west by south from Shrewsbury, having in 1841, 21 houses and 113
inhabitants. A short distance from the bridge at Nobold, the parishes of
St. Chad, Condover, and Brace Meole converge. HOOKER GATE is a hamlet in
this township, consisting of a few cottages and a small BAPTIST CHAPEL,
near to which collieries were worked till within the last few years. The
land is the property of George Jonathan Scott, Esq. The principal
residents are Thomas Savage, farmer, Whitley; John Mason, farm bailiff to
G. J. Scott, Esq.; John Croft, shopkeeper; and William Juckes, beerhouse.
WOODCOTE AND HORTON, a township in the parish of St. Chad, three miles
and a half from Shrewsbury, at the census of 1841 had 11 houses and 78
inhabitants. The chief landowners are Colonel Wingfield; John Walton,
Gent.; Rev. John Yardley; and Mr. Thomas Woodward. The principal
residents are Edward Kynaston, farmer; James Large, farmer; Thomas Lloyd,
farmer; William Sherratt, farmer; John Walton, Gent.; John Wilding,
blacksmith and wheelwright.
CARDISTON,
a parish containing the township of Cardiston and part of Wattlesborough,
is situated six miles and a half west of Shrewsbury. It comprises
2,548A. 2R. 13P. of land, of which 2,395 acres are titheable. Rateable
value of the parish, £2,692. 5s. Sir Baldwin Leighton is lord of the
manor, and the principal landed proprietor; the Rev. Francis Leighton,
bart.; Henry Lyster, Esq.; John Lloyd, Esq.; and the representatives of
the late John Vaughan are also freeholders. At the census of 1841 here
were 76 houses and 372 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the south
by the river Severn, and is intersected by the Shrewsbury and Welshpool
road. The remaining part of Wattlesborough township is situated in
Alberbury parish. THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Michael, was rebuilt of
stone in the year 1749. The tower and windows were re-edified in 1844,
at the expense of Sir Baldwin Leighton, bart., who is patron of the
living. Rector, the Rev. Francis Leighton, M.A. The tithes are commuted
for £392, of which £267 are apportioned to the Rev. Francis Leighton,
M.A.; £120 to Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bart.; and £5 to the small
impropriators. A yearly sum of 10s. is paid to the churchwardens of this
parish on account of _Morgan’s Charity_, which is distributed among the
poor. On the table in the church three other benefactions, amounting to
£25, are mentioned, which have been long lost.
DIRECTORY.—Richard Bromley, farmer; Richard Dyas, farmer; Thomas Hordley,
wheelwright, and shopkeeper; Thomas Evans, coachman; John Lamb,
shopkeeper; John Lee, farmer; Rev. Francis Leighton, M.A., The Rectory;
John Netherway, painter and glazier; Captain Owen; Thomas Poole, farmer,
The Park; Richard Poulter, shopkeeper and blacksmith; Ann Thomas,
housekeeper; Richard Weaver, butler.
FORD
is a parish and township, in the hundred to which it gives name, five
miles west by north of Shrewsbury, containing 2,140 acres of land, the
rateable value of which is £2,040. 10s. At the census of 1841 here were
66 houses and 309 inhabitants. Population in 1801, 349; and in 1831,
263. Sir Offley P. Wakeman, Bart., is lord of the manor, and a
considerable landowner; the Rev. Robert L. Burton; Henry Gardner, Esq.;
Mr. Henry Leey; and Mr. John Baldwin, are also proprietors. The river
Severn and the Watling street intersect the parish. Earl Edwin held Ford
in the Confessor’s time; and Earl Roger in the time of the Conqueror. In
the 14th of Henry III. Henry Andele had a grant of the manor of Ford;
and in the 37th year of Henry III. James Aldithele had a grant of free
warren here, as had also Thomas Boterel some time after. The manor of
Ford continued in the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury, until the year
1824, when the same was sold to Sir Henry Wakeman, Bart., in whose family
it now continues. THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Michael, is a small
structure, built of rubble stone. The interior is neatly pewed with oak.
