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in one place, and the same amount to a servant woman is a small village in this parish, a in the following year on the same principle, and so on miles east; here is Scarlets, the residence of Rev. Harry every alternate year for ever, and tos. a year to the Morland Wells B.A. ; Bear Place, of Henry Frederick vicar or curate who shall preach a sermon on every Nicholl esq. M.A., J.P.; Linden Hill, of Major Henry Michaelmas day, setting forth the reciprocal duties of Charles Bulkeley D.S.O., J.P.; Cast!emans, of Mrs. master and mistress and their servants. There are Lawrence; and Bear Hill, of Miss Choate. other minor charities, value about £40, for distribution, Post, M. 0. & T. Office, Kiln Green.-::'.Hss Ellen but many of these have been consolidated, and are Trendall, sub-postmistress. Letters through Twyford under the control of the vicar and the churchwardens. arrive at 7· ro a.m. & 12.5 & 7· Io p.m.; dispatched at " Bare or Beare Innings" is a piece of land of about 8 a.m. & 1.25, 2.55 & 7.30 p.m.; sundays, arrive at 20 acres, purchased in 1641 for a sum of £zoo, left for 8 a.m. ; dispatched at 9 a.m investment by Mrs. Margaret Poole; the profits arising therefrom, now amounting to £r7 yearly, are expended is also in this parish, 2' miles in cloth, which is distributed among the poor of north. Culham Court, the property of Viscount Ramble­ and Cookham. The W oodclyffe Alms­ den, and now the residence of William Henry Barber houses, eight in number, with gardens attached, were esq. is a square red brick mansion, pleasantly situated erected and endowed by Mrs. William Smith, of Wood· on a hill rising abruptly from the Thames and com­ clyffe, in I9o2. Woodclyffe Hall, in the High street. manding views of the most delightful character; the erected in Igoo by Mrs. 1Villiam Smith, and presented plantations are extensive and the park is enriched with to the parish for general purposes, will seat 300. War· fine ornamental timber. grave may not improbably have been known to the Romans, since many coins, chiefly those of the lower CRA.ZIES HILL is a small hamlet in the parish of Empire, ha\·e been found here, and a portion of a , 2 miles north-by-east. Roman road which apparently led to Reading or Si!- Parish Clerk, C. Nash. chester still exists, terminating abruptly near Mill Post Office, -Miss Kate Beck, sub-post- Green. The beauty of this place and the delightful mistress. Letters arrive from Henley-on-Thames at scenery by which it is surrounded have attracted hither & d. h d & . E . h d . t 7 a.m. I2.30 p.m.; 1spatc e at 8.Io a.m. I2.5o, many o f t h e 1ea dmg ng1 IS 1an scape pam ers, d · d' · 1 h 1 M v· c 1 RA d M B \V 3 & 6.35 p.m.; sun ays, arnve at 7.25 a.m.; Js- espeCia ly t e ate r. Icat 0 e · · an r. · · patched at 9.30 a.m. Wargrave, 2 miles distant, is Leader R.A.; the signboard of the George and Dragon the nearest money order & telegraph office inn was painted by Messrs. George Leslie R.A. and Wall Letter Boxes.-, cleared at 8.I5 a.m. & J. D. Hodgson R.A. while resident here, and many U C th 11 k t' h b f t · •t r.I5, 3 & 8 p.m.; sundays, 9-IO a.m.; pper ul- ~h:rpr7:ci~~o~~u:;s'si~ thaevenei~~~o:r~~~~ a::·~::: ham, cleared at r.rs & 6.45 p.m.; sundays, If.45 grave Court, the residence of Henry Coulson Bond esq. a.m.; Woodclyffe, cleared at ·8.I5 & 9·3° a.m. & 2·3° JP.. ; H enner t on, th e res1'd ence o f '[n rs. Rh o d es; T emp 1e & 7.30 p.m.; sundays, 7.30 p.m.; Twyford road, Combe, of Heatley Noble esq.; a-nd Wargrave Manor, cleared at 8·3° & Io a.m. & 2·45 & 7·45 p.m.; sun- & o f W I'll' 1am E . c am· esq. F rom th e year I5.'i2 th e manor days, 7·45 p.m.; School lane, cleared 8.30 Io a.m. 2 was held by the :!'levilles, but on the death in I762 of & ·45 & 7·45 p.m.; sundays, 7·3° p.m.; King's road, El1za. b e th , C ount ess o f p or t smouth , f ormer1 y WI·r e o f [ cleared 7·30 & IO a.m. & 2.45 '& 7·45 p.m.; sundays, Henry Neville esq. (afterwards Gray), it passed to ' 7·30 p.m.; Upper Culham lane, cleared 8.30 a.m. & Richard Aldworth esq. of Stanlake, who thereupon I &. 