[HANTS.] FROXFIELD. 86 [POST OFFICE • Searle William, ~ocer, Fir Grove road Smithett EIlen & Jane (Misses), ladies' Tweed WiJIiam, baker, MilIbrook road- Self Charles, fly proprietor, Park road school, Lisbon road . Twort John J as.grocer,Wellington road Shearer Geor~e, master mariner, Fern Thomas Geo. Alfd. baker, Shirley road Walden James, boot maker, Park road cottage, Nelson road Thompson John, brush makr. Lodge rd Watts Georll;e Smith, gas fitter,Princess Simkins William, butcher, Park road Treger Edmund, tailor, Naseby road road . Smith Benjamin, hay dealer, Millbrook Trigg-s Alfred, tailor, Queen's road Weston George Thomas, linen draper, road TroddJhn.Wm. greengrcr.Millbrook rd Park road Smith Daniel Robert, boot maker,Mill­ Truckle Harvey,shopkeepr.Waterloo rd Wrill;ht Alfred, builder, Varna road brook road Tunbridge Hellry,commercial traveller, Wright J essie (Miss), ladies' school, Smith Simon, shopkeeper, FirGrove rd Cubano villa, Waterloo road \ Varnaroad

FROXFIELD is a villa~e and parish, pleasa.ntly situated, ofvery great extent. The whole of this parish is consider­ 4 miles north.west from , in the Parliamentary ably above the surrounding country, and abounds in borough of Petersfie!d, Northern division of the county, picturesque views; the bold woody acclivities rising from hundred of , Petersfield union, petty sessional di­ the north side of the valleys, and the "upland lawns," are "ision and county court district, diocese and archdeaconry here called" hangers" (hang-ing woods), and in these sylvan of , and rural deanery of Alton eastern division. beauties the hills on that side are remarkably rich~ Basing The church of St. Peter, erected at High Cross in 1862, by Park, the seat of WiIliam Nicholson, esq., ~.P., extends subscription, at a cost of£2,300. is in the Early English or over 450 acres of richly wooded land: the mansion, which Pointed style, and consists of chancel, nave, north aisle, and is in the Grecian style, is approached from the London road vestry: it is an interesting feature of the interior that the through a long avenue of pines: near the park are extensivl! piers, capitals, and arch stones of three of the arches were buildings for a model farm, erected by Mr. Nicholson. brought from the old building (which WllS at Froxfield Broadhang-er, the seat of Mrs. Greenwood, occupies an ele­ Green) and reconstructed; they belong to the Norman vated situation, overlooking the hangers which sweep down period: there are 350 sittings, all free: the site was pre­ into the vale of . Slade H ouse is the seat of John sented by John Silvester, esq., who also contributed £300 Silvester, esq... whose famil~ have been residents in this parish to its erection: the late Joseph Martineau, esq., of Basing­ since the time of Henry VIII. The Bishop ofWinchester Park, contributed £900: the chancel of the old church is is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are John now used as a mortuary chapel to the old burial ground, Silvester, esq., and William Nicholson, esq., but many of , where interments still take place. The the farmers own their land. The soil varies from a stiffclay register dates from 1545. The living is a vicarage. to a light vegetable loam; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops yearly value £230, in the gift of the Bishop of Lichfield, and are wheat, barley and oats. The area is 4,909 acres; gross held by the Rev. Edmund Docker, B.A., of Christ's College, estimated rental, £4,723; rateable value, £4,097; and the Cambridge. Here is an Endowed school for boys, income population in 1871 was 668. .£55, and a National school for girls and infants. A small Parish Clerk, Stephen Underwood• Wesleyan chapel was opened in September,1851. There is running through this parish from south-east to north-west POST OFFICE, The Green.