Part 62
CHARITIES.—_Richard Hodden_, by will, dated 19th June, 1684, devised his land of inheritance, situated in Dogpole-street, Shrewsbury, and also his lands lying in Middleton-on-the-Hill, in the county of Hereford, to Richard Hodden and his heirs, on condition that he should (among other things) pay an annuity of £7 to the poor of Dawley Magna. The premises in Dogpole-street, Shrewsbury, mentioned in Hodden’s will, cannot now be identified, but the annuity is paid by Mr. Bird, the occupier, and part owner of the premises of Middleton, which consists of a farm and buildings, and about seventy acres of land. The amount is divided among poor widows, who are relieved according to their necessities.
_Rebecca Walthall_, who died in 1756, bequeathed to the churchwardens of Dawley £40, and directed the interest to be distributed yearly to the poor of Malinslee. This money was in the hands of the late William Botfield, Esq., who distributed 40s. as the interest thereof among poor widows. When the charity commissioners published their report Mr. Botfield had also a further sum of £50 in his hands, left as he believed by Rebecca Walthall, for which he paid interest to the incumbent of Dawley.
In the year 1738, by deed, dated 14th of April, Richard Styche, in consideration of £20 paid to him by Edward Forsbrook, with the consent of the parishioners, for placing the said money at interest for the benefit of the poor of the parish, assigned a cottage at Madeley Wood, which had been granted to him in 1732, by George Yorke, for securing the repayment of £30 advanced by him to Yorke, and of which £10 had been since paid off. And by a memorandum at the back of the deed the parties agreed that interest at four per cent. should be paid for the £20. On the 7th March, 1857, the said George Yorke, by endorsement on this deed, acknowledged to have borrowed of the parish officers of Dawley the sum of £13, which sum, with interest at the rate of 10s. a year, he agreed should be payable from the said premises, making the whole principal sum £33. We could not ascertain with certainty the origin of this poor’s money, but find that Enoch Cooper, in 1721, left a sum of £20 to the use of the poor of Great Dawley, and this sum probably formed the first amount advanced on this mortgage. In the returns of the commissioners under the act of the 26th of George III., there is mention of a benefaction by another person of the name of Cooper of £13, which agrees with the further sum advanced on the mortgage in 1757, but we have not found any other trace of this donation.
POST OFFICE.—_At Mr. Samuel Deakin’s_, _High street_. Letters arrive at 8 A.M., and are despatched at 5 30 P.M. Money orders are granted at this office.
_Those names with_ 1 _affixed are in High street_; 2 _Chapel lane_; 3 _Dawley Green lane_; 4 _Dawley Bank_, 5 _Horse Hay_; 6 _Finger lane_; 7 _The Wickets_. _Those marked * are Dawley Magna_; _and_ † _in Malinslee_.
4 Bailey Edward, farmer
1 Bailey George, grocer, seedsman, and ironmonger
1 Bailey Henry, butcher
2 Bailey John, relieving officer
1 Bailey Michael, shopkeeper
5 Bailey Robert, cashier
2 Bailey William Henry, surveyor of highways, accountant, assistant overseer, and agent to Birmingham District Fire Office
1 Barclay John Brown, shopkeeper
* Barker John, cabinet-maker, registrar of births, deaths, and marriages, and vict., Crown Inn
3 Barnes Richard, inland revenue officer
1 Bason Edward, grocer and tea dealer
1 Baugh John, saddler
1 Belshaw Robert, draper and hatter
† Blakemore Thomas, victualler, Stag Inn
† Bishton William, victualler, Plough Inn
† Bishton Geo., accountant, Malinslee House
