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H a m b id g e H e r b e r t W e b s te r ,c o r n
H a n co x T h o s. E . r e g is tr a r of b ir th s &
d e a th s & v a c c in a tio n o fficer fo r D e d ­
d in g to n
s u b - d is t r ic t & r e lie v in g
o fficer
fo r
D e d d in g to n
d is trict,
W o o d sto c k u n io n
H a r r is J o h n W a ts o n , g ro c e r
H op e W illia m , b e e r r e t a ile r
K in c h J o se p h , fa r m e r & la n d o w n e r
O a k e y G e o r g e , R e d L io n P .H
P ric e F r e d e r ic k , c y c le a g e n t
R a y J o h n , co n fe c tio n e r
S te e p le A s to n C o -o p e ra tiv e S o ciety
(M iss E t h e l J o rd a n , sec)

OXFORDSHIRE.

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S te e p le A sto n & D is t r ic t U n io n is t.W a d h a m R ic h a r d , g a r d e n e r to Miss
B ra d sh a w
C lu b (Jo h n W a lto n , sec)
I W a lto n J o h n , b u tc h e r
S t e v e n s G e o r g e , p a in te r
T a y lo r R ic h a r d , fa r m e r ,B r a s e n o s e frm j W ilk in s W illia m , c a r r ie r
W o r r a ll B e r tr a m , e s ta t e a g e n t, Seven
T u r n e r E li, D u n C o w P .H
S p r in g s
V e n n in g J a m e s A r t h u r M .A ., M B .,
B .C .C a m b ., M .R .C .S . & L .R .C .P .
L o n d . su rg e o n , & m e d ic a l o fficer &
M ID D L E A S T O N .
p u b lic v a c c in a to r D e d d in g to n d is ­
t r ic t , W o o d sto c k u n io n & a s sista n t B ro o k es M rs. M id d le A sto n house
m e d ic a l in s p e c to r of sc h o o ls to th e S ire tu T h o m a s F r a n c is (exo rs. of),
f a r m e r s , G r a n g e fa r m
C o u n ty E d u c a t io n C o m m itt e e
W o o lco c k J o h n , f a r m e r

S T E E P L E
B A R T O N - is
a p a ris h on th e riv e r
D o rn e, a t r i b u t a r y of th e E v e n lo d e , 3 m ile s w e s t fro m
th e H e y fo rd sta tio n on th e O x fo rd , B a n b u r y and B ir ­
m in g h a m se ctio n o f th e G re a t W e s te rn r a ilw a y , 5 s o u th ­
w est fro m D e d d in g to n an d 7 n o rth fro m W o o d sto c k ,
in th e N o rth e rn d iv isio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d of
W oo tto n , p e t t y sessio n a l d iv isio n of W o o tto n N o rth ,
u n io n and c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t of W o o d sto c k , r u r a l
d e a n e ry of W o o d sto c k , a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io ce s e of
O x fo rd . T h e c h u rc h of S t . M a r y is a b u ild in g of sto n e,
ch ie fly in th e D e c o ra te d an d P e r p e n d ic u la r s ty le s , and
co n s ists o f c h a n ce l, n ave, s o u th aisle , so u th p o rch and
an e m b a ttle d w e ste rn to w e r of P e rp e n d ic u la r d a te,
co n ta in in g 5 b e lls : an a rc a d e of five D e c o ra te d arc h es,
th e c a p it a ls of w h ic h b e a r w e ll- c a rv e d g ro te sq u e h e ad s,
se p a ra te s th e n av e a n d aisle : so m e of th e open b en ch es
are J a c o b e a n : th e fo n t is D e c o ra te d , a n d th e s o u th aisle
re ta in s a p is c in a of th e sa m e p e rio d : in th e c h u r c h are
m e m o ria ls to th e f a m ilie s of C r o k e r 1568-1696, S h e ld o n
16 70-81, an d G o u g h 170 6-27, and also to J a n e , d . 16 11,
w ife o f L a w re n c e H u m p h r e y D D . p re s id e n t of M ag d a le n
C o lle g e , O x fo rd , a n d D ea n of W in c h e s te r , d. 1 F eb .
3588-9: S ir P h ilip C o n s ta b le , of E v e r in g h a m , Y o r k s ,
16 6 4 ; and W in e frid e , w id o w of S t u a r t W a lk e r g e n t.
1688 : a b ra s s is re c o r d e d to J o h n B o ld e rn M .A . fello w
©f M a g d a le n C o lle g e , O x fo rd , a n d m a s te r o f th e co lleg e
sc h o o l, an d s o m e tim e v ic a r h e re , d. 1 5 7 7 : th e m o n u ­
m e n ts of th e D o rm e rs w e re re m o v e d in 18 51 to
R c u s h a m : t h e s ta in e d ea st w in d o w is a m e m o r ia l to
H e n ry H a ll esq. D .L . d . 1862, an d w a s e r e c te d b y h is
c h ild r e n : th e c h a n c e l w as re s to r e d in 18 50 : t h e r e are
330 s itt in g s . T h e r e g is te r of b a p tis m s and b u ria ls d a te s
fro m th e y e a r 1678 ; m a r r ia g e s , 1695. T h e l iv in g is a
v ic a r a g e , n et y e a r ly v a lu e £ 2 0 3 , w ith re s id e n c e an d
73 a c re s of g le b e , in th e g if t of th e B ish o p of O x fo rd ,
an d h e ld sin c e 1904 b y th e R e v . S im o n S tep h e n P h .D .,
D .D
o f U rb a n o C o lle g e . S o rb o n n e, P a r is . H e re are
W e s le y a n and P r im i t iv e M e th o d is t ch a p e ls. T h e p o o r s
a llo tm e n t of 29 a c r e s , a w a rd e d in 179 6, p ro d u c e s
a b o u t ^ 2 0 y e a r ly , w h ic h is d is tr ib u t e d in c lo th in g an d
fu e l to th e p o o r o f M id d le B a r to n , B a rto n an d W e s tc o te
B a rto n in e q u a l sh a re s ; G o u ld 's c h a r it y of ^ 5 y e a r ly
is fo r b rea d . A te m p e r a n c e h a ll w a s b u ilt in M id d le
B a rto n in 1889. M a id e n B o w e r ( m a id ia n , s tr o n g , an d

