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OXFORDSHIRE.

from th e h o u se to th e M a d m a rsto n c a m p . S w a lc liffe
Park, of a b o u t 50 a c r e s , t h e re s id e n c e of F . W . B .
Grubbins esq. is th e p r o p e r t y o f W e n m a n A u b r e y
W y k e h a m -M u sg ra v e esq . D .L ., J .P . w h o is lo rd of th e
manor, and w ith N e w C o lle g e , O x fo rd , an d t h e M isse s
Forster, is th e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r. T h e so il is lig h t
red sand and b r a s h ; su b so il, ro ck a n d s a n d sto n e , 'ih e
crops are g e n e ra l. T h e area of th e p a ris h is 1,679
acres; ra te a b le v a lu e , ¿ 1 , 9 2 3 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11
was 234 in th e c iv il a n d 549 in t h e e c c le s ia s t ic a l p a ris h .
Sexton, G e o rg e K a y e .
Post, M. 0 . & T . & T e le p h o n ic E x p r e s s D e liv e r y O ffice
& T elep h o n e C a ll O ffice ( fo r p la c e s w it h in a lim it e d
dista n ce).— M iss
P a t ie n c e W e lls , s u b -p o s t m is tr e s s .
L etters th r o u g h B a n b u r y a r r iv e a t 7 & 11.4 0 a .m . ;
dispatdhed a t . 11.4 5 a .m . & 5.40 p .m
Elem entary S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e re c te d in 1852, to h o ld 70
ch ild re n ; M iss N e llie A d e , m is tr e s s
Carrier to & fro m B a n b u r y .— H e r b e r t H a y n e s, to th e
‘ Fox ’
E P W E L L is a to w n sh ip a n d v illa g e in th e c iv il p a rish
of S w alcliffe, s itu a te d in a h i ll y d is tr ic t , on th e b o rd e r
of W arw ick sh ire, 7 m ile s w e s t-n o r th -w e s t fro m B a n b u ry
and 3J fro m th e v illa g e o f S w a lc liffe . T h e c h u rc h of
St. Anne, w h ic h sta n d s on a r is in g g ro u n d w e s t of th e
village and w as o r ig in a lly E a r ly E n g lis h , is a sm a ll
building of sto n e, n o w c h ie fly of th e D e c o ra te d an d
Perpendicular p erio d s, c o n s is tin g of c h a n ce l, n a v e , so u th
aisle or ch apel a n d an e m b a ttle d 14 th c e n tu r y to w e r on
the south side, fo r m in g a p o r c h a n d c o n t a in in g 3 b e l l s :
the chancel r e ta in s an a u m b r y , tw o lo w -sid e w in d o w s,
and a p is cin a u ndeT a n o g e e a r c h , a n d on t h e n o rth
SW A L C L IF F E .
Buist Col. L o w e r L e a
Everett C h a rle s, T h e L im e s
Gibson C h a rle s J
Gubbins F re d k . W . B . S w a lc liffe p a rk
Enowles R e v. M a u ric e M a so n M .A .
(vicar), V ic a r a g e
Taylor John S p e n c e r, T h e G ra n g e
COMMERCIAL.
Anas T h o m as, S t a g 's H e ad P .H
Buist Col. fa r m e r , L o w e r L e a
Eeley G eo rg e, b la c k s m ith
Gibson C h a rle s J . fa r m e r

SWINBROOK.

