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VILLAGES M i â.JECTORYâ 1914.
sHixFiEi.n.
4^9
sessional d iv ision and cou n ty cou rt d istrict o f R ea d in g, rural dean ery
o f R eadin g, arch dea con ry o f B erks and diocese o f O xford . T h e river
L od d on flows on the south-east. T h e ch urch o f St. M a ry is an ancient
edifice o f flint and b rick , in the E a rly E n glish style, co n sistin g of
chancel, n ave, south aisle, n orth porch and low em battled w estern to w e r ,
with som e N orm an w o rk , con ta in in g 6 bells : in th e ch urch are several
m on u m e n ts: the seats are o f oak and th e pu lpit o f
carved oak : th e
east w in d o w is stained : the church was com p letely restored in 1857,
at a cost o f £ 1 ,6 0 0 : there are 320 sittin g s. T h e register dates from
the year 1649. T h e liv in g is a vica ra ge, yea rly value £ 2 0 0 , w ith 26
acres o f glebe and residen ce, in th e g ift o f the D ean and C h apter of
H ereford , and held since 1908 b y th e R e v . H erb ert L lew ely n R ice M .A .
o f Q ueenâ s C ollege, C am bridge. St. M ich ael and A ll A n g els, S p en cerâ s
W o o d , open ed Septem ber 29th, 1908, is a b u ild in g o f b rick w ith stone
d r e ss in g s : an o rg a n was p r ov id ed in 1 9 1 0; th e R ev . F red erick T em ple
L ew arne B .A . o f S elw yn C ollege, C am b ridge, has been cu rate in ch a rge
since 1908. St. M ich a e lâs P arish room , a buildin g o f red b rick in th e
E lizabethan style, w as erected at th e expense o f M rs. H u n ter, and
w a s open ed in 1912. T h ere is a v illa g e h all at S ch ool green, erected in
1913. A F re e C hurch is a t S ch ool green.
T h ere is a W esleya n
M eth o d ist ch a pel at T h ree M ile C ross, and a t S p encerâ s W o o d a C on greÂ
ga tion a l chapel, erected in 1837 w ith sittin g s for 250 person s, a tta ch ed
to w h ich is an in stitu te. T h e ch a rities am ou nt to about £ 8 y e a rly , and
are for clo th in g and coal. A lexa n d er B ly th Cobham esq. o f Sliinfield
M an or, w h o is lord o f the m anor, and Jam es H erb ert B en yon esq. J .P .
o f E n glefield H ouse, E n glefield, arc th e prin cip al land ow ners. T h e soil
is gra vel and clay ; subsoil, gravel. T h e ch ief crops are w h ea t, oats and
b arley. T h e area is 4,292 acres of la n d and 21 o f w a t e r ; rateable
value, £12 ,0 7 2 ; the p op u la tion o f th e civ il parish in 1911 w as 2,372.
T h e p op u la tion attached to th e parish church in 1911 was 1,800.
T h ree M ile C ross is a ham let l-{ m iles w est o f the villa ge. B y L ocal
G overn m en t B oard O rder 23,869, d a ted M a rch 24th , 1889, th a t 'p a rt o f
Shinfield in R ea din g m unicipal b orou gh w as added to St. G ilesâ , R e a d in g ,
civil parish.
A tem perance room and m ission h all w as open ed here b y the late
W . I. P alm er esq. at M itfo rd C o tta g e ; A lb e rt F ifield , supt.
P arish C lerk & S exton , W illia m T. A tta w e ll, P o s t office. S ch ool G reen.
O verseers, G eorge Joseph B rom ley & J . H . R ow e.
A ssista n t O verseer, H en ry G odd ard, T h e W ood la n d s.
T he P arish C ou ncil con sists of 11 m em bers, v i z . : â Charles A ld rid g e
(chairm an), Jam es R o w e , S yd n ey P en n in g ton , Joseph W o o lfo r d ,
A . T . P o o le y , W ilfr id K ern u tt, L eon a rd D om on e, W illia m B en ham ,
R ob e rt C urtis, H en ry E dw ard C ole, F ran k B ullingham & W illia m
G eorge A le x a n d e r; H e n ry G odd a rd, T h e W ood la n d s,'"clerk
P o s t & Telegraph O ffice, S ch ool
postm aster. L etters a rrive from
p.m . ; d isp a tch ed at 8.25 a.m . &
a.m . ; dispatch ed at 8.25 a.m . &
G reen .â W illia m T. A tta w e ll. su b Â
R ea din g at 7.10 a.m . & 12.40 & 6.30
1.30 & 7 p .m . ; Sundays, a rriv e 7,10
12.30 p.m
P ost k M . 0 . 0 . , S. B . k A n n u ity k Insurance Office, T h re e M ile Cross.
â W illiam A da m s, sub-postm aster. L etters a rrive from R ea d in g a t
5.15 & 11.45 a.m . & 4.30 p .m . ; disp a tch ed at 11.30 a.m . & 3.2 5 A
7.50 p.m . ; Sundays, a rrive at 6 a.m . ; dispatch ed at 7 p .m . S p en cer's
W o o d is th e n earest telegraph office