Stanton John, Esq., The Hollies
Stant Richard, vict., Back’s Head, Watergate street
Stokes William, schoolmaster, Chapel street
Stoker John, vict., Three Tuns, St. John’s hl
Thomas Mary, dressmaker, Watergate street
Thompson Edward, cabinet maker and upholsterer, Watergate street
Thompson Henry, maltster, Watergate street
Thompson Robert, tailor, Church street
Thompson Thomas, bookseller, printer, and stationer, and agent to Royal
Exchange Fire and Life Office, High street
Tilston John, maltster, Church street
Tomkin’s John, vict., New Inn, Trimpley
Towler Samuel, plumber, painter & glazier, and brazier and tin plate
worker, High st
Townsend Daniel, inland revenue officer, Sparbridge
Turner George, boot and shoemaker, High st
Turner Wm., boot & shoemaker, Birch lane
Varley Elizabeth, bonnet maker, Scotland st
Wace Charles Rd., Esq., solicitor, Cross st
Walter Rev. George, M.A., Trimpley
Watson James Eyton, surgeon, High street
Wellings Mary, shoemaker, Chapel street
White Captain John, Watergate street
Whitechurch and Ellesmere Banking Co., High street, (open on Tuesdays),
John Lowe, manager
Wilkinson Jones, vict., Swan Inn, Cross st
Williams Mr. George, Scotland street
Williams John, tailor and woollen draper, Cross street
Wilson Elizabeth, school mistress, Willow st
Windsor George, maltster, Sparbridge
Worrall Mark, gardener & seed dealer, Cross street
Wright Henry Joho, currier and leather cutter, Church street
Young John, canal inspector, Canal Office.
Academies.
_Those with * affixed are Boarding Schools_.
* Birch Eliza, Woodbine cottage
Cumpstone Susannah, St. John’s hill
Davies Mary (National), St. John’s hill
* Edwards Mary, Scotland st
* Gough Ann and Mary, St. John’s hill
Grange Elizabeth, Chapel st.
Jones Jonathan, St. John’s hill
* Ponton James Batt, Willow street
Randles Mary Elizabeth and Maria, Sparbridge
* Reay Maria, Scotland street
Stokes William, Chapel street
Wilson Elizabeth, Willow st
Attorneys.
Blackburne Edward (and clerk to magistrates), Town hall
Chandler Charles, The Retreat
Dymock Robert Middleton, The Mount
Menlove William, Church st.
Morrall Robert (and superintendent registrar), Town hall
Pritchard Peter, Chapel st.
Salter George, Willow street
Wace Charles Richard, Cross street
Auctioneers.
Jenkins Edward and Son, Willow street
Bakers and Flour Dealers.
Colemere Ann, Cross street and St. John’s hill
Davies Richard, Swine market street
Harris James, Church street
Harrison Samuel, Scotland street
Jones John, Scotland street
Morris Peter, High street
Parry Thomas, Cross street
Banks.
Shrewsbury Old Bank, High street; open on Tuesdays; draw on Robarts,
Curtis, and Company, London
Savings’ Bank, Scotland street; open on Tuesdays; William Lee, actuary
Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, High street; open on Tuesdays;
draw on the Union Bank, London; John Lowe, manager
Blacksmiths.
Clay John, Church street
Davies David, Cross street
Davies Thomas (and whitesmith), Scotland street
Evans William, Willow street
Robinson John, Scotland st.
Booksellers, Printers, Bookbinders, and Stationers.
Baugh Edward (and stamp office), Cross street
Thompson Thomas, High street
Boot and Shoe Makers.
Antley John, Birch lane
Antley Thomas, St. John’s hill
Bennett John, Watergate st.
Boylin John, Charlotte row
Davenport Richard, Scotland street
Hollis William, Watergate st.
James Robert, Sandy lane
Lacy George, Sparbridge
Morris William, Cross street
Powell Richard, Birch lane
Turner George, High street
Turner William, Birch lane
Wellings William, Chapel st.
Braziers and Tin Plate Workers.
Barlow Edward, Cross street
Povey Thomas, sen., Scotland street
Fowler Samuel, High street
Builders.