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sid e of th e e a st w in d o w is a tre fo ile d n i c h e : t h e r e a r e
flo o r sto n e s in s c r ib e d to W illia m P a g e t t , g e n t . 1 7 8 0 ;
M a ry M a tth e w s , 1 7 5 8 ; J o sep h M a tth e w s , 1 7 8 5 ; W illia m
L y d ia t t , 1733, a n d o th e rs to th e fa m ilie s of D ix , 1760-7,.
a n d G o c d w in , 1 6 9 4 -17 15 : t h e s o u th c h a p e l is d iv id e d
fro m th e n a v e b y a n a rc a d e of tw o a rc h e s , s p r in g in g
fro m a s in g le c o lu m n , a n d h a s a p is c in a : t h e fon t is
o c ta g o n a l, on a c i r c u la r b a s e ; th e n o r th d o o r is b u ilt
u p : th e p u lp i t a n d r e a d in g d e sk a re c a r v e d a n d a-Te
a p p a r e n t ly o f J a c o b e a n d a t e : t h e r e are 200 s itt in g s . T h e
r e g is te r of b a p tis m s d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1 5 7 7 ; m a r ­
r ia g e s , 15 8 0 ; b u ria ls , 1584. T h e l iv in g is a r e c t o r y ,
a n n e x e d to th e v ic a r a g e of S ib fo r d G o w e r. T h e P r im i­
t iv e M e th o d is t c h a p e l h e re w ill se a t 150 p e rs o n s. T h e r e
is a fu e l a llo tm e n t o f 10 a c re s fo r th e p o o r of t h is t o w n ­
sh ip , p r o d u c in g ¿ 1 4 y e a r ly , a n d th e c h a p e l la n d y ie ld s
¿ 5 a y e a r fo r r e p a ir s .
M r. J o h n H . N . P a g e is lo rd o f
th e m a n o r. T h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs a re M iss H a r tle y ,
N e w C o lle g e , O x fo r d , a n d t h e v ic a r . T h e so il is lig h t
a n d sa n d y . T h e cro p s a re g e n e r a l. T h e are a is 1 , 140a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , ¿ 1 , 4 5 2 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in i g n
w as 187.
P o s t O ffice .— E d w in T u r n e r , s u b -p o s tm a s te r.
L e tte rs
th r o u g h B a n b u r y a r r iv e a t 9 .15 a . m . ; d isp a tch e d at
4 .1 5
p . m . ; no d e liv e r y on S u n d a y . S ib fo r d G o w e r i s
th e n e a re st m o n e y o r d e r o ffice, 2J m ile s d is ta n t, &
S h e n in g to n , 2 m ile s d is ta n t, th e n e a re s t te le g r a p h
o ffice
& 1
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , fo r 100 c h il d r e n ; a v e r a g e
a tte n d a n c e , 3 1 ; M rs. A n n ie C la y d o n , m is tr e s s
C a r r ie r to & fro m B a n b u r y .— E d w in T u r n e r , ‘ T e m ­
p e r a n c e ,’ m o n . t h u r s . & sa t

I G ilk e s I r a , f a r m e r
G re e n J o h n , sto n e m aso n
H a yn e s H e r b e r t, c a r r ie r
H u r le y C e c il W m . f r m r . U p p e r L e a
P ro p h e tt J o h n , c a rp e n te r
Q u a r t ly F r a n k , f a r m e r , H i ll fa rm
T a y lo r J o h n S p e n c e r , fa r m e r
V ic e Jo h n S a m u e l, m ille r (w a te r)
W ells H an n ah ( M r s .) , b a k e r
W e lls P a tie n c e (M is s ), sh o p k ee p er
P o s t o ffic e
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COMMERCIAL.
A lc o c k R ic h a r d , fa r m e r

E v a n s J o h n , fa r m e r , R e c to r y fa r m
G a r d in e r E r n e s t, fa rm e r
G ib b s T h o m a s , fa r m e r
G riffin T h o m a s E . b a k e r
K n a p to n D a v id , fa r m e r . E p w e ll g r n d s
M u r r a y J o h n , fa r m b a iliff to W illia m
T a y lo r esq
N e w m a n G e o r g e , b e e r r e t a ile r
P a g e J o h n H y . N . fa r m e r , M a n o r h o
S o d e n W illia m , f a r m e r
T a r t t T h o m a s , C h a n d le r s ’ A r m s P .H
T a y lo r A n n ( M r s .) , c a r p e n t e r
T u r n e r E d w in , g r o c e r , P o st office
W ils o n W illia m B a r k e r , f a r m e r

