Part 119

BEACHFIELD is a small township two and a half miles west of Worthen, which contains 597A. 2R. 4P. of land, the rateable value of which is £604. 13s. 9d. At the census of 1851 here were five houses and 23 inhabitants. The principal freeholder is Thos. Nicholls, Esq.

BROCKTON is a township and well built village thirteen miles S.W. of Shrewsbury, containing 1,114A. 1R. 21P. of land, the rateable value of which is £914. 3s. 6d. Sir John R. Kynaston, Bart., is the principal landowner; Baldwin Francis Leighton, Esq., Mr. Benjamin Broston, Mr. Aaron Davies, Mr. John Evans, Mr. Alexander Hughes, Mr. Joseph Hickman, Mr. Evan Stephen, and several others are also proprietors. In 1851 here were 72 houses and 295 persons.

BROMLOW is a scattered township two miles S.W. of Worthen, situated in a bold undulating district, containing at the census of 1851 96 houses and 406 residents. The township contains 864A. 3R. 6P. of land, the rateable value of which is £557. 0s. 6d. The principal freeholders are Mr. B. Betton, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Richard Betton, Mr. John Blakemore, Mr. Thomas Blakemore, Mr. Thomas Bromley, Mr. Job Davies, and John Eddowes, Esq. Bromlow district comprehends the townships of Bromlow, Grimmer, Hope, Leigh, and Meadow Town, and contains 3,406A. 2R. 19P. of land, the rent charge on which is £282. 2s.

BYNWESTON is a township and small well built village fourteen and a half miles S.W. by W. of Shrewsbury. It contains 998A. 0R. 28P. of land, the rateable value of which is £835. 11s. 6d. At the census of 1851 here were eleven houses and eighty persons. John Arthur Lloyd, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole proprietor. Bynweston district comprises the townships of Bynweston, Walton, Beachfield, and the Forest of Hayes, and contains 2,112 acres of land, the rent charge on which is paid to the rector of Worthen, and amount to £229. 7s. 3d. annually.

GRIMMER is a small township one and a half mile south of Worthen, which in 1851 had eight houses and 39 persons. It contains 382A. 2R. 31P. of land, the landowners of which are the Venerable Archdeacon Clive, M.A., and the Marquis of Bath.

HABBERLEY OFFICE is a scattered township three miles S.E. by S. of Worthen, containing 61 houses and 313 inhabitants in 1841, and 58 houses and 302 persons in 1851. The township contains 1,779A. 2R. 1P. of land, the rateable value of which is £895. 17s. 3d. The Marquis of Bath is the principal landowner. The Earl of Tankerville and the Venerable Archdeacon Clive, M.A., are also proprietors. There are lead mines in this township worked by a company of shareholders.

HAYES, a small township two and a half miles S.W. of Worthen, contains two houses and 13 residents at the census of 1851. The landowners in this township are Sir John R. Kynaston, Bart., and the trustees of the late John Edwards, Esq.

HEATH UPPER AND NETHER are townships situated about three miles S.E. of Worthen, containing 1,679A. 0R. 32P. of land, a great portion of which is heath and moor land. At the census of 1851 here were 142 houses and 719 persons. The principal landowners are the Marquis of Bath, Earl Tankerville, and Mr. John Rogers. The Batholes and Stiperstone lead mines are in this district. The lead ore obtained at these mines is of a superior quality, and got in large quantities. The works are carried on by Messrs. Jones and Company, who are erecting new offices and powerful engines for the purpose of extending their mining operations. Mr. William Baratt is the resident manager. The Heath division of the parish comprises the townships of Upper and Nether Heath, and Habberley Office, which together contain 4472A. 2R. of land, the tithes of which are commuted for £158. 19s. 6d.

HOPE is a chapelry and township in Worthen parish, eight miles and a half N.E. by N. of Bishop’s Castle, which contains 664A. 3R. 30P. of land, the rateable value of which is £425. 12s. At the census of 1851 here were 78 houses and 355 inhabitants. THE CHAPEL is a small structure, erected in 1843, and consists of nave and chancel, having a small turret. It is neatly pewed with open benches, and will accommodate 280 persons. In consequence of a grant from the Incorporated Society, 230 sittings are free and unappropriated. The Hope school was built in 1844, by means of a government grant and private subscription. The average attendance of scholars is 80. The principal freeholders are Mr. James Davies, Mr. William Eddowes, and John Arthur Lloyd, Esq.

