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Medical Officers & Public Vaccinators, Nos. I & 2 dis­ POTTERSPURY REGISTRATION DISTRICT. tricts, Cecil Powell M.B., B.O., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Superintendent Registrar, William Sydney Parrott, g& Calverton End, Stony Stratford; No. 3 district, W alter High street, Stony Stratford; deputy, William Snel­ Henry Ryan M.R.C.P.Irel. Roade; No. 4 district, grove, 16o W olverton road, Stony Stratford Alfred Linnell M.R.C.S.Eng. Paulerspury Registrar of Marriages, William H. Sansom, High Relieving Officer, George Holman, The Green, Stony street, Stony Stratford; deputy, George Holman, Stratford Clarence road, Stony Stratford Registrar of Births & Deaths, Potterspury sub-district, Collector to the Union, William Henry Sansom, High George Holman, The Green, Stony Stratford street, Stony Stratford Workhouse, Yardley Gobion, erected in 1836-7, & capable Police Station, Waiter Robinson, constable in charge of holding 200 inmates; a new casual ward was added _ in 1885, to replace the one at Old Stratford; Public Elementary School, Yardley Gobion (girls & the Rev. Waiter Plant, chaplain; Cecil Powell M. B., infants), built in 1874, for Ioo children; average B.O., M.R.C.S., L.B.C.P. medical officer; Samuel attendance, 76; Miss Elizabeth Roe, mistress Henry Hardwick, master; Mrs. Mary Hardwick,matrn Carrier to Northampton.-Charles Stewart, sat POTTERSPURY. Cooper William P. farmer Bryan Thomas Henry R. The Poplan PRIVATE BESmENTS. Davis Edgar John, butcher FitzRoy Mrs. Yardley Gobion house Grafton His Grace the Duke of K.G., Elson Amelia (Mrs.), shopkeeper Goldberg Rev. Asher M.A. (curate). C.B., D.L., J.P. Wakefteld lodge; Fairchild James B. sanitary inspector The Parsonage & Euston hall, Thetford ; & 6 & surveyor to Yotterspury Rural Masom Miss, Churchfield house Chesterfield gardens W & Travel- ~istrict Council, The Cottage Masom Miss, Meadow view lers' & United Service clubs, Lon- G1bbs John, Old Talbot P.H Smith Arthur, Stonebank don ,S W Gray Albert, clerk of works to Duke Weston Miss, Highcroft Angel Rev William (Congregational) of Grafton, Woodhill cottages The Ma~se ' Grimsdick Dennis S. farmer COMMEROIAL. Brougham Maj. James,Potterspury ho Howard Mary Ann (Mrs.), shopkeepr Chettle John The Beeches J efcoate Hy. Brown, baker & farmer Berrill George, baker Lin.nell Mrs ' Johnson Robert, gardener to the Duke Gray Robert, farmer Newton Mrs. Potterspury lodge of Grafton, .Wak~field gardens Hol~oway George, beer retailer Pat-arson William Hill house Lack John Eh, Remdeer P.H Kmghton T. B. farmer, Manor farm Plant Rev. Walt~r (vicar & chaplain M~rriott William, Blue Ball P.H Masom Alber; John, farmer to union) Vicarage Midgley Frank, butcher Mason George, bee keeper, Moor end ' Osborne Geo. wheelwright, & post off Nicholls George, chimney sweep COMMEROIAL. Paterson William, land agent to the Sawford Albert, baker Anchor inn (William Andrew Pratt, Duke of Grafton, Hill house Shake shaft Elizh. (Mrs.), shopkeeper proprietor); parties catered for ; Pratt Thomas Charles, beer retailer Shakeshaft George, builder, house ll'OOd stabling, Main road Pratt William Andrew, Anchor hotel decorator, wheelwright, carpenter Bird Renben, farmer Saxby Fred, stud groom to the Duke & undertaker Brackwell Mrs. Harriett, confectioner of Grafton, Wakefield Lodge stables Smith Henry John, blacksmith · Caine A. 0. house steward to the Smith Samuel Thomas, farmer Smith William, Coffee Pot P.H Duke of Grafton K.G., O.B. Wood- Smith Sydney, blacksmith Turner Arthur, Pack Horse P.H hill cottages - Stewart Charles, carrier & farmer Warr Sarah & Annie (Misses),shpkprs Clarke Henry, grocer & draper 'fapp Albert Henry, beer retailer Wentworth William, jun. beer retailr Cobb George, farm bailiff to the Duke Weston Chas.Herbt. farmer,Moor end of Grafton K.G., C.B. Wakefield YARDLEY GOBION. Weston Henry Thomas, farmer & Home farm Ash by Robert Alfred, Prospect house grazier, The Elms & Old Beeches PRESTON CAPES is a village and parish 2i miles Iand the moat and remains of an entrenchment may still from station on the Great Central