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STANWARDINE-IN-THE-WOOD
is a small township and secluded village with a scattered population, four and a quarter miles north from Baschurch, and 12 miles N.N.W. from Shrewsbury. In 1841 there were 9 houses and 69 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,037. 8s. The Hall is an antique mansion, built about the year 1681, and occupied by Stephen Denston, Esq. It is approached by a flight of steps and a portico; the sides of the great hall are of panelled oak, enriched with carved work, and upon one of the scrolls is the date 1588. The apartments are decorated with some fine paintings and costly prints; the steps of the staircase are of solid blocks of oak, and the floors are laid with oaken planks four inches thick. In the front of the hall is a pedestal of stone, upon which is affixed a sun-dial; on the plate, which is of silver, is a beautiful engraving and some fine tracery, bearing the arms of the Corbets and the Wynns, and the date 1560. The ancient hall of Stanwardine was a moated mansion, and stood a little south from the present structure. It was in early times the seat of a branch of the ancient family of Corbet, and subsequently of the Wynns. In the front of the present hall are the family arms of the Corbets and the Wynne, exhibiting a beautiful specimen of chiselling. Wicherlry Hall, an ancient structure chiefly composed of timber, has recently undergone considerable reparations, and a new front has been added. It is the property of C. K. Mainwaring, Esq., and occupied by Mr. George Belliss, who farms upwards of 200 acres of the land in this township. William Sparling Esq., is the principal landowner; Charles Kynaston Mainwaring, Esq., and others, are also proprietors.
Directory.—Farmers, George Belliss, Wicherley Hall; John Williams, Stanwardine Hall; Mary Jones, Andrew Jones, and John Young.
WALFORD,
a small township with a scattered population, is situated two and a half miles S.E. from Baschurch, and six miles and a half N.W. by N. from Shrewsbury. In 1841 there were 74 inhabitants. The Duke of Cleveland is lord of the manor; Robert A. Slaney, Esq., M.P., is a considerable land owner. The land has generally a fertile soil. The turnpike road from Shrewsbury to Baschurch intersects the township. Walford Manor is a handsome mansion of modern erection, the seat and property of Robert Aglionby Slaney, Esq., M.P. for Shrewsbury; Mr. Slaney has been a member of parliament for thirty years, devoting himself to the advancement of the people, labouring to disclose and have removed the causes injurious to the public health, and to increase the means of instruction and healthful recreation of the working classes. Free trade and political reforms have had his constant support. He has also published several works, on subjects identical with those which have busied him in public life—an “Essay on the employment of the poor,” (to this was awarded a silver medal from the Board of Agriculture); an “Essay on the beneficial direction of rural expenditure;” a “Plea to power and parliament for the working classes,” &c. The old Manor House is an ancient dilapidated structure, now occupied as a farm dwelling.
Slaney Robert Aglionby, Esq., M.P., Walford Manor
Burroughs Joshua, farmer, The Heath
Davies John, blacksmith
Griffiths Richard, shoemaker
Jennings Thomas, beerhouse
Jones Isaac, wheelwright
Jones John, farmer
Jones Mary, farmer
Jones William, gamekeeper
Lee Wm. farmer, The Heath
Price Thos. farmer, Leasows
Price Thomas, jun., butcher
Shore Thomas, farmer and maltster
Smith Richard, farmer, bailiff, The Manor
Speake Samuel, joiner and carpenter
Williams William, tailor
Wycherley John., farmer, The Hayes
WESTON LULLINGFIELD
is a township and straggling village two and a half miles north from Baschurch, and ten and a half miles N.N.W. from Shrewsbury. There are several good farm houses here, with commodious and conveniently arranged out premises. The chief landowners are the trustees of Mrs. Harris’s charity, Mrs. Bowman, William Birch, Esq.; the Earl of Bradford, the Vicar of Baschurch, Thomas Tisdale, Esq.; William Sparling, Esq.; D. F. Atcherley, Esq.; C. K. Mainwaring; Esq.; Sir John R. Kynaston, Bart.; Mrs. Mary Parton, and Mr. Hilton. The Primitive Methodists have a neat stone chapel here. The Free School for the junior children of the parish is a branch in connection with the school at Newtown, under the management of the trustees of Mrs. Eleanor Harris’s charity. The master receives a progressive payment according to the number of children instructed. This place is returned at the census of 1841 as having a population of 213 souls, at which time there were 46 houses. A branch of the Chester and Ellesmere canal runs into this township.
