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is a parish, partly in the hundred of Wigmore, in Herefordshire, and partly in that of Purslow, in Salop. That portion which is situated in Shropshire contains 2,976A. 0R. 14P. of land, the rateable value of which is £2,079. 7s. 6d. At the census of 1841 here were 85 houses and 416 persons. The village is pleasantly situated five miles N.W. of Knighton. W. G. H. Sitwell, Esq., is lord of the manor; Samuel Hotchkiss, Esq., James Steadman, Esq., P. M. Matthews, Esq., and Mr. Thomas Jones, are also proprietors. THE CHURCH is a small edifice mantled with ivy, and dedicated to St. Mary. The body of the church was repewed in the year 1684. There are three bells, one of which is dated 1639. The living is a rectory valued in the kings book at £5. 6s. 8d., in the patronage of the Grocers’ Company, London, and incumbency of the Rev. Joseph Richard Coope.

CHARITIES.—_Joseph Freemantle_, by will, in 1635, left a rent charge of 40s. to the poor of the parish. There is a sum of £321. 10s. 6d., three per cent. consols, standing in the names of John Stedman and Thomas Edwards, who were churchwardens about the year 1812. Of this sum £200 is supposed to have been given by _John Davies_, in 1745, and £50 was probably the gift of — _Gretton_, who is stated to have left that sum, in the Parliamentary returns of 1786. The dividends of this money are distributed to the poor of the parish. _Edward Jones_, by will, in 1815, left a rent charge of 20s. per annum, to be distributed to the poor in bread.

Beavan William, farmer, The Lye

Botwood Chas., shopkeeper

Coope Rev. Joseph Richard

Crow Richard, shoemaker

Davies John, builder and cabinet maker

Evans Richard, shopkeeper

Ford Thomas, agent to W. G. H. Sitwell, Esq.

George Joseph, wheelwright

Green Bine, vict., Sitwell Arms

Hotchkiss Samuel, farmer, New House

Hull Edward, beerseller and blacksmith

Jerdan William, wheelwright

Jones Richard, house agent to W. G. H. Sitwell, Esq.

Jones Thomas, farmer, Woodside

Lello Edward, farmer, Mynde

Mason John, miller

Matthews Philip Morris, Esq. Turkey Hall

Pitch Mary Ann, shopkeeper

Price William, land surveyor

Probert John, butcher

Powell Joseph, schoolmaster

Rogers Samuel, shoemaker

Sitwell Wm., G. H., Esq.

Steadman Edward, woollen draper and tailor

Steadman Miss Margaret, New House

Steadman Richard, farmer, The New Farm House

Williams John, miller

CLUNBURY

is a parish, comprising the townships of Clunbury and Causton, Clunton, Kempton, Obley, and Purslow, which at the census of 1841 had a population of 994 persons. The township of Clunbury is pleasantly situated 7 miles south-east of Bishop’s Castle, and contains with Causton 1,661A. 3R. 36P. of land, the principal owners of which are Edward Turner, Esq.; Captain Gordon; John Morris, Esq.; John Rocke, Esq.; and Charles Meteyard, Esq. In 1841 here were 66 houses and 279 persons. THE CHURCH is dedicated to St. Swithin. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Earl of Powis, and incumbency of the Rev. T. J. Hogg. The tithes are commuted for £179. CAUSTON township in 1841 had five houses and 21 inhabitants. CLUNTON lies about two miles east of Clun, and contains 1,974A. 3R. 33P. of land, the rateable value of which is £2,436. 5s. The tithes are commuted for £173. In 1841 here were 69 houses and 304 persons. The principal landowners are Philip Morris, Esq.; Rowland Statham, Esq.; and Rocke, Eyton, and Co. KEMPTON, a small village and township, one mile west of Clunbury, contains 1,885A. 3R. 33P. of land. Rateable value, £2,095. 10s. In 1841 here were 43 houses and 216 inhabitants. The Earl of Powis is sole landowner. OBLEY is a township on the south-western extremity of the parish, containing 1,025A. 3R. 33P. of land, the rateable value of which is £1,023. 1s. The tithes are commuted for £110. In 1841 here were 30 houses and 164 inhabitants. The Earl of Powis is the sole landowner. PURSLOW is a small township in this parish, containing five houses and 31 persons.

