DIRECTORY. 1635 WITTERING. [.] Buds-en Richd. bricklayer & shopkeepr Hale Abraham, fu.rmer, Hale farm Parris John, farmer, Ham farm Burfoot John, farmer, Lodg·efield farm Hall Obadiah, farmer, Hendal farm Patching Thomas, farmer,Alksford farm Caffin Thomas, miller Ha.rding J. miller, Blackham mill Payne John, miller, Crowborough mill Carpenter-, Sussex Oak Heath Adam, seedsman Pratt David, fiumer Chapman Jas. farmer, Hoadley's farm Hicks Mrs. farmer, Gilridge farm Pratt Moses, shopkeeper, Lye green Cheney William & Sons, farmers, Old Hooker George, farmer Richardson Daniel, farmer Buckhurst farm Je:ffrey Henry, farmer Roberts Y. wheelwright & blacksmith Chewter William, farmer Kember Wm. farmer,Summersalesfarm Stanford -, farmer, Willett's farm Crowhurst Robt. farmer, Salehurst farm Kennard Chas. farmer. Blackham court Streatfield Thomas, carrier Crowhurst Wm. farmer, Pound farm Killick John, farmer, Groombridge Taylor Edward, post office receiving ho Dadswell Edwd. farmer, Tanyard farm Killick Thomas, farmer, Lye green Taylor Frances (Miss), draper & grocer Davey John, farm bailiff, Wigg's farm Killick William, farmer Treherne Benjamin, land agent to the Devall Smith, Dorset Arms Knight Geo. Coleman, farmer,Fishrsgte Right Hon. Earl De la W arr Goodwin-, farmer, Sherlocks Langridge William, farmer, Little Turner John, boot & shoe maker Hall Caroline (Mrs.) & John, farmers, Storeland farm Turner Thomas, shopkeeper Duckings farm Norman ·wm. Halfnwon, Friars' gate W allis J oseph, cooper PosT OFFICE.-Edward Taylor, postmaster. 1\foney orders CARRIERS TO:- are granted & paid at this office. Letters arrive by mail- -Thomas Streatfield's van, every wednesday cart from Tunbridge Wells every morning at 5·30; de- morning to the Nag's Head inn, Borough, returning from livered ·at 7 a.m.; dispatched at 7 p.m thence every friday night; Robert J arvis's van, from PARISH ScHOOLS :- Crowborough & Hartfi.eld, every tuesday & thursday, to St. Michael's, Ambrose Williams, master; Miss Wilson, Queen's Head inn, Borough, returning from thence every mistress thursday & saturday INSURANCE AGENT-Provincial (Welsh) Insurance, TuNBRIDGE WELLs-George Gilham's cart, from East Edward Taylor Grinstead, every tuesday, thursday & saturday, returning .Dorset Arms Commercial inn, William Norman same days EAST and WEST WJ:TTEKJ:NG. village, which is small, is in the south-western part of the is a parish in Manhood hundred, rape of parish, 8 miles south-west from . The district is Chichester, ·west Hampnett union, , diocese and low, varied by no hill and dale, but still affording marine archdeaconry of Chichester, and deanery of , n views of uncommon extent, variety, and magnificence, miles south-west from Chichester, adjoining the parishes of having the isles of Pilsey, Hayling, and Thorney, with a , , and West Wittering. It contains an background of the hills, thus forming varied and area of 1,260 acres of arable and pasture land; from the interesting pictures. The principal landowners are 1\fessrs. mouth of to the extremityof bill, a Gorham, I de, Harris, and Aylmore. The prebendal estate, distance of about 8 miles, the sea has encroached so a3 to have held by the trustees of Oliver Whitby, Esq., for three lives, absorbed a large portion of the prebendal manor of Brack- comprising about 275 statute acres, is in this parish. The lesham. