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V IL L A G E S DIRECTORY— 1914.

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W illia m A llfr e y esq. G ra zeley C ou rt, th e p r o p e rty o f C ol. F . D ra k e,
is n ow occu p ied b y M iss N eilson .
J a m es H erb ert B en y on esq. o f
E n glefield H ou se, is lord o f th e m a n or, and F red erick W illia m A llfr e y
esq. is th e p rin cip a l la n d ow n er. T h e soil is loam ; su b soil, gra vel and
clay. T h e ch ie f crop s are w h ea t, oats and beans. T h e area is 619
acres ; rateable value, £6 8 8 ; th e p op u la tion o f the ecclesia stica l parish
in 1911 w as 676 and o f th e tith in g in 1911, 31.
D idenham , a tith in g o f this parish, form erly b elonged to W ilts h ire ,
but b y th e A cts 2 and 3 W illia m I V . cap. 64, and 7 and 8 V ie t. cap. 61,
it was annexed to B erk sh ire, and is ecclesia stica lly attach ed to G ra zeley .
H a rtley D um m er is a lib e rty , h alf-a -m ile north.
P arish C lerk, J oh n H ig g in s.
L e tte rs th rou gh R e a d in g ; th e n earest m on ey ord er offices are a t S h in field, T h ree M ile C ross & S p en cer’s W o o d ; telegra p h offices are a t
S pencer’ s W o o d & Shinfield (S ch ool green)
W a ll L e tte r B o x , near the ch u rch , cleared at 9.10 a .m . & 2 .1 5 & 7.15
p .m . ; Sundays, 9 a.m
P illa r L e tte r B o x ’ at S p en cer’ s W o o d , cleared at 11.15 a .m . & 3.15 &
7.45 p .m . ; Sundays, 6.55 p .m
P illa r L e tte r B o x , G ra zeley cou rt, cleared at 6.50 a.m . & 12.45 & 6 .5 0
p.m . ; Sundays, 6.50 a.m
P illa r L e tte r B o x , R e a d in g roa d, clea red at 11.30 a .m . & 3.30 & 7.45
p . m . ; sun day, 7.5 p .m
P u b lic E lem en ta ry Schools.
M ix e d , erected in 1861, & en larged in 1893 & 1912, fo r 134 ch ild ren •
a verage atten d an ce, 1 1 4 ; M iss E . A . W a lk e r, m istress
In fa n ts’ , at S p en cer’s W o o d , erected in 1890, for 95 ch ildren ; a vera ge
a ttendance, 60 ; M rs. W rig h t, m istress
C arriers to R e a d in g .— H ou n sell, d a ily , e x ce p t w ed. ; C. D . S m ith m on
tues. thurs. & sat. ; W h itb u rn , tues. thurs. & sat. ; B y e , m on. tues.
thurs. & sat. & L e v e r, m on. w ed. & sat
(U nless m ark ed o th e rw ise, nam es I B ro o k e r T h om a s, m a rk e t ga rd en er
are in th e T h ree M ile Cross j
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posta l d e liv e ry .)
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H iggin s J o h n , pa rish clerk
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