Market Tavern, John Davies, Crown street
Nelson Inn, John Morgan, New street
Queen’s Head, Robert Price, Walker street
Queen’s Head, Abraham Shepherd, New street
Raven Inn, Edward Shelton, Walker street
Red Lion, Samuel Nickless, Park street
Red Lion, Edward Grainger, Street lane
Shakespere, Thomas Jones, New street
Sun Inn, Robert Irwin, Walker street
White Lion, Thomas Capsey, Crown street
Wickett William Birch, Street lane
Beerhouses.
Cartwright Thomas, Street ln
Corbett John, New street
Corbett Thomas, King st
Dabbs Moses, Park street
Davies Evan, New street
Davies Henry, New street
Dolphin William, Watling st
Evans Thomas, Pump street
Farmer Edward, New street
France Robert, Gerrard’s ln
Griffiths John, Mill Bank
Hartley Henry, New street
Heaford Mary, New street
Houlston John, Watling st
Hughes Robert, New street
Ison John, Watling street
Jackson William, New st
Jones Richard, Church st
Mansell William, New st
Milward Cornelius, New st
Park George, New street
Parker James, New street
Perry Samuel, King street
Randles Richard, Park street
Sambrook William Jones, Park street
Shakeshaft Benjamin, Church street
Shepperd Isaac, King street
Vickers Thomas, Pump st
Warren Robert, New street
West Marshall, New street
Whittall Thomas, King st
Ironmongers.
Baddeley Thomas, Market sq
Moore Samuel, Market sq
Webb Thomas, Crown street
Whitfield John, Church st
Iron and Brass Founders.
Edwards William and Son, Tan Bank
Mansell William, Foundry ln
Joiners and Builders.
Groom John, New street
Jones Thomas, Vineyard yd
Large John, Church street
Roper George, Wrekin road
Turner John, Foundry lane
Linen and Woollen Drapers.
Allwood William, Church st
Bratton Thomas Benjamin, Market square
Danby John, Church street
Dax John, New street
Juckes Charles, New street
Lewis John, Church street
Lockitt John, New street
Venables Charles, Church st
Webb, James Market square
Maltsters.
Child John, Church street
Espley John, New street
Jones John, Park street
Jones Charles, Vineyard rd
Morgan John, New street
Parton Thomas, Church st
Pinches William, (Taylor & Pinches) New street
Snook George, Tan Bank
Sandells John, Walker street
Shepard James, Park street
Summers Richard D., New st
Whittall William, King st
Milliners and Dress Makers.
Binns and Smith, Church st
Hall Catherine, Park terrace
Lloyd Emma, New street
Phillips Elizabeth, Walker st
Phillips Ann, St. John street
Pugh Margaret, Springhill
Roden Eliza, Rose hill
Stean Jane, Park terrace
Nail Makers.
Baddeley Thomas, Market sq
Griffiths John, Mill Bank
Luckcock Richard, New st
Webb Thomas, Crown street
Nurseryman.
Espley John, New street
Pawnbrokers.
Laurence Richard, New st
Morris George, New street
Porter Merchants.
Jones John, Park street
Jones Thomas, New street
Jones Charles, Vineyard road
Sandells John, Walker st
Plumbers, Glaziers, & Painters.
Davies John, Crown street
Davies John, Walker street
Groom William, New street
Lewis James, Watling street
Poynton Henry, Crown street
Shakeshaft Benj., Church st
Rope and Twine Maker.
Heywood Charles, New st
Saddlers.
Griffiths William, Walker st
Harper William, New street
Morris Henry, Church street
Shelton Robert, Watling st
Turner James, Dun Cow ln
Seedsmen.
Barnes John, King street
Gibson John, Park street
Leah Edward, Park street
Shopkeepers.
Austin William, New street
Bagshaw Joseph, Crown st.
Bird Francis, Crown street
Buttery John, salt dealer, New street
Cartwright Edward, sen., New street
Cartwright Edward, jun., New street
Fieldhouse John, New street
Hughes William, New street
Jones Joseph, Watling street
Lloyd Joseph, New street
Morgan Francis, New street
Poynton Henry, Crown street
Price Jane, Church street
Robinson James, Watling st
Rogers Mary, New street
Smith John, Park street
Williams Thos., Watling st.