LEIGH is a small township, one mile from Worthen, which contains 868A. 3R. 6P. of land, the rateable value of which is £559. 9s. In 1851 there were seven houses and 29 persons. The Venerable Archdeacon Clive is sole proprietor of the township.

LEIGHTON is a township and well built village, one mile and a half S.E. by S. of Welshpool, containing 1,568 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £1,792. 8s. 4d. John Naylor, Esq., is the sole proprietor of this township. In 1841 here were 44 houses and 220 persons. The village is situated on the eastern bank of the river Severn, which is crossed by a stone bridge. This estate was purchased a few years ago by its present owner, who has at a great expense drained the land, and erected new homesteads and farm buildings, and is now engaged in building a magnificent mansion. In July, 1851, the worthy proprietor commenced building a new district church, and a parsonage house for the minister. The tithes of this township are commuted for £172, of which sum £100 is given to the incumbent of Leighton. This township is in the county of Montgomery.

MEADOWTOWN is a scattered township, situated between the Hope and Shelve hills, having a population of 131 persons at the census of 1851 and 27 houses. It contains 264A. 2R. 26P. of land, the rateable value of which is £151. 13s. 6d. Mr. J. M. Edwards, Mrs. Wildblood, Mr. Morris, the Trustees of Chirbury School, and Mr. Edward Parry are the principal landowners in this township.

RHOS GOCH is a small township, in the parish of Worthen and the county of Montgomeryshire, eight miles and a half north-east of Montgomery. At the census of 1841 here were six houses and 38 inhabitants. It contains 851 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £1,060. The tithes are commuted for £57. 15s., and apportioned to the Rector of Worthen. John Naylor, Esq., is the principal landowner. Rhos Goch is celebrated for its mineral springs, which are efficacious in the cure of scorbutic complaints. The Beacon Ring, or mountain, is in this township, on the summit of which are the remains of a Roman encampment.

TRELYSTAN is a chapelry and district in Worthen, comprising the townships of Rhos Goch, Trelystan, and Leighton, which comprehend an area of 3,528 acres of land, the rent charge of which is £292. 10s. The township contains 21 houses and 113 inhabitants, and has an area of 1,109 acres of land. Trelystan is situated in the county of Montgomery.

WALTON is a small township, two miles and a half west of Worthen, which had at the census of 1851 three houses and twenty three persons. The principal freeholders of this township are Mr. Wm. Thomas, Miss M. Shuker, Sir J. R. Kynaston, Bart., Thos. Howell, Esq., and Mr. Edward Menlove. The township contains 953A. 0R. 3P. of land, the rateable value of which is £601.

POST OFFICE at _Miss Woodward’s_. Letters arrive at 9 A.M., and are despatched at 5 P.M.

WORTHEN.

Awdry Rev. Chs., The Rectory

Bennett Jsh., farmer, Scantley

Bryan Edw., farmer, Leighton

Bunce William, shoemaker

Butler Jno., farmer, The Hall

Downes Arthur, saddler and harness maker

Downes Mr. William

Downes Rd., grocer & draper

Downes Rchd., jun., relieving officer & carrier to Shrewsbury, Wednsy. & Saturday

Gough Geo., c. police const.

Gorner Rbt. plumber & glazier

Green Rev. Mr., B.A., P. C. Trelystan

Howells Thomas, shoemaker

Hughes Alx. farmer, Leighton

Hughes Susannah, farmer, Trelystan

Jacks Job, farmer, Rhos Goch

James David, farmer, Red House, Trelystan

Jones Jno. contractr. & buildr.

