The Communities of Brize Norton and Carterton

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The Communities of Brize Norton and Carterton

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Here are pages from a 1916 Almanac for Brize Norton and Carterton


	PREFACE THE PUBLISHERS, in submitting to the public this Edition of the Vale of White Horse Directory, trust that it may be found equal in accuracy and usefulness to the previous Editions. Every effort has been made to render the information as perfect as possible. It is stated under each Parish in what Hundred, Union and County Court District it is situated, as well as the Diocese, Archdeaconry and Rural Deanery, with the Patron of the Living, its value, the name of the Clergyman and date of. his appointment, to which Saint the Church is dedicated, hours of Divine Service, and the name of the Parish Clerk; the names the Schoolmaster and Schoolmistress; the nearest Railway Station, Telegraph, Money Order Office, and Post Town; the Population 1901 and 1911; and the Carriers. There is also given the members of tbe Berkshire and Oxfordshire County Councils; Parish Councillors and Rural District Councillors for the Parishes in the Faringdon Union, and for other Parishes in Abingdon, Wantage, Wallingford snd Witney Unions; the Fairs for the Counties of Berks, Oxon, Gloucester, and Wilts; a list of Gentlemen’s Residences; the Old Berks Hunt; Almanac and Diary; Motor Car Registration Letters; Sunday Lessons for the year; What has Happened: Lighting-up Times; Breeders’ Tables; a Ł200 Free Insurance Coupon against Accident; and a variety of useful information; also a Photograph of EDMUND STEVENS, ESQ.,J.P. ,. of Kingstone Lisle Park. The Publishers have to thank those who have so kindly rendered them assistance in revising this Edition. Advertiser Office, Faringdon. December, 1915.
	BRIZE NORTON (Oxon), is a parish and village in the hundred of Bampton, union and county court district of Witney, rural deanery of Witney, archdeaconry and diocese of Oxford, 4 miles from Burford, 4 from Witney, 9 from Faringdon. and 1 from Bampton station, G.W.R. Place of worship – The Church of St. Britius. The living is a discharged vicarage value about Ł216 net, with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford. Vicar, Rev. T. W. Sturgess (appointed 19l2). Parish clerk, Richard Smith. Hours of Divine service, Celebration of Holy Communion, Sundays and Holy Days 8 a.m.; Matins 11; Evensong 6.30. Primitive Methodist Chapel, services 2.30 and 6 p.m. Lords of the manor, the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford. Population in 1901, 687; in 1911, 511. Schoolmaster of Council School, E. M. Williams. Post town, Bampton. Letters arrive at 7.20 a.m. and 3.5O p.m., despatched at 9.20 a.m. and 6.45 p.m. weekdays only. Post and money order
	office. Nearest telegraph office, Bampton. Carrier, W. Winfield, to Witney and Oxford, Thursdays and Fridays. An omnibus from Burford to Bampton Station is run daily (Sunday excepted) meeting the 9.50 to Oxford in the morning, and the 7 p.m. from Oxford and Fairford, returning to Burford. Akers Lucy, beer retailer and shopkeeper Badger W., farmer, Grove farm Barnes A., the Poplars Barnes and Son, baker’s & grocer’s stores Barnes William, grocer, Chichester house Bellenger H., haulier Bright J., farmer, Astrop farm Castle Edward, farmer; Manor house Drinkwater W. F., milkman Field Caleb, assistant overseer Fowler W., junr., Glebe farm Gillet Miss, Fern cottage Hoskins James, farmer, Kilkenny farm Kekewich Major C. H., the Firs Knight Miss. Acacia lodge Lock John, Carpenter's Arms Lott Mrs, the Cottage Mills Annie, dressmaker Mills Isaac, carpenter Morley Edward, farmer and landowner Marsh Haddon Morley William, farmer and machinist Packer John. carpenter Powell D. H. W., surveyor, the Limes Pratt Mrs, Chequers Print A. E., blacksmith Pratt Thomas farmer, Haddon farm Silman Miss Elizabeth; shopkeeper Slade John, the Quarry Smith H., family butcher Sturch W., farmer, the Grange Sturges Rev. T. W., the Vicarage Taylor Frederick, carpenter & machinist Thatcher William, dealer Timms Charles, mason and farmer Timms R., cycle repairer Wi1kins Charles, farmer, Sturt farm Williams E. M., schoolmaster Winfield William, carrier and grocer Winfield Thomas, haulier Winfield Edward, haulier Worley Misses, the Street Worley Miss R., postmistress