† Botfield Beriah, Esq., ironmaster
1 Bradbury Thomas, chemist and druggist, & agent to the Royal Farmers & Medical, Legal, and General Insurance Office
5 Bratton John, accountant
6 Bray and Garbett, timber dealers
6 Bray Moses, shoemaker
6 Bray Thomas, victualler, Queen’s Arms
4 Brown Richard, butcher
4 Broom William, shoemaker
1 Brown William, butcher
1 Burroughs James, watch and clockmaker
1 Carver James, joiner and builder
1 Chilton Joseph, beerhouse
1 Chirm Jane, shopkeeper
3 Clarke John, tailor
4 Clarke William, wheelwright
3 Clemson William, maltster and victualler, King’s Arms
1 Cooke Henry, grocer, maltster, corn-miller, and seedsman
4 Cox Rev. Alfred (Baptist)
5 Dobbs James, boot and shoemaker
1 Davies George, surgeon
Darby and Co. (Colebrook Dale Company), ironmasters, Horse Hay
3 Deakin Catherine, beerhouse
1 Deakin Samuel, plumber, glazier, painter, and postmaster
* Deakin Thomas, grocer and draper
1 Deakin Wm., painter, glazier, & beerhouse
* Dixon Thomas, farmer
4 Done James, grocer and draper
1 Egerton Joseph, butcher, and beerhouse
1 Egerton Samuel, victualler, Angel Inn
1 Evans Thomas, victualler, Crown Inn
2 Faulkner Richard, beerhouse
Finley Jane, schoolmistress, Pool-hill school
* Fletcher George, farmer
3 Franklin Francis, shoemaker
3 Garbett and Bray, timber dealers
1 Garbett John, draper
2 Garbett Matthew and Benjamin, charter masters
* Garbett Michael, clerk of St. Luke’s
5 Garbett William, victualler, Peacock
1 Gill Robert, brazier
3 Green Charles H., surgeon, The Terrace
* Greenhalgh Robert, grocer
1 Greenhalgh William, grocer, draper, and hop and corn dealer
3 Gregory Mary, bonnet maker
1 Gun Robert, shoemaker
4 Guy Mary, grocer and victualler, Queen’s Head
1 Guy Thomas, pork butcher
6 Harris James, blacksmith and chainmaker
† Harris Rev. William, curate, Parsonage
3 Hayward George, shoemaker & beerhouse
1 Heaford Jonathan, tailor and draper
3 Hewlett Jane, shopkeeper and beerhouse
† Hudson William, accountant, Dark-lane House
1 Hudson William, timber dealer & builder
Hughes Andrew, butcher, and victualler, Red Lion
James Joseph, police constable
1 Jones Benjamin, ironmonger
4 Jones George, blacksmith
3 Jones John, charter master
3 Jones Phillip, beerhouse
1 Jones Thomas, confectioner
2 Jones William, charter master
1 Kirby Samuel, tailor
Langley Field Coal Company
1 Lane Rosannah, beerhouse
* Leigh Randle, beerhouse
1 Lewis George, butcher
3 Lewis James, butcher and grocer
2 Lord Mrs. Mary Ann
1 Lloyd Robert, shoemaker
* Mancell Thomas, shoemaker
3 Mason Thomas, shoemaker
† Mason William, tailor, Church lane
5 Maun James, victualler, Labour in Vain
6 Merrington Charles, blacksmith, iron-fence and chain maker
1 Millington John, beerhouse
1 Millman Richard, wheelwright
1 Mogg William, earthenware dealer
7 Morgan Thomas, blacksmith
3 Morgan Jeremiah, grocer and victualler, The Lamb
* Morris Rev. James, The Parsonage
3 Onions Enoch, shopkeeper and beerhouse
5 Owen Mary, victualler, Craven Arms
* Nightingale Saml., farmer & vic., Unicorn Inn
3 Parish Joseph, spade maker
7 Parsons John, vict., Wickets Inn
1 Pearce Richard Reynolds, leather dealer
3 Pickin James, hair dresser
4 Pierson John, hair dresser
† Poole James, boiler, chain, and nail maker, and vict., New Wickets Inn
1 Poole and Son, hair dressers
† Poole Robert, ground bailiff
1 Poole Sarah, dress maker
3 Poole William, tailor
4 Poole William, charter master
* Powell Matthew, farmer
4 Powis George, shoemaker
3 Pritchard Charles, shoemaker
6 Pritchard George, vict., Peter’s Finger
4 Pursell Lancelot, butcher
Richards Rev. William, M.A., Parsonage
5 Roden Benjamin, rolling mill manager
