Chapter XXVI: Part 26

Poole Mary, Watergate st

Ruscoe Thomas, High street

Venables Samuel, High st

Wright George, Canal street

Fruiterers.

Farrell Edward, Pepper st

Hogan John, Clay pit street

Glass and China Dealers.

Colclough Sarah, High street

Johnson Robert, High st

Grocers and Tea Dealers.

Brown William, High street

Corser Henry, High street

Gorse James, High street

Harper Robert, Watergate st

Hassall John and William, High street

Overton Thomas Griffith, High street

Price Robert, High street

Venables Samuel, High st

Gun Maker.

Jones John, Watergate st

Hair Dressers.

Bottwood Wm., Watergate st

Foulkes Wm., Watergate st

Kempster Benjamin, Watergate street

Hardware & Toy Dealers.

Green Thomas Fallowes, High street

Harper Robert, Watergate st

Hosiers and Glovers.

Barber William, Watergate st

Harper Robert, Watergate st

Thelwell Thomas, High st

Hotels, Inns, and Taverns.

Anchor, Robt. Barrow Jones, Pepper street

Black Bear, James Large, High street

Black Lion, John Lee, Tarporley road

Bull’s Head, Thomas Harris, Watergate street

Coach and Horses, Francis Bradbury, High street

Eight Bells, Samuel Brown, High street

Fox and Goose, Thomas Dawson, Green end street

George and Commercial Hotel, John Ruscoe, High street

George and Dragon, James Jarvis, Green-end street

Golden Ball, William Jarvis, Pepper street

Greyhound, Robert Henshall, Bargates

High Gate, Richard Bradshaw, High gates

Horse and Jockey, Elizabeth Sandford, Claypit street

Lamb, Thomas Roberts, High street

Lord Hill, and Commercial, Ann Price, Watergate street and Mill street

Red Cow, Martha Kent, Pepper street

Star, John Jones, Watergate street

Swan (commercial and posting), George Bradshaw, Watergate street

Victoria (and commercial), Charles Green, High street

White-Bear, John Lee, High street

White Lion (commercial and posting), Mrs. Honor Jones, Watergate street

Beerhouses.

Boote William, High street

Butler John, Watergate street

Edge William, Newtown

Griffiths Wm., Yardington

Lloyd John, Yardington

Morgan Mary, Watergate st.

Sadler John, Watergate st.

Smith Joseph, Greenend st.

Welsh Benjamin, Greenend street

Wycherley Hannah, Green-end street

Ironmongers.

Brown William, High street

Corser Henry, High street

Hassall John and William, High street

Howell Edward, High street

Overton Charles Griffiths, High street

Iron Merchants.

Hassall John and William, High street

Joiners and Builders.

Allen Benjamin, Newtown

Churton Messrs., Newtown

Foulkes Thomas, Greenend street

Jenkin George, Greenend street

Oulton Samuel, Bargates

Woodhall John, St. John st

Land, Estate, and House Agents.

Parker Samuel H., Back st

Whittingham Thomas, jun., Greenend street

Lime Merchant.

Brown John, Grindley brook

Linen Drapers and Silk Mercers.

Allwood and Andrews, High street

Bass Charles, High street

Done James, High street

Lowe John, High street

Moyle Richard, High street

Shone John, Greenend street

Walmsley and Parson, High street

Licensed to Let Horses and Gigs, &c.

Bradshaw George, Watergate street

Cox John, Mill street

Dawson Thomas, Greenend street

Joinson John, Greenend

Jones Mrs. Honor (and mourning coaches), Watergate street

Welsh Benjamin, Greenend

Maltsters.

Brown William, High street

Burgess and Son, Prospect place

Dawson Thomas, Greenend street

Grindley George, New street

Hassall John and William, Castle hill

Jones Edward, Alkington road

Joyce Thomas, High street

Lea Edward, Greenend street

Merchants.

Burgess and Son (corn), Factory buildings

Garratt Sarah (timber), Havannah

Tilston Smith and Co. (salt, &c.), wharf

Whittingham Thomas (timber and maw skin manufacturer)

Whittingham Thomas (timber and bend ware manufacturer)

Millers.

Jebb Thomas, New mill

Roberts John, Lower wich

Roberts John (steam), Canal side

Milliners and Dressmakers.

Bate Harriet, High street

Baxter Jane, Bark hill

Bolas Susannah, St. Mary’s street

Boughey Elizabeth, Newtown

Chester Hannah, Bark hill

Gorse Alice, High street

Heath Mary, Bargates street

Hinton Jane and Elizabeth, Greenend

Morgan Ann, Bark hill

Oulton Miss Elizabeth, Bargates

Savage & Carter, Pepper st

Nail Makers.

Evanson William, Watergate

Hamer William, Mill street

Hassall John and William, High street

Nursery and Seedsmen.

Bayley William (nurseryman), Ledge ford

Brown William (seedsman), High street

Calcott Thomas (seedsman), High street

Grisdale Richard (nurseryman), High street

Hassalls Messrs. (seeds and hop), High street

Williams William Chaloner, High street

Painters and Gilders.

Crosse Thomas, Bargates st.

Rodgers William, Watergate street

Skidmore James Stephen, High street

Wragg Isaac, Bark hill

Plasterers and Slaters.

Griffith Wm., Yardington

Lee John, Claypit street

Ruscoe John, High street

Ruscoe William, Pepper st.

Plumbers and Glaziers.

Dodd George, High street

Edwards Thomas, High st.

Kent John, Claypit street

Maddocks John, Greenend street

Slayney William, Dodington street

Porter Dealers.

Bradshaw George, Watergate street

Jones Edward, St. Mary’s street vaults

Jones Barrow, Pepper street vaults

Tudman Edward, High street

Provision Dealers.

Baxter William, Greenend street

Bradshaw John, High street

Caldecott Thomas, High st.

Carver William, High street

Cooper Edward, High street

Newbrook John, Watergate street

Rope and Cover Makers.

Batho Richard, attends from Tilstock

Barrass John, Alkington road

Shone Joseph, Greenend street

Saddlers & Harness Makers.

Cotgreave Richard, High st.

Porter George, Greenend st.

Wycherley John, Bull ring, & dealer, Weigh machine

Shopkeepers and Dealers in Sundries.

Ackers Ann, Watergate street

Barber William, Watergate street

Batho George, Bargates street

Baxter William, Greenend street

Bradshaw John, High street

Davies William, Newtown

Griffiths Widow, Greenend street

Donning Robert, Watergate street

Rodgers Ann, Watergate st.

Ruscoe Eliza, Pepper street

Silversmiths and Jewellers.

Bradshaw John, High street

Joyce and Son, High street

Spirit Vaults.

