[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 Petersfield, 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 East Meon, 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 Winchester, 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 Langrish. 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 Froxfield Green, 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 Oakshott 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. Basing park 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 river Wey rUlls through the COLDREY, adjoining Froyle,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.