Chapter XVII: Part 17

_Richard Oulton_, by will, 1780, gave to the vicar and churchwardens of Ellesmere £100, to be placed out on good security, and the interest applied in buying coals for the use of poor decayed housekeepers. This sum of £100, with £10 belonging to Davis’s charity, £20 the legacy of John Higginson, and £20 left by the same person to the use of the organist of Ellesmere, making altogether £150, is secured by a bond, bearing date 13th October, 1795, given to the vicar and churchwardens by the directors of the Ellesmere House of Industry, which was established under an act passed 31st George III.

_John Whittall_, of East Greenwich, by will, 1798, bequeathed to the parish of Ellesmere £200 five per cent. annuities, the dividends to be paid by the churchwardens and overseers to ten poor housekeepers, on the 24th of December annually. In respect of this legacy there are now £210 new four per cents, standing in the names of certain trustees. The dividends, amounting to £8. 8s. per annum, are distributed by the vicar and overseers every 24th of December equally among ten poor housekeepers; no person being appointed two successive years.

_Penelope Vaughan_, who died in 1805, bequeathed to the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of Ellesmere £100, to be disposed of for the use of the poor of the said parish. The sum of £90, the produce of this legacy after the payment of the duty, was invested on the security of the Ellesmere House of Industry, the bond bearing date 7th January, 1808. The interest, amounting to £4. 1s., at four and a half per cent., is applied by the vicar, partly for the support of different schools, and partly distributed in small sums among the poor of the parish.

_Richard Wynn_, _Esq._, who died in 1823, bequeathed £100 to the vicar and church wardens of Ellesmere, upon trust, to place out the same, and pay the interest, on St. Thomas’s day yearly, to poor widows and widowers resident in the township of Crickett, Hardwick, and Upper and Lower Ridge, in such proportions as the owner, for the time being, of the testator’s mansion at Crickett should think fit. The sum of £90, received in respect of this legacy (£10 being deducted for duty), is placed in the Savings’ Bank at Ellesmere.

_Lady Bridgewater_ bequeathed £200 for the support of the National School at Ellesmere

POST OFFICE, Scotland street; Andrew Bickley, postmaster. Letters arrive at fifty eight minutes past six in the morning, and are despatched at six o’clock in the evening.

Antley John, boot & shoemaker, Birch lane

Antley Thos., boot & shoemaker, St. John’s hl

Astley Mr. James Lancaster, Sparbridge

Atcherley Richard, linen & woollen draper, Cross street

Badger John, assistant overseer, Willow st

Bailey Thos., supervisor of inland revenue, Sparbridge

Barlow Edward, ironmonger and brazier, and tin plate worker, Cross street

Barlow John, grocer, tea dealer, and cheese factor, Cross street

Bate Edward, corn miller, Mere side

Baugh Ann, hair dresser, High street

Baugh Edward, bookseller, printer, and stationer, Stamp Office; agent to the Sun Fire Office, and depôt of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Cross street

Becket William, saddler & harness maker, Cross street

Bennett John, boot & shoemaker, Watergate street

Bickley Andrew, post master, and registrar of births, deaths, and marriages for the Ellesmere district, Scotland street

Bickley Robert, vict., White Hart, Birch ln

Birch Miss Amelia, Scotland street

Birch Eliza, boarding school, Woodbine Cottage

Birds Rev. David, Church street

Blackburne Edward, Esq., solicitor, clerk to the magistrates, deputy superintendent registrar, commissioner for taking deeds of acknowledgements of married women, and agent to Crown Life and Law Fire Offices, Town Hall; residence, Trimpley

Blackburne Mrs. Jane, Trimpley

Boyling John, shoemaker, Charlotte row

Brookfield John, slater, St. John’s hill

Brotheridge Charles, grocer & tea dealer, Cross street

Burrows Rev. Samuel Holinshead, Church st

Butler John, currier and leather cutter, Watergate street

Butter John, shopkeeper, Sparbridge

Butter Robert, farmer and vict., Bull & Dog, Scotland street

Chandler Charles, Esq., solicitor, and agent to Shropshire and North Wales Fire Office, The Retreat

Clay Edward, butcher, Charlotte row

Clay John, blacksmith and vict., Cross Keys Church street

Clay John, butcher, Cross street

Coffin Mr. Arthur, Watergate street

Coffin Thomas, ironmonger, cutler, and locksmith, Scotland street

Colemere Ann, provision dealer and baker, Cross street and St. John’s hill

Colemere John, parish clerk, St. John’s hill

Cooke Charles, grocer, tea dealer, and maltster, Watergate street

Cooley Charles E., land agent, and agent to Salop Fire Office, Canal wharf

Cooley William Wilson, land surveyor, Canal wharf

Cotton William Aldrich, Esq., St. John’s hill

Copnall Richard, butcher, Church street

Copnall Thomas, vict., Dolphin Inn, Church street

Cross William, watch and clock maker, Cross street

Cumpstone Joshua, county police officer, St. John’s hill

Cumpstone Susannah, school teacher, St. John’s hill

Davenport Richard, boot and shoemaker, Scotland street

Davies David, blacksmith, Cross street

Davies Edward, builder and wood bailiff to Viscount Alford, Canal wharf

Davies Martha, vict., Canal Tavern, Canal wharf

Davies Mary, nail manufacturer and vict., George and Dragon, St. John’s hill

Davies Mary, school teacher, St. John’s hill

Davies Richard, hater and confectioner, Swine Market street

Davies Thomas, linen and woollen draper and silk mercer, corner of High street

Davies Thomas, tailor, Scotland street

Davies Thomas, whitesmith and blacksmith, Scotland street

Davies William, tailor, Chapel street

Day Rev. John David, M.A., vicar, The Vicarage

Deighton Mrs. Jane, Church street

Dymock Mrs. Mary, The Mount

Dymock Robert Middleton, Esq., solicitor, The Mount

Edge Rev. George (Independent), Scotland st

Edge William, wheelwright, Birch lane

Edwards Mr. Edward, Trimpley

Edwards Mr. Edward, Scotland street

Edwards John, vict., Bull’s Head Inn, Cross street

Edwards Miss Mary, Church street

Edwards Mary, boarding school, Scotland st

Ellis Thomas, plumber, painter, and glazier, Cross street

Evans Thomas, hair dresser, St. John’s hill

Evans William, blacksmith, Willow street

Everett Simon, hair dresser, Swine Market st

Fallowes Mrs. Mary, Church street

Freeman Edward, cooper, Watergate street

Furmston John, maltster and cheese factor, Scotland street

Furmston Mrs. Sarah, Trimpley

Gibbons Mr. John Gibbons Parry, High st

Gough Ann and Mary, boarding school, St John’s hill

Gough William, saddler and harness maker, High street

Gwynn Thomas, surgeon, St. John’s hill

Haley Mary Ann, milliner, Cross street

Hampson John, linen and woollen draper and maltster, Cross street; residence, Trimpley