Winnall Richard, New street
Smallware and General Dealers.
Bellingham Wm., New street
Butler Joseph, New street
Simpson Charles, New street
Vaughan James, New street
Vaughan Thos., New street
Stone Masons.
Downes Vincent, Church st.
Snook George, Tan Bank
Straw Bonnet Makers.
Atkins Elizabeth, Church st.
Evans Hannah, New street
Matthews Mary Ann, Park terrace
Surgeons.
Beeston John, New street
Howlett William, Park street
Hayes Henry, Vineyard road
Jones Samuel Haden, New street
Ryder John, Crescent house, Park street
Steedman John Francis, Park street
Weston Robert P., St. John’s street
Surveyors.
Barber John, Church street
Hutchinson John, Park st.
Tailors.
_Marked * are woollen drapers_.
* Alltree Thomas, Crown st.
Bennett Samuel, New street
Birch John, New street
* Corbet John, New street
* Davies Charles, New street
* Green Miles, Church street
Hall Michael, Park street
Jones Richard, Church street
Jacobs Maurice, New street
* Lawrence Richard, New street
* Morris John, New street
* Peplow Richard, Charlton Place
* Peplow William, Watling street
* Pooler William, New street
Sheppard John Henry, King street
Sheppard Joseph, New street
Swift Joseph, Wrekin road
Wood Richard, Mill Bank
Tallow Chandlers.
Moore Samuel, Market square
Webb William and Co., Market square
Tanners.
Adney George and Edward, the Grove
Tea Dealers and Drapers (Travelling).
Allinson John, Watling st.
Farries Alexander, Watling street
Dod Agnew, St. John street
Grant Alexander, Mill Bank
Grant William, Mill Bank
M’Crea James, Mill Bank
Robinson John, Watling st.
Smith Peter, Mill Bank
Smith William, Mill Bank
Tarbitt David K., Watling street
Welsh Robert, Hope Cottage
Wilson William, Jarrat’s lane
Timber merchants.
Crowder John, King street
Groom and Sons, New street
Paterson Peter, Mill Bank
Price Robert, Walker street
Umbrella Makers.
Brannan Michael, Walker st.
Jones John, New street
Veterinary Surgeons.
Lane John, Swine market
Matthew Edward, Walker st.
Watch and Clock Makers.
Delvecchio and Dotti, New street
Lawley Joseph, Swine market
Lawrence Richard, New st.
Peplow William, New street
Winter Simon, New street
Wheelwrights.
Corbett Thomas, King street
Wood William, Summer row
Price Robert, Walker street
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
Downing Mary, Church st.
Jones Thomas (retail only), New street
Slaney John, Church street
Conveyance by Railway.
To all parts of the kingdom by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham and the
Shropshire Union Railways, from the Railway Station, near the Market
square
Omnibus.
An omnibus leaves the Bull’s Head Hotel for Ironbridge, at 2 P.M., and 8
P.M., and arrives from thence at 9 A.M. and 5 P.M.
ARLESTONE
is a email township in the parish of Wellington, which comprises 612A.
3R. 3P. of land, and in 1841 had 33 houses and 181 inhabitants. Rateable
value, £1,525. 10s. This township is the property of Lord Forester, and
situated about a mile and a half south-east from Wellington; the houses
are scattered; a commodious house in the village, composed of brick and
timber, is the residence of Mr. John Poole, farmer. NEWDALE is a hamlet
about two miles from Wellington, returned as having 37 houses and 196
inhabitants, at the census of 1841. The population of this hamlet is
chiefly employed in the collieries in the immediate vicinity.
DIRECTORY.—Richard Brown, tailor; John Garbitt, beerhouse keeper; Francis
Groome, farmer; Edmund Oliver, joiner and cabinet maker; John Poole,
farmer; Enoch Upton, farmer; Edward Williams, farmer and shopkeeper,
Newdale.
APLEY
is a township a mile and a quarter north from Wellington, embracing 382
acres of land, which is the property of St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq.