b e o r g , a fo r t r e s s ) , a sp o t w e ll-k n o w n to th e fo x hunter,
is sa id to b e a B r itis h e a r t h w o r k ; n e a r to it , in this
p a ris h , on th e ro a d to O x fo rd , is a h e a p of stones, the
r u in s of a D r u id ic a l a lt a r , c a lle d “ h o a rs to n e ,” which
r e m a in e d e n tir e t ill d e s tr o y e d b y th e f a r m e r in occupa­
tio n in 1843. B a rto n A b b e y , th e s e a t of Alexander
W illia m H a li esq D .L ., J .P . o n ce a c e ll of Osency
A b b e y , is a fin e sp e c im e n of th e T u d o r p e rio d , and is
sa id 'to h a ve been b u ilt b y Jo h n D o rru n , a merchant
of th e S t a p le , in 15 2 0 : o v er th e g a t e w a y le a d in g to the
s t a b le s w as in s c r ib e d , “ T h in k e a n d T h a n k e , 15 70 :”
in 1679 R a lf S h e ld o n esq. m a d e c o n s id e ra b le alterations:
th e s ta ir c a s e is of so lid o ak , an d th e a t t ic s are curious
a n d in t e r e s tin g . C a p t. C h a r le s W a lte r Cottrell-Dormer
D .L ., J .P . is lo rd of th e m a n o r o f S e ssw ell Barton.
M iss P a in te r , of t h a t of M id d le B a r to n , an d A . W. Hall
esq. D .L ., J .P . o f t h e m a n o r of S t e e p le B a rto n . The
p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs a r e A . W . H a ll esq . L a d y Annaly
an d M iss P a in te r. T h e r e are o th e r s m a lle r landowners.
T h e so il is sto n e b r a s h ; su b s o il, th e sa m e . T he land
is c h ie fly a ra b le . T h e a r e a is 3,041 a c r e s of land and
5 of w a t e r ; ra te a b le v a lu e , ^3»354 > th e population in
19 11 w as 674 in th e c iv il a n d 665 in th e ecclesiastical
p a ris h .
S e x to n , W illia m L u in g .
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S E S S W E L L B A R T O N , a q u a r te r of a m ile east, and
M id d le B a rto n , h a lf a m ile n o rth , a re h a m le ts.

P o s t, M . 0 . & T . O ffice, M id d le B a r to n .— William
G r im s le y , s / b -p o s tm a s te r . L e t t e r s th r o u g h Oxford,
v ia S te e p le A sto n , a rriv e at 7 a .m . & 2 4 5 p .m .; Sun­
d a y , 7.55 a . m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 1 1 .5 a .m . & 6.45 p.m.;
su n d a v , 9.55 a .m
! W a ll L e t t e r B o x e s .— B a rto n G a te , c le a r e d a t 7 .15 a.m.
j
& 7 p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 8 .15 a .m . ; S te e p le Barton,
c le a re d a t 11.2 0 a .m . & 7 .10 p . m . ; S u n d a y s, 10.10 a.m
1 E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) . M id d le B a r to n , b u ilt in 1865
,
b y A . W . H a ll esq. D .L ., J .P . & su p p o rte d by him.
j
fo r 145 c h ild r e n ; & fo r 60 in f a n t s ; C . C . A yre s, head
;
m a s t e r ; M rs. A y r e s , in fa n ts ’ m is tre s s
.
:

C a r r ie r s .— W illia m H u m p h r ie s , to B a n b u r y , mon. fc
th u r s . ; O x fo rd , sa t. ; E r n e s t A . Jo n es p a sses through,
to B a n b u r y , t h u r s . & sa t. ; to O x fo rd , w ed . & sat

