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Sheppard John Henry, tailor and draper, New street
Shepherd Abraham, vict., Queen’s Head, New street
Shepherd Isaac, beerhouse, King street
Shepperd Robert, chair maker, New street
Shropshire Banking Company, John Benson, Esq., manager, Church street
Simpson Charles, smallware dealer, New street
Slaney John, wine and spirit merchant, Church street
Smith John, shopkeeper, Park street
Smith Benjamin, postmaster, bookseller, printer, stationer, and bookbinder, New street
Smith Henry, hairdresser, New street
Smith Peter, travelling draper, Mill Bank
Smith William, travelling draper, Mill Bank
Snook George, maltster and road surveyor, Tan bank
Stamper John, supervisor of inland revenue, Spring street
Stean Jane, dressmaker, Park street
Steedman John Francis, surgeon, Park street
Steel James, farmer, Buckatree hall
Stephens Richard, shoemaker, Dun Cow lane
Stokes James, vict., Holly Bush, Street lane
Stones Francis, furniture broker, New street
Summers Richard Dickson, currier and vict., Duke’s Head, New street
Swift Martha, schoolmistress, Church street
Tarbitt David K., tea dealer (travelling), Watling street
Taylor William Muchall, solicitor, and agent to general life office, and law fire office, Church street
Thompson Emanuel, shoemaker, Summer row
Thompson Thomas, shoemaker, Dun Cow ln
Titley Joseph, butcher, Pump street
Turner John, joiner, Foundry lane
Turner James, saddler, Dun Cow lane
Turner Thomas, Esq., clerk to magistrates and actuary at Saving’s Bank, Walker st
Turner Thomas, cabinet maker and butcher, New street
Turner Thomas, grocer & bricklayer, New st
Turner William, Esq., solicitor, Walker st.; residence, Field House
Vaughan James, hair dresser and toy dealer, New street
Vaughan Thomas, hair dresser & toy dealer, New street
Venables Charles, draper and silk mercer, Church street
Vickers Richard, cooper, New street
Vickers Thomas, beerhouse, Pump street
Warren Robert, beerhouse, New street
Wase John, solicitor, and agent to law fire office, Church street
Webb Charles, confectioner, New street
Webb Henry, confectioner, New street
Webb James, draper & silk mercer, Market square
Webb Thomas, ironmonger, Crown street
Webb William and Co., grocers, chandlers, and hop, seed, and guano merchants, Market square
Welsh Robert, travelling tea dealer, Hope Cottage
West Marshall, beerhouse, New street
West Thomas, butcher, Market street
Weston Emma, boarding school, Watling st
Weston Robert, surgeon, St. John street
Whittall Thomas, beerhouse, King street
Whittall William, maltster, King street
Whitfield John, grocer, tea dealer, and ironmonger, Market square
Williams Thomas, shopkeeper, Watling st
Winnall Richard, shopkeeper, New street
Winter Simon, watch & clock maker, New st
Wood Richard, tailor, Mill Bank
Wood William, wheelwright, Summer row
York James, baker, New street
York William Henry, plumber, glazier, and vict., George and Dragon, New street
CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROFESSIONS, MANUFACTURES, AND TRADES IN THE TOWN OF WELLINGTON.
Academies.
Beetlestone Misses, New st
Binnell Jane, Rose hill
Catholic, William Thomas Arthur, Mill Bank
Cranage Joseph Edward, (boarding), The Old Hall
Hussey John, Church street
National, Edward Price and Mary Fox, Church yard side
Swift Martha, Church street
Weston Emma, (boarding), Watling street
Agricultural Implement Makers.
Baddeley Thos., Market sq
Price Robert, Walker street
Attornies.
Buckle Frederick, New street
Greatwood Robert, Parville
Farmer Jas. Bayley, New st
Newill Robert Daniel, New st
Knowles Isaac, Church st
Marcy George, and clerk to poor law union, and superintendent registrar, Watling street
Nock William, Church st
Palin Richard, Church st., and Shrewsbury
Taylor William Muchall, Church street
Turner William, Walker st
Wase John, Church street
Auctioneers.