CHARITIES.—THE PARISH SCHOOL of Clunbury was built on the waste, by subscription, and is partly supported by the rents of two closes of land. In the parliamentary returns of 1686 it is stated that _Mr. Tankard_ left £12, the interest thereof to be given to the poor.

DIRECTORY.—_Clunbury_: Thomas Anthony, shopkeeper; Richard Hints, beerseller; Rev. Thomas J. Hogg, curate; Edward Jones, victualler, Purslow Hundred House; Charles Meteyard, surgeon; John Morris, farmer; John Rudd, farmer; Edward Turner, Esq., Causton Hall; Edward Tomkins, schoolmaster; John Woolley, farmer; Thomas Taylor, farmer, Causton; Thomas Weyman, farmer, Purlow Hall. _Clunton_: Richard Brown, farmer; John Farmer, victualler, Crown; George Hamar, farmer; Richard Williams, beerseller. _Obley_: James Edwards, farmer, The Combs; Joseph Edwards, farmer, Pool House; Richard Edwards, farmer; Richard Jones, farmer, New House; John Palfrey, farmer, Llanadevey. _Kempton_: Samuel Bright, farmer; and Francis Southern, farmer.

CLUNGUNFORD

is an extensive parish, comprising the townships of Abcott, Beckjay, Broadward, Clungunford, and Shelderton, which have an area of 3,397 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £3,054. 13s. 2d. In 1841 here were 107 houses and 554 persons. Population in 1801, 436: and in 1831, 488. The township is situated nine miles north-east of Knighton. This manor was part of the ancient inheritance of the Fitzalans, Earls of Arundel, who were also patrons of THE CHURCH, which is dedicated to St. Cuthbert. It is in the Gothic style of architecture. In the interior are some fine specimens of stained glass. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of John Rocke, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. Thomas O. Rocke. The tithes are commuted for £538. 12s. 1d., and there are 51 acres of glebe land. The principal landowners are John Rocke, Esq.; Mr. John Bridgewater; Mr. John Langslow; and Mr. John Howells. There is an Endowed School here for the benefit of the children of this parish and Broom, in Hopesay. It is endowed with 25A. 2R. 29P. of land, the rent of which is paid to a schoolmaster. There is the sum of £150 three per cent. consols, standing in the name of the Rev. John Rocke, the dividends of which are given to the poor and the school.

ABCOTT is a small township, half a mile from Clungunford, which contained at the census of 1841, 17 houses and 87 persons. The principal landowners are John Rocke, Esq.; Mr. John Langslow; Rev. John Knight; Mr. Thomas Bird; and the Trustees of Clungunford School. BECKJAY AND BROADWARD is a scattered township, two miles from Clungunford, containing 15 houses and 91 persons. The principal landowners are the Rev. S. J. Knight and George Bright, Esq. SHELDERTON is a township, two miles from the parish church. W. W. Sitwell, Esq., and the Rev. Henry Cowdell are the principal landowners.

DIRECTORY.—_Clungunford_: William Anslow, victualler, Cross Keys; Timothy Bishop, farmer, Rowton; John Bridgewater, farmer; Samuel Eyre, schoolmaster; John Howells, farmer; Edward P. Langslow, butcher; John Rocke, Esq., Clungunford House; Rev. Thomas O. Rocke, rector; Richard Yapp, blacksmith. _Abcott_: Thomas Bird, tailor; John Greenhouse, victualler, The Bird on the Rock; John Langslow, farmer, Abcott Cottage; Aaron Woolley, farmer; Thomas Woolley, farmer. _Beckjay_: Samuel Urwick, farmer. _Shelderton_: Rev. Henry Cowdell, and Charles Blakeway, farmer.

EDGTON BRUNSLOW AND HORDERLEY

is a parish situated five miles S.E. by E. of Bishop’s Castle, comprehending an area of 1,645A. 1R. 30P. of land, the rateable value of which is £1,304. 0s. 9d. In 1841 here were 47 houses and 214 inhabitants. The principal landowners are the Rev. Humphrey Sandford, George Beddoes, Esq., and the Earl of Craven. THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Michael, is a small structure consisting of nave and chancel, with a tower in which are three bells. The living is a perpetual curacy in the patronage of the Rev. Humphrey Sandford, and incumbency of the Rev. Folliett Sandford.