STE E PLE BARTON.
B a r r e t t T h o m a s G . b u tc h e r
B ro n sd o n W a lte r , C a r p e n te r s ’ A r m s
D illo n A r t h u r , B a rto n lo d g e ( le t te r s
P .H
t h r o u g h S te e p le A s to n )
C a s tle M o ses, w h e e lw rig h t
H a ll A le x a n d e r W illia m D .L ., J .P .
C o n s ta b le W illia m J o h n , fa r m e r
B a r to n ab b e y
F a r le y H a r r y , b ee r T e ta ile r
S te p h e n R e v .' S im o n D .D ., P h .D .
G r i m s le y E liz h . S . ( M r s .) , sta tio n e r
( v ic a r ) , V ic a r a g e
G rim s le y W m . b u ild e r, P o s t office
COMM ERCIAL.
H a rris H e n ry , m ille r (w a te r & stea m )
G o ffe W m . G a r n e r , f r m r .C h u r c h frm
H op e G e o .F d k . T h r e e H o rsesh o e s P .H
H a rp eT R o b e rt, fa r m b a iliff to A . W .
Iro n s W illia m , b u ild e r
H a ll esq
J a c k m a n J o sep h , b la c k s m ith
J a r v is T h o m a s , b o o t d e a le r
M ID D L E B A R T O N .
Jo n es
G.
H o ra tio
M .R .C .S .E n g .,
H a ll M iss, A b b e y W oo d
L .R .C .P .L o n d . p h y s ic ia n & su rg e o n
H a y n e s M iss
&
c e r t ify in g
fa c t o r y
su rgeon ;
COMMERCIAL.
a tte n d s fro m D e d d in g to n , m o n d a y s,
B a k e r G e o rg e , w h e e lw r ig h t
W ed n esd ays & f rid a y s
B a k e r W illia m , c a rp e n te r
S T O K E L Y N E is a p a ris h an d v illa g e 2 m ile s east
fro m A r d le v s ta tio n on th e A sh en d o n an d A y n h o Park
se ctio n of th e G r e a t W e s t e r n R a ilw a y C o m p a n y ’ s new
m a in lin e fro m L o n d o n to B ir m in g h a m , 4$ e a s t fro m
S o m e rto n s ta tio n on th e O x fo rd an d B ir m in g h a m sectio n
of th e sa m e r a ilw a y , 4 n o r th -b y - w e s t fro m B ic e s te r
s ta tio n on th e B le t c h le y an d O x fo rd b r a n c h of th e
L o n d o n a n d N o r th W e s te r n r a ilw a y an d ix so u th -e a s t
fro m B a n b u r y , in t h e M id d iv is io n of th e co u n ty ,
h u n d re d an d p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n of P lo u g h le y , u n io n
an d c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t of B ic e s te r, T ural d e a n e ry of
B ic e s te r a n d a rc h d e a c o n ry a n d d io ce s e of O x fo rd . T h e
c h u rc h o f S t. P e t e r is an a n c ie n t b u ild in g o f sto n e in
m ix e d s t y le s , c o n s is t in g o f c h a n c e l, n a v e , a is le s o t

Jones R ic h a rd , b la c k s m ith
K i r b y & C o . g ro ce rs
K ir b y G e o r g e , ta ilo r
M a rsh C h a rle s , b u ild e r
P a rso n s J a m e s, sh o p k ee p er
P a rs o n s W a lte r , sh o p k ee p er
S o d en J o h n , n u r s e r y m a n & florist,
G ro v e n u r s e r y
S to c k fo r d S u s a n ( M r s .) , shopkeeper
S to c k fo r d T o m , sh o p k ee p er
T e m p e r a n c e H a ll
T u r n e r T h o m a s W ., M . R . C . S . Eng..
L .R .C .P . L o n d .p h y s ic ia n & surgeon,
& m e d ic a l o fficer & p u b lic vacci*
n a to r, N o . 1 d is tr ic t . Woodstoc*
u n i o n ; a tte n d s fro m Deddington,
m o n d a y s, W edn esdays & fridays
W e lls W illia m , b o o t m a k e r

c h a p e ls , s o u th p o rc h an d an e m b a ttle d to w er of the
D e c o ra te d p e rio d , on th e s o u th s id e , b etw een the na
an d ch a n c e l, c o n ta in in g a clo ck an d 3 b e lls • the chan
re ta in s t h r e e s m a ll 'E a r l y N o rm a n w in d ow s ana
N o rm a n ch a n ce l a r c h : th e re are tw o T rans! 40
lan ce ts in th e nave and o th e rs in th e ch an cel, one be J
a lo w -sid e w in d o w : a p is cin a re m a in s a t th e eas
o f th e n o rth a i s l e ; th e p o rch , w h ic h is on th e w est ^
o f th e to w e r, ha^s a g o o d N o rm a n s o u th do o rw ay, ^ . x.
n ich e o v er it c o n ta in in g a se a te d f ig u r e of St. * ^
t h e re is a b ra s s to E d w a r d L o v e , g erit. and A y
w ife , 1535, w ith e ig h t c h ild re n ; t h e c h u r c h w as res
in 1869, w h e n a clo ck , th e g if t of S ir A lg e rn o n V 1
P e y to n , 4t h b a r t . (d . 25 M a rc h , 18 72), w as place«