Barber John, Church street
Houlston John, office over county court
Bakers.
Austin William, New street
Berks Mary Ann, New street
Broom Isaac, Walker street
York James, Church street
Banks.
Shropshire Banking Co., John Benson, Esq., manager, (draw on Hanburg, Tailor, Lloyd, & Company.)
Basket Maker.
Chapman Martin, New street
Blacksmiths.
Baddeley Thos., Market sq
Corbett Samuel, and whitesmith, King street
Cotton Robert, Walker street
Lockley Richard, Jarrat’s ln
Lloyd Richard, Wrekin road
Griffiths John, Swine market
Poble John, Watling street
Booksellers, &c.
Hobson Robert, Market sq
Keay James, New street
Leake Thomas, New street
Smith Benjamin, New street
Boot and Shoemakers.
Barnes John, King street
Brookes George, New street
Brown Thomas, New town
Corbett Thomas, Watling st
Edwards Jane, New street
Edwards Thomas, New st
Gough James, Crown street
Griffiths Charles, Mill Bank
Harris George, New street
Harris George, Church st
Holland Ann, Church street
Keay Charlotte, Market sq
Lawson Charles, New st
Liggatt John, New street
Lloyd Wm., Fields cottages
Lloyd William, New street
Morgan John, New street
Plant Robert, King street
Stephens Rd., Dun Cow ln
Thompson Emanuel, Summer row
Thompson Thos., Dun Cow lane
Braziers.
Baddeley Thomas, Market sq
Brookes William, New street
Gill Robert, New street
Lloyd Thomas, New street
Shakeshaft Helen and Ann, Market street
Bricklayer.
Shaw Benjamin, New town
Brick makers.
Corbett John, Wrekin road
Turner Thomas, Market sq
Builder.
Downes John, Church street
Butchers.
Clay Thomas, New town
Cartwright William, New st
Davies James, New street
Dolphin Joseph, Butchers row
Espley George, (pork), New street
Poole William, Dun Cow ln
Richards Rd., St. John street
Titley Joseph, Pump street
West Thomas, Market street
Cabinet Makers & Furniture Brokers.
Delveccio and Dotti, New st
Groom John, New street
Page Francis, New street
Parton William, New street
Roe Richard, Swine market
Stones Francis, New street
Turner Thomas, New street
Chair Maker.
Shepperd Robert, New street
Chemists & Druggists.
Bradbury Charles, New st
Edwards William, Market sq
Ison John, New street
Moore Samuel, Market sq
Morgan Henry, New street
Clog and Patten Maker.
Mawdsley George, New st
Clothiers.
Jacobs Maurice, Crown st
Morris George, New street
Morris John, New street
Pooler William, New street
Coach Builder.
Botwood William, Tan bank
Confectioners.
Austin William, New street
Holland Ann, Church street
Webb Charles, New street
Webb Henry, New street
Coopers.
Davies William, New street
Edwards Thomas, New st
Vickers Richard, New street
Corn Millers.
Cooke Henry, Wind mill
Reynolds Stephen, King st
Corn, Seed, and Hay Dealer.
Peake Richard, King street
Curriers & Leather Cutters.
Haynes John, New street
Summers Richard Dixon, New street
Fire and Life Offices.
Anchor, Richard Peplow, Charlton place, Church st
Guardian Assurance Office, William Nock, Church st
Law Fire Office, William M. Taylor, Church street
Law Fire Office, John Wase, Church street
Minerva, John Barber, Church street
Phœnix, John Barber, Church street
Royal Exchange, William Edwards, Market square
Salop, John Danby, Walker street
Shropshire and North Wales, Richard Lawrence, New st
Solicitors’ and General Life, Wm. M. Taylor, Church st
Star Life Office, Benjamin Smith, New street
Fishmonger.