Bradbury Francis, High st.

Jones Barrow, Pepper street

Jones Edward, St. Mary’s st.

Tudman Edward, High street

Straw Bonnet Makers.

Baker Thomas (dealer only), High street

Baxter Jane, Bark hill

Hinton Elizabeth, Greenend street

Howlett Rebecca, Bargate st.

Johnson Elizabeth, St. Mary’s street

More Mary Ann, Dodington street

Phillips Mary, Pepper street

Smith Elizabeth, Sherriman’s hill

Venables Mary, High street

Wood Eliza, High street

Surgeons.

Bromfield John, Dodington street

Brown John, Claypit street

Groome Thomas, St. Mary’s street

Marsh Thomas Palmer, Dodington street

Swinnerton John, Prospect place

Surveyors.

Groome Samuel, Claypit st.

Lee and Son, Red brook

Tailors.

Catherall John, Claypit street

Chester Joseph, Watergate street

Chidlow Richard, Dodington street

Crosse Richard, St. Mary’s street

Crosse Thomas, Claypit street

James George, Greenend st.

Jones John, Mill street

Nokes Thomas, High street

Purcell John, Bargates street

Read Thos., Bargates street

Trantum William, Greenend

Tailors & Woollen Drapers.

Crosse Richard and George, St. Mary’s street

Crosse Thomas, Claypit st.

Nokes Thomas, High street

Tallow Chandlers.

Brown William, High street

Lewis William, Watergate street

Tanners.

Hassall John and William, Castle hill

Turners and Chair Makers.

Edge John, Greenend street

Millwood James, Castle st.

Veterinary Surgeons.

Cartwright William Andrew, Watergate street

Keay Samuel, Greenend st.

Watch and Clock Makers.

Bradshaw George, High st.

Bradshaw Joseph, High st.

Calcott Thomas, High street

Jarvis John, Greenend street

Joyce and Son, (and church turret and spring clock makers and general dealers)

Wharfingers.

Brookes John, Sherriman’s hill

Humstone John. Sherriman’s hill

Roberts John, Victoria wharf

Lowe Thomas, New Canal wharf

Wheelwrights.

Higgins William, Yardington

Joinson John, Greenend st.

Read Thos., Grindley brook

Whitesmiths.

Clutton Thomas, Greenend

Poston John, Watergate st.

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

Jones Barrow, Pepper street

Jones Edward, St. Mary’s st

Carriers by Canal and Railway.

Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company’s boats from the wharfs to Chester

Liverpool and Ellesmere docks, from which places goods are forwarded to all parts of the kingdom—John Humstone, agent

Omnibuses and Cars, &c.

_To Chester_, Edwin Arden, from the Victoria Inn, every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 7 a.m., and return at 4 p.m.

_To Beeston Railway Station_, Benjamin Welsh, Greenend, leaves Whitchurch at 8 o’clock a.m., on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday

_To Crewe_, daily, John Joinson’s coach leaves Whitchurch 30 min. past 8 a.m.

_To Wem_, Joseph Owen, on Monday and Friday

Carriers.

_To Burslem_, James Green, on Friday, returns on Wednesday, to the Victoria Inn

_To Crewe_, John Welsh, from the Fox and Goose, Whitchurch, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

_To Wem_, Joseph Owen, from the Lord Hill Inn, on Monday and Friday

_To Wem_, Robert Harris, from the Swan Inn, on Monday and Friday

ALKINGTON,

a small but pleasantly situated village and township, two miles south-west from Whitchurch, contains 1,144A. 1R. 7P. of land, the soil of which is various, and consists of a mixture of peat, sand, and gravel. The principal landowners are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater; Samuel Yate Benyon, Esq.; Miss Benyon; William Lee Brookes, Esq.; Rev. George Richard Downward; Mr. John Goodall; Francis James Hughes, Esq.; and Mrs. Wood; besides whom there are several other smaller proprietors. Rateable value of the township, £1,240. 16s. The rectoral tithes have been commuted for £121. 18s. At the census of 1841 there were 23 houses and 135 inhabitants.

DIRECTORY.—James Bennion, farmer, Spring hill; Randle Bennion, farmer; Thomas Cooke, farmer; John Griffiths, farmer, Heath lane; George Heath, farmer; John Hinton, farmer; William Hokenhull, farmer; John Holland, farmer; Mrs. Jones, farmer; John Keay, beerhouse keeper; James Lee, farmer, Dernford hall; Stephen Oliver, blacksmith; Mrs. Wilson, farmer; Thomas Wilson, farmer, Alkington hall.

ASH MAGNA

is a township, chapelry, and village, pleasantly situated on an eminence two and a half miles south-east from Whitchurch. The village is straggling, and the farm buildings are mostly of brick, with convenient out-premises, and occupied by respectable agriculturists. Several of the farms are of considerable extent. The township contains 626A. 3R. 14P. of land; and in 1841 there were 39 houses and 204 inhabitants. Rateable value £893. 2s. The tithes have been commuted for £86. 9s. The soil is variable; in some places it is light and sandy, and in other places loam and clay prevail. The scenery is beautifully diversified, and the high grounds command prospects of unbounded extent. The principal landowners are Samuel Yate Benyon, Esq.; John Goodall, Esq.; William Lee Brookes, Esq.; Mrs. Groom; and Mr. James Hughes. There are also several small freeholders.

THE CHURCH, dedicated to our Saviour, is a brick structure, simple in its design of architecture, and has a tower at the west end, which contains one bell. It was erected in 1836, at an expense of £1,556. 19s. 10d., including the cost of the parsonage house, and consecrated August 31st, 1837. Of the above sum, £856. 19s. 10d. was raised by voluntary subscriptions; the Rev. C. M. Long and family gave £450, and the Diocesan and Church Building Society granted £250. The internal arrangements are neat and appropriate, and there is a gallery at the west end; the roof is pitched, and supported by groined timber. It contains three hundred and sixty sittings, of which two hundred and fifty are declared free and unappropriated for ever, in consequence of the grant from the Incorporated Society for Building and Enlarging Churches. It contains several neat marble monuments, one of which remembers Samuel Yate Benyon, Esq., and his wives, Elizabeth and Constance, and also of twin sisters, Elizabeth and Mary Benyon, daughters of the said Samuel Benyon, all of whom were interred at the Presbyterian chapel in Whitchurch, but have been exhumed and removed from thence, and are now deposited in a vault in this churchyard. There is also a brass plate in memory of Eliza, the wife of Thomas M. Griffiths, Esq., of Ash grove. There is also a family vault to the Langfords, in which are deposited the remains of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Langford, who bequeathed £500 three per cent. consols, in augmentation of the endowment of the living. The communion plate and clock were the gift of Joseph Booth, Esq.; the stone font was the gift of the Rev. John Brookes; the communion cloth and cushions were given by Mrs. Hughes. In the churchyard are altar tombs of beautiful workmanship to John Gregory, gentleman, of the Ash Acres; and to Joseph Brown, Esq., of Drayton. The living is a perpetual curacy, returned at £100, in the patronage of the Rector of Whitchurch. Incumbent, Rev. William Bryans, who resides at the PARSONAGE, a pleasantly situated house, a short distance from the church, which commands some fine views of the distant country. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL, with a residence for the schoolteacher, was erected in 1848. It is a brick structure, and will accommodate 120 scholars; 68 now attend. It is chiefly supported by voluntary subscriptions, but each scholar pays a small sum weekly. The premises are also used for a Sunday school. The turnpike road to Nantwich, Market Drayton, and Whitchurch, intersects the townships.