Davies Edward (to Viscount Alford), Canal wharf
Jenks Joseph, Cross street
Bricklayers.
Jenks Edward, Scotland st.
Jenks Joseph, Cross street
Ralphs Edward, Scotland st.
Ralphs William, St. John’s hill
Butchers.
Clay Edward, Charlotte row
Clay John, Cross street
Copnall Richard, Cross street
Jones James, Cross street
Lowe Samuel, Church street
Morgan Samuel, Watergate street
Phillips William, Scotland street
Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer.
Thompson Edward, Watergate street
Cheese Factors.
Barlow John, Cross street
Furmston John, Scotland st.
Chemist and Druggist.
Lea Samuel, Scotland street
Coal Merchants.
Jones John, Canal wharf
Povey William, Marketplace
Confectioners.
Barlow John, Cross street
Davies Rich., Swine market
Harris James, Church street
Harrison Samuel, Scotland street
Jones John, Scotland street
Parry Thomas, Cross street
Coopers.
Freeman Edward, Watergate street
Jones John, Watergate street
Rowland John, Scotland st.
Rowland Jn., Jnr., Scotland st
Corn Miller.
Bate Edward, Mere side
Curriers and Leather Cutters.
Butler John, Watergate street
Wright Henry John, Church street
Cutler and Locksmith.
Coffin Thomas, Scotland st.
Fire and Life Office Agents.
Crown, Edward Blackburne, Town hall
Eagle, Charles Richard Wace, Cross street
Farmers’ Royal Insurance, Peter Pritchard, Chapel street
Law, Edward Blackburne, Town hall
Metropolitan, Edward Jenkins, Willow street
Mutual, Edward Barlow, Cross street
Royal Exchange, Thomas Thompson, High street
Salop, Charles E. Cooley, Canal wharf
Shropshire and North Wales, Charles Chandler, The Retreat
Sun, Edward Baugh, Cross street
Gardeners and Seedsmen.
Jones John, Swine market street
Worrall Martha, Cross street
China, Class, and Earthenware Dealers.
Povey Thomas (glass), Market place
Roberts Robert, Cross street
Robinson John, Scotland st.
Grocers and Tea Dealers.
Barlow John, Cross street
Brotheridge Charles, Cross street
Colemere Ann, Cross street
Cooke Charles, Watergate st.
Jones John, Scotland street
Lea Samuel, Scotland street
Morris Peter, High street
Parry Thomas, Cross street
Parry William, High street
Povey Francis, High street
Povey Thomas, Market place
Roberts William & company, High street
Hair Dressers.
Baugh Ann, High street
Evans Thomas, St. John’s hill
Everett Simeon, Swine market street
Hatter.
(_See also Linendrapers and Hatters_.)
Pemberton Richard, St. John’s hill
Hop and Seed Dealers.
Cooke Charles, Watergate st
Lea Samuel, Scotland street
Povey Francis, High street
Povey Thomas, Market place
Hotels, Inns, and Taverns.
Black Lion, Edward Jones, Scotland street
Bricklayers’ Arms, Edward Ralphs, Scotland street
Bridgewater Arms (excise office and posting house), William Paddock, High
street
Buck’s Head, Richard Stant, Watergate street
Bull and Dog, Robert Butter, Scotland street
Bull’s Head, John Edwards, Cross street
Canal Tavern, Martha Davies, Canal wharf
Cross Keys, John Clay, Church street
Dolphin, Thomas Copnall, Church street
Eagles, James Ralphes, Birch lane
George and Dragon, Mary Davies, St. John’s hill
Golden Lion, John Marsh, Watergate street
New Inn, John Tomkin, Trimpley
Red Lion, William Pay, Church street
Swan, Jonas Wilkinson, Cross street
Talbot, Robert Jones, Sparbridge
Three Tuns, John Stocker, St. John’s hill
Unicorn, John Parry, Cross street
White Hart, Robert Bickley, Birch lane
White Lion, Charles Maddocks, Swine market st.
Wine and Spirit Vaults, Joseph Jenks, Cross street
Ironmongers.
Barlow Edward, Cross street
Coffin Thomas (and cutler and locksmith), Scotland street
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