bequeathed £300 for the poor of the parishes of Hodnet, Prees, and Wem,
to be applied for the benefit of such poor as the minister and
churchwardens of each parish should think fit. With respect to the
legacy left to the poor of this parish, it appears to have been laid out
in the purchase of land, which now produces a yearly sum of £10. 10s.
_Sir Rowland Hill_, in 1769, bequeathed to the poor of the parishes of
Hodnet and Prees the sum of £200. _Sir Richard Hill_, by will, 1808,
bequeathed £30 to his brother, John Hill, in trust, to pay the interest
to the poor of the parish of Hodnet, Prees, and Wem, in such proportions
as his said brother should think fit. Several sums of money, left by
various donors, amounting in the whole to £140, in the year 1812 was
placed in the hands of Sir John Hill, who gave a promissory note for the
same; and the interest is distributed amongst the poor. _Arthur Harper_,
by will, 1787, directed his trustees to pay the interest of £40 to the
minister, churchwardens, and overseers of the parish of Prees, to be
distributed among poor housekeepers of the township of Darliston. The
yearly sum of £5. 4s. is paid as a rent charge issuing out of a field in
Williston, called the White Bread Field. It does not appear from whose
benefaction this arises. The amount is expended in bread and given among
the deserving who attend divine service. _Elizabeth Barbour_ devised
certain lands, and directed the proceeds to be expended in bread and
given amongst the poorest parishioners every Sunday. The property thus
devised consists of 9A. 0R. 35P., with a small cottage, which was built
by the vicar on the site of an old house destroyed by lightning. It is
let for £12 a year, which is applied in carrying out the donor’s
intentions.
POST OFFICE at _Mr. William Langford’s_.—Letters arrive from Whitchurch
at 9.10 A.M. and are despatched at 5.0 P.M.
Aldersea George Ora, farmer
Allen The Rev. Archdeacon, The Vicarage
Arthur Thomas Norway, Esq.
Bather Richard, farmer
Bather Stephen, Prees Corn Mills
Bather William, farmer
Barber Emma Mary Burd, dressmaker
Bayley Mary, school teacher
Bennett Arthur, tailor
Bootroyd John, decorative painter
Boote Thomas, farmer, Heath Bank
Blantorn Miss Mary
Boyd Allen, sergeant major
Chester William, shoemaker
Churton Joseph, watch and clock maker
Clay John, blacksmith
Colley Thomas, saddler
Croxon Richard, tailor
Darlington Abraham Edward, Esq.
Davies Charles, baker and confectioner
Dickin Elizabeth, vict., The Well House
Dickin Mrs. Elizabeth
Dickin John, gentleman, Platt House
Dickin John, Prees Wood Farm
Dickin John, cattle salesman
Dickin William Francis, Esq., The Hill
Dovey Richard, police officer
Drury John, corn machine maker
Drury Thomas, vict., The College Inn
Drury William, maltster
Dutton Joseph, farmer, Ferney Leys
Ebrey Robert, butcher
Eccleston William, carrier
Edwards Edward, house steward
Foulkes Richard, joiner and carpenter
Gregory Mr. John Paul
Handley John, carrier
Hares Robert, draper and druggist
Hares Samuel, gentleman
Hares Samuel, grocer and tea dealer
Hill Sir Robert Chambre, Bart., J.P., The Hall
Holding John, draper and grocer
Holding Mrs. Mary, Cruck Moor
Holding William, maltster
Hopwood Samuel, farmer
Ikin William, maltster, draper, and registrar
Jenkins Samuel, tailor and draper
Johnson Mr. William, The Fields
Kay Richard, basket maker
Longford Richard, postmaster
Lee Luke, schoolmaster
Maddocks Thomas, tailor
Minshall Rev. Samuel, Independent minister
Moore Thomas, blacksmith and farrier
Morray Thomas, shoemaker
Muller Mr. Charles, professor of music
Mumford Charles, gentleman
Paling John, butcher
Powell Joseph, farmer, Yew Tree
Powell Joseph, grocer and shopkeeper
Powell John, shoemaker, The Wood
Powell Mr. Thomas, The Villa
Powell Thomas, Manor House Farm
Powell William, bricklayer
Ray Thomas, vict., The Lion and Commercial Inn and posting house
Reaves John, shoemaker
Rightson Captain W.