Hampson Thomas, veterinary surgeon, Sparbridge

Hampson Thomas, spirit vaults, Cross street

Hanley Thomas, pump maker, Church st

Harris James, baker & confec., Church st

Harrison Samuel, baker, confectioner, and shopkeeper, Scotland street

Hawkins, Mr. William, Willow street

Hewitt John, linen and woollen draper and maltster, Cross street

Higginson Sarah & Elizabeth, dressmakers, Watergate street

Hollis William, boot and shoemaker, Watergate street

Howell Margaret, bonnet maker, Watergate street

Howell Rowland, plasterer & slater, Chapel st

Hughes Mrs. Mary, Watergate street

Humphreys Richard, tailor, Watergate street

James Robert, shoemaker, Sandy lane

James Thomas, Esq., Higher Grange

Jenks Edward, bricklayer, Scotland street

Jenks Joseph, builder & vict., spirit vaults, Cross street

Jenkins Edward and Son, auctioneers and valuers, Willow street

Jones Anna Maria, berlin wool dealer, Scotland street

Jones Edward, vict., Black Lion Inn, Scotland street

Jones Edward schoolmaster, Union House

Jones Elizabeth dressmaker, Scotland street

Jones James, butcher, Cross street

Jones James, tailor, Scotland road

Jones John, coal merchant, Canal wharf; residence, Scotland street

Jones John, grocer and tea dealer, confectioner and baker, Scotland street

Jones John, cooper, Watergate street

Jones John, gardener and seedsman, Swine Market street

Jones John Wood, relieving officer for Ellesmere district, Watergate street

Jones Jonathan, schoolmaster, St. John’s hl

Jones Robert, vict., Talbot Inn, Sparbridge

Lacy George, boot & shoemaker, Sparbridge

Langford John Davies, Esq., Chapel street

Lea John, maltster, Elston Cottage

Lea Samuel, grocer and tea dealer, chemist and druggist and hop merchant, Scotland street, and tallow chandler, Canal wharf

Lee Helen, milliner and dressmaker, Scotland street

Lee William, saddler and harness maker, High street

Lee William, actuary at Saving’s Bank, Scotland street

Lloyd Edward, plumber, painter, & glazier, St. John’s hill

Lloyd Edward, artist, Watergate street

Lloyd Mrs. Mary, Trimpley

Lloyd Thomas, plumber, painter, & glazier, Watergate street

Lloyd Wm., plumber, painter, and glazier, St. John’s hill

Lovett Elizabeth, bonnet maker, Willow st

Lovett Samuel, tollgate contractor, Willow st

Lowe Samuel, chandler, High street

Lowe Samuel, butcher, Church street

Lowe Thomas, Esq., Church street

Maddocks Charles, vict., White Lion, Swine Market street

Marsh John, vict., Golden Lion, Watergate st

Menlove Joshua Lewis, tanner, Church st

Menlove Miss Sarah, Trimpley

Menlove William Edward, Esq., solicitor, Church street

Morgan Samuel, butcher, Watergate street

Morrall Robert, Esq., solicitor, superintendent registrar, and recorder of Viscount Alford’s Court Leet; office, Town Hall

Morris Edward, maltster, Trimpley

Morris Peter, provision dealer, and depot for British and Foreign Bible Society, High street

Morris William, boot & shoe maker, Cross st

Mousley Thomas, surgeon, Chapel street

Oswell Mrs. Mary Dorothy, Scotland street

Oswell Thomas Stephen, Esq., Scotland st

Paddock William, wine merchant and vict., Bridgewater Arms, High street

Parry John, ropemaker and vict., Unicorn Inn, Cross street

Parry Thomas, grocer, tea dealer, baker, and confectioner, Cross street

Parry William, grocer, tea dealer, ironmonger and nail manufacturer, High street

Pay William, vict., Red Lion Inn, Church st

Peake Rev. John, B.A., curate, Sparbridge

Pearce Charles, bookkeeper to Shropshire union railway and canal company; office, Canal wharf

Pearce Richard, maltster, Sparbridge

Pearce Thomas, timber merchant and wheelwright, Swine Market street

Pemberton Richard, hatter, St. John’s hill

Perkins John, painter, Willow street

Phillips William, butcher, Scotland street

Platt Frederick, tailor, Willow street

Ponton James Batt, Ellesmere Academy, Willow street

Povey Francis, grocer & tea dealer, druggist, ironmonger, and seed and hop merchant, High street

Povey Thomas, grocer and tea dealer, ironmonger, brazier, and tin plate worker, glass dealer, and nail manufacturer, Market place, and spirit Vaults, Scotland street

Povey Thomas, jun., linen and woollen draper and silk mercer, Scotland street

Povey William, coal, lime, slate, and brick agent, Market place

Powell Richard, boot and shoe maker, Birch lane

Price Elizabeth, shopkeeper, Charlotte row

Price Mrs. Hannah, Trimpley

Pritchard John Pembrey, master of Ellesmere union, The Union House

Pritchard Peter, Esq., solicitor, and clerk to commissioners of property and assessed taxes, agent to Farmers’ Royal Insurance Office, and solicitor to Ellesmere union, Chapel street

Provis William, Alexander, Esq., The Grange

Ralphs James, vict., Eagle Inn, Birch lane

Ralphs Edward, bricklayer, bird preserver, and vict., Bricklayers’ Arms, Scotland st

Randles Joseph, inland revenue officer, Sparbridge

Randles Mary, Elizabeth, and Maria, school teachers, Sparbridge

Reay Maria, ladies boarding school, Scotland street

Reynolds Mark, tailor, Watergate street

Roberts Ann, milliner and dress maker, Swine Market street

Roberts Ann, bonnet maker, Scotland street

Roberts John, tailor, Scotland street

Roberts Robert, earthenware dealer, Scotland street

Roberts Robert, tailor, Scotland street

Roberts William, grocer, tea dealer, and linen and woollen draper and silk mercer, High street

Robinson John, blacksmith and earthenware dealer, Scotland street

Rodenhurst Thomas, tailor, St. John’s hill

Rodenhurst William, maltster, Cross street

Rowland John, cooper, Scotland street

Rowland John jun., cooper, Scotland st

Rowland Richard, inland revenue officer, Church street

Salter George, Esq., solicitor, a commissioner for taking deeds of acknowledgments of married women, Willow street; residence, Prynallt

Scott Mr. William, Willow street

Sheraton Harry, land agent to Viscount Alford, Church street

Sheraton Mrs. Jane, Church street

Shuker Mrs. Catherine, Scotland street

Stanton John, Esq., The Hollies

Stant Richard, vict., Back’s Head, Watergate street

Stokes William, schoolmaster, Chapel street

Stoker John, vict., Three Tuns, St. John’s hl

Thomas Mary, dressmaker, Watergate street

Thompson Edward, cabinet maker and upholsterer, Watergate street

Thompson Henry, maltster, Watergate street

Thompson Robert, tailor, Church street

Thompson Thomas, bookseller, printer, and stationer, and agent to Royal Exchange Fire and Life Office, High street

Tilston John, maltster, Church street

Tomkin’s John, vict., New Inn, Trimpley

Towler Samuel, plumber, painter & glazier, and brazier and tin plate worker, High st

Townsend Daniel, inland revenue officer, Sparbridge

Turner George, boot and shoemaker, High st

Turner Wm., boot & shoemaker, Birch lane

Varley Elizabeth, bonnet maker, Scotland st

Wace Charles Rd., Esq., solicitor, Cross st

Walter Rev. George, M.A., Trimpley

Watson James Eyton, surgeon, High street

Wellings Mary, shoemaker, Chapel street

White Captain John, Watergate street

Whitechurch and Ellesmere Banking Co., High street, (open on Tuesdays), John Lowe, manager

Wilkinson Jones, vict., Swan Inn, Cross st

Williams Mr. George, Scotland street

Williams John, tailor and woollen draper, Cross street

Wilson Elizabeth, school mistress, Willow st

Windsor George, maltster, Sparbridge

Worrall Mark, gardener & seed dealer, Cross street

Wright Henry Joho, currier and leather cutter, Church street

Young John, canal inspector, Canal Office.

