Part 45
Sandalls Thomas, Stafford st
Attornies.
Grimley Henry, Stafford st
Pigott Creswell, Stafford st
Warren Charles, Shropshire street
Warren & Burd, Cheshire st
Wilkinson William M. and Joseph E., Shropshire st
Auctioneer.
Green William Darbyshire, Cheshire street
Banks.
_Manchester and Liverpool District Bank_, Shropshire street, open on Wednesday, Samuel Walker Moore, manager
_Savings’ Bank_, Shropshire st.; John Moore, actuary
Saxton Brothers, High-st., draw upon Williams and Co., London
Blacksmiths.
Brookshaw Benjamin, Stafford street
Brookshaw William, Beast Market
Hughes Enock, Bell lane
Ryder George, Little Drayton
Bone Merchant.
Moody Henry Church, Victoria Wharf
Booksellers, Printers, Stationers, Bookbinders, and Circulating Libraries.
Bennion Thomas Platt, High
Silvester & Lockett, High st
Boot and Shoemakers.
Bradbury John, Cheshire st.
Corfield Joseph, Cheshire st.
Oraston Edward (dealer), High street
Done Robert, Stafford street
Jones Richard, Little Drayton
Jones Samuel, Bell lane
Jones Wm., Little Drayton
Morris William, Stafford st.
Povell James, Little Drayton
Ralphes Joseph, Little Drayton
Roylance Thomas, Little Drayton
Steventon John, Little Drayton
Steventon William, Little Drayton
Williams John, Little Drayton
Williamson James, Shropshire street
Braziers and Tin Plate Workers.
Griffith Benjamin, Beast market
Snow Thomas, High street
Swinchatt Geo. Williamson, High street
Walsh Joseph, Shropshire street
Butchers.
Barker John, Beast market
Dale Mary, Stafford street
Hayward Charles, Shropshire street
Jarvis Joseph, Cheshire st.
Lockett George, Cheshire st.
Painter Richard, Kiln Bank
Poole Thomas, Little Drayton
Sergeant Matthew, Stafford street
Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers.
Bradshaw John, Beast Market
Griffith Isaac, Stafford street
Griffith Thos., Cheshire street
Harper George, Shropshire street
Montford Thomas, Church street
Carpenters and Builders.
Barratt Thomas, Stafford st.
Brown Thomas, Cheshire st.
Griffith Isaac, Stafford street
Jones Josiah, Shropshire st.
Montford Thomas, Church street
Noden Wm., Cheshire street
Chemists and Druggists.
Godwin William, Shropshire street
Goodall John, Cheshire street
Ridgway William (executors of), High street
Spendelow Richard William, Shropshire street
Coach Builder.
Critchley Cornelius, Beast Market
Coal Merchants.
Hazledine & Co., Old Wharf, Robert Fell, agent
Ryley & Sandbrook, Victoria Wharf, John Herbert, agent
Confectioners.
Deakin Peter, Shropshire st.
Harper William (and British wine dealer), High street
Coopers.
Drury Thomas, Shropshire street
Hall Thomas, Shropshire st.
Taylor William, Stafford st.
Corn Millers.
Davies Richard, Almington
Harper William, High street
Curriers.
Hill Thomas, Cheshire street
Lewis and Graham, Little Drayton
Dyers.
Hayward Richard, Stafford street
Trueman Charles, Cheshire street
Farmers.
Beeston James, Almington
Davies Richard (and corn miller), Almington
Embrey Thomas, Stafford street
Harper William, High street
Matthews Miles, Cheshire st.
Poole Thos., Little Drayton
Fire and Life Office Agents.
Clerical & Medical, William Waring Saxton, Stafford street
Crown, Charles Warren, Shropshire street
Law, Henry Grimley, Stafford street
Legal and Commercial, Joseph Edmund Wilkinson, Shropshire street
Manchester, George Rogers, High street
Market Drayton Cattle Club, Wm. D. Green, Cheshire street
Norwich Union, Joseph L. Warren, Cheshire, st.
