Part 40

Parry William, High street

Povey Francis, High street

Povey Thomas, Market place

Linen and Woollen Drapers and Hatters.

Atcherley Richard, Cross st.

Davies Thomas, High street

Hewitt and Hampson, Cross street

Povey Thomas, jun., Scotland street

Roberts William and Co., High street

Milliners and Dress Makers.

Haley Mary Ann, Cross st.

Higginson Sarah and Elizabeth, Cross street

Jones Elizabeth, Scotland street

Lee Helen, Scotland street

Roberts Ann, Swine market street

Thomas Mary, Watergate st.

Maltsters.

Cooke Charles, Watergate st.

Furmston John, Scotland st.

Hewitt and Hampson, Cross street

Lea John, Elson cottage

Morris Edward, Trimpley

Pearce Richard, Sparbridge

Rodenhurst William, Cross street

Thompson Henry, Watergate street

Tilston John, Church street

Windsor George, Sparbridge

Nail Makers.

Davies Mary, St. John’s hill

Parry William, High street

Povey Thomas, Marketplace

Plumbers, Glaziers, and Painters.

Ellis Thomas, Cross street

Lloyd Edward, St. John’s hill

Lloyd Thomas, Watergate street

Lloyd William, St. John’s hill

Perkins John (painter), Willow street

Towler Samuel, High street

Plasterers and Slaters.

Brookfield John, St. John’s hill

Howell Rowland, Chapel st.

Howell William, Church st.

Rope and Twine Maker.

Parry John, Cross street

Saddlers & Harness Makers.

Beckett William, Cross street

Gough William, High street

Lee William, High street

Shopkeepers and Dealers in Groceries and Sundries.

Butter John, Sparbridge

Harrison Samuel, Scotland street

Jones John, Scotland street

Price Elizabeth, Charlotte row

Wright, Henry John, Church street

Spirit Vaults.

Hampson Thomas, Cross st.

Jenks Joseph, Cross street

Povey Thomas, Scotland st.

Straw Bonnet Makers.

Howell Margaret, Watergate street

Lovett Elizabeth, Willow st.

Roberts Ann, Scotland street

Varley Elizabeth, Scotland street

Surgeons.

Gwynn Thomas, St. John’s hill

Mousley Thomas, Chapel st.

Watson James Eyton, High street

Surveyor.

Cooley William Wilson, Canal wharf

Tailors.

Davies Thomas, Scotland st.

Davies William, Chapel st.

Humphreys Richard, Watergate street

Jones James, Scotland street

Platt Frederick, Willow street

Reynolds Mark, Watergate street

Roberts John, Scotland st.

Roberts Robert, Scotland st.

Roberts William, Swine market street

Rodenhurst Thomas, St. John’s hill

Thompson Robert, Church street

Williams John, Cross street

Tallow Chandlers.

Lea Samuel, Canal wharf

Lowe Samuel, High street

Tanner.

Menlove Joshua Lewis, Church street

Veterinary Surgeon.

Hampson Thomas, Sparbridge

Watch & Clock Maker.

Cross William, Cross street

Wheelwrights.

Edge William, Birch lane

Pearce Thomas (and timber merchant), Swine market street

Omnibuses.

To WREXHAM & CHESTER, from the Red Lion Inn, at 7 o’clock in the morning, returning at 8 in the evening.

To RUABON, from the White Lion Inn, at half-past 6 in the morning, returning at 7 o’clock in the evening.

To WHITTINGTON STATION, from the White Lion Inn, at 8 o’clock in the morning and 6 in the evening.

Carriers.

Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, general carriers to all parts of the kingdom; Charles Pearce, agent, Canal wharf

BIRCH AND LYTHE

is a small township, nearly a mile S.E. from Ellesmere, comprising 652A. 2R. 27P. of land, and in 1841 had eleven houses and 65 inhabitants. The township contains some good land, has an undulating surface, and is intersected by the Shropshire Union Canal, on the banks of which are a commodious residence and offices erected by the Canal Company. The landowners are the trustees of the Earl of Bridgewater and Richard George Jebb, Esq. The latter gentleman resides at a neat mansion, pleasantly situated and beautified with pleasure grounds, called THE LYTHE. Birch Hall is a good farm house, with commodious out-buildings, of modern construction.

