Sussex. (Kelly's

564 WOODMA8COTE. SUSSEX. (KELLY'S WOODMANCOTE, anciently "OdemansC()te," is, aty- Boehm hart. Woodmancote Place, fonnerly the Mano~ mologically, the "cote" or abode of the woodman: it is House, is now the property of George Hudson esq. Th1t a. parish on the road from Brighton to Horsham, 2 miles trustees of the late Arthur Smith esq. who are lords ol south-east from Renfie:d station on the Horsbam and the manor, Sir Charles Raymond Burrell bart. of Knep:p Shoreham branch of the London, Brighton and Solllth Castle, Shipley, the Rev. John Goring, of Wiston Park, Ooa.st roolway, 9 north-west from Brig-hton, in the Mid Lawrence Smith esq. and Mrs. Blackbourne, of Henfiel~ division of the cormty, Tipnoak hundred, Bramber rape, are the chief landowners. The soil to the south of the Swyning union and petty sessional division, Brightun parish is sand, to the east clay, while that to the north ii county court district, Lewes rural deanery (fourth divi- rich loam; subsoil, sand, clay and rock. The pr:ncipal sum), archdeaconry of Lew~ and diocese of Chichest~l". crops are whBat, oats and beans. The area is 2,236 acres; The church (name rmkown) is of flint in the Early English rateable value, £2,509; the population in I891 was 3I4- style, and has a tower with shingled spire containing 2 Blackstone is a haiillet, I~ miles north from the bells: there are some stained windows : the chancel was church. reseated in 1868 : there are 203 sittings. The register Parish Clerk, William Bransden. dates from the year '1582. The living is a rectory, net income £412, with residence and 24 acres of glebe, in the Letters through Henfield R.S.O. which is the neare~ gift of the Lord Chancellor, and held since 1888 by the money order & telegraph office, arrive at 7 a.m. & 12.45 Rev. Edward Winterbottom M . .A. of Christ's College, p.m Cambridge. Beard's charity of £g yearly is shared equally Pil:ar Letter Box, opposite the Rectory, clea.red week between the poor of Woodmancote and other parishes. days, 9 a.m. & I2.45 & 6 p.m.; sundays, 7 a.m The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. W.aH Letter Box, BlackSitone, cleared at 7.30 a.m. & Bramlands, the property of Mrs. Blackbourne, of Barrow i 6.30 p.m.; sundays, 7.30 a.m Hill, Henfield, and originally called "Bramber lands," is I National School (mixed), built in 1866 & enlarged in 188 .. an old-fashioned house, some parts of which date from for 85 children; average attendance, 53; David Payne, the 17th century, and is now occupied by Sir Edgar C. master PRIVATE RESIDENTS. ccntractor, sanitary engineer, car- Isted William, farmer, Biisbury farm Boehm Sir EdgarCDllins bart.Bramlnds penter, undertaker & assist.overseer Kemp Stephen, Whe3tsheaf Inn P.H Bransden William, parish clerk Martin Hannah Eliza nursery· Hudson George, W oodmancote Place (.Mrs.), Payne David Brown Geo. Sandells,farmer,Nutknow~ man & florist Smith Lawrence, Painsfield Fish J ames, s'hopkeeper, Bla.ckstone Pierce George, beer retailer Fish Thos. farmer, Lit. Homebush frm Smith Lawrence, farmer, Paimsfieold Winterbattom Rev.Edwd.M . .A.Rectory Graver Geo. farmer, Homebush farm Standen John, gardener to Henry COMMERCIAL. Holder .Alfred, gardener tD the Rev. Thomas West esq. J.P )3lanchard Joseph Ebenezer, builder & Edward Winterbottom WOO LAVINGTON is a parish, 4 miles south-west population in 1891 wass-.East Lavington, rgr, and We~ from Petworth, 2~ miles south f.rom Petworth station on Lavington, 218. the Midhurst branch of the London, Brig-hton and South Parish Olerk, Wooklvington, George Challen. Coast railway, and 6 miles south-easrt from ~idhur:>t, in WEST LAVINGTON.-The church of St. :M.1.ry Mag- the North Western division of the county, !Vlthe1·bridge dalen is of stone in the Decorated style, and was conse hnnd-red, rape of Arundel, Petworth petty sessional divi- crated 27 November, 1850; it has a turret containing 3 sion and cqunty cvurt dis.trict, 1\lidhurs.t urrion, rural bells, and affords 196 sittings: in the churchyard is the deanery of Midhurst, and archdeaconry and diocese of tomb of the late Richard Cobden esq. M.P. the eminen~ Ohichester. The parish consists of several portions, lying politician and statist, who died .April 2nd, 1865. The at considerable distance apart, but of these two only register dates from the year 1851. The living is a vicar are