1 Roum Alice, beerhouse
1 Roum Maria Louisa, bonnet maker
1 Russell Joseph, draper and hatter
6 Sandlands John, saddler
Sides John James, schoolmaster (National)
1 Simms John, tailor
6 Smallman William, beerhouse and grocer
1 Slater Joseph, stationer, and at Ironbridge
5 Stanley William, grocer and draper
Stewart Elizabeth, beerhouse
Smart Rev. John, Wesleyan
Summers Thomas, maltster, farmer, and vict., Hinkshey
Taylor John Joseph, maltster and vict., Dun Cow
1 Taylor Richard, grocer, maltster, and draper
* Taylor William, farmer
4 Teece James, tailor and draper
4 Tipton Henry, charter master and vict., Red Lion
† Tipton Mark, manager to B. Botfield, Esq.; residence, Mossy Green
1 Tranter Sarah, maltster & vict., Elephant and Castle
1 Tranter William, vict., Lord Hill
* Trigger Elizabeth, farmer
3 Vaughan Thomas, charter master
3 Walford John, tailor
3 Walford Mary, dressmaker
3 Walkis Miles, joiner
1 Webb Mathew, surgeon
5 Wilkes Thomas, mine agent
5 Wilkes Mark, furnace and forge manager
5 William Edward, vict., Pudlers’ Arms
* Wright Peter, farmer
EATON CONSTANTINE,
is a parish and delightfully situated village, near the Wrekin Hill, seven miles S.E. from Shrewsbury, and five miles S.W. from Wellington. The parish comprises 874A. 0R. 10P. of land, the principal owners of which are the Duke of Cleveland and Mrs. Maun, besides whom Mrs. Langley, Mr. Samuel Dalloe, Mr. George Davies, and Mr. William Langley, are also proprietors. The Duke of Cleveland is lord of the manor. In 1801 Eaton parish contained 204 inhabitants; 1831, 244, and in 1841 59 houses and 294 souls. THE CHURCH, a neat stone edifice dedicated to St. Mary, exhibits the gothic style of architecture, and was almost wholly rebuilt during the years 1847–8, at a cost of £775. Of this sum £490 was raised by subscriptions, £125 was granted by the Diocesan Society, £60 by the Incorporated Society for Enlarging and Building Churches, and £100 was raised by a parish rate on the parishioners. It is considered a free chapel or rectory, in the patronage of the Duke of Cleveland; incumbent, Rev. Henry Beckwith. The tithes are commuted for £176, of which £46 is paid to the vicar of Leighton, and the residue is paid to the incumbent of Eaton Constantine. There are 25 acres of glebe land. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL is a modern structure erected at the cost of £190, and situated near the church. The Privy Council on Education granted £40 towards the erection, the Diocesan Society £20, the National Society £15, and the residue was raised by public subscriptions. The average attendance of children is about sixty.
There is belonging to the poor of this parish the sum of £20, the origin of which is not known. It is secured on the Atcham House of Industry, and the interest, amounting to 18s. per annum, is distributed among four of the poorest parishioners. William Warham, in 1806, bequeathed after the decease of his wife the interest of £100, and directed the same to be distributed among five of the poorest parishioners of the parish. The testator’s widow died in 1826, and £90 (£10 having been deducted for the legacy duty), was laid out in the purchase of £114. 2s. 1d. three per cent. consols. The dividends, amounting to £3. 8s. 4d. per annum, are divided on Candlemas-day among five poor men residing in the parish.
DIRECTORY.—The Rev. Henry Beckwith, The Parsonage; John Bullock, carpenter; Samuel Dalloe, carpenter; John James, carpenter, Longwood; Maria Langley, beerhouse keeper; John Morris, blacksmith; Henry Smith, grocer; Zechariah Smith, farmer; Robert Thomas, farmer; Thomas Ward, carpenter.
