Page Wm., Whitburne st
Page Elizth., Whitburne st
Pearce Jane, St. Mary’s st
Phillips Ann, Friars lane
Ravenscroft Wm., Spital st
Sanders Alexander, West Castle street
Scott Gabriel, St. John’s st
Stowers Henry, Library steps
Townsend Thos., North gt.
Wellings William, Mill st
Whittingham Danl., Underhill street
Winsley Thomas, Newtown
Spirit Vaults.
Downes John, High street
Jones William, Stoneway
Lewis Ann, High street
Stay Maker.
Sharp Mary, Whitburne st
Stone Masons and Slaters.
Collins Rd., Whitburne st
Nuttall Thos., Whitburne st
Gower Thomas, Newtown
Gower William, Newtown
Straw Bonnet Makers.
Ball Mary Ann, High st
Nock Harriet, High street
Rogers Mary, North Gate
Southwell Maria St. Mary’s st
Surgeons.
Martin & Burleigh, Mill st
Mathias Alfred, Mill street
Newall James Edward, West Castle street
Phillips John, Whitburne st
Smith Steadman, Listley st
Thursfield Wm., High st
Surveyors.
Brown John, (road), St. Mary’s street
Hall Claude, (land), East Castle street
Taylor Richard, (land), Vine Cottage
Tailors.
_Marked * are Woollen Drapers_.
* Bache John, East Castle st
Brown Richard, Whitburne
Dudley Richard, Listley st
* Gething Thomas, High st
Hall George, High street
Hall Thos., Underhill street
* Hughes Wm., St. Leonard’s Walk
Lyster Thos., West Castle st
Pinner Ezekiah, West Castle street
Pursall Jas., West Castle st
Roberts Thos., St. Mary’s st
Sharpe Charles Jas., Whitburne street
Swayne James, Cartway st
Swayne Wm., Whitburne st
Tench John, West Castle st
* Tonkiss Richd., Whitburne street
Walford Wm., Cartway st
Walton John, Whitburne st
* Williams David, High st
Tallow Chandler.
Morris Benj., Listley street
Tanners.
Clarke Messrs. Joseph and Brother, Listley street
Sing Joshua, Mill street
Tea and Coffee Dealers.
Long Henry, High street
Macmichael Chas. Edward, West Castle street
Southwell George, High st
Timber Merchants.
Elcock Thomas, Newtown
Lewis Richard, North gate
Oakes William, Underhill st
Penzer Ezer, Underhill st
Perry & Phillips, Postern gt
Richard John, Whitburne st
Tobacco Pipe Makers.
Phillips Danl., The Foundry
Southern Thomas, Pound st
Toy & Fancy Repository.
Evanson Ed., St. Mary’s st
Wilmott & Bickley, High st
Veterinary Surgeons.
Atcherley James Rennell, High street
Bradshaw Henry Ainsworth, Castle Terrace
Churns John, High street
Pope John, West Castle st
Watch and Clock Makers.
Addison John, High street
Glase Thomas, High street
Pearson James M., (gilder and dentist), St. Mary’s street
Wharfingers.
Doughty Rd., Underhill st
Doughty Wm., Underhill st
Jones Wm., Underhill st
Ridley Messrs. J. and E., Underhill street
Wheelwrights.
Gittons John, Salop street
Lay Thomas, Friars lane
Lloyd John, Salop street
Pearce Wm., West Castle st
Perry John, Bernard’s hill
Preece Benj., East Castle st
Price Benjamin, Newtown
Whitesmiths & Bell hangers.
Binnall John, Whitburne st
Downes Jane, Underhill st
Lewis John, West Castle st
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
Downes John, (vaults) High street
Jones Wm., (vaults), Underlain street
Lewis Ann, High street
Wood Turners.
Gwynn Charles, Cartway st
Langford Ed., North gate
Langford Henry Thomas, North gate
Worsted Spinners.
Law & Grierson, Spital works
Wool Staplers.
Grierson & Law, Spital works
Grierson Thos., Grove house
Southwell Messrs. Josiah, William, and Joseph, Pendleston Mills
Whitcombe Thomas, Underhill street
Woollen Drapers.