Royal Farmers and General, Wm. D. Green, Cheshire street
Salop, Jn. Goodall, Cheshire street
Shropshire and North Wales, Joseph Firth, Stafford st.
Glass and China Dealers.
_Marked * are glass only_.
* Goodall John, Cheshire st.
Oldcroft Eliza, High street
* Ridgway William (executors of), High street
Grocers and Tea Dealers.
Davenport James, High st.
Godwin William, Shropshire street
Harper William, High street
Massie Thomas, Cheshire street
Moore Thomas, Cheshire street
Ridgway William (executors of), High street
Rodenhurst William and John, Cheshire street
Snow Thomas, High street
Spendelow Richard William, Shropshire street
Whitfield George, High st.
Hair Dressers.
Davies Thomas, Stafford street
Frith John, Shropshire street
Griffith Wm., Shropshire st.
Hair Seating Manufacturers.
Godwin William, Kiln bank
Haslam Joseph, Stafford st.
Sandbrook H. and W., Walk Mill
Hatters.
(_See also Linen Drapers and Hatters_.)
Craston Edward, High street
Jones John, Shropshire street
Sherwin Harry John, High street
Stevens Thomas, Shropshire street
Hosier.
Haywood Richard, Stafford street
Hotels, Inns, and Taverns.
Crown, Henry Boulton, Stafford street
Corbet Arms Hotel (posting house and excise office), James Foden, High street
Elephant and Castle, Sarah Dale, Shropshire street
George, Martha Barnett, Beast market
Lamb, Jas. Matthews, Stafford street
Man in the Moon, James Beeston, Almington
Old Cheshire Cheese, James Kirkham, High street
Red Lion, George Evans, Beast market
Royal Oak, Ann Hill, Cheshire street
Stag’s Head, Robert Edge, Beast market
Star, John Sayers Key, Stafford street
Unicorn, Thomas Sandalls, Stafford street
Wheat Sheaf, John Barnett, Old wharf
Beerhouses.
Brasnell John, Little Drayton
Brookshaw Benjamin, Old wharf
Brown Thomas, Cheshire street
Fletcher Elizabeth, Cheshire street
Hall Thomas, Shropshire st.
Hinton Robert, Shropshire street
Peake Thos., Little Drayton
Pegg John, Little Drayton
Preston George, Little Drayton
Roden William, Cheshire street
Stubbs Elizabeth, Bell lane
Wade Hill, Little Drayton
Woodcock Thomas, Little Drayton
Wright Nathaniel, Shropshire street
Hop and Seed Merchants.
Groom Thomas, Stafford st.
Godwin William (seed), Shropshire street
Massie Thomas, Cheshire st.
Rodenhurst William and John, Cheshire street
Snow Thomas, High street
Spendelow Richard William, Shropshire street
Whitfield George, High street
Ironmongers.
Rodenhurst William & John, Cheshire street
Snow Thomas, High street
Whitfield Geo., High street
Ironfounders.
Rodenhurst William and John, Cheshire street
Linen and Woollen Drapers, Silk Mercers, and Hatters.
Adams and Powell, Shropshire street
Bradbury Walter, High street
Brayn Joseph, High street
Heatley Thomas, High street
Lloyd Edmund, Shropshire street
Salter Samuel Colley, Shropshire street
Maltsters.
Evans George, Beast Market
Fletcher Joseph, Cheshire street
Goodall George, Cheshire st.
Hill Ann, Cheshire street
Key John Sayers, Stafford st.
Sandalls Thomas, Stafford st.
Milliners and Dress Makers.
Cartwright Martha, Shropshire street
Hopkins Eliza, Beast Market
Leigh Emily and Fanny, Cheshire street
Moore Ann, High street
Roberts Jane, Shropshire st.
Virgen Betsy, Longslow lane
Wilkes Jane, Church street
Nail Maker.
