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to C h a r le s T r in d e r , ob. 16 57, -with a r e c e s s , in -which a re , fu e l a n d m o n e y a m o u n t in g to ,£13 15 s . y e a r ly v a lu e ;
k n e e lin g fig u r e s of h im s e lf, h is w ife, s ix sons and e i g h t ! tw o are u n d e r t h e c o n tro l of th e P a r is h M e e tin g ,
d a u g h t e r s : s u r m o u n t in g th e w h o le is an em b lazo n ed : an d th e t h ir d is d is tr ib u t e d b y th e r e c to r an d c h u rc h sh ield of a r m s : th e sto n e p u lp it is a m o d e rn w o rk in th e ; w a r d e n s : th e re is also a s m a ll p lo t o f la n d fo r th e
D e c o ra te d sty le : th e fo n t is N o r m a n , w it h a q u a tr e -fo il- , p a ris h c le r k , a w a rd e d in 1770. T h e D ea n a n d C h a p te r of
shaped b asin on fo u r m a s s iv e sh a fts, an d a sq u a re b ase : ! C h r is t C h u r c h , O x fo r d , a re lo rd s of th e m a n o r and th e
th e c h u rc h w ill s e a t 98 p e r s o n s : a c u r io u s su n -d ia l, p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs. T h e soil is ch ie fly sto n e b r a s h ;
fo r m e r ly a tta c h e d to th e g a b le of th e p o rch , is now fix e d ’ su b so il, ro ck . T h e c h ie f cro p s a re w h e a t, b a rle y , o ats
on an a d jo in in g to m b sto n e . T h e r e g is te r of b a p tis m s ! a n d t u r n ip s . T h e are a is 1,445 a c r e s ; r a t e a b le v a lu e ,
d a te s fro m t h e y e a r 16 0 2 ; m a r r ia g e s a n d b u ria ls , 1597. \ £,71S :> th e p o p u la tio n in 19 11 w a s 92.
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 £ 1 1 5 , w ith L e tt e r s th r o u g h B u r fo r d , O x o n , a r r iv e a t 8 a .m . & 5.30
re s id e n c e , in th e g i f t of th e D ea n a n d C h a p te r o f C h r is t
p .m . W a ll L e t t e r B o x cle a re d a t 7.4 0 a .m . & 5.45
C h u r c h , O x fo rd , a n d h e ld sin ce 1881 b y th e R e v .
p .m . w eek d a y s o n ly . B u r fo r d , 2 m ile s d is ta n t, is
W illia m R o b e r t S h a rp e M .A . of K e b le C o lle g e , O x fo rd ,
t h e n e a re st m o n e y o rd e r & te le g r a p h office
w h o is a lso v ic a r of L i t t le B a r r in g t o n , G lo u c e s te r s h ir e . E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l (b o y s & g ir ls ) , c o n v e rte d in 1873, f ° r
T h e r e are t h r e e c h a r it ie s fo r d is tr ib u tio n in c lo th in g ,
58 c h ild r e n ; M iss F ra n c e s M a y S im m o n d s , m is tre s s
H o lla n d S ir R e g in a ld S o th e rn , T h e I B a d g er G e o r g e , fa rm e r
IB ru n sd o n H e n ry , sh o p k ee p er
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B a g n a ll A le x a n d e r , fa rm b a iliff ( t o ! H o llis E d w a r d , f a r m e r , M a n o r fa rm
S h a rp e R e v . W m . R b t . M .A . R e c to ry
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W H E A T F I E L D is a v illa g e a n d p a ris h 4 m ile s n o r th | of g le b e , w ith re s id e n c e , in th e g i f t of A u b r e y J .