1.45 & ~·45 p.m.; sundays, 9·45 a.m assumed the name of Neville, and was father of Richard Pohce StatiOn, School h11l, Ernest Thatcher, police A.ldworth Neville, 2nd Baron Braybrooke. Sydney Platt constable esq. who is lord of the manor, Henry Coulson Bond Woodclyffe Hall, W. Ryder, treasurer esq. Wilson Noble esq. Visconnt Hambleden, H. F. i Nicholl esq. and Mrs. Rhodes are the principal land- 1 Elementary Schools. owners. The soil is clay and loam; subsoil, chalk and Pig-gott's Charity (mixed), for 220 children. Rohert flint. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. The Piggott left by will, in I796, the sum of £6,7oo in area is 4·393 acres of )and and 69 of water; assessable the £3 per Cents. upon trust, the interest of which value, £21,047; the population. in 19II was: civil, is appropriated for the education, clothing & support 2,112; ecclesiastical, 1,973. of 20 boys & 20 girls, provided that neither these nor Post M. 0. & T. & Telephonic Express Delivery Office their parents are in receipt of parochial relief. In (l~tters should have Berks added).-William Sansom, I8r6 & I8I7 a further sum of j,I,332 I3s. 4d. was sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from R~ading at 4.w invested in the names of the same trustees by Mrs. & I0.55 a. m. & 6.Io p.m.; dispatched at 8.40 & Io Anne Piggott, who also granted a lease for 99 years a.m. & 3, 7.50 & ro.45 p.m.; sundays, dispatched at I of two cottages, as schools & residences for the master 7·5o p.m & tnistress. In 1862 school-roonJs, with residence for Town Sub-Post Office, Upper Wargrave.-George Fredk. master & mistress, were erected upon an extended J onas, sub-postmaster. Letter Box cleared at 8.30 scale for the children educated on Piggott's founda­ & ro a.m. & 2.45 & 7·45 p.m.; sundays, 7·45 p.m tion & those of the parish generally, thus amalgama­ ting the Piggott charity with the Wargrave National HARE HA.TCH is a small hamlet in the parish ol Schools; Harry Coleby A.C.P. master; Miss A. F. Wargrave, on the Bath road, one mile east. Here is an Knight,_ infants' mistress iron room used for church services, and erected in Crazies Hill (mixed), for I20 .children; J. Griffin, mastr 1902, in memory of Miss Caroline Young~ here is ·Hare Hatch Lodge, the residence of Mrs. Young; Bare Railway Station, William John Malpress, station master Hatch House, of Acbert Edward Huggins esq. and Carrier to Twyford & Reading.-A.lfred Engene Ladd, Yeldall, of Professor Arthur Schuster F.R.S. daily, except wed WARGRA.VE. Dunkerley Roylance, Red cottage [ Kusel Alfred Thomas, Homeland PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Foster Henrv S. Thatched Holm Lang Mrs. Pendeen, Gill A.rthur Bernard, The Willows Lempriere Mrs. Gaunt cottage (Marked thus • receive letters through Goodricke Lionel F. Ingle nook Lindemere Victor, Carholme Henley-on-Thames.) Goring Thomas, Braybrook cottage McCrea John B..A.., M.B. Lisna A.tkinson R. Frank, Ferry lodge Gonlding Ed..-ard Alfred M.P. War· I Mackenzie H. H. 1\forell, 'l'he Ambush Aylward George James, Woodcut g-rave hall; & Carlton club S W & Morley Miss, Waverley Bainbridge Harry C. Braybrook road Constitutional club ·w C, London Morris Mrs. Creekside •Barber William Hy. Culham court Gray Raymond, King's cot *Noble Heatley, Temple Combe Becker Frank B. The Cottage Gregory Edward, Woodlands Nutter Edward M. The Sister's cot' Bennett John, The Homestead Griffin Capt. Robt. C. Barrymore ho Oppenheimer Herbert. Loddon acre Bond Henry Coulson J.P. WargravB et *Grove Arthur Stan ley, Ken ton's 1Phillimore G. G. Maplecroft Bonlton Mrs. The Orchard Groves Mrs. Wargrave lodge IPickett Wm. Richd. Thames mount Broom Ernest E Hannen Edward Charles, Wargrave ho Porter Miss, Ouseley house Burrows William, The Nook Hannen Lancelot, Gaunt house *Rhodes Mrs. Hennerton • Cain William E. Wargrave manor Headington Frederick William,Yarrow Roberts Richard A. Rahna Churcher Capt. Bryan Thos. Hill ho Hermon Percy, Old Mill cottage Ryder William Chas. The Little ho Clairmonte E. Geo. Thatched house Hinton Frederick Wm. Dean hollow Slade Frederick Rupert, Scatwell Clarke Cecil Somers, The Arches Holland W. F. Claud, The Gables Slattery F. Wolfe, Mavis cottage Cook Sam, Hillmorton Johnston Gilbert C. Beechwood Smith Waiter, Sunny bank Cramptcin Arthur, Deanville J ones Howard, Red (l(lttage Stevenson Mrs. Ferry view Deakin Francis Howard, Orchard ho Knox A.rthur, Fairfield , Stewart Charles, The Mount