Jones John, Shropshire st.
Painter.
(_See also Plumbers_, _Glaziers_, _and Painters_.)
Cocayne Edward (coach and house), Stafford street
Patten and Clog Maker.
Fielding Henry, Cheshire st.
Plumbers, Glaziers, and Painters.
Fox James, Shropshire street
Hinton Robert, Shropshire street
Parsonage Frederick, Stafford street
Peake Thos., Little Drayton
Slaney Thomas, Cheshire st
Professor of Music.
Hawley William Ap Richard, Back lane
Pump Maker.
Bonell Samuel, Stafford street
Rope Makers.
Simester John, Shropshire street
Simester William, Cheshire street
Saddlers & Harness Makers.
Hill Henry, High street
Hill Robert, High street
Hopwood John, Stafford st.
Sillitoe Aaron, Beast market
Shopkeepers, Dealers in Sundries, and Grocers.
Bate Mary, Shropshire street
Bradshaw John, Beast Market
Cutler Joseph, Little Drayton
Davies Thomas, Stafford st.
Groom Thomas, Stafford st.
Harper George, Shropshire street
Hope Thomas, Shropshire street
Hopkinson James, Cheshire street
Jones John, Shropshire st.
Lewis George, Little Drayton
Mc Manus Charles, Shropshire street
Moore John, Cheshire street
Salter Sarah, Shropshire st.
Wright Nathaniel, Shropshire street
Straw Bonnet Makers.
Boughey and Woodcock, Church street
Bradbury Maria, Shropshire street
Grosvenor Mary Ann, Shropshire street
Hughes Maria, Shropshire street
Keeling Mary Ann, Little Drayton
Massey Mary Ann, Stafford st
Ryder Elizabeth, Little Drayton
Williams Sarah, Shropshire street
Surgeons.
Haslam Joseph Nickson, Shropshire street
Hopkins John, Cheshire st.
Saxton William Waring, Stafford street
Swinnerton Samuel, Shropshire street
Tailors.
_Marked * are Woollen Drapers and Hatters_.
Allen John, Beast Market
Arkinstall William, Shropshire street
Eaton William, Shropshire street
Farnell John, Bell lane
Farnell Zachariah, Cheshire street
Grosvenor John, Shropshire street
Shaw John, Stafford street
* Sherwin Harry John, High street
* Stevens Thos., Shropshire street
Woodhouse Thomas, Little Drayton
Tallow Chandlers.
Davenport James, High st.
Massie Thomas, Cheshire street
Tanner.
Hill Thomas, Cheshire street
Timber merchants.
Barratt Thomas, Stafford st.
Dymock and Co., Shropshire street, residence, Shelton
Edge Robert, Beast market
Veterinary Surgeons.
Matthews Miles, Cheshire street
Pimlett Joshua, Stafford st.
Watch and Clock Makers.
Bowker George, Cheshire st.
Grosvenor Robert, Church street
Rogers George (and silversmith and jeweller), High street
Wheelwrights.
Bradbury John, Longslow lane
Wicherley Samuel, Beast market
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
Sandbrook William and Son, Shropshire street
Wine and Spirit Vaults.
Barnett Lydia, High street
Wood Turners and Chair Makers.
Gad Thomas, Shropshire st.
Ray Uriah, Cheshire street
Carriers by Water.