Bowring Robert, New street
Fruiterer.
Mc.Cabe Peter, New street
Green Grocer.
Brown John, Park street
Grocers and Tea Dealers.
Cotterill Wm., Church st
Danby John, Walker street
Edwards William, Market sq
Ison John, New street
Moore Samuel, Market sq
Morgan Henry, New street
Turner Thomas, Market sq
Webb Wm. & Co., Market sq
Whitfield John, Church st
Hair Dressers.
Clayton Richard, New street
Davies John, New street & Crown street
Heighway Thomas, New st
Morris John, Church street
Smith Henry, New street
Vaughan James, New street
Vaughan Thomas, New st
Hatters.
Davies David, New street
Green Miles, Church street
Lewis John, Market square
Morris John, New street
Peplow Richard, Charlton pl
Hop, Seed, and Guano Merchants.
Jones John, Park street
Webb William & Company, Market square
Hosiers.
Evans Jane, New street
Butler Joseph, and rag and bone dealer, New street
Hotels, Inns, and Taverns.
Bell Inn, John Dax, New st
Brittannia, John Crowder, King street
Bull’s Head, John Goodman, New street
Charlton Arms, John Shaw, Church street
Cock Inn, Anne Hodkiss, Watling street
Crown Inn, Rebecca Hampton, Crown street
Duke’s Head, Richard Dixon Summers, New street
Duke of Wellington, Annette Shelton, New street
Dun Cow, John Brown, Dun Cow lane
Fox and Grapes, Helen and Ann Shakeshaft, Market st
Fox and Hounds, Thomas Padmore, Crown street
George and Dragon, Wm. Henry York, New street
Groom and Horses, John Sandells, Walker street
Holly Bush, James Stokes, Street lane
King’s Head, John Espley, New street
Odd Fellows’ Arms, Richard Hamlett, New street
Market Tavern, John Davies, Crown street
Nelson Inn, John Morgan, New street
Queen’s Head, Robert Price, Walker street
Queen’s Head, Abraham Shepherd, New street
Raven Inn, Edward Shelton, Walker street
Red Lion, Samuel Nickless, Park street
Red Lion, Edward Grainger, Street lane
Shakespere, Thomas Jones, New street
Sun Inn, Robert Irwin, Walker street
White Lion, Thomas Capsey, Crown street
Wickett William Birch, Street lane
Beerhouses.
Cartwright Thomas, Street ln
Corbett John, New street
Corbett Thomas, King st
Dabbs Moses, Park street
Davies Evan, New street
Davies Henry, New street
Dolphin William, Watling st
Evans Thomas, Pump street
Farmer Edward, New street
France Robert, Gerrard’s ln
Griffiths John, Mill Bank
Hartley Henry, New street
Heaford Mary, New street
Houlston John, Watling st
Hughes Robert, New street
Ison John, Watling street
Jackson William, New st
Jones Richard, Church st
Mansell William, New st
Milward Cornelius, New st
Park George, New street
Parker James, New street
Perry Samuel, King street
Randles Richard, Park street
Sambrook William Jones, Park street
Shakeshaft Benjamin, Church street
Shepperd Isaac, King street
Vickers Thomas, Pump st
Warren Robert, New street
West Marshall, New street
Whittall Thomas, King st
Ironmongers.
Baddeley Thomas, Market sq
Moore Samuel, Market sq
Webb Thomas, Crown street
Whitfield John, Church st
Iron and Brass Founders.
Edwards William and Son, Tan Bank
Mansell William, Foundry ln
Joiners and Builders.
Groom John, New street
Jones Thomas, Vineyard yd
Large John, Church street
Roper George, Wrekin road
Turner John, Foundry lane
Linen and Woollen Drapers.
Allwood William, Church st
Bratton Thomas Benjamin, Market square
Danby John, Church street
Dax John, New street
Juckes Charles, New street
Lewis John, Church street
Lockitt John, New street
Venables Charles, Church st
Webb, James Market square
Maltsters.