Jones Thos. farmer, Trelystan

Maddox Thomas, carpenter

Menlove John, Bank Farm

Morris Mr. Thomas

Naylor John, Esq., Leighton Hall

Passant Wm., Rowens Farm

Poston Rbt. farmer, Shelfield

Preece Philip, farmer, Capsill

Speake William, farmer, Minsterley Bank

Thomas William, joiner

Tomlins Edwd. farmer, Rhos Goch

Tomlinson Rev. Edward, B.A., curate

Trantem Edward, tailor

Vaughan Evan, farmer, Grove Trelystan

Weaver Mr. John

Weaver Wm., farmer & vict., Kynaston’s Arms

Williams Wm., shoemaker

Woodhouse Edward, farmer, Hogstow

Woodward Robt., grocer, draper, maltster, porter agent, and vict., White Horse

Young Alexander, vict. and maltster, Plough, Little Worthen

ASTON PIGOTT.

Cumpston John, farmer

Evans John, farmer

Home Samuel, wheelwright

Kempster Thomas, farmer

Meredith John, wheelwright

Randle Ths. maltster & farmer

Williams John, miller

ASTON ROGERS.

Bromley Thomas, farmer

Croft Thomas, blacksmith

Done Richard Sutton, farmer

Lloyd John, maltster and beer retailer

Owen Richard, farmer

Parry Jno. farmer, The Hurst

Platt Sarah, farmer

BEACHFIELD.

Groves Sarah, farmer

BROCKTON.

Braxton Benjn., wheelwright

Broston Benjamin, farmer

Davies Aaron, shopkeeper

Davies Mr. William

Evans Mr. John

Evans William, wheelwright

Hickman Joseph

Lloyd Edward, wheelwright

Menlove John, farmer, The Bank

Savage Richard, farmer

Stevan Evan, farmer

Timmis Thos. the Hall Farm

Wall William, farmer

Young Thomas, blacksmith

BROMLOW.

Bright Samuel, farmer

Butler John, blacksmith

Eddowes Edwd. Betton Farm

Eddowes John, farmer

Edwards Edwd., shopkeeper

Ellis Thomas, farmer

Hammons Jane, farmer

Jones Thos., farmer, Mincop

Rogers John, victualler, Sun Inn, and shopkeeper

Watkin Evan, farmer

BYN WESTON.

Davies John, farmer

Eddowes Richard, farmer

Jebb Thomas, farmer

Wall Robert, farmer

GRIMMER.

Eddowes John, farmer

Morris John, farmer

HABBERLEY OFFICE.

Bromley William, farmer, Lord’s Hill

Cadwalader Thomas, farmer

Johnson Wm., wood bailiff

Powell Hannah, farmer

Speake William, farmer

Vaughan John, farmer

Williams William, farmer

HAYES.

Corfield Jno. farmer, The Has

Jones Saml., farmer, Hampton Hall

HEATH UPPER AND NETHER.

Rarratt Wm., mine steward, Batholes

Davies Thos., farmer, Snailbeach

Horton, Johnson, Stainsby and Jones, lead mine proprietors, Batholes and Stiperstones

Lakin Jos. farmer, Crow Nest

Passant John, shoemaker, Gravells

Rawson Arthur, mine manager, Snailbeach

Rogers Edward, victualler, Tankerville Arms

Rogers John, victualler and shopkeeper, Gravel mine

Rogers Richard, blacksmith

Rogers Wm. farmer, Batholes

HOPE.

Dorricott Richard, carrier

Eddowes Edward, Hogster Farm and Mill

Gough Ths. farmer, Ivy House

Lindley Wm., farmer, Hope’s Gate

Rogers Mary Ann, dress mkr.

Rogers Sarah, school teacher

Williams John, farmer

LEIGH.

Jebb Thos. farmer, The Hall

MEADOWTOWN.

Clare Thos., miner & farmer

Evans Evan, frmr., Whitchley

Gwynne David, cooper

Harrison John, lead mine manager

Higginson Thomas, farmer

Jones William, shoemaker

Powlter Abrm. tailor & carrier

Quilt John, farmer

Reece Cornelius, farmer

Titley Richard, farmer

WALTON.

Brown Richard, farmer

Hilton William, farmer

Menlove Edward, farmer

Menlove John, farmer

Smout Richard, farmer

THE PURSLOW HUNDRED

is divided into the Bishop’s Castle and Stow divisions; the former of which contains the parishes of Bishop’s Castle, Lydbury North, Lydham (part of), Mindtown, More, Norbury, Ratlinghope, and Wentnor; and the latter, Bedstone, Bucknell (part of), Clunbury, Clungunford, Edgton, Hopesay, Hopton Castle, Sibdon Carwood, Stowe, and Wistanstow. At the census of 1841 the two divisions of the hundred contained a population of 9,016 persons.