HORDERLEY is an Extra Parochial Liberty eight miles east of Edgton, which is included in that parish by the population returns. There is only one house here, called Horderley Hall, the property of Thomas Hotchkiss, Esq., and residence of John Hotchkiss, farmer.

CHARITIES.—It is stated in the parliamentary returns of 1786 that _Edward James_, in 1620, left £5, _Humphrey Sandford_, in 1735, £5, and _Charles Lucas_, in 1728, £2, the interest thereof to be given to the poor of this parish.

DIRECTORY.—George Beddoes, Esq.; William Bird, farmer; John Brown, farmer; Elizabeth Herbert, farmer; Thomas James, farmer; William Lucas, farmer; Charles Luther, farmer; Mary Norncott, shopkeeper; Thomas Poundley, parish clerk; and Roger Wellings, farmer.

HOPESAY

is an extensive parish and rural village situated six miles S.E. by E. of Bishop’s Castle, which contains 3,857A. 1R. 18P. of land. Rateable value, £4,430 8s. 8d. The Earl of Powis is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are William M. Beddoes, Esq., Captain Henry Beddoes, James Baxter, Esq., Mr. Samuel Griffiths, and Mr. Francis Davies. In 1841 there were in this parish 160 houses and 660 inhabitants. THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Mary, comprises nave, chancel, and a massive square tower. The living is a rectory in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Philip P. Adams.

ASTON is a township and considerable village on the Ludlow and Bishop’s Castle turnpike road, seven miles S.E. of the latter place. In 1841 here were 70 houses and 292 persons. The principal landowners are Richard Marston, Esq., Mrs. Margaret Nicholls, Mr. John Cadwallader, and John Whitefoot, Esq. There is a small Baptist chapel in this village. BARLOW township is returned as having one house and eight inhabitants. BROOM and ROWTON is partly in Hopesay parish and partly in Clungunford; in the former in 1841 there were 25 houses and 96 inhabitants, and in the latter parish two houses and fifteen persons. The principal landowners are George Bright, Esq., Miss A. M. Tunstall, and Ralph Benson, Esq. CARWOOD township is returned as having seven houses and 29 inhabitants at the census of 1841. LITTLE BROMPTON is a township four miles east of Clun, which contains eleven houses and 44 persons. The Earl of Powis is sole landowner. _Thomas Parks_, by will, dated 1726, left £50, in trust, to be placed out at interest and given to a schoolmaster to teach six poor children of this parish. _Dennis Harris_ left a rent charge of 10s. per annum to be given to the poor. _Elizabeth Newnham_, by will, dated 1750, bequeathed £30, the interest to be given to the poor of Hopsay. _Jane Pugh_, by will, dated 1808, bequeathed an annuity of £10, for the benefit of the poor of this parish.

DIRECTORY.—_Hopesay_: The Rev. Philips B. Adams, rector; William Bedell, stone mason; John Childe, shopkeeper; John Cruckson, farmer; Francis Davies, farmer; William Evans, farmer, Barlow; Samuel Griffiths, farmer; Joseph Price, vict., New Inn; The Rev. Folliett Sandford, P.C., of Edgton. _Aston_: John Beddoes, vict., Kangaroo; John Cadwallader, tailor; Thomas Childe, farmer; Charles Childe, farmer; James Dislee, blacksmith; Martha Griffiths, shopkeeper; Edward Jacks, farmer; Edward Lewis, corn miller; George Proctor, farmer; William Pugh, postmaster; Sarah Weyman, farmer, The Hall; John Whitefoot, Esq. _Broom_: George Bright, farmer; William Jacks, farmer. _Little Brompton_: Richard Smith, wheelwright; John Weyman, farmer.

