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manor, A ll S o u ls C o lle g e , O x fo rd , W e n m a n A u b r e y
W vk ebam -M usgrave e s q . J o h n H . S . F a n e esq . th e
vicar, and so m e s m a lle r p r o p rie to rs are th e p rin c ip a l
landowners. T h e so il is fine l o a m ; su b so il, ch a lk .
The ch ief cro ps a re w h e a t, b a rle y , b ea n s an d o ats.
The area of th e p a ris h is 2,667 a c r e s ; a ssessa b le v a lu e ,
¿2 ,32 9; the p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w as 379 in th e c iv il and
42,3 in the e c c le sia stic a l p a ris h , w h ic h in c lu d e s p a rt
of Sto ken ch u rch , B u ck s.

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P o st, M .
. & T . O ffice .— G e o rg e T . V e rn o n , s u b -p o s t­
m a s te r. L e tt e r s fro m W a llin g fo r d a r r iv e a t 5.30 a .m .
& 1.5 p . m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 9 .5 5 a .m . & 7 .1 0 p . m . ;
S u n d a ys, 6.30 p .m
P O S T C O M B E is a h a m le t 2 m ile s n o rth . S t u d r id g e
an d W e llg r o u n d a re d e ta c h e d p o rtio n s o f th e p a ris h ,
e c c le s ia s t ic a lly b e lo n g in g to L e w k n o r, b u t fo r p o o r la w
p u rp o se s a tta c h e d to S t o k e n c h u rc h .
L e tt e r s fo r P o stco m b e a r r iv e fro m T e ts w o r th a t 7 a .m .
6 12.30 p .m . on w e e k d a y s ; Su n d a ys, 7 a .m
P illa r L e t t e r B o x , a t P o stc o m b e , c le a re d a t 8.10 a .m . &
7 p .m . ; Su n d a ys, 7 p .m
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d , & in fa n t s ’ c la s s), fo r 122
c h i l d r e n ; E d w a rd H u g h e s , m a s t e r ; M rs. H u g h e s ,
m is tre s s

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th ro u g h S to k e n c h u r c h .)
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Brewis M iss, T h e L a u r e ls
Neighbour M iss, K n a p p co tta g e
♦Parker H u g h A . V ic a r 's H ollow
Spencer M isses, T h e M an o r ho u se
W imberley R ev. J o h n C o n ra d F a s h a m
M.A. V ica rag e
COMMERCIAL.
Barney Charles, b la ck sm ith
Borrowman
John,
fa r m e r ,
Tow n,
Manor & N e th e rc o te fa rm s
Castle W alter, L e a t h e r B o ttle P .H . ;
good a c co m m o d a tio n fo r c y c l i s t s ;
bed & s ittin g ro o m s

D ra p e r B ro th e rs, bak er
V ern o n G e o r g e T . g r o c e r & a s sista n t
F ie ld H a ro ld F il'b ee, fa rm e r, M oor
o v e rse e r, P o st office
C o u r t fa rm
F u lk e r T h o m a s E d w a rd , b a k er
POSTCOM BE.
G ra h a m W m . fa r m e r , H o lly B u s h frm
H a tto n J o n a h , T h e G re e n
G re e n W a lte r R ic h a r d , b e e r r e t a ile r
G u y A n n ie ( M rs .) , fa r m e r
COMMERCIAL.
H obbs G e o rg e , b a iliff fo r K n ig h t & B e lg ro v e J e ss e , f a r m e r
,-Sarney, G le b e fa rm
B u ll M a tild a ( M r s .) , sh o p k e e p e r
* H o lt A r t h . fa rm e r,U p p e r V ic a r ’s frm C a le u t t H e n ry , T h e B o x T r e e inn
J a r m a y n e W illia m , co a l d e a ler
C la r e T h o m a s , fa rm e r, B le n h e im fa rm
K im her E b e n e z e r, fa r m e r , K n a p p fm C o lls E d w a rd , b la ck sm ith
K in g C h a r le s , c a rp e n te r
F le tc h e r C h a r le s , fa r m e r
K n ig h t & S a rn e y , frm r s . G le b e fo rm G u y Jn . H y. fa r m e r , C o p C o u r t U p p er
L in d sa y D av id , fa rm e r, F ie ld farm
L a n e J n . H e n ry , T h e F e a th e rs P .H
S m it h G e o rg e , fa r m e r & w a te rcre ss S c h a lc k C h a rle s T h o m a s , N ew inn
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C h u r c h fa rm
L I T T L E M O R E is a lib e r t y a n d v illa g e , a n d an e c c le ­ m g r e m a in s co n s ist o n ly of a fr a g m e n t , a p p a re n tly o f th e
siastical p a rish fo rm e d on J u l y 30 th, 1847, fro m th e 16 th c e n tu r y , no w c o n v e rte d in to a fa r m h o u s e , an d ca lled
parishes of S t. M a ry th e V ir g in , O x fo r d a n d Iffle y , and th e
M y n c h e r y .” T h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs are th e C o r ­
has a station on th e O x fo r d a n d W y c o m b e se ctio n of th e p o ra tio n o f O x fo rd , L in c o ln , C o rp u s C h r is t i an d M erton
Great W estern r a ilw a y ,
m ile s s o u th fro m O x fo rd and
C o lle g e s, O x fo rd , th e O x fo rd C o u n ty C o u n c il a n d th e
59 from L o n d o n : th e p a ris h is in th e S o u th e rn tru s t e e s of A lic e S m it h ’ s c h a r it y .
