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PtJRLEY.

VILLAGES DIRECTORY— 1 9 1 4 .

the oiga 11 cham ber, built in 1 8 7 7 ; there is also a N orm an f o n t : the
arm s o f the B olin gb rok e fam ily, w h o form erly had p ro p e rty in this
parish, are affixed to the south fron t o f the tow er : there is a lych -gate
of oak a t th e entrance o f th e ch urch yard, and there are 170 sittings
63 being free. T h e register dates from th e yea r 1660. The livin g is a
r e c t o r y n e t yea rly value £ 2 6 0 , in cluding 17 acres o f glebe, w ith resi­
dence in the g ift o f the L ord C h an cellor, and held since 1901 b y the
R e v J o h n H en ry D u d ley M atthew s M .A . o f U n iversity C ollege, O xford.
H urley H a ll, a handsom e m ansion of b rick , erected in 1609, and
pleasantly situated in fine park-like grounds, is the p rop erty o f the R ev .
H enry Charles W ild e r M .A . rector of Sulliam, and th e residence o f Mrs.
Hew. P u rle y P ark , a large building of P ortland stone in the Italian
style, situated on th e banks o f the river Tham es, w ith in an enclosed park,
is the residence o f G. F . D . F u llerton esq. H ere are th e kennels o f the
¡south -Berks F ox h ou n d s, H en ry W . Boileau esq. m a s te r; N ew b u ry and
H en ley are con ven ien t tow ns for hunting visitors. T he prin cip al la n d ­
ow n ers are the R e v . H . C. W ild er and Sir Charles D a y R ose, o f H a rd ­
w ick house, R eadin g. T he soil is loam and gravel ; su b soil, gravel.
I he ch ie f crops are oats, barley and beans. The area is 1,874 acres o f
land and 3 of \vater ; rateable value, £ 9 ,7 7 3 ; th e p op ulation in 1911
was 238 in the civil parish , and 209 in the ecclesiastical parish.
B y L o ca l G overn m en t B oard Order N o. 31,931, that p a rt o f W h it ­
ch urch (O xon) civ il parish in th e adm inistrative cou nty o f B erks was
added to P u rley.
S exton, H en ry Burgess.
P o s t Office.— W illia m P ocock , sub-postm aster. L etters through R e a d ­
in g, arrive at 6.30 a.m . & 6 p.m . ; dispatched at 7.45 a.m . & 8.15
P.m . ; Sunday, arrive at 6.30 a.m . ; dispatch ed 6.30 p.m . P an gbourn e
is th e nearest m on ey order & telegraph office
S ch ool, bu ilt in 1873, b y the R ev. R ich a rd P alm er, late rector, for 54
children ; average attendance, 38 ; M iss R eed , m istress
Carriers to R e a d in g.— Sm ith,
B u rr, da ilv
P R IV A T E

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R E S ID E N T S .

Best Sigism und, W estbu ry
Boileau H en ry W . T h e K ennels ;
T . N . 14 P an gbou rn e
F u llerton G eorge F rederick D ow n ­
ing, P u rle y park
H od gk in Charles E rn est, P u rley lo
M atthew s R e v . J o h n H en ry D u d ­
le y M .A . (rector)
R ew M rs. P u rley hall ; T . N . 31
P an gbourn e
Sykes L a d y F . W estfield ; T . N . 58
P an gbourn e
COMMERCIAL.

G ulliver
John
E rn est,
W e stb u ry farm

farm er,

w ed. thurs. fri. & sat. ;

B lin d &

K irk John Jam es & Son, blcksm ths
M enpes F ru it F arm L im ited, Long
lane (E. P eters, m a n a ger); T .N .
71 P an gbourn e
Plum b
G eorge
W illiam
V icto r,
police constable
P ocock T h om as, w heelw righ t
P ocock W illia m , P o s t office
R eed M iss, school mistress
Saunders R o b e rt,fa rm e r & butch er,
S crace’ s farm
T h am e Jam es, lock keeper
T he South B erksh ire F oxhou nd
K ennels (H en ry W . B oileau esq.
m a s te r ); T . N. 14 Piangbourne

S H I N F I E L D is a village and parish, 4 m iles south from R ea d in g, in
the Southern d iv isio n o f the cou n ty, pa rtly in th e hundred o f Theale
and p a rtly in th e hundred o f C h arlton , union o f W ok in gh a m , p e tty