Ruscoe John, Heath Gate Farm
Sandford Rev. H. R. P., curate
Shirley Captain John
Skitt Thomas, Lee Hall Farm
Spencer James, wheelwright
Stubbs Thomas, baker and confectioner
Whatmouth Miss Ann
Whitfield Mrs. Ann
Whitfield Miss Mary
Whitfield Mrs. Mary
Wilkinson Andrew, farmer, Prees
Wood Wilkinson Thomas, gentleman
Worrall Thomas, machineman & wheelwright
Vaughan Samuel, beerhouse
Academies.
Boarding School, The Hill Rev. Samuel Minshall, proprietor
National School, Luke Lee, boys; Mary Bayley, girls
Bakers & Flour Dealers.
Davies Charles, & confec.
Stubbs Thomas, & confec.
Basket & Bendware Maker.
Kay Richard
Blacksmiths.
Clay John
Moore Thomas, and farrier
Boot & Shoemakers.
Chester William
Morray Thos., & leather cutter
Powell John
Reeves John
Butchers.
Dickin John
Ebsey Robert
Paling John
Coopers.
Drury George
Drury William
Farmers.
Aldersea George Ora
Bather Richard, Lighteach Farm
Bather William
Boote Thomas
Dickin John, Prees Wood Farm
Drury Thos. College Farm
Drury William, and cooper
Dutton Joseph, Ferney Leys
Ebrey Robert
Holding Mrs. Mary, Cruck Moor
Hopwood Samuel
Johnson William
Powell Joseph
Powell Thomas
Ray Thomas
Skitt Thomas
Wilkinson Andrew
Wilkinson Thomas, The College Farm
Grocers & Tea Dealers.
Hares Messrs. Robert and Samuel
Holding John, hop & seed merchant
Ikin William
Powell Joseph
Hairdresser.
Boothroyd John
Hotels & Inns.
Dickin Elizabeth, The Well House
Ray Thomas, The Lion and Commercial Inn
Drury Thos., The College Inn
Beerhouses.
Churton Joseph
Vaughan Samuel
Steam and Horse Thrashing Machines to Let for Hire.
Drury Thomas
Carriers.
To SHREWSBURY, William Eccleston & John Handley, on Saturdays.
CALVERHALL, OR CORRA,
is a chapelry and scattered village three miles north-west from Prees,
which in 1841 contained 33 houses and 151 inhabitants. The township
contains 1,287A. 0R. 22P. of land, mostly an undulating district. The
principal landowners are John Whitehall Dod, Esq., M.P.; Viscount Hill;
Lord Kilmorey; Mrs. Dale; and Thomas Hugh Sandford, Esq. Viscount Hill
is lord of the manor and impropriator of the rectoral tithes, which are
commuted for £86. 18s. 9d. The vicarial tithes are commuted for £26. 7s.
THE CHAPEL is a modern erection of beautiful workmanship, executed in
freestone. The interior has a chaste and imposing appearance; the roof
is of groined timber, and the seats are of oak; the windows are decorated
with stained glass, and the altar-piece is of freestone of elaborate
workmanship. A neat marble tablet remembers Elizabeth, the wife of the
Rev. Edward Mainwaring, the present incumbent; another very beautifully
designed, has been erected to the memory of Elizabeth, the wife of John
W. Dod, Esq., M.P.; there is also a neat tablet to John Dod, Esq. The
living is perpetual curacy, in the patronage of John W. Dod, Esq., and
enjoyed by the Rev. Edward Mainwaring, who resides at the PARSONAGE, a
modern brick residence, pleasantly situated and embosomed in foliage; it
is beautified with pleasure grounds and shrubberies. THE ALMSHOUSES
consist of eight tenements, and were founded and endowed by Catherine
Kerr, in 1724; the inmates are widows or aged people, who have about £4.
10s. per annum.
THE HALL, the residence and property of John W. Dod, Esq., M.P., is a
commodious brick mansion, stuccoed, with a front of hewn freestone, and a
noble portico supported by six fluted pillars. It stands on a gentle
eminence, and the views it commands are beautifully varied, picturesque,
and extensive. The park grounds are richly clothed with timber, and the
pleasure grounds and shrubberies are laid out with great taste. There
are no remains of the ancient hall; it was surrounded by a moat, which
still is filled with water, a neat bridge connecting the site on which it
stood with the gardens. There is a school in the village, endowed with
£20 per annum, free for all cottagers’ children. The teacher also
receives £6 annually from subscriptions. JACK OF CORRA is a well-known
liquor vessel, composed of leather, which has received the patronage of
successive generations in this locality, and is interesting as a relic of
the hospitality of by-gone days. It is stated that a person of the name
of Corra or Kerr charged lands with the payment of £10 annually, and
directed that any wayfaring traveller should call and refresh himself
with the Jack filled with good malt liquor, on the payment of one penny.