Ball Thomas, High street
Brown Henry, High street
Bromwich & Oakes, High st
Gething Sophia, High street
Grierson James Brown, Waterloo house
Pidduck William, High st
Wager James, High street
Coaches.
To BIRMINGHAM—Ryl. Htl., at 7-45 A.M., dly., Sun ex.
To SHREWSBURY—Ryl. Htl., Mon. Wed. & Fdy., 2-30 P.M.
Omnibuses.
To SHIFFNAL—Twice a day from the King’s Head
To WOLVERHAMPTON—From the Leopard Inn on Monday, Wednes., & Friday
Carriers.
_The market carriers leave the several inns on Saturday afternoon_,
_except when specified_
To BILLINGSLY—A van from the Ball
To STOTTESDEN—A van from the Ball
To STOURBRIDGE—Eliza Gough, from the Bell
To MUCH WENLOCK—Wm. Clayton, from the Bell
To LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, &c.—Crowley and Co., from the Cross Keys every
Monday, Tuesday, Wed. and Friday, and to Ironbridge and Broseley on
Tuesday and Friday; T, Moseley, agent
To LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, &c.—Pickford and Co., from the Cross Keys daily
To CROFTON—John Beddoes, from the King’s Head
To STOKE & LUDLOW—T. Colton, from the King’s Head
To CORVE DALE—Edward Hopkins, from the King’s Head
To CHURCH STRETTON—J. Jones, from the Bell
To KIDDERMINSTER—Saml. Hill, from the Black Horse
To LUDLOW HALL—From the Squirrel, Monday
To LUDLOW & KIDDERMINSTER—Samuel Breakwell, from the New Inn
To MUNSLOW—J. Edwards, from the Raven
To STOTTESDEN—Edward Bytheway, from the Ball
To WOLVERHAMPTON—Rd. Beeston, from the Fox, on Tuesday, Thurs., & Sat.
BURWARTON
is a parish and village in the Cleobury division of the Stottesden
hundred, on the turnpike road from Bridgnorth to Ludlow, nine miles
south-west from the former, and ten miles north-east from the latter.
The parish contains 1,236 acres of land, and in 1801 there were 107
inhabitants; 1831, 112; and in 1841, 27 houses and a population of 151
souls. Rateable value, £1,115. 11s. 6d. The Hon. G. F. H. Russell is
the principal landowner, and occasionally resides at BURWARTON HALL, an
elegant free stone mansion, in the Italian style of architecture,
delightfully situated in a park richly clothed with sylvan beauty, and
watered by several mountain streams. There are some fine lakes of water,
and to the north-west of the park is the majestic Brown Clee Hill, which
adds much to the picturesque beauty of the scenery. The pleasure grounds
and shrubberies are laid out with a pleasing variety, and kept in the
most admirable order. THE CHURCH, a small structure dedicated to St.
Lawrence, has recently been repaired and beautified by the Hamilton
family; the east window is ornamented with stained glass, and cost
upwards of £50, which was defrayed by Lady Hamilton, who also presented
the communion table. The pulpit and seats are of oak, elaborately
carved, and there is accommodation for about ninety persons. The living
is a rectory, valued in the king’s book at £4. 6s. 8d.; gross income,
£140; patron, Rev. John Churton; incumbent, Rev. T. Theodosius. The
tithes have been commuted for £90. The WESLEYAN METHODISTS have a small
chapel at Burwarton. The Hamilton Russell Arms Hotel and posting house
is a commodious inn, and the post office for a wide district. Letters
arrive from Bridgnorth at 11 30 A.M., and are despatched at 3 P.M.
DIRECTORY.—Hon. G. P. H. Russell, Burwarton Hall; John Bradley, farmer;
William Jones, vict., the Hamilton Russell Arms; James Prece, carpenter;
Rev. John Rathbone, curate; John Reynolds, shoemaker.
