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II4 BREDW ARDINE. administration of this charity. Mr. George Bates, Mrs. Bates and Miss Wilmot superintend the schools in this parish, which have an average attendance of 59· PosTAL REGULATIONS. William Powell, Sub-Postmaster. Letters arrive from Hereford, via Letton, at 8.40 a. m; despatched at 4· 10 p.m. Staunton-m1-Wye is the nearest money order and telegraph office. Post town, Hereford. AcTING MAGISTRATES FOR BREDWARDINE PETTY SEsSIONAL DiviSION. (The justices meet at the Police Station, Hay, the second Monday in every month). Rev. Henry Dew, B.A .. Whitney rectory, R.S.O., Chairman; Rev. Thomas Prosser Pmvell, B.A., Dorstone rectory, Hereford; Benjamin Haigh Allen, Esq., The Priory, Clifford, R.S.O. ; Tomkyns Dew, Esq., Whitney court, R.S.O. ; Viscount Hereford, Tregoyd, R.S.O. ; Col. W. ]ones Thomas, Llanthomas, Hay ; Col. H. Mynors Baskerville, Clyro, Hay. Clerk to the Yustices, George Henry Page, Esq., solicitor, Hay ; Superziztendent of Police for Weobley and Bredwardine Divisions, Mr. George Ovens, Police station, vVeobley. The jollow£ng Parishes are comprt'sed z·n Bredwardzne Petty Sessz"onal Division: Bredwardine, Clifford, Cusop, Dorstone, Whitney, Willersley, and Winforton. Bredwat-dine Highway Board. Mr. William Davies, Llanavon, Dorstone, near Hereford, DistriCt Surveyor. Parish Church (St. Andrew's). Rev. H. T. vVilliamson, B.A., Vicar; Messrs. Francis Evans and \Villiam Price, Churchwardens; Thomas Williams, Parz''sh Clerk. Natio?Zal School, Endowed (Yarvzs's Charity) for boys, girls, and infants. Mr. George Bates, Master; Mrs. Elizabeth Bates, Mistress; Miss Wilmot, Infants' ll:f"istress. Assistant Overseer. Mr. Henry Charles Lloyd, Bricklands, Hay, R.S.O. CARRIERS TO HEREFORD. Name Days. William Powell Wed. Mrs. ]ones Wed. & Sat. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Newton, Miss, The Cottage Williamson, Rev. H. T., B.A., (vicar of Bredwardine and rector of Brobury), The Vicarage COMMERCIAL. Bates, George, master of endowed school Beavan, John, shoemaker, Crafty Webb Bubb, John, farmer, Woolah farm Carver, John, shopkeeper, Cock pit Davies, George, farmer, Benfield farm Davies, Thomas, farmer, Old house Evans, Francis, farmer, W eston farm, county councillor Gammond, Thomas, farmer, The Bank Stopping Place Horse and Groom Butchers' Arms Return at 4 0 4 0 Hancocks, John, farmer, Pentre farm HARPER, THOMAS, Bredwardine, shoeing & general smith, agricultural implement maker, wheelwright, etc. Horse and trap for hire Marston, Thomas, farmer, Old court M organ, J ames, shoemaker, Old entry Parry, John, farmer, Dolvach farm Pearce, James, farmer, Fine street farm Powell, William, shopkeeper, &c., Posh office Preece, William, tailor, Coalbrook Price, William, farmer, Town house and Botril farms Probert, Henry, wheelwright Wall, Mrs. M., Red Lion Hotel, & farmer Williams, J., shoemaker, nr. Turner's boat Williams, Thomas, parish clerk & sexton

BREINTON. BREI N T 0 N (UPPER AND LOWER). BREINTON is a parish and scattered village delightfully situated on an eminence bordering on the river Wye, which bounds the parish on the southern side. It is distant 3 miles W.S.W. of Hereford; is in Grimsworth hundred, Hereford union, county court district, and petty sessional division, and Burghill and Stretton polling district and electoral division of the county council. The population in r87r was 445; in 1881, 465; inhabited houses, 96; families or separate occupiers, ro7 ; area of parish, 1,568 acres ; annual rateable value, £3,692 7s. 6d. By an order which came into operation on 25th March, 1884, under the Divided Parishes Act, the part of Breinton within the borough of Hereford, was amalgamated with Huntington, and a detached part of Holmer and Shelwick was amalgamated with Breinton. The principal landowners are Edmund James Lewis, Esq., John Cranston, Esq., Frederick Platt, Esq., Messrs. Thomas, F. R. W. Prosser, Esq., Mrs. Du Buisson, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and the Custos and Vicars of the Cathedral. The soil is gravel and clay; subsoil, clay; chief crops, wheat, barley, oats, and fruit. At King's Acre in this parish, distant about 2-!- miles from the city of Hereford, are some extensive nursery grounds. Breinton is in the diocese, archdeaconery, and rural deanery of Hereford; living, a vicarage; value £r35, with residence and 3 acres of glebe, and an annual augmentation of £I 2 r from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners; patron, the Lord Bishop of Hereford; vicar, the Rev. Henry North, M.A., late scholar of Clare College, ·Cambridge, who was instituted in r8i8. The church, dedicated to St. M£ch_ael, consists of nave, north aisle, and chancel, with spire at the west end containing two bells. There are several stained glass windows, also handsome carved oak pulpit and lectern. At the entrance to the pretty churchyard is a lych-gate. The parish registers begin with the year 1625. There are charities producing about £9 per annum. There is a national school, with accommodation for 6o children; average attendance, so. There is a charity (Lady Southampton's trust) applied to the education of about 40 children. There is also a church-room at the Common, where church services are held once every Sunday. To the church-room a reading room and library are attached. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Letters are received through Hereford, and are delivered by messenger about 7. I 5 a.m. The wall letter-box at King's Acre is cleared at 6.15 p.m., and that at Lower Breinton at 5-IS p.m. Hereford is the nearest money order and telegraph office and post town. Par£sh Church (St. Mzchael's). Rev. Henry North, M.A., Vzcm·; Whaley A. Armitage, Esq., Churchwarden; Thomas Probert, Parish Clerk. Natz"onal School (boys and g£rls). Miss Rich, Mzsb·ess. Lady Southampton's Chapel, Breinton common. Mz"nisters var£ous. Asszstant Ove1·seer. Mr. T. Lane, jun., 3, Gordon Villas, Ryelands, Hereford.

116 BREINTON BRIDGE SOLERS. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. A dams, Miss J., Calvaria cot., King's Acre Armitage, W. A., Breinton lodge Barratt, C. S., Breinton court Davies, Miss Elizabeth, King's Acre Docking, John, Breinton house Evans, Miss E. J., Swainshill Fowler, G., Cherry orchard Gosselin, Major F. W., Springfield house Lewis, Edmund James, Wye Cliffe house North, Rev. Henry, M.A., (vicar), The Vicarage Proctor, Mrs. Aim, Clifford house, King's Acre Staite, H., Weir view Sugden, Hatton, W arham house W ormington, J ames C., Lower house COMMERCIAL. Barnett, Martin, nursery foreman for The English Fruit & Rose Co., Ivy cot. Barter, C. F., managing director of English Fruit & Rose Co., King's Acre ho. BRIDGE Beaumont, Moses, Pigeon house farm Bennett, Thomas, Manor house, Breinton Bott, John, farmer, Hill farm Ed wards, John, farmer, King's Acre Edwards, Wm., farmer, Upper Breinton ENGLISH FRUIT & ROSE Co., nurserymen and florists, King's Acre • nursenes Evans, Chas., cot. farmer, King's Acre lfindley, Alexander, farmer, Veldiver lodge, King's Acre Hen dry, John, nurseryman and florist, .Breinton common Lewis, E. J., Wye Cliffe farm Lewis, Thomas, farmer, Lower Breinton Phillips, John, farmer and cider mercht., Holly lodge, King's Acre Powell, Mrs. Ann Mary, farmer, Warham court, res. W arham farm Powell, William, blksmth, King's Acre Probert, Thomas, carpenter, whlwright., and parish clerk Pugh, Henry, shopkeeper, Breinton corn. Rich, Miss, schoolmistress SOLERS. BRIDGE SOLERS, otherwise BRIDGE SOLLARS, is a small parish situated on the Hereford and Hay main road, having Offa's Dyke for its western boundary. It is distant 2 miles from Credenhill station on the Hereford, Hay & Brecon branch of the Midland Railway, 6 miles \V. of Hereford, the same distanceS. of Weobley, and 14 E. of Hay; it is in Grimsworth hundred, Weobley union and petty sessional division, Moccas and Y azor polling district and electoral division of the county council, and Hereford county court district. The population in I 87 I was 48 ; in 1881, 7 1 ; inhabited houses, 13; families or separate occupiers, 13 ; area of parish, 768 acres; annual rateable value, £1,o6o Ios. Sir Henry Geers Cotterell, Bart., of Garnons, is lord of the manor and chief owner of the land. Mr. Thomas Springett Large is also a landowner here. The soil is stiff loam upon gravel, and old red sandstone ; chief produce, wheat, barley, peas, and roots. In the reign of Henry III., Sir Simon de Brugge was lord of this manor, and being a partisan of Simon Montford, incurred a forfeiture. He was succeeded by another Simon, M.P. for Hereford (16th Edward II.) in the Parliament held at York. Sir John de Brugge served at Agincourt. He was sheriff four years, and M.P. for Hereford in the eighth year of Henry V. The poet Phillips (author of" Cider," a poem, in which he mentions "much-loved Geers's Marsh"), was a frequent visitor at The Marsh, in this parish, in the time of Anne. The parish paid £u 8s. sd. ship-money to Charles I. The livin~ is a vicarage, in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford, and rural deanery of Weobley; value, £IIo, with 15 acres of glebe; patron, the Lord Chancellor; vicar, Rev. Compton Reade, M.A., Magdalen College, Oxford, who was

BRIDGE SOLERS BRIDSTOW. instituted in 1887, and resides at Kenchester Rectory. The great tithes are owned by the dean and chapter of Hereford, and Sir H. G. Cotterell, Bart., who is lay rector. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has been recently restored by public subscription, in memory of the late vicar, the Rev. R. H. Williams. It is in the Norman and first and second Pointed styles of architecture, and consists of nave, chancel, north aisle, and square tower with two bells. An east window, by Powells, of London, was inserted in August, 1874, and completed in I 889. The earliest register is dated 1615. This parish being divided by the 'Vye, the children attend the schools at Bishopstone, Blakemere, or Madley, as most convenient. PosTAL- REGULATIONS. Wm. Abberley, Sub-Postmaster. Letters arrive from Hereford at 6.50 a.m.; despatched thereto at 6 p.m. Staunton-on-Wye is the nearest money order and telegraph office. Post town, Hereford. Part"sh Church (St. Andrew's ). Rev. Compton Reade, M.A., Vi"car / Messrs. William Blashill and Thomas Springett Large, Churchwarde1zs / C. Neath, Par-ish Clerk. Ass£stant Overseer. Mr. John H. Wootton, Lower house, Byford. CARRIER TO HEREFORD. Name Wm. Powell (Bredwardine) COMMERCIAL. Day Wed. Blashill, William, farmer, The Knapp Edwards, Fredk., farmer and hop grower, Marsh court Large, Thos. Springett, frmr., The Court Stopping Place Return at Horse and Groom 4 o N eath, C., parish clerk, The lodge, Garnons park PROSSER, WILLIAM, :Boating parties and anglers accommodated. Convenient situation near good fishing. Salmon Inn. BR ID STOW, WITH THE HAMLET OF WILTON. lJRIDSTOW is a parish delightfully situated on the right bank of the river Wye, at the junction of the old and new roads from Ross to Hereford, distant 1l miles W.N.W. of the former town, 13 S.E. of the latter, and 9 N. of Monmouth; is in Wormelow hundred (lower division), Ross union, county court district, and petty sessional division, and Harewood polling district and electoral division of the county council The population in 1871 was 678; in 1881, 685; inhabited houses, r41 ; families or separate occupiers, 141 ; area of parish, 2,200 acres ; annual rateable value, £4,458 ss. By an order which came into operation on 25th March, 1884, under the Divided Parishes Act, a detached part of this parish was amalgamated with Marstow. The Governors of Guy's Hospital, London, are lords of the manor and principal landowners. Soil, sandy loam ; subsoil, red sandstone rock ; chief crops, wheat, barley, roots, and pasture. The living is a vicarage in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and rural deanery of Archenfield; value, £2 3 7, with residence and 5o! acres of

