Part 68
Rees John, saddler & harness maker, High st
Rees Philip, butcher, High street
Rees Philip, butcher, Upper Bar
Roberts Thomas, bailiff to county court, Upper Bar
Rogers Elizabeth, tanner, Watery lane
Rogers Stephen, baker, St. Mary’s street
Rowley James, blacksmith, Upper Bar
Rutter Jane, vict., Crown Inn and Posting House, High street
Sandford Rev. William, M.A., Incumbent of Newport, the Grammar School, High st
Saxton Rev. Charles Waring, D.D., head master of Grammar School, High street
Scott Robert, gentleman, High street
Serjeant Elizabeth, shopkeeper, High street
Serjeant John, solicitor’s clerk, Lower Bar
Serjeant Peter, cabinet-maker & upholsterer, High street
Serjeant William, currier and leather-cutter, High street
Shaw Abraham Pierpont, bookseller, printer, stationer, bookbinder, patent medicine vendor, and agent to Times Life and Assurance and Guarantee Co., High street
Shaw John, wheelwright, Workhouse lane
Sherry Richard, omnibus proprietor, and victualler, Anchor Inn, St. Mary’s street
Sherry Thomas, maltster, High street
Shropshire Banking Company, High street, Mr. William Silvester, manager
Sillitoe Maria Justice, postmistress, High st
Sillitoe William, gentleman, Lower Bar
Silvester Henry Price and Charles, booksellers, printers, stationers, bookbinders, musical instrument dealers, patent medicine vendors, stamp-office, and patent machine rulers, High street
Silvester Mr. William, bank-manager, High street
Simpson Charles, town crier, High street
Skitt Mrs. Emma, St. Mary’s street
Slaney Henry, cabinet-maker & upholsterer, St. Mary’s street
Slaney William, grocer & tea dealer, High st
Smallwood Brooke Hector, Esq., solicitor, St. Mary’s st.; residence, Chetwynd End
Smallwood George, shopkeeper, Stafford st
Smart Elizabeth, bonnet-maker, St. Mary’s st
Smart George, patten and clog maker, Upper Bar
Smart Richard, tailor, High street
Smith Mrs. Ann, High street
Smith Mr. Edward, High street
Steed Charles Christopher, boot and shoemaker, leather-cutter, and toy-warehouse, High street
Steed George, boot and shoemaker and leather-cutter, High street
Steeple Thomas, accountant, Upper Bar
Steventon Charles and John, butchers, High street
Steventon Martha, shopkeeper, High street
Stokes Charles, shopkeeper, Upper Bar
Stokes John, surveyor of highways, collector of assessed taxes, and manager of the gas works, Marsh lane
Stokes Thomas, maltster and victualler, Shakspere Inn, Upper Bar
Stokes William, maltster, Wellington road
Sturgess George, painter and shopkeeper, High street
Sturgess Sarah, bonnet-maker, High-street
Taylor Mrs. Frances, High street
Thomas Alexander, hosier, High-street
Thompson John, fishmonger, fruiterer, and game dealer, High street
Thurstan Thomas, Esq., St. Mary’s street
Tipping Richard, gun and pistol maker, Upper Bar
Tomlin Sarah, schoolmistress, Workhouse lane
Tomkinson James, cooper, High street
Tomkinson John, baker and shopkeeper, Stafford street
Tomkinson Job, shopkeeper, High street
Treasure John, land agent, surveyor, and builder, Chetwynd Aston
Trovell Rev. Michael, Catholic priest, Salter’s Hall
Underhill William Scott, grocer, tea dealer, ironmonger, brazier, and tin-plate worker, nail, hurdle, and agricultural implement maker, High street
Ventriss Rev. E. F., curate, High street
Waldron Joseph, victualler, Horse & Jockey, High street
Walker Emma and Elizabeth, milliners, High street
Walker William, victualler, Unicorn Inn, High street
Ward Elizabeth, victualler, Wharf Tavern, Canal wharf
Ward George, maltster and victualler, Barley Mow Inn, High street
Ward George Joseph, timber and tile merchant, Canal wharf; residence, Church Aston
Ward John, maltster and victualler, Raven and Bell Inn, High street
Ward Martha and Elizabeth, milliners, High street
Warner John, linen and woollen draper and silk mercer, High street
Warner & Co., woollen drapers, clothiers, and hatters, High street
Washbourne William, Esq., solicitor, High-street; residence, Chetwynd House
Watkin John, linen and woollen draper, clothier and hatter, High street
Watkin John, ironmonger, brazier, and tin-plate worker, High street
Westbrook Samuel, shoemaker, Wellington road
Whiston Joseph, watch and clock maker, High street
Whiston Thomas, watch and clock maker, Upper Bar
Whittingham Joseph, stone mason, Upper Bar
Wilde Martha, grocer and tallow-chandler, St. Mary’s street
Williams John, bricklayer, High street
Williams John, shopkeeper, Upper Bar
Williams William, joiner, Upper Bar
Woods William Barnett, accountant & paper-hanger, St. Mary’s street
Worrall Joseph, tailor and draper, High st
Wright Joseph, hatter, High street
Yale Elizabeth, dressmaker, High street
Yates John, grocer, tea-dealer, and chemist and druggist, High street
Academies.
