Davies Samuel, High street
* Lowe Edwin, High street
Sturgess George, High street
Sturgess George, High street
Rope and Twine Maker.
Chettar John, Upper Bar
Saddlers & Harness Makers.
Dodd George, Lower Bar
Eardley Thos., High street
Fishwick William, High st.
Plant Thomas, Lower Bar
Rees John, High street
Shopkeepers, Dealers in Sundries, and Groceries.
Gosnell John, Lower Bar
Harker Francis, High street
Hollins John, High street
Steventon Martha, High st.
Stokes Charles, Upper Bar
Sturgess George, High street
Swallow George, Stafford st.
Tomkinson John, Stafford street
Tomkinson Job, High street
Williams John, Upper Bar
Soda Water Manufacturer.
Bradbury Charles, High st.
Stone Mason.
Whittingham Joseph, Upper Bar
Straw Bonnet Makers.
Evanson Ann, St. Mary’s st.
Lowe Emma, High street
Smart Eliza, St. Mary’s st.
Sturgess Sarah, High street
Surgeons.
Baddeley William Edward, High street
Duncalfe George, St. Mary’s street
Godby Augustus H., High st.
Lindop William, St. Mary’s street
Surveyor and Builder.
Treasure John Chetwynd, Aston
Tailors.
_Those with_ * _affixed are Woollen Drapers_.
* Bradbury Charles, High st.
Breese John, High street
Breese Thomas, St. Mary’s street
Gater Charles, High street
Jervis William, High street
Johnstone Moses, Lower Bar
* Keeling John, High street
Smart Richard, High street
* Watkin John, High street
* Worrall Joseph, High street
Tallow Chandlers.
Brittain William, High street
Fieldhouse William, High st.
Wilde Martha, St. Mary’s st.
Tanner.
Rogers Elizabeth, Watery lane
Timber Merchants.
Ward George Joseph, Canal wharf
Mansell Thomas, Stafford road
Turnery, Bendware, and Hair Sieve Manufacturers, & General Wood Turners.
Atkins Lewis, Mill Works
Baughey Thos., Mill Works
Veterinary Surgeon.
Duncalfe Thomas, St. Mary’s street
Watch & Clock Makers.
Northwood James, High st
Whiston Joseph, High street
Whiston Thomas, Upper Bar
Wheelwrights.
Mansell Thomas, Stafford st
Shaw John, Workhouse Lane
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
Allan Harry, High street
Liddle William, High street
Wood Turners.
Leech and Humphreys, Upper Bar
Wool Staplers.
Ford and Co., Stafford street
General Carriers.
The Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, George Hall, clerk
PRESTON-UPON-THE-WILD-MOORS
is a parish and small rural village, three miles N.E. of Wellington,
comprising 1,153A. 4R. 30P. of land, and in 1801 had 170 inhabitants;
1831, 218; and in 1841 there were 80 houses and a population of 389
souls. Rateable value, £1,422. 1s. 10d. The village is retired, but
pleasantly situated, and contains some good farm residences. St. John
Chiverton Charlton, Esq., and the Trustees of Preston Hospital are the
landowners. THE CHURCH is a small brick structure, consisting of nave
and chancel, with a tower, in which are two bells. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king’s book at £3, now returned £198, in the
patronage of the Trustees of Preston Hospital and St. John Chiverton
Charlton, Esq., alternately; incumbent, Rev. William Taylor Bird, M.A.
The tithes are commuted for £119, and there are 23 acres of glebe land.