Crowley and Co., general carriers to all parts of England; William Tomkinson, agent, Old wharf
Grand Junction Canal Company (to London); Wm. Tomkinson, agent, Old wharf
Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, general carriers to all parts of England; William Tomkinson, agent, Old wharf
BETTON
is a township and small rural village, in the parish of Market Drayton, two miles N.N. by E. from the parish church. The township comprises 2,185A. 0R. 27P. of land, the principal owners of which are Peter Broughton, Esq., and William Church Norcop, Esq. The other proprietors are Richard Corbet, Esq., Purney Sillitoe, Esq., and Sir John Chetwode, Bart. In 1841 there were 38 houses and 254 inhabitants within the bounds of the township. Rateable value, £2,963. 2s. The tithes have been commuted, and £223. 5s. 9d. apportioned to William Church Norcop, Esq.; £40. 7s. 6d. to Peter Broughton, Esq.; £32. 18s. 3d. to Richard Corbet, Esq.; and to the Vicar of Drayton, £5. 13s. 6d. BETTON HALL, a handsome and pleasantly situated mansion on elevated ground, is the residence and property of William Church Norcop, Esq. It was considerably enlarged and beautified about forty years ago. A pillar, in the field a little south from the hall, marks the site of an ancient chapel that formerly stood here, but no remains have been seen of it within the memory of man. TUNSTALL HALL, a spacious and elegant mansion, situated in park-like grounds, about a mile from Market Drayton, is the seat and property of Peter Broughton, Esq. BETTON MOSS is a tract of unenclosed land, containing 56A. 0R. 33P. OAKLEY CORN MILL is situated on the banks of the river Tern, which divides this township from the county of Stafford.
Bourne John, farmer, Betton Coppice
Broughton Peter, Esq., Tunstall Hall
Crutchley John, farmer, Brownhills
Davies Richard, farmer, Brownhills
Dobson Thomas, farmer, Ridgewardine
Duckers Charles, farmer, Ridgewardine
Heath William, farmer, Betton
Johnson Robert, farmer, Betton
Norcop William Church, Esq., Betton Hall
Spragg John, farmer, Ridgewardine
LONGSLOW,
a small township in the parish of Market Drayton, one mile and three quarters N.W. by N. from the church, contains 645A. 2R. 3P. of land, the whole of which is the property of the Earl of Powis. Rateable value, £1,866. 13s. Richard Corbet, Esq., is the impropriator of the large tithes, which are commuted for £81. 12s. 6d. The vicarial tithes are commuted for £21. 4s. 1d. At the census in 1841 there were 12 houses and a population of 70 souls. The principal residents are George Harris, farmer; Joseph Kemp, farmer; Joseph Sillitoe, farmer; John Thomas, farmer; and Robert Bruckshaw, blacksmith and general agricultural implement manufacturer.
SUTTON,
a township in the parish of Drayton, pleasantly situated about a mile and a half S.E. from the church, in 1841 had 32 houses and 177 inhabitants. The township contains 1,915A. 2R. 3P. of land. Rateable value, £326. 15s. The rectoral tithes are commuted for £268. 13s. 4d., of which £60 was apportioned to John Tayleur, Esq., and £208. 13s. 4d. to Richard Corbet, Esq. The small tithes, payable to the Vicar of Drayton, are commuted for £33. 9s. 1d. BUNTINGSDALE HALL is a brick mansion of considerable extent, the seat and property of John Tayleur, Esq., a considerable landowner. P. Sillitoe, Esq., is also a landowner. The township is watered by the river Tern, which turns several corn mills within the bounds of the township. This locality has a bold undulating surface, is well timbered, and the scenery beautifully picturesque.
The principal residents are John Tayleur, Esq., Buntingsdale Hall; John Adams, corn miller, Tern Hill; Samuel Blenford, blacksmith; James Foden, farmer, Holly Grove; George Harding, farmer, Cliff Gravel; George Harding, farmer, Coalhurst; William Harper, corn miller, Sutton Mill—residence, Drayton; John Harris, farmer; Samuel Shaw, corn miller, Rosehill; George Smith, farmer.