Academies.

_Those with * affixed are Boarding Schools_.

* Birch Eliza, Woodbine cottage

Cumpstone Susannah, St. John’s hill

Davies Mary (National), St. John’s hill

* Edwards Mary, Scotland st

* Gough Ann and Mary, St. John’s hill

Grange Elizabeth, Chapel st.

Jones Jonathan, St. John’s hill

* Ponton James Batt, Willow street

Randles Mary Elizabeth and Maria, Sparbridge

* Reay Maria, Scotland street

Stokes William, Chapel street

Wilson Elizabeth, Willow st

Attorneys.

Blackburne Edward (and clerk to magistrates), Town hall

Chandler Charles, The Retreat

Dymock Robert Middleton, The Mount

Menlove William, Church st.

Morrall Robert (and superintendent registrar), Town hall

Pritchard Peter, Chapel st.

Salter George, Willow street

Wace Charles Richard, Cross street

Auctioneers.

Jenkins Edward and Son, Willow street

Bakers and Flour Dealers.

Colemere Ann, Cross street and St. John’s hill

Davies Richard, Swine market street

Harris James, Church street

Harrison Samuel, Scotland street

Jones John, Scotland street

Morris Peter, High street

Parry Thomas, Cross street

Banks.

Shrewsbury Old Bank, High street; open on Tuesdays; draw on Robarts, Curtis, and Company, London

Savings’ Bank, Scotland street; open on Tuesdays; William Lee, actuary

Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, High street; open on Tuesdays; draw on the Union Bank, London; John Lowe, manager

Blacksmiths.

Clay John, Church street

Davies David, Cross street

Davies Thomas (and whitesmith), Scotland street

Evans William, Willow street

Robinson John, Scotland st.

Booksellers, Printers, Bookbinders, and Stationers.

Baugh Edward (and stamp office), Cross street

Thompson Thomas, High street

Boot and Shoe Makers.

Antley John, Birch lane

Antley Thomas, St. John’s hill

Bennett John, Watergate st.

Boylin John, Charlotte row

Davenport Richard, Scotland street

Hollis William, Watergate st.

James Robert, Sandy lane

Lacy George, Sparbridge

Morris William, Cross street

Powell Richard, Birch lane

Turner George, High street

Turner William, Birch lane

Wellings William, Chapel st.

Braziers and Tin Plate Workers.

Barlow Edward, Cross street

Povey Thomas, sen., Scotland street

Fowler Samuel, High street

Builders.

Davies Edward (to Viscount Alford), Canal wharf

Jenks Joseph, Cross street

Bricklayers.

Jenks Edward, Scotland st.

Jenks Joseph, Cross street

Ralphs Edward, Scotland st.

Ralphs William, St. John’s hill

Butchers.

Clay Edward, Charlotte row

Clay John, Cross street

Copnall Richard, Cross street

Jones James, Cross street

Lowe Samuel, Church street

Morgan Samuel, Watergate street

Phillips William, Scotland street

Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer.

Thompson Edward, Watergate street

Cheese Factors.

Barlow John, Cross street

Furmston John, Scotland st.

Chemist and Druggist.

Lea Samuel, Scotland street

Coal Merchants.

Jones John, Canal wharf

Povey William, Marketplace

Confectioners.

Barlow John, Cross street

Davies Rich., Swine market

Harris James, Church street

Harrison Samuel, Scotland street

Jones John, Scotland street

Parry Thomas, Cross street

Coopers.

Freeman Edward, Watergate street

Jones John, Watergate street

Rowland John, Scotland st.

Rowland Jn., Jnr., Scotland st

Corn Miller.

Bate Edward, Mere side

Curriers and Leather Cutters.

Butler John, Watergate street

Wright Henry John, Church street

Cutler and Locksmith.

Coffin Thomas, Scotland st.

Fire and Life Office Agents.

Crown, Edward Blackburne, Town hall

Eagle, Charles Richard Wace, Cross street

Farmers’ Royal Insurance, Peter Pritchard, Chapel street

Law, Edward Blackburne, Town hall

Metropolitan, Edward Jenkins, Willow street

Mutual, Edward Barlow, Cross street

Royal Exchange, Thomas Thompson, High street

Salop, Charles E. Cooley, Canal wharf

Shropshire and North Wales, Charles Chandler, The Retreat

Sun, Edward Baugh, Cross street

Gardeners and Seedsmen.

Jones John, Swine market street

Worrall Martha, Cross street

China, Class, and Earthenware Dealers.

Povey Thomas (glass), Market place

Roberts Robert, Cross street

Robinson John, Scotland st.

Grocers and Tea Dealers.

Barlow John, Cross street

Brotheridge Charles, Cross street

Colemere Ann, Cross street

Cooke Charles, Watergate st.

Jones John, Scotland street

Lea Samuel, Scotland street

Morris Peter, High street

Parry Thomas, Cross street

Parry William, High street

Povey Francis, High street

Povey Thomas, Market place

Roberts William & company, High street

Hair Dressers.

Baugh Ann, High street

Evans Thomas, St. John’s hill

Everett Simeon, Swine market street

Hatter.

(_See also Linendrapers and Hatters_.)

Pemberton Richard, St. John’s hill

Hop and Seed Dealers.

Cooke Charles, Watergate st

Lea Samuel, Scotland street

Povey Francis, High street

Povey Thomas, Market place

Hotels, Inns, and Taverns.

Black Lion, Edward Jones, Scotland street

Bricklayers’ Arms, Edward Ralphs, Scotland street

Bridgewater Arms (excise office and posting house), William Paddock, High street

Buck’s Head, Richard Stant, Watergate street

Bull and Dog, Robert Butter, Scotland street

Bull’s Head, John Edwards, Cross street

Canal Tavern, Martha Davies, Canal wharf

Cross Keys, John Clay, Church street

Dolphin, Thomas Copnall, Church street

Eagles, James Ralphes, Birch lane

George and Dragon, Mary Davies, St. John’s hill

Golden Lion, John Marsh, Watergate street

New Inn, John Tomkin, Trimpley

Red Lion, William Pay, Church street

Swan, Jonas Wilkinson, Cross street

Talbot, Robert Jones, Sparbridge

Three Tuns, John Stocker, St. John’s hill

Unicorn, John Parry, Cross street

White Hart, Robert Bickley, Birch lane

White Lion, Charles Maddocks, Swine market st.

Wine and Spirit Vaults, Joseph Jenks, Cross street

Ironmongers.

Barlow Edward, Cross street

Coffin Thomas (and cutler and locksmith), Scotland street

Parry William, High street

Povey Francis, High street

Povey Thomas, Market place

Linen and Woollen Drapers and Hatters.

Atcherley Richard, Cross st.

Davies Thomas, High street

Hewitt and Hampson, Cross street

Povey Thomas, jun., Scotland street

Roberts William and Co., High street

Milliners and Dress Makers.

Haley Mary Ann, Cross st.

Higginson Sarah and Elizabeth, Cross street

Jones Elizabeth, Scotland street

Lee Helen, Scotland street

Roberts Ann, Swine market street

Thomas Mary, Watergate st.

Maltsters.

Cooke Charles, Watergate st.

Furmston John, Scotland st.