PRESTON HOSPITAL.—_Lady Catherine Herbert_, widow of Henry Lord Herbert,
by her will, bearing date 11th April, 1716, gave the sum of £6,000, in
trust, to be laid out in the purchase of lands, in the county of Salop,
and building an almshouse thereon, for the reception of 12 poor women and
12 poor girls; the patronage to be vested in the Earl and Countess of
Bradford. _Thomas Lord Torrington_, by will, 1718, devised his real
estate in Preston-upon-the-Wild-Moors, subject to certain annuities, in
trust, to apply the rents and profits to the same use as Lady Herbert’s
gift; and directed the almshouse to be built upon such part of the estate
at Preston as his trustees should think proper; and he gave £1,000, then
due to him from his nephew, the Earl of Bradford, to the trustees, to be
laid out in building a hall in the middle of the hospital. The property
belonging the hospital, when the Charity Commissioners published their
report in the year 1828, consisted of the sum of £9,621. 4s. 6d., three
per cent. consols; certain lands, chiefly situated in the parish of
Preston, comprising 1,077A. 0R. 31P. of land, let at a yearly rental of
£1,301. 5s. 6d.; and the dividends of £5,539. 12s. three per cent.
consols, producing £166. 3s. 4d. per annum. The latter stock is in
respect of a legacy of £4,000, bequeathed in 1802 by _Charles Henry
Coote_, _Earl of Montrath_, to be applied by the trustees in the
augmentation of the poor widows’ stipends.
The hospital is a spacious and elegant brick structure, with stone
finishings, and was originally built so as to form three sides of a
square, with a large hall in the centre, used both as a chapel and as a
school. The old buildings contain apartments for 20 widows, and
sufficient accommodation for 20 girls and the matron who superintends the
school, together with a kitchen and other offices. There are also
apartments for the receiver, who has occasion frequently to attend on
business connected with the trust. Under an order of the Court of
Chancery, made 27th March, 1827, new buildings have been erected as wings
at each end. These comprise eight apartments, for an additional number
of widows. Each of the widows has for her own use a small garden. There
are also three meadows and a large garden, which are kept in hand, and
stocked for the general use of’ the hospital. Since the erection of the
wings, the number of widows have been increased from 20 to 27. The
widows are selected by the trustees, without any restriction as to the
place of birth or residence. Twenty inmates receive £26 per annum, and
seven have £18 a-year; in addition they have two tons of coal each, and
are provided with beds, bedding, and other necessary articles of
furniture. They were formerly supplied with medicine and medical
attendance from the funds of the charity; but some years ago this expense
was found to be so great that it was thought expedient that every
almswoman that should be appointed after that time should deposit a sum
of £10 in a savings’ bank, for the purpose of providing herself with such
medical assistance as she might require during her residence in the
hospital. When a widow dies, £5 is allowed for the expense of her
funeral. The twenty widows who have the largest income receive the
additional allowance under the bequest of the Earl of Montrath. Upon
this establishment there are also 20 girls appointed by the trustees.
They are provided with board and lodging, and are clothed and fed without
any expense whatever to their parents; and at 16 years of age, when they
leave the hospital, they receive £5 to supply them with clothing. The
matron who instructs the girls, and has the management of this branch of
the establishment, as well as the superintendence of the widows, receives
a salary of £30 a-year in addition to her board and lodgings.
Bird Rev. William Taylor, M.A., rector
Brown Henry, farmer
Chilton Thomas, farmer
Colley Ann, shopkeeper and beerhouse
Getley Edward, farmer, The Wich Farm
Hartley John, farmer
Hawkins Richard, farmer, Preston Farm
Hawkins Richard, farmer, Preston Hall
Higgins Mrs. Jane, Preston Cottage
Higgins Thomas, farmer
Hughes Jas., carpenter, joiner, & shopkeeper
Kirkham Mary Ann, farmer
M’Lean Mrs. Ann, governess of Preston Hospital
Pritchard Elizabeth, shopkeeper
Wood George, parish clerk
RODINGTON, OR RODDINGTON,
a parish and scattered village, which derives its name from its situation
on the river Roden, is pleasantly situated five miles N.N. by W. from
Wellington. The parish also includes the township of Sugdon, which
together contain 1,615A. 0R. 8P. of land. In 1801 the parish contained
372 inhabitants; 1831, 423; and in 1841 there were 106 houses and 466
inhabitants. Rateable value, £2,717. 4s. 2d. The landowners are the
Duke of Cleveland, John Tayleur, Esq., Mr. S. Pain, and Mr. S. Smith.