Atkinson and Cooke, High st
Bradbury Helen, Wellington road
Catholic School, Mrs. Baldwin
Grammar School, High st., Rev. Chas. Waring Saxton, D.D., head master; Rev. Wm. Sandford, M.A., second master; Mr. Rd. Crowther, third master
Guy Ann, High street
Infants’ School, Mary Ann Barlow, Wellington road
National School, (Girls), Sarah Tomlin, Workhouse lane
Royal Free School, John Lees, Wellington road
Agricultural Implement Maker.
Underhill Wm. Scott, High street
Ale, Porter, & Spirit Agents.
Bradbury Charles, High st
Bradbury Samuel, High st
Doody Joseph, ale & porter, High street
Attorneys.
Baddeley Thomas Bernard, St. Mary’s street
Brookes Ambrose, Upper Bar
Fisher & Washbourne, High street
Heane Henry, High street
Keeling William, High street
Liddle William, and clerk to magistrates, High street
Smallwood Brooke Hector, St. Mary’s street
Auctioneers.
Doody Joseph, High street
Fieldhouse Thomas, High st
Holland John, St. Mary’s st
Bakers.
Griffiths John, High street
Huxley John, Lower Bar
Rogers Stephen, St. Mary’s st
Tomkinson John, Stafford st
Banks.
National Provincial Bank of England, High st., (draws on London Joint Stock Bank); Mr. Alex. Fowler, manager
Savings’ Bank, High, street, open every alternate Saturday from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M.; Mr. Charles Silvester, secretary
Shropshire Banking Co., High street, (draw on Hanbury & Co., London); Mr. William Silvester, manager
Blacksmiths.
Dawes James, Stafford street
Cooke Joseph, Salt house ln
Rowley James, Upper Bar
Booksellers, Printers, Stationers, Bookbinders, and Patent Medicine Vendors.
Shaw Abraham Pierpoint, High street
Silvester Henry Price and Charles, High street
Boot and Shoemakers.
Beeston John, Lower Bar
Blest Richard, Workhouse ln
Bolas William, St. Mary’s st
Leech George, Upper Bar
Owen William, Watery lane
Pember John, High street
Plant Stephen, St. Mary’s st
Pooler Thomas, Upper Bar
Steed Charles Christopher, and toy warehouse, High street
Steed George, High street
Westbrook Samuel, Wellington road
Braziers & Tin-Plate Workers.
Davies Thomas, High street
Underhill Wm. Scott, High street
Watkin John, High street
Bricklayer.
Williams John, High street
Butchers.
Barber Charles, High street
Gosnell John, Lower Bar
Morris Samuel, Stafford st
Rees Philip, High street
Rees Philip, Upper Bar
Steventon Charles and John, High street
Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers.
Cobb Samuel, High street
Davieson Thomas, High st
Jenkins William, St. Mary’s street
Serjeant Peter, High street
Slaney Henry, St. Mary’s st
Chemists & Druggists.
Chalmers Henry, High st
Duncalfe Thos., St. Mary’s st
Icke and Yates, High street
Jones and Aston, Lower Bar
Oastier William, High street
Clothiers.
Lowe Richard, High street
Warner and Co., and general outfitters, High street
Watkin John, High street
Confectioners.
Griffiths John, High street
Serjeant Elizabeth, High st
Sillitoe Fanny, High street
Coopers.
Eccleshall John, Upper Bar
James John, St. Mary’s st
Tomkinson James, High st
Corn Miller.