DIRECTORY.—Frederick Bailey, farmer, Ash Hall; Rev. William Bryans, The Parsonage, John Cliffe, blacksmith and beerhouse keeper; William Eardley, farmer, Ash Farm; William Morton, shopkeeper and shoemaker; William Moreton, wheelwright; George Parry, blacksmith and victualler, Lion; John Ravenshaw, farmer, The Grove; Robert Ravenshaw, farmer; Jane Mary Thackaberry, schoolmistress.

ASH PARVA

is a township, with a scattered population, situated three miles S.E. by S. from Whitchurch, which contains 2,377A. 2R. 27P. of land, mostly a fine tract of country, studded with respectable farm-houses, with commodious outbuildings adjoining. The soil is variable; in some places a rich loam is found, in other places a strong soil, which produces good crops of grain, and in other parts it is a mixture of sand and gravel. In 1841 there were 36 houses and 208 inhabitants. Rateable value, £2,079. 12s. The tithes are commuted for the sum of £224. 19s. The principal owners of land in this township are the Devisees of the late Ashton Beckett, Esq., Samuel Yate Benyon, Esq., George Brookes, Esq., Joseph Hares, Esq., Viscount Hill, Wm. Church Norcop, Esq., Mrs. Whitfield, Richard Hughes, Esq., Mrs. Groom, Miss Becks, and Mr. Hewes.

DIRECTORY.—Captain Henry Bertles; John Bishop, parish clerk; James Blackshaw, farmer, Ashfield; William Dale, farmer, Twemlows; William Darlington, farmer, Twemlows; Charles Davies, shopkeeper and wheelwright; Mrs. Mary Groom, Ash House; Jas. Hamnett, farmer, Ashwood; Joseph Hares, Esq., Ashacres house; Henry Hewes, farmer, Ashwood; William Hickman, farmer and land-surveyor; John Hough, boot and shoemaker; Rev. William Jones; William Nield, farmer, Ashwood; John Ravenshaw, farmer, Twemlows; Ann Whitfield, farmer, Lee Hall.

BLACK PARK

is a township and small village, in a pleasant situation, two miles and a quarter N.E. from Whitchurch. The township contains 1,334A. 2R. 25P. of land, and in 1831 there were 13 houses and 46 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,379. 16s. The tithes are commuted, and included in the returns given of the town of Whitchurch. There are several good residences here; the farm premises are extensive, and the farms of considerable extent. Large quantities of superior cheese are made in this district, which is quite equal to the best Cheshire cheese. The Trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater are owners of the whole township.

BLACKMERE, or BLETCHMORE, one mile and a half N.E. from Whitchurch, is noted as the birth-place of John Talbot, the first Earl of Shrewsbury. He was the second son of Sir Richard Talbot, of Goodrich Castle, in Herefordshire; and on the death of his elder brother, he became heir to that family. John Talbot, who was called to Parliament by Henry IV. by the title of Lord Furnival (having married the eldest daughter of that nobleman), was appointed Lord Chief Justice of Ireland in 1412, and Lord Lieutenant in 1414. In 1420 he accompanied Henry V. to France, where he remained till the death of that monarch. He afterwards served in France under the Regent (the Duke of Bedford), and by his exploits rendered his name more terrible to the foe than that of any other English officer. He was afterwards raised to the rank of general, and commanded the troops which were sent into the province of Maine to the succour of the Earl of Suffolk, and made himself master of Alencon. He joined the Earl of Salisbury at the siege of Orleans, which failed through the intervention of the celebrated Maid of Orleans, under whose guidance the French recovered their lost courage, became assailants in their turn, and defeated the English at Patai, where Talbot was taken prisoner. He obtained his liberty by ransom, and raising fresh troops, recrossed the sea, and defeated the French in several engagements. For these and other services he was raised to the dignity of Marshal of France, and the title of Earl of Shrewsbury was conferred upon him. He was a second time sent to Ireland as lord lieutenant, and the earldom of Wexford and Waterford in that kingdom was added to his honours. In 1541, the English influence in France continuing to decline, Talbot was again sent thither, and constituted Lieutenant General, with extraordinary powers. His presence restored success; he took Bordeaux, and brought back several other places to their allegiance to the English crown. He afterwards marched to the relief of Chastillon, and made an attack on the enemy, when he was shot in the thigh by a cannon ball, and soon after died, at the age of eighty years. In this engagement one of his sons was slain, the English were defeated, and the consequence was their total expulsion from France. The remains of this celebrated general were interred at Whitchurch, where a splendid monument was raised to his memory, which has been previously noticed. Blackmere is a noted and extensive sheet of water in this township, well stocked with fish.

DIRECTORY.—George Bradshaw, farmer; Arthur Dickin, farmer, The Yockings; John Edwards, farmer; Thomas Maddocks, farmer, The Lodge; James Price, farmer; William Reddrop, farmer; Joseph Savage, blacksmith.

BROUGHALL.

a township in Whitchurch parish, one mile S.E. from the parish church, contains 818A. 2R. 9P. of land, the soil of which is a mixture of sand and stiff loam. In 1841 here were 44 houses and 203 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,024. 10s. The tithes have been commuted for the sum of £82. 4s. The chief landowners in this township are Mr. John Weaver, Mr. Robert Tudman, Misses Ann and Mary Beckett, Mr. Thomas Overton, Mr. John Brookes, William Lee Brookes, Esq., George Harper, Esq., Mrs. Hopley, the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, William Palmer Churton, Esq., Archibald Worthington, Esq., William Worthington, Esq., and Mrs. Jones; there are also several other proprietors. The Methodists have a neat chapel in this township.