The principal residents in Birch and Lythe are Richard George Jebb, Esq., The Lythe; William Shingler, farmer, Birch Hall; William Whalley, builder; and John Young, canal inspector, Canal-office.

COCKSHUT AND CROSEMERE

is a township and well-built village on the turnpike road from Ellesmere to Shrewsbury, four miles S.E. from the former town. The village contains some good residences, and is situated in an important and flourishing agricultural district, noted for producing fine cheese. The magistrates hold a petty sessions at the Court-room on the second Thursday in every month, except in the months of April and November, when they are held on the first Thursday in each month. The presiding magistrates are Sir John R. Kynaston, Bart., C. K. Mainwaring, Esq., Richard G. Jebb, Esq., and Wm. Sparling, Esq. The township contains 1,533A. 1R. 19P. of land, and in 1841 there were 93 houses and 434 inhabitants. The principal landowners are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater; Mr. Samuel Lee; Mr. Thomas Austin and Mr. John Trevor are also owners. William Sparling, Esq., is lord of the manor. Fairs are held on May 3rd and the last Friday in October for the sale of cattle, sheep, and general merchandise, which are well attended. A Feast is held on the first Sunday after the 25th of October. THE CHURCH is a neat brick structure, erected in 1776, consisting of nave, chancel, and side aisles, with a square tower containing two bells and a clock. The interior has a neat appearance, and is fitted up with oak sittings. The chancel contains a beautiful altar piece, and a neat mural monument in memory of F. Lloyd, of Crosemere. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Vicar of Ellesmere, and enjoyed by the Rev. Samuel Hollinsend Burrows. The church was repaired and beautified in 1842. The Primitive Methodists have a neat chapel, ejected in 1847. CROSEMERE is a joint township with Cockshut, about three miles S.E. from Ellesmere, and is noted for the extent of its meres or pools. That of Crosemere covers a surface of 44 acres; and Sweat-mere is also of considerable extent; they are well stocked with different sorts of fish. CROSEMERE HALL is a good house, the residence and property of Mr. Samuel Lee. WACKLEY LODGE, a neat house, with commodious farm premises, is the residence of Richard Hampson.

_Francis Lloyd_, _Esq._, in 1691, gave a rent charge of 6s. per annum, issuing out of a croft in Frankton, to be distributed to the poor of Cockshut, Crosemere, and Frankton.

_John Parker_, in 1849, bequeathed £200, the interest to be expended in bread for the poor, by the minister and chapel wardens, at such times and in such quantities as they shall think fit.

POST OFFICE.—_At John Green’s_. Letters arrive from Ellesmere at 9.10 A.M., and are despatched at 3.20 P.M.

_Those marked * reside at Crosemere_.

* Austin Thomas, farmer

* Belliss Richard, farmer

* Birch Edward, farmer

* Buckley William, farmer

Burlton William, shoemaker

Burroughs Thomas, farmer

Burroughs William, farmer

Butler James, maltster and beerhouse

* Cartwright Sml. wheelwright

Chester Jeffrey, vict., Lloyd’s Arms and Excise Office

Dickin Thomas, butcher

Evans John, saddle & harness maker

* Faulkes George, farmer

Faulkes Richard tailor

Green John, schoolmaster and parish clerk

Hampson Richard, farmer, Wackley Lodge

Haycocks Richard, blacksmith

Haycocks Thos., shoemaker

Haycocks William, farmer

Haycocks William, butcher and salesman

* Lee Samuel, farmer, Crosemere Hall

Lee Samuel, farmer

Maddocks Thos., bricklayer

Marsh Richard, farmer

Peevar John, shoemaker

Read John, shopkeeper and farmer

Read John, baker and shopkeeper

Read John, blacksmith

Shingler Thomas, farmer

Thomas Edward, wheelwright

* Thomas Edwd., shoemaker

Thompson James, tailor

Townsend Ann, victualler, Golden Lion

Townsend William, glazier

Trevor John, farmer & vict., Crown Inn

White Edward, farmer

Wynn John, farmer

COLEMERE

is a township, having a scattered population, three miles E.E. by S. from Ellesmere, containing 1,449A. 3R. 8P. of land, of which 1,248 acres are vested in the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater. The soil is generally fertile, and produces good crops of wheat and barley. There is a fine mere or pool of water, which covers a considerable surface, within the bounds of this township. At the census in 1841 there were 39 houses and 192 inhabitants.