II8 BRIDSTOW. glebe; patron, the Lord Bishop of Hereford; vicar, Rev. Henry Wilson Tweed, M.A., of Exeter College, Oxford, who was instituted in 1858. The church, called in the" Liber Llandavensis" Llamzsanifreit, \Vas consecrated in the year ro66, by Herwald, Bishop of Llandaff. It is dedicated to St. Bridget, an Irish Saint whose Celtic name was St. Freit or St. Fread, but was known to the Saxons as St. Bride or St. Bridget, and the whole fabric except the tower was rebuilt in r86r at a cost of £2,040. It has nave, north and south aisles, porch, and chancel; the pulpit is of stone, embattled, pierced, and elaborately sculptured. An interesting Norman arch has been preserved in the new church, and forms the entrance to the chancel. A very ancient altar tomb, probably to one of the De Greys, and formerly in Wilton castle, has been removed to the chancel. There are five stained glass windows, and an organ by Nicholson, of Worcester. The earliest register is dated rs6o. The national school affords accommodation for 106 children ; average attendance, 70. Wilton or Wilton-on-the-Wye, is a pleasant village and hamlet in this parish, celebrated for the remains of its ivy-mantled castle. The site of this fortress is low, and totally different from all the other Wye fortresses (Clifford, Hereford, Goodrich, and Chepstow castles), which stand on very bold eminences. There is high ground near it, but it was built close to the ford through the river, which is its raison d'etre. Wilton castle is reputed to have been founded not long after the Norman Conquest; and in the reign of Henry I. was the baronial residence of Hugh de Longchamp. In the fifteenth year of Edward I. it passed to the noble family of De Grey, from which they take their title. By orders of the Royalist Governors of Hereford it was burnt to the bare walls in the reign of Charles I., hence its present demolished state. The castle passed from the house of Grey de Wilton to that of Chandos some time in the reign of Elizabeth, and remained with them until purchased by the trustees of Guy's Hospital about a century ago. "\Vilton bridge crosses the river Wye about half-a-mile from Ross. It consists of six arches, and was built in the time of Queen Elizabeth, A.D. I599· The arch nearest to the village was destroyed by General Rudhall during the civil wars, and will be seen to be of rather different construction to the rest. There are several gentlemen's seats in this parish: Wilton Castle, occupied by Captain L. P. Walsh, R.A.; Moras/on House, G. H. Hadfield, Esq.; Dadnor House, Arthur Armitage, Esq., J.P., D.L.; Wyeville, Colonel C. Whin:field, R.E.; Wilton Hall, E. H. S. Hudson, Esq.; Wt'!ton Dale, Major N. K. Collins ; Wt'lton House, Mrs. H. C. Key; Wilton Court, Colonel A. ]. Lavie, R.A.; Ashlet'gh, James Edward Burney, Esq. ; The Woodlands, Rev. W. ]. Sawyer; The Weir End, Mrs. Sleeman. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Mrs. E. Peachey, Wilton, Sub-Postmistress. Letters are received through Ross, which is the nearest money order and telegraph office and post town, at 6.15 a. m., I 1.3.~ a.m., and 3·45 p.m.; despatched thereto at 9·35 a.m., 5.50 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. The wall letter box at Bridstow is cleared at 9.20 a.m., and 7 p.m. The wall letter box at Ashe farm is cleared at 9· I 5 a. m. and 7 p.m.

BRIDSTOW BRILLEY. Il9 Parish Church (St. Bridge!' s). Rev. Henry Wilson Tweed, M.A., Vicar~· Rev. H. B. Porter, M.A., Curate_; Colonel C. Whinfieid, R.E., and Mr. W. R. Lloyd, Churchwardens_; Daniel Cartwright, Parish Clerk. National School (boys and girls), Bridstow. Mr. R. \V right, Master~· Mrs. R. Wright, Mistress. Assistant Oveneer. Mr. ]. Colcombe, jun., Glebe house, Sellack. CARRIER TO Ross. Name Henry Hall Day Thurs. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Adams, Miss M. P., High house Armitage, Arthur, J.P. and D.L., Dadnor house Burney, J. E., Ashleigh Collins, Major Nath. Kyrle, Wilton dale Davies, Sam. Rich., Wye bank, Wilton Dew, Miss, Oakland villa Griffiths, J onathan, Oakland house Hadfield, H., Moraston house Hudson, E. H. S., Wilton Hall Key, Mrs. H. C., Wilton house Lavie, Colonel A. J., Wilton Court Lloyd, W. R., Benhall Morgan, Jaml:'s P., Kyrle house Porter, Rev. H. H., M.A. (curate), The Ferns Sawyer, Rev. W. James, M.A., The Woodlands Sleeman, Mrs., Weir End Tweed, Rev. Henry 'Vilson, M. A. (vicar), The Vicarage W alsh, Captain L. P. (Royal Artillery), Wilton Castle Whinfield, Colonel C., Wyeville COMMERCIAL. Bamfield, W., Campbell, Charles Lee, farmer, Holly mount, res. Glewstone Court Stopping Place Castle Inn Retum at 4 0 Cartwright, Danl., farm bailiff and gardener for Rev. H. W. Tweed, Glebe farm Cooper, J ames, basket maker, Wilton Davis, James Simmons, White Lion Inn Davis, Thomas, blacksmith, Poolmill Day, Shadrach Millar, farmer, Ashe farm De la Hay, U. George, King's Head Hotel Dobbins, W., machinist, Alma villa Dyett, W., painter, Oak cottage Good, J. H., cottage farmer, The Elms Gould, G. A., coal dealer and haulier, Poolmill Honey, W., market gardener, The Firs J enkins, Samuel, Oakland cottage Link, Mrs. M., cot. farmer, Kyrle's cross Lloyd, ,John, farmer, Gosbrook Lucas, Mrs., farmer, Bowers Mac Dougall, P. L., farmer, Wilton farm res. Ross Peachey, Mrs., builder, grocer, provision, and corn dealer, Wilton Pearse, John, farmer, Ashe-Ingen Court Scudamore, Richard, farmer, Whitecross and Moraston Turner, Mrs., shopkeeper, Wilton Wheatstone, Bros., farmers, Low Cop Williams, Field 0., farmer, Weir End Wright, Robert, schoolmaster BRILLEY. :BRILLEY is a parish and village bounded on the north, west, and south by Radnorshire, and extending on the S.E. to the river Wye. It is situated on the main road from Kington to Hay and Brecon, and possesses some beautiful scenery, and is noted for its pure and bracing air. It is distant 5~ miles N. of Hay, 6 S.W. of Kington, 18 W.N.W. of Hereford, and about 1 mile from lVhitney station on the Hereford, Hay, and Brecon branch of the Midland railway; is in Huntington hundred, Kington union, petty sessional division, and county court district, and Eardisley and Kington polling district and electoral division of the county council. The population in 1871 was 488, in 188r, 399; inhabited houses, 85; families or separate occupiers, 92 ; area of parish, 3,792 acres; annual rateable value, £4,6oo. The executors of the late William Perry Herrick, Esq., who are lords of the manor, Major-General Sladen, Mrs. Deykes,

120 BRILLEY. Miss James, ]. Barretts, Esq., H. Gwalter 1 Esq., Mrs. Stevenson, E. Lewis, Esq., and M. R. Davies, Esq., are the principal landowners. The soil is loamy; subsoil, clay and sandstone; chief crops, wheat, barley, roots, and f~uit. Brilley is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and rural deanery ofWeobley; living, a vicarage, annexed to Michaelchurch rectory; joint value, £330, with residence and one acre of glebe; patron, the Lord Bishop of Worcester; vicar, Rev. Henry Hugh Williams, M.A., of Exeter College, Oxford, and Lichfield Theological College, ,,rho was instituted in 1887. The church, dedicated to St . .~.Wary, was completely restored in 1864-65, under the superintendence of Thos. Nicholson, Esq., of Hereford, the diocesan architect; total cost £637, defrayed by voluntary contributions. The peal of five bells has been re-hung. During the year 1888, the chancel walls, being insecure, were pulled down entirely, and rebuilt at a cost of £175, under the direction and plans of Ewan Christian, Esq., architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The former east window was transferred to the north side of the chancel; a three-light window, in perpendicular style, has been inserted in its place above the altar, and filled with stained glass representing the Crucifixion, with SS. Mary and John. This is a beautiful work of art, executed by Messrs. Heaton, Butler, and Bayne, of London, and the cost defrayed by public subscription. At the expense of friends of the present vicar, sanctuary standards, credence table, altar cross, and American organ, have been furnished, and fresh carving added to the screen. Here is a school for boys and girls, with a residence for the master attached. The school has been enlarged and re-furnished and will now accommodate 83 children; average attendance, 54· The Calvinistic Methodists have a chapel here. The beautiful little church of Michaelchurch-on-Arrow, dedicated to St. Michael, of which Rev. H. Hu!Sh \Villiams is also rector, was built in the early Pointed style of the 13th century. The sanctuary is canopied, and there is a double screen; the only other instance being in St. David's Cathedral. There is still a very handsome screen of black oak, elaborately carved. The church was restored in 1867, at a cost of £455, with extras of furniture, and during the past year it has been enriched by a new oak reredos and a two-light bright stained glass window, representing SS. Michael and Gabriel (by Messrs. Mayer, of Munich), in the south side of the chancel, as a memorial to the late vicar, the Rev. ]. W. Lee, M.A. A remarkably handsome and elaborate altar frontal and super-frontal have been presented by the ladies of St. Mary's, Bathwick. Both churches were restored by the indefatigable exertions of the Rev. T. Morgan, now vicar of Dilwyn. PoSTAL REGULATIONS. Letters are received through Whitney, and arrive about 9 a.m., despatched at 5 p.m. Eay and Eardisley are the nearest money order and telegraph offices. Letters should be addressed Brilley, Whitney, R.S.O., Herefordshire. Parish Church (St. Mary's). Rev. H. Hugh Williams, Vicar_,. Messrs. H. Bromage and Walter Powell, Churchwardens; Thomas Vaughan, Parish Clerk.