Adams William, farmer
Birch William, farmer
Boliver Edward, cooper
Boliver Richard, shopkeeper
Boliver William, tailor
Cotton Thomas, farmer
Griffiths Wm., wheelwright
Haycocks John, blacksmith
Higgins John, farmer
Jones Thomas, farmer
Jones Thomas, wheelwright
Lee George, tailor
Lee John, shoemaker
Lee John, farmer
Parton Thomas, shoemaker
Price Richard, shopkeeper & vict., Boat Inn
Trevor William, farmer and tailor
Williams Edward, agent to Richards & Co., Ruabon, coal and lime merchants, Canal Wharf.
YEATON
is a village and township two and a half miles S.E. from Baschurch, and six and a half miles N.N.W. from Shrewsbury, returned in 1841 as having 37 houses and 195 inhabitants. The principal landowners are Robert A. Slaney, Esq., M.P.; J. A. Lloyd, Esq.; Captain James Parry, Mr. Richard Williams, and John Smith, Esq.; the former is lord of the manor and impropriator. The hall, a handsome stuccoed residence occupied by George Wade, Esq., is pleasantly situated near the turnpike road from Shrewsbury to Baschurch. There are also several neat villas of modern erection.
The principal residents are Miss Beech, The Hall; Captain James Parry, The Grove; George Wade, Esq., The Hall. Farmers, Richard Cotton, William Cotterhill, Upper Corn Mills; Samuel Onions, Medley Farm; James Perry, The Grove Farm; William Turner, and corn miller, and Richard Williams, The Flour Mills.
ELLESMERE
is a respectable market town and extensive parish, partly in the hundred of Maylor, in the county of Flint, but chiefly in the Ellesmere division of the Pimhill hundred, in the county of Salop, sixteen miles N.N.W. from Shrewsbury, and eight miles N.N.E. from Oswestry. The parish contains the following townships in this county, viz.:—Birch and Lythe, Cockshutt and Crosmere, Crickett, Dudleston, Eastwick, Ellesmere, Elson and Greenhill, Frankton, Hampton’s Wood, Hardwick, Kenwick Stockett and Whattall, Kenwick’s Park, Kenwicks Wood, Lee, Lineal, New Marton, Northwood, Oteley Newton and Spoonhill, Stocks and Coptiviney, Tetchill, and Trench, which together contain 25,676a. 0r. 20p. of land. Rateable value, £42,341. In 1801 there were 5,909 inhabitants; 1831, 7,057, and in 1841, 7,080. The rectoral tithes have been commuted for £2,351, when £1,576 were apportioned to the trustees of the Earl of Bridgewater, £515 to C. K. Mainwaring, Esq., £174 to J. Dickin, Esq., £46 to Richard Wynn, Esq., and £15 to Mr. Benyon. The vicarial tithes were commuted for £430.
