▁as ▁a ▁psych iat ric ▁hospital . ▁The ▁hospital ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁re develop ed ▁as ▁private ▁resid ences . ▁ ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough s ▁reform ed ▁by ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Corpor ations ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁Its ▁ne oc lass ical ▁town ▁hall ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church ▁is ▁also ▁ne oc lass ical . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁John ▁A de y ▁Re pton , ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁garden ▁designer ▁Hum ph ry ▁Re pton . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁Railway ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁linking ▁the ▁town ▁with ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁Oxford , ▁Wor c ester ▁and ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁Railway . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁a ▁second ▁railway ▁opened , ▁linking ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁to ▁the ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Rugby ▁Railway ▁at ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁C NR ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁resulting ▁Ban bury ▁and ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Direct ▁Railway . ▁Ext ending ▁the ▁railway ▁from ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁involved ▁dig ging ▁a ▁tunnel ▁ ▁long ▁under ▁El ms field ▁Farm ▁west ▁of ▁town . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁British ▁Rail ways ▁with d rew ▁passenger ▁services ▁between ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁and ▁. ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁BR ▁closed ▁Ch ipping