The chief residents are the Misses Ann and Mary Beckett; John Brookes, farmer; Peter Caldecott, farmer; Thomas Caldecott, farmer; Rev. Mr. Colley; Arthur Dickin, farmer; William Etchess, farmer, Broughall House; John Fox, boot and shoemaker; Thomas Goodall, farmer; George Hales, farmer, The Fields; Mr. Jones, farmer, Broughall Cottage; William Edward Jones, gentleman; Richard Nickson, farmer; Thomas Palmer, carpenter and joiner; John Pennill, farmer; John Weaver, farmer; William Vicars, wheelwright.

CHINNEL, OR CHIMNEL,

is a small township in the parish of Whitchurch, one and three quarters of a mile N. from the parish church, which contains 240 acres of land, three houses and sixteen inhabitants. Rateable value, £296. 4s. The tithes have been apportioned, and are returned in the amount given with Hollyhurst township. The freeholders are Viscount Combermere, Lord Kenyon, Domville Halstead Cudworth Poole, Esq., Mr. Thomas Overton, and Mr. Sarah Saddler. The residents are Thomas Overton, farmer, Chinnel farm; and Ann Tomlinson, farmer.

DODINGTON

is a township and populous chapelry half a mile S. from Whitchurch, and may be considered a suburb to that town. In 1841 there were 211 houses and 1,010 inhabitants. Rateable value, £3,406. 8s. The township contains 1,626A. 3R. 14P. of fine land, highly productive both the arable and pasture; the soil is a mixture of sand and loam, and there are some good farm houses with commodious out premises, and farms of considerable extent. There are also several respectable family mansions and neat villa residences scattered over the township. The principal landowners are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, William Lee Brookes, Esq., Rev. George Richard Downward, George Harper, Esq., John Lowe, Esq., John Faulkner Wood, Esq., Mr. Thos. Burgess, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, besides whom there are 39 smaller freeholders. The tithes are commuted for £130. 3s., and apportioned to the rector of Whitchurch-cum-Marbury.

THE CHURCH of St. Catherine is a commodious structure of brick, with an elegant front of white free stone, exhibiting the Grecian style of architecture, and was erected in the year 1836 by the late Countess of Bridgewater, at a cost of upwards of £8,000. The church has a noble appearance, and is ornamented with some very elaborate workmanship; it is very beautifully fitted up with oak pews, and has a gallery supported by iron pillars; it consists of nave, chancel, and side aisles. The solemnity of the whole is greatly heightened by the chastened light entering from the richly stained glass window in the chancel, which has a most pleasing and magnificent effect. The living is a curacy subordinate to the rectory of Whitchurch, the ministers of which perform divine service here.

THE INDEPENDENT CHAPEL is a handsome, lofty, and commodious edifice of brick, fronted with free stone, and ornamented with a portico supported with pillars of the doric order; the whole has a chastened and beautiful appearance. It was built in 1846, and cost upwards of £2,000. The interior fittings are neat and appropriate, and there is accommodation for more than 500 hearers. The structure stands partly on the site of a former edifice, which was erected in the year 1796. There is a respectable and increasing congregation, under the pastoral care of the Rev. William Tiler. In connection with the chapel there is a flourishing Sunday school.

THE UNITARIAN CHAPEL is now being enlarged and remodelled. A previous chapel was built here by the congregation under the pastoral care of the Rev. Phillip Henry, of Broad Oak, father of Matthew Henry, the celebrated commentator. This chapel was the place of sepulchre of many of the descendants and friends of the pious Henry’s—the Benyons, and others. THE BRITISH SCHOOL, formerly the Unitarian chapel, is under the management and inspection of the dissenting bodies in this place. It was endowed by Thomas Benyon, in 1707, a particular account of which will be found in general account of charities of this parish, noticed with the town of Whitchurch. The property devised by Mr. Benyon produced £50 per annum when the charity commissioners published their report; out of the income, however, he bequeathed 40s. per annum to the Presbyterian minister. About 140 children attend the school. It is also used as a Sunday school, and numerously attended; Mr. and Mrs. Sandland are the teachers.

THE NATIONAL SCHOOL is a commodious structure, situate within the bounds of this township, measuring sixty feet by thirty feet, and will accommodate 300 scholars; the average attendance is about 150. It is supported by subscriptions and donations, and a charge of one penny per week from each scholar. The income is about £60 per annum. There are three government pupils placed here as teachers. Charles Frederick Bird is the master. THE GIRLS’ NATIONAL SCHOOL, in Clay pit street, has an attendance of 85 scholars. The above are also used as Sunday schools, and numerously attended. There is a PAROCHIAL LENDING LIBRARY in the national school, which contains a considerable number of valuable and instructive publications. It was established for the benefit of the humbler members of society, to whom the books are lent without any payment. MOSS FIELD HOUSE is a commodious structure of brick, with projecting gables, and a noble portico of free stone supported by massive pillars. The pleasure grounds and shrubberies are extensive, and laid out with great taste, and the park-like grounds and beautiful scenery add much to the interest of the place. Messrs. Lee and Brookes are stewards of the courts leet and baron, which are held for the manor. A branch of the Ellesmere and Chester canal intersects this township, and terminates near to New-street.

Andrews Thomas, gentleman

Arrowsmith Rev. Aaron

Baxter Jane, milliner, Bark hill

Bayley William, gentleman, The Nursery

Benson Mrs. Mary

Bird Charles Frederick, schoolmaster

Boughey Joseph, farmer, Blackoe

Boughey Mrs. Ellen, High street

Boyes Robert, vict., New Inn, High street

Bradshaw Richard, vict., High gate

Brett Miss, High street

Bromfield John, surgeon

Bromfield The Misses Elizabeth and Mary

Brookes George, Esq., High street

Brookes William Lee, Esq., High street

Burgess Thomas, Esq., The Hall

Burrows John, Bark hill

Burston Mrs., High street

Cartwright Mary, stay maker, Sherriman’s hill

Carver Captain Daniel, High street

Chester George, farmer, Bark hill

Chester Hannah, milliner, Bark hill

Chidlow Richard, tailor, High street

Churton William Phillip, Turnbridge

Clarke Thomas, bricklayer, Alkington road

Cureton John, farmer, Blackoe

Currie Mrs. Mary, High street

Currie William F., Esq., High street

Dupre Mrs. Lucy, Ladies’ seminary

Evanson Joseph, shopkeeper, High street

Foulkes Charles, deputy registrar, Bark hill

Finn Thomas, furniture dealer, Bark hill

France William, farmer

Garratt Mrs. Sarah, High gate

Gould Mr. William

Grindley William Thomas, New street

Griffiths Wm., beerhouse, Sherriman’s hill

Harper George, Esq., Moss field

Hassall Thomas, farmer, Hadley farm

Hinton Thomas, farmer, Fields farm

Humpston John, canal clerk

Jackson Lucy, boarding school

James George, shoemaker, Bark hill

Jarvis John, painter, &c., High street

Jarvis Thomas, grocer, tea dealer, & draper High street

Jebb Thomas, gentleman, Wrexham road

Jones Edward, maltster, Alkington lane

Keay John, vict. and farmer

Kempster Thomas, gentleman, High street

Kirkpatrick Edward Brace, Esq.

