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NEWPORT PAGNELL.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

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to the union. The Baptist chapel, erected in 1824, Hospital,” the foundation being for a master thr
but originally founded in the reign of Charles II. males and three females, each receiving 8s. weeklv
has 150 sittings; the Wesleyan chapel was erected and firing: the annual income is about £300 and
in 1815; the Congregational chapel, originally founded the vicar is always master. The almshouses ’-were
in 1660, will seat 500 persons; and in Silver street is erected in 1763 and endowed by John Revis esq f0
a small meeting-house for the Society of Friends. The seven poor persons: the income, derived from land1"
Burial Ground of 1 acre and 2 roods, laid out about 1861, amounts to £190 yearly, of which £10 is distributed in
at a cost of ¿£2,000, is near the church; a portion is bread. The Congregational chapel almshouses in
allotted to Dissenters, for whom there is a chapel, the Union street, endowed by Miss Charlotte Beaty in i8ci
parish church being used in other cases; it is under comprise dwellings for four poor persons. Various
the control of the Urban District Council. The Burial sums, amounting to £100 yearly, are distributed, and
Ground, formerly called “Hill Close,” is probably the there are charities of £26 for educational purposes and
site of the castle, not far from which it is said a of about £9 for apprenticing, besides a yearly sum of
Roman road passed from Linford through Newport 8 guineas for the repair of the organ. Tickford Abbey
Pagnell to Bedford. The Masonic Hall in Silver street, the property of Col. William J. C. Butler, is a hand­
over the Church Institute, is also let for public some mansion of stone, situated on the Ouse, in a
assemblies; it will hold 250 persons. The Working 6mall but well-wooded park, and is said to occupy
Men’s Social Club and Reading Room, erected in 1902, the site of an ancient priory of Cluniac monks, founded
contains billiard, smoking and reading rooms, and a in the reign of William Rufus, by Fulk Paganell, and
concert room, seating 200. The Police Station, at the dedicated to St. Mary: it was subordinate to the Abbey
southern extremity of the town, was erected in 1872, of St. Martin at Tours, and was seized as an alien
at a cost of about £"1,500: it is a structure of red priory by Edward III. during the war with France:
brick, comprising a lofty court room for the petty on its surrender in 1525 its revenues were estimated
sessions, retiring rooms for magistrates and witnesses', at £126 17s. yearly. The principal landowners are
cells, and a dwelling for the inspector. Two news­ Col. W. J. C. Butler, the Marquess ofLincolnshireK G.
papers are published here every Saturday. The market P.C., G.C.M.G. Stanley Harris esq. and John Matthew
day is Wednesday, and a fair is held on the 22nd of Knapp esq. who is lord of the manor. The area of
June. St. Margaret’s Convalescent Home, standing on the civil parish and Urban District is 3,396 acres of
the outskirts of the town, is available for four ladies land and 36 of water; assessable value, £16,207; the
and four women of the pensioner class. In St. John population in 1911 was 4,238, including 7 officers and
street is an ancient hospital, founde-d by John de 127 inmates in the Poor Law Institution.
Somery, in the reign of Edward I. and dedicated to
CALDEOOT is a hamlet 1 mile south.
St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist:
it was refounded by Anne of Denmark, Queen of Parish Clerk, F. Allfrey.
James I and is hence known as “ Queen Anne’s Sexton, William Ellis.
OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENT: , LOCAL INSTITUTIONS &c.
Post, M. 0 ., T. <fe Telephonic Express Delivery Office, Boswell- John Irvine M.D. Crawley grange, Newport
High street.— John White, postmaster. 'Letters Pagnell
from London & all parts arrive by the night Bowyer Lieut.-Col. Wentworth Grenville R.E., D.L.