The principal residents in this township are the following _Farmers_, viz.:—William Bate, Thomas Baty, Mary Birch, William Birch, John Clark, Jane Haycock, Richard Jones, and tailor, Thomas Jones, and corn miller, Thomas Thomas, William Wenlock, Hannah Wilkinson, and Catherine Young. Mary Butler, shopkeeper.

CRICKETT

is a small township, containing 339A. 1R. 12P. of fertile land, situated two miles and a quarter S.W. from the church of Ellesmere. Richard Wynn, Esq., is the proprietor of the whole township. In 1841 the township is returned as containing four houses and 30 inhabitants.

DIRECTORY.—Richard Wynn, Esq., Old Crickett; Thomas John Rider, gentleman New Crickett.

DUDLESTON, OR DUDLISTON,

formerly written DUDDLESTONE, is a township and chapelry in the parish of Ellesmere, four miles and a half N.W. from that town, and eight miles N.N.E. from Oswestry. The chapelry comprises the townships of Pentrecoed, Criftins, Chapel, Coadyrallt, and Dudleston, which together have an area of 4,640A. 1R. 24P. of land, mostly an undulating district, in some parts highly productive, and in other parts of an inferior quality. At the census of 1841 there were 950 houses and 1,207 inhabitants. The houses are in general scattered, and there are a considerable number of detached cottages, which in many instances were originally built upon the unenclosed land; and they have generally a small plot, or a few acres of land attached to each cottage. The principal landowners are Edward Morrall, Esq.; Lord Dungannon; George Harper, Esq.; James Edwards, Esq.; Rev. John Morrall; George Bennett, Esq.; John Owen, Esq.; Charles Brown Owen, Esq.; John Davies, Esq.; William Dickin, Esq.; Hon. William M. B. Nugent; Mr. Richard Edwards; Miss Benyon; Mr. Samuel Lea; Mr. Robert Grindley; Mrs. Elizabeth Jones; Miss Boydell; Mr. Dymock; Mr. John Vaughan; Miss Kynaston; Mr. James Munslow; and Miss Broom; besides whom are several other freeholders. Edward Morrall, Esq., is lord of the manor of Traian, which includes the parish of St. Martin’s and Dudleston chapelry. THE CHAPEL is a neat structure, situated on elevated ground, built of rough stone, with hewn quoins and finishings. It consists of nave and side aisles, with an octagonal tower surmounted with short pinnacles. The body of the church was rebuilt in 1819, at a cost of £431. 13s., towards which the Society for Building and Enlarging Churches gave the sum of £200. It contains several neat mural monuments to the Boydells, of Kilhendre and Sodylt Hall, and the Morralls. The pulpit is of oak, curiously carved. At the west end of the church are three venerable yew trees, now much decayed. The living is a perpetual curacy, returned at £238, in the patronage of the Vicar of Ellesmere, and enjoyed by the Rev. David Birds. The Wesleyan Methodists and the Independent Methodists have each a small chapel on Dudleston Heath. The Association Methodists have a chapel at the Gravel Holes. There are two manufactories of bricks, tiles, and brown earthenware, in this township; and coal is got at the Flannag colliery, near to Coed-y-rallt. The pits, however, are within the bounds of St. Martin’s parish, but the underground works extend into this chapelry. The coal is of a superior quality, and the seams are from one foot to three feet in thickness.