The chancel is separated from the nave by a screen of oak of antique
carving. There is also an ancient stone font. The living is a perpetual
curacy, in the patronage of G. E. W. Tomline, Esq., and incumbency of the
Rev. John Wason, M.A. It was valued in the king’s book at £3. 6s. 8d.,
now £138. In the taxation of Pope Nicholas, A.D. 1291, Ford chapel is
estimated at £10. In the parliamentary returns of 1786 it is stated that
_Joseph Waring_, by will, in 1726, gave to the poor of this parish £10.,
which produces 10s. yearly.
DIRECTORY.—John Baldwin, farmer, Shoot Hill; John Barrett, farmer,
maltster, and victualler, Cross Gates; Hy. Brayne, wheelwright; Ths.
Breese, shoemaker; Edw. Bufton, shopkeeper and draper; Edwd. Bufton,
jun., farmer; Rchd. Clayton, blacksmith; David Evans, farmer; Jno.
Gittins, farmer, Ford heath; Joseph Gough, farmer, Ford heath; Rchd.
Hughes, shoemaker; Thomas Humphreys, farmer, Chavel; Wm. Jones,
shoemaker; Wm. Pugh, shopkeeper; John Quay, shoemaker; George Rogers,
farmer; Thomas Rogers, tailor; William Wall, farmer; Joseph Waring,
shopkeeper; Rev. John Wason, M.A., The Rectory; William Weaver, carpenter
and parish clerk.
POST OFFICE—_At Mary Bishop’s_. Letters arrive at 5.30 A.M., and are
despatched at 6.30 P.M.
HANWOOD GREAT
is a parish and pleasantly situated village four miles S.W. of
Shrewsbury, which contains 415A. 2R. 21P. of land, the rateable value of
which is £1,066. 10s. 5d. Gross estimated rental, £1,122. 12s. Sir
Offley P. Wakeman is lord of the manor. The principal freeholders are
Francis Harris, Esq., R. and W. Blakeway, Rev. Edward Warter, Mr.
Nicholl, Joseph Sheppard, Esq., Messrs. Marshalls, Eleanor Hill, and H.D.
Warter, Esq. In 1841 here were 43 houses and 167 residents; population
in 1801, 264; and in 1831, 288. There are bleach grounds and mills in
this parish carried on by Messrs. Marshalls and Co. THE CHURCH is built
of brick, and has a small wooden turret, in which are two bells. At the
east end is a handsome stained glass window, the gift of Henry Diggory
Warter, Esq., the patron of the living. There is a stone font dated
1683. The church-yard is nearly surrounded by venerable yew trees. The
parish register bears date from the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The tithes
are commuted for £237, and there are 32A. 1R. of glebe land. The living
is a rectory valued in the king’s book at £3, in the incumbency of the
Rev. Edward Warter, M.A., who resides at the rectory, a commodious
residence near the church. _Mrs. B. M. A. Harries_, by will, in 1833,
bequeathed to the rector and churchwardens for the time being of this
parish the sum of £100, the interest thereof to be distributed amongst
the poor inhabitants.
Alltree John, whitesmith, shopkeeper, and parish clerk
Blakeway, Richard, corn miller and farmer
Blakeway Wm., corn miller
Bridge Joseph, grocer and provision dealer
Bromley Mary, gentlewoman
Cotton John, bleach mill manager
Crane John, shoemaker
Edwards Thomas, higgler
Harries Francis Blythe, Esq.
Harrison Rev. Wm., M.A., Bank house
Hayward Rd., blacksmith
Higginson William, tailor
Hill Mrs. Eleanor
Hullen Eliza, boarding sch.
Jones Ann, vict., The Cock Inn
Jones Thomas, wheelwright
Jones Thomas, shoemaker
Jones Wm., basket maker
Littlehales John, wheelwrt.
Littlehales Rd., blacksmith and shopkeeper
Lloyd Mr. John
Matthews John, farmer
Oakey William, farm bailiff
Phillips Thomas, tailor and draper
Rydar Robert, gentleman
Ward John, shoemaker
Warter Rev. Edward, The Rectory
Yallowley Mary, gentlewmn.
HABBERLEY
is a parish and village in the hundred of Ford, nine miles S.W. from
Shrewsbury, pleasantly situated in a bold undulating district, the
scenery of which is pleasingly diversified with romantic beauty. The
parish comprises 754A. 2R. 19P. of land having mostly a fertile soil, and
335A. 1R. 21P. in hills and common land. 485 acres of the titheable land
are arable, 231 acres meadow, 38 woods and water, and five acres in
public roads. William Henry Sparrow, Esq., is the principal landowner
and lord of the manor; there are also a few smaller freeholders.