specially distinguished (as ·Woolavington and West age, net yearly value £165, with residence, in the gift ol Lavington); that which is known as Woolavington is the R. G. Wilberforce esq. and held since x885 by the ReT. older portion of the parish; the other part, West Laving- Thomas Robert Wainwright M.A. of Corpus Christi col ton, joins Midhurst, and the Midhurst station of the L. lege, Cambridge. Lavington House, the property of Regl B. and S. C. Railway is within this portion, which forms for nald Garton Wilberforce esq. D.L., J.P. was built by Jolm a considerable distance the eastern boundary of the high Sargent esq. about 1794; the grounds around extend tG road from Midhurst to Chicheste-r, so that now it is the South Downs; the house is now the residence of usual to describe the division thus-WoolavingtDn, near Henry Graves esq. Petwol"i!ih, and Wes-t Lavington, near Midhnrst: tietached Sexwn, West Lavington, William Karn. porti11ns of the parish near Fernhurst and Turwick have Post Office, Lavington.-George Ohallen, sub-pos,tmaster. been added to those parishes for civil purposes, and the Letters through Petworth, arrive at 8.5o a.m. & 1.20 entire old parish is divided for civil purposes intto Ea.st p.m.; dispatched at 9.30 a.m. & 5·55 p.m.; snnday Lavington and West Lavington. Th~ church, assigned to arrive at 8.20 a.m. ; dispatched at II-45 a.m. Gra1!- St. Pete-r, is an ancient edifice of .stone, in tfte Early ham is the nearest money order office & Petworth rail- English style, and has a turret containing one bell: there way station the nearest telegraph office, 3 miles distaD' are brasses to the late Samuel Wilberforce D-D. Bishop of Wall Letter Box, We!llt Lavington, cleared at 7 p.m Winchester (IB69-73), killed by a fall from his horse, 19 Letters for West Lavington, received throug-h Midhnrst, July, 1873, and tD various members of his family: the which is the nearest money order & telegraph office, church affords 150 sittings. The register dates from the ar,rive at 7.30 a.m year x668. The living is a rectory, annexed to that of Wall Letkr Bo:x, Norwood, cleared at 3.20 p.m Graffhsm, joint net yearly value £183, in the gift of R. Wall Letter Box, Midhurst station, cleared 12.10 &; 6.30 G. Wilberforce esq. and held since 1873 by the Rev. Row- p.m ley Lascelles B..A. of Exeter College, Oxford, who resides National School (mixed), West Lavington, built !n 1853, at Graffham. At East Lavington is a small iron chapel for so children; average attendance, 38 ; Miss Amelia used by various preachers. iReginald Garton Wilberforce Capener, mistress esq. is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil The children of Woolavingt.on attend the school a.t Gmff- is chalk, chalk marl, clay and sand subsoil. The area is ham -East Lavington, 1,719 acreS"; rateable value, £925; Midhurst Railway Station (L. B. & S. C.) is in this West Lavington, 665 acres; rateable value, £1,374; the paril!h, James Hersey, station master WOOLAVING-TON. Smith Henry, under >trt.eward to R. G. Lucas R. 'O..ement B.S., M.B., Oak- Wilbel'lf'orce esq lands house Graves Henry, Lavington house Todman Wil1iam, drain pipe maker & Mills Henry, Chichester road Wi!.berforce Reginald Garton D.L., potter, Norwood Newman James, Chichester road J.P. 1Jeechwood house Woods John, farmer, Barne'bt's cottge Piggott Mi&S, Chichester road COMMERCIAL. Port Charles, Chichester road Blo,v Sidney (Mrs.), farmer, Wester- WEST LA VINGTON. Richards Richard Chilton land fann PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Wainwright Rev. Thomas Robert M.A.. Cox Henry Alfred, farmer, Barnetts ml Bridger Wil!.iam, Chichester road Vical"llge Gable George, farmer, Norwood Costeker John., The Pines Gable Mark, cowkeeper, Pople hill Drew George Henry M . .A., F.R.G.S., COMMERCIAL. Hedger Waiter, fanner, Lower Barn J.P. Pendean Bartlett Harry Samuel, insural'lce agt. Hysom George, farmer & assistant Fisher Mrs. Hill Top Chichester road overeeer, Norwood Fisher Richard Chester, J.P. Hill Top Bennett .Artlhur B. miller {water), • Perry William, farmer, Norwood Gosden Thomas William, Maisonnette, Caster's mill Reeves .Ann (Mrs.), farmer ChicheS'ter road Bennett Henrv• T. fai'mer, Ball's farm Seldon James, fa1mer, Home farm Lucas Misses, Oak1ands house Dent Chas, apartments, Chichester rd .

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