Shropshire, divided from Radnorshire by the river Teme. It contains the
townships of Clewilsey, Funnanvair, Llanvair, Maneythesney, Selley,
Skyborry, and Trebert, which had at the census of 1841 108 houses and 603
inhabitants; population in 1801, 466; and in 1831, 566. The village of
Llanvair is pleasantly situated on the northern banks of the river Teme,
four miles N.W. of Knighton, and has an area of 280A. 1R. 20P. of land,
the rateable value of which is £312. 0s. 6d. The principal landowners
are the trustees of Millington’s charity, Shrewsbury; George Davies,
Esq., and Edward Griffiths, Esq. The township had at the census of 1841
twenty houses and 102 persons.
THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Mary, consists of nave, chancel, and south
aisle, which is separated from the body of the church by a row of oak
pillars, beautifully carved. The living is a perpetual curacy in the
patronage of the Earl of Powis and incumbency of the Rev. John R. N.
Kinchant. The tithes are commuted for £375. Previous to the year 1714
several donors left sums of money, amounting in the whole to £40, for the
benefit of the poor, which was expended in 1714 in the purchase of about
three acres of ground, the rent of which is now given to the poor. _The
Rev. John Davies_, _D.D._, by will, left the sum of £100 for the benefit
of the poor. This sum was lost in 1772, by the insolvency of the person
in whose hands it was placed out at interest.
DIRECTORY.—Richard Bright, vict., Red Lion; Benjamin Brown, blacksmith;
George Davies, farmer, Black Hall; Richard Davies, wheelwright; John
Griffiths, shoemaker; Joseph Miles, shoemaker; Mary Price, farmer, Meadow
Cottage; Edward Trudge, farmer, Llanvair Hall.
CLEWILSEY is a township three miles N.W. of Llanvair, containing 1,167A.
3R. of land, the rateable value of which is £825. 6s. The principal
landowners are Mrs. Conway, Edward Price, Esq., Mrs. Maria Rutter, Mrs.
Ann Richards, and the Earl of Powis. The village contains 32 houses and
306 persons. DIRECTORY.—Martha Bowen, farmer; James Edwards, farmer,
Brynbeddow; Edward Price, farmer, The Runnis; Richard Thomas, farmer.
FUNNANVAIR is a township in Llanvair-Waterdine parish, which contains 432
acres of land. Rateable value, £321. 18s. In 1841 there were fifteen
houses and 74 inhabitants. The principal landowners are C. L. Duppa
Duppa, Esq.; Edward Griffiths, Esq.; and Mr. John Griffiths, besides whom
are a number of smaller freeholders. DIRECTORY.—Evan Davies, farmer,
Blain-y-dree; John Lyre, farmer, Cwm Brain.
MANEYTHESNEY is a township one and a half mile S.W. of Llanvair, which
contains 712 acres of land. Rateable value, £685. 7s. 6d. The township
at the census of 1841 had eleven houses and 52 inhabitants. The
principal landowners are the trustees of Millington’s charity,
Shrewsbury; and Thomas Jones, Esq. DIRECTORY.—Edward Griffiths, farmer,
Melling-y-groge; Thomas Jones, farmer, and Jonathan Swancott, farmer.
SELLEY is a township two and three quarter miles N.E. of Llanvair, which
contains 516 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £285. 6s. 8d.
The principal landowners are Henry Powell, Esq.; Walter Lander, Esq.; and
Edward Hamar, Esq. At the census of 1841 here were three houses and 25
persons. DIRECTORY.—Richard Edwards, farmer, Garbett; John Collins,
farmer, Little Selley; and Penry Powell, farmer, Selley Hall.
SKYBORRY is a township one mile N.W. of Knighton, which has a population
of 98 persons and 21 houses. It comprehends an area of 839 acres, the
rateable value of which is £775. 3s. 4d. The principal landowners are
John Davies, Esq.; John Edwards, Esq.; Michael Jones, Esq.; Henry Powell,
Esq.; and Mr. Thomas Bright. DIRECTORY.—John Bevan, farmer, Monach-ty;
Charles Edwards, farmer; Michael Jones, Esq., Nether Skyborry; and
William Parr, farmer.
TREBERT is a small township containing 662A. 2R. of land, the rateable
value of which is £422. 6s. 8d. The principal landowners are the
trustees of Millington’s charity, Shrewsbury; the Rev. John R. N.
