DIRECTORY.] . . 1939 Johnstone Jn. Heywood J.P.Bignor park IGallon Robert, farmer, Coldharbour fm INeal Thomas, cattle dealer Butcher Joseph, miller (water) Neal Elizh.(Mrs.), farmer, Manor farm Tupper Richard, farmer BILLINGSHURST, deriving its name from the Bil- owner in r88o. Gratwicke House is the residence of James lings, an ancient and royal race, is a parish and village, Wilson esq. ; Tedfold, of Charles Waiter Schroeter esq. pleasantly situated on the old Roman road from London to Maurice Ireland esq. is the lord of the manor of Bassetts Chichester, with a station on the Mid-Sussex line of t~ Fee, and the Duke of Norfolk K.G. is lord of Pinkhurst and London, Brighton and South Coast railway, half a mile manors, and Henry Hurst esq. G. C. Gibson south from the village, 7 miles south-west from , esq. Henry Puttock esq. Robert Goff esq. H. F. Locke-King 9 north-east from Petworth and 41 from London by road esq. W. Berrall esq. F. A. Schroeter esq. and James Wilson and 45 by rail, in the North Western division of the county, esq. are the chief !~downers. The soil is chiefly strong hundred of Easwrith, rape of Arundel, Horsham petty clay; subsoil, clay. 'fhe chief crops are wheat, oats, barley sessional division, union and county court district, rural and roots. The area is 6,862 acres ; rateable value,£ II,oo8 ; deanery of Storrington (second division), archdeaconry and the population in r88r was r,6rr. diocese of Chichester. The church of St. Mary is an edifice is a small hamlet, r! miles south ; ~'IVE OAKS of stone, chiefly in the Perpendicular style, consisting of is a hamlet, r ~ miles north. chancel with a small south chapel, nave of three bays, aisles, Sexton, Thomas Chantler. west porch and a western tower with shingled spire, 129 PosT, M. 0. & T. 0., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office feet high, containing a clock and 6 bells, five of which were (Railway Sub-Office. Letters should have R.S.O. added). re-cast in r8r2 and the sixth added at the same time: the -Job Saunders Clark, postmast9r. Letters arrive from roof over the nave has an exceedingly good Late Decorated London at 4.30 a.m. & 10.30 p.m. ; dispatched at r2 & 8 oak panelled ceiling, with small moulded ribs and well p.m 'Carved bosses at the intersections, bearing various Christian WALL LETTER BoxEs, , cleared at 6.50 p.m. & rr symbols worked in relief: in the nave there is a flat monu- a. m. on sundays; & at Adversane, cleared at 9 a.m. & mental slab, with brass effigies of Thomas Bartlet (1499) 6.30 p.m.; snndays at 9 a.m. LETTER Box at Ra1lway and Elizabeth his wife, probably early members of the station, cleared ro.ro a.m. & 7 p.m.; sundays at 6 p.m Barttelot family, still residing in the parish of Stop ham: Market Room, "King's Arms" there is also a small Renaissance monument of the Gorings, PuBLIC OFFICERS:- dated 17r6: the church underwent a restoration in 1866, Collector of Rates & Taxes, Harvey Jupp when the chancel aisle was added: the stained east windows Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, No. 8 Distri:et, Hors- erected in the chancel and chapel were given by H. Carnsew ham Union, William Henry Hubert, Brick house esq. to whose liberality the restoration of the church is Registrar of Births & Deaths for West Horsham Sub- mainly due: there are sittings for about 500 persons. The district, William Joseph Wood, Five Oaks register dates from the year rss8 .•The living is a vicarage, Relieving Officer, No. 3 District, Horsham Union, William net yearly value £100, with r2 acres of glebe and residence, J oseph Woods, Five Oaks in the gift of and held since r8go by the Rev. Henry Louis National School,}erected in r865, at the sole cost of Mr. Norden, of the Theological College, Chichester. The Bap- Uarnsew, on a site given by him & enlarged in r873 at a tists have a chapel. Trinity Congregational church will cost of £370, for 240 children; average attendance, r8o; seat 250 persons; a Sunday school was added in x885. Henry Wright, master There are charities of £2 I]S. yearly, applied to church Railway Station, W. Simmons, station master purposes. There are two good commercial inns-the CARRIERS TO :- "King's Arms" and the " King's Head," situate in the HoRSHAM-Charman, from , passes through on centre of the village; the Tradesmen's Friendly Society and fri. returning the same day; Joseph Luxford, to & from, the Foresters meet at the "King's Head." About a mile every day, except wed · from the village, on the London road, is Somers' Place, the WISBOROUGH GREEN & KIRDFORD.