BRILLEY BRIMFIELD. 121 St. Mzchael's Church, Michaelchurch-on-Arrow. Rev. H. Hugh Williams, Rector.; Mr. Richard Wilde, Churchwarden .; R. Evans, Sexton. . National School (boys and girls). Mr. E. Pitchford, Master. Calvinistic Methodist Chapel. Mr. Henry Davies, Minister. Assistant Overseer. Mr. William Lewis, Michaelchurch. PRIVATE RESIDENT. Williams, Rev. H. Hugh, M. A. (vicar of Brilley and rector of Michaelchurch), The Vicarage COMMERCIAL. Bromage, Henry J ames, farmer, Cwmma and }fern hall farms Bromage, Jas., farmer, Maes-y-maerdy Bromage, John, farmer, Pen Brilley Bryan, James R., farmer, Pentre-miley Davies, James and Thomas, farmers, W ern and Rhydspence bank Davies, T. R., farmer, The Pentre Evans, Ann, cowkeeper, Little bush Evans, George, farmer, Pentrejack wood Hobby, IUchard, farmer, Tan house LAYTON, BRIAN, shoeing and general smith, and agricultural implement repairer Lewis, Mrs., cowkeeper Lewis, Mrs., Yew-tree Hall farm Lloyd, Thomas, farmer, Bush farm Mainwaring, William, farmer, Cefn Meredith, Alfred, Lower Bridge court Meredith, J ames, farmer, W oodspring Morgan, Edward, county councillor, farmer, Kintley Morgan, John, farmer, Llanhedry Morgan, William, farmer, Bridge court Phillips, Mrs., cowkeeper, Lane house Pitchford, E., schoolmaster Powell, Jas., farmer, Brilley green farm Powell, Mrs., Cross roads Powell, W alter, Brilley court farm Powles, J., farmer, Pound Price, Mrs. Edwin, frmr, Colmore grove Price, Mrs., cottage farmer, Brilley green Price, Thos., machine proprietor, Pentrejack Price, William, farmer, Lane farm Pritchard, J ames, farmer, Pentregove Prosser, William, farmer, Pentwyn Rogers, Mrs., farmer, Sunny bank Rollason, Andrew, New Inn and farmer Thomas, John, farmer, Welshwood Thomas, Richard, farmer and landowner, Holborn house and Penland farms Vaughan, Thomas, parish clerk W atkins, Benjamin, farmer, Pentrecoyd Williams, E., cow keeper, Brilley mount. Williams, John, Rhydspence Inn Williams, William, farmer, Pentrejack BRIMFIELD, WITH THE HAMLET OF WYSON. ERIMFIELD is a parish and village pleasantly situated on the borders of Shropshire and Worcestershire, and adjacent to the river Teme, which here forms part of the boundary. It is distant 4~ miles S. by E. of Ludlow, 4~ W. of Tenbury, 6 N. by E. of Leominster, 19 N. of Hereford, and about half-a-mile S.E. of Woofferton junction on the Shrewsbury and Hereford, and the Woofferton, Ten bury, and Bewdley railways; is in Wolphy hundred, Tenbury union and county court district, Leominster petty sessional division, and Brimfield and High Lane polling district and electoral division of the county council. The population in 1871 was 673; in 1881, 633 ; inhabited houses, 140; families or separate occupiers, 168 ; area of parish, 1,842 acres; annual rateable value, .£3,399· Alfred Salwey, Esq., ].P., Overton, Salop, is lord of the manor, and the principal landowners are Major-Gen. Edward M'Laughlin, Thomas Edmunds, Esq., Mrs. Child, Captain E. Salwey, Miss Harriet Shenton, Rev. Mortimer C. Shelton, Mr. H. P. Davies, Highlands, and Haswell's Trustees. The soil is clay and loam; subsoil, marl; chief produce, corn, hops, roots, and fruit. Brimfield is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford, and rural deanery of Leominster. I

122 BRIM FIELD. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners, under the provisions of The District Church Tithes Act, t 86 s, erected the benefice into a rectory, and in 1883 handed over to the rector the whole of the tithes (£280) with residence and 5 acres of glebe; patron, the Lord Bishop of Hereford; rector, Rev. George John Garton, B.A., St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, who was instituted in 1878. The church, dedicated to St. Mzchael, is a plain structure, with tower containing three bells. It has nave and chancel (which were rebuilt in 1834), organ, font, old register, and a chest. An ancient pewter stoup was found in the belfry, in March, 1889, and has been restored to its place among the communion plate. During the last four years the tower has been restored, and the ancient and handsome stone font, alienated for 53 years, has been restored to its former position by the parish authorities. Here was a college of secular canons in the reign of Henry I., but in the year I I 55 they turned Benedictine monks, and resigned their lands to the Abbey of Gloucester. There is a national school for boys and girls, with accommodation for I24 children; average attendance, 76. It is a handsome brick building, with residence for the master attached. There is a small Primitive Methodist chapel at W yson. Brimjield Hall is the residence of Captain E. Salwey. Wyson is a hamlet I mile N.W. of the church. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Thomas Edward Cook, Sub~Postmaster. Letters arrive at s.zo a.m.; despatched at 8.15 p.m. Money order, savings bank, and postal telegraph business transacted at this office. Letters should be addressed Brimfield, R.S.O. (Herefordshire). Parish Clturch (St. Mi'chael's). Rev. George John Garton, B.A., Rector 7. Messrs. Alfred Hewett and George Hinmers Marshall, Churchwardens; Charles Bayliss, Parish Clerk. Natz"onal School (boys and girls). Mr. E.]. Watkins, Master; Mrs. Annie Watkins, Sewing Mistress. Primitive Methodist Chapel, Wyson. Ministers various. Assz'stant Overseer. Mr. R. Alien, The Roebuck. CARRIERS TO LUDLOW. Name Day Stopping Place Return at William Lancett Mon. & Sat. The Globe 4 0 George Dubberley Mon. CARRIER TO George Dubberley Tues. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Child, Mrs., Brimfield court Edmunds, Bros., Moor Abbey Garton, Rev. George J., B.A. (rector & surrogate for the diocese of Hereford), The Rectory Hall, Mrs. Rose, The Lydiates Hewett, Alfred, Brimfield lodge J ones, Miss, Lydiate cottage Preece, John, farmer, Blake's bridge The Wheatsheaf 3 ' TENBURY. The Crown 3 Salwey, Captain E., Brimfield hall Shenton, Miss Harriet, Manor house Turford, Richard, The Cross COMMERCIAL. 0 0 Alien, Rd., assist. overseer, The Roebuck Bayliss, Ohas., wheelwright, parish clerk Caldwell, George, shoemaker Child, Mrs., landowner and farmer, Brimfield court

BRIMFIELD BRINSOP. 123 Cook, Thomas E., grocer, cooper, and sub-postmaster Curran, Thomas, farm bailiff to Miss H. Shenton, Manor farm Davies, Henry Philip, farmer and hop grower, High1ands . Davies, Thomas, grocer, Wyson Draper, Wm., carpenter and builder Edwards, Harley, farmer, Rylands Everall, Thomas, Shortgrove, farmer, Brimfield common Faulkner, Alfred, manager of Barlow's timber yard Griffiths, Charles and J ames, engineers, machinists, and farmers Guest, Charles, farmer and hop grower, The Lynch farm Hall, John, farmer, the Wood Higginson, Richard, farmer, Gosford Horton, Henry, Cross farm Lancett, Wm., farmer, Brook house • Mainwaring and Openshaw, timber and bark merchants, valuers, estate and commission agents Mainwaring, William (firm of Mainwaring & Opensha.w), timber mrchnt. & frmr. Marshall, Geo. Hinmers, farmer, The Firs Nottingham, Charles, cottage farmer Nottingham, Ed., carpenter & whlwght. Nottingham, Geo. cottage farmer, W yson Nottingham, Henry, farmer, The Knapp Nottingham, Mrs., blksmth & machinist Phillips, George, New house farm Powell, Chas., fmr., Bank cottage, Wyson Powell, Thomas, farmer, Camp farm Smallman, Charles, farmer, The Bank Steward, Thos, thatcher, Brimfteld corn. Taylor, Richard, farmer and hop grower, Lower Drayton Wall, Benj., cot. farmer, Brimfield corn. W arrington, Miss E. P., shopkeeper Watkins, E. J., schoolmaster Webb, John, boot & shoe maker, Wyson BRINSOP. ::BRINSOP is a parish situated on the main road from Hereford to Kington, about 6 miles N.W. of the former town, 12 S.E. of the latter, 5 S.E. of Weobley, and I~ N.W. of Credenhill station on the Hereford, Hay, and Brecon branch of the Midland railway, which line passes through the south side of the parish. It is in Grimsworth hundred, \Veobley union, and petty sessional division, Moccas and Yazor polling district and electoral division of the county council, and Hereford county court district. The population in 187r was 152; in r88r, r6o; inhabited houses, 26; families or separate occupiers, 26 ; area of parish, I ,364 acres; annual rateable value, £ r, 7 7 7. Captain Ricardo, R.A., and the Trustees of the late Edward William Plowright, Esq., are the principal landowners. The soil is chiefly strong loam and clay; subsoil, limestone; produce, wheat, barley, oats, beans, peas, and roots. The living is a vicarage in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and rural deanery of \Veston; value of rent charge as commuted, £107, augmented by Queen Anne's bounty, £87; glebe, 127 acres; patron, the Lord Bishop of Hereford; vicar, Rev. Prebendary Wm. Elliot, M.A., late fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, who was instituted in 1883. The church, dedicated to St. George, is a small but interesting edifice dating from the fourteenth century. It was completely restored i'n 1866-67 at a cost of nearly £900. A beautifully carved oak reredos was added in 1872 at the expense of the Rev. W. C. Fowle. In the chancel is a stained glass memorial window to the poet Wordsworth, with the following inscription:- "In memory of William W ordsworth, the Poet Laureate, a frequent sojourner in this parish ; the gift of some among the many admirers of his genius and character, A.D. 1873." There are two marble monuments to the memory of members of the Dansey family, formerly of Brinsop court. Over the south door is a llearly obliterated representation of our Saviour on the

124 BRINSOP BROBURY. cross, which was discovered when the church was restored. The earliest register is dated 1691. The national school for boys and girls provides accommodation for 6o children ; average attendance, 17. The Vicarage is a handsome and commodious residence, in the Elizabethan style of architecture. Brinsop Court, a farmhouse situated half-a-mile N. of the church, is an ancient mansion surrounded by a deep moat. It has evidently been an old monastery. Here stands a beautiful tree that was planted by the poet Wordsworth, who, together with Southey, was a frequent visitor here. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Letters arrive by messenger from Hereford at 9-45 a.m. ; despatched thereto at 3.30 p.m. Hereford is the nearest money order and telegraph office and post town. Parish Church (St. George's). Rev. William Elliot, M.A., Vicar; Mr. Dear man Ed wards, Churchwarden. National School (boys and girls). Miss A. E. Oliver, Mistress. Assistant Overseer. Mr. William Hodges, Manse! Lacy. CARRIER TO HEREFORD. Name Day John Evans {Weobley) Wed. & Sat. PRIVATE RESIDENT. Elliot, Rev. William, M.A. (vicar of Brinsop and prebendary of Cublington in Hereford cathedral), The Vicarage COMMERCIAL. Edwards, Dearman, farmer, Brinsop court Stopping Place Maidenhead Return at 4 0 Edwards, Norman, farmer, White house Haines, Mrs. Elizabeth, farmer, Glebe farm J ones, Brothers, millers, Brinsop mill Watkins, Zechariah, farmer, New house BROBURY. :BROBURY is a small parish bounded on the S. and S. W. by the ri \·er Wye, and intersected by the main road leading from Hereford to Hay via Bredwardine. It is distant n! miles W.N.W. of Hereford, 8 E. of Hay, 1o S.S.E. of Kington, and about 3 S. of Kinnersley station on the Hereford, Hay, and Brecon branch of the Midland railway ; is in Grimsworth hundred, Weobley union and petty sessional division, Kinnersley and Weobley polling district and electoral division of the county council, and Hereford county court district. The population in 1871 was 74; in r88I, 75; inhabited houses, I 6 ; families or separate occupiers, I 7 ; area of parish, 486 acres ; annual rateable value,£ 664 ss. Sir Henry Geers Cotterell, Bart., of Garnons, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The soil is loamy; subsoil, clay and sandstone; chief produce, wheat, barley, roots, and fruit. Brobury is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford, and rural deanery of Weobley; living, a rectory, annexed to the vicarage of Bredwardine; joint value, £3c4, with 18 acres of glebe; patrons, the trustees of the late Rev. N. D. H. Newton; rector, the Rev. Henry Trevor Williamson, B.A., S. John's College, Oxford, who was instituted in 1879, and resides at Bredwardine vicarage. This parish was amalgamated with Bredwardine for ecclesiastical purposes in 187 3, when the nave of the church was pulled down, and the chancel converted by faculty into a mortuary