About a quarter of a mile from the church, on the brow of a hill, overlooking a beautiful valley richly wooded, is KILHENDRE, the residence of Captain Johnson. On the site of the present house, about fifty years ago, stood a very ancient mansion of chequered timber and brick work, the residence of the Edwards, who had been settled there for upwards of six centuries, and possessed considerable estates, in Dudleston, St. Martin’s, and the neighbouring townships. Here Colonel Jones, governor of Dublin, a very active and successful officer during the Commonwealth, for some time found a peaceful asylum after Cromwell’s death. In the centre of the house was a chamber, into which you descended by steps, and the passages to which were hidden by tapestry, evidently intended as a place of concealment in cases of sudden danger. The rooms were low, gloomy, and inconvenient, and a large hall occupied half the house. The house and demesnes were alienated in the year 1800, and soon after purchased by Mr. Boydell, in whose representative, Miss Boydell, they are now vested. PLAS YOLLEN is a handsome and pleasantly situated dwelling, the residence of Robert Morrall, Esq. PLAS-WARREN, an ancient house, the residence and property of Edward Morrall, Esq., who is also the owner of Plas-yollen. THE ERWAY is a handsome house of modern construction, and the residence of Richard Ellerton, Esq. SODYLT HALL is a pleasantly situated house, with tasteful pleasure grounds, the residence of George Bennett, Esq. SHELBROOK is a good house, the residence and property of John Jones, Esq. PENTRE-COED is the residence and property of William Dickin, Esq. DUDLESTON HALL, a modern brick house, stands about 100 yards south from the site of the old hall, and is the residence and property of John Davies, Esq. At the northern extremity of the chapelry of Dudleston the county terminates in an elevated and precipitous rock, called COED-Y-RALLT, which commands one of the most beautiful views of bold and romantic scenery that can well be conceived. The shelving precipice is clothed with a thriving plantation; and deep below wind the dark waters of the Dee, which separates this county from Wales. Other features in the scenery are the beautiful grounds and woods of Nant-y-lielan, the aqueducts of Chirk and Ponte-y-cysyllte, Chirk Castle, and Bryn-Kynalt, the beautiful seat of Lord Dungannon, all backed by the bold swells and the Alpine heights of the Welsh mountains.

CHARITIES.—_Frances Edwards_, in 1719, conveyed certain premises in Dudleston, and directed them to be converted into a school and residence for a schoolmistress; to be kept in repair by such person as for the time being should be entitled to her capital messuage called Kilhendre; she also gave a rent charge of £10 per annum, issuing out of the great farm in Dudleston; £4. 10s. thereof to be paid to the schoolmistress, who should instruct twenty-four poor children; 10s. to buy books for the children; £3 to be paid in apprentice fees; 20s. for a distribution of bread every Sunday to five poor aged persons; and 20s., the residue thereof, to be expended in flannel, and given to the poor. The school is situated near the church, and occupied by a female, who teaches twenty-four poor children. The rent charge is expended in carrying out the donor’s intentions.

_John Jones_, by his will, dated 26th February, 1725, directed his executors to pay £100 to the incumbent, chapelwardens, and overseers, of the poor of Dudleston, to purchase land for the benefit of the poor. This gift, with £20 given by a servant, £10 by Roger Jennings, and £5 by Mr. Roberts, were laid out in 1740 in the purchase of 6A. 0R. 21P. of land. There is also an allotment of about a quarter of an acre set out on the enclosure of Dudleston common, the whole of which is let for £8. 12s. 6d., and distributed to the poor on St. Thomas’s day. The sum of £10, left by a servant man in 1735, and £10 left by another servant man in 1739, are charged upon the Sodylt estate, and the interest, 20s. per annum, is distributed with the above charity.

_Thomas Kynaston_, in 1761, left £200, the interest to be annually distributed to the poor. This money is invested on the security of the turnpike road from Wem to Bron-y-Garth.

_William Challnor_, in 1791, bequeathed £100, the interest to be applied in the relief of twenty of the poorest inhabitants of the chapelry. _Elizabeth Challnor_, by will, 1807, bequeathed £100 to augment the charity of her father-in-law, William Challnor. The first bequest is secured on the tolls of the road from Wem to Bron-y-Garth; and the latter is secured on the Ellesmere House of Industry. The interest, £9. 1s., is distributed on New Year’s day among the most necessitous poor.