Child John, Church street
Espley John, New street
Jones John, Park street
Jones Charles, Vineyard rd
Morgan John, New street
Parton Thomas, Church st
Pinches William, (Taylor & Pinches) New street
Snook George, Tan Bank
Sandells John, Walker street
Shepard James, Park street
Summers Richard D., New st
Whittall William, King st
Milliners and Dress Makers.
Binns and Smith, Church st
Hall Catherine, Park terrace
Lloyd Emma, New street
Phillips Elizabeth, Walker st
Phillips Ann, St. John street
Pugh Margaret, Springhill
Roden Eliza, Rose hill
Stean Jane, Park terrace
Nail Makers.
Baddeley Thomas, Market sq
Griffiths John, Mill Bank
Luckcock Richard, New st
Webb Thomas, Crown street
Nurseryman.
Espley John, New street
Pawnbrokers.
Laurence Richard, New st
Morris George, New street
Porter Merchants.
Jones John, Park street
Jones Thomas, New street
Jones Charles, Vineyard road
Sandells John, Walker st
Plumbers, Glaziers, & Painters.
Davies John, Crown street
Davies John, Walker street
Groom William, New street
Lewis James, Watling street
Poynton Henry, Crown street
Shakeshaft Benj., Church st
Rope and Twine Maker.
Heywood Charles, New st
Saddlers.
Griffiths William, Walker st
Harper William, New street
Morris Henry, Church street
Shelton Robert, Watling st
Turner James, Dun Cow ln
Seedsmen.
Barnes John, King street
Gibson John, Park street
Leah Edward, Park street
Shopkeepers.
Austin William, New street
Bagshaw Joseph, Crown st.
Bird Francis, Crown street
Buttery John, salt dealer, New street
Cartwright Edward, sen., New street
Cartwright Edward, jun., New street
Fieldhouse John, New street
Hughes William, New street
Jones Joseph, Watling street
Lloyd Joseph, New street
Morgan Francis, New street
Poynton Henry, Crown street
Price Jane, Church street
Robinson James, Watling st
Rogers Mary, New street
Smith John, Park street
Williams Thos., Watling st.
Winnall Richard, New street
Smallware and General Dealers.
Bellingham Wm., New street
Butler Joseph, New street
Simpson Charles, New street
Vaughan James, New street
Vaughan Thos., New street
Stone Masons.
Downes Vincent, Church st.
Snook George, Tan Bank
Straw Bonnet Makers.
Atkins Elizabeth, Church st.
Evans Hannah, New street
Matthews Mary Ann, Park terrace
Surgeons.
Beeston John, New street
Howlett William, Park street
Hayes Henry, Vineyard road
Jones Samuel Haden, New street
Ryder John, Crescent house, Park street
Steedman John Francis, Park street
Weston Robert P., St. John’s street
Surveyors.
Barber John, Church street
Hutchinson John, Park st.
Tailors.
_Marked * are woollen drapers_.
* Alltree Thomas, Crown st.
Bennett Samuel, New street
Birch John, New street
* Corbet John, New street
* Davies Charles, New street
* Green Miles, Church street
Hall Michael, Park street
Jones Richard, Church street
Jacobs Maurice, New street
* Lawrence Richard, New street
* Morris John, New street
* Peplow Richard, Charlton Place
* Peplow William, Watling street
* Pooler William, New street
Sheppard John Henry, King street
Sheppard Joseph, New street
Swift Joseph, Wrekin road
Wood Richard, Mill Bank
Tallow Chandlers.
Moore Samuel, Market square
Webb William and Co., Market square
Tanners.
Adney George and Edward, the Grove
Tea Dealers and Drapers (Travelling).
Allinson John, Watling st.
Farries Alexander, Watling street
Dod Agnew, St. John street
Grant Alexander, Mill Bank
Grant William, Mill Bank
M’Crea James, Mill Bank
Robinson John, Watling st.
