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V ILLAG ES DIRECTORY'â 1914.
RUBOHPfP.t n.
447
a c o s ! o f £ 2 ,5 0 0 , and re-con stru cted in Juno, 1843, is an edifice o f b rick
and stone in the R om anesque style, con sistin g o f ch ancel, reb u ilt in
1892, at a co st o f £ 2 ,0 0 0 , en tirely defrayed b y th e late R ich a rd B en yon
esq. of E n glefield (d. 1897), M iss S op h ia C. T h u r sb y , o f B rig h to n ,
and the late A rth u r P farvey T h u rsb y esq. D .L ., J .P . o f C u lverlan ds
(d. 1909), nave, tran septs, and an octagon a l w estern to w e r, w ith a
sm all d o m e and con ta in in g 6 bells : th e tow er was restored in 1901 at
the sole cost of E rn est C hance esq. : at th e w est end is a stain ed w in Â
d o w , presen ted b y th e R ev. H en ry C urtis C h erry M .A . re cto r from
1827 ; th e R ev. F . B. B o y d , a form er rector, presen ted th e ch u rch
w ith five stain ed w in d ow s ; a stained w in d ow was also erected b y the
R ev. B en ja m in B ra dn ey B o c k e tt M .A . v ica r o f E psom (1839-83), in
m em ory o f h is b ro th e r and tw o sisters ; and another has been p la ced in
the south tran sept b y th e late A rth u r H a r v e y T h u rsb y esq. D .L ., J .P . in
m em ory o f his fath er and m oth er ; th e east w in d ow , placed in 1892 by
M iss Sophia C h arlotte T h u rsb y , o f B rig h ton , is a m em orial to th e R e v .
W illia m F ord T h u rsb y B .C .L . re cto r o f B u rg h -A p to n , N o rfo lk (d. 1893)
and E lea n or M a ry, his w ife ; in the tow er there are twro stone effigies
and one o f oak, "all o f ea rly date ; a floor stone in scrib ed t o the R e v .
Garnans D aunser M .A . 1676, has been fou n d under th e old ch ancel :
there are 608 sittin g s, 402 b e in g free.
A n ew b urial grou n d , a d jo in Â
ing the old ch u rch yard , w as consecrated in 1886. T h e register d ates
from the y e a r 1563. T h e liv in g is a rectory , n et y e a rly va lu e £ 6 0 0 ,
w ith residence and 13 acres o f gleb e, in the g ift o f the E arl o f S h rew sÂ
bury and T a lb o t, and held since 1911 b y th e R e v . W illia m H e n ry
G eorge M .A . o f S elw yn C ollege, C am bridge.
T h e M ission r o o m ,
Burghfield com m on , th e p r o p e rty o f th e trustees o f th e la te H o ra tio
Bland esq. w as fo rm e rly M r. B la n d â s m useum .
The
collection s
are n ow in th e m useum at R ea d in g . In 1886 th e trustees re-seated th e
w hole o f th e b u ild in g, and it w ill n ow seat 200 persons. T h ere are also
W esleyan (rebuilt 1911) and P rim itiv e M eth od ist ch apels. T h e B rig h tw e ll
ch a rity, fo r th e app ren ticesh ip o f p o o r b o y s o f th e pa rish , n o w y ield s
an annual in com e o f £ 2 3 19s. T h ere are th ree oth e r ch arities w ith an
a ggreg a te in com e o f £ 2 7 y ea rly, w h ich is given t o aged p o o r per
sons.
T h ere are three alm shouses fo r w id ow s, situ ated in th e pa rish
o f T ilehu rst, b u ilt and en dow ed
the late M iss M a ry L v n e.
The
k n igh tly fa m ily o f W illia m s resided h ere in th e 16th cen tu ry , and
subsequently th e P o tte n g e r fa m ily . C u lverlan ds, th e residen ce o f C ol.
Sir Charles W y n d h a m M u rra y C .B . is situated in ex ten siv e and p ic Â
turesque grou nds, com m a n d in g a m agnificen t view o f a b ou t 16 m iles o f
u ndu latin g cou n try ; in 1881 it w as en tirely ren ovated and a n ew w in g
and stables, added. H ig h w o o d s . a v e ry han dsom e edifice, is at presen t
(1913) e m p ty ; H illfields is th e residen ce o f H en ry G eorge W illin k esq.
ÃI.A ., J .P ., C .C .
G illia t E d w a rd H a tfe ild esq. o f M ord en H a ll,
M itcham , S u rrey, is lord o f the m anor. T he p rin cip a l la n d ow n ers are
Jam es H e rb e rt B e n yon esq. (lord lieu ten ant), o f E n glefield H ou se,
W illia m G eorge W a tso n esq. o f Sulham stead H ouse. A lfre d P a lm e r esq.
J .P . o f W o k e fie ld P a rk , Stratfield M ortim er, the R e v . H a rv ey W illia m
G ustavus T h u rsb y M .A . rector o f B u rgh A p to n . N o rfo lk , and H e n ry
G eorge W illin k esq. M .A '.. J .P .. C :C . : E rn est Chance esq. is also th e
ow n er o f con sidera b le p ro p erty in the village. T h e soil is loam ; s u b Â
soil, gravel and clay'.
T h e ch ief crop s are w h ea t, b a rley, oats and
beans. T he area is 4,262 acres o f land and 47 acres o f w a te r , rate
able value. £ 8 .2 8 6 ; the p o p u la tion in 1911 was 1,345.
F in ge W o o d and Sheffield B ottom are ham lets o f th is parish.
P arish C lerk and S ex to n , Charles C ham berlain.