Population—1801, 104; 1831, 128; and in 1841 there were 27 houses and 125
inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,108. 15s.
THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient gothic fabric consisting
of nave and chancel, having a wooden turret. It was partly rebuilt and
made parochial in the year 1558. The chancel window was restored by the
late rector; the floor is covered with encaustic tiles. Among the
memorials is a tomb to William Mytton, Esq., who died in 1747. The
living is a rectory valued in the king’s book at £4. 0s. 2½d. in the
patronage of W. H. Sparrow, Esq., and enjoyed by the Rev. Richard White,
M.A. The tithes are commuted for £132, and there are 23 acres of glebe
land. The parish register dates from the year 1599.
_Edward Corbett_, in 1654, charged a messuage and certain land with the
payment of 20s. yearly, and directed the interest to be distributed among
the poor, especially orphans and poor widows. Only 6s. is now received
as Corbett’s benefaction. _John Gittins_, who died in 1808, left £20,
and his widow, Elizabeth, who died in 1819, a like sum, the interest to
be given away among the poor of the parish. The produce of these two
legacies are now in the Savings’ Bank.
DIRECTORY.—Ann Bromley, farmer; Martha Evans, farmer and corn miller;
John Everall, farmer; Thomas Highley, blacksmith, wheelwright, and parish
clerk; John Onions, beerhouse keeper; Richard Lewis, blacksmith; Mr.
Morris, farmer, The Hall; Thomas Pearce, agent to W. H. Sparrow, Esq.;
Thomas Rogers, farmer; Rev. Richard White, M.A., The Rectory.
MINSTERLEY
is a parish, nine miles S.W. by W. of Shrewsbury, containing 2,875A. 3R.
7P. of land, the rateable value of which is £3,165. At the census of
1841 there were 168 houses and 914 persons. Population in 1811, 705; and
in 1831, 809. Half a century ago Minsterley consisted of only a few farm
houses; but since the lead mines have been extensively worked it has
greatly increased. The lead ore of this place is found enclosed or
covered with a spar, over which is a kind of blue stone or slate, and
contains a great quantity of red lead, and a small portion of silver.
The Snailbeach mines are situated about a mile from Minsterley, and have
been worked for 60 years in a most efficient and profitable manner,
without experiencing any stoppage. The shafts are from 300 to 360 yards
in depth, and the engine and machinery for crushing the ore are on an
extensive scale. There are about 500 miners daily at work, besides
others engaged in washing and smelting the ore. Upwards of £2,000 per
month is paid in wages. The mines are the property of Messrs. Lovett,
Jones, and Company, and under the management of Mr. John Harrison. In
the year 1851 a Roman pig of lead was found by some workmen in sinking
through a slag heap of smeltings, on which appears the following
inscription in raised letters:—
IMP. HADRIANI. AVG.
It is in length twenty inches, and the girth is twenty inches, weighing
173 pounds.
Some years ago, an act of parliament was obtained by several landed
proprietors to form a canal to carry the surplus water from Marton Pool
to the Severn, which covered upwards of 200 acres of land for several
months in the year. Since the cutting of the canal a great part of the
land has been reclaimed, and brought into a state of cultivation. The
Marquis of Bath is lord of the manor, and principal landowner. The Fair,
or “Gentlemen’s Meet,” at Minsterley, is held on July 25th.
THE CHURCH is a brick fabric, built about the latter end of the 16th
century. It consists of nave, chancel, and has a small wooden tower, in
which is one bell. It is neatly pewed with oak, and the reading desk and
sounding board are elaborately carved. In the chancel is a tablet,
erected by the Snailbeach Company to the memory of their late agent, Mr.