Ellesmere, formerly written Aelsmere, is a place of considerable antiquity, and derives it name from a fine sheet of water or mere on the east side of the town, which covers one hundred and sixteen acres. Leland describes the town in his day as having four streets, while Camden speaks of it, “as a small tract of rich fertile ground, together with a small castle, which King John settled on Llewellyn, Prince of North Wales, when he made up the match between him and Joan, his natural daughter.” The town now contains several respectable inns, and many good houses and shops, in all the different branches of the retail trade. The malting business is extensively carried on. Mr. John Frumston’s is one of the largest establishments in the county. The cultivation of barley being particularly attended to in the neighbouring country, causes the farmers usually to attend the market here, which is held on Tuesday. Fairs are held on the first Tuesday after February 2nd, third Tuesday in April, Whit Tuesday, first Tuesday in July, last Tuesday in August, and the third Tuesday in October and November for horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs. The castle of Ellesmere stood on an artificial mount, near to the church. At the present time there are no vestiges of it to be seen, the top of the mount being formed into a bowling green, which is kept in admirable order, and supported by the gentry and tradesmen of the town. From this eminence a most extensive and delightful panoramic view of the fertile plains of Shropshire is seen; the fine mere and the beautiful residence of C. K. Mainwaring, Esq., are charming objects in the vicinity. History is silent as to the time and by whom the castle was built. In the 6th of King John, the king gave the castle and manor of Ellesmere in marriage with his daughter Joan to Llewellyn, Prince of North Wales; in the 10th of that reign Bartholomew Turve, the governor, he having turned his arms against the English, was commanded upon his allegiance to put the place into the possession of William, Earl of Shrewsbury, the king’s natural brother, and Thomas de Edginton. In the 4th of Henry III., Roger L’Estrange held this castle, and it continued to his successors for a long period. In the 25th of Henry III., David, son of Llewellyn, late Prince of Wales, by his charter, surrendered up Ellesmere and Englefend to the crown of England, and after that we hear no more of its being in the hands of the Welsh. This being a frontier town and of some importance to the marches, and consequently not to be left in the power of the Prince of Wales. The continued skirmishes between the English and the Welsh, made the tenure of the latter very uncertain; and though King Henry II. and King John, being embroiled in foreign wars, gave the town and castle in dower, the first with his sister and the latter with his daughter, in order to conciliate the ancient animosities of both people; yet upon the least appearance of a rupture those kings might and did resume at pleasure, or gave what recompense they thought fit upon the seizure, and such as the Prince of Wales holding upon their good behaviour were glad to receive. On the 12th of Edward II., Roger L. Estrange, with the king’s approbation, granted several parcels of land, part of the demesnes of the manor, to several persons in fee, at which time the wastes and the commons of the manor were enclosed, and converted into freeholds. Two years after Oliver de Ingeham, who adhered so firmly to the king, upon the insurrection of the Earl of Lancaster and other lords, was governor of this castle. In the following reign a writ was issued, to inquire concerning the encroachments made by the tenants of the neighbouring manors, and to settle the boundaries, which being performed, the king gave the castle and manor of Ellesmere to Eubule L. Estrange, a younger son of the baron of Knockin. In the reign of Elizabeth we find Thomas Egerton, an ancient lawyer, created Baron Ellesmere; in the 23rd of Elizabeth he was made Solicitor-General, and afterwards Attorney-General, from which advancement he was soon after promoted to the Mastership of the Rolls and the office of Keeper of the Great Seal, which he held till that queen’s death. The Duke of Bridgewater is deserving of notice in this place, as having been possessed of large estates in Ellesmere and its neighbourhood, and as being distinguished for his public spirit, and for the vast plans he formed and executed for the improvement of his estates. He died in 1803, and the dukedom became extinct. On the death of the late Countess of Bridgewater the estates became vested in Viscount Alford, and he dying in the autumn of the year 1850, they are now vested in trustees.
The Church, dedicated to St. Mary, stands on a considerable elevation, overlooking the Mere, and presents a fine specimen of ecclesiastical architecture, for the most part in the decorative style. It is a spacious cruciform structure, comprising nave, chancel, side aisles, transepts, two side chapels, and a handsome square tower, adorned with pinnacles. The sacred edifice underwent a thorough restoration during the year 1849, when an entirely new nave and side aisles were built, at a cost of upwards of £8,000, from a design of George G. Scott, Esq., architect. The original nave bore marks of being the most ancient part of the building, and presented traces of the old Norman style. One of the pillars which stands near the pulpit on the north side of the western arch of the tower is the only part of the old nave remaining. On entering the church at either of the transept doors the spectator cannot fail to admire the bold span of the central arches on which the tower rests. The exterior of the eastern end remains as it was, the work of enlargement being confined to the western side. The roof is of open timber work of very high pitch, and the curve of the beams according so exactly with the form of the central arches, renders the vista of the church singularly fine. The same character of roof is extended over the side aisles. This part of the building receives the bulk of the congregation, and is neatly fitted up with open seats of oak, uniform in their character, with their facings relieved by tracery of various patterns, and affording about 900 appropriated sittings. The transepts have been provided with benches, thereby affording room for more than 300 sittings. On the north side of the western arch of the tower stands the pulpit, which is of stone, and richly carved. On the opposite side is the desk for reading prayers; and under the central part of the tower is placed the lectern, from which the lessons are read. The chancel has been thoroughly restored and altered, and the old screens which separated it from the side chapels renovated, and decorated with highly-finished tracery. On each side are stalls with carved finials, and otherwise ornamented, containing seats for the clergy and the choir. The paving is composed of encaustic tiles, in patterns which increase in richness as they approach the east. The altar stands on an elevation of five steps from the level of the entrance of the chancel, and is backed by a reredos of encaustic tiles. The three sedilia on the south side, which were in good preservation, have been restored to their original use. By means of a separate subscription a new organ, which cost 300 guineas, built by Holditch, of London, has been placed in the south chapel: the instrument is of great power and sweetness, and finely contributes to the musical part of the services. A new octagonal font of carved stone—an exact representation of the old one—has been placed in the south aisle. The south chapel, commonly called the Otely chapel, is distinguished by a curious oak roof, with carved panels, and though it cannot lay claim to a date earlier than the 16th century, yet it forms one of the most beautiful features in the old part of the church. This chapel contains a fine altar tomb, elaborately ornamented, on which are recumbent figures cut in marble, to the memory of Francis Kynaston and his wife, with the date 1790.
