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M IX B U R Y .

OXFORDSHIRE.

fro m F in m e r e s ta tio n on th e G r e a t C e n tr a l r a ilw a y , 6
w e st fro m B u c k in g h a m a n d 8 n o r th fro m B ic e s te r, an d
t h e v illa g e , s o u th of th e r iv e r O u se , w h ic h s e p a ra te s it
fro m N o r th a m p to n s h ir e , c o n s is ts of a fa r m h o u se an d
43 c o tta g e s .
T h e c h u r c h of A l l S a in ts is an a n cie n t
e d ific e of sto n e , ch ie fly of th e D e c o ra te d p e rio d , b u t
w ith so m e N o rm a n r e m a in s , c o n s is t in g of ch a n c e l,
c le r e s to r ie d n a v e , n o rth a is le a n d an e m b a ttle d w estern
to w e r c o n t a in in g 3 b e lls a n d a c l o c k : th e n a v e and
a is le s a re s e p a r a te d b y an a r c a d e o f th re e a r c h e s on
o c ta g o n a l p i l l a r s : th e fo n t is of th e sa m e sh a p e and
p l a i n : th e re is a g o o d N o rm a n s o u th d o o rw a y , w ith
cu r io u s R u n ic cro ss e s on th e im p o s ts : th e c h u r c h w as
re s to re d a t a g r e a t e x p e n s e , b o rn e ch ie fly b y th e R e v .
W illia m J o c e ly n P a lm e r B .D . a f o r m e r r e c to r (d. 28
S e p t. 1853) a n d fa th e r of th e 1st E a r l o f S e l b o r n e :
t h e r e a re 200 s i t t in g s . T h e r e g is t e r d a te s fro m th e
y e a r 1645. T h e l iv in g is a r e c to r y , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e
£ 2 0 7 , w ith 54 a c re s o f g le b e a n d r e s id e n c e , in th e g ift
of th e B ish o p of O x fo rd , a n d h e ld sin ce 1908 b y th e
R e v . B a sil A r t h u r P a t te n M .A . of P e m b ro k e C o lle g e ,
C a m b r id g e .
A t th e r e c to r y h o u se w as b o rn in 1812,
R o u n d ell (P a lm e r) P .C ., K .B . 1st E a r l of S elb o rn e and
L o rd C h a n ce llo r, d . 6 M ay, 1895. N o rth of th e c h u rc h are
so m e tra c e s of a N o rm a n c a s tle , c a lle d “ B e a u m o n t,”
b u ilt in th e r e ig n of H e n ry I. or S te p h e n , a n d w h ic h
o c c u p ie d th e site of an a n c ie n t e a r th w o r k ; a m o n g th e
r e m a in s d isclo sed b y e x c a v a tio n w e re an a n c ie n t fir e ­
p la c e , a q u a n tity of b e a u t if u lly - c a r v e d sto n es an d som e

MOLLING-TOIi is a p a rish 2 m ile s w e st fro m
C r o p r e d y s ta tio n on th e n ew d ir e c t lin e to B i r m in g ­
h a m of th e G re a t W e ste rn r a ilw a y , 4J n o r th -w e s t
fro m B a n b u r y , 26 n o rth fro m O x fo rd a n d 16 fro m W a r ­
w ic k , in th e N o r th e r n d iv is io n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d r e d s
of B lo x h a m a n d K in e t o n , d iv is io n o f K in e t o n , B a n b u r y
an d B lo x h a m p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv is io n , u n io n a n d c o u n ty
-c o u rt d is t r ic t o f B a n b u r y , r u r a l d e a n e r y o f D ed d in g to n , arc h d e a c o n ry and d io cese of O x fo rd . B y L o c a l
G o v e r n m e n t B o a rd O rd e r P 1,159, d a te d S e p te m b e r 30,
1895, t h a t p a r t of M o llin g to n c iv il p a ris h in W a r w ic k ­
s h ir e w as tra n s fe r r e d to O x fo r d s h ir e fo r c iv il p u rp o se s.
T h e c h u r c h o f A ll S a in ts is an a n c ie n t ed ifice of sto n e,
c h ie fly in th e D e c o ra te d s ty le , a n d c o n s istin g of ch a n c e l,
c le r e s to r ie d n av e o f fo u r b ay s, n o r th aisle , s o u th p o rch
a n d a w e ste rn P e r p e n d ic u la r to w e r c o n ta in in g 5 b e lls :
t h e aisle , as in d ic a te d b y tw o b lo ck e d a rc h e s , and a
p is cin a , now on th e o u ts id e , o n ce e x te n d e d a lo n g th e
c h a n c e l : th e c le r e s to r y is P e r p e n d ic u la r , a n d fo n t T r a n ­
sitio n N o rm a n : in th e c h u r c h a re s e v e r a l m o n u m e n ts
of th e H o lb ec h f a m i l y : th e r e a re 170 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 6 2 ; m a r ­
r ia g e s , 1568 ; b u ria ls , 1566. T h e liv in g is a v ic a ra g e ,
n et y e a r ly v a lu e £ 1 4 0 , w ith r e s id e n c e , a n d in c lu d in g 55

kellv 's

F U L W E L L is a h a m le t i£ m ile s no rth -east.
W illa s to n , a h a m le t
H e th e .