CAINHAM
is an extensive parish and scattered village three miles south-east from
Ludlow, comprising upwards of 3,040 acres of land. At the census of 1801
there were 711 inhabitants; 1831, 1,005; 1841, 973. Gross estimated
rental, £3,730. Rateable value, £3,333. 5s. The principal landowners
are Major Calcott, Hon. R. H. Clive, and Sir W. R. Broughton; the former
is lord of the manor. CAINHAM COURT, an elegant mansion surrounded by
plantations and shrubberies, was formerly the residence of the Calcott
family; it is now unoccupied. Not far from the above mansion is the site
of an ancient castle, noticed by Leland, who observes, “Kainsham or
Kensham Castle, clene down, stood within two miles of Ludloe, on a hill
top.” The place is now known by the name of Castle Fields, in which is a
deep and wide entrenchment. Tradition says that this was a depository of
the military stores of Cromwell, during the siege of Ludlow Castle. In
the neighbourhood of Cainham apples are extensively grown for making
cider. THE CHURCH, a venerable structure, picturesquely situated, and
dedicated to St. Mary, has a massive low tower containing three bells.
It consists of nave, chancel, and north transept, the latter having been
recently added at a cost of £140, of which sum the Hereford Diocesan
Society contributed £60. The interior has a neat appearance. The
beautiful altar was added at the expense of the late vicar. The living
is a vicarage, valued in the king’s book at £4. 13s. 4d., in the
patronage of Charles K. Mainwaring, Esq.: incumbent, Rev. Charles Adams.
There are upwards of 240 acres of glebe land. THE METHODISTS have a
small chapel here.
THE DISTRICT OF ST. PAUL’S KNOWBURY is partly in this parish and partly
in that of Bitterley. A considerable portion of the scattered district
called BENNETT’S END is in the former parish. In 1839 a church was
erected at a cost of £1,200, which is dedicated to St. Paul. The
structure is built in a simple style of architecture, and has a square
tower. The living is a perpetual curacy; and the patronage is vested in
the Bishop of Hereford: incumbent, Rev. Burleigh James. In connexion
with the church, spacious schools have been erected, by the Hon. R. H.
Clive, who also munificently supports the same: upwards of one hundred
children are educated in them. THE METHODISTS AND PRIMITIVE METHODISTS
have small meeting houses. The labouring population of this locality are
chiefly employed in collieries and brick works. The chief landowners are
the Hon. R. H. Clive, Sir W. R. Broughton, and William Poyser, Esq.
CAINHAM DIRECTORY.
Adams Rev. Charles, vicar
Bozwood Thos., wheelwright
Corbett Thomas, shoemaker
Gould Mary, farmer
Grosvenor William, farmer
Harding William, blacksmith
Langston Captain, Poughnill
Medlicott Sarah, farmer, Pervin
Morris Benjamin, farmer
Small Edward, farmer
Small Elizabeth, farmer
Small William, farmer
Swift George, farmer, Camp farm
Ricketts Gregory, farmer
Turley Benjamin, miller
Turley Samuel, farmer, Poughnill
KNOWBURY DIRECTORY.
Bate Wm., vict., Golden cross
James Rev. Burleigh, incmbt.
Lewis James, agent to Hon. R. H. Clive, and Sir W. R. Broughton
Meyrick Thos., vict., Crown
Meyrick Wm., vict., the Oak
Poyser William, coal & lime master, and manufacturer of bricks, tiles,
drainage pipes and earthenware
Price, B. J., schoolmaster
CHELMARSH
is a parish and small village, pleasantly situated on a gentle eminence,
four miles S.E. from Bridgnorth, which contains 3,126 acres of land,
having a rich loamy soil in some parts, and in others a strong clay.