	CARTERTON Rock Farm, formerly the property of the Duke of Marlborough, was purchased by Mr W. Carter, of Parkstone, Dorset, and a considerable portion of the land is set out in small plots with the object of forming an Industrial Rural Community as he has done in many other places, in the hope of bringing people back from large towns to the land, and live on their own freeholds, by an easy method of purchase. The Estate is called "Carterton". Letters delivered by messenger from Black Bourton at 7.0 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.; letter box cleared at 9.15 a.m. and 7.40 p.m. week-days; Sundays 7.40 p.m. Telegrams – Carterton, Alvescot. Stations – Bampton and Alvescot, equi-distant 2 miles from the estate. The aspect of the place is changing from broad arable and pasture fields to small holdings with houses and orchards, poultry farms, greenhouses. etc. Places of worship – Wesleyan Chapel, Church of England, and Roman Catholic. Anderson R. W., egg merchant Atkinson – surgeon Baird Garnet, pensioner Baldwin A., small holder Baldwin F., small holder Baldwin J., small holder Ba11ard Frederick, gardener Bateman John, poultry farmer Beasley Albert E., engineer Bell Frederick, small holder Bissell J. J., small holder Blackwell Henry, stone mason Boyd John, independent Brett Chas., manager Co-Operative stores Burge Henry, fruit grower Butler Augustus, market gardener Byles Philip, county police Campbell Murdoch, market gardener Carpenter Francis, fruit grower Chamber1ain Thomas, small holder Chapman Miss, poultry farmer Chessmur Thomas E., small holder Clapton Mark, farmer Connolly I., farmer Cornish Elijah. engineer Cornish Francis, engineer Curshon James, farmer Dain M., carpenter Davies Enoch, nurseryman Dawes Joseph, poultry farmer Dixon J. A,, knitter Evans Illtyd, poultry farmer Faulder J. B., farmer Faulder Benjamin, dairy farmer Foot A, independent Foxcroft Thomas, carpenter Foxcroft John, market gardener Frampton John, small holder Freemen George, small holder French Thomas, market gardener Garner John, poultry farmer Gee Arthur Giles, fruit grower Gilbert Frederick, Wright Gilbert Frederick, gardener Gill William Henry, small holder Gray A., small holder Green R., poultry farmer Green Anthony, market gardener Grendon James, small holder Groom Frederick, school master Groves Moses, shoemaker Hagerty Robert, poultry farmer Hall Charles. gardener Hardingham W., farmer Harris T., dealer Harrison George, carpenter and joiner Hawkins E., small holder Hellman George, nurseryman Hemprich Mrs, fruit grower Hooper John, small holder Humphries James, fruit grower Ivin William, farmer Jackson David, contractor Jennison A., poultry farmer Jesty Joseph. dairyman Johnson J., gardener
	Kemp James, market gardener Knowles John, poultry farmer Launchberry E., market gardener Lavender R., sub-postmaster, post offices Lay A., poultry farmer Leslie Robert Moore, small holder Luker Charles, gardener Luker Miss A., small holder Lyon R., decorator Maitland Mrs, dairy and poultry farm Male Henry, small holder Marchent Henry, small holder Miles Thomas, carpenter Mitchell Ernest, senr., small holder Mole Frederick, fruit grower Morris Charles, carpenter Mulford John, market gardener Naseby F. M., market gardener Nunney William, gardener Owen James, small holder Parriss J. H., small holder Parrott Charles, carpenter Pearson Percy, poultry farmer Pengally Miss Emily, poultry farmer Player A., general stores Price William, shoemaker Pritchard Henry, bee keeper Pumphry Charles, small holder Reid John, dealer Richens Thomas, market gardener Riseborougb John, small holder Rodgers W., carrier Rose Thomas, small holder Rossiter Mrs, estate agent Schoth Mrs L., poultry farmer Sellwood Charles, gardener Sharpe Henrv, fruit grower Sharples George, market gardener Shead William, poultry farmer. Skene Uquhart, market gardener Sloggett Captain A. G. Smith Wi11iam, gardener Southall Mrs, tea warehouse Spurrett John, showman Stafford Henry, small holder Stephens E., independent Thompson John, dealer, etc. Timms John, market gardener Uttley J. H., small holder Vallis Francis William. fruit grower Walker Charles, fruit grower Wallace F., small holder Wallis Frederick, market gardener Walmsley Frederick, egg merchant Wearing George, hairdresser Wendland Richard, fruit grower White Mrs A., independent Whiting Hubert, stonemason Williams John, small ho1der Woods Albert Edward, dealer Yeates Henry, fruit grower Young John, small holder

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