The parish includes the small hamlets of Lindford, Standford, Hollywater, Deadwater, Bank of England, Sleaford, Wishanger, Hearne, Barford, Whitmore and Greyshott, and many scattered houses in the valleys of the rivulets and on the higher heath-lands of Woolmer Forest, which extends into this and the surrounding parishes and also into Surrey. An Act of parliament for disafforesting Woolmer was passed some years ago, and large portions of it in this and the neighbouring parishes were enclosed in 1858; but about 8,000 acres in it and the adjacent forest of Alice Holt still belong to the Crown, as part of the Royal Forests. (See page 59.) There are two paper mills and several corn mills on the rivulets. The Bishop of Winchester is lord of the manor of Headley, but the soil belongs chiefly to Sir A. Macdonald, H. H. Allen, Esq., Sir H. Keating, W. Chalcraft Esq., E. I'Anson, Esq., J. R. Phillips, Esq., the Hon. J. T. Dutton, and the Hon. F. Foley. Headley Park is the property of Sir Henry Keating, but the house was taken down many years ago. Eveley House, on the left bank of the Standford rivulet, is the seat of H. H. Allen, Esq. The CHURCH (All Saints') was nearly all rebuilt in 1858-9, at the cost of about £1,100, except the tower, which was rebuilt in 1838 [no - the tower was not rebuilt - it is original late C14, but lost its spire in the fire of 1836]. It consists of nave, chancel, vestry, and south porch, and is in the Early English style. The east window is enriched with beautiful painted glass, by Ward & Hughes, inserted in memory of the late Rev. J. B. Dykes, who was rector here from 1848 to 1872; it is a tripulet, and represents the Nativity and the Transfiguration of Christ, and the Angel at the Tomb. In the north side of the chancel is an ancient painted window which has been removed from some other church; and in the south side of the nave is a window enriched with stained glass by Ward & Hughes, representing Jesus, Mary and Martha at the tomb of Lazarus, and inserted in 1878, in memory of Mr John Clear of Trottsford. Another window in the north side of the nave has been similarly enriched by E. I'Anson, Esq., J.P., in memory of his wife and daughter. The Register dates from 1538. The churchyard was enlarged in 1853. The living is a rectory, valued in K.B. at £21 4s. 7d., and now at £825, in the patronage of Queen's College, Oxford, and incumbency of the Rev. W. H. Laverty, M.A., who has 50 acres of glebe, and a residence, which was improved in 1852, at the cost of £500. A FREE SCHOOL for 12 poor children of Headley parish was founded in 1755, by the Rev. Geo. Holme, D.D., who endowed it with a house for the residence of the master, a house and 2A. 2R. 16P. of land in Whitmore valley, and with an annuity of £6 out of an estate at Ash. The school was enlarged by subscription in 1872, and has since been conducted on the National system. It is now attended by about 60 boys and 50 girls. There are also in the parish an Infant School at Headley, and a Mixed School at Grayshott, the latter being solely supported by Edw. I'Anson, Esq., J.P. Divine service is held here on Sunday afternoons.
POST and MONEY ORDER OFFICE and SAVINGS BANK at Mr. William Speakman's, Arford. Letters are received at 7.30 a.m. and 3.10 p.m., and despatched at 10.45 a.m. and 6.10 p.m., via Liphook and Petersfield. There is a RECEIVING HOUSE at Mr Thomas Faulkner's, Standford. Letters are received at 7.10 a.m. and despatched at 6.30 p.m., via Petersfield. There is a WALL LETTER BOX in Headley Street.