Smith Peter, Mill Bank
Smith William, Mill Bank
Tarbitt David K., Watling street
Welsh Robert, Hope Cottage
Wilson William, Jarrat’s lane
Timber merchants.
Crowder John, King street
Groom and Sons, New street
Paterson Peter, Mill Bank
Price Robert, Walker street
Umbrella Makers.
Brannan Michael, Walker st.
Jones John, New street
Veterinary Surgeons.
Lane John, Swine market
Matthew Edward, Walker st.
Watch and Clock Makers.
Delvecchio and Dotti, New street
Lawley Joseph, Swine market
Lawrence Richard, New st.
Peplow William, New street
Winter Simon, New street
Wheelwrights.
Corbett Thomas, King street
Wood William, Summer row
Price Robert, Walker street
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
Downing Mary, Church st.
Jones Thomas (retail only), New street
Slaney John, Church street
Conveyance by Railway.
To all parts of the kingdom by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham and the Shropshire Union Railways, from the Railway Station, near the Market square
Omnibus.
An omnibus leaves the Bull’s Head Hotel for Ironbridge, at 2 P.M., and 8 P.M., and arrives from thence at 9 A.M. and 5 P.M.
ARLESTONE
is a email township in the parish of Wellington, which comprises 612A. 3R. 3P. of land, and in 1841 had 33 houses and 181 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,525. 10s. This township is the property of Lord Forester, and situated about a mile and a half south-east from Wellington; the houses are scattered; a commodious house in the village, composed of brick and timber, is the residence of Mr. John Poole, farmer. NEWDALE is a hamlet about two miles from Wellington, returned as having 37 houses and 196 inhabitants, at the census of 1841. The population of this hamlet is chiefly employed in the collieries in the immediate vicinity.
DIRECTORY.—Richard Brown, tailor; John Garbitt, beerhouse keeper; Francis Groome, farmer; Edmund Oliver, joiner and cabinet maker; John Poole, farmer; Enoch Upton, farmer; Edward Williams, farmer and shopkeeper, Newdale.
APLEY
is a township a mile and a quarter north from Wellington, embracing 382 acres of land, which is the property of St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq. Rateable value, £790. 2s. APLEY CASTLE is a handsome mansion embosomed in foliage, the seat of St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., and situated in a park of considerable extent. The principal front of the mansion is ornamented with a noble portico, and not far from the entrance is a fine sheet of water. On the south-west side of the house is the conservatory and flower garden, tastefully laid out, and kept in the most beautiful order. About a hundred and fifty yards from the mansion are the remains of the ancient castle, which was in early times the manor house of the Charltons, Lords of Powis, of which family the first we find mentioned is John de Charlton, who, in the first year of Edward II., obtained a charter of free warren in all his demesne lands; and in the tenth year of the same reign procured a licence to make a castle of his manor house here. The old castle was moated, part of which still remains; some small fragmentary portions of the walls are also still to be seen. The site is now occupied by a range of stables. The rectoral tithes of Apley Dothill are commuted for £49. 4s.
The residents are St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., Apley Castle; John Mitchell, gardener; and Joseph Walker, farm bailiff.
ASTON
is a township in the parish of Wellington, with a scattered population, three miles south-west by south from the parish church, comprising 1,389A. 3R. 22P. of land, which is the property of the Duke of Cleveland and Mrs. Cludde. In 1841 here were 15 houses and 84 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,420. 10s. The tithes have been commuted, and £178. 10s. apportioned to St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., and £48. 8s. to the vicar of Wellington.
The principal residents are Robert Dickin, farmer; George Dodsworth, builder; John Edwards, farmer, Wrekin farm; John Keay, farmer, Wrekin; Miss Abigail Rider, farmer, the Hall; Joseph Steele, farmer.
DOTHILL
is a small township in the parish of Wellington, comprising 323A. 3R. 14P. of land, which is the property of Lord Forester. Rateable value, £710. 18s. DOTHILL PARK, a good house pleasantly situated about a mile north from Wellington, is the only residence in the township, and is occupied by William Wyley, Esq.