Other decorations, in various parts, are not wanting to help the effect and beauty of the restoration. Besides the rich carving in stone on the corbels and doors, and the wood tracery and highly-finished screen work, eighteen of the windows are richly ornamented with stained glass, by the liberality of various donors. The magnificent east window, the gift of Robert Clarke, Esq., late agent to the Bridgewater estates, was executed by Evans, of Shrewsbury, some twenty years ago. In the different compartments of the window are the four evangelists; the arms of David Prince of Wales; Llewellyn Prince of Wales; Sir Roger le Strange, who in the reign of Edward III., granted the second charter to the town; Lord Chancellor Egerton, &c., &c. The west window, a beautiful specimen of the decorated Gothic, is conceived and executed in the highest taste, and is illustrative of the four Christian graces of Faith, Hope, and Charity. It was the joint presentation of J. and G. Stanton, Esqs., in memory of Thomas Stanton, Esq., and was executed by Warrington of London. In the south transept is a fine window by Wailes of Newcastle, in memory of the late vicar, the Rev. J. A. Cotton, added by his surviving family. The three windows in the south aisle are by the same artist, and all gifts to the church. The first, representing the crucifixion of our Lord, was presented by the widow of the late Captain Fowler; the next, the gift of the Oswell family, is illustrative of our Saviour’s ascension into heaven; the third represents infant and adult baptism, and was presented by Colonel Salisbury. Some of the other windows are filled with ornamental glass, with a light pattern foliage upon each square, and scrolls containing texts of scripture running obliquely through them. One of the same sort, but more richly ornamented, is placed in the Oteley chapel, in memory of some of the faithful retainers of the household of C. K. Mainwaring, Esq. The church has thus been rendered one of the most beautiful ecclesiastical edifices in the county, by the liberality of the parishioners and other donors, under the skill and taste of its able architect. The extreme length of the church is 140 feet, and width 79 feet. The late Countess of Bridgewater gave the munificent sum of £3,300 towards the restorations; the Diocesan Society, £350; the Incorporated Society for Enlarging and Building Churches, £150; and £227. 2s. 6d. was collected after a sermon preached by the Bishop of Lichfield at the consecration of the church, on the 11th October, 1849. The living is a vicarage, valued in the King’s book at £17. 18s. l½d.; returned in the Clergy List at £386; in the patronage of the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, and incumbency of the Rev. John David Day, M.A.; curate, Rev. John Peake, B.A. The churchyard was enlarged in 1850, by the addition of near half an acre of land on the west side of the church. The vicarage is pleasantly situated on elevated ground near the south side of the churchyard. Ellesmere is remarkable for the longevity of its inhabitants: in 1767 Jane Holt died, at the age of 108 years; and her husband died in 1757, aged 98 years. Among the various memorials in the churchyard is a remarkable epitaph to William Parks, who died at Lee, in 1746, aged 104 years:—
“Interr’d here, lies one hundred years and four;
No one knew scripture less and virtue more:
Peace his ambition, contentment was his wealth,
Honesty his pride,—his passions health,
The father’s duty, and the husband’s guide;
By nature good, the age’s wonder died.”