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of the church is ancient, with wood belfry, square tower with 3 :Bishop of London, value £190 per annum, with residence, bells, chancel, nave, south aisle, ancient Norman font, and held by the Rev. W. ~filler, l!.A. Population, in 1851, two very ancient monuments on the north sideofthechancel. was 233. The register dates from 1622. The living is a vicarage, value WEST WITTERING, in the same jurisdiction as East £165 per annum, in the gift of the Bishop of Chichester; the Wittering, is a parish bounded on the north by ltchenor and incumbent is the Rev. Charles Gaunt, M.A., rector of Isfield. Birdham, on the east by East Wittering, on the west by Here is a neat National school, built by the Whitby trustees, Chichester harbour, and on the south by the British channel. who hold the rectorial tithes. The population, in 1851, Its area is 2,500 acres; the soil is of rich quality. The was 609. East Wittering. Gorham James, esq. Bury barn Hoare James, carpenter PRIVATE RESIDENTS. G01·ham Mrs Hoare Joseph, farmer Clement Rev. Thomas [curatel, Rectory Ide John, esq Hooker Josias, chief boatman of coast Wollaston Lieut. Garwood W: Cogbush lde 1\fiss guard station Woodman ~Irs Underwood Rev. Wm. David [curate] Ide George, butcher COMMERCIAL. ·woodman Mrs Ide George, jun. blacksmith Bacon Edmund, Royal Oak COMMERCIAL. Jordan John, baker & post office Combes John, farmer Aylmore Thomas, farmer & owner Lang George, blacksmith Lang Lucius, blacksmith Bard James, butcher ~[arshall James, farmer Read Charles Linney, shoemaker Bigwood ~Iary (Miss), shopkeeper Miller John, pilot Redman George, carrier Combes Charles, farmer, Rookwood Napper Henry, blacksmith Redman William, wheelwright EvansJames&Jesse,bakers&shopkpers Russell George & Thomas, farmers Sparkes Charles, farmer, Stubcroft Farne John, farmer Souch John, miller Sparkes Peachey, farmer Francis Mary (Mrs.),farmer, Hale farm Stevens Williarn, jun. shopkeeper Trewin William, chief boatman of coast Goodwin George,JJog ~Duck Symonds Edward, farmer guard station Harris Thomas, farmer & owner, Symonds Harriet (1\frs.), farmer West Wittering. Hunt's land Symonds }fatthew, farmer PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Hawkins Samuel, shoemaker Terry George, carrier "Berton Ambrose J. esq Hoare Ellen (Miss), girls' day school Turner Humphry, pilot PosT OFFICE.-John Jordan, receiver, West "Wittering.J patched at 2·30 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Letters arrive from Chichester at II·30 a.m. & are dis- Chichester WJ:V"ELSE'J:ELD is in the Chailey union, Street hundred, church of St. John the Baptist is in the Early English style. Lewes rape, East Sussex, ~iocese of Chichester, archdeaconry Here are two places of worship for the Baptist dissenters. of Lewes, and deanery of Lewes, 4 miles south-east from Here is a new lunatic asylum for the county, com­ Cuckfield, and 3~ south from Lindfield. The living is a menced about 4 years ago, and now rapidly approaching perpetual curacy, annual value £94, in tl1e gift of Miss completion. The area is 3,103 acres, and the population, in Jane Tanner, and held by the Rev. George Dixon. The 1851, was 608 • .Alien Mrs Burtenshaw Henry, farmer Knight Frederick, fanner Bellamy Mrs. Fan house Butcher Edwalld, New inn Knight Thomas, farmer, Strood farm Britt Gordon, esq. Little Oat hall Chatfield John, farmer, Frankland's fm Knight Timothy, blacksmith .Cotterill William, esq Cheesman Charles, farmer, Lunce'sfrm Ockenden Thomas, boot & shoe maker Dixon Rev. George Dudeney Samuel, farmer Randall Nathaniel, Fox~ Hounds, & Faithful Miss Ede George, glover & fellw.. onger farmer Freeman Mr. James FarncombeWilliam, farmer, More house Rhodes Christopher, farmer, Great Oat COMMERCIAL. Heaver George, farmer, Slugwash hall farm Agate Davit!, farmer, Clear·waters farm Hill George, farmer Skillman Charles, master of National Ashdown Mrs. Asylum Arms Hollingdale John, farmer, Theobalds school Avery Alien Webb, wheelwright Jeffrey John, fellmonger Skillman Elizabeth (~Irs.), mistress of Avery ~Iary Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper_ Kent John, farmer National school Avery John, butcher Kenward Wi!liam, harness maker & Smith Henry, shoemaker AnscombeSamson,farmer,Shoulders frm postmaster Stevens Henry, Cock Brattle William, farmer Knight Ebenezer, shopkeeper Thomas George, fiumer, Slugwaslt 105