Hewitt and Hampson, Cross street

Lea John, Elson cottage

Morris Edward, Trimpley

Pearce Richard, Sparbridge

Rodenhurst William, Cross street

Thompson Henry, Watergate street

Tilston John, Church street

Windsor George, Sparbridge

Nail Makers.

Davies Mary, St. John’s hill

Parry William, High street

Povey Thomas, Marketplace

Plumbers, Glaziers, and Painters.

Ellis Thomas, Cross street

Lloyd Edward, St. John’s hill

Lloyd Thomas, Watergate street

Lloyd William, St. John’s hill

Perkins John (painter), Willow street

Towler Samuel, High street

Plasterers and Slaters.

Brookfield John, St. John’s hill

Howell Rowland, Chapel st.

Howell William, Church st.

Rope and Twine Maker.

Parry John, Cross street

Saddlers & Harness Makers.

Beckett William, Cross street

Gough William, High street

Lee William, High street

Shopkeepers and Dealers in Groceries and Sundries.

Butter John, Sparbridge

Harrison Samuel, Scotland street

Jones John, Scotland street

Price Elizabeth, Charlotte row

Wright, Henry John, Church street

Spirit Vaults.

Hampson Thomas, Cross st.

Jenks Joseph, Cross street

Povey Thomas, Scotland st.

Straw Bonnet Makers.

Howell Margaret, Watergate street

Lovett Elizabeth, Willow st.

Roberts Ann, Scotland street

Varley Elizabeth, Scotland street

Surgeons.

Gwynn Thomas, St. John’s hill

Mousley Thomas, Chapel st.

Watson James Eyton, High street

Surveyor.

Cooley William Wilson, Canal wharf

Tailors.

Davies Thomas, Scotland st.

Davies William, Chapel st.

Humphreys Richard, Watergate street

Jones James, Scotland street

Platt Frederick, Willow street

Reynolds Mark, Watergate street

Roberts John, Scotland st.

Roberts Robert, Scotland st.

Roberts William, Swine market street

Rodenhurst Thomas, St. John’s hill

Thompson Robert, Church street

Williams John, Cross street

Tallow Chandlers.

Lea Samuel, Canal wharf

Lowe Samuel, High street

Tanner.

Menlove Joshua Lewis, Church street

Veterinary Surgeon.

Hampson Thomas, Sparbridge

Watch & Clock Maker.

Cross William, Cross street

Wheelwrights.

Edge William, Birch lane

Pearce Thomas (and timber merchant), Swine market street

Omnibuses.

To WREXHAM & CHESTER, from the Red Lion Inn, at 7 o’clock in the morning, returning at 8 in the evening.

To RUABON, from the White Lion Inn, at half-past 6 in the morning, returning at 7 o’clock in the evening.

To WHITTINGTON STATION, from the White Lion Inn, at 8 o’clock in the morning and 6 in the evening.

Carriers.

Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, general carriers to all parts of the kingdom; Charles Pearce, agent, Canal wharf

BIRCH AND LYTHE

is a small township, nearly a mile S.E. from Ellesmere, comprising 652A. 2R. 27P. of land, and in 1841 had eleven houses and 65 inhabitants. The township contains some good land, has an undulating surface, and is intersected by the Shropshire Union Canal, on the banks of which are a commodious residence and offices erected by the Canal Company. The landowners are the trustees of the Earl of Bridgewater and Richard George Jebb, Esq. The latter gentleman resides at a neat mansion, pleasantly situated and beautified with pleasure grounds, called THE LYTHE. Birch Hall is a good farm house, with commodious out-buildings, of modern construction.

The principal residents in Birch and Lythe are Richard George Jebb, Esq., The Lythe; William Shingler, farmer, Birch Hall; William Whalley, builder; and John Young, canal inspector, Canal-office.

COCKSHUT AND CROSEMERE

is a township and well-built village on the turnpike road from Ellesmere to Shrewsbury, four miles S.E. from the former town. The village contains some good residences, and is situated in an important and flourishing agricultural district, noted for producing fine cheese. The magistrates hold a petty sessions at the Court-room on the second Thursday in every month, except in the months of April and November, when they are held on the first Thursday in each month. The presiding magistrates are Sir John R. Kynaston, Bart., C. K. Mainwaring, Esq., Richard G. Jebb, Esq., and Wm. Sparling, Esq. The township contains 1,533A. 1R. 19P. of land, and in 1841 there were 93 houses and 434 inhabitants. The principal landowners are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater; Mr. Samuel Lee; Mr. Thomas Austin and Mr. John Trevor are also owners. William Sparling, Esq., is lord of the manor. Fairs are held on May 3rd and the last Friday in October for the sale of cattle, sheep, and general merchandise, which are well attended. A Feast is held on the first Sunday after the 25th of October. THE CHURCH is a neat brick structure, erected in 1776, consisting of nave, chancel, and side aisles, with a square tower containing two bells and a clock. The interior has a neat appearance, and is fitted up with oak sittings. The chancel contains a beautiful altar piece, and a neat mural monument in memory of F. Lloyd, of Crosemere. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Vicar of Ellesmere, and enjoyed by the Rev. Samuel Hollinsend Burrows. The church was repaired and beautified in 1842. The Primitive Methodists have a neat chapel, ejected in 1847. CROSEMERE is a joint township with Cockshut, about three miles S.E. from Ellesmere, and is noted for the extent of its meres or pools. That of Crosemere covers a surface of 44 acres; and Sweat-mere is also of considerable extent; they are well stocked with different sorts of fish. CROSEMERE HALL is a good house, the residence and property of Mr. Samuel Lee. WACKLEY LODGE, a neat house, with commodious farm premises, is the residence of Richard Hampson.

_Francis Lloyd_, _Esq._, in 1691, gave a rent charge of 6s. per annum, issuing out of a croft in Frankton, to be distributed to the poor of Cockshut, Crosemere, and Frankton.

_John Parker_, in 1849, bequeathed £200, the interest to be expended in bread for the poor, by the minister and chapel wardens, at such times and in such quantities as they shall think fit.

POST OFFICE.—_At John Green’s_. Letters arrive from Ellesmere at 9.10 A.M., and are despatched at 3.20 P.M.

_Those marked * reside at Crosemere_.

* Austin Thomas, farmer

* Belliss Richard, farmer

* Birch Edward, farmer

* Buckley William, farmer

Burlton William, shoemaker

Burroughs Thomas, farmer

Burroughs William, farmer

Butler James, maltster and beerhouse

* Cartwright Sml. wheelwright

Chester Jeffrey, vict., Lloyd’s Arms and Excise Office

Dickin Thomas, butcher

Evans John, saddle & harness maker

* Faulkes George, farmer

Faulkes Richard tailor

Green John, schoolmaster and parish clerk

Hampson Richard, farmer, Wackley Lodge

Haycocks Richard, blacksmith

Haycocks Thos., shoemaker

Haycocks William, farmer

Haycocks William, butcher and salesman

* Lee Samuel, farmer, Crosemere Hall

Lee Samuel, farmer

Maddocks Thos., bricklayer

Marsh Richard, farmer

Peevar John, shoemaker

Read John, shopkeeper and farmer

Read John, baker and shopkeeper

Read John, blacksmith

Shingler Thomas, farmer

Thomas Edward, wheelwright

* Thomas Edwd., shoemaker

Thompson James, tailor

Townsend Ann, victualler, Golden Lion

Townsend William, glazier

Trevor John, farmer & vict., Crown Inn

White Edward, farmer

Wynn John, farmer

COLEMERE

is a township, having a scattered population, three miles E.E. by S. from Ellesmere, containing 1,449A. 3R. 8P. of land, of which 1,248 acres are vested in the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater. The soil is generally fertile, and produces good crops of wheat and barley. There is a fine mere or pool of water, which covers a considerable surface, within the bounds of this township. At the census in 1841 there were 39 houses and 192 inhabitants.