m ile s s o u th , is now part of

P o st O ffice .— M rs. J a n e C ro s s , su b -p o stm istress. Let.
te r s a r r iv e t h r o u g h B r a c k le y a t 6.30 a.m . & i2,20
p .m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 9 a .m . & 6.20 p . m . ; no delivery
on su n d a y .
T h e n e a r e s t m o n e y o rd er & telegraph
office is a t W e s t b u r y , 3 m ile s d is ta n t
E lm e n t a r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , b u ilt
c h ild r e n ; M iss L e y , m is tr e s s

in

1838,

for 54

C a r r ie r to B u c k in g h a m .— W . W ilk in s o n passes through
th e v illa g e on fri. fro m B r a c k le y

K a y le r C h a r le s E d w d . M ix b u r y h o u se B a r n e tt J o h n S . b u tc h e r
B a s il A r t h u r M .A . ( r e c ­ C ro ss A lfr e d , b la c k s m ith
t o r ) , R e c to r y
C ro s s J a n e ( M r s .) , sh o p k e e p e r & s u b ­
p o stm is tre s s
C O M M E R C IA L .
L e y R ic h d . e s ta te a g e n t, p a ris h clerk
B a rn ett E m a n u e l S . farm er
& a s s is t a n t o v e rs e e r, E s ta t e office

Patten Rev.

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stone ca n n o n b a lls ; no p o rtio n o f th e fa b ric now exii
b u t th e p o sitio n of th e fo r t r e s s is in d ic a te d by graJ'
m o u n d s a n d a d e ep fosse. B e a r s , or B a y a rd s Green
broad g re e n s w a rd b y th e r o a d s id e b etw een Mixbu3
an d O x fo rd , w as th e scen e in 119 4 of one of the jJl
p u b lic ly a u th o r iz e d to u r n a m e n ts h e ld in England, »L
a se co n d w as h e ld h e re in 1249. £ 3 w o rth of bread i
g iv e n a w a y on N ew Y e a r ’s d a y. C h a r le s E dw ard Kayle
esq. w h o is lo rd of th e m a n o r, a n d M a jo r A. W. DewarH a rris o n J .P . a re th e p r in c ip a l lan d o w n e rs. The soil i<
ca lc a re o u s ; su b so il, sto n e a n d g r a v e l. T h e chief crons
are w h ea t, b a r le y a n d o a ts. T h e are a is 2,449 acres'
ra te a b le v a lu e , ,£1,898 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 1911 Was ’
in t h e c iv il a n d 244 in t h e e c c le s ia s tic a l parish.
P a ris h C le r k , R ic h a r d L e y .

P a x to n J o h n , c a rp e n te r
S h a w E liz a b e th (M rs.), shopkeeper
W arr A r th u r , farm er
W a tt s J o h n , fa r m e r , F ulw ell
W a t t s T h o m a s T im s , frmr.M iddle frm
W in fie ld C lo u d e s le y Bernard, farmer

a c re s o f g le b e , in th e g if t of t h e B ish o p of Oxford, and
h e ld sin ce 19 11 b y th e R e v . G e o rg e H e n ry Purdue M.A.
o f K e b le C o lle g e , O x fo rd . T h e r e is a sm all Primitive
M eth o d is t ch a p e l, b u ilt in 1844, and holdin g 100 per­
sons. T h e r e a re a n n u a l c h a r it ie s of £ 8 for fu el; about
,£3 le f t b y H u g h H o lb e c h esq. fo r apprenticing poor
b o y s ; £ 4 10s. fo r c h u r c h p u rp o se s.
Ronald Herbert
H o lb e c h esq . is lo rd o f th e m a n o r and principal land­
o w n er. T h e so il is re d l o a m ; su b so il, brown oolite.
T h e cro p s are g e n e ra l. T h e a re a is 1,438 acres of land and
4 of w a t e r ; ra te a b le v a lu e , ,£ 1,6 8 9 ;
population in
19 11 w as 176.
P a r is h C le r k , W illia m W h ite .
P o st O ffice .— M rs. H a r r ie t H o rn e , sub-postmistress.
L e t t e r s th r o u g h B a n b u r y a r r iv e a t 7.5 a.m. & 2.25
p . m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 1 1.3 5 a .m . & 5.15 p.m. week
d a y s o n ly. F a r n b o r o u g h ( W a r w .) , 2 m iles distant,
is th e n e a r e s t m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g r a p h office
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e re c te d in 1872, for 63
c h ild r e n ; M rs . S p e n ce r-J o n e s, m is tre s s

