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B ifn o H F iE tD .

VILLAGES DIRECTORY—1919.

end is a stained window, presented by the
Rev. Henry Curtis Cherry M.A. rector
from 1837; tho Rev. F . B. Boyd, a former
Tector, presented the church with five
stained windows; a stained window was
also erected by the Rev. Benjamin Bradney Bockctt M .A. vicar of Epsom (183983), in memory of his brother and two
sisters; and another has been placed in
the south transept by the late Arthur
Harvey Thursby esq. D .L ., J.P. in
m emory of his father and m oth er; the
east window, placed in 1692 by Miss
Sophia Charlotte Thursby, of Brighton,
is a memorial to the Rev. W illiam Ford
Thursby B .C .L . rector of Burgh Apton,
Norfolk (d. 1893) and Eleanor Mary, his
w ife ; in the tower there are two stone
effigies and one of oak, all of early d a te ;
a floor stone inscribed to the Rev. Garnans Daunser M.A. 1676, has been found
under the old chancel: there are 608 sit­
tings, 402 being free.
A new burial
ground, adjoining the old churchyard,
was consecrated in 1886. The register
dates from the year 1563. The living is
a rectory, net yearly value ¿600, with
residence and 13 acres of glebe, in the
gift of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot,
and held since 1911 by the Rev. W illiam
Henry George M.A. of Selwyn College,
Cambridge. The Mission room, Burghfield Common, the property of the tru s­
tees of the late Horatio Bland esq. was
form erly Mr. Bland’s museum.
The
collections are now in the museum at
Reading.- In 1886 the trustees re-seated
the whole of the building, and it w ill now
seat 200 persons. There are also Wesleyan
(rebuilt igrr) and Prim itive Methodist
chapels. The Holiday Home, an institu­
tion and club for social and educational
purposes, is situated at Burgbfield Com­
mon, and was opened March, 1913. The
Brightwell charity, for the apprenticeship
of poor boys of the parish, now yields an
annual income of ¿23 19s.
There are
three other charities with an aggregate
income of ¿ 2 7 yearly, which is given to
aged poor persons. There are three alms­
houses for widows, situated in the parish
of Tilehurst, bu ilt and endowed by the
late Miss Mary Lyne.
The knightly
fam ily of W illiam s resided here in the
16U1 century, and subsequently the Pottenger fim ily. Culverlands, the residence
of Col. Sir Charles Wyndham Murray
C.B. is situated in extensive and pictur­
esque grounds, commanding a magnificent
view of about 16 miles of nndnlating
cou ntry; in 1881 it was entirely reno­

vated and a new wing and stables added.
Highwoods, a very handsome edifice, is
occupied by Francis E. Foster e sq .; Hillfields is the residence of Henry George
W illink esq. M .A., J.P ., C.C.
Gilliat
Edward Hatfeild esq. of Morden Hall,
Mitcham, Surrey, is lord of- the manor.
The principal landowners aie James
Herbert Benyon esq. (lord lieutenant), of
Englefield House, W illiam George Watson
esq. of Sulbamstead House, Alfred Palmer
esq. J.P. of Wokefield Park, Stratfield
Mortimer, the Rev. Harvey William
G ustavus Thursby M.A. rector of Burgh
Apton, Norfolk, and Henry George W il­
link esq. M .A., J.P ., 0 .0 .; Ernest Chance
esq. is also the owner ■of considerable
property in the village. The soil is loam;
subsoil, gravel and clay. The chief crops
are wheat, barley, oats and beans. The
area is 4 ,2 3 7 acres of land and 47 acres of
water; rateable value, ¿ 8 , 7 6 8 ; the popu­
lation in 1 9 1 1 was 1,3 4 3 .
Pinge Wood and Sheffield Bottom are
hamlets of this parish.
Parish Clerk and Sexton, Charles
Chamberlain.
Overseers, R. T. C. Davidson and
Edward Butler.
Assistant Overseer and Rate Collector,
Edwin C. Wheeler, Burghfield Common.
The Parish Council consists of 9 mem­
bers, v iz .:— Job Lousley (chairman),
Ernest Chance, Edward Lousley, H.
Hannam, Matthew Henry Parfitt, George
Manners, Edward Butler, Charles Fisher
& Rev. W illiam Henry George M .A .;
(one vacancy); Henry David Higgs,
Burghfield Common, clerk
Post Office Telephone, Burghfield Ex­
change & Public Call Office, Burghfield
Com mon; W. A. Patience, in charge
Post & T. 0 .— George Cooper, sub-post­
master. The nearest money order office
is at Burghfield Common. Postal orders
are issued here & paid
Post & M. 0 . Office, Burghfield Common.
— Henry David Higgs, sub-postmaster.
The nearest telegraph office is at
Burghfield, 1 mile distant
Pillar Letter Boxes.— Sheffield Bottom
(collected from Theale), Trash green,
Rising Sun, Burghfield Common &
Searls farm
Wall L etter Box, near W hite Swan inn,
Bnrghfield bridge