BEDSTONE

is a parish and township, situated six miles north-east of Knighton, which contains 737 acres, the rateable value of which is £926. 17s. At the census of 1851 here were 28 houses and 151 persons. This place was part of the inheritance which Isabel de Say, Lady of Clun, brought to William Fitzallen, her husband, in King Stephen’s time. Edward Bennett, Esq., is lord of the manor, and sole proprietor of the land. THE CHURCH is a small structure, consisting of nave and chancel, and dedicated to St. Mary. It is undergoing a complete reparation, at the expense of the rector and the lord of the manor. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s book at £4. 13s. 4d., in the patronage of Benjamin Brown, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. James R. Brown. The tithes are commuted for £135, and there are 68 acres of glebe land.

DIRECTORY.—John Abley, wheelwright; Edward Bennett, Esq., Bedstone House; William Bryan, blacksmith; James Chandler, tailor; Mrs. Rosannah Edwards; John Gittins, stone mason and well sinker: Rev. Thomas Green, The Rectory; Thos. Jones, carpenter; Richard Pitchford, shopkeeper; William Plant, carrier to Ludlow and Knighton on market days; Edward Tilley, farmer; William and John Smith, farmers; William Steadman, farmer, Bedstone Hall.

BISHOP’S CASTLE

is a parish, borough, and market town, twenty miles south-west of Shrewsbury and seventeen miles north-west from Ludlow. It contains the townships of Bishop’s Castle, Broughton, Colebatch, Lea and Oakley, and Woodbatch, which comprehend an area of 5,630 acres, the rateable value of which is £9,220. 10s. The town is pleasantly situated on a declivity, near the course of the Clun, and the houses are irregularly built. In the 20th Edward I. the Bishop of Hereford claimed for his tenants of Bishop’s Castle an exemption from attending the county or hundred court, and the privilege of keeping a market every Friday, and a fair on the eve and feast of the Decollation of St. John the Baptist, and the day following. A market is still held every Friday, and fairs on the Friday before February 13th, March 26th and 27th, the first Friday after May day, on the second Monday in June, on July 5th, September 9th, and November the 13th. Bishop’s Castle, prior to the passing of the Reform Bill, returned two members to parliament. The government of the town is vested in fifteen burgesses, inclusive of a bailiff, justice, and recorder, whose jurisdiction is co-extensive with the borough. The property at their disposal produces an annual income of £38. John Beddoes, Esq., is the present bailiff; Richard Wollaston, Esq., justice; and Richard Beddoes, Esq., recorder. On the site of the Castle Inn formerly stood a castle, belonging to and a residence of the Bishop of Hereford, from whence arises the name of Bishop’s Castle. The township of Bishop’s Castle contains 1,717 acres of land. At the census of 1841 here were 373 houses and 1510 inhabitants. The principal landowners are the Earl of Powis and R. H. Kinchant, Esq. The bailiff of the town for the time being is lord of the manor. In 1801 the parish had a population of 1313; 1831, 2,007; 1841, 1,781. THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. John, is a cruciform structure, with a fine old Norman tower of massive proportions. On the south side is an entrance of beautiful Norman workmanship. On a board in the church is the following inscription:—“This church being burned in ye civil wars, Walter Waring, Esq., of Owlbury, gave ye timber yt rebuilt it, and ye rest of ye charge was defrayed by contributions of ye parishioners.” The living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Earl of Powis, and incumbency of the Rev. William M. Rowland. There are two small chapels in the town, one belonging to the Independents, and the other to the Primitive Methodists. The NATIONAL SCHOOL is built of stone, in the Elizabethan style, and was erected to commemorate the majority of Viscount Clive, on November 5th, 1839.

