ASHMANSWORTH Is a Long Scattered Village on the North Downs, 8 Nriles W

Fosbury John, Esq., The FARMERS. (* Owners.) ACADEMIES. CARPENTERS Hitchen 3BuneRuth & WHEELGTS. Fryer Rev. Henry Edmnnd, Ansell James Hall 6 Cain Ann 4 Brooks G. Burley Wood Ashworth John Harvey 14Dowse Sar 8 Elkington 6 Gregory C. post office 7 Bastin Js. 11 8 Bastin Wm. 6 Hayson W. James Griffiths Mrs., Burley Lodge 3 Batten Anty. 11 Baker Cs. BEERHOUSES. 3 Willis John 6 Hall Chas. Ralph, relieving S•Baverstock Wm. 6 Bishop Alfd RAKE MAKEIIBo officer and registrar 8 Canning Wm. & 13 Alfred 10 Collins J e- 13AllenEdw Hargreaves Mrs., Enbridge •Clarkson George, Cell-house remiah 8 Baverstock Lodge Collier John, Common 7 Liddiard G. William Hodgson Rev Thos. Douglas, 10 Comyns Geo. & 12 Sarah 13Tapp Wm. 8 Litton Mos. M.A., rector, Rectory 4 Cooper Chas.ll 14 Davis Js 4Taylor Ths. SHOPKEEPERS Hodgson Rev Douglas Rice, 7 Flower Frederick 4WhiteEdm. 14 Attwood B.A., curate, Rectory •Fosbury John, Hitchen BLACKSMITHS. Spencer Holdsworth Rd., Esq., Elms Hamblen Waiter Wm., Ber- 14ChallisJph 7 Bastin Jas. Howard Hon. Jas. Kenneth ries farm 7 Crocker W. 13 Canning Hazelby House Hayward Thos., Bottomstead Goodfellow G Alfred Hull Rd., Esq, Stargrove Hs. Heath George, Elm Cottage 3Sheerman I 12 Comyns A 4 Jackson Rev. Thos., 1\f.A., Heath John, Harewoodfarm Daniel 10 ComynsG The Grove 4 Hibbard Wm. 11 7Jones Mcl 4Sheerman 6 Day Wm. Johnson Mrs C., East Wood- Hull Henry, Church farm Edward 6 Dunn John hay House 14 Maskell Charles BOOT & SHOE 4EbbomMo- Jordan Mrs, Oakhurst •Neate Thomas, Ivy House MAKERS. ses & carrier 6 J oyce John, carrier 7 Newport John Charles 3 Adey Elijah 3 GilbertJph. Lindsey John, Esq., Burlyns ll•Peaty Susannah par. clerk 11 Goddard House Piggott Wm. 11 4 Pope Dl. 7 LiddiardG Elizabeth 13 Milsom James, coach bldr 6 Snelgrove Wm. 11 Stanbrook 3 Gregory } Nobes Richard, swine dealer B*Vavasour Mdk. Waiter, William Charlotte 13 Osmond Edmnnd, corn Hattfarm 3 Stair Geo. 4Holmes Cs. and cattle dealer *White Sa.ml. 11 White John 13 Tapp Wm & carrier Ridley Rev Nicholas James, •White Wm., Burley Wood 14 Winches- llHolmes Ts M.A., incmbt. of Woolton ter James 3 Wemba.m} Hill ; h Hollington House INNS AND TAVERNS. BRICK & TILE Cornls. 4 Salt Mr. & Willis Mrs. MAKERS. 4 White Edm 4 Scott Wm. bricklayer 3 Axe and Compass, J oseph Dore Stephen 3 Willis John 3 Sheerman Rbt. post office Gilbert 13 Pike John TAILORS. Thomson George Lawson, 8 Furze Bush, John Down 3 Willis John Bowron Mr. surgeon 3 Horse & Groom, Comelius BUTCHEIIS. 6Dodd} 3 Willis John, builder Wemha.m 10 DyerHy. Blundy Winterbottom John Fdk., \4 Plough, Wm. Sopp Heath Geo. IPatterson Ts. Esq., Tile Barn 13 Red House, Wm. Tapp ISmith Thos.

ASHMANSWORTH is a long scattered village on the North Downs, 8 nriles W. by S. of Kingsclere, and S. by W. of Newbury, and has in its parish 239 souls and 1740 acres of bj]]y land. The Earl of Carnarvon is lord of the manor, but a great part of the soil belongs to the Earl of Portsmouth, the Bishop of Winchester, Mrs. Etwall, and a few copyholders. The CHURCH is a smallancientfabric, and the benefice is a curacy annexed to East Woodhay rectory, to which this parish is a chapelry. The tithes were commuted, in 1841, for £371. 3s. 4d. per annum. The PosT OFFICE is at Ja.mes Skull's. Letters via Newbury. Goodall Thomas, shopkeeper 1Lansley Cranley, blacksmith, Clement Robert, Manor farm and vict., Plough shopr. and vict., Boot Complin Thos., Churchjarm lioldway Charles, parish FARMERS. Fermor James, (owner) clerk Alien John, Porter's farm I Froome Geo. 11 Young Chas. CRUX-EASTON is a scattered village on the southern side of the North Downs, 7 miles W. by S. of Kjngsclere, and 8 miles S. by W. of Newbury. Its parish contajns 105 souls, and 1072 acres of bj]]y land. William the Conquemr gave it to Oroch, the huntsman, from whom it is supposed to have had the name Oroch or Crux Easton. (See page 37.) Edward Lisle, Esq., who died here in 1722, had twenty children, and published a work entitled, " Observations upon Agriculture." Nine of his daughters constructed here a curious Grotto, which was visited aJJd praised by the poetry of Pope and other writers. One of his sons, Dr. Thos. Lisle, was author of Porsenna, King of Russia, and died rector of Burghcler~, in 1766. :ZH