Kinchant; and James Lee, Esq. The parsonage house is situated in this
township. DIRECTORY.—Charles Davies, Esq., The Craig; Mrs. Jane Davies,
Landinshup; the Rev. John R. N. Kinchant, incumbent, of
Llanvair-Waterdine; and Ann Price, farmer, The Veddw.
MAINSTONE
is a parish partly in this county and partly in that of Montgomery, which
comprises the townships of Mainstone, Edenhope, Knuck and Reilth. At the
census of 1801 the parish had 406 inhabitants; in 1831, 462; 1841, 449;
of whom 276 persons were returned as in this county, and the remainder in
Montgomeryshire. “The village of Mainstone is situated in a hilly
district, four miles south-west by west from Bishop’s Castle. The
township contains 362A. 1R. 38P. of land, and in 1841 had 17 houses and
91 inhabitants. Rateable value £306. 12s. 6d. The principal landowners
are the Misses Beck, Rev. John Harrison, and Mr. Benjamin Beddoes. The
Earl of Powis is lord of the manor. THE CHURCH is an antique structure
of unpresuming appearance, dedicated to St. John. The living is a
rectory, valued in the king’s book at £4. 13s. 4d., in the patronage of
the lord chancellor: the incumbent is a non-resident. The tithes are
commuted for £343. This parish is intersected by Offas Dyke.
CHARITIES.—_Lewis Reynolds_, _John Price_, _Hugh Edwards_, _John Daniel_,
_William Farmer and John Lateward_, left in the whole £25. 10s., of which
£23. 10s. was laid out in the purchase of about an acre of land, called
Comb-y-Llan, which is let for £1. 10s. per annum. _Catherine Thomas_ in
1722 left a rent charge of 12s. issuing out of a meadow in Mainstone, and
directed it to be distributed among the poor not receiving parochial
relief. _Nathaniel Shuker_ in 1735 conveyed a piece of land called the
Little Meadow, in trust, for the benefit of the poor; it now produces a
yearly rent of 25s. The several sums above mentioned, amounting to £3.
7s. per annum, are divided into two parts, and one part is distributed on
the north side, which is in the county of Montgomery, and the other on
the south side, in the county of Salop. _Humphrey Bird_ left £10 to the
poor of the Shropshire part of the parish of Mainstone. _John Edwards_
in 1722 left £5 for the benefit of the poor. The sum of 10s. was
annually paid by the donor’s grandson up to the time of his death, in
1806, and he requested his executor to pay 10s. a year in addition to the
5s. a year left by his grandfather. Since Mr. Edwards’ death, the sum of
10s. only has been received; but it appears evident that 15s. yearly
ought to be paid in respect of these charities, according to the
intentions of the donors.
EDENHOPE, a township and small village in the parish of Mainstone, six
miles north-west from Clun, comprises 1,673A. 1R. 1P. of land, the
rateable value of which is £764. 7s. The tithes are commuted for £86.
The principal landowners are the Earl of Powis; Henry Lyster, Esq.; John
Coates, Esq.: there are also a few smaller proprietors.
KNUCK, a small township with a few cottage residences, is situated about
a mile south from Mainstone, contains 594 acres of land, and in 1841 had
five houses and 26 inhabitants. The chief landowners are the Misses
Beck, Earl Powis, and John Sankey, Esq. Rateable value of the township,
£355. 18s. 6d.
REILTH, a township in Mainstone parish, comprising 717A. 3R. 13P. of
land, the rateable value of which is £484. 0s. 6d. The principal
landowners are the Earl of Powis; Richard Sankey, Esq.; Beriah Botfield,
Esq.; and the Rev. R. Browne. In 1841 there were 10 houses and 64
inhabitants. DIRECTORY.—_Mainstone_: Benjamin Beddoes, farmer; John
Lewis, farmer; George Morris, blacksmith; John Powell, schoolmaster,
Churchtown; Thomas Powell, shoemaker. _Edenhope_: Edward Davies, farmer;
Richard Hudson, farmer, Helfield; Edward Jones, farmer; John Thomas,
farmer. _Reilth_: Richard Sankey, Esq., The Reilth.
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FOOTNOTES.
{ii} Unfortunately this was not present in the copy transcribed and so
has had to be omitted in this transcription.—DP.
{32} The errata has been applied in the transcription. However, the
page 445 has not because Charles Nowell Hill name occurs on other pages
where it is not corrected.—DP.