THE COUNTY COURT, for the recovery of debts not exceeding £50, is held at the Town Hall. The jurisdiction of the court embraces the following parishes, viz:—Bishop’s Castle, Clun, Clunbury, Clungunford, Church Stoke, Hopton Castle, Hyssington, Hopesay, Lydbury North, Lydham, Mainstone, More, Norbury, Ratlinghope, Sneade, Shelve, and Wentnor. _Judge_, Uvedale Corbet, Esq., Aston Hall, near Shiffnal: _Clerk_, Frederick Pardoe, Esq.: _Bailiff_, Mr. Edward Griffiths.

THE UNION HOUSE is a brick structure faced with stone, which was built in 1844, and is capable of accommodating 240 inmates. The union embraces the parishes of Bishop’s Castle, Clun, Clunbury, Clungunford, Edgton, Hopesay, Hopton Castle, Hyssington, Lydbury North, Lydham, Mainstone, Myndtown, More, Norbury, Ratlinghope, Shelve, Sneade, and Wentnor. The _Medical Officers_ are Henry Brook, Robert Jones, Robert D. Shield, and Richard G. Wollaston: _Master_ and _Matron_, Mr. and Mrs. Hamar.

CHARITIES.—_Mary Morris_, by will, dated 1785, left £1000 to be placed out at interest, and applied in the support of a charity school; and she also bequeathed £200 for the purpose of erecting a schoolhouse, to be called Mr. Wright’s Charity School, in remembrance of her first husband, John Wright, Esq. The testatrix further directed, that if her estate should exceed £1000, the further sum of £200 should be invested, and the interest applied to the benefit of the school. The property belonging to this charity consists of £1,598. 13s. 1d. three per cent. consols, which produce an annual dividend of £47. 19s. 2d. There is a house in Bishop’s Castle, called the Stone House, the rent of which was formerly applied in teaching poor children to read. The rent now amounts to £6. 6s., and is distributed by the churchwardens to the poor. _George Baxter_, by will, in 1658, left 20s. a year for ever to the poor of this parish. _John Tanner_, by will, dated 1677, bequeathed an annuity of £6 a year for ever, in trust, to dispose of the same as follows; viz.:—52s. yearly to be distributed in bread to twelve poor people of Bishop’s Castle; 4s. 4d. to be given to the clerk in bread annually; 20s. to be paid to the vicar of Bishop’s Castle for preaching a sermon on the second day of June, yearly; and the remaining 43s. 8d. to be given to the poor persons of the town that attend divine service on the aforesaid day. _Walter Wollaston_, in 1818, gave 40s. yearly for the benefit of the poor of this parish. _George Bostock_ left £5, the interest to be given to the poor. _Thomas Jones_ bequeathed £20 to the poor of Bishop’s Castle. The poor also participate in _Mousell’s Charity_, the particulars of which have been already given. _Ann Gwilliam_ also left £100, the interest to be given to poor housekeepers resident in the out liberties of the town.

BROUGHTON is a township one mile north-west of Bishop’s Castle, which contains 850 acres of land. Rateable value, £848. 10s. At the census of 1841 there were nine houses and seventy inhabitants. The principal landowners are the Earl of Powis; Rev. Arthur Oakeley; John Coates, Esq.; William Summonds, Esq.; and Isaac Maddox, Esq.

COLEBATCH is a township one mile and a half south-west by south of Bishop’s Castle, containing 1,119 acres, the rateable value of which is £1,171. 10s. The principal landowners are Beriah Botfield, Esq.; Earl of Powis; Miss E. Sayce; Samuel Home, Esq.; and Joseph F. Spencer, Esq. At the census of 1841 there were 22 houses and 104 persons.

LEA AND OAKELEY is a township two miles north-east of Bishop’s Castle, containing 1,060A. 10P. of land. Rateable value, £1,171. 10s. In 1841 there were six houses and 48 persons. The land is the property of the Rev. Arthur Oakeley. There are some small remains of a castle here.

WOODBATCH is a township containing 886A. 0R. 24P. of land, the rateable value of which is £838. 10s. In 1841 there were seven houses and 49 inhabitants. The principal landowners are Beriah Botfield, Esq.; T. Hunt, Esq.; and Robert Chester, Esq.

BISHOP’S CASTLE DIRECTORY.