BROBURY BROCKHAMPTON chapel, at a cost of £174, raised by voluntary subscriptions. It was re-opened for divine service, February 8th, 1874· The register begins with the year 1786. There is a small charity, the interest of £so, left by a certain man of the name of Evans. The children of this parish attend Jarvis's charity school at Bredwardine. Scar Rock, by 'Vye side, is an object of interest. It commands some beautiful and extensive views of a rich agricultural country. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Letters arrive from Hereford via Letton at 8 a.m.; despatched thereto at 5 p.m. Staunton-on-Wye is the nearest money order and telegraph office. Post town, Hereford. CARRIERS TO HEREFORD. Name William Powell Mrs. ]ones Days. Wed. vVed. & Sat. PRIVATE RESIDENT. Giles, Peter Broome, F.R.C.S. & R.C.P. The Quinta, Brobury COMMERCIAL. Badham, Mary, Scar Christopher, Thomas, 4, Old Brobury Cole, Arthur, 3, Old Brobury Empson, Frederick, Cottage • Stopping Place Horse and Groom Butchers' Arms Evans, Matthew, Well cottage Retum at 4 0 4 0 Farr, Jas., farmer, Brobury court, county alderman Farr, Mary, 1, Old Brobury Hancocks, Charles, Pool cottage Holland, J ames, Scar .Jenkins, Thomas, farmer, Glebe farm Price, John, Corner cottage Tanner, J ames, 2, Old Brobury Willes, Sarah, Scar BROCKHAMPTON. BROCKHAMPTON is a small parish situated about~ of a mile from the river Wye, 7 miles N. of Ross, Io S.E. of Hereford, and 2 N.E. of Fawley station on the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester branch of the Great \Vestern railway ; is in Greytree hundred, Kings Caple and Upton ·Bishop polling district and electoral division of the county council, Ross union, county court district, and petty sessional division. The population in 1871 was us; in 188r, 133; inhabited houses, 29; families or separate occupiers, 35; area of parish, 840 acres ; annual rateable value, £1,456. By an order which came into operation on 2 sth March, I 884, under the Divided Parishes Act, detached parts ofF ownhope were amalgamated with Brockhampton and Sellack. Sir Christopher Robert Lighton, Bart., is lord of the manor and owner of the soil. The soil is sandy loam; subsoil, red sandstone; produce, wheat, barley, roots, and fruit. The living is a vicarage in the diocese, archdeaconry, and rural deanery of Hereford; value, £63, with 6-f acres of glebe; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford ; vicar, Rev. Prebendary Thomas West, M.A., of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, who was instituted in 1874, and resides at Fownhope vicarage. The church is an ancient edifice dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It has nave, chancel, porch, and low tower containing two bells. The earliest register is dated 1578. There is a school for the children of Brockhampton, Fawley, and a part of Woolhope. It cost about £2oo, and accommodation is provided for 48 children; average attendance, 34· Brockhampton Court is the residence of Sir Christopher Robert Lighton, Bart., J.P.

BROCKHAMPTON BROMYARD. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Post office, Totnor. Stephen Tomkins, Sub-Postmaster. Letters arrive by messenger from Ross at 8.55 a.m., and from Fawley railway station at 3·45 p.m. Fownhope is the nearest money order office. Ross is the telegraph office and post town. Parish Church (Holy Trinity). Rev. Thomas West, M.A., Vicar; Sir Christopher Robert Lighton, Bart., Churchwarden. DistriCt School (boys and gt"rls). Miss Elizabeth Wilding, Mistress. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Lighton, Sir Christopher Robert, Bart., J.P., Brockhampton court Lighton, The Dowager Lady, The cottage COMMERCIAL. Cole, J ames, Camp farm Gatfield, Mrs., farmer Griffiths, J no., blacksmith Lloyd, Wm., farmer Parlour, Mrs. Ann, farmer Ratcli.ffe, Jas., farmer Townsend, Mrs. Sarah, farmer Winter, Mrs. William, shopkeeper· BROMY ARD, WITH THE TowNSHIPS oF LINTON, NoRTON-WITH-BRoCKHAMPToN, AND WINSLOW, AND THE PARISHES (formerly extra-parochial) OF LOWER BROCKHAMPTON AND SALTMARSHE. :BROMYARD is a small market town and ancient borough in the hundred of Broxash, Bromyard union, county court district, and petty sessional division, and Bredenbury and Bromyard polling district and electoral division of the county council. It is in the northern (or Leominster) parliamentary division of the county, and is a polling place for parliamentary elections. A short line of railway connects Bromyard with Worcester. The Great Western railway, having acquired this line, are taking steps to connect it with the branch which was opened in March, 1884, from Leominster to Steen's Bridge (8 miles from Bromyard) ; when completed, a new and direct route will be opened from Leominster to Worcester. The town is on the old high road from Worcester to Leominster and Mid-Wales, and is pleasantly situated on the right bank of the river Froome. or Frome (probably Saxon Frau), and is surrounded by the most beautiful scenery, varied by hill and dale, wooded eminences, orchards, meadows, and cornfields. It is distant 14 miles N.E. of Hereford, ut E. of Leominster, 13 N. of Ledbury, 14 S.,V. of Worcester, 11 S. of Tenbury, 125 N.W. by W. of London by road, and I 35 by rail. The ecclesiastical parish of Bromyaid consists of the four townships or poor-law parishes of Bromyard, Linton, Norton with Brockhampton, and Winslow, which were formerly much intermixed among themselves and with other parishes. By virtue of the Divided Parishes Act, the detached and isolated parts have, for poor-law and rating purposes, been amalgamated with the parishes or townships to which they adjoined, so that the boundaries are now much more symmetrical, though the civil and ecclesiastical boundaries of the parish are not now coincident. An order in council was a few years ago obtained, under which the Rowden estate (part of

.BROMYARD. Winslow) will, on the avoidance of the present incumbency of Brom~ yard, be deta~hed. from this parish, and added to Bredenbury-cumWacton. Thts will not, however, affect the poor-law divisions of the parish. The name Bromyard appears to be derived from Broom, probably on account of the plant still so plentiful and beautiful in the neighbourhood ; and the old English g-arth, or yard, a place or town, ·or the British g-arth, a hill, perhaps in allusion to the Bromyard Downs in the parish, the summit of which is over 8oo feet above sealevel. The area of the ~ivil parish of Bromyard, according to the recent Ordnance Survey, Is as follows Bromyard, 165 acres; Linton, 2,382; Norton, 3,160; and ~inslow, 3, 148, which is thus dividedland, 8,689 acres; roads, no acres; ra!Jway, 40 acres; and water, 16 acres tota! 8,855 acres. The annual rateable values are Bromyard, £4,270; Lmton, £3,206; Norton, £3,724; and Winslow,£ 4,225; making a total of £15 1425. The population of Bromyard in I88I was as follows ::- . - - - - - "t:l . "t:l .., .., . ... • • • • "' bO .., "' ... "' -~ "' "' ... .., • ·~ .., ,.0 .., .., s:: oS·~ "' .., ,.0 Ill "' 11) -~ _.., - oS ::I oS ::I ::l"t:l J.-1:;::: - oS TOTAL. ...c: 0 ...c: s:: 0 o:-;::: oS s oS s s::tt: ·a ti: t:C ::I f"o~ ~ .., ... ~=Cl m~>:. 4. p . Bromya-rd ... ••• • • • 327 17 8 382 735 742 1477 Linton ••• . .. • •• no 6 -·· 114 310 306 616 Norton • • • ... . .. 102 12 2 104 251 241 492 Winslow • • • ... .. . 89 10 .. 98 193 220 413 . . . 1881 628 45 10 698 1489 1509 2998 • • 1871 623 40 1 ... 1454 1457 2911 - - • - • • These figures are, however, considerably affected by the alterations above mentioned, and by building and other improvements since the last census, from which this table is compiled. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor. Bromyard union comprises 35 parishes, three of which are in- Worcestershire. The district extends over an area of 63,245 acres, of which 62,369 acres ar.e land, 750 roads, 46 railways, and 8o water. It contained in· 187I a population of u,934; in 188I, n,oss; with 2,4oi inhabited houses, 2 I 3 uninhabited, and I I building. The rateable value of the union is £78,493· The union workhouse is situated in the township of Linton, and will accommodate about I 6o persons. · The guardians meet at the board-room every alternate Thursday. The ; magistrates for Bromyard petty sessional division meet at the Court . house every alternate Monday. A new police station was erected in 1875, on an eligible site adjacent to the public hall in Church street. Bromyard is included in circuit 23 of the county court· judges; the court is held at the Court house every alternate month. There are two good hotels and posting houses, The Falcon, and the Hop Pole/ a branch of the National Provincial Bank of England ; and of the Worcester Old Bank. The market is held on Thursdays. Fairs -are held as follows Thursday before March 25th; March 25th

BROMYARD. (hiring); May rst (hiring); Thursday before July 25th, and Thursday before October 29th. Stock sales are held every alternate Thursday. Occasionally the manor courts are held here. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a very ancient structure, showing various changes and styles of architecture. It stands in a fine position, and consists of nave, north and south aisles, tower, north and south transepts, and chancel. There are several noteworthy mural tablets one relating to the Baynham family. In the north transept is an incised :flat stone in memory of a knight of the Baskerville family. The chancel is fitted with handsome stall-seats, from designs by F. R. Kempson, Esq., F.I.B.A., of Hereford, being the result of a subscription, in 1867, to perpetuate the memory of a former vicar, the Rev. John Palmer, M.A. The south transept has recently been restored to its ancient proportions, and a massive oak roof supplied, entirely by the private munificence of R. Phipps, Esq., J.P., of Buckenhill, who has also given new oak choir stalls, the designs being furnished by Messrs. Nicholson & Son, of Hereford. There are several stained glass windows of fine design and execution. The parish registers commence with the year 1538. Bromyard is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and rural deanery of North Frome; living, a vicarage; value, £512 1 with 7 acres of glebe; patron, the Lord Bishop of Worcester; vicar, the Rev. W. Martin, M.A., St. John's College, Cambridge, who was instituted in 1877. The Congregational chapel, situate in Sherford street, is supposed to have been erected as early as the year 1696, the date of the formation of the church. In the year I 868 the building was restored, and new schools were erected at a cost of over £200, defrayed by subscriptions. In 1874, the manse, which is adjacent to the chapel, was partially rebuilt. The building) at the present time, is in need of restoration. The Primitive Methodist chapel, a small building on Tower hill, was erected in 1835. The Wesleyan chapel in the New road was built in 1857· There is a free grammar school in Church street, founded by Queen Elizabeth, in 1567. Its endowment of £16 was augmented with a sum of £2o per annum by John Perryn, Alderman of London, a native of Bromyard, who died in 1656. The present school-room was rebuilt in 1835, when the Rev. W. Cooke, vicar of Bromyard, was head master; and in 1851 the school was put on its present footing, the appointment of the master being placed in the hands of the Worshipful the Goldsmiths' Company, of London, who added to the former endowments. The education given to the scholars is of a mixed kind, viz. classical, when required, and, in the majority of cases, commercial. Boys resident in the parish pay £z a year, and others £3· The present head master is the Rev. Henry William Weltch, B.A., of London University, who was appointed to the school in r8sr, and elected head master in 1855· A new scheme of government is now being framed. The national schools were erected in 1862, from the designs of F. R. Kempson, Esq., F.I.B.A., of Hereford, at a cost of £I,25o. They form a handsome pile of buildings, and consist of boys' and girls' school-rooms, class-room, and master's house.