There is a small colliery on the western side of the village, and
free-stone is got from the quarries on the common. Rateable value of the
parish, £3,660. At the census of 1801 there was a population of 411
souls; and in 1841, 104 houses and 495 inhabitants. CHELMARSH COMMON is
an unenclosed piece of land, containing 119 acres. The principal
landowners are Thomas Charlton Whitmore, Esq.; John Nicholls, Esq.; John
F. Wylde, Esq.; Edward Hughes, Esq.; and Mr. Richard H. Gwyn; besides
whom are several other smaller proprietors. Earl Edwin was lord of
Chelmarsh before the Conquest, and for some ages afterwards it was the
inheritance of the Mortimers. In the 49th of Edward III., Edmund Lord
Mortimer gave the manor to the Abbey and Convent of Wigmore, to maintain
a secular priest resident in the church of Lentwardine, to sing mass, and
daily pray for the souls of himself, family, and ancestors. THE CHURCH
is an ancient structure, consisting of nave, chancel, and north aisle,
with a tower, in which is a peal of six musical bells. The aisle is
separated from the nave by four pointed arches, and there is a gallery at
the west end. The east window is beautified with stained glass. A
tablet in the chancel, dated 1645, remembers John N. Minnis. The living
is a vicarage, valued in the king’s book at £6. 5s. 8d., now returned at
£264; patron, Sir John Seabright; incumbent, Rev. Charles W. Blathwayt,
B.A. The vicarial tithes are commuted for £237, and the rectoral for
£369. 3s., of which £358 are paid to Sir John Seabright, and £11. 3s. to
Edward Hughes, Esq. There are 24 acres of glebe land. THE NATIONAL
SCHOOL, a neat stone structure, built in the year 1850, has a residence
for the teacher annexed. About fifty children attend. CHELMARSH HALL,
an ancient structure, in the Elizabethan style of architecture, was
formerly the residence of the Nicholl family. It is now the property of
John Nicholl, Esq., but occupied as a farm house. HEMPTON’S LOAD is a
small village in the parish of Chelmarsh, two miles south-east from the
church, pleasantly situated on the banks of the Severn, which is here
crossed by a ferry. SUTTON is a small hamlet, about a mile south from
the church.
POST OFFICE—_At George Dudley’s_. Letters arrive at 9 A.M., and are
despatched to Bridgnorth at 4.30 P.M.
Ball Thomas, woollen draper, tailor, & farmer
Barker Thomas, blacksmith
Bishop Francis, farmer, The Hall
Blathwayt Rev. Charles Welfitt, B.A., vicar, The Vicarage
Corfield William, farmer, Spadeley
Detton Richard, tailor, The Common
Detton William, tailor, Hempton’s Load
Dovey William, joiner and carpenter
Draper George, farmer, Hempton’s Load
Draper John, farmer, Sutton
Dudley George, postmaster and parish clerk
Evans John, beerhouse-keeper, The Common
Fellows Wm., blacksmith, Hempton’s Load
Gwyn Richard Hodges, Esq., Astbury Hall
Hughes Edward, farmer, Hempton’s Load
Jordin John, farmer
Jordin Thomas, shoemaker
Lewis Thomas, shoemaker, Hempton’s Load
Mapp Thos., maltster & hop merchant, Sutton
Mapp William, maltster and farmer, Sutton
Martin John, farmer and ferryman and vict., The Unicorn, Hempton’s Load
Page John, blacksmith
Page Thomas, corn miller
Perry John, beerhousekpr. & bricklayer, The Common
Powell Richard, wheelwright and carpenter
Radner William, beerhouse and shopkeeper, The Common
Scoffham Henry Francis, butcher and shopkeeper
Spare Mary, schoolmistress (national)
Weaver James, farmer, Hempton’s Load
Williams Richard, cooper, The Common
Wyer Richard, farmer, New House
Wylde John Fewtrell, Esq., The Uplands
Wylde Rev. Charles Edmund, The Uplands
CHETTON
is a parish and pleasantly situated village, four miles and a half S.W.
of Bridgnorth, partly in the Chelmarsh and partly in the Cleobury
divisions of the Hundred of Stottesdon. The parish contains 3291A. 1R.
12P. of land, the gross estimated rental of which is £4,495. 13s. 6d.
Rateable value, £4,026. 18s. 0d. In 1841 there were 113 houses and 580
persons in the Chelmarsh division, and 19 houses and 113 persons returned
as in the Cleobury division. Population in 1801, 526; in 1831, 627. The
principal landowners are Lord Liverpool; John and George Pritchard,
Esqrs.; Thomas Pardoe Purton, Esq.; John Baker, Esq.; John Dallewy, Esq.;
and George Joseph Dallewy, Esq.; besides whom there are several smaller
proprietors. The tithes are commuted at £569. 14s. 9d.
The celebrated Wheatland hounds, belonging to John Baker, Esq., are
kennelled in this parish. The country over which they hunt embraces the
Wrekin and surrounding district. The hounds have been in the possession
of the present proprietor for eight years, and were principally bred from
the packs of Lord Yarborough, the Belvoir, the Shropshire, and Mr.
Hellier’s. There is a small colliery and also a brick manufactory in
this parish.
THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Giles, is a stone structure, with square
tower, containing six bells, recast in 1829, at which time the tower was
rebuilt. The interior consists of nave, chancel, and gallery, on which
is a small organ. The church has a chaste appearance, and has been
recently repaired at the joint expense of the parish and the late
Venerable Archdeacon Vickers, formerly rector of Chetton. The living is
a rectory, valued in the king’s book at £11, in the patronage of T. W.
Wylde Browne, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. Richard Herbert. THE
NATIONAL SCHOOL is a neat brick building, erected in 1820. The average
attendance of boys and girls is about forty. Mrs. Ann Adams is
schoolmistress. FAINTREE, FAVON-TREE, or FANONIA-TREE, is a township in
Chetton parish, five miles S.W. of Bridgnorth. The name signifies the
western town. The township is situated on elevated ground, facing the
west, or Favonian wind, and hence its name. This manorial estate was
formerly the property of the Briggs family, from whom it was purchased by
the ancient family of the Pardoes of Cleeton, in Bitterley parish, whose
descendant, Thomas Pardoe, Esq., died, leaving an only child, Esther,
with whom this manor passed in marriage to John Purton, Esq., of Eudon
Burnall, in whose family it now continues, Thomas Pardoe Purton, Esq.,
being its present proprietor, who resides at Faintree Hall, a neat brick
residence, erected in the year 1802, upon the site of an ancient edifice.
EUDON BURNALL and EUDON GEORGE are small townships situated about a mile
from the church.
CHARITIES.—_Dorothy Holland_, by will, dated 1723, bequeathed to the poor
of this parish the sum of £20, in trust, to be placed out at interest,
and distributed to twelve poor people of the parish in bread, on Easter
days and Christmas days.
_Richard Pardoe_, by will, dated 1760, bequeathed the sum of £100, to be
placed out at interest, which was to be divided into forty parts, one of
which should be paid in bread every week to the poor and indigent persons
of the parish, in the months of January, February, March, April, May,
June, July, November, and December, for ever.
_Henry Aston_, who died in 1736, bequeathed the sum of £20, the interest
thereof to be applied in teaching the poorest children in the parish to
read.
_Thomas Pardoe_, by will proved in 1802, gave the sum of £50, the
interest thereof to be applied in the teaching of poor children to read
whose parents were not rated either to the church or poor.
_Sarah Pardoe_ also gave the sum of £50 in the year 1805, the interest to
be disposed of in the same manner as the preceding charity.
LOUGHTON is a chapelry and village in the parish of Chetton, nine miles
north-east from Ludlow, which contains 851A. 3R. 14P. of land, the
rateable value of which is £635. 1s. At the census of 1801 there were
130 inhabitants; 1831, 112; and in 1841, 19 houses and a population of
113 souls. The duke of Cleveland and Viscountess Boyne are the principal
landowners. The chapel is a small fabric of free stone of unpretending
appearance, exhibiting the style of architecture prevalent in the
sixteenth century. The living is a curacy, subordinate to the rectory of
Chetton.
Adams James, gardener
Adams Ann, schoolmistress
Baker John, Esq., Walsbatch
Broom George, shoemaker, Eudon Gorge
Corfield Cornelius, farmer, Eudon Gorge
Corfield Thomas, farmer and cider shop, Tedstill
Dallewy John, Esq., Lower House
Davies James, farmer, Hollicott and Cockshutt
Edmonds Joseph, farmer, Down House
Farmer Thomas, farmer, Lower Faintree
Fletcher Benjamin, farmer, The Bush
Foxall Harry Smith, farmer, Lower Faintree
Gordon Alexander, farmer, Eudon Burnall
Gratton John, miller, Eudon Gorge
Griffin Geo., relieving officer
Hall Edward, jun., farmer, The Drales
Harley Edw., farmer, Eudon Gorge
Herbert Rev. Richard, rector, The Rectory
Hinsley John, farmer, Little Cockshutt
Jones Thomas, shopkeeper
Jones William, shoemaker and beerseller, Old Field
Porter William, farmer and beerseller, Down
Porter William, wheelwright, Down
Purton Thos. Pardoe, Esq., banker, Faintree Hall
Reece Harriet, farmer, Criddon
Reynolds Wm., shoemaker and vict., Old Inn
Rudd John, farmer, Scotland
Smith James, farm bailiff, Tedstill
Taylor Thomas, farmer, Upper House
Wallace William, farmer, Hill Farm
Wall Thos., farmer, Archley
Walters Thos., miller, Down Mill
Yeardley Wm., blacksmith and farmer, Down
LOUGHTON DIRECTORY.