The Independent Chapel, situated in Chapel street, is a plain brick building, erected in 1815; it is provided with galleries, and has accommodation for about 500 worshippers. The Wesleyan Chapel is a small fabric in Watergate street, erected in the year 1844. There is also a Wesleyan Association Chapel, built in 1835, and a Primitive Methodist Chapel, built in 1840, both situated in Scotland street. The National School, which stands near the wharf, has an attendance of 160 scholars. The school room is spacious and lofty, and was built at the sole expense of the Countess of Bridgewater, who also gave the sum of £200 towards the support of the school. The Girls’ National School, situated on St. John’s hill, has an attendance of 85 children. The vicar, with a laudable desire to extend the advantages of education, established what is termed the Middle School, in 1848, on St. John’s Hill, where the youths are instructed in the higher branches of learning. The school is built of wood, and covered with thatch, and the interior lined with panelled oak, taken from the old church on its restoration. It was built at the sole expense of the vicar, whose zeal and persevering efforts in the education of youth are worthy of commendation. The Town Hall, a handsome building of freestone, was erected by the munificence of the late Countess of Bridgewater. The lower compartment of the structure is used for the sale of butter, poultry, &c., on the market days; above it is a spacious room for magisterial and other purposes, with suitable offices. The magistrates hold a petty sessions here on the first Monday in the month. The Countess of Bridgewater kindly granted the use of the large room to the Mechanics’ Institution, which was established in 1845. There are about forty members, adults paying 6s. per annum, and apprentices 4s. A library has been established, and gratuitous lectures are occasionally given by the clergy and gentlemen in the neighbourhood, on interesting and scientific subjects. G. H. Smith is the secretary. A Court Leet is held annually, when a coroner and two bailiffs are appointed. The Savings’ Bank is situated in Scotland street. It was established in 1817, and then held in a private house. The present structure was built in 1830, from the surplus funds of the bank, at a cost of £550. The capital stock of the bank on November 20th, 1849, was £29,562. 15s. 2¼d., at which time there were 752 separate accounts, of which eight were charitable societies, having deposits to the amount of £854. 14s. 10½d., and twelve friendly societies, the deposits of which amounted to £3,527. 15s. 2¼d. Of the total depositors there were 392 whose respective balances did not exceed £20; 180 above £20 and not exceeding £50; 90 above that sum and not exceeding £100; 41 not exceeding £150; 21 not exceeding £200; and 8 above £200. Mr. William Lee is the actuary. Gas Works have been established in the town by a company of shareholders. The works are situated near the canal wharf. The commercial intercourse of Oswestry is facilitated by the Shropshire union canal, previously noticed. The township of Oswestry, in 1841, comprised 446 houses and 2,326 inhabitants.
The Ellesmere Union House is a spacious brick structure, pleasantly situated about a quarter of a mile from the church, on a gentle acclivity overlooking the Mere. It was built in 1792, and will accommodate 350 inmates. The average number in the house is usually about 150. The internal arrangements are well managed, and have a clean and orderly appearance. The union comprehends eighteen parishes, of which nine are in the county of Flint, and nine in Shropshire, embracing an area of 109 square miles. The parishes are Bettisfield, Bronington, Halghton, Hanmer, Iscoyd, Overton, Penley, Tybroughton, Willington, Baschurch, Ellesmere, Hadnal Ease, Hordley, Middle, Ness Great, Ness Little, Petton, and Welsh Hampton. The south-west wing is occupied by the males, and the north-east wing by the females. In the latter is the Chapel, which is neatly and appropriately fitted up, and set apart for divine worship. In this respect, we think the authorities of the Ellesmere union have set a laudable example, which might be followed by other unions; for the honest poor are scarcely put on a level with the felons of our prisons in chapel accommodation. There are twenty-three guardians appointed by the different parishes. Richard George Jebb, Esq., is chairman; Thomas Wood Lee, Esq., vice-chairman; Rev. George Walker, chaplain. The surgeons are:—Thomas Gwynn, for the house and town district; Thomas Mousley, for Hordley and Dudliston district; Edward Ellis Eyton, Welsh Hampton district; Charles Tomlinson, Hanmer district; John Ellis Eyton, Overton district; Mr. Broughton, Baschurch district; and Andrew M. Needham, for the Middle district. Clerk: Andrew Bickley. Relieving officers: John Wood Jones, Ellesmere district, and John Poycott, Hanmer district. Master: John Pembrey Pritchard. Matron: Sarah Pritchard. Schoolmaster: Edward Jones. Schoolmistress: Mary Pay.