-James Giffin, receiver. Letters an embankment, which it is supposed formed part of the received from Petersfield at 9 a.m.; dispatched at 4 p.m.; boundary which separated the kingdoms of Wessex and The nearest money order office is at Petersfield Sussex. On the site of a Roman encampment, situate a SCHOOLS:- mile south of the Green, several interesting remains have Endowed (boys), The Green, James Giffin, master been discovered. Stoner Hill, from which the sea is visible National (girls & infants), The Green, Miss Elizabeth through gaps in the South Downs, is a lofty eminence, Newman, mistress rising abruptly from the valley of Steep, overlooking a valley Preparatory, Slade, Mrs. Spencer, mistress Crooke Noah, The Green Ackland Charles, farmer, VentlIams Hudsbeth Joseph, steward to William Docker Rev. Edmund, B.A. [vicar], Amey John, farmer, Higher & Lower Nicholson, esq..T.P. Basing- park The Green Jarman Thomas, carpenter, Stoner hill Greenwood Mrs. Broadhanger Baggs Daniel, Troopiw inn Jarman WiIliam, farmer, wheelwright Lacey Henry, Week green Baggs William, blacksmith & carpenter I~ucas John, Bower farm Carter WilIiam, farmer, Rings green LavingtonFredkJarmer,Wheelers farm Nicholson WiIliam, .LP. Gale Wm. farmer, grocer & bricklayer Marsh Geo. boot maker & shopkeeper, Silvester John, Slade house Gould William, shopkeeper Stoner hill Tharp William, The Green HarmsworthJ oho, farmer, Week Green Silvester J ohn,fanner&landowner,Slade COMMERCIAL. farm Thorp William Augustus, farmer, Abborrow WiIliam, farmer Hicks J ames, farmer, Stoner Hill cot Bydean farm

FROYLE (UPPER and LOWER) form a parish, late Sir C. H. Miller. Highway House is the seat of Capt. 3 miles west from Bentley station, 46 from London, on the John Brook Knight. The soil is clay; subsoil, chalk and road to Farnham, 3~ north-east from AIton, and in the clay. The chief crops are hops and cereals. The area is Northern division of the county, Alton union, hundred, 3,665 acres; gross estimated rental, £5,449; rateable value, county court district and petty sessional division, and in the £4,840; the population in 1871 was ~35. diocese and archdeaconry of Winchester, and rural deanery . Pari,~h Clerk, George J ackson. of Alton western division. The rUlls through the COLDREY, adjoining ,was formerly extra-parochial, parish. The church of St. Mary has chancel, nave and now a parish, with only two houses; its area is 195 acres, square tower, with clock and 6 bells; it was rebuilt in 1812, and 12 inhabitants. llnd the chancel was restored in 1847; the east window is filled ~ith ancient heraldic glass; an organ was presented by Lady Miller in 1867. The register dates from 1750. The POST OFFICE, Upper Froyle.-John Simpson, receiver. living is a discharged vicarage, yearly value £306,with resi- Letters arrive through Alton at 7.50 a.m.; dispatched at dence, in the gift ofthe trustees ofthelate SirCharles Hayes 5.15 p.m.; sundays, 1l.40a.m. The nearest money order Miller, bart., and held by the Rev. William Rickford Astley office is at Alton Cooper, M.A., of University College, Oxford. Here are POST OFFICE, Lower Froyle.-Mrs. Harriet Finden, re- church schools built at the sole expense of the lateSirC. H. ceiver. Letters received through Alton; arrive at 8.20 Miller, bart. Three children of this parish are entitled to a.m.; dispatched :at 5 p.m.; sundays, 10.30 a.m. The partake of the benefit ofeducation atthe Endowed Grammar nearest money order office is at Alton school, Holyhourn. A Wesleyanchallel was erected at Lower Overseer §SO Poor Rate Collector, Shadrach Mayhew Froyle in 1862. The principal landowners are the trustees Assessor §SO Collector, James Simpson • oftbe late Sir C. H. Miller, bart. (lords of the manor), and Church School, Geolf';e Leath Veal, master; Miss Sarah Henry Burningham, esq. FroyleParkisamansionstanrling Beament, mistress in a well-wooded park of 50 acres, and is the residence of CARRIER TO BENTLEY &FARNHAM.-James Lunn, tues- H. C. Hardy, esq.; it was entirely restored in 1867, by the day, thursday & saturday, returning same days PRIVATE RESIDENTS. COMMERCIAL. Faulkner Thomas, wheelwright &. Burning-ham Henry, .J.P. Froy]e house Broomfield Richard, Hen ~ Chickens. blacksmith Cooper Rev. WiIliam Rickford Astley, Brownjohn Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper Finden Harriett (Mrs.), postmistress, M.A. VicarR~e Cunningham. Frederick, farm bailiff to Lower Froyle Dnncan George, Coldrey. Mr. T. J. Watney, Newman's farm Kemp Daniel, bricklayer & lime bumer Hardy Herbert Carey, Froyle park Ellis George, shoe maker KnightWm.brewer,farmer&hopplanter Knight Capt. John Brook, Highway ho Ellis Henry, Prince of Wales Little Henry, shopkeeper