HADLEY
is a township and populous village in the parish of Wellington, on the Newport and Wellington turnpike road, about a mile and a quarter north-east from the latter place. The township contains 1,199A. 1R. 18P. of land, and in 1841 there were 246 houses, and 1,280 inhabitants. Rateable value, £5,217. 18s. The rectoral tithes, commuted for £272. 11s., are paid to St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., and the vicarial tithes for £87. 8s. The labouring population find employment in the extensive iron works and collieries in the immediate vicinity, and trade is facilitated by the Shropshire union railway, which intersects the township, and also by the Shropshire union canal, which crosses Hadley Park a short distance from the hall. The opposition between the Shrewsbury and Birmingham and the Shropshire Union railways, has caused a greater reduction in the fares for the last twelve months, in this locality, perhaps than in any other part of the kingdom; the charge being but one penny for third-class passengers to Shrewsbury, a distance of about a dozen miles; and threepence for second-class passengers. The Hadley station is situated a short distance from the Hall. The Baptists and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship here. HADLEY HALL is a commodious brick structure, pleasantly situated in park-like grounds, the occasional residence of George Benjamin Thorneycroft, Esq., who is lord of the manor and a considerable landowner. The other chief landowners are Mr. Phillips, Mr. Boycott, Mrs. Cartwright, Rev. T. Stoneham, and Mr. Poyner. THE MANOR HOUSE is an ancient timbered residence, in the occupancy of Mr. Thomas Jones, farmer.
Thorneycroft George Benjamin, Esq., the Hall
Bennoin Charles, farmer and maltster, Hadley Park
Brown Joseph, farmer, maltster, and vict., King’s Head
Brown Robert, shoemaker
Brown William Henry, maltster and shopkeeper
Bullock Thomas, maltster and beerhouse
Clayton John, maltster and farmer
Collier George, Esq.
Davies Joseph, shopkeeper
Draycott Elizabeth, dressmaker and shopkeeper
Dunn William, farmer
Evans Thomas, tailor
Getley William, crown, sheet, and plate glass merchant
Ireland Philip Henry, vict., Bush Inn
Jones Benjamin, agent to Wombridge coal works
Jones George, schoolmaster
Jones Henry Windsor, station master
Jones John, farmer, Hadley lodge
Jones Richard, farmer and shopkeeper
Jones Thomas, bricklayer
Jones Thomas, farmer, the Manor House
Jones Thomas, vict., Cross Keys
Jones Whitmore, butcher
Lawrence Elizabeth, beerhouse
Lloyd William, shoemaker
Lover John, sergeant-major in yeomanry cavalry
Medlington Benjamin, blacksmith
Nickleys Thomas, farmer and beerhouse
Palin John, farmer
Pearce John, corn miller, Hadley mill
Pooley Thomas, Esq., iron master
Poyner Henry, Esq.
Siddens Mrs. Emma
Shuker William, shopkeeper
Thomas Robert, cattle dealer
Tomlinson John, corn miller, Leegomery
Turner Samuel, shopkeeper
Ward James, joiner, builder, and cabinet maker
Webb Matthew, Esq. surgeon, Haybridge
Whittingham Samuel, Esq., Haybridge
Worrall Timothy, shopkeeper and shoemaker
HORTON,
a small township and scattered village in the parish of Wellington, comprises 354A. 1R. 15P. of land, which is principally the property of Mrs. Icke. The village is situated about three miles north from Wellington, and in 1841 there were 27 houses and 117 inhabitants. Rateable value, £706. 6s. St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., is the impropriator of the large tithes, which are commuted for £81. 18s.; the vicarial tithes are commuted for £15. 2s.