The principal residents in this township are the following _Farmers_, viz.:—William Bate, Thomas Baty, Mary Birch, William Birch, John Clark, Jane Haycock, Richard Jones, and tailor, Thomas Jones, and corn miller, Thomas Thomas, William Wenlock, Hannah Wilkinson, and Catherine Young. Mary Butler, shopkeeper.

CRICKETT

is a small township, containing 339A. 1R. 12P. of fertile land, situated two miles and a quarter S.W. from the church of Ellesmere. Richard Wynn, Esq., is the proprietor of the whole township. In 1841 the township is returned as containing four houses and 30 inhabitants.

DIRECTORY.—Richard Wynn, Esq., Old Crickett; Thomas John Rider, gentleman New Crickett.

DUDLESTON, OR DUDLISTON,

formerly written DUDDLESTONE, is a township and chapelry in the parish of Ellesmere, four miles and a half N.W. from that town, and eight miles N.N.E. from Oswestry. The chapelry comprises the townships of Pentrecoed, Criftins, Chapel, Coadyrallt, and Dudleston, which together have an area of 4,640A. 1R. 24P. of land, mostly an undulating district, in some parts highly productive, and in other parts of an inferior quality. At the census of 1841 there were 950 houses and 1,207 inhabitants. The houses are in general scattered, and there are a considerable number of detached cottages, which in many instances were originally built upon the unenclosed land; and they have generally a small plot, or a few acres of land attached to each cottage. The principal landowners are Edward Morrall, Esq.; Lord Dungannon; George Harper, Esq.; James Edwards, Esq.; Rev. John Morrall; George Bennett, Esq.; John Owen, Esq.; Charles Brown Owen, Esq.; John Davies, Esq.; William Dickin, Esq.; Hon. William M. B. Nugent; Mr. Richard Edwards; Miss Benyon; Mr. Samuel Lea; Mr. Robert Grindley; Mrs. Elizabeth Jones; Miss Boydell; Mr. Dymock; Mr. John Vaughan; Miss Kynaston; Mr. James Munslow; and Miss Broom; besides whom are several other freeholders. Edward Morrall, Esq., is lord of the manor of Traian, which includes the parish of St. Martin’s and Dudleston chapelry. THE CHAPEL is a neat structure, situated on elevated ground, built of rough stone, with hewn quoins and finishings. It consists of nave and side aisles, with an octagonal tower surmounted with short pinnacles. The body of the church was rebuilt in 1819, at a cost of £431. 13s., towards which the Society for Building and Enlarging Churches gave the sum of £200. It contains several neat mural monuments to the Boydells, of Kilhendre and Sodylt Hall, and the Morralls. The pulpit is of oak, curiously carved. At the west end of the church are three venerable yew trees, now much decayed. The living is a perpetual curacy, returned at £238, in the patronage of the Vicar of Ellesmere, and enjoyed by the Rev. David Birds. The Wesleyan Methodists and the Independent Methodists have each a small chapel on Dudleston Heath. The Association Methodists have a chapel at the Gravel Holes. There are two manufactories of bricks, tiles, and brown earthenware, in this township; and coal is got at the Flannag colliery, near to Coed-y-rallt. The pits, however, are within the bounds of St. Martin’s parish, but the underground works extend into this chapelry. The coal is of a superior quality, and the seams are from one foot to three feet in thickness.

About a quarter of a mile from the church, on the brow of a hill, overlooking a beautiful valley richly wooded, is KILHENDRE, the residence of Captain Johnson. On the site of the present house, about fifty years ago, stood a very ancient mansion of chequered timber and brick work, the residence of the Edwards, who had been settled there for upwards of six centuries, and possessed considerable estates, in Dudleston, St. Martin’s, and the neighbouring townships. Here Colonel Jones, governor of Dublin, a very active and successful officer during the Commonwealth, for some time found a peaceful asylum after Cromwell’s death. In the centre of the house was a chamber, into which you descended by steps, and the passages to which were hidden by tapestry, evidently intended as a place of concealment in cases of sudden danger. The rooms were low, gloomy, and inconvenient, and a large hall occupied half the house. The house and demesnes were alienated in the year 1800, and soon after purchased by Mr. Boydell, in whose representative, Miss Boydell, they are now vested. PLAS YOLLEN is a handsome and pleasantly situated dwelling, the residence of Robert Morrall, Esq. PLAS-WARREN, an ancient house, the residence and property of Edward Morrall, Esq., who is also the owner of Plas-yollen. THE ERWAY is a handsome house of modern construction, and the residence of Richard Ellerton, Esq. SODYLT HALL is a pleasantly situated house, with tasteful pleasure grounds, the residence of George Bennett, Esq. SHELBROOK is a good house, the residence and property of John Jones, Esq. PENTRE-COED is the residence and property of William Dickin, Esq. DUDLESTON HALL, a modern brick house, stands about 100 yards south from the site of the old hall, and is the residence and property of John Davies, Esq. At the northern extremity of the chapelry of Dudleston the county terminates in an elevated and precipitous rock, called COED-Y-RALLT, which commands one of the most beautiful views of bold and romantic scenery that can well be conceived. The shelving precipice is clothed with a thriving plantation; and deep below wind the dark waters of the Dee, which separates this county from Wales. Other features in the scenery are the beautiful grounds and woods of Nant-y-lielan, the aqueducts of Chirk and Ponte-y-cysyllte, Chirk Castle, and Bryn-Kynalt, the beautiful seat of Lord Dungannon, all backed by the bold swells and the Alpine heights of the Welsh mountains.

CHARITIES.—_Frances Edwards_, in 1719, conveyed certain premises in Dudleston, and directed them to be converted into a school and residence for a schoolmistress; to be kept in repair by such person as for the time being should be entitled to her capital messuage called Kilhendre; she also gave a rent charge of £10 per annum, issuing out of the great farm in Dudleston; £4. 10s. thereof to be paid to the schoolmistress, who should instruct twenty-four poor children; 10s. to buy books for the children; £3 to be paid in apprentice fees; 20s. for a distribution of bread every Sunday to five poor aged persons; and 20s., the residue thereof, to be expended in flannel, and given to the poor. The school is situated near the church, and occupied by a female, who teaches twenty-four poor children. The rent charge is expended in carrying out the donor’s intentions.

_John Jones_, by his will, dated 26th February, 1725, directed his executors to pay £100 to the incumbent, chapelwardens, and overseers, of the poor of Dudleston, to purchase land for the benefit of the poor. This gift, with £20 given by a servant, £10 by Roger Jennings, and £5 by Mr. Roberts, were laid out in 1740 in the purchase of 6A. 0R. 21P. of land. There is also an allotment of about a quarter of an acre set out on the enclosure of Dudleston common, the whole of which is let for £8. 12s. 6d., and distributed to the poor on St. Thomas’s day. The sum of £10, left by a servant man in 1735, and £10 left by another servant man in 1739, are charged upon the Sodylt estate, and the interest, 20s. per annum, is distributed with the above charity.