S W E R F O R D is a p a rish a n d v illa g e on th e riv e r
Swere, 2$ m iles s o u th - s o u th - e a s t fro m H o o k N o rto n s t a ­ 1803, p ro d u c e s ¿ 3 0 y e a r l y fo r fu e l. T r a v e l l ’s c h a r it y
is fo r c lo th in g . S w e r fo r d P a r k is t h e s e a t of L a d y Kin<r
tion on th e B a n b u r y an d C h e lte n h a m b ran ch o f th e G re a t
(o f C o r r a r d ) ; th e m a n sio n sta n d s on a n e m in e n c e in
Western railw ay and 5 m ile s n o r th -e a s t fro m C h ip p in g
t h a t p o rtio n o f t h e p a rk w h ic h is in th e p a ris h o f H o o k
«orton, in the N o rth e rn d iv isio n o f th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d
N o rto n . L a d y K i n g is la d y of th e m a n o r. T h e p r in ­
and petty sessio n a l d iv is io n of C h a d lin g to n , u n io n and
c ip a l la n d o w n e rs a r e C h r is t C h u r c h , O x fo rd , M iss G
county co u rt d is tr ic t of C h ip p in g N o rto n , r u r a l d e a n e ry
B
o u lto n an d A lb e r t B r a s s e y esq . T h e so il is s to n e
of Chipping N o rto n an d a rc h d e a c o n ry and d io ce s e of
b r a s h ; su b s o il, b r a s h ro c k
T h e c h ie f c ro p s are w h e a t,
Oxford. T h e c h u rc h of S t . M a ry i s a sm a ll ed ifice of
b
a
r le y a n d ro o ts . T h e a re a is 1,9 25 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le
stone o rig in a lly of th e D e c o ra te d p e rio d , b u t n o w la r g e ly
v a lu e , ¿ 1 , 7 1 0 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w a s 292.
perpendicular, a n d c o n s is t in g of c h a n ce l, c le r e s to r ie d
nave of th re e b a y s, n o rth a is le , s o u th p o r c h an d a
S H O W E L L h a m le t is 2 m ile s so u th - w e s t.
western to w er w it h E a r ly E n g lis h b ro a c h s p ire , c o n ­
P a r is h C le r k , J esse J a k e m a n .
taining a clo ck an d 5 b e lls, re s to r e d in 1894, a t a co st
P o st O ffice .— M rs. C la ra R o b in s , s u b -p o s t m is tr e s s . L e t ­
01 about ¿ 8 0 , T aised b y p u b lic s u b s c r i p t i o n : th e c h u r c h
t e r s t h r o u g h E n s to n e a r r iv e a t 7.40 a .m . & 4.5 p .m . 4
was restored an d th e n o r th a is le a d d e d in 1846, a n d th e
d is p a tc h e d a t 9 a .m
& 5 .5 5 p . m . ; no d e liv e r y o n
cnancel w as r e s to re d an d th e fin e e a s t w in d o w in s e rte d
S
u n d a y. G r e a t T e w , 2 m ile s d is ta n t, is th e n e a r e s t
f ilt
Tect ° r in i8 5 3 : th e s o u th d o o rw a y , p o r c h and
m o n e y o r d e r & te le g r a p h office
nt are good D e c o ra te d w o rk , a n d t h e r e ‘ is a lo w -sid e
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , o u t s id e c h u r c h , c le a r e d a t 8.50 a .m &
tilmc j !
6 a re 230 s itt in g s . T h e r e g is te r of bap5 .5 0 p .m
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re s id e n c e , in th e g i f t of M a g d a le n C o lle g e ,
c h ild r e n ; E d w in R o w so n , m a s te r
S h E ’ anl h ®ld sin ce i8 9 8 b y th e R e v. C h a r le s Jo h n C a r r ie r s to B a n b u r y .— E d w a r d J a k e m a n , to ‘ L e a t h e r
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c h a p e l, a s t r u c t u r e of w o o d , w as b u ilt
F r e d k . S to c k fo r d , s a m e d a y s , t o ‘ C a th e r in e W h e e l ’ ;
79- t h e p o o r’ s a llo tm e n t of 20 a c re s, a w a rd e d in
F r e n c h , to ‘ L e a t h e r B o t t l e ,’ th u r s
Sir C h a rle s S . b a r t . & L a d y F re n c h W illia m A r t h u r , sh o p k e e p e r
P o w e ll J a m e s , sto n e m a s o n
fiR VL rd P ark
H a ll A lfd . fa r m e r , B u tt e r c o m b e fa rm
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H a ll T h o m a s , f a r m e r , P o m fr e t & A sh S im m s J a m e s , fa r m e r , F o x h ill
H ill fa r m s
S t o c k fo r d G e o r g e F r e d e r ic k , f a r m e r
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& c a r r ie r
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W h it e W illia m , sh o e m a k e r
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c o n ry an d d io ce s e of O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h of S t . M a r y ,
o rig in a lly N o rm a n , is a b u ild in g o f sto n e , c o n s is tin g o f
ch a n ce l, c le r e s to r ie d n a v e of t h r e e b a y s , a is le s , s o u th
po rch and a s in g u la r e m b a ttle d w e s te rn to w e r , co n ta in ­
in g 3 b e l l s : th e ea st w in d ow of five lig h t s is a m o d e rn
w o rk in th e P e r p e n d ic u la r s ty le : on th e s o u th sid e a re
so m e fine o ld c a rv e d o ak s t a lls , w it h m is e r e r e s , an d
o p p o site a r e tw o lo ft y m u r a l m o n u m e n ts in m a r b le of r ic h