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362 LIFTON. DEVONSHIRE. [ KELLY'B London & Exeter at 6 a.m. & 7 p.m.; dispatched at 1 Spear John Ward esq. M.P. Eastcott, Dunterton, Tavistck 12.30 & 6.35 p.m.; sundays, letters received 6 a.m. & I Spry Tredenham Hugh esq. Witherdon, Lew Down R.S.O dispatched 6.3'5 p.m. Wall Box, opposite the Rail- Clerk to Magistrates, C. R. Gerveys Grylls, Launceston way station, cleared at '1-4'1 p.m. week days only Petty Sessions are held at Lifton the first thursday in Wall Letter Box, Lifton Down, cleared at 5.30 p.m. week every month at II a.m days only The following places are included in the petty sessiona] division :-Bradstone, Bratton Clovelly, Bridestowe, COU~TY MAGISTRATES FOR LIFTO~ PETTY Broadwood Widger, Coryton, Dunterton, Germansweek, SESSIONAL DIVISION. Kelly, Lew Trenchard, Lifton, Marystowe, North Pether- Chairman The Senior magistrate present. win, St.Giles-in-the-Heath, Sourton, Stowford, Thrushel- Byng Col. The Hon. Charles Cavendish Geol'ge, Edymead ton, Virginstowe &; Werrington house, Launceston County Police Station, Lifton sub-division, Thos. Hill, Baring-Gould Rev. Sabine M.A. Rectory, Lew Trenchard, sergeant & 8 constables Lew Down R.S.O National School (boys, girls & infants), erected in 1871 by Bradshaw Frank esq. Lifton park, Lift on R. S. 0 Henry Bradshaw esq. for 330 children; average attend- Bradshaw James Buller esq. Lifton park, Lifton R.S.O ance, 63 boys, 6o girls & _<;1 infants; Henry Bucking- Coode Richard Carlyon esq. D.L. Polapit Tamar, Launcstn ham, master; Miss Ellen Caddy, mistress; Miss Mary Macbeth .Alexander esq. Fernhill, Broadwood Widger, Ann Richards King, infants' mistress - Lifton R.S.O Railway Station, John Bowden, station master Oag James esq. Thorndon, Ashwater, Beawortby R.S.O Garrier.-Hy. Yole, to Tavistock, fri.; to Launceston, sat PRIVATE RESIDE~""T~. Cole Samuel Sobey, corn merchant & Northey .John, farmer, ·Lake Bradshaw Frank J.P. Lifton park; & miller (water), Spry mill Northey William, farmer, Yeat .Abshot, TitchfieM, Rants Colwill Jn.Casey, frmr.LowerWollaton Oke Tom, tailor Bradshaw Jas.Buller J.P. Lifton park Olry Wi11iam, butcher Oliver John, builder & farmer, Tinhay Buller Rev. Richard Witherstone M.A. Crase & Co. grocers & drapers Palmer James, farmer, Hele Rectory D~nnis Bros. farmers, Harts Pa1mer John. registrar of birth~ & Bullock Capt. Pelham Home park Dyer William, farmer deaths & vaccination, relieving & Harris-Arundell Wm. Reinfred Arun- Eastcott Thomas, agricultural seed & school attendance officer, Lifton dis· dell, Lifton cottage corn me<rchaut trict, Tavistock union, Tinhav Hutch~ngs Bethuel, St. Mary's Eggins Charles Henry, farmer, Poison Pethick Edward, fail'IIler, Highe-r Cook- Little Rev. Richard (Bible Christian), Fox John, farmer worthy Tinhay Gale Charlotte (Mrs-), grcr. & drapr Pitts, Son & King Limited, manure Maddeve:r Mis~, Tyne Owe-n; Tinhay Ham Wm. Fox & GTapes P.H. Tinhay merchant;; (stores) Oates Mrs. Silverton cottage Hanns George I.i!lington & Sons, far- Rich Geo. blacksmith, Lifton Down Olver Misses, Little Beare mers, Markstone Rich Harry, builder, Lifton Down Sandercock Samson Harris Geo.farmer, Lower Cookworthy Rich John, builder, Tinhay Taylor William Kennedy He.arle Joseph, land agent to Frank Sob~, Thomas, saddler Toulson Arthur, Rock villas Bradshaw esq. Underwood Stacey John, farmer, Tinhay down Westcott Mn. Little Beare Heyward Wllllarn Thomas, mil- Stacey Wm. blacksmith & frmr. Tinhay Wilson Harold Lancaster B.A. Beech- ler, corn, ma.nnre, coal & general Stapleton Bros. farmers, Fitchington wood merchant, steam saw & thrashing Stenlake Rt. & Son, frurm.ers,"'\Yortham COMMERCIAL. machine proprietor; agent for the Stick Joseph, Temperance house Bailey Thomas, farmer, .Carley Phrenix Fire Office, Leat mill Taylor iYilliam Kennedv L.R.C.S.I. Benoy John, farmer, Riscombe Hill John, cow keeper, Finhay down surgeon, & medical officer & public Berriball Wm. farmer, Higher CQok- Kellaway Amelia (Miss) & Cha.rlotte vaccinator for Lifton district, Tavis- worthy (Miss), shopkeepers, Tinhay tock union & for Broadwood district, Bevan Jane (Mrs.) & Hy. buildtrs.Leat Labbett William, Arundell .Arms LaunC"e·ston union Blatcbford Frederick William & .Alfred, Lane Samuel Thoma~, saddler, Finbay Teague Wm. Hy. shopkeeper, assistan~ farmers, Ashley Literary Institute· & Reading Room overseer & carpenter, Post office Bowden Annie (Miss), dress maker, (Bethuel Hutchings, hon. sec) Trewin Thomas, farmBr, Car:ey Tinhay Major John, baker Voaden Stephen,dairyman, Hernamans Brads haw J ames, boot maker Mason Elizabeth (Mrs.) & Fitze Rich d. \Vestlake & Son, tailors Bradshaw .John, shoe maker fatmers, Gatherl.ey iVestlake Samuel, farmer, Colemans Braund Samuel, farmer, Coombe Miller Ernest, dailryman & farmer Westlake Thomas, farmer, "\Yhitley Cbapman Geo. farme:r, Smallacombe Miller & Sons, monumental masons, Williams Wiiliam, farmer, Leat Clatworthy Ilenry, farmer, Stone & marble & stone carvers Wilson Harold Lancaster B. .A. boys• Beara Mounce Valentine, thrashing machine school, Beechwood Clifton John, carpenter & farmer, Lu- proprietor Wise John, farmetr, Ashley ton Down Mounsden George, nurseryman, Lif- Yale Henry, farmer & carrier, fl'inhay Colwill Williarn, farmer, Willtown t.<ln down LITTLEHAM (near Bideford) is a parish, 2~ miles Simeon M.A. of Oriel College, Oxford. There is a Wes south-west from Bideford station on the London and leyan chapel in the villa.ge. The charities are of about South Western railway, in the North Western division of 23s. yearly value. The manor belonged at an early period the county, Shebbear hundred, Bideford petty sessional to the Stapledons, and subsequently to the Botelers or division, union and county court district, rural deanery Butlers, Earls of Ormond, from whom it descended to the of Hartlaud, arehdeaconry of Barnstaple and diocese O'f families of St. Le.ger and Leigh; it was purcha;;pd in 1872 Exeter. The church of St. Switbin is an ancient build- by the late Sir George Stucley Stucley bart. Lieut.-Col. ing of stone in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, Sir W. L. Stucley Stucley hart. D.L., J.P. of Hartland consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch and Abbey, who is lord of the manor, and Major James Morri an embattled western tower, CO'Iltaining 4 bells (two dated .son Kirkwood, of Yeo Vale, '<!.re the principal lando"ITilers. 1692 and 1731 have been re-hung): the church was The parish is finely wooded and the land is very fertile. partially restoo-ed in 1847: in 1892 a. faculty was granted The subsoil is clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley by the Bishop of Exeter for the restoration of the church: and oats_ The acreage is 1,321; rateable value, £1,453; a.n interesting painting of St. Swithin, probably dating the population in 19or was 302. from the 12th century, was discovered on the nvrth wall, SextQn, Frederick Clements. 11nd po:rtions of the old rood screen were also met with; Letters through Bideford arrive at 8 '<l.m. ; Wall Let- the ancient screen has been restored from designs by Mr. ter Box, Satchfield cottage, cleared, week days only, at Temple :Moare, of London, who also designed the large 5.30 p.m. Bideford, 2! miles distant, is the ne~rest monument to General- Crealock C.B., C. M. G.: the old money order office & telegraph office rood loft stairs remain: the old benches have been incor~ A School Board of 5 members for the Littleham & Land· porated in the new seats, and the chancel floor has been cross united dilltrict was formed Oct. 1st,r877; James S. laid with marble: the church was re-apened 31 May, 1893, B. Braund, Old town, Bideford, clerk to the board; and affords 180 sittings. The register dates from the George Sanders, r :Model terrace, Bideford, attendance year 1538. The living i11 a rectory, net yearly value £75• officer including 84 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Board School (mixed), built in 1877, for go ehildren; aver- trustees, and held since 1901 by Rev. Geoffrey Barrington age attendance, 70 ; Mrs. Rowe, mistress Hugo Miss Simeon Rev. Geoffrey Barrington' Bale John, farmer, Middle Langdon Lockley Jame~ H. Heale house M.A. Rectory Clements Frederick, sexton Molesworth St. Aubyn (Col. R.A. re- COMMERCIAL. Dennis John, blacksmith & co~keepr tired), High park Andrews Job, farmer, Nethercliffe Heywood .Albert Joseph, farmer, Philbrick Edward Bale George, farmeT. Shutta farm Littleham court , .