John Nealor. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the
Marquis of Bath, and the rector of the first portion of Westbury, and
enjoyed by the Rev. Emilius Nicholson, M.A. The incumbent has a rent
charge, derivable from the Cause Castle estate, amounting to £60 per
annum. THE METHODISTS have a neat brick chapel here, which was built in
1833. THE FREE SCHOOL was erected in 1843, at the joint expense of the
Marquis of Bath and several gentlemen belonging to the Snailbeach
Company, in compliance with the requisitions expressed in the will of the
late John Johnson, Esq., who provided an endowment to establish and
perpetuate a day-school for the education of all children resident in the
parish. The Snailbeach Mining Company have endowed the school with £40
yearly, and ordered that every miner shall pay to the schoolmaster
sixpence every quarter. The school will accommodate one hundred
children. The average attendance of the scholars is eighty. _Joshua
Williams_, by will, in 1819, bequeathed an annuity of £20 for the
education of poor children in the parish of Minsterley.
Adams Wm., maltster, farmer and vict., Miners’ Arms
Beady George, shoemaker
Beady Tryphena, milliner and dressmaker
Bowen Wm., underground assistant bailiff
Brumbil Thomas, victualler, Angel Inn
Clarke William, wheelwright
Croft Richard, perpl. overseer, Hawkstowbank
Davies David, engineer and mineral draftsman
Davies John, grocer & draper
Dolphin John Lloyd, druggist, draper, grocer, and maltster
Dorrcott Edward, schoolteacher and barber
Dyas Richard, blacksmith
Eddowes Edward, Hockstow Corn Mills and farmer
Eddowes Mrs. Judith, Reabrooks
Evans William, farmer
Everall William, farmer
Griffiths Mrs. Ann, ladies’ boarding school
Harrison John, gentleman, Snailbeach
Hincks Mary, dressmaker
Hincks Thomas, mason
Hughes Thomas, beer retailer
Hughes Vincent, engineer
Hughes Wm., linen weaver, and parish clerk
James Joseph, blacksmith
Jones Edward, shopkeeper
Jones George, tailor
Jones John, schoolmaster
Jones John and Co., Snailbeach Mines
Kempster John, Park Farm
Lee William, saddler and harness maker
Nealor Mr. Edwd., The Hall
Nealor William, Esq.
Nicholson Rev. Emilius, The Rectory
Philpot Jno. & Son, engineers
Powell Thomas, beer retailer
Robinson Thomas, tailor
Speake John, Wood Farm
Thomas Arthur, tailor
Turner John, grocer and draper
Vaughan Edwd., shoemaker
Whitefoot Richd., shoemaker
Whitefoot Thos., shoemaker
Woodhouse Samuel, farmer
Woodhouse Thomas, farmer
PONTESBURY
is an extensive parish containing the townships of Arscott, Asterley,
Boycott, Cruckmeole, Cruckton, Edge, Farley, Halston, Hanwood (Little),
Hinton, Lea, Longden, Newnham, Oakes, Onslow, Plealey, Pontesbury,
Pontesford, Sascott, and Siberscott, with the hamlets of Exford’s Green,
Ford Heath, Horton, Lea Cross, Longden Wood, Moathall, Pansom, Polmer,
Malehurst, Shorthill, and Woodhall, which together comprehend an area of
10,635A. 2R. 13P. of land, the rateable value of which is £14,513. 10s.
At the census of 1841, here were 697 houses and 3,311 inhabitants;
population in 1801, 2,053; and in 1831, 2,936 persons. Edward William
Smythe Owen, Esq., is lord of the manor. A great portion of the
labouring population find employment in the extensive lead and coal works
of this parish. The township of Pontesbury is situated seven and a half
miles S.W. of Shrewsbury, and fifteen and a half miles N.N.E. of
Montgomery, and, with the hamlet of Malehurst, contains 1,119A. 1R. 30P.
of land. Francis Harries, Esq., is the principal landowner. Sir Joseph
Hawley, Bart., H. D. Warter, Esq., Colonel Wingfield, Henry Gardener,
Esq., T. H. Hope, Esq., and Sir Offley P. Wakeman, and others are also
proprietors. The turnpike road from Shrewsbury, which joins the
Montgomery road at Brockton, passes through this township. In May, 1811,
Pontesbury was visited by a most terrific tempest, when “a cloud burst
upon the Stiperstone hill,” and the waters rushed down the acclivities
with irresistible force, sweeping away cottages, mills, cattle, and
trees, and drowning nine persons. The water being in many places from
thirteen to seventeen feet deep.
THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, was formerly collegiate, having
a dean and two prebendaries. The old structure was taken down in 1825,
except the chancel, and was rebuilt of rubble stone in the year 1829. At
the west end is a lofty square tower containing a peal of five bells.