Lockley James, High street
Curriers & Leather Cutters.
_Marked * leather cutter_.
Hutchinson James, High st
Serjeant Wm., St. Mary’s st
* Steed George, High street
Engineers, Millwrights, and Brass Founders.
Massey William and George, Lower Bar
Fire & Life Office Agents.
Birmingham, Richard Lowe, High street
District, Edward Pritchard, High street
Industrial and General, Ed. Pritchard, High street
Law, William Washbourne, High street
Medical and Clerical, Wm. Oastler, High street
Norwich Union, Jas. Joseph Icke, High street
Palladium, Alexander Fowler, High street
Phœnix, Alexander Fowler, High street
Salop, Henry Chalmers, High street
Shropshire & North Wales, Thomas Fieldhouse, High street
Times Life and Assurance and Guarantee, Abraham P. Shaw, High street
Glass & China Dealers.
Griffiths John, High street
Underhill William Scott, (glass), High street
Fish and Game Dealers and Fruiterers.
Bowring Thos., St. Mary’s st
Thompson John, High street
Grocers & Tea Dealers.
Brittain William, High st
Fieldhouse William, High st
Huxley John, Lower Bar
Icke and Yates, High street
Jones and Aston, Lower Bar
Lockley James, High street
Slaney William, High street
Underhill Wm. Scott, High street
Wild Martha, St. Mary’s st
Gun & Pistol Maker.
Tipping Richard, Upper Bar
Hair Dressers.
Adderley Thomas William, High street
Harvey Robert, High street
Macklin Frederick, High st
Hatters.
Keeling John, High street
Warner & Co., High street
Watkin John, High street
Worrall Joseph, High street
Wright Joseph, High street
Hosiers and Haberdashers.
Clift Roger, Lower Bar
Lowe Richard Goolden, High street
Thomas Alexander, High st
Hotels, Inns, & Taverns.
Anchor, Richard Sherry, St. Mary’s street
Barley Mow, George Ward, High street
Bridge Tavern, Thomas Haycock, Lower Bar
Bull’s Head, Mary Ann Barlow, St. Mary’s street
Crown Inn (posting house), Jane Rutter, High street
Feathers, George Barlow, High street
Fox & Grapes, John Goodall, St. Mary’s street
George and Dragon, Joseph Parsons, St. Mary’s st
Horse and Jockey, Joseph Waldron, St. Mary’s st
King’s Arms, James Lockley, High street
New Inn, James Harrison, Stafford road
Old Bell, James Lockley, High street
Old Crow, Benjamin Parton, High street
Old Star, Matthew Darley, High street
Pheasant, Mary Leigh, High street
Pig Fold, Peter Pickin, High street
Plough, John Dawson, High street
Raven and Bell, John Ward, High street
Royal Victoria Hotel (posting house), St. Mary’s street
Shakspere, Thomas Stokes, Upper Bar
Swan, George Lamonby, High street
Unicorn, William Walker, High street
Wharf Tavern, Elizabeth Ward, Canal wharf
White Horse, Samuel Barlow, High street
White Lion, Richard Booth, High street
Beerhouses.
Edwards Joseph, High street
Fox William, Upper Bar
Glover Alfred, St. Mary’s st.
Owen Ann, Summer House
Plant Thomas, Lower Bar
Ironmongers.
Jones and Aston, Lower Bar
Underhill William Scott
Joiners and Builders.
Treasure John Chetwynd, Aston
Williams William, Upper Bar
Linen and Woollen Drapers and Silk Mercers.
Edwards David, High street
James Lewis and Isaiah, High street
Warner John, High street
Watkin John, High street
Maltsters.
Barber Charles, High street
Barlow George, High street
Doody George, High street
Fieldhouse Thos., High st.
Lockley James, High street
Parton Benjamin, High st.
Stokes William, Wellington road
Ward George, High street
Ward John, High street
Milliners and Dress Makers.
Brittain Miss, High street
Collier Mary Ann, High st.
Fieldhouse Ann, High street
Fishwick Mary Ann and Alice, High street
Hutchinson Mary Ann, High street
Leach Ann and Elizabeth, Upper Bar
Plant Caroline, Upper Bar
Walker Emma and Eliza, High street
Ward Martha and Elizabeth, High street
Yale Elizabeth, High street
Patten and Clog Maker.
Smart George, Upper Bar
Plumbers, Glaziers, and Painters.