The bottom and the top of the vessel are encircled with a broad rim of
silver, upon which is engraved, “_From time immemorial_: _Jack of Corra
is my name_, _don’t abuse me then for shame_.” This chapelry comprises
Corra, with Willaston and Millen Heath.
POST OFFICE.—_At Mr. James Jenkins’_. Letters arrive by foot post from
Whitchurch, at 9.30 A.M., and are despatched at 4 P.M.
Dod John Whitehall, Esq., M.P., The Hall
Dod John Whitehall, Esq., jun.
Mainwaring Rev. Edward, M.A., The Parsonage
Beeteley George, farmer
Beeteley John, farmer & vict. Jack of Corra
Court William, postman
Growcott Francis, farmer
Growcott Francis, jun., farmer
Jenkins James, schoolmaster
Newell James, gentleman
Newnes John, farmer
Mac Cload John, gardener
Morris Charles, blacksmith
Overton William, farmer
Owens Owen, farmer
Perry Robert, butcher
Reeves Josiah, farmer
Snipes Robert, coachman
DARLISTON
is a township and well-built village, five miles and a quarter N.E. from
Wem, which in 1841 had 53 houses and 278 inhabitants. The township
contains 714A. 3R. 23P. of land, the soil of which is a mixture of sand
and loam. There are several extensive farms here, with commodious
out-buildings. Viscount Hill is lord of the manor, and owner of the
whole township. The rectoral tithes are commuted for £85. 15s. 3d., and
the vicarial for £19. 15s. The township is intersected by the London and
Chester and the Whitchurch and Drayton turnpike roads. There is a school
at Lower Heath, in this township, supported by Viscount and Lady Hill.
About 200 children attend for instruction, and are also partly clothed.
The teacher has a fixed salary, and resides in a good residence adjoining
the school. There is a noted coursing meeting held annually at the White
Lion Inn.
Adams Abraham, tailor
Adams Thomas, farmer
Adams William, farmer
Dickin Joseph, farmer, and dispenser of medicine
Dickin William, farmer and butcher
Dickin John, butcher
Goffin Robert, schoolmaster
Hartley Timothy, gentleman
Machon William, blacksmith, and collector of tolls
Morris George, farmer
Powell John, shopkeeper and wheelwright
Ruscoe John, farmer, Heath-gate
Shingler Thomas, tailor
Sutton John, shoemaker
Titley Jacob, wheelwright
Watkins John, victualler, White Lion
FAULS,
a township with a scattered population, contains 886A. 0R. 34P. of land,
and at the census of 1841 had 22 houses and 102 inhabitants. The soil is
mostly a strong clay. Viscount Hill is lord of the manor, impropriator,
and principal landowner. Mr. Thomas Ruscoe is also a proprietor. The
rectoral tithes are commuted for £116. 15s., and the vicarial tithes
payable to the incumbent of Prees for £25. 1s. 3d. The turnpike road to
Drayton crosses this township.
DIRECTORY.—Richard Benbow, farmer; Abraham Ford, farmer, Northwood; Wm.
Hares, farmer, Fauls Green; Thomas Hatton, farmer and collector of
revenue taxes; William Hudson, farmer, Northwood; George Oakley,
gamekeeper, The Green; Elizabeth Powell, farmer; Thomas Ruscoe, farmer
and victualler, The Talbot; George Williams, brick and tile agent; Thomas
Williams, brick and tile agent.
MICKLEY,
a small township in the parish of Prees, in 1841 had four houses and a
population of 36 souls. The township contains 575A. 2R. 36P. of land,
chiefly the property of Viscount Hill. Rateable value, £744. 7s. The
tithes were commuted in 1841, when £72. 9s. were apportioned to Viscount
Hill, and £16. 0s. 4d. to the Vicar of Prees. The farmers are Martha
Churton, Richard Edgerley, George Robinson, and Thomas Ash Wilkinson.