Charities.—Edward Jeffereys, by his will, bearing date January 4th, 1687, devised a messuage and lands, in Osbaston, to the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of Oswestry and Ellesmere, upon trust, to dispose of two parts of the yearly profits for the relief of poor inhabitants of Ellesmere, 16s. 8d. at Christmas, and the rest on Good Friday; and 16s. 8d. of the yearly profits to be divided among the poor inhabitants of Maesbury, Moreton, and Crickett—6s. 8d. to the former, and 5s. each to the two latter townships. The property thus devised consists of two cottages and six closes, containing together 5a. 1r. 22p. It is let, from time to time, by the churchwardens of Ellesmere, and now produces a rental of £12. 2s.
The following benefactions were probably laid out in the purchase of the Whixall estate, as hereafter noticed:—£10 given by Jerome Hanmer, the interest to be applied in apprentice fees; £6 by Hugh Dod, for a distribution of bread in Hardwick and about the Perthy; £20 by William Thorowgood, for the instruction of poor children; £50 by John Lyth, for the use of the poor; £50 by Catherine Pennant, the interest to provide twelve blue coats for six poor men and six poor women; £20 by Catherine Wenlock, the interest to educate five boys; £10 by Thomas Pitchford, for the poor of Trench and Northwood; £5 by Catherine Higginson, for a distribution of bread in Ellesmere; £5 by Edward Teggin, for bread to be distributed in Hardwick; £7 by William Pearce, for charitable uses; £40 by John Powell, the interest to be given among poor inhabitants of Ellesmere and Colemere; £20 by Mrs. Powell, for the same purpose; £10 by William Pearce, for the benefit of the poor of Welsh Northwood; £10 by John Davies, for a distribution of bread every Sunday; £10 by John Higginson, for the good of the poor; £5 by Charles Mason, for charitable uses; £10 by Margaret Eddowes, the interest to be given away among the poor of Trench, Northwood, and Hampton’s Wood. These several gifts amount in the whole to the sum of £288. About the year 1733, the several charitable legacies left to the poor of the parish had for some time laid dead, with interest, when the churchwardens purchased an estate at Whixall, for the sum of £320, having borrowed £30 to make up that sum. The estate consists of seven closes in Whixall, containing 22a. 0r. 30p. There is also an allotment of peat ground on Whixall Moss, containing 1a. 2r. 25p. The premises are let at a yearly rent of £28, and after deducting the amount of any incidental expenses that may be incurred, is generally applied in the following manner, viz.:—£10 as a subscription to the National School; £2 to Dudleston School; £4 to Cockshut School; £3. 14s. 9d. for three gowns and three coats for old men and old women; 12s. to the poor of Colemere; 12s. to the poor of Northwood; 12s. to the poor of Trench; £1. 16s. for a distribution of bread; and the residue is distributed by the vicar and the churchwardens in small sums among the most necessitous poor.
William Wenlock, by will, 1691, charged his tenement, with its appurtenances, in Northop, in the county of Flint, with the payment of £6 per annum, to buy yearly good books, and particularly Bibles, the Whole Duty of Man, and other books of practical divinity, to be distributed in the parish of Northop and Ellesmere—£3 thereof to be expended for each parish. The £3 is annually received by the vicar of Ellesmere, and the amount is laid out in the purchase of Bibles, and other books published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Jane Higginson, by will, 1707, gave to the poorest and most necessitous children of the parish of Ellesmere, the sum of £6, payable out of certain premises once in every five years—20s. thereof to be expended in clothing. The sum of £6 is received by the vicar once in five years, which is generally disposed of in buying different articles of clothing; but occasionally a portion has been paid for their schooling.
Ruth Davies left £10, the interest to be given in bread to the poor, every Sunday in Lent. This sum is secured, with other charity money hereafter mentioned, on the Ellesmere House of Industry. The yearly sum of 9s. is paid as interest, and given away in bread. John Higginson, in 1771, bequeathed £20 for the benefit of the poor. This sum is also secured on the House of Industry, and 18s. paid as the interest thereof.
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
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
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