T h e so il is sa n d v
division of th e co u n ty ,
H e a d in g to n
u n io n ,
c o u n ty
oam ; su b so il, y e llo w sand. T h e c h ie f cro p s are b a rley
court d istrict of O x fo rd ,
B u llin g d o n
h u n d re d
and
and w h eat
T h e are a is 861 a c re s o f lan d a n d 16 of
petty sessional d ivisio n , an d r u ra l d e a n e ry of C u d d e s- ™ t e r ; ra te a b le v a lu e , £ 9 ,1 7 9 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 1911
don, and 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
w as 1909, w h ic h in c lu d e d 106 o ffic ia ls an d t h e ir fa m ilie s
church of S S . M a ry an d N ic h o la s w as e r e c t e d in 1835
and 692 in m a te s in th e O x fo rd sh ire A s y lu m .
at a cost of o v er £ 8 0 0 , d u r in g th e in c u m b e n c y of th e
P a r is h C le r k ( a c t in g ) , M iss A llm o n d .
late Cardinal N ew m a n , w h o se m o t h e r la id t h e fo u n d a ­
S e x to n , J. B ro c k la n d .
tion stone, and is a b u ild in g of sto n e in th e E a r ly
English style, c o n s istin g o f c h a n c e l a n d n a v e an d an P o s t, M .
. & T e le p h o n e C a ll O ffice.— A lb e r t M ille r
eastern tow er, w ith lo w p y r a m id a l ro o f, c o n ta in in g a
s u b -p o s tm a s te r. L e tt e r s t h r o u g h O x fo rd a r r iv e a t
6.55 a .m . & 12 .10 & 7 p . m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 10 a .m .
clock and one b e l l : a ll th e w in d o w s a re sta in e d , and
were o rig in a lly d e sig n e d b v th e la t e M r. W ill e m e n t :
& 2 - °>
& 8 p .m . ; S u n d a y s , a r r iv e a t 6.55 a .m •
two, represen tin g S t . M a r y th e V ir g in an d S t . N ich o la s,
d isp a tc h e d a t 2.50 p .m . S a n d fo rd -o n -T h a m e s , 1 m ile
d is ta n t, is th e n e a re s t te le g r a p h office
were given b y S ir A lfr e d J o d re ll b a r t. in 18 8 7: in 1913 a
rood screen w as e r e c t e d : th e c h u r c h w ill h o ld a b o u t W a ll L e t t e r B o x , C o w le y E n d , c le a re d a t 2.45 & 3 4?
p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 3 p .m
250 persons. T h e r e g i s t e r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1836.
The liv in g is a v ic a r a g e , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 2 2 0 , w ith T h e O x fo rd C o u n ty L u n a t ic A s y lu m , s itu a te d h e re ,
residence and 2 a cres of g le b e , in t h e a lt e r n a t e g if t
fo rm s an e x te n s iv e p ile , b u ilt o f sto n e , in a p lain
of Oriel C o lle g e, O x fo rd , a n d C h a r le s W a lt e r S c o tt
sty le , an d re lie v e d b y t o w e r s ; th e a s y lu m in c lu d e s
Crawley esq. an d h e ld sin ce 1906 b y th e R e v . G e o rg e
a c h a p e l & a h o u se fo r a re s id e n t m e d ic a l o fficer, &
James Cham pion M .A . of O rie l C o lle g e , O x fo rd , and
ly in g aro u n d are p le a s a n t g ro u n d s & k itc h e n g a rd e n s
B.A. of the U n iv e r s it y o f L o n d o n .