The township of Roddington, at the census in 1841, contained 88 houses
and 365 inhabitants. It is intersected by the river Roden and the
Shrewsbury Canal. There are some good farms here, the farm-houses are
respectable, and there is a good inn in the village. THE CHURCH,
dedicated St. George, is a brick structure, consisting of nave and
chancel, and a tower in which are two small bells. There is a small
gallery at the west end. A memorial, with the date of 1737, remembers
John Tayleur, Esq., formerly a resident in Roddington. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king’s book at £6. 13s. 4d., in the patronage of
the Lord Chancellor, and enjoyed by the Rev. Henry Thomas Whateley, The
tithes have been commuted for £296, and there are thirty acres of glebe
land. THE WESLEYAN METHODISTS have a small chapel built in 1834. THE
NATIONAL SCHOOL, a neat brick structure, is situated a little south from
the church; fifty-six children now attend.
SUGDON is a small township in Roddington parish, situated about a mile
from the church, which at the census in 1801 contained 18 houses and 101
inhabitants. The land is all the property of the Duke of Cleveland.
LONGWAIST is a hamlet in Sugdon township.
POORS LAND.—In the parliamentary returns of 1786 it is stated that
_Walter Davies_, by will, gave to the poor of this parish £50 in the year
1674, and that _William Tayleur_, _Esq._, in 1722, left £30 for the like
purposes, and that those legacies were then laid out in land. The
premises referred to consist of two enclosures containing 4A. 2R. 25P. of
land. There is also an allotment of 3A. 8P. set out thereto on an
enclosure about the year 1805. The land was let for £17. 17s. per annum
when the charity commissioners published their report. The amount is
distributed to the poor in December and Easter, in sums varying from 2s.
to 10s.
POST OFFICE.—_At Mr. John Prices’s_, _Bull’s Head_. Letters arrive at 9
A.M., and are despatched at 5 P.M.
RODINGTON DIRECTORY.—Robert Allen, boot and shoemaker; Thomas Belcher,
wharfinger; John Hodges, farmer; George Hulse, butcher and farmer; Thomas
Jukes, farmer, Rodington Hall; Samuel Pain, farmer; John Price, farmer
and vict., Bull’s Head.; Mrs. Elizabeth Ralphs, The Grove; Edward Rogers,
parish clerk; George Shinglar, farmer, Somerwood; Hugh Shinglar, farmer;
Samuel Smith, farmer, Rodington Villa; Edward and Arabella Wainwright,
teachers; Rev. Henry Thomas Whately, The Rectory.
The residents in SUGDON are Wm. Thomas Davies, farmer; James Powis,
bricklayer; LONGWAIST HAMLET, John Bourne, brick and tile agent for the
Duke of Cleveland; Jane Dunn, schoolmistress; James Dyke, coal agent;
William Lockley, blacksmith; James Reeves, shopkeeper; Thomas Tudor, coal
agent, The Wharf.
STIRCHLEY
is a small parish and village five miles S. E. from Wellington, and three
miles W. from Shiffnal, which in 1801 contained 189 inhabitants; 1831,
271, and in 1841, 301; at the latter period there were 61 houses, which
are mostly scattered; there are a number of cottages in the immediate
vicinity of the church, which are small, ill ventilated, and most
miserable hovels; this, however, is not the character of cottages
generally in this locality, or indeed in the county, for on the whole we
conceive them to be far superior to cottage residences in most other
counties. The parish contains 833A. 0R. 36P. of land, the principal
owner of which is R. H. Cheney, Esq.; the Duke of Cleveland, Robert
Burton, Esq., and Beriah Botfield, Esq., are also proprietors. A
considerable part of land is held in lease by Beriah Botfield, Esq., who
has extensive collieries and ironworks in the parish. THE CHURCH is a
small fabric dedicated to St. Mary, and consists of nave, chancel, and
north transept, with a gallery over it built by the Botfield family, for
the use of their own workmen. There are ten pews in the body of the
church, and two in the chancel,—the whole has a very primitive
appearance. The church was formerly lighted with small pointed windows,
but these have all been made up, and a large window void of taste and of
unmeaning character has been added to the east end to supply their place.
