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w as p r e s e n t e d on th e c o ro n a tio n of K i n g E d w a r d V I I . p rin c ip a l lan d o w n e rs. T h e so il is c la y , sto n e brash and
s a n d ; su b s o il, sto n e b r a s h ; p a rt ly in p a stu re and partly
b y th e p re s e n t r e c t o r : in 19 15 a c a r v e d o ak v e s t r y
s c re e n w as a d d e d : th e c h u r c h w as r e s to r e d in 1891 a t a a ra b le . T h e are a is 1,960 a c re s o f lan d and 17 0f
c o s t of ^ 3,0 0 0 . a n d a ffo rd s 200 s i t t i n g s : in th e c h u r c h ­ w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , ¿ 5 , 3 1 2 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in i g u
y a r d sta n d th e p e d e sta l an d sh a ft of an an cie n t c ro ss . w as 274.
P a ris h C le r k , J a m e s G ib b a r d .
T h e r e g is te r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1627. T h e liv in g is a
re c to rv , n et y e a r ly v a lu e ^ 2 1 1 , in c lu d in g 44 a c re s of P o s t, M . 0 . & T e le p h o n ic E x p r e s s D e liv e r y Office.—
Jam es
B a ld w in ,
s u b -p o s tm a s te r .
L e tte rs
arrive
g le b e , w ith re s id e n c e , in th e g if t of t h e t ru s t e e s of
t h r o u g h B a n b u r y a t 8 a .m . & 3.30 p .m . ; dispatched
th e la te W illia m B a rn e s esq. an d held sin ce 1875 b y th e
10.55
a .m . & 6.45 p .m . w e e k d a y s o n ly . N o r th Aston,
R e v . G e o rg e E d w a r d B a rn es M .A . o f T r in it y C o lle g e , C a m ­
2 m ile s d is ta n t, is th e n e a r e s t t e le g r a p h office
b rid g e .
W a ts o n 's c h a r it y of ^ 1 12s. 8d. y e a r ly is for
b rea d . O f S o m e rto n C a s tle t h e r e a re n o w no re m a in s, E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , en d o w ed in 1580 b y th e will
b u t tra ce s of th e “ A v e s d it c h ,” a d e fe n s iv e w o rk on
of T h o m a s F e rm o r w it h ¿ 1 0 y e a r ly ; it w ill hold 80 chil­
th e ea ste rn b o u n d a ry o f t h e p a ris h s t ill e x i s t : th e site
d re n ; J a m e s H a n ce , m a s te r ; M rs . H a n ce , assistant
of th e m an sio n o f t h e F e r m o r s , w h o re s id e d h e re in th e
m is tr e s s
16 th c e n t u iy , u in d ic a te d b y te r r a c e d
m o u n d s and
R a il s t a t io n , W illia m W e b b , s ta tio n m a s te r
ra m p a rts o f e a r th , b u t of th e h o u s e o n ly
a fra g m e n ta ry
J
g a b le w ith a bro k e n w in d o w is no w le ft. T h e E a r l of ; C a rrie rs
to B a n b u r y .— H a r r y M itc h e ll, S o m erto n , thnrs.
J e r s e y P .C ., G .C .B ., G -C .M .G . w h o is lo rd
of th e m a n o r,
o n l y ; B o u r to n , fro m H e y fo r d , p a sses th r o u g h mon.
and th e R e v . G e o rg e E d w a rd B a rn e s M .A . a re th e
& th u rs
B a rn e s R e v . G e o r g e E d w a rd M .A . G o d w in F r e d e r ic k W illia m , f a r m e r , , R e n c h R . W . m ille r ( w a te r & steam ),
S o m e rto n m ill
T ro y farm
( r e c t o r ) , R e c to r y
W a lto n M a r y A n n ( M r s .) , Railway
M itch e ll H a r r y , c a rrie r
COMM ERCIAL.
ta v e rn
M o o re T h o m a s , b u tc h e r
B a ld w in J a m e s , sh o p k e e p e r, P o s t off O d d fello w s ( L o d g e N o . 8,666) (M a n ­
ch e s te r U n ity , B a n b u r y d is tr ic t )
B ro w n C h a r le s , f a r m e r
(J a m e s H a n ce , sec)
E m b e r lin T h o m a s , fa r m e r
S O N N IN G