BROMYARD. 129 They have since been leased to the school board, and are now known as St. Peter's board schools. There is accommodation for 222 children; average attendance, 107. The British school, situate in Bishell road, was erected in 1872, by Mr. James Jenks, and has since been given by him to the school board. The average attendance is 7 3· There are alms houses in Cruxwell street for seven aged women who are allowed 2s. 6d. weekly. The Bromyard Cottage Hospital was established in 1869, and is designed for the accommodation and treatment of suitable cases of sickness or accident amongst the poor of Bromyard parish, and of such other parishes as are within a radius of 7 miles from the town. Additional buildings were erected in 1887. It is supported by subscription. There is a rifle corps (D Company 1st Herefordshire), with an excellent band, and a musical society, which gives concerts occasionally. Races are held annually on Bromyard downs, and are well supported. Linton is a township extending from the town of Bromyard to nearly 4 miles E. The area is about 2,382 acres, and the rateable value £3,206. William Barneby, Esq., and Mrs. Childe-Freeman are the principal landowners. The soil is clayey and loamy; subsoil, rock and clay; chief produce, wheat, barley, beans, peas, hops, a:nd fruit. The Bromyard union workhouse is situate in the township. The national schools on Bringsty common, having accommodation for 66 children, are maintained at the cost of William Barneby, Esq., of Saltmarshe castle. C!ater Park, the property of \'Villiam Barneby, Esq., is at present unoccupied. It is pleasantly situated about 2! miles E. of the town of Bromyard, and 16 N.E. of Hereford. Norton with Brockhampton comprise a township about 3 miles N.E. of Bromyard, and 1 6! of Hereford. The area of the township is 3,16o acres, and the rateable value .£3,724. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor, and John Habington Barneby Lutley, Esq., William Barneby, Esq., and Richard Phipps, Esq., are the chieflandowners. The soil is clayey and loamy; subsoil, rock and clay; chief crops, wheat, beans, hops, and roots. A new board school has been recently erected on the Downs, in this township, with accommodation for 149 children; average attendance, 105. On the Downs, in an elevated part of this township, is the race-course; also rifle-butts. There are stone quarries in the township. Brockhampton, the seat of John Habington Barneby-Lutley, Esq., J.P., D.L., is delightfully situated about 2 miles S.E. of the town, closely adjoining the main road leading from Bromyard to Worcester, and commands an extensive and picturesque view of the Malvern hills and surrounding country. Adjacent to the mansion is a chapel, endowed by the family proprietors of Brockhampton house. The Rev. J. H. Brooks, rector of Evesbach, is the chaplain. Buckenhill House, the seat of Richard Phipps! Esq., is a handsome mansion, situated about I! miles N. of the town. Winslow is a township extending from the town of Bromyard to a distance of 2! miles W. The area is 3,148 acres, and the rateable value £4,225. The chief crops are wheat, beans, hops, and barley. The Right Hon. Lord St. John, of Rowden house, H. J. Bailey, Esq., of Rowden abbey, and

130 BROMYARD. Richard Phipps, Esq., of Buckenhill, are the chief landowners. Munderfield Harold, the residence of Captain Enderby, is delightfully situated. The Green, a brick mansion, with a beautiful home view, is now occupied by Mr. H. Hodgkinson. Hawkhurst, a newly built residence commanding splendid views, is the property of Captain Hawkes. Wallcroft House, the property and residence of Mr. Samuel Drew, is a modern stone building, situated near the Tenbury road, about 1 mile N.W. of Bromyard. It commands a pleasant prospect. Lower Brockhampton, formerly extra-parochial, has been constituted a poor-law parish. The area is 136 acres, and the rateable value j, r r8. The population in r87r was 66; in r88r, 66; inhabited houses, 13; families or separate occupiers, 13. The picturesque old mansion house with moat and remains of draw-bridge, and the old chapel (now in ruins), are superseded by the more modern house (the property and residence of J. H. Barneby-Lutley, Esq.), and chapel in the adjoining township of N orton-with-Brockhampton. Saltmarshe, formerly extra parochial, was constituted a parish for the purposes of the Act of zo Vict. c. 20. The area is 128 acres, and the rateable value £299. The population in 1871 was 32; in r881, 32; inhabited houses, 5· Saltmarshe Castle, the seat of\Villiam Barneby, Esq., J.P., D.L., is distant about 3 miles N.E. Bromyard, and 17 from Hereford. It is a noble and splendid edifice, and was renovated at considerable cost by the late Edmund Higginsont Esq. About 4 miles N. N. \V. of Bromyard, on the summit of \V all hill, is an old Roman encampment in a very excellent state of preservation. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Post and Telegraph Office, Market square; Mrs. Margaret Bennett, Postmistress. Arrz'val of Letters. The London and general mail arrives from Worcester at 6-47 a.m., 12.5 p.m. and 7·5 p.m. Despatch of Letters Themailsaredespatched for the London and general mail at 8.20 a.m., 12.45 p.m., 5.30 p.m., and 6.55 p.m. Letters for home delivery must be posted before 10 p.m. Deh'very of Letters. The town deliveries commence at 7.30 a.m., 12.20 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. on week days, and 7.20 a.m. on Sundays. The country deliveries : Frame Hill messenger (with bags for Acton Beauchamp and Bishop Frame), the messengers for Felton, Stoke Lacy, Thornbury, Collington, Edwin Ralph, Bredenbury, Munderfield Row, Downside, &c., are despatched at 7.20 a.m. daily. A messenger commences collecting from Bredenbury, homewards, at 4.30 p.m. daily. No country delivery on Sundays. The office is open on week days from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ; telegraph and parcel post business from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. Letters can be registered until 5.30 p.m. Money order, savings bank, government insurance and annuity business is transacted from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. On Sundays, Christmas day, and Good Friday, the office is open from 8 a.m. till ro a.m. for registration of letters and sale of postage stamps. Parcels post delivery 7.40 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.; despatch 1.5 p.m., 5.30 p.m. and 6.55 p.m. The pillar-box opposite the Queen's Arms is cleared at 12.20 and 6.10 p.m. Post Office, Bringsty Common ; Joseph Wood, Sub-Postmaster. Letters arrive by mailcart from Worcester at 6.30 a. m. ; despatched thereto at 6.28 p.m.

BROMYARD. 131 This is a money order office and savings bank. Letters can be registered here. Bromyard is the nearest telegraph office. Post town, Worcester. Linley Green wall letter box is cleared at 5. I 5 p.m. ACTING MAGISTRATES FOR BROMYARD PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION.- (The justices meet every alternate Monday at the Court house, Church street, at II.o a.m.) Sir Richard Harington, Bart., Whitbourne Court, \Vorcester, Chairman/ Rev. Edward Renn Hampden, M.A., Cradley Rectory, Malvern; John Habington Barneby-Lutley, Esq., Brockhampton, ·worcester; William Henry Barneby, Esq., Bredenbury Court, Bromyard; William Barneby, Esq., Saltmarshe Castle, Bromyard; Edward Bickerton Evans, Esq., \V'hitbourne Hall, \Vorcester ; The Right Hon. Lord St. John, Row den House, Bromyard ; Col. Robert. Bourne, Cowarne Court, Ledbury ; Major John Michael Brown, Hall Court, Bromyard; Capt. William Enderby, Munderfield Harold, Bromyard ; Richard Phipps, Esq., Buckenhill, Bromyard; Frederick Robertson Kempson, Esq, Birchyfields, Bromyard; Henry J ames Bailey, Esq., Rowden Abbey, Bromyard; Arthur John Childe-Freeman, Esq., Ferney Bank, Worcester. Clerk to the Justices A. W. Knott, Esq., vVorcester. List of Parishes and Places comprised z"n the Petty Sessional DivisionAvenbury, Bredenbury, Bishop Frome, Bromyard, Brockhampton (Lower), Collington, Cowarne (Little), Cowarne (Much), Cradley, Edwin Ralph, Evesbach, Felton, Grendon .Bishop, Grendon Warren, Hampton Charles, Linton, Moreton Jeffries, Norton with Brockhampton, Ode Pychard and Livers Ode, Pencombe, Saltmarshe, Sapey (Upper), Stanford Bishop, Stoke Bliss, Stoke Lacy, Tedstone Delamere, Tedstone Wafer, Thornbury, Ullingswick, Wacton, Whitbourne, Winslow, and Wo1ferlow. Edwin Loach (Worcestershire) is transferred to this .division for police purposes, while business arising in the eastern half of Cradley is usually taken at Malvern. • PLACES OF WORSHIP. Parish Church (St. Peter's). Rev. William Martin, M. A., Vicar~· Rev. John Martin, B. A., Curate~· Messrs. Anthony Swainson Alien and Charles J ones, Churchwardens~· Mr. Herbert Dangerfield, Organist/ James Harrell, Parish Clerk. Congregational Chapel, Sherford street. Rev. Wm. B. Row, Minister. Friends' Meeting House, Broad street. Prz"mtlive Methodist Chapel, Tower Hill. Rev. H. J. Pring, Mz"nisler. 'iJ7esleyan Chapel, New road. Rev. Thomas Ross, Minister. SCHOOLS. Free Grammar (boys), Church street. Rev. Henry William Weltch, B.A., Head Master. Bromyard School Board. Richard Phipps, Esq., Chaz'rman ~· A. S. Alien, Esq., Clerk ~· A. C. Cherry, Esq., vVorcester Old Bank, Treasurer. St. Peter's. Miss Laister, Mistress. British. Mr. M. Imeson, Master. Brockhampton. Mr. William Oliver Smith, Master. Na#onal School (boys and gz'rls), Bringsty common. Mrs. Davis, Mistress.

132 BROMYARD. BROMYARD UNION. (The guardians meet at the Board-room, Union ·workhouse, Linton, every alternate Thursday, at 10 a.m.) Thomas Trinder, Esq., Nupend, Cradley, Malvern, Chairman/ Major Thomas Henry Purser, Bird's Eye, Bromyard, Vice-Chairman.; Edward Ingram Halford, Esq., National Provincial Bank, Bromyard, Treasurer,; Edward Lashford Cave, Esq., Clerk to the Guardians a1zd to the Rural Sanitary Authority/ Mr. Henry Evans Oakley (Bromyard District), Mr. W. B. Wilkes (Brockhampton Distnct), and Mr. E. S. Hamilton (Bishop Frome .District), Vaccination Officers / G. H. Brett, Esq., Auditor/ Rev. Henry William \Veltch, B.A., Chaplain ~· Thomas Henry Gillam, M.R.C.S., Medical Officer to No. I (Bromyard) Distrzct / Mr. J. \V. Hinings, Medtcal Officer to No. 2 (Bishop Frome) Di'stnct, and to Workhouse/ Mr. R. N. Tovey, Medical Officer to iVo. 3 ( Cradley) District~· Mr. Thomas Arter, Master~· Mrs. Arter, Matron; Mr. W. B. Wilkes (No. I Di'strzct), Mr. E. S. Hamilton (No. 2 District), Relieving, School Attendance, and Enquiry Officers; Thomas Ovens, Assistant Relieving Officer. The Union compdses the following Parishes and Places:- Avenbury, Bishop Frame, Bredenbury, Bromyard, Collington, Cowarne (Little), Cowarne (Much), Cradley, Edwin Ralph, Evesbach, Felton, Grendon Bishop, Grendon \Varren, Hampton Charles, Linton, Lower Brockham pton, Moreton J effries, N orton with Brockhampton, Ode Pychard, Pencombe, Sa1tmarshe, Sapey (Upper), Stanford Bishop, Stoke Lacy, Tedstone Delamere, Tedstone Wafer, Thornbury, Ullingswick, w·acton, \Vhitbourne, \Vinslow, and Wolferlow, in Herefordshire/ also, Acton Beauchamp, Edwin Loach, and Sapey (Lower), in Worcestershire. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES. Super-intendent Registrar, Mr. J. B. Weeks ; Deputy, Mr. Charles J ones. Registrar of Marrzages, Mr. W. B. Wilkes ; Deputy, Mr. ]. E. Turbill. Registrars of Births and Deaths, Mr. Henry Evans Oakley, Market square, Bromyard (for Bromyard District), Mr. E. S. Hamilton, Bishop Frame (for Bishop Frome D£strz'ct), Mr. W. B. Wilkes, St. Peter's terrace, Bromyard (for Brockhampton Dz'strzct). BANKS. National Provincial Bank of England {branch of), draw on the head office of the National Provincial Bank of England, corner of Threadneedle street, London, E.C. ; bank hours, 10 till 3; on Thursdays, and fair-days, 10 till 4; on Saturdays, 10 till 12.30 p.m. E. J. Halford, Esq., Manager, High street. Worcester Old Bank (branch of). Messrs. Berwick, Lechmere, and Co., Broad street; London agents, :Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock and Co. Bank hours, 10 till 3; on Thursdays and fair-days, 10 till 4; on Saturdays, 10 till I2.JO. Wm. Green, Esq., Manager. PUBLIC BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONS, OFFICES, ETC. Almshouses, Cruxwell street (for seven aged women). Brom;•ard Cottage Hospz'tal, Church-yard. The Lord Bishop of Hereford, President/ W. Henry Barneby, Esq., Trustee/ Thomas