HOPTON CASTLE

is a parish and pleasantly situated village nine miles south of Bishop’s Castle, which contains 2,366A. 3R. 5P. of land, exclusive of the hills, the rateable value of which is £1,730. At the census of 1841 here were 31 houses and 164 persons. Population in 1801, 138; and in 1831, 145. Thomas Salway Beale, Esq., is lord of the manor and the principal landowner. This manor was anciently the possession of Roger Lord Mortimer, who obtained a charter of free warren in the 14th of Edward I. In this township are the remains of a castle, from which this parish takes its name. Camden mentions Hopton Castle as being given to Walter de Clifford by Henry II. THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small structure consisting of nave and chancel. The living is a rectory in the patronage of T. S. Beale, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. George D. Pardoe. The tithes are commuted for about £280. There are eighty acres of glebe land.

DIRECTORY.—Richard Filer, steward to T. S. Beale, Esq.; Thomas Harley, joiner; Thomas Mansell, Esq.; Rev. George D. Pardoe, rector; John Sawyer, shopkeeper; and Edward Tanner, farmer.

LYDBURY NORTH

is an extensive parish and considerable village, two and a half miles south-east from Bishop’s Castle. The parish includes the townships of Acton, Brockton, Lower Down, Eaton and Choulton, Eyton and Plowden, North Lydbury, and Totterton, which together in 1841 had a population of 908 souls; 1801, 829; 1831, 955. The township of North Lydbury contains 2,253A. 0R. 35P. of land, and in 1841 had 84 houses and 337 inhabitants. Rateable value £2,651. 7s. THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Michael, is a plain substantial structure with a massive tower. The living is a vicarage, with the perpetual curacy of Norbury annexed, in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. John Bright. The vicarial tithes are commuted for £486, and the rectoral for £439. 8s., of which £411. 8s. have been apportioned to W. Plowden, Esq., £11 to the parish clerk, for the time being, and £17 to the rector of Pontesbury. The church contains many elegant monuments to the Plowden and Walcott families. The chief landowners are Earl Powis, and William Plowden, Esq. WALCOTT HALL is a spacious and elegant mansion, the occasional seat of the Earl of Powis. It contains a fine collection of paintings and Indian curiosities, collected by the first Lord Clive. The pleasure grounds are very beautifully laid out, and the park is richly wooded. At Tangley Hill are prominent vestiges of a British encampment, called the _Bury Ditches_. The interest of £200, bequeathed by John Shipman, in 1662, is applied in the support of the national school, another £100 has been raised by the liberality of the parishioners and the Earl of Powis for the same object, in addition to which a considerable sum is raised by annual subscriptions. The school, a substantial stone building, has been built about six years. _The Poor’s Estate_ produces a yearly sum of £27. 10s., out of which £7 per annum is paid for educational purposes, and the residue applied in a general distribution among the poor. _Richard Sayce_, in 1754, left a rent charge of £2. 12s. per annum, to be given in bread.

The following are the out-townships of this parish, namely: ACTON, situated two miles south-west from Lydbury, having 816 acres of land, and in 1841, 23 houses and 108 inhabitants. BROCTON township lies about a mile from Lydbury, and has 694 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £1,102. 4s. In 1841 there were 30 houses and 137 inhabitants. LOWER DOWN, a small village and township, lies to the south west of Lydbury, and contains 1,207 acres, the rateable value of which is £875; population in 1841, 116; at which period there were 25 houses. EYTON AND PLOWDEN township has 872 acres, and in 1841 had 11 houses and 59 inhabitants. Rateable value £747. 13s. EATON AND CHOULTON in 1841 had 16 houses and 87 inhabitants, and contains 699 acres of land. TOTTERTON township is distant about a mile from Lydbury, and contains 775 acres of land. In 1841 there were 11 houses and 64 inhabitants; William Plowden, Esq., and the Earl of Powis, are the landowners in the above townships.

LYDBURY NORTH DIRECTORY.

Beddoes Geo. farm., Brunslow

Brereton John, farmer

Brown John, schoolmaster

Colgan Rev. Rd. (Rom. Cathol.)