Kirkpatrick Miss Lousia, gentlewoman

Lea Edward, maltster, Bark hill

Lee John, Esq., High street

Lee Robert, tailor, High street

Lowe Thomas, wharfinger, New wharf

Lyth Richard, Hadley farm

Lythgoe Thomas, factor, High gate

Maddocks Joseph, beerhouse, Sedge ford

Marsh Thomas Palmer, physician

Morgan Ann, dressmaker, Bark hill

Morgan Charles, cabinet maker, Bark hill

Morrall Rev. John, Bark hill

Morray William, beerhouse, Havannah

Nunnerley Thomas, gentleman, The Farm

Pace John, tailor, High street

Pickering Rev. Edward, High street

Podmore John, gentleman, High gate

Roberts John, Danston’s yard

Roberts John, The Dairy Farm

Roberts Thos., cabinetmaker, Alkington ln

Sadler John, beerhouse, Bark hill

Sadler John, jun., blacksmith, Bark hill

Sandland Stephen, schoolmaster

Sanders Mr. S., High street

Saxton Charles, gentleman

Sharkes Mary, Blackoe farm

Slaney William, plumber, High street

Smith Joseph, beerhouse keeper

Smith Robert, iron founder

Smith William, engineer

Smith William, tailor, New street

Sumner William and Daniel, pump makers

Swinnerton John, surgeon, New street

Tiler Rev. William, Independent minister

Turner The Misses

Watkiss Miss, High street

Wood John Foulkner, Esq., High street

Woollam John, parish clerk

Woolley William, farmer, New street

Wragg Isaac, vict., Bark hill

Wright Elizabeth, vict., Royal Oak, High st

Yond Thomas, dyer, Bark hill

Academies.

Dupre Mrs. Lucy, Ladies’ boarding

National, New street; Charles Frederick Bird, master

British, High street; Mr. & Mrs. Stephen, Sandland

Accountants.

Parker Samuel H., Saving’s bank

Smith William, High street

Architect.

Smith William, High street

Attorneys.

Brookes and Lee Messrs., High street

Harper George, Moss fields

Kirkpatrick Edward Bruce, High street

Auctioneer.

Churton William Parker

Baker & Flour Dealer.

Poole Mary, Watergate street

Blacksmith.

Saddler John, Bark hill

Boot & Shoemaker.

James George, High street

Brewer.

Jones Edward, The brewery

Brick and Tile Merchant.

Roberts John, New wharf

Cabinet Makers.

Burrows Thos., Havannah buildings

Lakin William, New street

Cheese Factors.

Burgess Messrs. Thomas and Ralph; warehouses, The Factory buildings, canal side, and Prospect row, canal head

Lythgoe Thomas, High gate

Civil Engineer.

Smith William, High street

Coal Agents.

Lowe Thomas, New wharf

Roberts John, New wharf

Wright George, New street

Corn Factors.

Burgess Messrs. T. R. W., Prospect row, and Factory buildings

Farmers.

Boughey Joseph, Blackoe

Chester George, Bark hill

Cureton John, Blackoe

France Wm., Dodington lane

Hassall Thos., Hadley farm

Hinton Thomas, Fields farm

Keay John, Dodington

Lyth Richard, Hadley

Nunnerley Thos., The fields

Podmore John, High street

Roberts John, Dairy farm

Sharkes Mary, Blackoe

Woolley William, New street

Fire and Life-office Agents.

The British Empire Fire & Life, Richard Thomas, Prospect place

The Star and General Insurance Company, Robert Smith, Dodington

Grocer and Draper.

Jarvis Thomas, High street

Inns and Taverns.

Boyes Robert, High street

Bradshaw Richard, High gate

Wragg Isaac, Bark hill

Wright Elizabeth, High st

Beerhouses.

Griffiths Wm., Sherriman’s hl

Maddocks Joseph, Sedge ford

Murray William, Havannah

Sader John, Bark hill

Ironfounders.

Smith Wm. & Son, Dodington

Land & Estate Agents.

Brookes and Lee, High street

Lime & Guano Dealers.

Lowe Thomas, New wharf

Roberts John, New wharf

Machine Makers.

Smith Wm. & Son, High st

Maltsters.

Burgess & Son, New street

Jones Edward, Alkington rd

Lea Edward, Bark hill

Millers.

Jebb Thomas, Old mills

Roberts John, Steam mills

Painters.

Jarvis John, High street

Wragg Isaac, High street

Plumber & Glazier.

Slayney William, Dodington

Professor of Music.

Saxton Charles, High street

Surgeons.

Bromfield John, Dodington

Marsh Thos. Palmer, High st

Swinnerton John, New street

Tailors.

Chidlow Richard, High st

Morray William, High street

Smith William, High street

Timber Merchant.

Garratt Mrs. Sarah, High st

Wharfingers.

Brooks John, Sherriman’s hl

Humstone John, Sherriman’s hill

Lowe Thomas, New wharf

Roberts John, New wharf

Wheelwrights.

Davies William Augustus, Dodington

Smith William, Doddington

EDGELEY,

a small township with 416A. 0R. 24P. of land situated 1½ miles S.E. by S. from Whitchurch, in 1841 contained seventeen houses and seventy-three inhabitants, the soil is in general strong, with a portion of sand and gravel. Rateable value £583. 14s. The tithes are commuted for the sum of £37. 10s. The freeholders are William Lee Brookes, Esq., Wm. Worthington, Esq., Samuel Alexander Duff, Esq., John Goodall, Esq., Peter Soole Taylor, Esq., John Lowe, Esq., Archibald Worthington, Esq., and Mr. Richard Weaver. The BAPTISTS have a neat chapel with a residence for the minister and a school attached. It is situated in the lane leading from Edgeley Moss to Ash, near the verge of the township, and was built and endowed by Mr. Brown. The school is open for the instruction of the children residing in the surrounding townships; those that are admitted free must belong to the children who attend the chapel, and prefer the Baptist faith. The master has an income of £30 per annum, which is now paid by Mrs. Brown. The pastor of the congregation also teaches the school. There is a small plot of ground used as a burial place for members of the congregation. EDGELEY MOSS, usually called Brown Moss, contains 77A. 2R. 7P. and is now chiefly covered with water. EDGELEY HOUSE, the residence of John Lowe, Esq., is a modern erection of brick, stuccoed. It is delightfully situated, and beautified with shrubberies and park-like grounds.