E Y E ,

see D u n sd en and E y e .

is a p a ris h a n d v illa g e ,
m ile s e a s t b y
fo o tp a th , o r 3 m ile s b y ro ad fro m A y n h o P a r k sta tio n
on th e m a in lin e fro m L o n d o n to B ir m in g h a m of th e
G re a t W e s t e r n r a ilw a y , 8 so u th - e a s t fro m B a n b u ry
an d 7J n o r th -w e s t fro m B ic e s te r , in th e M id d iv isio n
o f t h e c o u n ty , h u n d re d an d p e t t y se ssio n a l d iv isio n
o f P lo u g h le y , u n io n a n d co u n ty c o u r t d is t r ic t of
B ic e s te r,
ru ral
d e a n e ry
of B ic e s te r ,
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 r iv e r C h e r w e ll b oun ds
th e p a ris h on th e w e s t, b u t is a m ile a n d a h a lf
fro m
th e v illa g e , w h ic h is p le a s a n tly s itu a te d on
th e s o u th sid e of A y n h o P a r k , on th e b o rd e rs of
N o rth a m p to n s h ire . T h e c h u rc h of S t . M a ry is an a n ­
cien t b u ild in g o f sto n e in v a rio u s s t y le s , c o n s is tin g of
ch a n ce l, c le re sto rie d n a v e , n o rth tra n se p t, s o u th a isle ,
s o u th p o rch an d a m a s s iv e e m b a ttle d to w e r o f E a r ly
N o rm a n d a te , w h ic h w as r e b u ilt in 1907, u n d e r th e
d ire c tio n s of th e la t e G . F . B o d le y esq. R .A . an d c o n ­
t a in in g 6 b e lls a n d a s a n c tu s b e l l : t h e n a v e is se p a ra te d
fro m th e s o u th a is le b y th r e e p o in te d a rc h e s on ro u n d
c o lu m n s , a ll T r a n s itio n a l, t h e c a p ita ls and b ases of
w h ic h a p p e a r t o h a v e b ee n r e v e r s e d : th e w in d ow s of
t h e a is le a r e ela b o ra te sp e cim e n s of L a te D eco rate d
w o r k : t h e p o rch is o f t h e sa m e d a t e : th e ch an cel
w as re b u ilt in 1896, o n t h e s i t e of a fo rm e r ch ancel
o f t h e 14 th c e n tu r y , fro m d e sig n s b y M e s s rs . B u ck n a ll
an d C o m p e r, a r c h ite c ts , and a sta in e d e a s t w in d o w w as
p la c e d a t t h e sa m e t i m e : in th e ch a n ce l is a b ra s s to
Jo h n T h ro c k m o rto n , o b . 15 37, w h ic h has bee n resto red
b y S ir W illia m T h ro c k m o rto n b a r t . ; and t h e r e a re tw o
o th e r b ra s se s, one to T h o m a s W a rn e r, p a rso n , ob. 1508
( o r 1 5 1 4 ) ; and a n o th er re p re se n tin g a h e a rt w it h s c ro lls :
th e n a v e retain s so m e old c a rv e d b en ch es : th e v e ry a n c ie n t
fon t is p re s u m a b ly S a x o n : th e c h u rc h w a s resto red in
1878-9, th e w o rk b e in g b e g u n on 4 D ec. in t h e fo rm e r y e a r ,
and in t h e c o u rse o f it th e w e ste rn g a lle r y w a s ta k e n do w n :
th ere a re n o w 200 s ittin g s . T h e c h u r c h y a r d has been en ­
la rg e d .
T h e r e g is te r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1668.
The
liv in g is a r e c to r y , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 3 5 0 , w it h re s id e n ce
and 130 a cres of g le b e , in th e g if t of S t. J o h n ’ s C o lle g e,
C a m b rid g e , and h e ld sin ce 1901 b y th e R e v . E r i c Jo h n
S u th e rla n d R u d d M .A . fo r m e r ly fe llo w of t h a t c o lle g e , and
p re b e n d a ry o f H e re fo rd C a th e d ra l. A n ew r e c to r y h o u se
w as b u ilt in 1890 -1. T h e C a th o lic c h u rc h , d e d ic a ted
to S t. J o sep h , and b u ilt in lie u o f one fo r m e r ly atSO T JL D E R N