BROMYARD. 1 33 Henry Gillam, L.R.C.P. (Lond.), John \Villiam Hinings, L.R.C.P. (Edin.), and John Owen, M.D., Honorary A1edical Officers/ E. ]. Halford, Esq., Ho1Z. Treasure1·.; Lord St. John, Rowden, Bromyard, and Rev. David Nicholl, Edwin Loach Rectory, Ho?Z. Secs. ; Miss Crawshaw, Matron. • County Court (Registrar's office, Broad street), held every alternate month at the Court house, Church street. His Honour Sir Rupert Alfred Kettle, Merridale, Wolverhampton, Judge (Circuit 23) ; The Superintendent, County Court Department, Treasury, Whitehall, S.\V.; A. W. Knott, Esq., Registrar; Francis Wyatt Dyer, Esq., High Bailiff~· Mr. J. H. Paine, Sub-Bailiff. The following t"s a List o.f Plates in the Jurisdiction of the Bromyard County Court: Acton Beauchamp (Worcester), Avenbury, Bishop Frome, Bredenbury, Bromyard, Collington, Cradley, Edwin Loach (Worcester), Edwin Ralph, Evesbach, Felton, Grendon Bishop, Grendon Warren, Hampton Charles, Linton, Little Cowarne, Lower Sapey (Worcester), Moreton Jeffries, Much Cowarne, N orton, Ocle Pychard, Pencombe, Stanford Bishop, Stoke Lacy, Tedstone Delamere, Tedstone \Vafer, Thornbury, Ullingswick, Upper Sapey, Wacton, Whitbourne, Winslow, and Wolferlow. Fire Engine House, Back street. John Warburton, Fireman. Gas Works, Sherford street. Mr. A. H. \Vard, Lessee . .Inland Revenue Ojjite at Hop Pole Hotel, Mr. Thos. Cullovin, Officer. llfarket Hall, Church street (not used). Oddfellows' Lodge (Broxash), held at the Hop Pole Hotel. Mr. James Morgan, Secretary. Court House, Church street (used for magistrates' and county court sittings, &c.) Police Station, Church street. Mr. Thomas Ovens, Superintendent; J ames Smith, Sergeant. Letture Hall (erected I 8 59), Church street. The room is now leased as an armoury and drill hall, for volunteer purposes, and is available for meetings, penny readings, lectures, &c. Lieut. Cave, Acting Lessee.; Sergt.-Instructor D. Fitzgerald, Resident Manager. PUBLIC OFFICERS. Brom)'ard Rural Sanitary Authority (meets at the Board-room, Union Workhouse after the first guardians' meeting in every month. The poorlaw guardians constitute the sanitary authority). T. Trinder, Esq., Chairman~· H. Vavasour Sandford, Esq., M. D., Hereford, Medical Ofjicer o.f Health/ Edward Lashford Cave, Esq., Clerk~· Mr. Thomas Barrs, Inspector o.f iVuisances. Clerk to the Assessment Committee. E. L. Cave, Esq., Sherford house Clerk to the Commissioners o.f Taxes. M:r. Joseph B. \Veeks. Surveyor of Taxes. W. Sharland, Esq., Inland Revenue Office, Hereford. Clerk to the Guardians o.f Bromyard UJZion E. L. Cave, Esq., Sherford house. Clerk to the Hi"ghway Board. Mr. J. B. \Veeks, Broad street. Clerk to the Magistrates. A. W. Knott, Esq., Broad street. Public Vaccinator. T. H. Gillam, Esq., M.R.C.S., L.S.A., Broad st.

134 BROMYARD ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY. Rate Collectors. Mr. Thomas Green (.for Bromyard and Winslow)/ Mr. Henry Hughes, High street (.for Linton); Mr. James Grubb, The Woodend, Clifton-on-Teme (for Nor/on with Brockhampton) . . Registrar o.f County Coutt. A. vV. Knott, Esq., Broad street. Superintendent of Police. Mr. Thomas Ovens, Church street. Surveyor of Roads. Mr. T. C. Lofthouse, Church street. Town Cn"er. Mr. H. Thomas, Milvern street. Station Master. Mr. Thomas F. Robinson. Is! Herefordshire Rifle Vol11n!eer Corps ( D Company). Thomas Henry Purser, Jlfajor / E. Lashford Cave, Esq., Lieutenant/ J. vV. Hinings, Esq., Acting Surgeon.; Rev. \V. Martin, Acting Chaplain/ Sergeant Instructor, Denis Fitzgerald. Carriers (see under headings of villages). BROMYARD ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Alien, Anthony Swainson, Down villa, Norton Bailey, Henry J., Rowden abbey, Winslow Barneby-Lutley, John Habington, M.A., D.L., J.P., Brockhampton house Barneby, William, D.L., J.P., Saltmarshe castle and Clater park, Linton Bedford, Daniel G., High street Ben bow, R. G., Gresham house Brace, Mrs. M. A., Tower hill Bridgwater, JYirs., New road Brown, .T ohn, Inston bridge, Winslow Cave, Edward Lashford, Sherford house Cave, Misses, Pool hall, Linton Cave, :Mrs., Pool hall, Linton Chambers, William, Cruxwell street Cotterell, D. William, Market square Dangerfield, Rev. J., Down house, Linton Derry, Misses, Mount Pleasant, New road Devereux, Miss, Church house Drew, Samuel, W allcroft house, Winslow Enderby, Capt. Wm., Munderfield Harold, Winslow "Fisher, John Collin, Cruxwell street Gardiner, Mrs. T .• Highwell house Gillam, Thomas Henry, High street Green, George, Hard wick house, WinRlow Green, Willia.m, Worcester Old bank Had en, :Major Samuel, Firs cot., Winslow Halford, Edward Ingram, High street Halsey, Mrs. E., Prospect villa, Winslow Harris, William, Mount Pleasant, New rd. Hawkes, Capt., R.N., Hawkhurst, Winslow Hinings, John William, N unwell house Hodgkinson, Henry, The Green, Winslow Jenks, James, Tan house, Pump street Jenks, Miss, The Elms, Tower hill Martin, Rev. J., B. A., curate, The Vicarage Martin, Rev. Wm. (vicar of Bromyard, and surrogate for the diocese of Hereford) M.A .• The Vicarage Oakley, Henry E., Crnxwell street Owen, John, M.D., High street Palmer, Mrs., Church street Phipps, Richard, J.P., Buckenhill house, Norton Pring, Rev. Hy. Jno., Primitive Methodist minister, Tower hill Purser, Major Thomas Henry, Bird's-eye house, Tower hill Ricketts, Miss, Tower hill cottage Ross, Rev. Thomas, Wesleyan minister, New road Rouse, Ed ward, New road Rouse, George, New road Row, Rev. W. B., Congregational minister, The Manse, Sherford street St. John, Rt. Hon. Lord, Row den house, Winslow Style, Mark, Broad street Vale, Mrs., Church street Wall, John, Church street Weltch, Rev. Henry William, B.A., head master of the gram. school, New lands, New road West, Mrs. A. M., Froome villa, Linton COMMERCIAL. ADDYMAN, J., grocer & provision merchant, Market Square, Bromyard. Agent for Phrenix Fire Office, & " Royal Well" Brewery Co., Malvern Allen, Anthony Swainson, solicitor & clerk to the school board, Broad street ALLKINS, WILLIAM, family butcher, Bay Horse Commercial Inn, High Street, Bromyard. Horses and traps for hire. Loose boxes, &c. AMISS, ABRAHAM, builder, tJlumber, glazier, house painter, paper &; bell hanger, locksmith, well sinker, coal merchant, &c., Sherford street Amiss, John, stone and marble mason, Church street Andrews, Henry, carpenter, Bell Inn, Church street

BROMYARD ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY. I35 Arter, Thomas, master of Bromyard workhouse, Linton Barrs, Thomas, inspector of nuisances, assist. overseer for \V acton & Bred en bury, and school attendance officer for Grendon Bishop, U.D., & Avenbury school board, Worcester road Barton, Hy., farmer, Y earsett et., Linton Baskerville, Thomas, farmer, Ganderland, Winslow Bayliss, Thomas, wheelwright, Mallket sq. Bedford, Daniel baker, High street Benbow, R. G., solicitor, Gresham house Bennett, Mrs. l\Iargaret, stationer, bookseller, and postmistress, Market square Biddle, Benjamin, shopkeeper, High street Bishop & Perkins, farmers, Linton brook Bowen, Wm., blacksmith, Linley green, Linton Box, \Villiam Henry, plumber and painter, High street Brace, John, basket maker, Crux well street :BRACE, JOHN, shoeing & general smith & locksmith, maker of agricultural implements, fencing, edge-tools, &c., Cruxwell street Bray, Thomas, farmer, Burley Bromyard News office- V. B. Weeks, manager Bury, J onathan, beer retailer, N orton Cale, Samuel, Tack farm, \Vinslow Cave, Edward Lashford, solicitor, and agent to Alliance Insurance Co. (offices, Sherford house, Hherford street) Chambers, William, veterinary surgeon, Cruxwell street . Clement, John, farmer, Upper Winslow Coldrick, Wm, greengrocer, Cruxwell st. Cook, Mrs. Sarah, grocer, High street Corbett, Mrs. 1\I., seamstress, Cruxwell st. Craddock, John, Rowden mill, Winslow Crawshaw, Miss, matron, Cottage hospital CUFF, E. J., ''The Falcon" Commercial and Family Hotel and Posting House. Cyclists' touring house. Saddle horses. Every description of posting. Broad street Cullun, 1\1iss, ladies' school, Tower hill Dangerfield, Herbert, teacher of music, pianoforte & organ, Down house, Linton DAVIES, H. SCARLETT, wholesale and retail wine and spirit merchant, Ye Fotmto.in Head, Broad street Davies, James, provision dealer, Broad st. Davies, James, millwright and machinist, Sherford street Davies, John, farmer, Middle Norton Davies, John, farmer, Upper Norton DAVIES, THOMAS, (late :Brace), shoeing and general smith, fencing, iron, and all kinds of agriculturaJ implements ; locksmith & edge-tool maker, Cruxwell street Derry, Misses, Mount Pleasant, New road DUGGAN, EVAN, grocer and provision merchant. Dealer in glass, china, earthenware and stationery, High street Duggan, W. A., assistant superintendent to Prudential Assurance Co., Sherford st. Edwards, Charles, shopkeeper, The Down, Norton Elcox, Mrs. Ann, farmer, Linton l\1ill farm Evans, David, New House farm, Norton Evans, George, general draper, Broad st. Evans, Mrs. C., far., Hodgebatch, Linton Faulkner, Kathan, Hop Pnle Hotel, Market square Fidoe, John, Hardwick mill, Winslow Fox, Richard, saddle and harness maker, High street Foxley, Fredk, farm bailiff to H. J. Bailey, Esq., Rowden abbey, vVinslow Gallier, Bt>nj., The Hyde farm, Winslow Garness, Fredk., farmer, Ashmirton farm, Linton Garness, Littleton, far., Nuttage, Linton Gibbs, Mrs., farmer, Old house fm., Linton Gillam, Thomas Henry, L.R.C.P. (Lond.), surgeon, High street Greenaway, Edwin, farmer, Floodgates, Winslow GREEN, CHARLES, family grocer, provision factor, and Italian warehouseman, The Fountain Head Stores, Broad Street, Bromyard. Agent for H. Scarlett Davies, wine, spirit, and ale merchant GREEN, GEORGE, auctioneer & valuer. Agent for the Star Life Association, and the City of Birmin~ham Patent Poudrette Manure. Offices, Broad street Green, Thomas, farmer, dait·yman, and assistant overseer, Quist's place, Winslow Green, vVilliam, manager, Worcester Old Bank, Broad street Griffiths, Thomas Charles B., dispensing chemist, High street Grubb, E. T., ironmonger and implement agent, Broad street Halford, Edwd. Ingram, manager, National Provincial Bank, High street Handley, Mrs., lodging house, Sheep street Hardy, John, beer retailer, Linton Harrell, James, fancy repository, and stationer, High street Harrell, John, shoemaker, Sheep street Harris, John, butcher, Cruxwell street Haynes, Mrs. H., lodging house, Sheep st. Heath, Mrs. Maria, dressmaker, Broad st. Hemming, Thos., farmer, Middle Yearsett, Linton Henry, l\1rs, E., farmer, Burley, Linton Herbert, John, gardener, Sheep street Hill, William, wheelwright, Cruxwell st. HINKSMAN, THOMAS, spadetree manufacturer, Flaggoners Green, vVinslow Hinings, John William, L.R.C.P. (Edin.), surgeon, Nunwell house, Tower hill Hinton, Henry, shoemaker, New road Holland, S., farmer, Cider House farm, Linton Holland, William, blacksmith, Church st. Hughes, Henry, stationer & photographer, High street