POST OFFICE.—_At Mr. Richard Evan’s_, _the Griffin Inn_. Letters are despatched to Chirk at two o’clock in the afternoon.

Bennett George, Esq., barrister, Sodylt Hall

Davies Edward, blacksmith, Criftins

Davies John, Esq., Dudleston Hall

Davies Richard, colliery proprietor, Flannag Colliery

Davies Thomas, wheelwright

Ellerton Richard, Esq., Erway

Evans Richard, victualler, Griffin Inn

Evans Joshua, wheelwright

Furmston Mrs. Emma, Criftins

Handley William, brick, tile, earthenware manufacturer, and victualler, The Grapes, Criftins

Humphreys Thomas, blacksmith

Jones John, Esq., Shelbrook

Jones John, shoemaker, Criftins

Jones Walter, shoemaker, Gravel Holes

Johnson Captain Robert, Kilhendre

Kilvert Joseph, shopkeeper and victualler, Fox Inn, Criftins

Morrall Edward, Esq., Plas-warren

Morrall Robert, Esq., solicitor, Plas-yollen

Newnes William, shoemaker

Owen Richard, farmer and victualler, Three Pigeons Inn

Phillips Robert, blacksmith

Preston Samuel, shoemaker, Gravel Holes

Spencer Thomas, brick, tile, flower pot, and black earthenware manufacturer

Winter Rev. John Bowyer, curate

FARMERS.

Belmont Charles, The Pant, Pentrecoed

Boote Joseph (executors of), Gadless

Corns Richard, Criftins

Darlington Thomas, Plas-Thomas, Coadyrallt

Davies John, Dudliston Hall

Dickin William, Pentrecoed

Edwards Richard, Rock House, Coadyrallt

Foulkes John, The Vron, Coadyrallt

Garner Benjamin, Coadyrallt

Gough Edward, Pentre-Morgan

Hampson Daniel, Coadyrallt

Hampson Jane, The Castle

Hampson John, Chapel

Hughes Arthur, Pentrecoed

Hughes James, and corn miller, Pant Mill

Hughes Thomas, and butcher, Chapel

Humphreys John, Chapel

Jones Elizabeth, New Hall, Chapel

Jones John, Shelbrook, Coadyrallt

Jones Roger, Cross lanes, Pentrecoed

Jones Richard, Dudleston Grove

Lee Richard, Cross lanes, Coadyrallt

Manford John, Coadyrallt

Manford Martha, Pit House

Murslow James, Chapel

Owen Charles Brown, Dee Field

Owen Thomas, Pentrecoed

Parry John, Sodylt Lodge

Pay Margaret, Chapel

Roberts Robert, Pentrecoed

Rogers Henry, Chapel

Rutter Ann, Pentrecoed

Shone Thomas, Coadyrallt

Steen John, Criftins

Strange David, Pentre-madoc

Teggin John, Coadyrallt

Thomas Joseph, Plas-warren

EASTWICK,

a small township, two miles and a half N.W. from Ellesmere, contains 503A. 2R. 33P. of land, and in 1841 had 18 houses and 87 inhabitants. The principal landowners in this township are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, Samuel Y. Kenyon, Esq., Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, Miss Kynaston, and Mrs. Broom. The chief residents in Eastwick are Edward Broughall, farmer, Gadless; Josiah Hughes, tailor; Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, farmer and tanner, Gadless; Joseph Strange, blacksmith; Francis Thomas, farmer; and Mrs. Mary Wall, farmer, Pleasant Grove.

ELSON AND GREENHILL,

a township, a mile and a half N.W. from Ellesmere, contains 547A. 0R. 18P. of land; the most considerable owner of which is Charles Kynaston Mainwaring, Esq. The other owners are Miss Kynaston, Mr. Joshua Lewis Menlove, Mr. John Furmston, and Mrs. Broom. This township has a scattered population; in 1841 there were 11 houses and 65 inhabitants.