_Marked * Painter and Glazier only_.
Brown William, High street
Davies Samuel, High street
* Lowe Edwin, High street
Sturgess George, High street
Sturgess George, High street
Rope and Twine Maker.
Chettar John, Upper Bar
Saddlers & Harness Makers.
Dodd George, Lower Bar
Eardley Thos., High street
Fishwick William, High st.
Plant Thomas, Lower Bar
Rees John, High street
Shopkeepers, Dealers in Sundries, and Groceries.
Gosnell John, Lower Bar
Harker Francis, High street
Hollins John, High street
Steventon Martha, High st.
Stokes Charles, Upper Bar
Sturgess George, High street
Swallow George, Stafford st.
Tomkinson John, Stafford street
Tomkinson Job, High street
Williams John, Upper Bar
Soda Water Manufacturer.
Bradbury Charles, High st.
Stone Mason.
Whittingham Joseph, Upper Bar
Straw Bonnet Makers.
Evanson Ann, St. Mary’s st.
Lowe Emma, High street
Smart Eliza, St. Mary’s st.
Sturgess Sarah, High street
Surgeons.
Baddeley William Edward, High street
Duncalfe George, St. Mary’s street
Godby Augustus H., High st.
Lindop William, St. Mary’s street
Surveyor and Builder.
Treasure John Chetwynd, Aston
Tailors.
_Those with_ * _affixed are Woollen Drapers_.
* Bradbury Charles, High st.
Breese John, High street
Breese Thomas, St. Mary’s street
Gater Charles, High street
Jervis William, High street
Johnstone Moses, Lower Bar
* Keeling John, High street
Smart Richard, High street
* Watkin John, High street
* Worrall Joseph, High street
Tallow Chandlers.
Brittain William, High street
Fieldhouse William, High st.
Wilde Martha, St. Mary’s st.
Tanner.
Rogers Elizabeth, Watery lane
Timber Merchants.
Ward George Joseph, Canal wharf
Mansell Thomas, Stafford road
Turnery, Bendware, and Hair Sieve Manufacturers, & General Wood Turners.
Atkins Lewis, Mill Works
Baughey Thos., Mill Works
Veterinary Surgeon.
Duncalfe Thomas, St. Mary’s street
Watch & Clock Makers.
Northwood James, High st
Whiston Joseph, High street
Whiston Thomas, Upper Bar
Wheelwrights.
Mansell Thomas, Stafford st
Shaw John, Workhouse Lane
Wine & Spirit Merchants.
Allan Harry, High street
Liddle William, High street
Wood Turners.
Leech and Humphreys, Upper Bar
Wool Staplers.
Ford and Co., Stafford street
General Carriers.
The Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, George Hall, clerk
PRESTON-UPON-THE-WILD-MOORS
is a parish and small rural village, three miles N.E. of Wellington, comprising 1,153A. 4R. 30P. of land, and in 1801 had 170 inhabitants; 1831, 218; and in 1841 there were 80 houses and a population of 389 souls. Rateable value, £1,422. 1s. 10d. The village is retired, but pleasantly situated, and contains some good farm residences. St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., and the Trustees of Preston Hospital are the landowners. THE CHURCH is a small brick structure, consisting of nave and chancel, with a tower, in which are two bells. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s book at £3, now returned £198, in the patronage of the Trustees of Preston Hospital and St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., alternately; incumbent, Rev. William Taylor Bird, M.A. The tithes are commuted for £119, and there are 23 acres of glebe land.
PRESTON HOSPITAL.—_Lady Catherine Herbert_, widow of Henry Lord Herbert, by her will, bearing date 11th April, 1716, gave the sum of £6,000, in trust, to be laid out in the purchase of lands, in the county of Salop, and building an almshouse thereon, for the reception of 12 poor women and 12 poor girls; the patronage to be vested in the Earl and Countess of Bradford. _Thomas Lord Torrington_, by will, 1718, devised his real estate in Preston-upon-the-Wild-Moors, subject to certain annuities, in trust, to apply the rents and profits to the same use as Lady Herbert’s gift; and directed the almshouse to be built upon such part of the estate at Preston as his trustees should think proper; and he gave £1,000, then due to him from his nephew, the Earl of Bradford, to the trustees, to be laid out in building a hall in the middle of the hospital. The property belonging the hospital, when the Charity Commissioners published their report in the year 1828, consisted of the sum of £9,621. 4s. 6d., three per cent. consols; certain lands, chiefly situated in the parish of Preston, comprising 1,077A. 0R. 31P. of land, let at a yearly rental of £1,301. 5s. 6d.; and the dividends of £5,539. 12s. three per cent. consols, producing £166. 3s. 4d. per annum. The latter stock is in respect of a legacy of £4,000, bequeathed in 1802 by _Charles Henry Coote_, _Earl of Montrath_, to be applied by the trustees in the augmentation of the poor widows’ stipends.