EDGMOND
is a considerable parish, comprising the townships of Adeney, Butterey, Calvington, Caynton, Cherrington, Chetwynd Aston, Church Aston, Stanford, Tibberton, and part of Pickstock. The parish contains 5,026A. 0R. 31P. of land; gross estimated rental, £9,227. 16s. 1½d.; rateable value, £7,854. 8s. 11½d. Population in 1801, 1,699; 1831, 2,300, and in 1841, 2,471. The village of Edgmond is pleasantly situated on elevated ground, about a mile W. from Newport; it contains several good residences, and commands some pleasing prospects of the surrounding country. The township contains 1,933A. 2R. 27P. of land, and in 1841 there were 174 houses and 792 inhabitants. Rateable value, £3,741. 4s. 9¼d. The lands are intersected by the Shropshire union canal, which covers 20A. 0R. 32P. of land. The principal landowners are Thomas Bayley, Esq., Mr. John Cooke Hill, Rev. John D. Pigott, Rev. William Dalton, Mr. John Moore, Mr. John Alcock, Mr. Thomas Harper Adams, and Mrs. Dewson; J. C. H. Borough, Esq., is lord of the manor.
THE CHURCH is a fine old castellated structure, dedicated to St. Peter, consisting of nave, chancel, and side aisles, with a square tower in which are six bells; four pointed arches rising from octagonal pillars divide the nave from the side aisles. The chancel is spacious and covered with tesselated pavement. Above the altar is a beautiful stained glass window, added a few years ago at the expense of the present rector; it contains figures, chastely executed, representative of St. Peter, St. James, and St. John, the other compartments being richly ornamented with gothic tracery. The west window has also been beautified with stained glass by the liberality of the parishioners. In the centre aisle is a brass with two full length figures, the armorial bearings of the family, and figures of thirteen children, in memory of the Young’s, a family of consequence in this locality in former days. A neat tablet in the south aisle remembers William Briscoe, Esq., of Caynton, who died in 1828; near to it is another tablet to the memory of John Bayley, Esq., who died in 1833. The font has been re-hewn, but the original characters have been preserved. An alabaster slab, recently removed from the chancel to the west end of the church, remembers Nicholas Peckell, supposed to have been the last Roman Catholic rector of this place. The church was anciently appropriated to the abbey of Shrewsbury. In the 10th of Henry VII., the advowson was given to the Carthusian priory at Shortly, near Coventry. The patronage is now vested in the Rev. John Dryden Pigott, B.A., who is also the incumbent. The tithes have been commuted for £2,400, and there are 62A. 2R. 25P. of glebe land. The rectory is a very ancient building on the south side of the church yard; it was no doubt built for the reception of some of the religious orders in Catholic times. A low doorway and some other small fragments are all that remain of the ancient fabric. EDGMOND HALL, a handsome brick residence pleasantly situated a little south from the church, is the property of Mr. John C. Hill, but unoccupied when our agent visited Edgmond. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL, situated a little west from the church, has an attendance of 54 boys and 46 girls. THE PRIMITIVE METHODISTS have a small chapel built in 1835.
CHARITIES.—In 1699 certain lands were purchased with the sum of £70, which is supposed to have been derived from some of the numerous benefactions which are recorded on a tablet in the church, and for the greater number of which, amounting to £211, no permanent mode of application is there designed. In the purchase deeds it is directed that six penny loaves should be distributed in the parish every Sunday, from which it is inferred that John Moreton’s gift of £26 formed part of the purchase money, the interest of which at five per cent. would exactly suffice for the weekly distribution of six penny loaves. These lands, with an allotment of about three-fourths of an acre made in respect of them some years ago, contain in the whole 13A. 0R. 22P., and now produces a yearly rental of £12. There are also about twelve acres of land situate in the parish of Edgmond, and belonging to the poor of the parish, which are supposed to have been purchased with other of the benefactions recorded upon the tablet in the church, but there are no deeds or documents now extant indicating the source from which the property was derived, or the trusts on which it is held. There are four pieces of land which together are let for £26. 12s. per annum; from this fund, and £4. 10s. added from the rents of the Hinstock estate, 7s. worth of bread is distributed every week among the poor of Edgmond, and 14s. worth is sent every Easter to Tibberton. £1. 19s. is distributed among the poor of Edgmond on St. David’s-day in sums of 6d. each, as the gift of David Oliver. The residue of the fund amounting to £10. 5s. is expended in warm clothing for the poor during the winter season.