MILLEN HEATH,
a township with only one house and ten residents, contains 359A. 3R. 17P.
of land, which is the property of Lord Kilmorey. Rateable value, £268.
10s. The tithes have been commuted, and £33. 3s. 2d. apportioned to
Viscount Hill, and £9. 6s. 3d. to the Vicar of Prees. Mr. Thomas Hares
is the resident farmer.
SANDFORD,
a township with a scattered population, five miles and a half N.E. from
Wem, contains 1,213A. 3R. 21P. of land. The soil is a mixture of sand
and loam, with a portion of clay. The land is chiefly used for grazing
purposes; and there is a considerable extent covered with woods and
plantations. The tithes were commuted in 1841, when £151. 13s. 1d. was
apportioned to Viscount Hill, and £36. 5s. to the Vicar of Prees. At the
census of 1841 there were nine houses and 76 inhabitants. The rateable
value of this township, with that of Darliston and Fauls, is £4,354. 3s.
Thomas Hugh Sandford, Esq., is the principal landowner. Mr. Thomas Ebrey
is also a proprietor.
DIRECTORY.—Sarah Bather, farmer; John Fox, farmer; Robert Garmstone,
wheelwright and victualler, The Mill House; Ann Hales, farmer; Mary
Humphreys, farmer; William Rogers, blacksmith; Thomas Steventon, farmer
and corn miller; Joseph Woolrich, farmer, Morton Wood; Stephen Worthen,
farmer.
STEELE,
a township in the parish of Prees, at the census of 1841 had 12 houses
and a population of 65 souls. The township contains 436A. 3R. 36P. of
land. Viscount Hill is the impropriator and the principal landowner.
The rectoral tithes are commuted for £54. 12s. 6d., and the vicarial for
£13. 14s. 6d. The principal residents in Steele are John Bradshaw,
shopkeeper, The Heath; John Heatley, glazier; Ann Hodgskin, farmer;
Thomas Hodgskin, farmer; Daniel Holding, tailor; Richard Holding, farmer;
Joseph Hussey, farmer.
WHIXALL
is a township, chapelry, and populous village, in the parish of Prees,
four miles N. from Wem, which at the census in 1841 contained 211 houses
and 978 inhabitants. The township comprises 3,361A. 1R. 32P. of land.
Interspersed with gentle undulations, there is some good meadow and
pasture land, which produces a fine herbage, and cheese is made to a
considerable extent. The houses are chiefly cottage residences, with a
small portion of land to each, and the residents are in many instances
freeholders. The houses are built of brick, and slated, and have a
comfortable appearance. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in cutting
the moss, which they dry, and then take it to distant parts of the
country for sale. The moss, usually called WHIXALL MOSS, covers a
surface of upwards of 5,000 acres, and extends into the several townships
of Northwood, Whixall, Bettisfield, and Fenswood. It is cut to a depth
of from sixteen to thirty feet, and in some instances to a greater depth.
The moss is mostly submerged in water. A company of gentlemen have
recently taken a lease for a term of years of a considerable tract of the
moss, and are about to erect works for converting this hitherto
comparatively useless commodity into articles of appliance for useful
purposes. It is said to be superior to the Irish moss for some
particular uses. Sir John Hanmer is the owner of about two-thirds of the
moss; the other principal landowners are Lord Kenyon, W. P. Poole, Esq.,
James Foster, Esq., John C. Coham, Esq., John Bowen, Esq., Mr. George
Hutchinson, Mr. John Phillips, Mr. John Keay, William F. Dickin, Esq.,
Mr. William Furber, Rev. John Evans, Mrs. Weaver, Mr. William Cartwright,
Mr. Thomas Clay, John Taylor, Esq., Robert Salmon, Esq., Mr. Thomas
Jones, Mrs. Hazledine, Mr. Thomas Salt, A. Duff, Esq., Mr. Benjamin
Sandbrook, Mr. Jarvis, Rev. R. Young, Mrs. Cooper, Joshua Lee, Esq., Mr.
James Rodenhurst, Mr. Thomas Sadler, Mr. William Whitfield, Mr. John
Whitfield; besides whom there are many smaller proprietors.