Rateable value, £790. 2s. APLEY CASTLE is a handsome mansion embosomed
in foliage, the seat of St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., and situated
in a park of considerable extent. The principal front of the mansion is
ornamented with a noble portico, and not far from the entrance is a fine
sheet of water. On the south-west side of the house is the conservatory
and flower garden, tastefully laid out, and kept in the most beautiful
order. About a hundred and fifty yards from the mansion are the remains
of the ancient castle, which was in early times the manor house of the
Charltons, Lords of Powis, of which family the first we find mentioned is
John de Charlton, who, in the first year of Edward II., obtained a
charter of free warren in all his demesne lands; and in the tenth year of
the same reign procured a licence to make a castle of his manor house
here. The old castle was moated, part of which still remains; some small
fragmentary portions of the walls are also still to be seen. The site is
now occupied by a range of stables. The rectoral tithes of Apley Dothill
are commuted for £49. 4s.
The residents are St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., Apley Castle; John
Mitchell, gardener; and Joseph Walker, farm bailiff.
ASTON
is a township in the parish of Wellington, with a scattered population,
three miles south-west by south from the parish church, comprising
1,389A. 3R. 22P. of land, which is the property of the Duke of Cleveland
and Mrs. Cludde. In 1841 here were 15 houses and 84 inhabitants.
Rateable value, £1,420. 10s. The tithes have been commuted, and £178.
10s. apportioned to St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., and £48. 8s. to
the vicar of Wellington.
The principal residents are Robert Dickin, farmer; George Dodsworth,
builder; John Edwards, farmer, Wrekin farm; John Keay, farmer, Wrekin;
Miss Abigail Rider, farmer, the Hall; Joseph Steele, farmer.
DOTHILL
is a small township in the parish of Wellington, comprising 323A. 3R.
14P. of land, which is the property of Lord Forester. Rateable value,
£710. 18s. DOTHILL PARK, a good house pleasantly situated about a mile
north from Wellington, is the only residence in the township, and is
occupied by William Wyley, Esq.
HADLEY
is a township and populous village in the parish of Wellington, on the
Newport and Wellington turnpike road, about a mile and a quarter
north-east from the latter place. The township contains 1,199A. 1R. 18P.
of land, and in 1841 there were 246 houses, and 1,280 inhabitants.
Rateable value, £5,217. 18s. The rectoral tithes, commuted for £272.
11s., are paid to St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., and the vicarial
tithes for £87. 8s. The labouring population find employment in the
extensive iron works and collieries in the immediate vicinity, and trade
is facilitated by the Shropshire union railway, which intersects the
township, and also by the Shropshire union canal, which crosses Hadley
Park a short distance from the hall. The opposition between the
Shrewsbury and Birmingham and the Shropshire Union railways, has caused a
greater reduction in the fares for the last twelve months, in this
locality, perhaps than in any other part of the kingdom; the charge being
but one penny for third-class passengers to Shrewsbury, a distance of
about a dozen miles; and threepence for second-class passengers. The
Hadley station is situated a short distance from the Hall. The Baptists
and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship here. HADLEY HALL
is a commodious brick structure, pleasantly situated in park-like
grounds, the occasional residence of George Benjamin Thorneycroft, Esq.,
who is lord of the manor and a considerable landowner. The other chief
landowners are Mr. Phillips, Mr. Boycott, Mrs. Cartwright, Rev. T.
Stoneham, and Mr. Poyner. THE MANOR HOUSE is an ancient timbered
residence, in the occupancy of Mr. Thomas Jones, farmer.
Thorneycroft George Benjamin, Esq., the Hall
Bennoin Charles, farmer and maltster, Hadley Park
Brown Joseph, farmer, maltster, and vict., King’s Head
Brown Robert, shoemaker
Brown William Henry, maltster and shopkeeper
Bullock Thomas, maltster and beerhouse
Clayton John, maltster and farmer
Collier George, Esq.