fro m W a tlin g to n te rm in a l s ta tio n on a b ra n c h from S p e n c e r e s q . an d h e ld sin ce 1898 b y t h e R e v . D o u g la s
P r in c e s R is b o r o u g h o f t h e G re a t W e s te rn T a ilw a v ,
m ile s H e n ry D a v y s . T h e S p e n c e r f a m ily h a d f o r m e r ly a
s o u th fro m T e t s w o r th and 6 s o u th fro m T h a m e , in th e m a n sio n h e re , b u r n t do w n in 1 8 1 3 ; th e sta b le s , in ­
S o u th e rn d iv isio n of th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d of P y rto n , c lu d in g a to w e r, s itu a te d clo se to t h e c h u r c h , a re s till
p e tty sessio n a l d iv is io n of W a tlin g to n , u n io n and co u n ty s ta n d in g . A u b r e y J . S p e n c e r esq . J .P . is lo rd of th e
c o u r t d is tr ic t of T h a m e , r u r a l d e a n e ry of A sto n and a rc h ­ m a n o r a n d th e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r. T h e so il is m ix e d ;
d e a c o n ry an d d io ce s e o f O x fo rd . T h e c h u r c h of S t. su b so il, u p p e r g re e n s a n d an d g a u lt c la y . T h e ch ie f
A n d rew is a v e r y s m a ll ed ifice of ra g s to n e of th e 18 th cro p s a re w h e a t, b ea n s, b a r le y a n d r o o ts . T h e a re a is
c e n t u r y , r e b u ilt a b o u t 1740. a n d c o n s istin g of ch a n c e l, 740 a c r e s ; ra te a b le v a lu e , £ 7 0 7 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 1911
n a v e , w e ste rn p o r c h an d a b e ll-c o t c o n ta in in g one b e l l : w as 72.
th e o r ig in a l P e r p e n d ic u la r c h a n c e l a rc h r e m a in s , an d a
B y L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t B o a rd O rd er 19 ,618 , d a te d M arch
d o o rw a y on th e s o u th sid e a n d a w in d o w on th e
25, 1886, B r ia r is F a r m , R o ffo rd , w as tra n s fe r r e d fro m
n o r th , of th e sa m e d a t e : t h e r e a re se v e ra l m a rb le
W h e a tfie ld to C h a lg r o v e .
t a b le ts to th e T ip p in g a n d R u d g e fa m ilie s , one to
S e x to n , F r e d e r ic k A u g e r .
L o r d C h a r le s S p e n c e r , son of C h a r le s , 5 th E a r l of
S u n d e r la n d an d 3rd D u k e of M a rlb o ro u g h , w h o died L e tt e r s th r o u g h T e t s w o r th , O x o n , w h ic h is th e n ea rest
m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g r a p h office, a r r iv e a t 6.30 a .m . &
16 J u n e , 1820, and o th e rs to v a rio u s m e m b e r s of th e
12.30 p .m
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T h e c h ild re n of t h is p a ris h a tte n d t h e T e t s w o r th &
d a te s fro m t h e y e a r 1 7 2 2 ; m a r r ia g e s , 172 1. T h e liv in g
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C u d d esd o n , w as in 1854 fo rm e d in to a c iv il p a rish , an d is
a d d e d ).— M rs. M a u d I s le s , s u b -p o s t m is tr e s s . L e tte rs
in t h e S o u th e rn d iv isio n o f th e c o u n ty , h u n d re d and p e tty
a r r iv e a t 6.45 a .m . & 3 .5 p .m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 10.45
sessio n a l d iv isio n of B u llin g d o n , u n io n o f H e a d in g to n ,
а .m . & 4-i5> 7.25 & 7.45 p . m . ; S u n d a y s, a r r iv e at
c o u n ty c o u r t d is t r ic t of O x fo rd , ru ra l d e a n e ry o f C u d d e s ­
7 .1 5
a .m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 7.2 5 p .m
don and a rc h d e a c o n ry an d d io cese of O x f o r d : in th e v il ­ W a ll L e t t e r B o x , L i t t le w o r t h , c le a re d a t 6.50 a .m . &
la g e , w h ic h is 49 m ile s fro m L o n d o n a n d 5 e a st fro m O x ­
б.2 5 p .m . ; S u n d a ys, 9.25 a .m
ford , is a sta tio n on t h e W y c o m b e and O x fo rd se ctio n of
th e G re a t W e s te rn r a ilw a y . T h e ch a p e lry or p a rish w as
U R B A N D I S T R I C T C O U N C IL .
co n s titu te d a d is tr ic t u n d e r th e “ P u b lic H e a lth A c t,
D ay o f m e e tin g , 3rd m o n d a y in m o n th .
1 8 4 8 ’’ ( 1 1 & 12 V ie t . c. 63), in N o v. 1857, and w as
g o v e rn e d b y a L o c a l B o a rd o f H e alth u n t il th e “ L o c a l
M em b ers.