C a r r ie r s to & fro m B a n b u r y .— T h o m a s A rcher, thurs. i
s a t. to th e ‘ D o g & G u n ; ’ G e o r g e H orne, thurs. & sat.
‘ B u c k & B e ll ’
f a r m e r s , H o rn e G e o rg e , b u tc h e r & carrier
P u rd u e R e v .
G e o rg e H e n ry M .A . B o d d in g to n & K in g s c o te ,
H o m e W illia m , fa rm er
( v ic a r ) . V ic a r a g e
M a n o r fa rm
K in g s c o t e J o h n , fa rm e r, see Bodding­
B o d d in gto n A u b r e y F . fa rm e r
C O M M E R C IA L .
ton & K in g s c o te
B o d d in g to n J a m e s , fa r m e r
A r c h e r C h a r le s , G re e n M an P .H
& R o b e rts J. P. & Son, farmers
B o o te
Thom as
H e n ry ,
co o p er
W a d la n d H e n ry , fa rm e r, Lower farm
A r c h e r T h o m a s , c a r r ie r & sh o p k ee p er
a s s is t a n t o v e rs e e r
C ra d d o c k J o sep h , fa rm e r

MONGEWELL

is a s m a ll v illa g e a n d p a ris h , d e lig h t ­
fu lly situ a te d on th e b an k s of th e T h a m e s , i j m ile s
s o u th - b y -e a s t fro m W a llin g fo rd te r m in a l sta tio n on the
G r e a t W e ste rn r a ilw a y , 14 s o u th -e a s t fro m O x fo rd , 12
n o r th -w e s t fro m R e a d in g , and n n o rth -w e st fro m H e n ­
le y , in th e S o u th e r n d ivisio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d of
L a n g tr e e , p e t t y sessio n a l d iv isio n of H e n le y , u nion and
c o u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t of W a llin g fo rd , r u ra l d e a n e ry of
H e n le y an d a rc h d e a c o n ry and d io cese of O x fo rd . T he
n e a re st b r id g e u p th e riv e r is at W a llin g fo rd , th re e
q u a r te r s o f a m ile, and d o w n , a t S t r e a t le y , 5 m iles.
T h e c h u r c h o f S t . John th e B a p tis t is a plain b u t m a s ­
s iv e b u ild in g of flin t an d r u b b le , l a r g e ly m o d e rn ise d ,
a n d c o n s is tin g o f a p s id a l c h a n c e l ( o r ig in a lly N o rm a n ) ,
n a v e, p ro b a b ly of t h e 18 th c e n tu r y , and a s in g u la r w e ste rn
t u r r e t c o n ta in in g one b e l l : in th e c h u rc h is a m o n u ­
m e n t, w ith se m i-re c u m b e n t e ffig y in m a rb le on a sa rco ­
p h a g u s , to Jo h n S a u n d e rs esq. d. 1=; J an . 17 3 1, e re cte d b y
h is m o th e r, A n n S a u n d e rs : th e re is a p lain ta b le t to th e
w ife of th e H on. S h u te B a rrin g to n D .D . B ish o p of D u rh a m
1 7 9 1-18 2 6 : t h e b ish o p h im s e lf, w h o d ied in L o n d o n , 2 5th
M a rch , 1826, w as b u rie d u n d e r t h e fo n t, and th e re is a
m e m o r ia l b ra s s to h im in th e n a v e : th e re is also a
m o n u m e n t to E d m o n d M ad ock esq. d. 23 J u n e , 16 92 :

one of th e t h r e e w in d o w s o f th e apse is filled ^
s ta in e d g la s s , a n d on t h e so u th side is a memoria
w
w ,, pp ila
c ee d
is o -n Fraser
w in
m ud uo w
au
u in
i n 1877
1 0 7 / to
uu th
m ue la
l a te
t e John
u u m * M a t h----esq . of M o n g e w e ll H o u s e , a n d G e r tr u d e , his wife, w
a b ra s s b e n e a th : th e c h u rc h w as resto red in 1881, a
c o s t of £ 1 ,1 0 0 , a n d re d e c o ra te d in 1 9 1 5 :
re ¿0,
a b o u t 100 s itt in g s .
T h e r e g is te r d a te s fro m the year 1 •
T h e liv in g is a re c to ry , n et in co m e £226, with 0
o f g leb e, le t fo r £ 1 2 , and residen ce, in the gift
F ra s e r esq. and held sin ce 1893 b y the Rev.
,
H u g h e s D .D ., L L .D . of T r in it y Co llege, Dublin, a ‘
n e ig h b o u rh o o d of M o n g e w e ll is th e B ritish ear
known as “ G r im ’s D y k e ,” w h ic h run s in a
e a s te r ly d irectio n to w a rd s N u ffield .
Mongewe
is th e re s id e n c e o f A le x a n d e r C a sp a r Fraser esq- • j
D .L . ; th e m a n sio n sta n d s in w ell-tim b ered Sroa, ffJi
a b o u t 80 acres, on th e b an k s of th e Thames, , #j
fo rm e rly a s e a t of th e H on. S h u te Barrington,
^
D u rh am . T h e so il is ch a lk and s a n d ; subso - ^ ■
<
T h e ch ief cro p s are w h e a t, o ats and barley- 1
1,638 a c re s o f la n d and 16 of w a t e r ; ra*.®a o j ,nd
£ 1 ,4 4 2 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 170 in the
11 7 in t h e e c c le s ia s t ic a l p a ris h .