The hospital is a spacious and elegant brick structure, with stone finishings, and was originally built so as to form three sides of a square, with a large hall in the centre, used both as a chapel and as a school. The old buildings contain apartments for 20 widows, and sufficient accommodation for 20 girls and the matron who superintends the school, together with a kitchen and other offices. There are also apartments for the receiver, who has occasion frequently to attend on business connected with the trust. Under an order of the Court of Chancery, made 27th March, 1827, new buildings have been erected as wings at each end. These comprise eight apartments, for an additional number of widows. Each of the widows has for her own use a small garden. There are also three meadows and a large garden, which are kept in hand, and stocked for the general use of’ the hospital. Since the erection of the wings, the number of widows have been increased from 20 to 27. The widows are selected by the trustees, without any restriction as to the place of birth or residence. Twenty inmates receive £26 per annum, and seven have £18 a-year; in addition they have two tons of coal each, and are provided with beds, bedding, and other necessary articles of furniture. They were formerly supplied with medicine and medical attendance from the funds of the charity; but some years ago this expense was found to be so great that it was thought expedient that every almswoman that should be appointed after that time should deposit a sum of £10 in a savings’ bank, for the purpose of providing herself with such medical assistance as she might require during her residence in the hospital. When a widow dies, £5 is allowed for the expense of her funeral. The twenty widows who have the largest income receive the additional allowance under the bequest of the Earl of Montrath. Upon this establishment there are also 20 girls appointed by the trustees. They are provided with board and lodging, and are clothed and fed without any expense whatever to their parents; and at 16 years of age, when they leave the hospital, they receive £5 to supply them with clothing. The matron who instructs the girls, and has the management of this branch of the establishment, as well as the superintendence of the widows, receives a salary of £30 a-year in addition to her board and lodgings.
Bird Rev. William Taylor, M.A., rector
Brown Henry, farmer
Chilton Thomas, farmer
Colley Ann, shopkeeper and beerhouse
Getley Edward, farmer, The Wich Farm
Hartley John, farmer
Hawkins Richard, farmer, Preston Farm
Hawkins Richard, farmer, Preston Hall
Higgins Mrs. Jane, Preston Cottage
Higgins Thomas, farmer
Hughes Jas., carpenter, joiner, & shopkeeper
Kirkham Mary Ann, farmer
M’Lean Mrs. Ann, governess of Preston Hospital
Pritchard Elizabeth, shopkeeper
Wood George, parish clerk
RODINGTON, OR RODDINGTON,
a parish and scattered village, which derives its name from its situation on the river Roden, is pleasantly situated five miles N.N. by W. from Wellington. The parish also includes the township of Sugdon, which together contain 1,615A. 0R. 8P. of land. In 1801 the parish contained 372 inhabitants; 1831, 423; and in 1841 there were 106 houses and 466 inhabitants. Rateable value, £2,717. 4s. 2d. The landowners are the Duke of Cleveland, John Tayleur, Esq., Mr. S. Pain, and Mr. S. Smith. The township of Roddington, at the census in 1841, contained 88 houses and 365 inhabitants. It is intersected by the river Roden and the Shrewsbury Canal. There are some good farms here, the farm-houses are respectable, and there is a good inn in the village. THE CHURCH, dedicated St. George, is a brick structure, consisting of nave and chancel, and a tower in which are two small bells. There is a small gallery at the west end. A memorial, with the date of 1737, remembers John Tayleur, Esq., formerly a resident in Roddington. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s book at £6. 13s. 4d., in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor, and enjoyed by the Rev. Henry Thomas Whateley, The tithes have been commuted for £296, and there are thirty acres of glebe land. THE WESLEYAN METHODISTS have a small chapel built in 1834. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL, a neat brick structure, is situated a little south from the church; fifty-six children now attend.