Davies Joseph, shopkeeper
Draycott Elizabeth, dressmaker and shopkeeper
Dunn William, farmer
Evans Thomas, tailor
Getley William, crown, sheet, and plate glass merchant
Ireland Philip Henry, vict., Bush Inn
Jones Benjamin, agent to Wombridge coal works
Jones George, schoolmaster
Jones Henry Windsor, station master
Jones John, farmer, Hadley lodge
Jones Richard, farmer and shopkeeper
Jones Thomas, bricklayer
Jones Thomas, farmer, the Manor House
Jones Thomas, vict., Cross Keys
Jones Whitmore, butcher
Lawrence Elizabeth, beerhouse
Lloyd William, shoemaker
Lover John, sergeant-major in yeomanry cavalry
Medlington Benjamin, blacksmith
Nickleys Thomas, farmer and beerhouse
Palin John, farmer
Pearce John, corn miller, Hadley mill
Pooley Thomas, Esq., iron master
Poyner Henry, Esq.
Siddens Mrs. Emma
Shuker William, shopkeeper
Thomas Robert, cattle dealer
Tomlinson John, corn miller, Leegomery
Turner Samuel, shopkeeper
Ward James, joiner, builder, and cabinet maker
Webb Matthew, Esq. surgeon, Haybridge
Whittingham Samuel, Esq., Haybridge
Worrall Timothy, shopkeeper and shoemaker
HORTON,
a small township and scattered village in the parish of Wellington,
comprises 354A. 1R. 15P. of land, which is principally the property of
Mrs. Icke. The village is situated about three miles north from
Wellington, and in 1841 there were 27 houses and 117 inhabitants.
Rateable value, £706. 6s. St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., is the
impropriator of the large tithes, which are commuted for £81. 18s.; the
vicarial tithes are commuted for £15. 2s.
The chief residents in Horton are James Barge, maltster; Thomas Barker,
black smith and vict., Horse Shoe Inn; Thomas Blest, boot and shoemaker;
Thomas Chilton, bricklayer; John Doody, tailor; John France, farmer;
Richard Griffiths, carpenter and joiner; Elizabeth Icke, farmer; Samuel
Middleton, shopkeeper
KETLEY
is a township and populous district in the parish of Wellington, situated
in the great Prœtorian road of the Romans called the Watling Street, two
miles east from Wellington. The township contains 774A. 3R. 2P. of land,
which is chiefly the property of the Duke of Sutherland; the Rev.
Thompson Stoneham, and others, are also proprietors. At the census of
1841, there were 498 houses, and 2,642 inhabitants, most of whom are
employed in the extensive iron works, collieries, and ironstone mines,
situated in this and the adjoining townships. Rateable value, £3,033,
4s. St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., is the impropriator of the large
tithes, which are commuted for £92; the vicarial tithes are commuted for
£31. 10s. The commercial intercourse of Ketley is facilitated by the
Shropshire union canal, and the railway in the immediate vicinity, by
which the valuable mineral productions with which this locality abounds
are conveyed to distant parts. The Ketley Company (Messrs. Lawley, Ogle,
Williams, Hombersley, Cope and Cope) have an extensive establishment for
the manufacture of pig and bar iron, and are also the proprietors of
extensive collieries, which are held in lease under the Duke of
Sutherland. THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Mary, a neat cruciform
structure, exhibiting the lancet style of architecture, was built and
endowed in 1838, by his grace George Granville, Duke of Sutherland. Upon
the organ is an inscription, from which we learn that the inhabitants of
Ketley and the neighbourhood, “under a deep sense of gratitude, have
caused the organ to be erected as a thank offering to Almighty God, for
having thus disposed the heart of his servant.” The situation of the
church is judiciously chosen, elevated and central, and the churchyard
commands most extensive views of the surrounding counties. The home
views embrace a fine extent of the fertile plains of Shropshire, the
celebrated Wrekin, and the far-famed iron works of the neighbourhood.
The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Lichfield, and
patronage of the Duke of Sutherland; incumbent, Rev. Thompson Stoneham,
M.A., who resides at the PARSONAGE, a good and commodious residence, also
the gift of his grace. THE PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS, situated near the church,
were built by his grace the Duke of Sutherland, by whose liberality they
are also chiefly supported. There is an average attendance of about one
hundred and fifty scholars. THE WESLEYAN METHODISTS have a small chapel,
built in 1823; there is also a commodious WESLEYAN CHAPEL at Ketley Bank,
built in 1823. KETLEY BANK is a scattered but populous district, partly
in this township and partly in the parish of Wombridge. The Wesleyan
chapel above mentioned is in the latter parish. Many interesting
varieties of fossils and petrifactions are found in this neighbourhood.