THE CHURCH is a plain unpresuming edifice of brick, erected in the form
of a cross, and has the date of 1640 upon it. It was enlarged and
beautified in 1826, when 155 free sittings were added. The living is a
perpetual curacy, valued at £107, subordinate to the vicarage of Prees,
and enjoyed by the Rev. John Evans, M.A., whose income arises from
certain lands, £5 yearly from the Lord of the Manor, and £4 per annum
from the Vicar of Prees. THE PARSONAGE is a pleasantly situated
residence near the church. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL, a commodious structure,
with a residence for the teacher, was built during the years 1848 and
1849. The cost of the structure was £655. 13s. 6d., of which the
Committee of Council on Education gave £100, and £50 towards the master’s
residence; the National Society £50; the Diocesan Society £40, and £10
for fittings; and the sum of £405. 18s. 6d. was raised by subscriptions
and donations, of which £276. 18s. 6d. was given by the Incumbent of
Whixall. About 100 children attend the school. THE INDEPENDENTS have a
neat chapel here, which is numerously attended. THE PRIMITIVE METHODISTS
have also a small chapel here. The Llanymynech, Ellesmere, Whitchurch,
and Quina Brook canals intersect the township. WHIXALL HALL and BOSTOCK
HALL are two ancient residences, now occupied as farm houses. James
Foster, Esq., is lord of the manor, and holds a court leet and baron.
The poor have a yearly sum of 5s., the gift of Mr. Minshull, which is
paid out of land in the parish of Wem.
Brookes Thomas, blacksmith
Butler Richard, shoemaker
Callcott Samuel, farmer
Cureton William, shopkeeper
Dawson Thomas, farmer
Eales James, schoolmaster
Evans Rev. John, M.A., incumbent of Whixall, and domestic chaplain to
Viscount Combermere, The Parsonage
Forrester Arthur, farmer
Furber Widow, farmer
Furber William, Well Farm
Green James, tailor
Green Joseph, shopkeeper
Hales Walter, The Hall Farm
Hall Richard, beerhouse
Hall William, shopkeeper
Heath Elizabeth, farmer
Heath John, joiner and upholsterer
Hinton Henry, farmer
Hinton John, farmer and butcher
Hughes George, blacksmith
Hunley John, farmer
Jarvis Widow, farmer
Jarvis William, farmer and beerhouse
Jones Richard, Bostock Hall Farm
Jones Samuel, farmer
Jones William, farmer
Keay John, vict., Chapel House, cattle dealer and farmer
Newbrook Richard, shopkeeper & shoemaker
Newbrook Samuel, farmer
Newbrook Thomas, farmer
Newbrook Thomas, shopkeeper
Newbrook William, wheelwright
Parsons William, farmer
Pitt William, shopkeeper and farmer
Poole William Price, maltster and farmer
Powell Samuel, farmer
Powell Thomas, shopkeeper, Waterloo
Powell Thomas, farmer
Powell Widow, shopkeeper
Powell William, farmer
Preston Ellis, farmer
Reeves William, blacksmith
Roberts John, brick and tile manufacturer
Rodenherst Mr. James
Shaw Edward, shoemaker
Shingler Thomas, farmer and corn miller
Sparkes John, farmer
Vardy James, Esq.
Vardy and Co., The Betisfield Moss Works
Walters Sarah, Manor House Farm
Weever William, tailor
Whitfield Frederick, farmer
Williams Henry, farmer
Williams William, farmer
Woolham Thomas, jailor
William Price Poole, coal, lime, slate, and brick dealer, Whixall Wharf
WILLASTON,
a small township in the parish of Prees, contains 767 acres of land, and
in 1841 had 18 houses and 101 inhabitants. The soil in some parts is
clayey, and in other places it is a mixture of sand and loam. Viscount
Hill and John Whitehall Dod, Esq., are the landowners, the former is also
the impropriator, and receives the large tithes, which are commuted for
£109. 18s. 6d. The vicarial tithes are commuted for £21. 8s. 4d.
The principal residents are John Hussey, farmer, Cloverley; Robert
Wilkinson, farmer, The Lawn; James Simons, farmer, and James Simon, jun.,
farmer.
SHAWBURY
is an extensive parish comprehending the townships of Acton Reynold,
Besford, Edgebolton, Muckleton, Shawbury, Wytheford Magna, and Wytheford
Parva, which together have an area of 7,222 acres of land, of which 600
acres are in woods and plantations. Rateable value, £8,486. 1s. Rent
charge, £838. This parish, although chiefly in the North Bradford
hundred, extends into the Shrewsbury liberty, and the hundred of Pimhill.