A m o n g fo rm e r
o f co n sid e rab le e x te n t, w o rk e d as a se w a g e fa r m , &
incumbents m a y be n a m ed t h e la t e J o h n H e n ry,
th e in s tit u t io n also h a s it s o w n g a s w o rk s ; in 1905
Cardinal N ew m an B .D . an d s o m e tim e fe llo w and
a n ew Iso la tio n H o s p ita l, fo u r n e w w a rd s & e n t e r t a in ­
dean of O riel C o lle g e , w h o h e ld t h is c u re in co n ­
m e n t h a ll w ere ad d ed . T h o m a s S a x t y G oo d L .R .C .P .
junction w ith th e v ic a r a g e of S t . M a ry th e V ir g in ,
L o n d ., M J R .C .S .E n g . r e s id e n t m e d ic a l s u p e r in te n d e n t ;
in Oxford, from 1828 to 1843, a n d i n 1842 e s ta b lis h e d
W a lte r
W o o lfe
R ead
M .D .B r u x .,
L .R .C .P .L o n d .,
here an ascetic c o m m u n ity , o v e r w h ic h h e p re s id e d
M .R .C .S .E n g . 1 s t a s s is t a n t m e d ic a l o ffic e r ; W illia m
for three y e a r s : he d ie d a t th e O r a to r y , E d g b a s to n , B i r ­
P e re i v a il P e n h a le L .R .C .P .L o n d ., M .R .C .S .E n g . 2nd
mingham, in 1890. T h e B a p tis t ch a p el h e re w as e re cte d
a s s is ta n t m e d ic a l o ffic e r; R e v . G e o r g e J . C h a m p io n
in 1804. T h e v illa g e clu b co n tain s a lib r a r y a n d r e a d ­
M .A
ch a p la in ; H . N . D a v e n p o rt, c le r k o f c o m ­
ing room. T h e O x fo rd C o rp o ra tio n s e w a g e p u m p in g s t a ­
m it te e ; A lfr e d J o se p h F id o e , c le r k & ste w a rd to th e
a s y lu m
tion and filterin g b ed s are in t h is p a rish ; th e b u ild in g s
of red b ric k w it h sto n e d re s s in g s . In 1894 a new
prp°f ? 6 ~ouse’ en g in e sh ed and o th e r b u ild in g s w ere C o u n ty P o lice , W illia m E d w a rd R ip p in g t o n , co n s ta b le
r 0 e ' T h ere w as a n c ie n tly h e re a B e n e d ictin e p rio ry
S c h o o ls.
. nuns. founded b y R o g e r d e S a n d fo rd in th e re ig n E le m e n ta r y ( m ix e d ) , e re c te d in 1838, & sin ce ad d e d to,
Nich6? ^ . ■ ^IT " )> an d d e d ic a te d to S S . M a r y and
fo r 150 c h ild re n ; W illia m S . T o m k in s o n , m a s te r
p . £ a? ’ •111 t
it w as su p p re s se d and g ra n te d to E le m e n ta r y ( in fa n ts ), e re c te d in 1904, fo r 130 ch ild re n ;
at n T j A.0 ! as P a r t
t h e en d o w m e n t of h is c o lleg e
M iss A . D a v is , m is tr e s s
to W ill,r ’
^ H e n ry V I I I . (1546-7) it w as g ra n te d R a ilw a y S t a t io n , F ra n k H . J a c q u e s , s ta tio n m a s te r
thp ra J am
en and Jo h n B r i d g e s ; on its su p p ressio n C a r r ie r s .— J o sep h H a r d in g & G e o rg e D a v is, e v e r v d a y ,
evenues w ere e s tim a te d a t £ 3 3 6s. 8d. T h e ex istt h u r s . e x c e p te d , to O x fo r d
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G IV ATE RESIDENTS.
G o o d T h o m a s S a x t y L .R .C .P .L o n d R ead
W a lte r
W o o lfe
M .D .B r u x .,
Allrn Miss, T h e G ra n g e
A s y lu m
M R .C .S ., L .R .C .P .L o n d . A s y lu m
J e ffe rie s J o h n , Iv y d e n e
T ip p le M iss
M alla m T h o m a s W illia m M .A . T h e U pton R e v . C h a rles B ., B .A ., B .S c .
S h ru b b e ry
S t . G e o rg e ’ s
P e n h a le W illia m P e d c iv a ll L .R .C .P . U pton M iss, S t. G e o rg e ’s
L o n d . T h e A s y lu m
K r b a n Ì 'Ì r ’'* A , <’stew a r d ’). A s y lu m
W a lla c e M rs. M an o r ho u se
P o lla rd A lfre d
G-odsel] T-,rt R a y fo rd H ill h o u se
COMMERCIAL.
Jatt>es k e ls o n , Lasvn U pto n
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