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VILLAGES DIRECTORYâ1919.
S P E N C E R S W O O D is an ecclesiastical
parish, form ed o u t o f th e parishes of
Shinfleld, G razeley and Sw allow field by
an Order in C o u n cil, D ecem ber 19th, 1913 ;
it is in th e N ew b u ry division of the
county, R ead in g hundred, cou n ty court
district and p e tty sessional division of
Beading, W okingham union, ru ra l deanery
of Beading, archd eaco nry of Berks 3nd
diocese of O xford. T h e church of St.
Michael and A ll A n gels, opened Septem ber
39th, 1908, is a b u ild in g of b rick with
stone d re ssin g s: an organ was provided
in 1910. T h e liv in g is a v icara ge, in the
gift of the Bishop of O xford, and held
since 1914 b y the R ev . F red erick Tem ple
Lewarne B .A . of S elw yn C o llege, C a m Â
bridge, who w as cu rate in charge from
1908. St. M ichaelâs P a rish H all, a b u ild Â
in g of red brick in the E lizab eth an style,
was erected at the expense of Mrs. H un ter,
and was opened in 1 9 12 ; there is a w orkÂ
ing m enâ s club in connection. T h ere is
a Wesleyan M ethodist chapel a t Three
Mile Cross and a t Spencers W ood a Con Â
gregational chapel, erected in 1837, w ith
sittings for 250 p e rs o n s; attached to the
latter is an in stitu te. T h ree M ile Cross
PBIVATE BESIDENTS.
Brown F red erick, Ashdow n
Cole Rev. H en ry E d w ard (C on gregation al),
Charthurst
Crowe Genl. V .O . The C ro ft
Edney J. S u rrey v illas
Elphinstone Hon. M rs. H ill house
Fifleld A lb ert, E ssendene, T h ree M ile hill
Ford H enry. D riftsid e, T h ree M ile cross
Halfacre F red erick S. S u rre y v illas
Hayes Jam es, A sh , N ew road
Humfrey M iss, F a ir view
Irem onger R ich ard,
S ilch ester house,
Three Mile cross
Jones W illiam G eorge, W inton
Kern u tt W ilfred, Shottesbrook
Knight-Jones Jam es
Lewarne R ev. F red erick T em p le B .A .
(vicar), T h e N e st
Major W illia m , T h ree M ile Cross
Matthews Isaac, Park view
Morris Joseph, T h e F irs, Three M ile hill
Oakley Miss E . -Ballymore
Peake Mrs. The L im es
Portsmouth M iss, W arbrook
Portsmouth M iss C . M erton v illa
Prior David, H opeview
Prior George, H ighfield
Eae James W . E lm h u rst, Three M ile hill
Relf G . H om estead
Rickards Charles, T h e F irs
Robertson G eorge A. O aklands
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spencebs w ood .
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is a h am let fo rm in g p a rt of the parish . A
tem peran ce Toom and. m ission h all w as
opened here b y the late W . I. P a lm e r esq.
at M itford cottage.
0 0
Post & Telephone, M .
.
., S. B . &
A n n u ity & Insurance Office, Spencers
W ood.â John Low e, su b-p ostm aster
0 0
Post, M.
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., S. B. & A n n u ity & In Â
suran ce Office, T h ree M ile C ross.â
S am u el
R obertson,
su b -p ostm aster.
Spencers W ood is th e n earest telegrap h
office
L am b s Lan e C o un cil School (m ixed &
in fants) has accom m odation fo r 240
c h ild re n ; average attendance, 180 ; J .
B u ssell, m aster
T h ree M ile Cross C o un cil School ( m ix e d ,
& in fa n ts), b u ilt id 1910, has accom m oÂ
dation fo r 248 c h ild re n ; average a tte n d Â
ance, 15 0 ; H . A. R eely, m aster
Police Constable, A lb e rt Ed w ard A d am s,
T h ree M ile Cross
C arriers.â H iggs, Stim pson, B arry, N u rd ei
& V arn ey. There is a m otor con veyÂ
ance d aily to the Post office, B ead in g,
& to B asingstoke, weds. & sats
Rogers E llis, Tidew ell
Salm on H en ry W illiam , H ill brow
Salm on Mrs. E ast Bop
S m ith -B atten W illia m , O ak lodge
S p ille r M rs. D unboyne, T h ree M ile h ill
S teven s R ev. E ben, A rlin gto n
T ate M iss, Rosedale
Tosland W illia m , H illside, T h ree M ile h ill
V ea r M rs. T h e F irs, T h ree M ile h ill
W arw ick M rs. T he B ungalow
W hite M rs. The N est
W oodforde M iss, O akbanke
W ren M iss, L y n d h n rst grange
COMMEBCrAL.
A dam s A lb e rt E d w ard , cou n ty constable,
T h ree M ile cross
A ld rid ge Charles, bu ild er, Mountfield
A llen T . coal m erchan t
Barnard T h os. b u tch er, T h ree M ile cross
Baston T . coal m erchant
Beesley K ezia (M rs.), grocer
B rid gew ater G eorge, coal & wood m erÂ
chant, T h ree M ile cross
B rom ley G eorge Joseph, baker & grocer
& overseer, T h ree M ile cross
Brooker T h os. farm er, W h ite H orse farm
Brown John Edward, cycle m aker. T h ree
M ile cross
C lark W illia m L . Bed L io n P .H
Clem en ts A rth u r John, grocer
D ay Jam es, beer retailer
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