The interior consists of nave, lofty north and south aisles, and chancel.
The living is a rectory divided into three portions, the first portion is
in the patronage of the present incumbent, the Rev. William Harrison,
M.A. The tithes of this portion are commuted for the sum of £780. 6s.
There are 21A. 3R. 21P. of glebe land. The second portion is in the gift
of Brazen-nose College, and incumbency of the Rev. Charles Drury, M.A.,
the tithes of which amount to £774. 11s. 10d., and there are 58A. 2R. 3P.
of glebe land. The third portion is in the gift of the present rector,
the Rev. William Vaughan, who purchased it from Smythe Owen, Esq., for
his life and ten years after. The tithes are commuted for £571. 6s. 4d.,
and there are 59A. 2R. 36P. of glebe land. The Rev. William Harrison,
M.A., also receives £129. 9s. as the impropriator. THE INDEPENDENTS have
a neat brick chapel, built in 1839, which will accommodate 200 hearers.
The Baptists have also a small chapel here. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL is a
spacious brick structure. CHARITIES—It is stated on the table of
benefactions that _Thomas Davies_ left £200, _John Peers_ £10, _Eleanor
Peers_ £10, and _Thomas Higgins_, _D.D._, left £10 the interest thereof
to be distributed to the poor. This sum, amounting to £230, was expended
in the purchase of 21A. 3R. 2P. of land in 1716, the rent of which is
distributed to eight poor widows of this parish.
ARSCOTT is a small township and sequestered village situated two and a
half miles N.E. by E. of Pontesbury, which contains 463A. 3R. 5P. of
land. The soil is mostly strong. Coal is got in the township. In 1841
here were 24 houses and 127 persons. The tithes are commuted for £93.
15s. 6d., and apportioned to the rector of the second portion. Francis
Harries, Esq., is the sole landowner.
ASTERLEY and INWOOD is a township and pleasant village, one mile and a
half west of the parish church, which at the census of 1841 had 61 houses
and 305 residents. The township contains 535A. 3R. 31P. of land. The
tithes are commuted, and apportioned to the rector of the third portion,
for the sum of £90. 15s. 6d. The principal landowners are Henry Gardner,
Esq.; William Gardner, Esq.; and Mr. Everall. Extensive coal works are
carried on here. The PRIMITIVE METHODISTS have a small chapel.
BOYCOTT is a small township, three quarters of a mile N.W. by N. of
Pontesbury, containing 344A. 2R. 9P. of land. In 1841 here were three
houses and 33 persons. The tithes are commuted for £75. 2s. Thomas
Baycott, Esq., and Henry Warren, Esq., are the principal freeholders.
CRUCKMEOLE is a township and pleasant rural village four and a half miles
S.W. of Shrewsbury, which contains 512A. 0R. 13P. of land. At the census
of 1841 here were 33 houses and 136 inhabitants. The tithes are commuted
for the sum of £114. 17s. The township is intersected by the Reabrook
and the Shrewsbury and Minsterley turnpike road. H. D. Warter, Esq., and
Francis Harries are the principal freeholders. Cruckmeole Hall is a
handsome brick mansion, the property and residence of Henry Diggory
Warter, Esq.
CRUCKTON is a township, chapelry, and pleasant village four and a half
miles S.W. by W. of Shrewsbury, which contains 900A. 1R. 28P. of land.
In 1841 here were 27 houses and 155 persons. The tithes are commuted,
and £76. 4s. 4d. is paid to the rector of the first portion, to the Rev.
Wm. Harrison, as impropriator, £10. 9s. 4d., and to Geo. Tomline, Esq.,
£7. Francis Harries, Esq., is sole landowner. THE CHAPEL, dedicated to
St. Thomas, was built in the year 1839. On the entrance door are two
figures of angels carved in oak. It will accommodate 180 persons. This
chapel was built for the district comprising the townships and hamlets of
Arscott, Sibberscott, Shorthill, Cruckmeole, Cruckton, Sascott, Horton,
Nox, Onslow, Woodhall, Moathill, Panson, and Little Hanwood, so much of
the township of Newnham as is north of Yockleton brook, and for the
places on Ford’s Heath. The Rev. Charles Drury, M.A., is patron and
incumbent. THE HALL, a commodious and handsome mansion in the early
English style of architecture, is built of brick, with stone facings, and
is the seat and property of Francis Harries, Esq.