mail at 4.45 a.m. The delivery (which is from all Weston manor, Olney
parts) commences at 7 a.m. ; 2nd delivery, 11.20 Burney Col. Henry Edward, Salisbury road, Hove
a.m. ; 3rd delivery, 6.40 p.m. ; & there are messen­ Carlile Wm. Walt. D.L. Gayhurst ho. Newport Pagnell
gers dispatched to the villages at 6 & 11.20 a.m. Chantler William Rogers, High street, Newport Pagnell
The day mail arrives at 10.50 a.m. ; & dispatch of Duncan Lt.-Col. William, Shenley park, Bletchley
letters for London & the South at 8.20 & 10.20 a.m. Finlay Lt.-Col. Alex. The Manor house, Little Brick& 2.40 p.m. ; & night mail for all parts at 8.15 p.m
hill, Bletchley
Pillar & Wall Letter Boxes.— Tickford street, cleared at Giles Col. Peter Broome C.B. Holne Chase, Bletchley
9.55 & 10.20 a.m. & 2.20, 5.50 & 7.25 p.m.; sundav, Good Lieut.-Col. Arthur William Hervey, Broughton
house, Newport Pagnell
7-35 P-rastreet, cleared at 10.10 & 10.40 a.m.
& 2-35» 6-5 & 7.40 p.m. ; sunday, 7.50 p.m. Silver Hipwell Arthur William, Gresham house, Olney
street, 10.5 & 10.30 a.m. 2.30, 5.50 & 7.35 p.m.; Sun­ Knapp John Matthew, Linford hall, Wolverton
day, 7.45 p.m. Hill view, cleared at 8 a.m. & 1 & 7.10 Longland Thomas, High street, Olney
p.m.; sunday, 8.30 a.m. Wolverton road, cleared at Mann Joseph William, Orchard house, Olney
8 a.m. & 1 & 7.10 p.m
Rouse Robert Cecil, Little Horton house, Northampton
Sutton Jn. Chas. The Mount, New Bradwell, Wolverton
Trevor William, Lathbury park, Newport Pagnell
URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Meets at the Council chamber, on the first tuesday at The Chairman, for the time being, of the Newport Pag­
nell Urban & Rural District Councils are ex-officio
8.15 p.m.
magistrates
Members.
Clerk to the Magistrates, Alfred Nathaniel Nicholson,
Chairman, Orson Henry Bull.
87 High street
Vice-Chairman, Francis Littleboy.
Petty sessions are held at the Police Station alternate
Wednesdays at 11 a.m
Retire in April, 1915.
Orson Henry Bull
ICharles Holland
The places in the division are:— Astwood, Bradwell,
Walter John Coales
Brafield, Broughton, Chichley, Clifton Reynes, North
Retire in April, 1916.
Crawley, Emberton, Gayhurst, Hanslope, Hardmead,
Haversham, Latbbury, Lavendon, Great Linford,
William Rogers Chantler IJoseph Short
Little Linford, Milton Keynes, Moulsoe, Newport
Francis Littleboy
Pagnell, Newton Blossomville, Olney, Olney Park,
Retire in April, 1917.
Petsoe Manor, Ravenstone, Sherington, Stantonburv,
Joseph Parrott
1G eo T g e Taylor
Stoke Goldington, Tyringbam & Filgrave, Warrington,
Frederick Joseph Sharp
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Weston Underwood, Willen & Gt. & Little Woolstone
OFFICERS.
NEWPORT RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Clerk & Collector. Ernest P. Ward. 60 High street
Meets at the Poor Law Institution on every alternate
Assistant Clerk, Arthur J. Roberts, 60 High street
Wednesday at 11 a.m. acting also as the Highway
Treasurer, John Owen Butler, Barclay & Co.’s Bank,
Board.
High street
Medical Officer of Health. Digby Cooke White M.D., The parishes in the District are the same as in the
B.Ch.Dub. Cedar lodge, Union street
with the exception of Fenny Stratford, New­
Surveyor & Sanitary Inspector, Charles Augustus Bran­ Union,
port Pagnell, Bletchley & Simpson. The area is
ford, Silver street
67,060 acres; the population in 19x1 was 19,024
Chairman, Rev. John Thomas Athawes, Loughton rec­
COUNTY MAGISTRATES.
tory, Bletchley
For the Newport Pagnell Division of the Three
Hundreds of Newport.
Officials.
Levi Lieut.-Col. William John. Woughton house, Bletch- Clerk, Charles H. Glanville, 60 High st.Newport Pagnell
ley, chairman
Assistant Clerk, Ernest Stapleton, 60 High st. N e w p o rt
Allison Col. Wm. Henry V.D. Undercliff, nr. Sunderland
Pagnell