_Thomas Kynaston_, in 1761, left £200, the interest to be annually distributed to the poor. This money is invested on the security of the turnpike road from Wem to Bron-y-Garth.

_William Challnor_, in 1791, bequeathed £100, the interest to be applied in the relief of twenty of the poorest inhabitants of the chapelry. _Elizabeth Challnor_, by will, 1807, bequeathed £100 to augment the charity of her father-in-law, William Challnor. The first bequest is secured on the tolls of the road from Wem to Bron-y-Garth; and the latter is secured on the Ellesmere House of Industry. The interest, £9. 1s., is distributed on New Year’s day among the most necessitous poor.

POST OFFICE.—_At Mr. Richard Evan’s_, _the Griffin Inn_. Letters are despatched to Chirk at two o’clock in the afternoon.

Bennett George, Esq., barrister, Sodylt Hall

Davies Edward, blacksmith, Criftins

Davies John, Esq., Dudleston Hall

Davies Richard, colliery proprietor, Flannag Colliery

Davies Thomas, wheelwright

Ellerton Richard, Esq., Erway

Evans Richard, victualler, Griffin Inn

Evans Joshua, wheelwright

Furmston Mrs. Emma, Criftins

Handley William, brick, tile, earthenware manufacturer, and victualler, The Grapes, Criftins

Humphreys Thomas, blacksmith

Jones John, Esq., Shelbrook

Jones John, shoemaker, Criftins

Jones Walter, shoemaker, Gravel Holes

Johnson Captain Robert, Kilhendre

Kilvert Joseph, shopkeeper and victualler, Fox Inn, Criftins

Morrall Edward, Esq., Plas-warren

Morrall Robert, Esq., solicitor, Plas-yollen

Newnes William, shoemaker

Owen Richard, farmer and victualler, Three Pigeons Inn

Phillips Robert, blacksmith

Preston Samuel, shoemaker, Gravel Holes

Spencer Thomas, brick, tile, flower pot, and black earthenware manufacturer

Winter Rev. John Bowyer, curate

FARMERS.

Belmont Charles, The Pant, Pentrecoed

Boote Joseph (executors of), Gadless

Corns Richard, Criftins

Darlington Thomas, Plas-Thomas, Coadyrallt

Davies John, Dudliston Hall

Dickin William, Pentrecoed

Edwards Richard, Rock House, Coadyrallt

Foulkes John, The Vron, Coadyrallt

Garner Benjamin, Coadyrallt

Gough Edward, Pentre-Morgan

Hampson Daniel, Coadyrallt

Hampson Jane, The Castle

Hampson John, Chapel

Hughes Arthur, Pentrecoed

Hughes James, and corn miller, Pant Mill

Hughes Thomas, and butcher, Chapel

Humphreys John, Chapel

Jones Elizabeth, New Hall, Chapel

Jones John, Shelbrook, Coadyrallt

Jones Roger, Cross lanes, Pentrecoed

Jones Richard, Dudleston Grove

Lee Richard, Cross lanes, Coadyrallt

Manford John, Coadyrallt

Manford Martha, Pit House

Murslow James, Chapel

Owen Charles Brown, Dee Field

Owen Thomas, Pentrecoed

Parry John, Sodylt Lodge

Pay Margaret, Chapel

Roberts Robert, Pentrecoed

Rogers Henry, Chapel

Rutter Ann, Pentrecoed

Shone Thomas, Coadyrallt

Steen John, Criftins

Strange David, Pentre-madoc

Teggin John, Coadyrallt

Thomas Joseph, Plas-warren

EASTWICK,

a small township, two miles and a half N.W. from Ellesmere, contains 503A. 2R. 33P. of land, and in 1841 had 18 houses and 87 inhabitants. The principal landowners in this township are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, Samuel Y. Kenyon, Esq., Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, Miss Kynaston, and Mrs. Broom. The chief residents in Eastwick are Edward Broughall, farmer, Gadless; Josiah Hughes, tailor; Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, farmer and tanner, Gadless; Joseph Strange, blacksmith; Francis Thomas, farmer; and Mrs. Mary Wall, farmer, Pleasant Grove.

ELSON AND GREENHILL,

a township, a mile and a half N.W. from Ellesmere, contains 547A. 0R. 18P. of land; the most considerable owner of which is Charles Kynaston Mainwaring, Esq. The other owners are Miss Kynaston, Mr. Joshua Lewis Menlove, Mr. John Furmston, and Mrs. Broom. This township has a scattered population; in 1841 there were 11 houses and 65 inhabitants.

DIRECTORY.—Daniel Boote, farmer, Elson; John Boote, farmer, Greenhill; John Lea, maltster, Elson Cottage; Joshua Lewis Menlove, farmer, land agent, and brick and tile maker, Elson; Thomas Williams, farmer, Greenhill, and Mrs. Ann Williams, Elson.

FRANKTON, OR ENGLISH FRANKTON,

is so called to distinguish it from Frankton, in Whittington parish, which is sometimes called Welsh Frankton. The village is pleasantly situated on high ground, four miles and a half south from Ellesmere, and in 1841 contained 41 houses and 199 inhabitants. The houses are in general straggling, and there are a considerable number of small cottages. The township contains 956A. 0R. 34P. of land; the principal owners of which are John Povey, Esq., Mrs. Jane Griffiths, Nicholson Robinson, Esq., and Mr. William Downes.

The principal residents are Mr. John Borne Oekley; William Downes, farmer, Frankton Grove; William Downes, jun., farmer; William Foulkes, farmer; Elias Puleston, farmer; Thomas Stanyer, farmer; Thomas Smith, blacksmith; and John Williams, wheelwright.

HAMPTON WOOD

is a small township, with 703A. 0R. 18P. of land, situated three miles from Ellesmere, and in 1841 had 37 houses and 175 inhabitants. The principal landowners are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, Lord Kenyon, C. K. Mainwaring, Esq., and Joshua Lewis Menlove, Esq. The resident farmers are William Boughey; Mary Boyling; Robert Jacks; James Price, and corn miller; Thomas Reeves; John Rodenhurst; and John Smith.

HARDWICK

is a township, containing 449A. 3R. 17P. of land, and in 1841 had 27 houses and 441 inhabitants. The whole township is the property of Sir John Roger Kynaston, Bart., who resides at HARDWICK HALL, an elegant mansion, delightfully situated in a park, with a fine undulating surface, richly wooded with noble timber. The south front of the hall opens upon a terrace, ornamented with flowers, vases, and an open balustrade, which leads into the park. On the west side of the hall are the pleasure grounds and shrubberies, which contain some rare shrubs of remarkably fine growth; the arra-caxia imbricata is upwards of sixteen feet high, and one of the finest specimens in the country. The cedar deodora is also a beautiful specimen. There are upwards of thirty varieties of the pinus tribe planted in different parts of the grounds. Adjoining the west side of the hall, a new conservatory has just been completed, which is chiefly used as an orangery. The vineries adjoin the kitchen gardens, which cover about an acre and a half of land. About two hundred yards from the south front of the hall is a magnificent specimen of the cedar of Lebanon, which measures fourteen feet and a half in circumference. A portion of the top was broken off about three years ago with the weight of snow that fell upon it. PERTHY BANK, or THE BROW, consists of a public house and a few cottages, partly in this township and partly in Tetchill, situated on the brow of a hill, on the turnpike road leading from Ellesmere to Oswestry. HARDWICK COTTAGE is a neat residence, pleasantly situated near the turnpike road, occupied by Lovett Ferrall, Esq.

