Vale of White Horse Directory 1908-1910
Names from Directories for Kingston Bagpuize-The Victorian-Edwardian Village
Kingston Bagpuize [Berks] is a parish and village in the hundred of Ock, union and county court district of Abingdon, archdeaconary of Berks.,and diocese of Oxford, 8 miles from Faringdon. Stations: Wantage Road 5 miles; Abingdon 6; Oxford 9. Lord of the manor John Blandy Jenkins Esq., Senr., J.P.,D.L. for Berks.
The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist, and the living is a rectory,
net value about £220.
Patrons, the President and Fellows of St John's College, Oxford. Rector,
Rev.J.H.Sweet-Escott,M.A., appointed 1891. Hours of Divine service on Sundays
11a.m. and 6.30pm. Other services on special days, and at the various Church
seasons.
In 1880 the church was partially restored, and reseated in oak, and the chancel raised and laid with encaustic tiles.
Population in 1891, 208; in 1901, 186 acreage 1,080 acres: rateable value £1,254.5s.8d. Post town Abingdon. Post, telegraph, and money order office, James Jeffries, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive at 8a.m. and 1.30.p.m., despatched at 3 p.m and 6.15 p.m. weekdays, 10.55 a.m. Sundays. The kennels of the O.B.H. are in this village.
| Ballard, Mrs Martha | Martin, E., coachman to Mr E.A.Strauss | |
| Ballard, Charles, blacksmith | Ricketts, W., carpenter | |
| Drake, W. Tyrwhitt, Master to OBH,Southmoor House | Russell,L.B. | |
| Farmer W., kennel huntsman to OBH | Sharps, Wm., butler to Mr. E.A.Strauss | |
| Graham Guy, Race Farm | Southam, P., farmer, Rimes farm | |
| Haines, James, May Bush, Newbridge | Strauss, E.A.,M.P., Kingston House | |
| Hartigan,R., second whip OBH | Swan, Thomas, stud groom to OBH | |
| Holifield, Arthur, plumber & glazier, Southmoor | Sweet-Escott Rev. J.H. the Rectory | |
| Hookes W., gardener to Mr. E.A.,Strauss | Taylor, James, butcher and baker | |
| Jefferies, James, Post office | Treadwell, Mrs. | |
| Keep, Frederick, market gardener | Wigmore, A., publican, Hind's Head | |
| Lane, F.G., schoolmaster | Woodbridge, W., saddler, &c. | |
| Woodward H.C.S., M.B.,B.C., Stonehouse |
The Victorian Village of Draycott Moor [Southmoor]
Draycott Moor [Southmoor]- Billings Directory 1854
| Giles, Mr Geo | Hissey, W., Farmer, Old Lamb | |
| Barlow, Chas - Shoemaker | Hoare, The Misses, Ladies Seminary | |
| Bartlett, Richard-Tailor and Woollen draper | Kimber Francis, Farmer | |
| Birch, Anthony,Corn Dealer | King, Charles, wheelwright & farmer | |
| Cheer, James, Manor Farm & Thames Side | King, Charles, wheelwright & farmer | |
| Church, Rd., Farmer | Mallam, Miss Susanna | |
| Clarke Henry, carpenter & shopkeeper | Neals, Victualler & farmer, Lamb & Flag | |
| Clark, Benj. carpenter & shopkeeper | Shepherd Geo., Farmer | |
| Clark, Thomas, carpenter | Shepherd Geo., Farmer | |
| Hissey, John, Farmer | Woodbridge, Henry, Farmer, Newbridge Farm |
'The Old Berkshire fox hounds were kennelled at the junction and I clearly remember them 'singing'.
'I'm told they sing when they are happy. Singing is quite different from barking'.
'The heart went out of the village when the hunt moved to Faringdon --no hounds bayed at the moon and a lot of people lost most of their incomes'
Tim Weaving & Sybil Beard - taken from 'Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor - a Sense of Place' available from Longworth History Society
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