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s o N N in n .
VILLAGES DIRECTORYâ 191 t.
church purposes. H ere is a Congregational cl)apel, erected in 1807, w ith
sittings for 170 persons. D uring the sum m er m onths the place is much
frequented by tourists and anglers.
N ear the villa g e o f Sonning is
H olm e P a rk , n o w (1913) v a c a n t: the house is w ell situated on an
em inence com m and ing a fine view o f the va lley o f the Tham es : the
park and grounds are extensive. T he South Berks L im ited are the
principal landow ners. T h e area of Sonning on ly is 1,205 acres o f land
and 42 o f w a t e r ; rateable value, £ 6 ,8 1 1 ; the population in 1911 was
418 in the civil parish ; the population in 1911 was 650 in the eccleÂ
siastical parish.
E arley and \\ ood lev are ecclesiastical parishes, and w ill be found
under separate headings.
P arish C lerk, E lijah South.
A ssista n t O verseer, C ollector of B ates & K in g â s Tax C ollector, W illia m
H enry N orth , 96 R adstock rOad, B eading.
T h e P arish C o u n c il:â W illia m N orm an M ay M .D . (chairm an), G eorge
Joh n W rig h t, H arry W e b b , Thom as B ussell, E lijah South & John
S u m n er; W illia m H en ry N orth , 96 R a d stock road, R ea d in g, clerk
P ost, M . O. & T . O ., S. B ., E xpress D elivery , A n n u ity & Insurance
Office.â M iss M a ry Anne H en w ood, sub-postm istress. L etters arrive
from R ea din g at 7.20 a.m . & 12.15 & 4.15 p.m . ; sundav, 7.10 a.m . ;
dispatch ed at 10.20 a.m . & 2.20 & 7 p.m . ; Sunday, 12.30'& 7.30 p.m . ;
business suspended at 1 p.m . on thursdays
W all L etter B ox, by the R e cto ry , cleared at 10.20 a.m . & 2.15 & 7.5
p.m . ; sunday, 12.30 & 7.20 p.m
Schools.
Erected, w ith m asterâs residence, in 1859, for 80 b oy s, b y the late
R o b e rt P alm er esq. o f H olm e P ark & his fam ily by subscription s &
an en dow m en t left b y Sir T h om as R i c h ; average attendance, 6 0 ;
F rederick W illia m H arries, m aster
G irlsâ A, In fan tsâ , built in 1835, for 80 ch ild re n ; average atten d an ce, 5 0 ;
M iss K. C on n elly, m istress; M iss F. G iles, infantsâ m istress
W o rk in g M en â s C lu b, R . H . E iger, lion, sec
Carriers to R eadin g. â-G irdler, daily excep t w e d .;
rlUVAXJ? 11KS1IJENTS.
(F o r nam es in Son nin g E ye, see
D unsden & E ye.)
A rb u th n ot W . R ie rson ,T h e C ottage
B row n in g M rs. K a te
C h ristie-M iller Charles W a k efield,
T he D ean ery
C ow tan M iss, T h e N ook
C ox E. M a rion , D o w er house
C ox S. A . G rove cotta ge
C raw furd R ev. G ibbs P ayn e M .A .
The RectoTy
D ashw ood The M isses, T he Elms
D ean A . W . Sonningdene
D eare M iss, G rove cotta ge
D ru ry-L a vin M rs. T h e Old house
E iger R on ald H aydon,Sonningm ead
G a lla tly J oh n , W e ir cottage
A lln a tt, daily
Harries F rederick W m . School ho
H olm an-H unt M rs. S on nin g acre
K e lly E d w a rd Festus J .P . H olm e
cotta ge
M athew s Edm und F fa rrin don , T he
H ollies
M ay W m .N orm a n M .D . W h ite ho
R om er M ark L ., K .C . W h ite cot
Bose G eo. St. C roix, T h e R ed ho
Sa n db erg N . P . P . A pp letree c,ot
Sedley Mrs. E. P . N orth lodge
T a y lor W . Em uss, T h e Old cottage
Tillm an M rs. H illside
V au gh an -W illiam s F .T h e M anor ho
W a d e-P alm er
A u b rey ,
B orou gh
M arsh house
W illiam s C lem ent H .S h elv in gston e
W illia m s M rs, N , S, N e w H olm e