DIRECTORY.—Sir John Roger Kynaston, Bart., Hardwick; Lovett Ferrall, Esq., Hardwick Cottage; John Cureton, farmer; Samuel Carsley, blacksmith; Edward Heyes, victualler, Green Man Inn, The Brow; Samuel Stockton, gamekeeper; Mrs. Martha Thomas; Richard Woolf, farmer, Old Hardwick.

KENWICK STOCKETT AND WHATTALL,

a township three miles south from Ellesmere, contains 874A. 3R. 29P. of land; the owners of which are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, Thomas Buckley Buckley Owen, Esq., and the Rev. William Thomas. In 1841 the township had nine houses and a population of 55 souls. The principal residents are Samuel Burrows, farmer; Richard Gough, farmer, Whattall; Thomas Furmston, farmer, Lower Kenwick; John Stoakes, farmer, Higher Kenwick; and Joseph Stoakes, farmer, The Springs.

KENWICKS PARK

is a small village and township, three miles and a quarter south from Ellesmere, having 1,054A. 3R. 26P. of land, which is the property of the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater. At the census in 1841 there were 22 houses and 120 inhabitants. The resident _Farmers_ are Edward Colemere; William Gough, The Lodge; Thomas Hamson, Kenwick Park; Ann Harrison, Top House; Jane Harrison, Old Cast; Lazarus Harrison, Lower House; John Hassall; Thomas Jacks; John Reynolds; and James Williams.

HENWICKS WOOD

is a township, situated four miles south from Ellesmere, embracing 865A. 3R. 16P. of land; an undulating district, the high ground of which commands a most beautiful view of the fertile plains of Shropshire and of the mountainous district of Wales. In 1841 there were 23 houses and 137 inhabitants. The principal landowners are William Sparling, Esq.; Sir John Roger Kynaston, Bart.; Thomas Buckley Buckley Owen, Esq.; Mrs. Sutton; and Mr. Joseph Hignett.

The following are the chief resident _Farmers_, viz.:—Stephen Burrows, Edward Hayward, Sarah Nickson, John Shingler, and Edward Stoakes.

LEE

is a pleasant little village and township, a mile and a half south from Ellesmere, which contains 815A. 1R. 30P. of land, the whole of which is the property of Thomas Buckley Buckley Owen, Esq. This is a fine agricultural district; the land produces good crops of all kinds of grain, and many of the farms are of considerable extent THE OLD HALL, the residence of Mr. Thomas Lewis, is an antique structure of timber and plaster, with projecting gables, and has the date of 1594 on the front. One of the rooms is wainscotted with oak, and has the date of 1657 over the fire place. A fine old yew tree stands in front of the house.

The resident _Farmers_ in Lee are Thomas Burrows; Thomas Gough; Thomas Hollis; Joseph Jones, John Lewis, John Price, and Richard Williams; Mr. John Lewis, Old Hall. John Morgan, blacksmith.

LINEAL

is a village and township, three miles S.E. from Ellesmere, which contains 1,897A. 3R. 3P. of land, of which 1,620 acres are vested in the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater. The township is intersected by the Shropshire Union Canal and the turnpike road from Ellesmere to Wem. There are lime works here which were formerly carried on to a very considerable extent, the canal affording facilities for sending that commodity to distant parts of the country. At the census of 1841 there were 44 houses in the township and 247 inhabitants.

DIRECTORY.—Andrew Bickley, farmer; Samuel Hignett Bickley, farmer; Isaac Birch, boot and shoemaker; Richard Bright, farmer; William Clay, engineer, blacksmith, and ironfounder; Mary Darlington, farmer; Francis Dickin, farmer; John Medeley, farmer; Hannah Mercer, victualler, New Inn, Hampton Bank; Robert Parry, farmer; Mary Peak, farmer and shopkeeper, Hampton Bank; William Rogers, farmer; John Wilkinson, victualler, Blue Dog; William Youd, farmer.

NEW MARTON,

a small village pleasantly situated four miles W. by S. from Ellesmere, is returned as having 21 houses and 106 inhabitants at the census of 1841; the landowners are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater; the township contains 587A. 0R. 14P. of land, mostly an undulating surface, having a fertile soil, which produces good crops of grain. Dr. Thomas Bray, an eminent, learned, and pious divine of the seventeenth century, was born at Marton, in Shropshire, in 1656. He was educated at Oswestry Grammar School, and was the principal promoter of the Missionary Society denominated _The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts_. Dr. Bray was instrumental in raising lending libraries in many parts of England and Wales, in connection with episcopal places of worship, out of which the neighbouring clergy might borrow the books they had occasion for, and where they might consult upon matters relating to their function and learning; similar libraries were also established in the American colonies for the use of the missionaries, which were subsequently secured to posterity by an act of parliament passed for that purpose in 1708. In the year 1712 the Dr. printed his “Martyrology, or Papal Usurpation,” in folio. This work consists of some choice and learned treatises of celebrated authors, which were grown very scarce, ranged and digested into a regular history. He proposed to compile a second volume, and had, at no small expense and pains, furnished himself with materials for it, but he was afterwards obliged to lay the prosecution of his design aside, and bequeathed by will his valuable collection of martyrological memoirs, both printed and manuscript, to Zion College. In the year 1726 he was employed in composing and printing his Directorium Missionarium, and his Primordia Bibliothecaria. About this time he also wrote a short account of Mr. Rawlet, the author of the Christian Monitor, and reprinted the life of Mr. Gilpin. Some of these were calculated for the use of missionaries, and in one of these he has endeavoured to show that civilizing the Indians must be the first step in any successful attempt for their conversion. As the furnishing the parochial clergy with the means of instruction would be an effectual method to promote Christian knowledge, so another expedient manifestly subservient to the same end would be, he thought, to imprint on the minds of those who are designed for the ministry, previously to their admission, a just sense of its various duties, and their great importance. With a view to this he reprinted the Ecclesiastes of Erasmus, a name of great authority in the republic of letters, and to whom the re-establishment of polite literature was principally owing. Dr. Bray was a frequent visitor of the prisons, the inmates of which always excited the highest degree of compassion in his breast, and to the temporal benefits which he munificently bestowed, he always subjoined spiritual comforts. He died on the 15th February, 1730, in the 73rd year of his age.

DIRECTORY.—John Bate, farmer and maltster; John Cooke, farmer; John Gabriel, wheelwright; Edward Lewis, maltster and shopkeeper; John Lewis, farmer; John Powell, blacksmith; William Williams, boot and shoemaker.

NEWNES

is a very small township on the turnpike road from Ellesmere to Oswestry, about a mile S.S. by W. from the former town. It contains 333A. 2R. 36P. of land, of which 310 acres are now vested in the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater. In 1841 there were six houses and 46 inhabitants. The resident farmers are Henry Pearce and James Thomas; Edward Lloyd, nurseryman. There is an erroneous tradition that the celebrated Whittington, Lord Mayor of London, was born at Newnes.

NORTHWOOD,

a village and township on the verge of the county, two and a half miles N. from Ellesmere, is separated from the county of Flint by a small stream, on the banks of which is a corn mill. The township is well wooded, has an undulating surface, and contains 1,321A. 3R. 5P. of land, the principal owners of which are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater. Mr. Richard Evans and Mrs. Sarah Lindop are also proprietors. In 1841 there were 29 houses and 150 inhabitants. The resident farmers are John Cooke, Richard Evans, Mary Hassall, Sarah Lindop, Thomas Madeley, and Andrew Wycherley; Charles Reeves, corn miller. When our agent visited Northwood there were two farms unoccupied.