Gwilt Rd., farmer, The Folly

Hodgkiss John, farmer

Lane Thomas, farmer

Lawrence John, blacksmith

Mason William, farmer

Newell Joseph, agent to the Earl of Powis

Norncott Rd. farmr. & shopkpr

Owens John, farmer

Phillips William, farmer

Southern William H., farmer

Statham John, farmer

Whitefoot Mrs. E. the Vicarage

Williams John, parish clerk

ACTON DIRECTORY.

Gwilt Richard, farmer

Luther Robert, farmer

Price George, farmer

Robinson Joseph, farmer and blacksmith

BROCKTON DIRECTORY.

Bluck William, beerseller

Blayney Thos., vict., New Inn

Bore Mr., vict., Wheat Sheaf

Davies Jane, farmer

Hamar Thomas, miller

Evans Samuel, farmer

James Mr. Thomas

Marston Richd., wheelwright

Mountford Edward, farmer

Powell James, blacksmith

Powell John, farmer

Tomlins John, farmer

CHOULTON DIRECTORY.

Edwards Ann, farmer

Gwilt Evan, farmer

Gethyn, Thomas, farmer

Wood Thomas, blacksmith

EATON DIRECTORY.

Watkins Joseph, farmer

EYTON AND PLOWDEN DIRECTORIES.

Amies Samuel, farmer

Evans Gabriel, miller & farmr

Gwilt William, farmer

Hacock Thomas, farmer

Watts Thomas, farmer

Williams John, farmer

LOWER DOWN DIRECTORY.

Farmer George, farmer

Hamar Thomas, farmer

Titley John, farmer

Whittall John, farmer

Whittall Thomas, farmer.

TOTTERTON DIRECTORY.

Bright Rev. John, vicar of Lydbury

Everall Jph. farmer, Friezland

Hodges William, farmer

Shuker William, farmer

LYDHAM

is a parish, two miles north-east from Bishop’s Castle, partly in Salop and partly in Montgomeryshire. In this county are 1,760 acres of land. Rateable value, £2,319. 5s. Gross estimated rental, £2,535. 5s. In 1841 here were 19 houses and 128 inhabitants. The Rev. Arthur Oakeley is the sole landowner and lord of the manor. The river Camlad has its source in this parish. THE CHURCH is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and the living is a rectory, rated at £10. Gross income, £462. Patron and incumbent, Rev. Arthur Oakeley.

DIRECTORY.—Richard Bright, farmer; William Davies, farmer; Edward Gwilliam, farmer, The Lodge; Thos. Mapp, farmer, Heblands; Rev. Arthur Oakeley, The Rectory; Edward Rogers, blacksmith; Edward Williams, miller.

MORE

is a parish and township, situated two miles north of Bishop’s Castle, containing 3,511 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £2,124. In 1841 here were 46 houses and 246 persons in the parish. Population in 1801, 288; and in 1831, 272. R. B. More, Esq., is the principal landowner in this parish. This place takes its name from the family of More, who have been settled here since the thirteenth century. THE CHURCH is a handsome Gothic structure, consisting of nave and chancel, in which is a beautiful stained glass window. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of R. B. More, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. Thomas F. More. The tithes are commuted for £242.

LINLEY is a township three miles N.E. of More, containing 26 houses and 123 persons. R. B. More, Esq., is sole landowner. LINLEY HALL is a handsome mansion in the Grecian style of architecture, the seat and property of R. B. More, Esq. CHARITIES.—_The Rev. Edward Rogers_ left £35. 13s., the interest to be distributed amongst the poor. This sum, £15. 13s. of the parish stock, and £8. 14s. which was borrowed, were laid out in the purchase of land, the rent of which is now paid to a schoolmaster to teach eight poor children. MOREWOOD township at the census of 1841 had ten houses and 63 inhabitants.

DIRECTORY.—_More and Morewood_: Martha Burgess, farmer; James Harris, farmer; John Hill, carpenter; Robert James, farmer; Richard Jones, farmer; William Medlicott, farmer; John Mellings, farmer; Margaret Mellings, farmer; Thomas Morris, farmer; John Thomas, farmer; Thomas Wardman, farmer; John Wardman, farmer; John Wilks, farmer. _Linley_: Evan Abley, carpenter and wheelwright; William Jones, farmer: Robert B. More, Esq., Linley Hall; Benjamin Perkin, gardener; Richard Poulter, blacksmith; Rd. Pugh, farmer; Ed. Tomlins, shoemaker; and Joseph Whittall, mine agent.