The chancel is divided from the nave by a Saxon arch of exquisite
workmanship, which modern renovators have attempted to improve by adding
sundry coats of lime wash. A neat marble tablet has been erected in
memory of Thomas Botfield, Esq., who died in 1801, and of his wife,
Margaret, who died in 1803. The living is a rectory valued in the king’s
book at £6. 5s. 10d., now returned at £274, in the patronage of the
Phillips family, and enjoyed by the Rev. Hugo Moreton Phillips, M.A., who
resides at the rectory, situated near the church, and has 45A. 3R. 38P.
of glebe. There is a parochial school which is chiefly supported by B.
Botfield, Esq., and the rector. There is a Wesleyan Chapel on the Dawley
road, which is just within the bounds of Dawley Magna township. The
Shropshire union canal intersects this parish. Gross estimated rental of
the parish, £2,500. 15s. 6d.; rateable value, £2,364. 8s. 6d. Stirchley
Hall is a good residence a little west from the church.
_Thomas Clowes_, in 1748, gave to the poor of this parish the sum of £20
per annum, to be disposed at the discretion of the churchwarden and
overseer. This annuity has long been paid by the tenant of Stirchley
Hall estate, formerly the property of Mr. Clowes, and which he charged
with the payment of the same.
_Richard Cookes_, in 1799, demised certain premises in Stirchley for the
term of 1,000 years, at the yearly rent of 17s., payable to the lessor,
his heirs and assigns. This rent has for a great many years been paid to
the overseers of this parish for the use of the poor, and it is supposed
to have been assigned for their benefit by Richard Cookes, the lessor,
but at what time or under what circumstances they first became entitled
to it there is no evidence to show. The term is at present invested in
Mr. Darral, who has improved the premises by building to the annual value
of £13.
Botfield Beriah, Esq., iron master and colliery proprietor
Barnard Richard, vict., Rose and Crown
Blakemore Thomas, farmer
Blocksidge John, schoolmaster and parish clerk
Hayward Sarah, shopkeeper
Onions Thomas, agent to B. Botfield, Esq.
Phillips Rev. Hugo Moreton, The Rectory
Smith George, farmer, The Hall
Smith William, farmer
Tipton Mark, agent to B. Botfield, Esq.; residence, Mossy Green
Trigger Robert, farmer
UPPINGTON
is a parish and township in the Wellington division of the South Bradford
hundred, four miles S.W. by S. from Wellington, which contains 747A. 0R.
36P. of land. In 1801 there were 107 inhabitants, 1831, 117, and in 1841
18 houses and 96 inhabitants. Rateable value, £937. 10s. The Duke of
Cleveland is lord of the manor and proprietor of the whole parish. The
village is delightfully situated in a salubrious country, pleasingly
beautified with rural scenery, and commands a fine view of the majestic
Wrekin. An avenue of trees extends nearly through the length of the
village, which gives it an air of quiet retirement. There are several
good houses, with pleasure grounds neatly laid out, and tastefully
planted with shrubs. THE CHURCH has a venerable appearance, it is built
of brick and rough cast, and dated 1678; it consists of nave and chancel,
with a turret containing two bells. The interior underwent a complete
reparation in 1844, at a cost of about £120, raised by subscriptions and
a grant from the Diocesan and Incorporated Societies,—the whole has now a
tasteful and orderly appearance. A brass plate which remembers John
Stanier and family is dated 1691. A neat marble tablet dated 1793 has
been erected to the memory of Rich aid Boycott, Esq. A tablet very
chastely designed, of coloured marble, and dated 1789, records the death
of Charles Stainer and several members of that family. An altar tomb to
Silvanus Boycott is dated 1686. There is also a beautiful marble scroll,
exquisitely executed, in memory of John Middleton Ashdown, Esq., agent to
the Duke of Cleveland, which was put up at the expense of the Duke’s
Shropshire tenantry. The living is a perpetual curacy in the patronage
of the Duke of Cleveland, and enjoyed by the Rev. John Meredith, M.A. In
the church-yard are two yew trees of immense girth, one of which is
completely hollow, and will admit of twelve persons standing within the
trunk at the same time; although nothing remains of the trunk at the
bottom but a shell, yet the tree shows vigorous signs of life, and the
branches cover a large surface of ground. The tithes have been commuted
for £155. 2s., when £115. 2s. was apportioned to the Duke of Cleveland,
and £40 to the incumbent of the parish.