The principal residents are John Lowe, Esq., Edgeley House; William Poole Churlton, farmer; James Harding, farmer; Rev. William Jones, Baptist minister.

GRINDLEY BROOK is a detached hamlet on the high road from Whitchurch to Malpas, a mile and a half north-west from the former place. It lies on the verge of the county, and is separated from Cheshire by the Grindley brook, a small stream which is here crossed by a stone bridge. The Whitchurch, Ellesmere, and Chester Canal takes its course near the village, and near to the wharf are extensive lime works carried on by Mr. John Roberts. The chief freeholders are the trustees of the late Duke of Bridgewater, Mr. James Hancock, Mr. Robert Roe, Mr. Joseph Rycroft, Miss Harper, Mr. Parry Jones, and Mr. George Blanton.

DIRECTORY.—Mr. Joseph Beddoe, toll collector at the canal locks and tonnage clerk; Mr. Richard B. Briscoe, Brookhouse; Thomas Cliff, beerhouse and shopkeeper; Philip Hales, farmer, Denston; William Hassall, Esq., land and estate agent, Bubney House farm, Thomas Peake, boat builder; John Roberts, lime merchant; George Seaman, victualler, Canal Inn; James Whittingham, victualler, Horse and Jockey.

HINTON,

a township one and a quarter miles north from Whitchurch, in 1841 had six houses and forty-one inhabitants: the township contains 498A. 0R. 36P. of land the soil of which is a mixture of gravel and loam; the principal land owner is Thomas Boycott, Esq. William H. Poole Esq., and George Harper, Esq. are also proprietors. The district here has a bold undulating surface. The tithes payable to the rector of Whitchurch have been commuted for the sum of £51. 15s.

The residents are Thomas Chester, farmer; Thomas Joyce, farmer, the Hall; W. H. Poole, Terrick Hall; Joseph Vernon, farmer, the Field.

HOLLYHURST,

a small township with a few scattered houses one mile and three quarters north-east from Whitchurch, contains 241 acres of land, and in 1841 had seven houses and thirty-eight souls. The rateable value is included in the return of the township of Chinnel, and the tithes with those of Chinnel have been commuted for £22. 9s. 6d., which is paid to the incumbent of Whitchurch. The land owners are Lord Combermere, John Nickson, Esq., Mrs. Sarah Sadler, and Domville Poole, Esq.

The principal residents are John Sadler, farmer; Sarah Sadler, farmer; and Thomas Venables, farmer.

TILSTOCK

is a chapelry and populous village delightfully situated one and a half miles south from Whitchurch; the township contains 2,549A. 2R. 20P. of land, and at the census of 1841 there were 136 houses and 637 inhabitants; the soil is a mixture of sand and loam, with a portion of gravel, considered good turnip land; the country around is pleasingly diversified with rural scenery, and there are some extensive farms, with good farm houses occupied by intelligent and respectable agriculturalists. The township is intersected by the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, and the Wem and Whitchurch turnpike road. The principal land owners are the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, George Corser, Esq., John Goodall Esq., Rev. Geo. Richard Downward, Francis Jas. Hughes, Esq., Daniel Kempster, Esq., Rev. William Renton, Mr. John Whitfield, and Mrs. Wood. There are also several other freeholders.

THE CHURCH, dedicated to our Saviour, is a neat erection of brick, with a small square tower ornamented with stone finishings. It was built in 1835, not far from the site of a former edifice which was dedicated to St. Giles; the cost of the structure was about £2,000, which was defrayed by the munificence of the late Countess of Bridgewater. It consists of nave, chancel, and side aisles; the body of the church will accommodate 303 hearers, and there is a gallery which will hold 100 persons; the whole has a neat and tasteful appearance. The living is a perpetual curacy endowed with a grant from Queen Anne’s bounty, and funds given by the Bridgewater family which were laid out in the purchase of land situated in Wales. The value of the living is returned at £120. The rector of Whitchurch is the patron; the Rev. William Renton, M.A. is the incumbent. Tilstock was formed into a district parish for ecclesiastical purposes in 1844. The church, the parsonage, and the national school, have all been erected during the incumbency of the present minister. There is a vestry attached to the church in which are kept two volumes of Jones’s Book of Martyrs. The Parsonage House, a neat and commodious residence near the church yard, was built at a cost of £1,000 given by the munificent family who also built the church. The tithes have been commuted for the sum of £244. 11s. which is paid to the rector of the parish. The WESLEYAN METHODISTS have a neat place of worship, which was built in the year 1837, adjoining which is a small burial ground.

THE NATIONAL SCHOOL, a modern erection of brick, with a residence for the teacher, stands on the site of the old church, and was built by subscription and a grant of £60 from the National Society. Among the most liberal donors towards its erection were the Countess of Bridgewater, who gave £60, the Rev. Charles M. Long, rector of Whitchurch, £60, and Lord Farnborough £20. About 100 children attend the school, which is chiefly supported by the incumbent of the church and a few benevolent individuals. The minister and his lady assiduously superintend the school.

_Samuel Austin_ bequeathed £10, and directed the interest to be distributed to the poor every St. Thomas’s day. Ten shillings per annum is now paid from a farm in the township of Tilstock, which belongs to G. S. Corser, Esq. The amount is given among the poor by the officiating minister with the sacrament-money at Christmas. The poor also participate in a bread charity, noticed with Whitchurch.