POST OFFICE.—_At Mrs. Ann Williams’_. Letters arrive at 7 A.M., and are
dispatched at 6 P.M.
_Marked_ 1 _are in Ketley Bank_, 2 _in Ketley Sands_, _and the rest in
the village of Ketley_.
Adams Geo., cabinet maker
1 Allen George, schoolmaster (parochial)
1 Blakemore Thomas, tailor
Bourne Maria, maltster and shopkeeper
Bourne William James, grocer, tea dealer, and draper
Bradbury George, Esq., Spring grove
1 Chunn Enoch, shoemaker
Conniff Robert, hair dresser
Cooke Joseph, maltster, residence Shrewsbury
Dickson Mr., Bank house
2 Dorset William, beerhouse
Dunning Roger, vict., Lord Hill
Gallier Charles, butcher
Gallier William, vict., Stars Inn
1 Gittins John, blacksmith
1 Guy Roland, shopkeeper
1 Hazledine John, shopkeepr
Hughes John, cashier to Ketley Iron Works
Jeffs Henry, tailor
1 Jones James and Jeffry, farmers
1 Jones James, farmer and shopkeeper
1 Jones James, farmer
1 Keay Elizabeth, shopkeepr
1 Keay Richard, shoemaker
1 Light Robert, joiner
Lloyd John, shoemaker
1 Lloyd Sarah, beerhouse
Mackay John, agent to the Duke of Sutherland
Macknight George, surgeon, Mossy Green Cottage
Macknight James, farmer, Mossy Green Cottage
1 Morley Thomas, grocer and draper
1 Maddocks John, blacksmth
Millington John, maltster, timber merchant, & brick maker
Moore William, beerhouse
Morris John, vict., Horse Shoes
1 Ollerenshaw Rev. H., (Independent)
1 Onions William, shoemaker
Onions William, vict., Red Lion
2 Palin Richard, boot and shoemaker
Pearce Mr. Thomas
Perry William, vic., Stafford Arms
Picken Richard, beerhouse
Pinches John, shoemaker
1 Pocock Robert, schoolmast
Price Aaron, grocer and tea dealer
Price Thomas, beerhouse
Ravenscroft William, tailor
1 Shepherd William, vict., Sun Inn
Stoneham Rev. Thompson, M.A., incumbent, The Parsonage
1 Teague John, shopkeeper and beerhouse
Tipton Mark, agent to Beriah Botfield, Esq., and vict., Wheat Sheaf,
Mossy Green
Turner Elizabeth, beerhouse
Vickers Edward, relieving officer
Williams Ann, postmistress
Williams Ann, schoolmistrss
Williams Emanuel, shoemkr
Williams John, Esq., iron master, Ketley Hill
Woodall Peter, shoemaker
LAWLEY
is a township in the parish of Wellington, with a scattered population
chiefly engaged in the extensive collieries and iron works in the
immediate vicinity. The village is situated three miles south-east from
Wellington, and five miles west by north from Shiffnal. The township
contains 708A. 0R. 1P. of land, and at the census of 1841 there were 33
houses and 173 inhabitants. Rateable value £3,033. 4s. The rectoral
tithes are commuted for £78. St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq. is the
impropriator. The vicarial tithes are commuted for £25. 4s. The
WESLEYAN NEW CONNEXION have a commodious chapel, situate at Lawley Bank,
erected in the year 1838.
The following are the principal residents:—Those with * affixed are at
Lawley Bank. Robert Bailey, cashier, Spring cottage; * William Dunning,
vict., Bull’s Head; * Mary Ann Garbitt, farmer; Richard Garbitt, farmer
and land agent; * Elizabeth Hart, vict., King’s Head; Susannah Hewlett,
farmer; William Ison, manager to Coalbrook Dale company; * James Jones,
farmer and shopkeeper; * Thomas Jones, farmer, shopkeeper, and maltster;
* Robert Lloyd, boot and shoemaker; * Enoch Morgan, shopkeeper; Mr.