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL at Donnington, in the parish of Wroxeter, appears to
have been founded for the benefit of the parish of Uppington, as well as
that of Wroxeter. An account of the foundation will be found noticed
with Wroxeter.
POST OFFICE.—_At Mary Wood’s_. Letters arrive from Wellington by foot
post at 8 A.M. and are despatched at 6 P.M.
DIRECTORY.—William Allen, farmer; Samuel Harding Ashdown, Esq., land and
estate agent; John Bagley, shopkeeper; John Boore, gentleman; Richard
Boore, farmer; Charles Durnell, parish clerk, agricultural implement
maker, and blacksmith; Richard Jones, wheelwright; Charles Stanier, Esq.;
Mary Wood, post office.
UPTON MAGNA
is a parish and village, pleasantly situated five miles east from
Shrewsbury and seven west from Wellington, having the facilities of
railway communication to both places, by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham
railway, which intersects the parish. At the census of 1801 there were
482 inhabitants; 1831, 512; and in 1841, 99 houses and 494 souls. The
parish comprises the townships of Upton Magna, Downton, Haughton,
Hunkington, and Preston Boats, which together have an area of 3,260A. 3R.
25P. of land. Rateable value, £4,171. 2s. 6d. The principal landowners
are Andrew William Corbet, Esq.; the Duke of Cleveland; and Robert
Burton, Esq.; besides whom there are a few small freeholders.
THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an antique structure,
consisting of nave, chancel, and side aisles, with a tower, in which are
four bells; the body of the church is built of red sand stone, and the
tower of a white stone, which it is said was brought from an ancient
moated mansion at Hunkington; the seats and pulpit are of oak, over the
latter is the date of 1591; there is a gallery at the west end, and an
ancient stone font. The church has been greatly beautified within the
last ten years by the munificence of Miss Arabella Pigott, who has added
a new organ and altar-piece, adorned the windows with stained glass, and
made other additions. There is a book chained to a desk near the pulpit
entitled, “An answer to a certeine booke lately set forth by Mr. Harding,
entitled a confutation of the apology of the Church of England.” An
altar tomb in the chancel, with full length figures in chain armour,
remembers Waiter Barker, Esq., who died in 1644. There is also a
handsome marble memorial to the memory of Mary Elizabeth Pigott, who died
in 1837, and of Frances Pigott, who died in 1829, daughters of the Rev.
William Pigott, rector of Edgmond and Chetwynd. The living is a rectory
valued in the king’s book at £12, now returned at £546, in the patronage
of Andrew William Corbett, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. Corbet Brown.
THE SCHOOL is situated in the church-yard; forty-three children attend,
eight of which are educated free; the school has the liberal support and
assiduous attention of Miss Pigott. UPTON MAGNA COTTAGE was built about
forty years ago, and is the delightful residence of Miss Arabella Pigott;
it is tastefully furnished, the walls are decorated with some choice
paintings, and there is a good library containing many valuable standard
works. The pleasure grounds are very beautifully laid out, and command
fine views of the surrounding country, and of the majestic Wrekin.