~ 136 BROMYARD ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY. HYDE, JOHN JEFFERIES, butcher aud dealer, carter and furniture remover. Conveyances and saddle horses for hire. High Street, Bromyard. Imeson, M. Howard, schoolmaster, British board school Imms, William, cabinet maker, furniture dealer, and ironmonger, High street J ames, George, builder, Oruxwell street JAMES, JOHN, butcher, dealer, and farmer, High street, and Cross farm, Edwin Ralph, and Turkey Hall farm, Winslow James, The lVIisses E. and C., Church st. James, William, builder, &c., Tower hill Jay, John, farmer, Wash Croft, Linton Jenks, James, tanner, Tan house, Pump st. Johnson, Christopher, china & glass dealer, cooper and tobacconist, High street Johnson, Misses, booksellers and stationers, newsagents, and circulating library, Market square J onee, Chas., dispensing chemist, Market square Jones, Edwd., tailor and draper, Broad st. J ones, ,J ames, farmer, Lower N orton J ones, Miss, teacher of music, Church street Jones, Miss, private school, Church street Knott, Ambrose Wm., solicitor, registrar of the county court, clerk to the justices of the Bromyard division, Broad street Laister, Miss E., schoolmistress, St. Peter's girls' and infants' school Lake, James, shopkeeper, Bank house, Norton Larkworthy, J. L. & Co., ironmongers, and implement agents, Market square Layton, Mrs., farmer, The Rock, Winslow Layton, William, dairyman, Walk Mill, Norton Lewis, George, grocer & baker, Sheep street Lewis, Mrs. Charlotte, earthenware dealer, Market square Lewis, Mrs., Green Dragon Inn, Cruxwell street LEWIS, ROBERT, builder and contractor, brick and pipe manufacturer, depot for Broseley goods, glazed pipes and tiles, &c., at Bromya.rd station (office, Sherford street} Links, Mrs., Deakin's Green farm, Norton Lloyd, Herbert, shoe maker and sewing machine depot, Broad street Lock, J ames, castrator, Knapp cottage, Winslow Lofthouse, T. C., surveyor, Church street Loxley, James, fruit dealer, Church street Marshall, Alexander, nurseryman and seedsman, High street Martin, John, The Downs farm, Norton MASON, THOS., baker, corn and meal factor, and shopkeeper, High street Mcintosh, Donald, draper, bedding warehouse, Berlin wool repository, clothier, dressmaker, funeral furnisher, milliner, and tailor, High street Miles, Charles, The Parks, \Vinslow Millichap, John, boot and shoo maker, High street Millichap, John, Flaggoner's green farm, Winslow Mill yard, J ames William, land agent to W. Barneby, Esq., Little Bridge house, Norton Morley, Thomas, shopkeeper, Cruxwell st. J.\;loore, Edward, shopkeeper, Bringsty com. Moore, Mrs., The Downs, Norton Morris, Edwd., farmer, Ockeridge,Winslow Mountford, J., far., New house, Winslow NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK of England, Limited, (branch of), High street, draw on the head office of the National Provincial Bank of England, corner of Threadneedle street, London, E. C. Bank hours 10 till 3. On Thm·sdays, & Fair days 10 till4. On Saturdays 10 till 12.30 p.m. E. I. Halford, Esq., manager. Neale, Henry, Railway Inn, Church street N eedham & Co., corn merchants, Church st. N ewbold, Elizabeth, fancy respository, High street N ewbold, John, tin-plate worker, High st. N ott, Mi;;s Harriet, farmer, Brookhall, Brockhampton Oakley, Frederick W., auctioneer, valuer, and land agent, Market square OAKLEY, HENRY EVANS, general printer, bookbinder, &c. Registrar of births and deaths for Bromyard district, Cruxwell st. and Market square Orgee, Mrs., farmer, Bringsty common Ovens, Thomas, super. of police, police station, Church street Owen, John, M.D., surgeon, High street Pad field, Henry, farmer, Balburst, \Vinslow Page, Herbert, Holly-tree Inn, Norton Page, Herbert, beer retailer, I.inton Paine, John Henry, county court bailiff, Sherford street Palfrey, F. G., boot and shoe maker, Back street Palfrey, Frederick, postman, Cruxwell st. Palfrey, John, boot & shoe maker, High st. Palmer, Benjamin, watch & clock maker, Broad street Palmer, John, plumber, &c., Tower hill Palmer, J ohu Thomas, fancy repository and furniture dealer, High street Palmer, Mrs., Church street Palmer, Thomas, cabinet maker, High st. Palmer, William, tailor, Sheep street PARK, JAMES, White Horse Commercial Hotel, Cruxwell street. Good accommodation for Commercial Travellers and Cyclists. Good stabling Parker, J ames, farmer, The Little farm, Winslow Partridge, Albert, The Royal Oak, The Downs, N orton Partridge, Charles, Grown and Sceptre Inn, Sherford street Partridge, George, baker, High street Partridge, Jos., King's Arms Inn, High st.

BR.OMYARD ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY. • Pasco, W alter, Sheffield warehouse, High st. Payne, Philip, grocer, Cruxwell street Pearson, J oseph, farmer, Dry Thistle hill, Winslow Percy, Henry, baker and confectioner, Market square Perkins, Albert, cabinet maker & haulier, High street Philpott, John, greengrocer, Broad street Philpotts, Mrs. Maria, linen draper and milliner, Broad street Philpotts, Stephen,. butcher, High street Philpott, Stephen, confectioner, Broad st. PITT, MRS. MARTHA, refreshment rooms. Hot dinners daily. Tea and coffee always ready. Broad street Porter, Wm., shopkeeper and shoe maker, Sherford street Powell, 1!-.rancis, tailor and boot dealer, Broad street Powell, George, clothier, Market square Powell, J., farmer, Winslow Powell, Richard, farmer, Embage farm, Winslow Preece, Richard, hairdresser, High street Price, Williarn, hairdresser, High street Price, William, tailor, Church street PUMPHREY, HENRY, family draper, mercer, hosier, hatter, funeral furnisher, &c. ; dressmaking & millinery on the premises. Terms- cash with order or on delivery of the goods. Fair value for money in all departments. Est. 1845. High street Randell, Frederick A., refreshment rooms, Broad street Redding, Hy., Queen's Arms Inn, High st. Redding, Mrs. Eliz., laundress, Church st. Reynolds, John, farmer, Keep hill, Winslow Richards, Lewis, watch and clock maker, High street Robinson, Thomas F., station master, Church street Robinson, ·william, schoolmaster, Rock cottage, Sherford street ROUSE BROTHERS, builders and contractors, steam saw mills, English and foreign timber merchants, brick manufacturers, dealers in all kinds of building materials, Broseley goods, slates, &c. Proprietors of the Down stone quarry. Stone and marble masons, wheelwrights and general smiths. Agents for Old Radnor lime, Cannock Chase and other coals, New street. Depot for coal, lime, &c., at Bromyard station Ruck, William, sawyer, Sheep street Sandford, John, cow keeper, Eddycroft, Winslow Savegar, Christopher, tailor, Cruxwell st. Sirrell, .T. G., wheelwright, Little Hereford street Skerrett, Henry, farmer, Lower Winslow Smith, J ames, tailor, Sheep street Smith, .Tames, police sergeant, St. Peter's terrace Smith, Mrs. Mary, butcher, Church street Smith, Wm. Oliver, master Brockhampton board Echool, Linton Spragg, Wm., farmer, Deabley, Linton Tarbath, Henry, butcher, Broad street TARBATH, JAMES, Lion Inn, Broad street. Horses and carriages for hire. Agent for Alien, Bros., Malvern ales and mineral wa.ters Taylor, J. A. & C. A., confectioners, Broad street Taylor, Joseph Ware, potato merchant, and marine store dealer, High street and Cruxwell street Taylor, Mrs., shopkpr., Bringsty common Taylor, William, pork butcher, Sheep st. THOMAS, HENRY, bill poster, newsagent and chimney sweep. Lessee of principal posting stations, Milvern street Thompkins, Edward, blacksmith, Linley green, Linton Turbill, John Edwd., Rose and Lion Inn, New road Turbill, J oseph, builder, Church street 'l'urbill, William, blacksmith, Sandy cross, Norton Turner, Edmund and Co., shoe manufacturers, Broad street Ty ler, Chas., assurance agent, Sheep street Vaughan, Mrs. Mary, baker & confectioner, High street 1 VICTORIA CAFE AND HOTEL: A home from home. Cheerful, clean, comfortable and cheap. Reading and club rooms. Beds, baths, &c. Cruxwell street WALKER, A. E. & A., furnishing & general ironmongers, cutlers, braziers, & tin workers. Agents for White's sewing machines. Bird stuffing on the shortest notice. Broad street Walker, J oseph, farmer, Deabley, Linton Walker, Miss E., farmer, Dea.bley, Linton Wall, John, Church street Wall, John, clothier and tailor, High street Wall, Miss M. A., dressmaker, Market sq. Warburton, John, painter, New street W arburton, Mrs. S., Church street Ward, Alfred Henry, photographer, sewing machine agent, lessee of gas works and gas-fitter, Sherford street WARD, FRANCIS, carpenter, cabinet maker, and wheelwright. Agent for Chapman's horse and cattle oils, The Downs, Bromyard Ward, George, saddler and harness maker, Broad street Weeks, Joseph Burrow, dairyman, seedsman & superintendent registrar, clerk to Highway Board, to Commissioners of Land and Assessed Taxes, &c. Weeks, Misses G. & E., drapers, Market sq. Weeks, V. B., manager of Bromyard News, Sherford street West, Mrs. A. M., Froom villa, Tower hill Wildsmith, W., life insurance agent, The Downs J