The chief residents in Horton are James Barge, maltster; Thomas Barker, black smith and vict., Horse Shoe Inn; Thomas Blest, boot and shoemaker; Thomas Chilton, bricklayer; John Doody, tailor; John France, farmer; Richard Griffiths, carpenter and joiner; Elizabeth Icke, farmer; Samuel Middleton, shopkeeper
KETLEY
is a township and populous district in the parish of Wellington, situated in the great Prœtorian road of the Romans called the Watling Street, two miles east from Wellington. The township contains 774A. 3R. 2P. of land, which is chiefly the property of the Duke of Sutherland; the Rev. Thompson Stoneham, and others, are also proprietors. At the census of 1841, there were 498 houses, and 2,642 inhabitants, most of whom are employed in the extensive iron works, collieries, and ironstone mines, situated in this and the adjoining townships. Rateable value, £3,033, 4s. St. John Chiverton Charlton, Esq., is the impropriator of the large tithes, which are commuted for £92; the vicarial tithes are commuted for £31. 10s. The commercial intercourse of Ketley is facilitated by the Shropshire union canal, and the railway in the immediate vicinity, by which the valuable mineral productions with which this locality abounds are conveyed to distant parts. The Ketley Company (Messrs. Lawley, Ogle, Williams, Hombersley, Cope and Cope) have an extensive establishment for the manufacture of pig and bar iron, and are also the proprietors of extensive collieries, which are held in lease under the Duke of Sutherland. THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Mary, a neat cruciform structure, exhibiting the lancet style of architecture, was built and endowed in 1838, by his grace George Granville, Duke of Sutherland. Upon the organ is an inscription, from which we learn that the inhabitants of Ketley and the neighbourhood, “under a deep sense of gratitude, have caused the organ to be erected as a thank offering to Almighty God, for having thus disposed the heart of his servant.” The situation of the church is judiciously chosen, elevated and central, and the churchyard commands most extensive views of the surrounding counties. The home views embrace a fine extent of the fertile plains of Shropshire, the celebrated Wrekin, and the far-famed iron works of the neighbourhood. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the diocese of Lichfield, and patronage of the Duke of Sutherland; incumbent, Rev. Thompson Stoneham, M.A., who resides at the PARSONAGE, a good and commodious residence, also the gift of his grace. THE PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS, situated near the church, were built by his grace the Duke of Sutherland, by whose liberality they are also chiefly supported. There is an average attendance of about one hundred and fifty scholars. THE WESLEYAN METHODISTS have a small chapel, built in 1823; there is also a commodious WESLEYAN CHAPEL at Ketley Bank, built in 1823. KETLEY BANK is a scattered but populous district, partly in this township and partly in the parish of Wombridge. The Wesleyan chapel above mentioned is in the latter parish. Many interesting varieties of fossils and petrifactions are found in this neighbourhood.
POST OFFICE.—_At Mrs. Ann Williams’_. Letters arrive at 7 A.M., and are dispatched at 6 P.M.
_Marked_ 1 _are in Ketley Bank_, 2 _in Ketley Sands_, _and the rest in the village of Ketley_.
Adams Geo., cabinet maker
1 Allen George, schoolmaster (parochial)
1 Blakemore Thomas, tailor
Bourne Maria, maltster and shopkeeper
Bourne William James, grocer, tea dealer, and draper
Bradbury George, Esq., Spring grove
1 Chunn Enoch, shoemaker
Conniff Robert, hair dresser
Cooke Joseph, maltster, residence Shrewsbury
Dickson Mr., Bank house
2 Dorset William, beerhouse
Dunning Roger, vict., Lord Hill
Gallier Charles, butcher
Gallier William, vict., Stars Inn
1 Gittins John, blacksmith
1 Guy Roland, shopkeeper
1 Hazledine John, shopkeepr
Hughes John, cashier to Ketley Iron Works
Jeffs Henry, tailor
1 Jones James and Jeffry, farmers
1 Jones James, farmer and shopkeeper
1 Jones James, farmer
1 Keay Elizabeth, shopkeepr
1 Keay Richard, shoemaker
1 Light Robert, joiner
Lloyd John, shoemaker