Alden, George, farmer, Beech hill
Allen, Mr Henry Howard, Eveley house
Baxter, John, farmer, Lindford
Bennett, Mrs. Sarah, The Green
Bettesworth, Edmund, farmer and hop grower, Bayfields
Bone, George, farrier, Lindford
Boxall, Charles, shopkeeper
Bridger, Henry, farmer, Hill End farm
Bridger, Joseph, farmer, Lindford
Brindley, Samuel, carrier, Lindford
Burson, Henry Bennett, farmer, Arford
Campbell, Mr James, Hilland house
Chandler, Chas., shopkeeper, Lindford
Clarke, Mrs. Ellen, National schoolmistress, Greyshott
Collins, Miss Elizabeth, Hilland
Collins, Mrs. Louisa, farmer & blacksmith
Curtis, James, grocer, Arford
Curtis, Rd., draper, outfitter & general furnisher, Churchgate; h Standford
Elstone, John, beerhouse & shopkeeper
Faulkner, Thomas, wheelwright, smith, shopkeeper & postmaster, Standford
Fillmore, Charles, National schoolmaster
Foley, Hon. Fitzalan, Broxhead
Ford, Mr George, Lynstead house
Fraser, Mr Seymour, Chesnut cottage
Frost, David, victualler, Robin Hood, Standford
Fullick, Mrs. Martha, farmer, Hollywater
Gamblin, George, shoemaker
Gauntlett, James, farmer, Hollywater
Glaysher, Mrs. Mary, shopkeeper, Barford
Greenaway, Samuel, cattle dealer & farmer [Greenway previously]
Hahn, Mr Theophilus Sigmond, Headley grange
Harding, Albert John, carpenter & shopkeeper, Lindford
Harrap, Miss Mary, National schoolmistress
Hayden, Daniel, victualler, Royal Exchange
Howick, William, farmer, Broxhead
I'Anson, Edward, Esq., J.P., architect, Greyshott; and London
Jolliffe, Mrs. Mary, Headley villa
Keating, Right Hon. Sir Henry Singer, Knt., P.C., Headley park, and Windham Club, S.W. and 11 Prince's gardens, W. London
Kingdom, Mrs. Jane, farmer & hop planter, Trotsford
Knight, Miss Elizabeth, shopkeeper (Tipper & K); h Arford
Knight, Henry, builder, Arford
Knight, Thomas, victualler, New Inn
Langrish, Walter, farmer & landowner, Saunders green
Langrish, Mr William, Curtis house
Laverty, Rev. Wallis Hay, M.A., rector, The Rectory
Lickfold, John, farmer & miller, Headley mills
Louch, Eli, saddler, harness maker & shopkeeper, Headley mill
Marden, Mrs. Mary Ann, victualler, White Horse
Marshall, Richard, victualler, Wheat Sheaf, Arford
Mills, James, carpenter, Saunders green
Mills, William, farmer
Parfect, Mrs. Mary Ann, shopkeeper, Arford
Parker, Robert, farmer, Wishanger
Petar, Mrs. Edward Tooth, farmer & hop planter, Headley wood
Phillips, Mr John Rous, Greyshott
Price, Mr Harry
Rivers, Jesse, victualler, Crown Inn, Arford
Rogers, William, baker & grocer
Sherwood, Mr William, Laurel cottage
Slade, George, butcher
Smith, Mrs. Jane, Prospect hill
Speakman, William, postmaster & parish clerk, Arford
Strugnell, George, tailor, Lindford
Sutton, Mr William Headley
Taylor, Charles, farm bailiff to Mr H. H. Allen, Lindford
Tilbury, Timothy, shopkeeper, Barford
Tipper (Mrs. Sarah) & Knight, shopkeepers, Arford
Upperton, James, victualler, Holly Bush
Viney, John Henry, cabinet maker, Beech hill
Walker, Mr Leslie, Alexandra park
Warren Bros., paper manufacturers, Standford mills
Warren, Geo. Roe (Bros.); and farmer, Standford
Watts, James, farmer, Pickett's hill
Windus, Mrs Elizabeth, Arford house
Woodger, Henry, farm bailiff to Mr Wm. H. Chalcraft, Stream farm
Woods, John, M.D., surgeon and medical officer for No. 4 district of Alton union, Standford
Woodthorpe, Edmund, architect, Greyshott house, and London
CARRIER - Samuel Brindley, to Farnham, Thurs.; and Charles Boxall to Liphook, daily except Thurs.
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