EDGE township, situated two miles N.W. by W. of Pontesbury, contains 422
acres of land. In 1841 here were 15 houses and 68 persons. The tithes
are commuted for £95. 11s. 6d. The executors of the late Mr. Thornes are
the principal landowners.
FARLEY is a small township one mile N.W. by N. of Pontesbury, which
contains 172A. 0R. 10P. of land. At the census of 1841 here were three
houses and 19 inhabitants. The tithes are commuted for £34. 3s. 3d. The
principal proprietors are Mr. Thomas Inions, and Mr. John Hughes.
HALSTON is a small township to the S.W. of Shrewsbury, which contains
275A. 0R. 39P. of land. In 1841 there were three houses and 17
inhabitants. The tithes are commuted for £78 17s. 9d. W. L. Childe,
Esq., is the sole landowner. HANWOOD LITTLE is a small scattered
township four miles south of Shrewsbury, which contains the hamlets of
Moathall, Woodhall, and Pansom, and comprehends an area of 667A. 2R. 37P.
of land. In 1142 here were 11 houses and 60 inhabitants. The tithes are
commuted for £133. 13s. 9d. The principal landowners are Miss Oldnell,
John Berrington, Esq., and Francis Harries, Esq. Coal is got here in
considerable quantities.
MOOTHALL, an ancient half timbered mansion the property of John
Berrington, Esq., is still surrounded by a moat filled with water. The
interior of the house is of curious workmanship, and has some fine
specimens of elaborate oak carving. It is now occupied as a farm
residence. WOODHALL was built in the year 1684, on the site of a more
ancient structure; it is now occupied as a farm house. HINTON is a small
rural township one and a half mile north of Pontesbury, which contains
339A. 3R. 13P. of land. In 1841 here were 12 houses and 59 persons. The
tithes are commuted for £80. 18s. 3d. Sir Offley P. Wakeman, Bart., is
the sole landowner.
LEA is a small township pleasantly situated on the turnpike road from
Pontesbury to Shrewsbury, which comprehends the hamlets of Crosshouses
and Shorthill. In 1841 here were 27 houses and 132 inhabitants. There
are 481A. 3R. 21P. of land. The tithes are commuted for £143. 6s. 3d.,
of which £33. 15s. 8d. is apportioned to the rector of the first portion
of Pontesbury, and £109 10s. 7d. to the Rev. William Harrison, as
impropriator. The principal landowners are Sir Offley P. Wakeman, Bart.,
and William Henry Nicholls, Esq. There are several collieries at
Shorthill. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL, situated at Shorthill, was built in the
year 1842. It is supported by voluntary contributions and a small charge
from each scholar. About ninety scholars attend.
LONGDEN is a chapelry and township six and a half miles S.W. by S. of
Shrewsbury, which contains 1,604 acres of land, of which Sir Joseph
Hawley, Bart., is the principal landowner. John Walton, Esq., Rev.
George Jewdwyne, Samuel Harris, Captain Parr, and Robert Hesketh, Esq.,
are also proprietors. In 1841 there were 80 houses and 371 inhabitants.
The tithes are commuted for £330. 19s. 2d., one half of which is
apportioned to the rector of the second and the other half to the rector
of the third portion of Pontesbury. THE CHAPEL is a small structure
consisting of nave and chancel. The living is a donative curacy in the
patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Edward Homfray, M.A. THE
INDEPENDENTS have a chapel here built of brick. THE BRITISH SCHOOL is
held in the chapel. About forty children attend.
NEWNHAM is a small township six miles west of Shrewsbury, which with the
hamlets of Polmer and Ford’s Heath contains 345A. 2R. 6P. of land. In
1841 here was one house and nine inhabitants. The rent charge is
commuted for £79. 14s. 5d. The principal landowners are W. H. Nicholls,
Esq., Francis Harries, Esq., and the Rev. F. D. Dimmock.
NOX is a hamlet in Newnham township, situated five and a half miles west
of Shrewsbury, which contains five houses and 22 inhabitants. Mr.
Richard Lloyd is the sole landowner in this hamlet.