_The Rev. Dryden Pigott_, in 1734, bequeathed £200, and directed the interest thereof to be employed in clothing and schooling, and for books for such poor boys inhabiting the village of Edgmond as his executor and the rector of Edgmond, their heirs and successors, should judge to be a sufficient number for the purpose; the said boys to be clothed and kept at school so long as the said trustees should think fit. This legacy in 1806 was invested in the purchase of £258. 8s. 3d. four per cent. stock, and the dividends, which amount to £10. 4s. 8d., are employed in the clothing and education of seven or eight boys.
_John Smith_ left £100, the interest to be given upon St. John’s-day to the poor of Edgmond. _Robert Pigott_, in 1746, left £50, the interest to be given to the poor of Edgmond and Adeney. An annual sum of £7. 10s. is paid by the Rev. John D. Pigott as the interest of these two benefactions. The amount is given away in half-crowns to the poor of Adeney and Edgmond on St. John’s-day.
Adams Thomas Harper, farmer, Anceller House
Alcock John, gentleman
Bayley Thomas, gentleman
Blakemore John, farmer
Bolas Benjamin, shoemaker
Bolas John, shoemaker
Bratton Thomas, tailor
Buckley Thomas, tailor
Casewell William, farmer
Davies William, wheelwright
Dewson Mrs. Catherine, Hill House
Evans Edward, shoemaker
Harper John, tailor and vict., Lion Inn
Hill Capt. Clement, Summer Hill
Hill John Cooke, farmer
Hollins Mr. John
Icke Mrs. Elizabeth Glover, Edgmond Grove
James John, shopkeeper
Large John, shopkeeper and carpenter
Lewin George, schoolmaster
Littleton Ben., blacksmith
Mansell Thomas, blacksmith
Moore John, farmer
Morris William, tailor
Patrick James, shoemaker
Phillips John, wheelwright
Pigott David, shoemaker
Pigott Rev. John Dryden, B.A., The Rectory
Pigott William, wheelwright
Pinson William, shoemaker
Pooler Richard, butcher
Sillitoe John, farmer
Sillitoe Thomas, farmer
Tomlins Rev. Richard, M.A.
Vigers Peter, carpenter
Wainwright Abrm., road surv.
Wiggin Thomas, farmer and vict., Old Lamb
Williams John, farmer
Yeomans John, maltster, butcher, and vict., New Inn
ADENEY, OR ADNEY,
is a small township in the parish of Edgmond, situated about a mile W. from the parish church; the township contains 618A. 2R. 22P. of land, the soil of which in some places is light and sandy, and in other parts a strong fertile loam. The Shropshire union canal intersects the township, and occupies 15A. 0R. 2P. of land; Lady Tyrwhitt is the owner of the land, the gross rental of which is £1,175. 13s. 3d. Rateable value, £982. 2s. 7½d. At the census in 1841 there were ten houses and a population of 71 souls.
The principal residents are Richard Asterley, farmer; George Hammond, farmer and surveyor; and John Pooler, farmer, and brick, tile, and draining pipe manufacturer.
BUTTEREY
is a township with only one house, partly situated in the parish of Edgmond and partly in that of Lilleshall; in the former are 239A. 3R. 38P. of land, and in the latter about 30 acres. The rateable value of the land in Edgmond is £354. 16s. 5d. The Shropshire union railway crosses the township and occupies 5A. 2R. 6P. There is a considerable extent of low marsh land, which is used for grazing purposes. The Duke of Sutherland is the proprietor. Mrs. Sarah Masefield, farmer, occupies the land, and resides at a good residence near the banks of the canal, about two miles S.W. from Edgmond.
CAYNTON,
a township two miles N.W. from Edgmond, has 670A. 0R. 17P. of land, which is the property of George Briscoe, Esq. Rateable value, £995. 12s. 6d. At the census of 1841 there were 14 houses and 51 inhabitants. CAYNTON HOUSE is a handsome brick residence pleasantly situated, in the occupancy of Mr. Thomas Paddock, farmer. There is a corn mill here situated on a small stream, which has its confluence with the river Tern in the parish of Ercall Magna. CALVINGTON, returned as in the township of Caynton at the census of 1841, is held as a separate township by the parish officers. It contains 339A. 2R. 18P. of land, which is the property of Mr. Charles Morris. Rateable value, £464. 0s. 1½d. STANFORD, a good farm two miles N. from Edgmond, has 221A. 0R. 23P. of land, which is the property of the Rev. William Dalton. Rateable value, £228. 17s. 1d.
