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a u b o r fie ld .

V ILLAG ES DIRECTORY— 1914.

P illa r B o x , A rb o rfield G range, cleared at 8 a.m .
Sundays, at 12.20 p .m

& 1.5 & 6.35 p .m .;

W a ll B o x , M o le inn, N ew la n d , cleared at 7,30 a .m . & 6.10 p . m . ; Sun­
d a y s , 7,30 a .m
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E lem en ta ry S ch o o l (m ixed & in fan ts), fo r the parishes of A rb orfield &
B a rk h am , b u ilt in 1873, & enlarged 1910, for 182 c h ild re n ; average
a ttendance, 1 4 9 ; J a m es R . H a y w a rd , m aster
T h e P a rish C ou n cil con sists o f 5 m em bers, v i z . : J oh n S im onds (chair
m an ), F ran cis W illia m S eym our, A rth u r Charles T a yler, F rederick
J o h n B o s le y , G e org e B en tley
A p o rtio n o f th e nam es giv en under A rb orfield are in the ecclesiastical
d is trict o f St. Catharine, Bear W o o d , b u t p la ced here fo r postal
pu rposes
C arriers to R e a d in g .— F u llb rook , d a ily e x ce p t w e d .; A c o t, tues. thurs.
& sat. ; M aybanks, tues. thurs. & sat. & B a y liss, da ily e x ce p t w ed
PR IV A TE RESIDENTS.

A n d e rso n R e v . J o sh u a A lex a n d er
M .A . T h e R e cto ry
B a rry C apt. J a m e s ,A rm y R em ou n t
d e p o t, A rb orfield Cross
B ruce M rs. A rb o rfie ld cou rt
F u lb ro o k W m . T h e P h easan tries
H arg re a v e s M rs. S. A rb orfield hall
O ’R o r k e Capt. F re d e rick Charles,
4 F irs
R ick m a n M rs. A rb o rfield grange
Sim onds J oh n , N ew land s house
COMMERCIAL.
A rb o rfie ld R e a d in g R o o m (A rth u r
G a rre tt, sec)
A rm y R em ou n t D e p o t (N o. I V .)
(C apt. F re d e rick Chas. O ’R o rk e ,
v e te rin a ry o ffic e r ; C apt. Jam es
B a rry ,
qu arterm aster), A r b o r ­
field Cross
B a rk er C harles, farm b a iliff to
W m .S im o n d s e s q .W h ite H all fm
B arnes E d w a rd , la n d stew ard to
J o h n S im on d s esq . N ew la n d

B en tley G eo. w h e elw rig h t, N ew ln d
B osley F red erick J oh n , m arket
gardener, A rb orfield Cross
C lark W illia m , Sw an P .H . A r b o r ­
field Cross
C ox W illia m , parish clerk
C u rnick F d k . fa r m e r,W h ite ’ s farm
D eane R u ss e ll,frm r.D u ck ’ s N est fm
D im on d Ja m es, farm er, C arter’ s hi
D o v e y H e n ry , B u ll P .H
D ru ett Jas. forem an t o M rs. Lucas
F u lb rook W illia m , ca rrier
G a rrett A rth u r, b uilder & con trctr
H a y w a rd Jam es R .
m aster of
E lem en ta ry S ch ool
Isaac W a d e A . farm er, L a n gley
P on d farm (letters, B arkham )
L u ca s Chas. farm er, N ew la n d farm
M a ttin g ley J oh n H e n ry , b la ck ­
sm ith , P o s t office, N ew la n d
N ewm an G eorge H en ry , M ole P .H .
N ew land
P a rfitt D ou g la s, farm er, N ew farm
R a p le y W illia m Jam es, Bram shill
H u n t P .H
S eym our F ran cis W illia m , g rocer
T a yler A rth . Chas. ta ilor,N ew la n d

B E A R W O O D is an ecclesiastical p a rish , form ed in 1846 o u t of parts o f
the parishes o f H urst and W ok in gh a m , th e H u rst portion con sisting of
the L ib erty o f N ew land and th at pa rt o f the L ib erty o f W innersh w hich
com prises th e v illa g e o f S in d le s h a m ; it still form s p a rt o f th e civil
parish o f H u rst, in the E astern div ision o f th e cou n ty, p e t ty sessional
d iv ision and union p f W ok in g h a m , R ea d in g co u n ty cou rt d is trict, rural
deanery o f Sonning, arch deacon ry o f B erks and diocese o f O x f o r d :
B ea r W o o d is 2 m iles w est fro m th e W ok in g h a m ra ilw a y sta tion and 5
south-east from R e a d in g. T h e church o f St. Catharine, situ ated on
risin g grou nd at th e to p o f th e v illa g e o f Sindlesham (bu ilt and endow ed
about the yea r 1845 at the expense o f the la te Joh n W a lte r esq. and hia