-James Denman, from residence of Robert Goff esq.: it is a mansion in the Tudor Wisborough Green, passes through on tues. & sat. return- style, with mullioned windows, erected by the present ing the same day PRIVATh: RESIDENTS. Arnold Frank, grocer, provision dealer Joyes Waiter, corn, seed & artificial Allberry Mrs. Hazel cottage & draper, Churchgate manure & coal merchant, Station Berrall Chas. Arthur Clarens,Stanmore Blake John, shopkeeper, Five Oaks Joyes Waiter, plumber Berrall William, Duncans Bradford George, farmer, South Eden Jupp Harvey, collector of rates & taxes Botting Miss, Churchill Brown Joseph, shoe maker & deputy registrar of births & deaths Burtenshaw Henry, Westgate villa Burchell Thomas, farm bailiff to C. W. Kennett Wm.(Mrs.),farmer, Hook farm Caffin Mrs. Station road Shroeter esq. Jeffreys King Wm. dlr. in poultry &c. Adversana Coucier Camila, Station road Chart Emma (Mrs.), day schovl Laker Henry & Son, saddlers Dandy Miss, Station road Cheesmere Joseph (Mrs.), farmer, Laker Waiter, currier Dibbs Francis, West street Andrew's hill Luxford Joseph, shopkeeper & carrier Evershed John Dendy, Croft villa Clark JobS. & Co. family grocers, tea Maas Louisa (Mrs.), farmer, Goldings Eversbed Misses . dealers, drapers & clothiers & general farm, Five Oaks Evershed Mrs. Station road warehousemen, & agents for W. & Matthews Clement, beer retailer Evershed William, N utsfield A. <:hlbey, wine & spirit merchants ; Mills Charles (Mrs.), farmer, Southland Goff Robert, Somers place wholesale furniture & bedding es- farm, Adversane Gosling John Edward, Hurstland tablishment, Post office Mills John Perry, chemist Grinsted Mrs Constable George Sefton, maltster Mikhell Alfred, carpenter Hammond George FranCIS Cork Edwin, grocr. & outfittr. Adv~sane Myram Maurice, farmer, Denham's frm Hawkins Mrs. Crescent cottage Cranham William, upholsterer Myram Robert, farmer Hedgcock James, Station road Dale Artb. Dalton M.R.C. v.s. vet. surgn Price Frank, baker & grocer Hubert Williarn Henry, Brick house Etheridge Clement, shopkeeper Puttock Henry, english timber & woo:l Ilderton William Saunderson, Jeffreys Evershed Jn. Turner, farmer,Fewhurst • hoop merchant Ireland Henry, Station road Foice Harry, butcher Reader Charles, tailor Ireland Maurice, Broomfield lodge Garton Henry, farmer, Frenches Reed Harry Stephen, chimney sweeper Ireland Mrs. Denham's cottage Garton Owen, farmer, Great Daux & Rich&rdson Samuel, farmer, Five Oaks Lee Rev. Edward [Congregational] Grooms Robinson Fredk. rake & basket maker Marsh Mrs. Station road Gravett Edwin, mealman Robinson Job, build~ & contractor Marshall Mrs. Clark's land Green Elizabeth Mary Ann (Mrs.), Row land Joshua, bal:.er & shopkeeper Morris Robert, ·Five Oaks baker, Adversane Sands Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer Norden Rev. Henry Louis [vicar] Grinsted Harriett (Miss), young ladies' Seller Edward, tailor, Station road Nunns Alfred, Station road school Sisman John Butterworth, King·s Arms Page Mrs. Sunnyside Herington Fanny (Miss), stationer family & commercial inn & po.:>ting ho Price Frank Corbyn, Croft villas Histed Geo.Halford,aprtmnts.Adversne Songhurst Alfred, butcher Puttock Henry, Clevelands Holland Thomas, land steward to Sprinks Mary (Mrs.), Station inn Puttock Miss, Carlton house Robert Goff esq. Priors StandingEdwd.shopkeeper, Newbridge Schroeter Charles Waiter, Tedfold Hubert William Henry, surgeon, medi- Steele William, farmer, Palmer's farm Shaw Mrs. Savile house cal officer & public vaccinator No. 8 ThornLon James Richard, auctioneer, Starey Miss, Station road district, Horsham union, Brick house land agent & surveyor; & at Horsham Underwood Edward, Hammond's Hughes Joseph, cooper Towse Albert Owen, shopkeeper & Five Wells James, Station road Hurst Wm. Edwd. shoema. Adversane Oaks inn, Five Oaks Wilson James, Gratwicke house Ireland George, farmer & landowner, Turner James, tailor Highfure farm Turner Thomas, farmer & landowner, COMMERCIAL, Ireland Hugh, farmer, Manor house Rosier farm • Allman Eliza (Miss), dress maker Jay Thomas, general dealer Voicp Edward, plumber Alvis George, farmer, Lordings Joyes John, shoe maker, Andrew's hill Voice William, shoe IDllker