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416
SO N N IN fJ.
VILLAGES DIRECTORYâ1919.
in 1807, w ith sittin g s fo r 170 persons
D u rin g the su m m er m onths th e place is
m u ch frequ en ted b y to u rists and anglers.
N ear the T illag e of Son n in g is Holme
P a rk , now occupied b y F ra n k C ory Y eo
J .P . : the house is w ell situ ated on an
em inence com m an d in g a fine v iew of the
Talley of th e Th am es : the park and
gro un d s are exten sive. The South Berks
L im ite d a re the p rin cip al landow ners
T h e area of S on n in g only is 1,205 acres
of lan d and 42 of w a te r; rateab le Talue,
¿6 ,9 4 9 ISS- » th e population in 1918 was
435 in the c ìt ì I p a r is h ; the population in
1911 w as 650 in th e ecclesiastical parish .
E a rle y and W oodley are ecclesiastical
parishes, and w ill be found un der separate
h eadings.
P arish C lerk , E lija h Sou th.
O re rse e rs, H. W ebb and G . J. W rig h t.
A ssistan t O verseer, C ollector of Rates
and K in g âs T a x C o llector, W illia m Henry
N orth , B each R ocks, 387 London road,
R eadin g.
PRIVATE BE SID ENTS.
(F o r nam es in Son n in g E ye, see Dunsden
Sc E y e .)
A rb u th n o t W . Rierson, T h e C o tta ge
B ro w n in g M rs. K a te
Capon E d w ard O. Charfield
C h ristie-M iller C h arles W akefield, The
D ean ery
C raw fu rd R ev . G ibbs Payne M .A . T he
R ectory
Dashwood T he M isses, T he E lm s
D o ig M rs. G ro re cottage
D ru ry-L av in M rs. T he Old house
E ig e r Ronald H aydon, Sonningm ead
E x to n A lfred John, School house
K e lly E dw ard F estu s J .P . H olm e cottage
M athew s E d m u n d F farrin d on , The H ollies
M ay W illia m N orm an M .D . W h ite house
O sm an A rth u r Row land
P h illim o re G od frey, M ill house
Rose G eorge S t. C ro ix , The Red house
B ose M rs. L . S h elvin gston e
R u ssell M rs
S ettle T h om as, Sonningdene
T a y lo r W . E m u ss, T h e Old cottage
V au gh an -W illia m s F . T h e M anor house
W ade-P alm er A u b rey, Borough M arsh ho
W illia m s M rs. N . S. N ew H olm e
W im p e ris E d m u n d W . Sonning acre
Y e o F rank C o ry J .P . H olm e park
COMMERCIAL.
(M arked th u s * receive letters th ro u gh
T w y fo rd .)
A lln a tt W illia m , baker & grocer
A n g e li F rancis, tailo r
T h e P arish C oun cil-.â W illiam Norman
M ay M .D. (chairm an ), G eorge John
W righ t, H arry W ebb, A rth u r Goodch ild , E lija h S ou th & John Sumner â¢
W illia m H enry N orth , Beach Rocksâ
387 London road, R eadin g, clerk
Post, ^M .
. Sc T.
., S. B ., Express
D elivery, A n n u ity Sc Insurance Office.â
M iss M ary A n n e Henwood, sub-postÂ
m istress
W all L e tte r Box, by th e Rectory
Schools.
E rected w ith m asterâs residence, in 1859,
for 80 boys, b y th e late Robert Palmer
esq. of H olm e Park & his fam ily by
subscriptions & an endow m ent left by
S ir Thom as R ic h ; average attendance,
60; A lfred John E x to n , m aster
G ir lsâ & Infan tsâ , b u ilt in 1835, for 80
children ; average attendance, 50 ; Miss
K . C o nn elly, m is t r e s s ; M iss M. L.
V ick ers, infants' m istress
C a rrier to Reading.â L ig h t, d aily except
wed
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A ttw e ll Jam es G eorge, boot m aker
Beynon John, head gardener to Frank
C ory Too J.P . N orth lodge
Brown G eorg e, decorator
C onn elly M iss K . schoolm istress
C O X EDWA RD & S O N S , m otor enginÂ
eers, ga rag e & coach buildeTS (hire &
re p a irs ); T . N . 27 Son n in g
F a rra n t Sam i.Joh n , farm er, Ch arville frm
G ard W illiam H. fa rm er, Sonning farm
H enwood M ary Anne (M iss), Post office
H ull Thom as H alse, W h ite H art hotel
Jeskins A lb e rt, head gard en er to George
S t. C roix Rose esq
L ig h t J. lock keeper
M ay W illia m N orm an M .D. physician Sc
surgeon, Sc m edical officer Sc public
vaccin ator S on n in g d istrict, W okingÂ
h am union, W hite house
M orris P e rcy G ib b in gs & W illiam .farm ers,
H olm e P ark farm
Pearson H all (T h e) (Thom as Franklin,
caretaker)
P rio r A lb e rt Jam es, news agent
R eeve W illiam , land a ge n t Sc valu er
*R igh to n Fredk. fa rm er, E ast Park farm
Robinson G eorge, b u ild er, P ark view
S m allpiece W illiam Chas. Haydon, farmer
Sou th E lija h , parish clerk
S u m n er John, garden er to C. W . ChrisfieM illor esq
W adham s John, gen eral sm ith
W eal A lb e rt Joh n , police constable
W ebb H arry, The B u ll hotel
W orkin g Menâs C lu b (R .H .E lg e r, hon.sec)
W rig h t G eorge John, dairym an