DINMORE is an Extra Parochial Liberty two miles from Bishop’s Castle, containing about 100 acres of land, the property of William Plowden, Esq. Mr. Richard Guilt is the resident farmer.

MYNDTOWN

is a small parish five miles north east of Bishop’s Castle, on the western side of the Longmynds. It contains 906A. 3R. of land, including 347A. of common. Rateable value £425. 10s. William Plowden, Esq., is sole landowner and lord of the manor. The church is a small structure, dedicated to St. John. The living is a rectory in the patronage of Earl Powis, and incumbency of the Rev. John Rogers. The tithes are commuted for £52. 11s. 9d. There are 33 acres of glebe land.

DIRECTORY.—Edward Hammonds, farmer; John Lewis, farmer, The Hall; and Philip Shukar, farmer.

NORBURY

is a parish 4 miles N.N.E. of Bishop’s Castle, which comprises the townships of Asterton, Norbury, Whitcott, and Hardwick, and has an area of 2,685A. 2R. 25P. of land, the rateable value of which is £2,600. 3s. 8½d. The principal landowners of the township of Norbury are Robert Scott, Esq., and Thomas Harris, Esq. In 1841 there were 33 houses and 174 persons. THE CHURCH, dedicated to All Saints, is a neat structure, consisting of nave and chancel, and has a tower, in which are three bells. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to North Lydbury. The tithes are commuted, and £180 has been apportioned to the vicar, and £145 to William H. Plowden, Esq.

ASTERTON is a township in this parish, one mile and a half from Norbury, which had at the census of 1841 had 37 houses and 164 persons. The principal landowners are Wm. Plowden, Esq.; Edward Medlicott, Esq.; Ralph Benson, Esq.; and Edward Home, Esq. There is a small Primitive Methodist Chapel in this township.

WHITCOTT AND HARDWICK is a scattered township, containing 14 houses and 82 persons. The principal landowners are Mr. Thomas W. Ambler; James Wilkes, Esq.; and Edward Home, Esq. CHARITY.—_Thomas Jacks_ left £10, the interest thereof to be given in bread to the poor of this parish.

DIRECTORY.—_Norbury_: Thomas Beamond, farmer; William Bowen, farmer; John Cook, beerseller; Thomas Cook, farmer; John Dewin, farmer; John Everall, farmer; Thomas Harris, farmer; Joseph Jones, farmer; Charles Morris farmer; Jeremiah Pugh, maltster and victualler, The Red Lion; Thomas Williams, farmer. _Asterley_: John Pincher, farmer; and William Pincher, farmer. _Whitcott and Hardwick_: Thomas W. Ambler, farmer; William Davies, miller and farmer; Edward Dewin, farmer; William Marston, farmer and beerseller; William Morris, farmer; James Wilks, farmer.

RATLINGHOPE

is a parish comprising the townships of Ratlinghope, Stitt, and Gatten, which have an area of 3,690 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £1,901. 8s. At the census of 1841 there were 50 houses and 315 inhabitants. The township is pleasantly situated 13 miles south-west of Shrewsbury, and comprises 1,269 acres of land, exclusive of common. Rateable value, £750. 12s. Ratlinghope township in 1841 contained 25 houses and 162 persons. Robert Scott, Esq., is lord of the manor, and the sole landowner. This place, at the Doomsday survey, was in the possession of Robert, the son of Corbet, one of whose descendants gave it to the canons regular of St. Augustine. There was anciently a priory here, in which were placed a few black canons. THE CHURCH is dedicated to St. Margaret. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £3. 6s. 8d., in the patronage of Robert Scott, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. Edward Homfray.

STITT AND GATTEN is a township in this parish, ten miles south-west of Shrewsbury, which contains 2,421 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £1,151. 8s. In 1841 there were 25 houses and 153 inhabitants. The principal landowners are Samuel Smith, Esq., and the Hon. H. W. Powys. _James Rowson_, in 1746, left £20 for the benefit of the poor of this parish.