railway, be easily traced. Park stands on rising which is the junction for Banbury, 6 south-west from ground south of the church, for- which see Fawsley. Weedon station on the main line of the London and North Sir Charles Valentine Knightley hart. B.A., D.L., J.P. Western railway, 3 north from Morton Pinkney station is lord of the manor and sole landowner. This on the Stratford-on-Avon and Midland Junction rail- manor was purchased in the reign of Henry Ill. way and si south from , in the Southern by Hugh de Capes, who obtained license from the prior division of the county, hundred of Fawsley, Daventry of Daventry _to build a chapel; Thomas Capes, his son, petty sessional division, union and county court district, sold the manor to John Hylberd, of Fawsley, and it rural deanery of Daventry, archdeaconry of Northamp- afterwards came into the possession of the Earl of War­ ton and diocese of Peterborough. The church of St. wick, whose descendants gave it to the church of Our Peter and St. Paul is an edifice of stone, principally in Lady at Warwick in the 37th year of Henry V I II. ; in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, clere- the ut of Elizabeth the manor was in the possession of storied nave of three bays, aisles, south porch and an William Butler esq. by whose descendants it was embattled western tower containing 5 bells and a clock: alienated to Edward Knightley esq. of Fawsley. The the church was thoroughly restored in 1853, and soil is of various descriptions; subsoil, clay and graveL refitted with carved open benches, pulpit and reading The area is 2,793 acres, about three-fourths of which. is desk of oak; the flat roof of the chancel was also pasture land; rateable value, £2,362; the populatwn replaced by a high-pitched roof: most of the windows in 19II was I93· are partially stained : in the porch is 8 holy water stoup, . . and on the north wall of the chancel is 8 tablet to the PRESTON PARVA (o~ LI~tl~ Preston) 1s a hamlet of Rev. Knightley Adams M.A. formerly rector of this Pres~on Capes, from ~h1Ch 1t IS about three-quarters of parish, d. 12 Nov. I76g, and his three sons: in May, 8 mile south-east. Sir Arthur D~yd~n bart. Mrs. Seary rgoo, a new organ was provided and inscribed brasses and W. S. Barra.tt esq. are the prmc1pal landowners. placed in the church as memorials to the late Rev. Sir Post Office.-~lchard Henry Taylor, sub-post~ast~r. Valentine Knightley 4th hart. rector of this parish for Letters arnve from Byfield at 7·4;5 a.m.' :~s- over 6o years from I836. A great portion of the church patched at 5-20 p.m.; no sunday delivery or ~~- is covered with ivy, and from its commanding situation patch. The nearest mo~ey o~der & telegraph office IS presents a highly picturesque appearance: there are 200 at Woodford Halse,_ 3 miles distant sittings. The register dates from the year t9rg. The Wall Letter Box, Little Preston, cleared at 5·5 p.m. living is a rectory, net yearly value {,250, including xs6 week days only acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Sir Charles Public Elementary (Endowed) School (mixed), built in Valentine Knightley hart. and held since 1898 by the 1845, for 70 children; supported in part by ~n endow- Rev. Thomas Rowel Evans of St. Aidans. Charities:- ment charged on the Fawsley estate; there 1s a hous& R~chard But~er left £5 a year for apprenticing a child; left by the befo:e-mentio~ed ~ichard _Butler ; . Miss Richard Kmghtley esq. in 1639 left £1oo; Erasmus K'!'te Johnson, mistress; Miss V1olet Phtpps, asststant Dryden esq. in 1708 left £40; and Richard Knightley mistress esq. of Fawsley, in 165o the interest of I:Ioo, Carrier. John Hickman, by Fawsley & to and /,200 for the school. A castle formerly stoodhere Daventry, on wed. & sat. returning same day • ' r PRESTON CAPES. 1 CO:m.t:EROIAL. Gascoigne & Sons-, blacksmiths Evans Rev. Thomas Bowel (rector), Bolt Ellis, farmer, Preston fields Green John, grazieT Rectol'y Cooper By. James, farmer, Manor ho Hickman John, carrier McGuire Rev. Percival Hudson M.A. Earl Frank, farmer 1 Hickman Thos. Swan P.H. & farmer (curate) Floyd Daniel, farmer, Red houae 1