Allen Joseph, inland revenue officer

Allmark Joseph, victualler (Horse Shoe) and wheelwright

Batho Richard, rope maker

Batho Stephen, farmer, rope maker, and shopkeeper

Bayley John, farmer

Bayley Thomas, farmer

Beckett William, maltster, farmer, and beerhouse-keeper

Bennett John, blacksmith

Bennon Randle, farmer

Bolton John, castrator

Broomhall John, maltster, farmer, and victualler, Black Lion

Catterall William, tailor

Cliff Ann, dressmaker

Cliff Joseph, blacksmith, The Heath

Darlington Abraham, shopkeeper and shoemaker

Dudleston Ann, farmer, The Park

Dudleston Richard, farmer, The Park

Dutton Ann, schoolmistress

Eaton Thomas, farmer, Wood-lane Farm

Edwards George, schoolmaster

Edwards John, shoemaker

Fenna William, grocer and ironmonger

Groome Joseph, wheelwright & parish clerk

Hinton James, farmer

Hinton Thomas, butcher and grazier, and victualler, Red Lion

Jones Daniel, shoemaker

Jones Samuel, shopkeeper

Kempster Mr. Daniel, Ivy House

Kempster Miss Mary

Massey Samuel, Tilstock-park Farm

Morris John, tailor

Parbutt John, shopkeeper

Parry John, farmer, The Hollins

Reece John, farmer

Renton Rev. William, M.A., The Parsonage

Roberts John, lime-master, maltster, and farmer, Brick-walls

Watling John, drill-machineman

Wenlock William, farmer

Whitfield John, farmer, Tilstock Park

WOODHOUSES (NEW),

a pleasant but scattered village and township, two miles and a half S.E. from Whitchurch, containing 714A. 3R. 11P. of land, had in 1841, 27 houses and 115 inhabitants. The chief landowners are the Trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, Mr. Richard Bellington, Mrs. Gretton, Samuel Yate Benyon, Esq., Mrs. Beckett, Mr. John Cookson, Viscount Combermere, W. L. Brookes, Esq., Mr. John Moore, and Mr. Edward Nickson; besides whom there are several other freeholders. This township has a bold undulating surface, and the soil is strong and clayey.

DIRECTORY.—James Goulbourn Etches, Esq., Oak Villa; William Bather, farmer; Martha Beckett, farmer; Prudent Blundell, beerhouse and shopkeeper; Mrs. Mary Boulton; Richard Boulton, farmer; John Leeveley, farmer; John Lewis, farmer; John Moore, farmer; George Robinson, farmer, Old Wood; Thomas Stringer, farmer; Thomas Unett, farmer; Daniel Warrington, farmer, Fir Tree House; James Weston, farmer; Joseph Wright, farmer.

WOODHOUSES (OLD),

a small village and township, three miles N.E. from Whitchurch, contains 391A. 2R. 37P. of land, and at the census of 1841 had 13 houses and a population of 62 souls. The soil in some places is a strong loam, in other places it is sandy. Viscount Combermere is owner of the whole township. There is a fine sheet of water near here, which covers a considerable surface, called Comber-mere.

The principal residents are John Ellis, farmer; William Evans, boot and shoemaker; Richard Hassall, carpenter and joiner; James Reddrop, farmer, The Grove.

WIRSWALL, OR WIRSHALL,

is a township and village in Whitchurch parish, situated in the county of Cheshire, two miles north from Whitchurch. In 1841 there were 17 houses and 91 inhabitants. The principal landowners are John Goodall, Esq., George Harper, Esq., Rev. C. W. Ethelstone, Charles Robert Cotton, Esq., and the Representatives of the late John Parsons, Esq. The tithes are commuted for £70. The Earl of Shrewsbury had land here from the time of Henry VI. to the reign of Philip and Mary; and the manorial rights are divided between this family and Viscount Combermere. BELVIDERE is a handsome house, the property and residence of John Goodall, Esq. The situation is delightful, and the prospect most extensive and diversified.

DIRECTORY.—Joseph Cliffe, blacksmith; Samuel Davies, cattle dealer; James Goodall, farmer, The Grange; John Goodall, Esq., Belvidere; Robert Goodall, farmer, Dairy-house; Mr. William Hale; Mrs. Mary Harrison, Wood Cottage; John Nunnerley, farmer; Miss Reddrop; John Smith, farmer; John Wood, farmer; Wm. Woodward, farmer.

THE SOUTH BRADFORD HUNDRED.

The South Bradford Hundred is bounded on the north by North Bradford Hundred, on the east by the county of Stafford, on the south by the Brimstree and Condover Hundreds and the Wenlock Franchise, and on the west by Albrighton Division and the Shrewsbury Liberty. The hundred is divided into the Newport and Wellington Divisions. The Newport Division, in 1841, contained 2,111 inhabited houses, 61 uninhabited, and five building. At the same period there were 10,929 inhabitants; of whom 5,446 were males and 5,483 females. The Wellington Division at the same period contained 5,959 inhabited houses, 211 uninhabited, and 43 building; and 30,938 inhabitants; of whom 15,856 were males and 15,082 females. The hundred of Bradford at the Domesday survey was divided into the hundreds of Odenet and Recordin, and are now distinguished by North and South Bradford. These names in early times had a certain meaning, and were given either by reason of the importance or situation of a place, or in respect of some remarkable circumstance—as the name before us, _Bradan Forde_ (that is, Broad Ford), is said to have its name from a ville named Bradford, situate on the river Tern, near Ercall, and long since destroyed.

_The South Division_ contains the several parishes of Bolas Magna, Chetwynd, Edgmond, Kinnersley, Lilleshall, Longford, Newport, Preston-upon-the-Wild-Moors, and Woodcote Chapelry.

_The Wellington Division_ contains the parishes of Atcham, Buildwas, Dawley Magna, Eaton Constantine, Ercall Magna, Eyton-upon-the-Wild-Moors, Leighton, Longdon-upon-Tern, Roddington, Stirchley, Uppington, Upton Magna, Upton Parva, Wellington, Withington, Wombridge, Wrockwardine, and Wroxeter.

ATCHAM, OR ATTINGHAM,

is a parish in the Wellington Division of the South Bradford Hundred, comprising 3,491 acres of land, mostly a fertile undulating district, richly timbered, and watered by the rivers Severn and the Tern. The soil in some parts is a strong fertile loam, producing good wheat and barley; in other parts it is of a lighter nature, and the meadow lands are very fertile. Rateable value, £6,126. In 1801 there were 430 inhabitants; 1831, 463; and in 1841, 95 houses and a population of 513 souls. The parish comprises the townships (for highway purposes) of Chilton, Cronkhill, and Emstrey, on the south-west bank of the Severn, and of Berwick, Atcham, and Uckington, on the north-east side of that river. The village and township of Atcham is delightfully situated in a salubrious district richly adorned with sylvan beauty, and contains Attingham Hall, the princely seat of the Right Honourable Richard Noel Hill (Lord Berwick), and several handsome villa residences. THE HOTEL is a noble pile of buildings, and affords every accommodation to the numerous visitors who resort here in the summer season to enjoy the fishing as well as the beautiful views of this interesting locality. The river Severn is crossed near to the hotel by a magnificent stone bridge of seven arches, and is about one hundred and thirty-four yards long. The river Tern has a bridge across it of beautiful workmanship, which is forty-four yards across. It is ornamented with an open balustrade of fine chiselling, upon which is engraved, “This bridge was erected at the expense of the county, in 1780, and decorated at the expense of Noel Hill, Esq.” The great Holyhead and London turnpike road which intersects the township is in an admirable state of repair. The village is three miles and six furlongs south-east from Shrewsbury. The Right Hon. Lord Berwick is lord of the manor and the principal landowner. Robert Burton, Esq. and others are also proprietors. A branch of the Shrewsbury, Birmingham, Chester, and Shropshire Union Canal passes through Atcham parish, where there is a tunnel of about a mile in length.

THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Hyatia, and situated in a sequestered spot near the banks of the Severn, is built of free stone, and consists of nave and chancel, with a square tower. It was built in 1665, and has recently undergone a complete reparation. The sittings are of oak, and the pews of Lord Berwick and those of the Burton family are elaborately adorned with carved work. The interior has a very chaste appearance, which is much heightened by the subdued light admitted through the richly stained glass windows. The altar is of the most elaborate workmanship. The central window on the south side is a stained glass memorial of superb workmanship, in memory of Blanch, daughter of Henry Milnes Parry, Esq., who held the appointment of “chief gentlewoman of Queen Elizabeth’s privy chamber,” whom she served from the birth of her majesty, and died at court on the 18th of February, 1589, aged 82. There are also two beautiful windows of stained glass, embodying the arms of the Burton family. On an altar tomb, with two full length figures in memory of deceased members of this family, is a brass plate, on which is engraven—“This monument was removed from a pew belonging to the estate of Longnor, in the parish church of St. Chad, Shrewsbury, on the fall of that church, July, 9th, 1788.” There are also several beautiful mural tablets in memory of the Burtons and others. The living is a vicarage valued in the king’s book at £11. 6s. 8d., now returned at £300 in the patronage of Robert Burton, Esq. Incumbent, Rev. Henry Burton, M.A. The vicarage is situated near to the church.

The manor, vicarage, and lands in Attingham, otherwise Atcham, together with other property of great extent, were given to the monastery of the blessed Virgin Mary, of Lilleshall, by persons of the name of Blemies, in honour of God and the Virgin Mary. This was subsequently confirmed by King John. In the reign of Henry III., the abbot of Lilleshall was questioned as to his right in taking toll at the bridge of the Severn of passengers that travelled that way. In the 53rd of the same reign the abbot had a grant of a fair to be kept at Attingham on St. Giles’s day, and two days after. In the 4th of Edward I. the said abbot had a grant of another fair in the month of May, to be held on the feast of St. Augustine, and the two following days. On the dissolution of religious houses the manor and tithes of Attingham were granted by the crown to Thomas Palmer, Knight, but Sir Thomas subsequently became convicted of treason, and his lordship and estate was forfeited to the crown, and was soon after granted to Sir John Gage, Knight. In 1693 it was possessed by the Gowers, and the lordship is described as containing twenty messuages, three water mills, twenty gardens, 200 acres of land, forty acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, ten acres of wood, twenty acres of furze, and the fishery of the Severn. In the 1st year of Queen Anne, William Gower obtained an act for the sale of the manor, when it was conveyed to Rowland Hill, Esq., for the sum of £3,413. His descendant, the Hon. Richard Hill, in consideration of his affection and regard for his sister, Margaret Harwood, wife of Thomas Harwood, Esq., conveyed the manor of Attingham to the use of his sister Margaret for her life, with remainder to Thomas Harwood, the younger, who afterwards took the name of Hill, on whose decease this property descended to his son, Noel Hill, who was created a baron by the title of Baron Berwick, of Attingham, in the year 1784, on whose decease it came to his eldest son, Thomas Noel Lord Berwick, who dying in 1833 without issue the manor and domain of Attingham descended to his brother, William Noel Hill Lord Berwick, and is now held by the Right Hon. Richard Noel Hill Lord Berwick, whose princely seat is ATTINGHAM HALL, one of the most extensive and elegant mansions in the county. It was built from a design by Stewart, and consists of a centre adorned with a magnificent portico of the composite order, supported by four circular pillars upwards of forty feet in height, and two wings connected with the main building by corridors. The situation of the mansion is peculiarly fine, and the extensive park by which it is surrounded is beautifully enriched with wooded scenery; the waters of the majestic Severn and the river Tern adding much to the picturesque beauty of the whole. The interior of the mansion is magnificently furnished, and contains a fine gallery of pictures, chiefly by the early Italian masters, also a fine collection of Etruscan vases and other antiquities from Herculaneum. In the picture gallery is a curious model of Mount Vesuvius, upon a large scale, made of the materials of the mountain by the late traveller Dr. Clarke. The park is stocked with deer. Attingham hall has not been occupied for several years, the present noble lord having chiefly resided at Cronkhill, on the opposite side of the Severn.

BERWICK MAVASTON is a lordship within the parish of Atcham, and was bestowed on Malvesyn, “one of those two hundred and sixty knights famous in the conqueror’s army,” who fought in his cause at Hastings, and by whose means he won the crown of England. Malvesyn having braved all the dangers, and therefore having a right to share the spoils of victory, would be eager to fix his residence on some of the conquered lands. His valour was rewarded by the grant of the lordship of Rideware, which was probably held by this Norman knight, under the Earls of Shrewsbury by the knightly tenure of bearing arms against the Welsh. He got possession of other lands about the same period, among which was the lordship of Berwicke Juxta Attingham, which he held under the same barony, by military service; and as the leading branch of this family gave their name to the seigniory of Manvesin Rosny, in France, so we find the younger branch communicated the same name to the respective lordships of Manvesin Ridware, and Manvesin Berwick, in England, where this family flourished in the days of our Henrys and Edwards—a knightly race in an age of gallantry; foremost like their Norman kindred in deeds of arms and works of piety. The situation, however, not being very distant from the borders of Wales, and holding the domain by the tenure of border service, his descendants found it no easy task to defend what their common ancestor had won by the sword. In the reign of Henry IV. John Malvesyn being slain at a hunting match, with men of Shropshire, at the Wrekin, and dying without issue, his niece Editha carried the Berwick estate into the family of Wydcomb, from whom it passed in like manner to the Hambrooks, and was purchased from them by the ancestor of the present proprietor, Lord Berwick.

CHILTON, CRONKHILL, and EMSTREY are three small townships for highway purposes, in the parish of Atcham on the western side of the river Severn, near the Holyhead and Shrewsbury turnpike road. The land in Chilton is chiefly the property of Robert Burton, Esq. Cronkhill is the property and seat of the Right Hon. Richard Noel Hill Lord Berwick, whose principal seat is Attingham hall. The house at Cronkhill is a plain stuccoed structure. EMSTREY is situated about two miles and a half from Shrewsbury, and has upwards of 500 acres of land, which is the property of Lady Tyrwhitt. UCKINGTON township is situated on the eastern side of the Severn; the land is the property of the Duke of Cleveland, who is also the impropriator.