Edward Rowlands; * George Shepherd, grocer and draper; John Williams,
farmer; Joseph Williams, farmer, butcher, and vict., White Horse.
WALCOT, OR WALCOTT,
a small township in the parish of Wellington, comprising 408A. 3R. 27P.
of land, at the census in 1841 had nine scattered houses and forty-three
inhabitants, chiefly engaged in agricultural pursuits. The township is
situated four miles south-west by south from Wellington. The landowners
are Lord Berwick, Miss Cludde, Mr. George Walmsley, and Mrs. Ann
Walmsley. The soil in this locality is a mixture of sand loam, with a
portion of gravel. The river Tern bounds the township, and is crossed by
a stone bridge of three arches, built by subscription in 1782; and the
Shrewsbury and Wellington line of railway intersects the township, and
has a station here.
The chief residents are Susannah Cotterill, farmer; William Cotterill,
farmer and corn miller; Thomas Plant, farmer, the Grove; Ann Walmsley,
farmer; John Walmsley, the Cottage.
WAPPENSHALL AND LEEGOMERY
is a township in the parish of Wellington, embracing 834A. 0R. 15P. of
land, but of which there was no separate return of the population at the
census of 1841. Wappenshall is situated about two and a half miles N.E.
from Wellington, where there is a respectable inn, a wharf and warehouses
on the banks of the Shropshire union canal, which here branches off to
Wolverhampton; there is also a branch of the extensive iron works and
collieries in the immediate vicinity, which from thence passes on to
Coalport. The land here is the property of the Duke of Sutherland.
LEEGOMERY HOUSE, a good residence pleasantly situated a mile and a
quarter N.E. from Wellington, is occupied by William Shakeshaft Lawley,
Esq. A short distance from Leegomery is a corn mill, also in this
township. The rectoral tithes are commuted for £194. 14s. St. John
Chiverton Charlton, Esq., is the impropriator. The vicarial tithes are
commuted for £70. 12s. The principal residents are Harriet Balliss,
farmer, Wappenshall; William Shakeshaft Lawley, Esq., Leegomery House;
John Tomlinson, corn miller; John Tranter, wharfinger and vict.,
Sutherland Arms.
WITHINGTON
is a parish and small rural village in a retired part of the county, six
miles W. from Wellington; which comprises 1,135A. 0R. 13P. of land, the
principal owners of which are Andrew William Corbet, Esq., R. D. Edwards,
Esq., Rev. Thomas Husband, and Mr. Bernard Hiles. At the census in 1801
the parish had a population of 170 souls; 1831, 193, and in 1841 there
were 44 houses and 219 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,694. 12s. THE
CHURCH is a plain structure, dedicated to St. John the Baptist,
consisting of nave and chancel, with a tower in which are two bells. The
chancel, which is the most ancient part of the building, is of stone, and
the body of the church of brick. The interior has a neglected
appearance. Upon a stone in the nave, there is a brass plate, with the
figure of a person in priestly habiliments, with the following
inscription in old English characters:—“Here lieth buried Mr. Adam
Graffton, the most worshipful priest living in his days, sometime
chaplain to the famous princes, King Edward V. and Prince Arthur;
Archdeacon of Stafford, Warden of the Battlefield, Dean of St. Mary’s
College, in Salop, and parson of this church: deceased the 20th of June,
A.D. one thousand five hundred and thirty, whose soul God keep.” Another
brass plate, with the figure of a man and a woman and seven children,
remembers John de Onley and family, and is dated 1500. There are neat
marble tablets to the memory of Peter Blakeway, who died in 1808; to
Elizabeth Browne, who died in 1788; and to the Rev. Corbet Browne, rector
of this parish and Upton Magna, who died in the year 1807, aged 80 years.
The living is a perpetual curacy, subordinate to the rectory of Upton
Magna. The Rev. Corbet Browne is the incumbent: Rev. Thomas Honeyman,
curate. This township is intersected by the Shrewsbury Canal. A sum of
£16 mentioned in the charity returns of 1786, as given by Andrew Peplow
in 1728, appears to have been lost many years ago, by the insolvency of
the person in whose hands it was placed.