clay;
at A sheridge, founded in 1283, is a noble edifice of subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are barley, wheat, oats
stone in m ixed styles, and consists
of chancel, and beans. Th e area of th e parish is 3.781 a c re s; rate­
clerestoried nave, aisles, north and south porches and able value, ^ 6 ,5 9 1; the population ir. 1911 was 916 in
a m assive w estern em battled tow er, about 70 feet h igh , the c iv il and 1.004 in the ecclesiastical parish.
con tain in g a clock and 6 b e lls : th e spire was destroyed Post k M. 0 . Office.— A lfred John S tag g , sub-postm aster.
b y lig h tn in g F rid a y, M arch 21. 1823, when
the whole L e tters through Dunstable arrive at- 7.10 a.m . <fc 2.35
in terior
w ork of th e tower, and all the bells but one,
p.m . ; Sundays, 7.10 a.m . ; dispatched at n . 10 a.m . &
becam e a com plete w reck : the lower p art of th e tower
5.50
p.m . ; Sundays at ix .i o a.m . E aton B ray, 1 mile
is E a rly E n g lis h : the chancel is well fitted w ith desks
distan t, is the nearest telegrap h office
and stools, some of th e la tte r havin g carved m isereres, W all L e tter B ex, C h u rch E nd, cleared at 11 a.m . k 5.45
and has a trefoil-headed piscina and a plain recessed
p .m .; Sundays, n a.m
sedile, and there is another piscina in th e south a is le ;
H U D N ALL is a sm all h am let on the borders of Herts,
th e nave is separated from the aisles b y arcades of four
nearlv 1 m ile east of L ittle Gaddesden and 5 nriles
arches on either side, sprin gin g from octagonal p illa r s ;
th e rood stairs rem ain, and there is a fine screen : south-east from Edlesborough, b u t was annexed to
ex h ib itin g good trace ry of Perpendicular d a t e : th e p u l­ Little Gaddesden b y Local Governm ent Board Order,
p it, 14 feet h ig h , is an exqu isite exam ple of Decorated March 25, 1885. Th e area is 668 acres.
wood carv in g and retain s a fine pyram idal canopy
N O R T H A L L is a ham let
m iles north, on the Beds
h ig h ly
ornam ented and term in a tin g in a gracefu l border. Here is a B ap tist chapel, erected in 1869, and
fim a l:
attached is an h cu r-glass s ta n d : th e font seating 200 persons.
is octagonal, and has panelled sides, relieved by quatre- L etters th rou gh D unstable arrive at 8 a.m . W a ll Box
fo ils: there are brasses to John R ufford esq. w ith his
cleared a t 11.50 a.m . & 5.30 p.m
effigy in arm our, 1540. and to h is three w ives, B ryg g a tt,
D A G N A L L is a scattered ham let belonging to the
Anne and E ly n o r e ; to John P ig o tt and his w ife, 1592;
and an inscrip tion only to H enry B rugis, 1647, and parish of Edlesborough, between th e Dunstable downs
Frances (P ygo tt), his w ife, on th e w all of the v estry. and Ivinghoe h ills, 2\ m iles south from Edlesborough
Here is a residence for
A t A sh eridge H ouse are tw o brasses, one of a rose, with 1 and 3* east from Ivinehoe.
inscription to John K illin g w o rth , 1412; and another of the curate and a school room w ith house for the m is­
John de Sw ynstede, 1395, form erly rector here, both of tress ; both erected by E arl Brownlow ; the school room is
w hich origin ally belonged to th e ch urch . Th ere are licensed for divine service on Snndavs. T h ere is also a
other m onum en ts to M arg aret, wife of th e Rev. Thom as Weslevan chapel b u ilt in 1848. E arl Brownlow P C ., J D.
B ayley S .T .P . prin cip al of N ew In n H all, Oxford, 1701, is lord of the manor. The soil is generally poor, w ith a
and to various m em bers of th e Theed fam ily, i 6 3 6 - j few exceptions of good arable land.
1701: th e north chancel aisle is the b urial place of the Post Office. D agnall.— G eorge N orm an, sub-posim aster.
Ruffords, and besides the brass nam ed above there are
Letters th rou gh B erkham sted arrive at 9 a.m . k 5.25
m em orials to Thom as RuffoTd esq. 1572, and Philippa,
p .m . ; dispatched at 5.25 p.m . The nearest money
his w if e ; and Thom as Rufford esq. 1599, and A nne, his
order office is at L ittle G addesden, 3 m iles distant &
w ife : in the east w all, on a la rg e stone corbel or
telegrap h office W hipsnade, 2 m iles distant
bracket, is the sculptured figure of a dragon, and near Wall B ox cleared a t 5.35 p .m . ; S u n d a y s , 10.30 a.m
it a m an in arm our h oldin g a s h ie ld ; there are some
Horton, a h am let, p artly in th is p arish , w oll he found
m onum ents also to the fam ilies of H utchinson and ! under Ivinghoe.
G ran ger, 1632-1819: th e ch urch affords 270 sittin gs.
Parish
C lerk , M iss E d ith H opkins.
T h e re g is te r dates from the year 1567. Th e livin g is a
vicarage, net yea rly value ¿280, in cluding 28 acres of
glebe, w ith residence, in the g ift of E arl Brownlow. who
is the im propriator of the g rea t tith es, and held since
1910 by the Rev. Charles Jasper P alm er M .A. of Pem ­
broke C ollege. C am bridge. The W esleyan chapel was
b u ilt in 1858. The charities include B urghope's of about
FD LESBO R O TG H .
Newm an E dw ard. K ingston villa
Palm er Rev. Charles Jasper M.A
(vicar). V icarage
T hom e M iss, E lm house

E lem en tary Schools.
Edlesborough, b u ilt in 1849, enlarged 1890, for 176
children ; Thom as D eeth. m aster
D agnall, b u ilt in i860, for 136 c h ild re n ; M iss Elsie
Annie Scott, m istress

C 0 3 0 IE B C IA T

Archer H enry, grazier
Bates Sidney A rth u r, builder
Bowen Robert, beer retailer
Brovd Jam es. B ell inn

G ray B enjam in, shopkeeper
G rav W alter, straw plait m erchant,
W esley villa
Janes E zra, boot m a. k a s s i s t . overseer
Janes Joseph, butcher