Anstey Jno. vict., Three Tuns

Bailey Thomas, shopkeeper

Beddoes Mr. Jno. Green Fields

Beddoes Rd. maltster & farmer

Bird John, blacksmith

Bird Martha, dress maker

Bond Henry C., watch maker

Bowen John, registrar of birth and deaths

Bowen Ths. painter, plumber and glazier

Bowyer Richard, butcher

Bluck Ths. vict. White Horse

Bright Edward, chair maker

Bright John, carpenter, and carrier to Shrewsbury

Bright Samuel, manager of North & South Wales Bank

Brook Henry, surgeon

Butler Mary Ann, tea dealer

Cooke George, shoemaker

Davies, Legge & Co, drapers and grocers

Davies Edward, chemist and druggist, & agent for Shropshire & North Wales Fire Office

Davies John, shoemaker

Davies Jno. vict. The Plough

Davies Thomas, hair dresser

Davies Agnes, dressmaker

Dubber William, printer, stationer and bookseller

Edwards George, butcher

Edwards Thomas, butcher

Farmer George N., solicitor

Green Charles, skinner

Green John, butcher

Green Richd., beerseller and chair maker

Greenhouse Howard, carrier to Shrewsbury & Ludlow, and vict., Boar’s Head

Griffiths Mr., postmaster, stationer and printer

Griffiths James, saddler and harness maker

Griffiths Thomas, solicitor

Griffiths Wm. H. watchmaker

Hammonds Charles, farmer

Hebet Mary, shopkeeper

Holl George, ironmonger

Home Edward, shopkeeper

Home Fanny, dressmaker

Home George, tea dealer

Home Hannah, dressmaker

Home Levi, vict., Red Lion

Howells Rebecca, shopkpr.

James Elizabeth, staymaker

Jenkins George, painter, plumber and glazier

Johnston John, grocer

Jones and Norton, wine and spirit merchants. (Henry H. Jones & Wm. Norton)

Jones Samuel, glass & china dealer

Knill Thomas, grocer

Lewis Richard, saddler

Lewis Thomas, blacksmith

Matthews John, watchmaker

Medlicott Jeremiah, surgeon

Meredith Richard, Academy

Minton Andrew, boot and shoe maker

Newbery, James, vict., The Castle, Excise Office and Posting House

Newell Elizbh., Stamp Office

Nicholas Edwd. stone mason

Nicholas Jno. painter & glazr.

Nicholas Richd. stone mason

North & South Wales Banking Company, Samuel Bright, Esq., manager

Nightingale John, carrier to Shrewsbury

Norton Charles, carpenter

Norton John, butcher

Norton John, tailor & woollen draper

Norton John, tanner, currier, maltster, butcher & farmer

Norton Robert, ironmonger

Norton Robert, farmer

Norton William, draper

Onians John, vict., The Harp

Palmer Francis, tailor

Pardoe Frederick, solicitor

Partridge John, blacksmith

Phillip Jno. & Co. ironmngrs.

Phillips George, shoemaker

Playfair Thomas, shopkeeper

Pugh Edward, beerseller

Pugh Thomas, carpenter

Pugh Willm. tailor & draper

Richards Thos., turner, &c.

Rimboult Rev. Samuel F., Independent

Robinson Jas. vict., The Bull

Robinson Wm., blacksmith

Rowland Rev. Wm. M., vicar

Sayce James, beerseller

Sayce John, shoemaker

Sayce John, stone mason

Thomas George, tailor and woollen draper

Tomlins Edward, shoemaker

Vickers John, cooper

Watters John, cooper

Woodhouse James, farmer

Wollaston Richard, surgeon

Williams John, baker

BROUGHTON DIRECTORY.

Bailey Thomas, farmer

Beddoes John, farmer

Maddox Isaac, farmer

COLEBATCH DIRECTORY.

Carden William, farmer

Harris William, farmer

Howard Richard, farmer

Mason Hamar, farmer

Owen John, carpenter

Thomas Edward, farmer

LEA AND OAKELEY DIRECTORIES.

Davies Wm. farmer, The Lea

Harris Jerh. farmer, The Lea

Oakeley Rev. Arthur, rector of Lydham, Oakeley House

WOODBATCH DIRECTORY.

Morris Edward, farmer

Thomas Richard, farmer

BUCKNELL