OTELEY, NEWTON, AND SPOONHILL,

a township with a scattered population, extending from half a mile to a mile and a half E. from Ellesmere, contains, 1,221A. 1R. 24P. of land, the whole of which is the property of Charles Kynaston Mainwaring, Esq., who resides at OTELEY PARK, an elegant mansion built of the Cafn free stone in 1827, and exhibiting a fine specimen of the florid English style of architecture, which prevailed during the reign of Henry VII. The mansion is most delightfully situated upon an elevated plot of ground, overlooking a magnificent sheet of water covering a surface of one hundred and sixty acres. In the front of the hall is one of the finest terraces in the country, it is surrounded with ornamental vases, filled with scarlet geraniums, which have a most beautiful appearance during the summer months, and give an additional charm to the fairy scene. The interior of the mansion is most superbly furnished, and contains an extensive and costly collection of antique, china, and curious ornaments of the most elaborate workmanship. There is a fine collection of family portraits, executed by the most celebrated Italian, Dutch, Flemish, and English masters. The library contains a fine collection of books, and is richly ornamented with carved oak. The entrance to the corridor is of stained glass, tracing the royal tribes of Wales, and the window of the hall traces the pedigree of the family: these are beautifully executed by Evans, of Shrewsbury. A little north from the hall is the billiard room, the interior of which is ornamented with Flemish tapestry. The shrubberies and pleasure grounds, which cover upwards of eighteen acres, are kept in the most admirable order, and beautified with rockeries, rustic bridges, and a very tastefully designed Swiss cottage. The grounds contain some fine shrubs, and the cyprus and the arbavitus, which are very numerous, exhibit the greatest luxuriance of growth. The park has a fine undulating surface, and is stocked with deer. This township at the census of 1841 contained 14 houses and 87 inhabitants.

DIRECTORY.—Charles Kynaston Mainwaring, Esq., Oteley Park; Robert Butter, farmer and maltster and vict., Dog Inn, Ellesmere; Edward Edwards, farmer, Crimps; George Foulkes, farmer and carpenter; Edward Groom, gardener to C. K. Mainwaring, Esq.; Elizabeth Price, farmer; Mary Whitfield, farmer; Thomas Whitfield, farmer, Spoonhill.

RIDGE HIGHER AND LOWER,

a township and village situated S.W. from Ellesmere, contains 1,625A. 2R. 13P. of land, the principal owners of which are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater; Mr. Menlove and Mrs. Jones are also owners. At the census of 1841 there were 31 houses and 157 inhabitants. Higher Ridge is situated about three miles from Ellesmere, on elevated ground, which commands a most extensive and delightful view of the country. Lower Ridge, about a mile further from Ellesmere, consists of two good farms. The principal residents are Thomas Brayne, farmer, Higher Ridge; Edward Jones, farmer, Lower Ridge; John Matthews, farmer, Lower Ridge; Edward Price, farmer, Higher Ridge, and John Urion, farmer, Ridge.

STOCKS AND COPTIVINEY,

a small township two miles N.E. from Ellesmere, comprising 455A. 2R. 7P. of land, in 1841 is returned as having five houses and 48 inhabitants. The whole of the land is the property of Charles Kynaston Mainwaring, Esq. The principal residents are Ambrose Nixon, farmer, Stocks; George Rodenhurst, farmer, Stocks, and Thomas Whitfield, farmer, Coptiveney.

TETCHILL

is a township and village situated three miles S. from Ellesmere, which contains 1,735A. 0R. 20P. of land, the whole of which is the property of the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, except one farm, the property of Sir John Roger Kynaston, Bart. In 1841 there were 63 houses and 333 inhabitants—the houses are for the most part scattered. George Salter, Esq., resides at a neat residence called Prynallt, near the western verge of the township; the house stands on high ground, and commands a fine view of the country. “This village is celebrated as the birth place of William Fromston, the Shropshire giant; he died at Tetchill, in 1795, aged 77 years; he is said to have been remarkably active for his age and surprising height; his coffin measured eight feet two inches inside.” The principal residents are Ann Boodle, farmer, Winstone; Edward Boylin, farmer; William Carsley, blacksmith; William Cooke, farmer, Tetchill Moor; William Cox, shoemaker; Elizabeth Davies, farmer; John Davies, maltster and tailor; Thomas Davies, maltster; Thomas Foulkes, farmer, Tetchill Moor; Thomas Harrison, wheelwright and shopkeeper; Samuel Higginson, tailor; Joseph Jones, farmer; Thomas Jones, tailor; Richard Lee, farmer, Onston; Henry Legh, farmer, The Buildings; Elizabeth Mathers, farmer, Tetchill Moor; William Morgan, shopkeeper and boot and shoe maker; William Price, farmer, The Wood; George Salter, Esq., solicitor, Prynallt; Wm. Sheraton, farmer, Broom Farm; Henry Townsend, farmer, Tetchill Moor.

TRENCH,

a township on the northern verge of the county, situated about two miles N.N. by W. from Ellesmere, contains 854A. 0R. 6P. of land, the principal owners of which are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater; Charles Kynaston Mainwaring, Esq.; and Rev. John Phillips, are also proprietors. In 1841 the township contained 28 houses and a population of 65 souls. The resident farmers are Thomas Cross, John Evans, John Groom, William Higginson, William Nunnerley, William Paddock, and Thomas Pearce.

GREAT NESS

is a considerable parish and pleasantly situated village in the lower division of the Pimhill hundred, four miles S.W. from Baschurch, ten S.E. by S. from Oswestry, and seven and a half miles N.W. by N. from Shrewsbury. The parish embraces the townships of Alderton, Felton Butler, Great Ness, Hopton, Kinton, Nesscliffe, and Wilcott, which together contain 3,865A. 3R. 30P. of land, and in 1801 had 732 inhabitants, 1831, 850, and in 1841, 143 houses and a population of 876 souls. Rateable value, £4,431. 5s. 4d. The village of Great Ness contains several good houses, and is surrounded with an undulating district, which commands some fine views of great diversity and picturesque beauty. The township contains 856A. 3R. 37P. of land, and in 1841 there were 16 houses and 84 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,198. 1s. 5½d. The principal landowners are the Earl of Bradford; George Edwards, Esq.; Henry Calveley Cotton; and Thomas Justice Bather, Esq. The former is lord of the manor. The soil is a mixture of sand and loam, producing good wheat and barley. THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure, consisting of nave, chancel, and side aisles, with a square tower, in which are three bells. It contains several neat tablets to the families of Perry, Prosser, Payne, and Gittins. The living is a vicarage, valued in the King’s book at £9, now returned at £345, in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor; incumbent, Rev. Henry Calveley Cotton. The vicarage is a neat residence a little west from the church. The vicarial tithes of Great Ness are commuted for £47. 10s. THE HALL, the residence of George Edwards, Esq., is a handsome house of brick, in the Tudor style of architecture, rendered conspicuous by a tier of rooms with semi-octagonal projections. The grounds are tastefully laid out, and the park, though not extensive, is densely wooded. North-west from the hall are the lofty heights and plantations of Nesscliffe hills. This township is intersected by the Holyhead turnpike road.