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first of the Grevilles, "William Grevel, ' the flower of the wool 

 merchants of the whole realm of England,' who died here in 

 1401 . The fine perpendicular church, now undergoing resto- 

 ration, having been inspected, and a small crypt, apparently of 

 the fourteenth century having received its share of examina- 

 tion the party dined at the Noel Arms, where a message 

 was sent that the churchwardens would be happy to show 

 the ancient vestments belonging to the parish, which on 

 inspection were found to consist of a cope and altar cloth, 

 probably of the early part of the sixteenth century; these 

 objects were to be sold in aid of the church restoration fund. 

 The carriages then conveyed the members and their friends 

 to the Honeybourne station, the church at Church Honey- 

 bourne receiving a passing visit. 



The last Field Meeting was held at Edge Hill, on Tuesday, 

 August 31st, 1875. Members assembled at the Station, 

 Banbury, and drove to Warmington, examining en route 

 a small patch of Upper Lias let down by a fault, and some 

 quarries of Marlstone with occasional thin cappings of 

 Upper Lias. Some time was spent in looking over the beau- 

 tiful Church at Warmington, which has been admirably 

 restored. On arriving at Edge Hill, the party walked to 

 the numerous and well-known Marlstone (Middle Lias) 

 quarries at Ratify Grange and Hornton, the latter famous 

 for its building stone of good quality, and the former for 

 its application to troughs, gravestones, &c. A few common 

 and characteristic fossils were obtained, but they are by 

 no means abundant when compared with the richness of 

 the same beds in Gloucestershire and elsewhere. In several 

 places on the brow of the hill, is a very pretty walk from 

 Hornton to the round tower, the sandy beds just below the 

 Marlstone with many fossils, were exposed, and appeared to 