In 1801 the parish had a population of 948 souls; 1831, 915, and in 1841
there were 212 inhabited houses and 1062 inhabitants. The soil, to a
considerable extent, is a mixture of loam and sand, in other places a
strong soil mixed with gravel prevails. The land has generally an
undulating surface, and on the northern verge there are considerable
eminences, in which is found a red grit stone. Shawbury is a
delightfully situated village, containing some good residences on the
Shrewsbury, Market Drayton, Wem, and Whitchurch turnpike roads, six miles
S.S. by E. from Wem, and seven miles N.E. by N. from Shrewsbury. In the
centre of the village there is a commodious hotel and family boarding
house occupied by Mr. Welling, which is much frequented during the summer
months by respectable families. The township contains 1,605A. 0R. 37P.
of land, and in 1841 there were 55 houses and 279 inhabitants. Rateable
value, £1,854. 16s. Sir Andrew Vincent Corbet, Bart., is lord of the
manor and principal land owner; Rev. W. S. Marvin and Mr. Samuel Winnall
are also owners.
THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure exhibiting
some beautiful workmanship, and consists of nave, chancel, and side
aisles, with a lofty square tower ornamented with twelve pinnacles; the
tower contains six bells, has a clock and sun dial; in the chancel are
two windows beautifully ornamented with stained glass; the altar piece
and reading desk are of oak, elaborately carved, and there is an ancient
font. There is a beautiful tablet of marble in memory of Philip
Charlton, who died in 1845, and another commemorative of John Minor,
Esq., and his wife, with the date of 1836. The living is a vicarage
valued in the king’s book at £7. 1s. 5½d. in the patronage of Sir Andrew
Vincent Corbet, Bart., and incumbency of the Rev. William S. Marvin,
M.A.; curate, Rev. William Howell, M.A.; clerk, William Wright. The
vicarial tithes are commuted for £397. 12s. and of the rectorial £247.
18s. was apportioned to Sir Andrew V. Corbet, Bart., £181. 10s. to Mr.
Charlton, and £11 to Captain Horner. The vicarage is a pleasantly
situated residence a little north from the church. There is a free
school in the village which has an attendance of about thirty children.
Shawbury heath contains 270A. 2R. 7P. of land, and Shawbury woods contain
an area of 159A. 2R. 32P. Charlton Grange is situated in this township,
and contains 433A. 3R. 27P.
CHARITIES.—_Elizabeth Corbet_, by will, October 29th, 1702, bequeathed
the sum of £200, and directed the amount to be laid out in land, and the
yearly proceeds to be applied in feeding or clothing the poor, or in
apprentice fees, as the vicar for the time being and her heirs should
think fit. The amount was laid out as directed by the donor, and now
produces a yearly rental of £45 which is divided into three equal parts,
one portion applied in clothing the children of the national school,
another in apprentice fees, and the remainder in a weekly distribution of
bread.
_Robert Wood_ gave £20, the interest to be distributed among the poor on
St. Thomas’s day. _Andrew Peplow_ gave £16 towards clothing the poor.
_Richard Wood_ £40, and _Andrew Syth_ £10, for the benefit of the poor.
_Ralph Collins_ gave £80 towards the maintenance of a schoolmaster in
Shawbury, and if there should be no schoolmaster then to the poor of the
parish during each vacancy. _Dame Rachael Corbet_ left £10, _Sarah
Venables_ £20, and an unknown donor £17 for the benefit of the poor.
These several sums amounting to £213, are in the hands of Sir Andrew V.
Corbet, bart., secured by two bonds. Of the interest amounting to £9.
6s. 6d., at four per cent, 14s. is paid annually in purchasing a coat for
one poor man, £4 in respect of Collins’ charity to a schoolmaster, and
the remainder is distributed on St. Thomas’s day amongst the poor, with
some voluntary donations, in sums varying from 1s. to 3s. 6d.
_John Minor_ gave £20, the interest to be distributed on St. Andrew’s
day. This sum, together with £26. 5s. given by Sir Andrew Corbet, is in
the hands of the Rev. W. S. Marvin, and £20 collected many years ago
towards building a school house, making together £66. 5s., for which he
gave a promissory note to the churchwardens, bearing date 2nd February,
1830, with interest at four and a half per cent. Of the interest, £1 is
given away as Minor’s charity, 18s. are added to the subscriptions
collected for the school, and the remainder is distributed on Candlemas
day among the poor of the parish.