SUGDON is a small township in Roddington parish, situated about a mile from the church, which at the census in 1801 contained 18 houses and 101 inhabitants. The land is all the property of the Duke of Cleveland. LONGWAIST is a hamlet in Sugdon township.
POORS LAND.—In the parliamentary returns of 1786 it is stated that _Walter Davies_, by will, gave to the poor of this parish £50 in the year 1674, and that _William Tayleur_, _Esq._, in 1722, left £30 for the like purposes, and that those legacies were then laid out in land. The premises referred to consist of two enclosures containing 4A. 2R. 25P. of land. There is also an allotment of 3A. 8P. set out thereto on an enclosure about the year 1805. The land was let for £17. 17s. per annum when the charity commissioners published their report. The amount is distributed to the poor in December and Easter, in sums varying from 2s. to 10s.
POST OFFICE.—_At Mr. John Prices’s_, _Bull’s Head_. Letters arrive at 9 A.M., and are despatched at 5 P.M.
RODINGTON DIRECTORY.—Robert Allen, boot and shoemaker; Thomas Belcher, wharfinger; John Hodges, farmer; George Hulse, butcher and farmer; Thomas Jukes, farmer, Rodington Hall; Samuel Pain, farmer; John Price, farmer and vict., Bull’s Head.; Mrs. Elizabeth Ralphs, The Grove; Edward Rogers, parish clerk; George Shinglar, farmer, Somerwood; Hugh Shinglar, farmer; Samuel Smith, farmer, Rodington Villa; Edward and Arabella Wainwright, teachers; Rev. Henry Thomas Whately, The Rectory.
The residents in SUGDON are Wm. Thomas Davies, farmer; James Powis, bricklayer; LONGWAIST HAMLET, John Bourne, brick and tile agent for the Duke of Cleveland; Jane Dunn, schoolmistress; James Dyke, coal agent; William Lockley, blacksmith; James Reeves, shopkeeper; Thomas Tudor, coal agent, The Wharf.
STIRCHLEY
is a small parish and village five miles S. E. from Wellington, and three miles W. from Shiffnal, which in 1801 contained 189 inhabitants; 1831, 271, and in 1841, 301; at the latter period there were 61 houses, which are mostly scattered; there are a number of cottages in the immediate vicinity of the church, which are small, ill ventilated, and most miserable hovels; this, however, is not the character of cottages generally in this locality, or indeed in the county, for on the whole we conceive them to be far superior to cottage residences in most other counties. The parish contains 833A. 0R. 36P. of land, the principal owner of which is R. H. Cheney, Esq.; the Duke of Cleveland, Robert Burton, Esq., and Beriah Botfield, Esq., are also proprietors. A considerable part of land is held in lease by Beriah Botfield, Esq., who has extensive collieries and ironworks in the parish. THE CHURCH is a small fabric dedicated to St. Mary, and consists of nave, chancel, and north transept, with a gallery over it built by the Botfield family, for the use of their own workmen. There are ten pews in the body of the church, and two in the chancel,—the whole has a very primitive appearance. The church was formerly lighted with small pointed windows, but these have all been made up, and a large window void of taste and of unmeaning character has been added to the east end to supply their place. The chancel is divided from the nave by a Saxon arch of exquisite workmanship, which modern renovators have attempted to improve by adding sundry coats of lime wash. A neat marble tablet has been erected in memory of Thomas Botfield, Esq., who died in 1801, and of his wife, Margaret, who died in 1803. The living is a rectory valued in the king’s book at £6. 5s. 10d., now returned at £274, in the patronage of the Phillips family, and enjoyed by the Rev. Hugo Moreton Phillips, M.A., who resides at the rectory, situated near the church, and has 45A. 3R. 38P. of glebe. There is a parochial school which is chiefly supported by B. Botfield, Esq., and the rector. There is a Wesleyan Chapel on the Dawley road, which is just within the bounds of Dawley Magna township. The Shropshire union canal intersects this parish. Gross estimated rental of the parish, £2,500. 15s. 6d.; rateable value, £2,364. 8s. 6d. Stirchley Hall is a good residence a little west from the church.
_Thomas Clowes_, in 1748, gave to the poor of this parish the sum of £20 per annum, to be disposed at the discretion of the churchwarden and overseer. This annuity has long been paid by the tenant of Stirchley Hall estate, formerly the property of Mr. Clowes, and which he charged with the payment of the same.