G o v e rn m e n t A c t, 1894,” e s ta b lis h e d an U rb an D is t r ic t
C h a ir m a n . A r t h u r W e lc h .
C o u n c il : th e old L o c a l B o a rd co m p leted a s y s te m of
R e tir e in A p r il, 19 15.
d ra in a g e in 1858, a t a c o s t of m o re th a n .£1,000. T h e
c h u r c h of S t . M a r y th e V ir g in , e r e c te d in 1857 on a Jo sep h W illia m R o se
! J o sep h R ic h a r d S t u r g e s
s ite a b o v e th e v illa g e , is an ed ifice of sto n e, c o n s istin g
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o f ch a n c e l, n a v e , aisle s an d a l o ft y to w e r w it h b ro a c h
R e tir e in A p r il, 1916.
sp ire , c o m p le te d in 1868, an d c o n ta in in g 6 b e l l s : t h e
b ra s s le c t e r n is a m e m o r ia l to th e la t e M rs. T y n d a le - F re d e ric k E d n e y F o w le r
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B isco e an d th e R e v . H e n r y A n n e s le y T y n d a le M .A .
E d w a r d S h e p h e rd
r e c to r of H o lto n 1856-91 ; th e a lt a r r a ils a re in m e m o ry
R e tir e in A p r il, 19 17 .
of th e R e v . S im o n S tu T g e s M .A . vicaiT of W a r g r a v e ,
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d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1 8 1 3 ; all re c o rd s a n te r io r to
C le r k , A lb e r t H e n ry F r a n k lin , 8 N ew ro a d , O x fo rd
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C .M .E d in ., D .P .H .R .C .P .S .E d i n . & G la s . 29 L e ck fo rd
a c re s o f g le b e a n d r e s id e n c e , e r e c t e d in 1850, in th e
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S u r v e y o r , J o sep h C h a rle s S t a n le y
R e v . W illia m D ix o n B la c h fo r d C u r r y M .A . o f E x e t e r
C o lle g e , O x fo rd . T h e C o n g r e g a tio n a l c h a p e l h e re w as C o lle c to r & S a n ita r y In s p e c to r , J a m e s W h ite
b u ilt in 1872. T h e c h a r it ie s fo r th e b e n e fit of th e p o o r
a m o u n t to a b o u t £ 1 5 y e a r ly , and fo r p u rp o se s o f e d u ­
c a tio n to a b o u t £ 3 0 : th e re is also a y e a r ly su m of C o u n ty P o lic e , J a m e s C o o p e r, co n s ta b le
a b o u t £ 5 fo r a p p r e n t ic in g . T h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e rs E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d & in fa n ts ) , en d o w ed by Dr.
a r e th e B is h o p o f O x fo rd , C o l. A lfre d D o u g la s M ille r
C h a r le s M o ss, B ish o p of O x fo rd , w ith th e su m of
D .S .O .. D .L .. J .P . J o se p h S to w e esq. an d A le x a n d e r
£3,0 0 0 , w as fou n d ed b y d e e d in 1840, r e b u ilt in 1858,
W illia m H a ll esq. T h e so il is lo a m a n d c la y ; su b so il,
a t a c o s t of £9 0 0 , & e n la rg e d in 1897-8, fo r ab o u t 225
c la y . T h e c h ie f cro p s are w h e a t, b a r le y a n d b ea n s.
c h ild r e n ; R e es L e y s h o n , m a s t e r ; M rs . E . J . L e ysh o n ,
T h e a re a o f th e c iv il p a ris h an d U rb a n D is t r ic t is 990
m is tre s s ; M iss E m m a C h r is tia n , in f a n t s ’ m is tre s s
a c r e s ; r a te a b le v a lu e , £ 3 ,8 2 8 ; th e p o p u la tio n in 1911
R a ilw a y S t a t io n , S id n e y C h a r le s C h e s te r m a n , station
w as 966.
m a s te r
L I T T L E W O R T H , h a lf a m ile w e s t, is p a r t ly in th is
C a r r ie r s to O x fo r d .— G e o rg e S ta y to n , m o n . w ed . fri. &
p a ris h a n d p a r t ly in S h o to v e r.
s a t . ; J o h n W a s h in g to n , w ed . & sa t
S e x to n , J a m e s W h ite .