WOODSEAVES,
a township and village in the parish of Drayton, on the eastern verge of the county, bordering on Staffordshire, three miles south from Market Drayton, contains 1,781A. 0R. 31P. of land, and in 1841 had 55 houses and 268 inhabitants. Rateable value, £2,040. 15s. The principal landowners are John Tayleur, Esq., Walter Minor, Esq., Purney Sillitoe, Esq., Mr. Beeston, Mr. Adams, and Mr. Silvester. Richard Corbet, Esq., is the impropriator of the rectoral tithes, which are commuted for £105. 4s. 4d. The small tithes are commuted for £27. 0s. 6d. A small Episcopal Chapel has been built at Woodseaves, by Mrs. Nonely; divine service is performed every Friday evening.
DIRECTORY.—James Boughey, farmer; John Breeze, boot and shoemaker; Richard Delves, shopkeeper; Clement Dickenson, farmer, Rose Hill; Peter Duckers, farmer and butcher; Joseph Ellis, farmer; William Hendley, gentleman; John Hill, farmer, Sutton Heath; Richard Lewis, farmer; Joseph Meakin, farmer; James Poole, farmer, butcher, and victualler, Fox Inn; George Pye, blacksmith; Mary Steel and Sons, shoemakers; Richard Steel, farmer and beerhouse-keeper; William Sutton, farmer; Thomas Thomas, farmer; Charles Townsend, farmer.
ERCALL CHILDS,
a parish and village, pleasantly situated seven miles S.W. from Market Drayton, and seven miles N.W. from Newport. The parish comprises 3,585A. 0R. 8P. of land, and in 1801 here were 466 inhabitants; 1831, 416; and in 1841, 82 houses and 471 inhabitants. The soil is chiefly a light fertile loam. Richard Corbet, Esq., is owner of the whole parish, except about fifty acres, which are the property of the Duke of Sutherland. The tithes are commuted for £730.
THE CHURCH, an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Michael, exhibits various styles of architecture, and no doubt has been erected at different periods. It consists of nave, chancel, south aisle, and a tower at the west end. Four pointed arches divide the nave from the side aisle, at the east end of which there is an ancient piscina. A neat marble tablet remembers the Cooke family. There are also two small brass memorials. The living is a perpetual curacy, returned at £72, in the patronage of Richard Corbet, Esq. The Rev. Bertie Entwisle Johnson is the incumbent, and also rector of Hinstock. THE PARSONAGE is a handsome brick residence, a little north-west from the church; it was built by the present incumbent in the year 1846; in consideration of which the Governors of Queen Ann’s Bounty made a grant of £200 towards the augmentation of the living of Ercall. There is a NATIONAL SCHOOL in the village, situated near the west end of the church-yard; sixty-two boys and forty-two girls attend. DODECOTE GRANGE is a pleasantly situated house, and extensive farm comprising upwards of 500 acres, in the occupancy of Mr. Richard Heatley. There is a considerable tract of land covered with thriving plantations in the parish.
HUNGARY HATTON,
a township in the parish of Childs Ercall, one mile north from the church, and about five miles and a half south from Market Drayton, has a scattered population, the returns of which were included in Ercall at the census of 1841. On the north verge of the township there is a plantation of thriving timber covering upwards of thirty acres, which joins the estate and plantations of Henry Justice, Esq., in Hinstock parish. The acres and tithes are included in the returns of Ercall.
_Those marked * are in Hungary Hatton_, _and the rest reside in Ercall Childs_.