Blakemore Jesse, farmer
Chatham William, farmer
Evans John, shoemaker
Hall Richard, farmer
Kitson Mary, farmer
Lawley John, farmer
Noakes Thomas, shopkeeper
CLEOBURY MORTIMER
is parish and market town in the Cleobury division of the hundred of
Stottesden, situated 137 miles N.W. of London, thirty-three miles S.S.E.
of Shrewsbury, eleven miles E. of Ludlow, and eight miles W. of Bewdley.
It is divided into four quarters, viz.: Cleobury Town Liberty, West
Foreign Liberty, East Foreign Liberty, and Doddington Liberty, which
together contain 7,671 acres of land, of which 738 acres are in
woodlands, 104A. 0R. 14P. of public roads, 2A. 2R. water, and 619A. 2R.
3P. in common lands and waste. Rateable value of the parish, £7,300. At
the census in 1841 there were 364 houses and 1,730 inhabitants;
population in 1801, 1,368; and in 1831, 1,716, William Lacon Childe,
Esq., is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are the Earl of
Craven; Sir Edward Blount, Bart.; W. L. Childe, Esq.; Charles Wickstead,
Esq.; Mrs. Lucy Botfield; Beriah Botfield, Esq.; John Downes, Esq.;
Richard and Henry Backhouse, Esq.; Trustees of Cleobury School; George
James Compson, Esq.; Thomas Foxhall, Esq.; and Thomas Pardoe Purton,
Esq., besides whom are a number of smaller freeholders. The tithes are
commuted for £676. 12s. 6d., of which £602. 10s. is apportioned to the
vicar of the parish, £34. 10s. to the Earl of Craven, and 12s. 6d. to
William L. Childe, Esq.
The name of Cleobury Mortimer is said to be derived from its situation in
a district abounding with clay, and from the Saxon word _Byrig_, a town,
and the adjunct by which it is distinguished from North Cleobury is
obtained from its ancient possessor, Ralph de Mortimer, who held it at
the time of the general survey. The town principally consists of one
long street extending from east to west, and contains several family
mansions and good shops, in all the different branches of the retail
trade. The labouring population are chiefly engaged in agricultural
pursuits. There were formerly extensive ironworks in the vicinity, but
these have now disappeared. There are two paper mills in the adjoining
parish of Neen Savage, carried on by Mr. T. L. Hall. The Clee Hill
collieries, about three miles west of the town, have of late been little
wrought, though they contain extensive fields of good coal, ironstone,
and limestone. This town is generally thought to have been the birth
place of Robert Langlande, author of the “Vision of Pierce the
Ploughman,” which was published in the year 1369. A strong castle which
formerly stood in this place was entirely destroyed in the wars between
Henry II. and his rebellious barons; it was built by Hugh de Mortimer.
THE CHURCH, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is an ancient and venerable
structure, built of rubble stone, probably about the 14th century. Hugh
de Mortimer settled this church for part of the endowment of the Abbey of
Wigmore, about the time of Henry II. The square tower, containing a peal
of six musical bells, a clock, and two dials, is surmounted by an
octagonal spire of wood painted white. The interior consists of nave,
chancel, and side aisles, the latter is separated from the nave by five
pointed arches on each side. The chancel is separated from the body of
the church by a pointed arch. The western gallery contains a fine-toned
organ, built by subscriptions about seven years ago, at a cost of £250.
On the south side is a stained glass window, with the representation of
Christ and the emblems of the crucifixion, and underneath are the words,
“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd.” On the north side is a
beautiful stained glass window in memory of Mary Ann, the wife of John
Lynn Priest; and also a stained glass window containing figures of St.
Anne and St. Mary the Virgin, erected in memory of Ann Golderby, who died
in 1849. There are several marble tablets and tombs within the church,
to the memory of deceased members of the various families in the
neighbourhood. Within the entrance of the porch is the following epitaph
to the memory of Honor Evans.