DIRECTORY.—Daniel Boote, farmer, Elson; John Boote, farmer, Greenhill; John Lea, maltster, Elson Cottage; Joshua Lewis Menlove, farmer, land agent, and brick and tile maker, Elson; Thomas Williams, farmer, Greenhill, and Mrs. Ann Williams, Elson.

FRANKTON, OR ENGLISH FRANKTON,

is so called to distinguish it from Frankton, in Whittington parish, which is sometimes called Welsh Frankton. The village is pleasantly situated on high ground, four miles and a half south from Ellesmere, and in 1841 contained 41 houses and 199 inhabitants. The houses are in general straggling, and there are a considerable number of small cottages. The township contains 956A. 0R. 34P. of land; the principal owners of which are John Povey, Esq., Mrs. Jane Griffiths, Nicholson Robinson, Esq., and Mr. William Downes.

The principal residents are Mr. John Borne Oekley; William Downes, farmer, Frankton Grove; William Downes, jun., farmer; William Foulkes, farmer; Elias Puleston, farmer; Thomas Stanyer, farmer; Thomas Smith, blacksmith; and John Williams, wheelwright.

HAMPTON WOOD

is a small township, with 703A. 0R. 18P. of land, situated three miles from Ellesmere, and in 1841 had 37 houses and 175 inhabitants. The principal landowners are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, Lord Kenyon, C. K. Mainwaring, Esq., and Joshua Lewis Menlove, Esq. The resident farmers are William Boughey; Mary Boyling; Robert Jacks; James Price, and corn miller; Thomas Reeves; John Rodenhurst; and John Smith.

HARDWICK

is a township, containing 449A. 3R. 17P. of land, and in 1841 had 27 houses and 441 inhabitants. The whole township is the property of Sir John Roger Kynaston, Bart., who resides at HARDWICK HALL, an elegant mansion, delightfully situated in a park, with a fine undulating surface, richly wooded with noble timber. The south front of the hall opens upon a terrace, ornamented with flowers, vases, and an open balustrade, which leads into the park. On the west side of the hall are the pleasure grounds and shrubberies, which contain some rare shrubs of remarkably fine growth; the arra-caxia imbricata is upwards of sixteen feet high, and one of the finest specimens in the country. The cedar deodora is also a beautiful specimen. There are upwards of thirty varieties of the pinus tribe planted in different parts of the grounds. Adjoining the west side of the hall, a new conservatory has just been completed, which is chiefly used as an orangery. The vineries adjoin the kitchen gardens, which cover about an acre and a half of land. About two hundred yards from the south front of the hall is a magnificent specimen of the cedar of Lebanon, which measures fourteen feet and a half in circumference. A portion of the top was broken off about three years ago with the weight of snow that fell upon it. PERTHY BANK, or THE BROW, consists of a public house and a few cottages, partly in this township and partly in Tetchill, situated on the brow of a hill, on the turnpike road leading from Ellesmere to Oswestry. HARDWICK COTTAGE is a neat residence, pleasantly situated near the turnpike road, occupied by Lovett Ferrall, Esq.

DIRECTORY.—Sir John Roger Kynaston, Bart., Hardwick; Lovett Ferrall, Esq., Hardwick Cottage; John Cureton, farmer; Samuel Carsley, blacksmith; Edward Heyes, victualler, Green Man Inn, The Brow; Samuel Stockton, gamekeeper; Mrs. Martha Thomas; Richard Woolf, farmer, Old Hardwick.

KENWICK STOCKETT AND WHATTALL,

a township three miles south from Ellesmere, contains 874A. 3R. 29P. of land; the owners of which are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, Thomas Buckley Buckley Owen, Esq., and the Rev. William Thomas. In 1841 the township had nine houses and a population of 55 souls. The principal residents are Samuel Burrows, farmer; Richard Gough, farmer, Whattall; Thomas Furmston, farmer, Lower Kenwick; John Stoakes, farmer, Higher Kenwick; and Joseph Stoakes, farmer, The Springs.

KENWICKS PARK