DOWNTON is a small township in Upton Magna parish, situated about a mile
W. from the church. Of the townships in this parish there were no
separate returns made of the population and acres at the census of 1841,
they are therefore included with Upton Magna. Andrew William Corbet,
Esq., is the landowner.
HAUGHTON, another small township, is situated about three miles N. from
Upton Magna. The Duke of Cleveland and A. W. Corbet, Esq., are the
landowners.
HUNKINGTON is situated about a mile N.E. from the church, and is the
property of Andrew William Corbet, Esq. There was formerly a moated
mansion here, but of which we possess no historical record; not a vestige
of the building now remains, but the moat may still be traced.
PRESTON BOATS is a village and township two miles S.W. from Upton, on the
banks of the river Severn, over which there is a ferry for passengers.
The land is the property of Robert Burton, Esq.
CHARITIES.—_Thomas Blakeway_, in 1767, bequeathed £300 upon trust to
apply one-third part of the yearly proceeds thereof in relieving the
necessities of poor housekeepers, and the residue for the instruction of
children belonging to poor parishioners. He also bequeathed £20 to be
laid out in the repairs of the school. As the produce of this bequest
there is now £322 stock, three and half per cents., the dividends of
which amount to £11. 5s. 4d., two thirds of which are applied in the
education of youth, and one-third is distributed among the poor. The
_Rev. Richard Andrews_, in 1726, left £10 to the use of the poor. Mrs.
_Ann Peploe_, in 1728, gave £16 to buy a garment for the poor. _Ann
Barker_ gave £20, and _Thomas Jewkes_ £20 for the benefit of the poor.
These several sums, amounting in the whole to £71, were laid out in
building a parish work-house, which was subsequently sold, and the
charity money was laid out in 1813, in the purchase of £80. 0s. 7d. stock
in the navy five per cents., and there is now in respect of the charity
money £84. 0s. 7d. standing in the names of certain trustees in the new
four per cents. Out of the dividends 5s. is given away in bread, 16s.
laid out in the purchase of two garments for poor persons, and the
residue is distributed in small sums on St. Stephen’s-day.
UPTON MAGNA, DOWNTON, HUNKINGTON, HAUGHTON, & PRESTON BOATS DIRECTORIES.
Pigott Miss Arabella, The Cottage, Upton Magna
Allen Thomas, station master
Allen William, farmer, Hunkington
Barber Richard, farmer, The Sales, Upton Magna
Bladon John, wheelwright, Upton Magna
Brisbourne Thomas, farmer, Haughton
Bowen Wm., farmer, Somer Wood, Upton Magna
Brown Edmund, farmer, Upton Magna
Burroughs Daniel, tailor, Upton Magna
Clarke Mrs. Mary, Upton Magna
Davies James, farmer, Downton
Davies Robert, farmer, Preston Boats, Ferry
Davies John, shoemaker, Upton Magna
Elkes John, shoemaker, Haughton
Elsmere Colley, farmer, Upton Magna
Gregory Mary Ann, farmer, Preston Boats
Humphries Mary, schoolmistress, Upton Magna
Humphries Nathaniel, schoolmaster, Upton Magna
Humphries Richard, farmer, Rae House, Upton Magna
Humphry John, farmer and vict., Corbet Arms, Upton Magna
Jervis Robert, farmer, Upton Magna
Jones Hannah, farmer, Preston Boats
Jones John, farmer, Preston Boats
Jones Richard, farmer, Downton
Keay Henry, parish clerk, Upton Magna
Keay Walter, basket maker, Upton Magna
Leeke John, farmer, Haughton
Lockley Henry, blacksmith, Upton Magna
Matthews William, farmer, Preston Boats
Pickin Helen, shopkeeper, Upton Magna
Ralphs Henry, wheelwright, Upton Magna
Rogers Joseph, tailor, Upton Magna
Tart Thos. Sharratt, farmer, Upton Magna
UPTON WATERS, OR PARVA,