Aston William, farmer
* Atkin William, farmer and maltster
Benbow Mary, farmer
Bourne Edward, farmer, Old Hall
* Boughey George, farmer
Bourne Thomas, brickmaker
* Bruckshaw Benjamin, farmer
* Bruckshaw Thomas, blacksmith
Carnall John, farmer
* Cheshire John, blacksmith
Dawes Thomas, farmer
* Downes William, shoemaker
Edwards Joseph, farmer, Caynton Wood
Evason Francis, farmer
Evanson George, tailor
* Freeman John, farmer
Green Thomas, shoemaker
Harper Charles, wheelwright
Heatley Richard, farmer, Dodecote Grange
Hewitt George, schoolmaster & parish clerk
Heycock William, blacksmith
Johnson Rev. Bertie Entwisle, M.A., Parsonage
* Morgan George, farmer
* Morgan John, farmer
Morgan John H., carpenter
Palmer William, farmer, Nagington
* Rister Philip, wheelwright
Thacker James, victualler, Elephant
Woodhouse George, maltster
HINSTOCK
is a considerable parish and village, pleasantly situated on the turnpike road from Newport to Market Drayton, six miles N.N.W. from the former, and five miles S. from the latter. The population of this parish is widely scattered, and there are a great number of small detached cottages. The parish contains 3,036A. 1R. 16P. of land, the soil of which is various; in some parts a strong loam, and in other parts a light sandy soil prevails. The land has a bold undulating surface, and on the western verge of the parish are some thriving plantations. In 1801 the parish contained a population of 536 souls; 1831, 805; and in 1841 there were 173 houses and 897 inhabitants. There are 14A. 1R. 37P. of glebe land. The tithes have been commuted for £530. Rateable value of the parish, £4.722. 19s. 1d. Henry Justice, Esq., is a considerable landowner. The other principal landowners are Robert Masefield, Esq., Richard Corbet Esq., Mr. William Griffiths, Mr. Henry Meakin, Rev. Matthew Davies, the Trustees of Drayton Poor, Mr. John Griffiths, William Howard, Esq., Mr. Walter Meakin, Mrs. Masefield, Mr. Thomas Poole, Mr. Rowley, Mr. John Adams, Mr. Thomas Beeston, the Executors of the late Colonel Dawes, and the Devisees of the Mr. Thomas James; besides whom there are upwards of seventy small freeholders, who, in most instances, own the cottages in which they live, and a small plot or a few acres of land contiguous thereto.
THE CHURCH is a small venerable fabric, dedicated to St. Oswald, and is situated on an elevated plot of land, nearly in the centre of the village. The structure consists of nave, chancel, and a small south aisle, with a square tower at the west end. A small gallery was erected in 1831, with funds raised by subscriptions. The font is very ancient, and is of a circular shape with an octagonal base. A neat marble tablet has been erected in memory of Hannah Davies, who died in 1828, wife of the Rev. Matthew Davies, formerly curate of Hinstock. There is also a tablet in memory of the Vaughans, with the date of 1714/5. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s book at £5. 16s., now returned at £556., and enjoyed by the Rev. Bertie E. Johnson, M.A. There is a small METHODIST CHAPEL in the village. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL, a neat brick structure, was erected in 1839; seventy-five children attend. THE RECTORY is an ancient residence on the north side of the church-yard. HINSTOCK HALL, a handsome mansion of freestone, delightfully situated on elevated ground, about a mile north-west from the church, is the seat and property of Henry Justice, Esq. It is a modern structure, built about sixteen years ago, beautified with pleasure grounds and shrubberies, and sheltered with rising plantations. The situation commands extensive views over the fertile plains of Shropshire and the adjoining county of Stafford. PIXLEY are two good farm houses, situated near a mile west from the church. The land is partly in this parish and partly in that of Chetwynd; 89A. 1R. 32P. are in the latter parish.
POST OFFICE.—_At Mr. Samuel Cooper’s Falcon Inn_.