P R IV A T E RE SID E N TS.

C o le T h o m a s F r e d e r ic k T
de T r a ffo r d C a p t. A la n C a th c a r t ,
S o u ld e r n c o u r t
E n g la n d L i e u t.- C o l. A lb e r t E d w a r d
J .P ., R .A . M an o r h o u se
G lo sso p R e v . S a m u e l (C a th o lic )
G o u g h M rs. T h e L o d g e
R a d fo rd John
R u d d R e v . P re b . E r i c J o h n S u t h e r ­
la n d M .A . ( re c to r ), R e c to r y
Sto u T to n T h e H on. M rs. W oo d co te
COMM ERCIAL.

A rn o ld E d w in , c a rp e n te r

tach ed to th e M an o r h o u se , w a s e re c te d and endowed
b y t h e C o x , D o lm an an d S ta p le to n fa m ilie s in the
b e g in n in g o f th e la s t c e n tu r y . T h e r e is also a W es­
leya n ch a p e l, ere cte d in 1869. T h e p a ro c h ia l ch a ritie s pro­
d u ce a b o u t ^ 3 0 y e a r ly fo r d is trib u tio n in bread and
c l o t h in g ; th e re a re also c o tta g e s an d g a rd e n s and allot­
m e n t g a rd e n s on th e o ld g r e e n , w h ic h a r e l e t to th e poor
a t a n o m in a l re n t. In a n d a d jo in in g th e p a r is h are stone
q u a r r ie s . W o rd s w o rth , t h e p o e t, w as a co n s ta n t visitor
h e re d u r in g th e in c u m b e n c y of h is c o lle g e frien d , the
R e v . R o b e rt J o n es, re c to r of S o u ld e rn 1806, and here he
co m p o sed a sonnet on S o u ld e rn r e c to r y , e n title d , “ On a
P a rs o n a g e in O x fo r d s h ir e .” P lo u g h le y H ill, a curious
b ell-sh a p ed S a x o n b a rro w , w a s a lm o st e n tir e ly levelled at
th e c o m m e n c e m e n t of th e 19 th c e n tu r y fo r h ig h w a y pu r­
poses. S o m e S a x o n rem a in s, c o n s is tin g o f u rn s, brass
stra p s an d bone o rn am e n ts, h a v e b ee n d u g u p in the
n e ig h b o u rh o o d , a n d a r e in th e p o sse ssio n o f S ir A rthur
D ry d e n b a r t . of C a n o n s A s h b y , N o r th a n ts . W illia m de la
P o le, D u k e o f S u ffo lk K .G . e x e c u te d in 1449 in Dover
ro ad s, on b o a rd t h e “ N ich o la s of th e T o w e r ,” h e ld with
A lic e ( C h a u c e r ), h is w ife , a p o rtio n of t h e lan d s. The
la n d o w n e rs a re M a g d a le n C o lle g e , O x fo rd , a n d W illiam
C o r n w a llis C a r tw r ig h t esq . T h e so il is fe r tile , clay
a n d lo a m n e a r th e C h e r w e ll, sa n d a n d sto n e brash
on th e h i g h g r o u n d ; t h e s u b s o il v a r ie s a t different
p o in ts o f t h e p a ris h , a n d c o n s ists of lim e s to n e , iron­
sto n e , c la y , sa n d a n d g r a v e l, d iv id e d in to a ra b le and
p a s tu r e . T h e a re a is 1,48 5 a c re s of la n d a n d 11 of
w a t e r ; r a te a b le v a lu e , ¿ 4 ,9 7 4 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 1911
w as 396.
P a r is h C le rk , A le x a n d e r S im p so n .
P o st. M . 0 . & T e le p h o n e C a ll O ffice .— T h o m a s W illiam
M a tth e w s , s u b -p o s tm a s te r. L e t t e r s a r r iv e th ro ugh
B a n b u r y a t 8.35 a .m . & 3 p .m . ; d is p a tc h e d a t 11.20
a .m . & 6.20 p .m . d a ily e x c e p t su n d a y . A y n h o , about
m ile s d is ta n t, is t h e n e a re s t te le g r a p h office
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l, fo u n d e d s u b s e q u e n tly to 1856, with
m a s te r ’ s h o u se a t t a c h e d ; en d o w ed jo in t ly by the
M in n & W estcaT c h a r itie s w ith an in c o m e of about
£ 6 0 y e a r l y ; th e sc h o o l w ill h o ld 90 c h ild r e n ; W m.
J o h n W ills , m a s te r
C a r r ie r s .— J o sep h B a te s , t o B a n b u ry , m o n . th u rs. &
sa t. ; R ic h a rd L e t t . m o n . t h u r s . & s a t