DIRECTORY.—Thomas and William Paddock, farmers, maltsters, and corn millers, Caynton; Thomas Paddock, farmer, Caynton House; Sarah Pooler, farmer, Calvington; Edward Banton, farmer, Stanford Hall.
CHERRINGTON
is a township in the parish of Edgmond, three miles and a quarter from the parish church, comprising 1,035A. 1R. 12P. of land, mostly a light fertile loam, about equal portions arable and in pasture lands. The Duke of Sutherland is lord of the manor and owner of the whole township, except 29A. 1R. 20P. of land, which is the property of Mr. Joseph Ogle. In 1801 there were 173 inhabitants; 1831, 192; and in 1841, 39 houses and 189 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,522. 12s. 4d. The farms here are of considerable extent, and the land has been much improved by superior cultivation.
_John White_ gave the sum of £20 to the poor of Cherrington, and directed the interest to be distributed by the minister, churchwardens, and overseers of the parish, among the most deserving objects of charity. This gift is now in the savings’ bank, and the interest is usually distributed among old men or widows of Cherrington. There are traces of the distribution of this charity for more than a century back; and an entry in the churchwardens’ book for the year 1788, describes it as money left by the late Captain White.
The principal residents are Thomas Browne, farmer; Henry Green, farmer, Day House; Sarah Palin, farmer, Cherrington Manor; William Podmore, farmer; William Fletcher, joiner and builder; William Harper, shoemaker; Richard Hobson, shoemaker; Thomas Jones, shoemaker; Richard Middleton, rope maker; Benjamin Rea, corn miller; and John Williams, shopkeeper and vict., Four Crosses.
CHETWYND, OR FIELD ASTON,
is a township in the parish of Edgmond, situated near the eastern verge of the county, about a mile south from Newport. The township is intersected by the railway, and the Newport station is within the bounds of this township, situated about half a mile from the church. The township contains 1,244A. 0R. 8P. of land. Gross estimated rental, £3,051. 11s. 3d. Rateable value, £2,670. 7s. The principal landowners are the Duke of Sutherland; John Cotes, Esq.; John Tayleur, Esq.; Miss Elizabeth Slaney; Lilleshall Company; Mr. Phillips; and Mr. Stoneley. The population of this township in 1801 was 268; 1831, 246; and 1841, 385; at the latter period there were 82 houses, which are for the most part straggling, and form in part the southern suburb to the town of Newport, and stretch on the turnpike road as far as Pave Lane, upwards of a mile and a half.
PAVE LANE is a hamlet on the turnpike road, where the Lilleshall company have a depôt for coal, which is brought by canal from the extensive collieries of the Duke of Sutherland, which are leased by the Lilleshall company. The town of Newport is almost wholly supplied by the coal brought hither, which is of very superior quality, and varies in price from 6s. 3d. to 10s. 10d. per ton.
Allman John, shoemaker and blacksmith
Baddeley Charles, farmer, Aston cottage
Baleson Rev. John, curate of Church Aston
Birks Thomas, beerhouse
Bridgwood Mr. William
Brittain Richard, farmer
Brittain Thomas, farmer and corn miller
Collier Joseph, commercial academy
Cheadle James, agent to Lilleshall company, Pave Lane
Goodwin Joseph, wheelwright
James John, farmer, Pave Lane
Hall John, station master
Humphreys Joseph, farmer and butcher
Lawley Thomas, shoemaker
Lilleshall Company, coal & lime merchants
Mancell Walter, maltster and vict., Fox and Duck, Pave lane
Mancell William, vict., Horse and Jockey, Pave Lane
Nevett John, toll-gate contractor
Paddock James, farmer
Slaney Miss Elizabeth, Holly grove
Slaney Elizabeth, farmer
Stoneley James, brick maker and farmer
Tomkinson Joseph, tailor
Treasure John, land agent, surveyor, and builder, Aston villa
CHURCH ASTON