Justice Henry, Esq., Hinstock Hall
Abbotts Ann, schoolmistress
Adams John, farmer
Ash Charles, land surveyor
Blagg John, farmer
Bowring Robert, shopkeeper
Cappur Thomas, farmer, Gill of Stafford
Challenor John, shopkeeper
Churm John, farmer, Mount Pleasant
Churton Rev. Charles, M.A., curate
Cooper Samuel, victualler, Falcon Inn
Crump John, shopkeeper
Davies William, farmer
Eccleston James, farmer
Freeman John, farmer, Pixley
Glover Thomas, beerhouse
Goodwin George, wheelwright
Griffiths William, farmer
Hamlet William, shopkeeper
Hardy Sarah, farmer
Hardy William, farmer
Harvey James, maltster
Jackson George, shoemaker
Jackson John, farmer
Jackson Thomas, blacksmith
Jackson William, farmer
Lockley John, wheelwright
Lockley Thomas, farmer
Machin Jn., farmer & maltstr
Machin Mary, vict., Cock Inn
Maltby John, Esq., Hinstock Villa
Matthews John, horse dealer
Meakin Henry, farmer, Longpools
Meakin Walter, farmer
Morgan William, bricklayer
Nagington William, farmer, corn miller, and maltster, Shakeford
Pearse William, farmer and shoemaker, Lockley
Phillips John, farmer
Pitt George, shopkeeper
Podmore William, tailor
Poole Thomas, farmer
Pooler Benjamin, blacksmith
Reeves John, shoemaker
Reeves Mary, schoolmistress
Robinson Richard, farmer, Pixley
Sambrook Job, bricklayer
Sambrook John, bricklayer
Sambrook William, bricklayer
Sutton Mary & Ann, farmers
Talbot William, tailor
Titley Wm., farmer & butcher
Ward John, schoolmaster
Watts Andrew, farmer
Weat Wm., farmer & butcher
Woodcock William, farmer
Worrall Mary, farmer
Williams William, beerhouse
Wynn William, clock maker
HODNET
is a pleasantly situated and considerable village on the turnpike road from Shrewsbury to Market Drayton, thirteen miles N.N. by E. from the former, and six miles S.S. by W. from the latter. At the Domesday survey Earl Roger held Odenet, which gave name to the hundred, which has since undergone the denomination of Bradford North. In the 20th of Edward I., a _quo warranto_ was brought against William de Hodenet, to show what right he claimed to hold a market, take assize of bread and beer, and have free warren in the manor of Hodnet; for plea he produced the charter of King Henry, father of the then king, which proved his right, and so was dismissed with honour. The jury at the same assizes found that the serjeantry of William de Hodenet was to be steward of the castle of Montgomery, and to defend the outworks of the castle with his family and servants, and that this serjeantry had been given to his ancestors by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Salop. The market at Hodnet has long been obsolete, but fairs are held on the Monday before the second Wednesday in March, May 4th, and the Monday before October 24th. These fairs are usually well attended by the farmers residing in the surrounding district. The parish of Hodnet contains the townships of Hodnet, Bolas Parva, Hawkstone, Hopton and Espley, Kenstone, Losford, Marchamley, Peplow, Woollerton and Weston under Red Castle. There are 11,596A. 1R. 6P. of land, the rateable value of which is £13,396. 6s. Population in 1801, 1386; 1831, 2097, and in 1841 there were 408 houses and 2185 inhabitants. The township of Hodnet at the census of 1841 contained 120 houses and 596 inhabitants, Odo Hodenet came into England with William the Conqueror, and fixed his seat here; from this family the estates passed by a female heiress to the Vernons, and Elisabeth Vernon carried the estates by marriage into the Heber family, from which family it again passed in like manner by an heiress to the present proprietor, Algernon Charles Heber Percy, Esq., who resides at HODNET HALL, a plain stuccoed mansion, in a low situation, a little south from the church; it was formerly of considerable extent, and composed of timber and plaster, and the cloisters were adorned with ancient armorial bearings, but only a part of the original house is now standing, and that has been greatly modernized. Near the hall is a large mound called Castle Hill, supposed to have been the ancient residence of the Hodenets. The mound is planted with trees, and was probably the keep of the castle, but not a vestige of the stone work remains; the whole was surrounded by a moat, which may still be traced. The high grounds above the hall, which are studded with thriving plantations, were in former tithes a densely wooded park of considerable extent, and well stocked with deer. No deer have been kept there since the death of Sir Richard Vernon, who caused most of the timber to be cut down. Viscount Hill is also a considerable land owner. A. C. H. Percy is lord of the manor and patron of the living.