Mongewell

"MONGEWELL, a par. in the hund. of Langtree, co. Oxford, 1¼ mile S. of Wallingford, its post town, and 2½ miles from the Wallingford Road station of the Great Western railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the banks of the Thames and Grime's Dyke, under the Chiltern hills. It was formerly held by Roger de Lacy, and is mentioned in Domesday Survey. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £370. The living ia a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. £312, in the patron. of trustees. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient Norman structure. The interior contains a monument to one of the Saunder family, and a tablet to the wife of the late Bishop of Durham. There is a school, chiefly supported by the lord of the manor." [The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]