I K in g H e r b e r t, g ro ce r
B a te s J o se p h , c a r r ie r
S o u ld e rn ! L e t t R ic h a r d , c a r r ie r
B e n n e tt
F ran k ,
farm er,
g ro u n d s ( le t te r s t h r o u g h S o m e rto n ) M a tth e w s T h o m a s W illia m , stationer,
P o s t office
B e v e r id g e J a m e s , a s s is ta n t o v e rse e r &
M iles A n n ( M r s .) , F o x P .H
a n t iq u e fu r n it u r e d e a le r
P a r k e r J o h n , c a s t r a to r
B o d d in g to n J o h n , b a k e r
Bonner R u p e rt,
fa r m e r ,
S o u ld e rn i P a r k e r W illia m H e n ry , sa d d ler
w h a r f ( le t te r s th r o u g h S o m e rto n )
P lu m b e W illia m , b la c k s m ith
G o lb y
W illia m ,
f a r m e r , S o u ld ern 1 R ig b y R ic h a r d J o se p h , fa r m e r
g r o u n d s ( le t te r s th r o u g h S o m e rtn ) 1 R o g e rs T h o m a s , fa rm e r
H ick s W illia m , m ille r ( w a te r )
R o u se W a lte r , b o o t m a k e r
H io rn s T h o m a s , f a r m e r & la n d o w n e r. J S h a w
G e o r g e S. fa r m e r , Chisn®
H ill ho . ( le t te r s th r o u g h S o m e r t o n ) ! fa rm ( le t te r s t h r o u g h Som erton)
J a r v is N a th a n , c a rp e n te r
| T it c o m b A lb e r t , g ro c e r

S P K L S B U B T . a v illa g e on th e E v e n lo d e , w ith th e i and p e t t y sessio n a l d iv isio n o f C h a d lin g to n , union and
h a m le ts o f D ea n , D itc h le y , F u lw e ll and T a sto n , fo rm s a co u n ty c o u r t d is tr ic t o f C h ip p in g N o rto n , ru ra l deane y
p a rish in t h e N o rth e rn d iv isio n of th e co u n ty , h u n d re d ' of C h ip p in g N o rto n , a rc h d e a c o n ry and d io cese of