BROMYARD TRADES DIRECTORY. Wilkes, Wm. Burrow, registrar of births and deaths, vaccination officer (Brockhampton sub-district), relieving officer (No. 1 district), and school attendance officer, St. Peter's terrace Williams, Arthur, Home Housefm, Norton Williams, Arthur, Live & Let Live Inn, Bringsty common, Linton WILLIAMS, C., plumber, glazier, ornamental painter and house decorator, grainer, sign writer, paper and bell hanger. Lead, glass, paints, and paperhangings, at reasonable prices. Pumps, water closets, tanks, and spoutings fixed. Estimates furnished. House and business agent. Rents collected. House furniture dealer. Newspaper correspondent. Market square, Bromyard. Williams, Francis Whitsey, Hill Crest, New road Williams, Jas. Whitsey, grocer and provision dealer, High street & Market square Williams, John, plumber and shopkeeper, Church street Williams, Robert, farmer, Southington, Linton Wood, J oseph, blacksmith and post-office, Bringsty common WORCESTER OLD :BANK (branch of), Messrs. Berwick, Lechmere, & Co., Broad street. London Agents, Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock & Co. Bank hours, 10 till 3. On Thursdays and Fair days 10 till 4. On Saturdays 10 till12.30 Wm. Green, Esq., manager BROMYARD TRADES DIRECTORY. Agents-House and Estate. Agricultural Implement Dlrs. Green, George, Hardwick house Millyard, James Wm. (estate agent to Wm. Barneby, Esq.), Little Bridge house Oakley, Fred. W., Market square Williams, C., Market square Agen ts-1 nsurance. .Alliance (fire and life)-E. L. Cave, Sherford house Clerical, Medical & General (life)-F. W. Oakley, Market square Crown (accident)-D. Mclntosh, High st. Liverpool, London & Globe (fire and life)- D. Mclntosh, High street London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow (fire and life)-F. A. Randall, Broad street London &: Lancashire (fire)-B. Palmer, Broad street Phamix (fire )-J. Addyman, Market square Prudential (life)-Duggan, Wm., assistant superintendent, Sherford street Refuge (life)-W. Wildsmith, The Downs Royal Exchange (fire and life)-F. W. Oakley, Market square Royal (fire and life)-H. Pumphrey, High street Star (life)-George Green, Broad street Wesleyan &: General (life)-H. Charlewood, Pump street Agents Various. Green, George, for the City of Birmingham Patent Poudrette manure, Broad street Ward, Francis, for Chapman's horse and cattle oils Brace, John, Cruxwell street Davies, Thomas, Cruxwellstreet Grubb, Edward T., Broad street Larkworthy, J. L. & Oo., Market square Walker, A. E. & A., Broad street Ale and Porter Merchants. Addyman, J., Market square, for ":&oyal Well " Brewery Company, Malvern Green, Chas., agent for H. Scarlett Davies, Broad street Tar bath, J ames, agent for Alien Bros.' Malvern ales Auctioneers. Green, George, Broad street Oakley, Frederick W., Market square Bakers. Bedford, Daniel, High street Lewis, George, Sheep street Mason, Thomas, High street Partridge, George, High street Percy, Henry, Market s~uare Vaugban, Mrs. Mary, H1gh street Bankers. National Provincial Bank of England Limited, (branch of), High street, draw on the head office of the National Provincial Bank of Englan~, corner of Threadneedle street, London, E. C. Bank hours 10 till 3. On Thursdays and Fair days 10 till 4. On Saturdays 10 till 12.30 p.m. E. I. Halford, Esq., manager

BROMYARD TRADES DIRECTORY. 1 39 Worcester Old Bank (branch of), Messrs. Berwick, Lechmere & Co., Broad street. London Agents, Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock & Co. Bank hours 10 till 3. On Thursdays and Fair days 10 till 4. On Saturdays 10 tilll2.30. Wm. Green, Esq., manager Basket Maker. Brace, John, Cruxwell street Bedding Warehouse. Mclntosh, Donald, High street Beer Retailers. Bury, Jonathan, Norton Hardy, John, Linton Page, Herbert, Linton Berlin Wool Repository. Mclntosh, Donald, High street Bill Poster. Thomas, Henry, Milvern street Blacksmiths. Bowen, Wm., Linley Green, Linton Brace, John, Cruxwell street Davies, Thos., Cruxwell street Holland, Wm., Church street Rouse Brothers, New street Thompkins, Edward, Linley Green, Linton Turbill, Wm., Sandy Cross, Norton Wood, J oseph, Bringsty common, Linton Bookbinder. Oakley, Henry Evans, Market square Booksellers. Bennett, Mrs., Market square J ohnson, Misses, Market square • Boot and Shoe Makers. Harrell, John, Sheep street Hinton, Henry, New road Lloyd, Herbert, Broad street Millichap, John, High street Palfrey, F. G., Back street Palfrey, John, High street Porter, William, Sherford street Powell, Francis, Broad street Turner, Edmund & Co., Broad street Brick and Tile Makers. Lewis, Robert, Hodgebatch, Linton; office, Sherford street Rouse Brothers, New street Builders. Amiss, Abraham, Sherford street J ames, George, Cruxwell street James, William, Tower hill Lewis, Robert, Sherford street Rouse Brothers, New street Turbill, J oseph, Church street Butchers. Allkins, Wm., High street Harris, John, Cruxwell street Hyde, John J efferies, High street James, John, (and dealer), High street Philpotts, Stephen, High street Smith, Mrs. Mary, Church street Tarbath, Henry, Broad street Taylor, William, pork butcher, Sheep st. Cabinet Makers. Imms, Wm., High street Palmer, Tbos., High street Perkins, Albert, High street Ward, Francis, The Downs, Linton Carpenters and Joiners. Andrew, Henry, Church street Ward, Francis, The Downs, Linton Chemists and Druggists. Gri:ffiths, Thos. Chas. B., High street J ones, Charles, Market square Chimney Sweeper. Thomas, Henry, Milvern street China and Glass Dealers. Duggan, Evan, High street Johnson, Christopher, High street Lewis, Mrs. Charlotte, Market square Clothiers. Mclntosh, Donald, High street Powell, George, Market square Wall, John, High street Coal Merchants. Amiss, Abraham, Sherford street Rouse Brothers, New street Confectioners. Percy Henry, Market square Philpott, Stephen, Broad street Taylor, J. A. & C. A., Broad street V augha.n, Mary, High street Cooper. J ohnson, C., High street

BROMYARD TRADES DIRECTORY. Corn Factors. Mason, Thos., High street Needbam & Co., Church street Cutlers.· Pasco, W alter, High street Walker, A. E. and A., Broad street Dairymen. Cottrell, D. W., Market square Green, Thomas, Quist's place, Winslow Layton, William, Walk mill, Norton Sandford, John, Eddycroft, Winslow Weeks, J. B., Broad street Drapers. Evans, George Broad street Jones, Edward, Broad street Mclntosb, Donald, High street Philpotts, Mrs. Maria, Broad street Pumphrey, Henry, High street Weeks, Misses G. & E., Market squar~ Dressmakers. Corbett, Mrs., Crux well street Heath, Mrs. Maria, Broad street Mclntosh, Donald, High street Pumphrey, Henry, High street Wall, Miss M. A, Market square Fancy Repositories. Harrell, J ames, High street N ewbold, Elizabeth, High street Palmer, J. T., High street Farmers. Allkins, Wm., Norton farm Barton, Henry, Y earsett court, Linton BaskerviHe, Thos., Ganderland, Winslow Bishop & Parkins, Linton park Bray, Thomas, Burley, Linton Cale, Samuel, Tack farm, Winslow Cave, The Misses, Pool hall, Linton Clement'--John, Upper Winslow Davies, .John, Middle Norton Davies, John, Upper Norton Elcox, Mrs. Ann, Linton mill farm Evans, DavidJ. New House farm, Norton Evans, Mrs. v., Hodgebatch, Linton Galliers, Benjamin, The Hyde, Winslow Garness, Fredk .• Ashmirton farm, Linton Garness, Littleton, N uttage, Linton Gibbs, Mrs., Old House farm, Linton Greenaway, Edwin, Floodgates, Winslow Green, Thomas, farmer, and assistant overseer, Quist's place, Winslow Hemming, Thos., Middle Y earsett, Linton Henry, Mrs. Emma, Burley, Linton Holland, S., Cider House farm, Linley g1een, Linton James, John, Turkey Hall farm, Winslow Jay, John, Wash Croft, Linton J ones, J ames, Lower N orton Layton, Mrs., The Rock, Winslow Links, Mrs., Deakins Green farm, Norton Martin, John, The Downs farm, N orton Millicbap, John, Flaggoners Green farm, Winslow Moore, Mrs., The Downs, Norton Morris, Edward, Ockeridge, Winslow Mountford, J., New house, Winslow Nott, Miss H., Brookha.ll, Brockhampton Orgee, Mrs., Bringsty common Padfield, Henry, :Halhurst, Winslow Parker, Jas. F., The Little farm, Winslow Pearson, J oseph, Dry Thistle hill, Winslow Phipps, Richd., La.ndyknob fm., Winslow Powell, J., Winslow , Powell, Richard, Embage farm, Winslow Reynolds, John, Keep hill, Winslow Skerrett, Henry, Lower Winslow Spragg, William, Deabley, Linton Walker, Joseph, Deabley, Linton Walker, Miss E., Deabley, Linton Williams, Arthur, Home house fm., N orton Williams, Robert, Southington, Linton Fishmonger. Biddle, B., High street Fruit Dealer. Loxley, J ames, Church street Funeral Furnishers. Evans, G., Broad street Mcintosh, Donald, High street Pumpbrey, H., High street Furniture Dealers. lmms, William, High street Palmer, John Thomas, High street Williams, C., Market square Furniture Remover. Hyde, John J efferies, High street Gardeners. Biddle, B., High street Herbert, John, Sheep street . Gas fitter. W a.rd, Alfred Henry, Sherford street Greengrocers. Biddle, B.," High street Coldrick, William, Cruxwell street Philpott, John, Broad street Ta.ylor, Jos. Ware, High st. & Cruxwellst.

BROMYARD TRADES DIRECTORY. Grocers. Addyman, J., Market square Cook, Mrs. Sarah, High street Jmggan, Evan, High street Green, Charles, Broad street Lewis, George, Sheep street Payne, Philip, Cruxwell street · Williams, James Whitsey, Market square Hairdressers. Preece, Richard, High street Price, William, High street Haulier. Parkins, A., High street Hotels. Falcon (family and commercial}.-Edwa.rd J. Cuff, Broad street Hop Pole-Nathan l!..,aulkner, Market sq. Victoria Cafe and Hotel-Cruxwell st. White Ho-rse-James Park, Cruxwell street Inns and· Taverns. Bay Ho-rse William Allkins, High street Bell-Henry Andrews, Church street Ct'O'IIm & Sceptre-Charles Partridge, Sherford street , Green I)'ragon-Mrs. Lewis, Cruxwell st. Holly Tree-Herbert Page, Norton King' a Arms-J oseph Partridge, High st. Lion-J ames Tar bath, Broad street Live and Let Live Arthur Williams, Bringsty common Queen' a Arms Henry Redding, High st. Railway Henry N eale, Church street Rose & Lion-John Ed. Turbill, New road Royal Oak-Albert Partridge, The Downs, Norton · Ironmongers. Grubb, Mrs. Hannah, Broad street Imms, William, High street Larkworthy, J. L. and Co., Market square Walker, A. ~. and A., Broad street • Laundress. Redding, Mrs. Elizabeth, Church street Libraries (Circulating). Bennett, Mrs., Market square Johnson, Misses, Market street Lime Merchants.· Rouse Brothers, New street Livery Stable Keepers. • Allkins, Wm., Bay Horse Inn, High street Cuff, E. J., Falcon Hotel, Broad street . Hyde, John Jefferies, High street Tarbath, James, Lion Inn, Broad street Locksmiths & Bellhangers. Amiss, Abraham, Sherford street Brace, John, Crux well street Davies, Thomas, Cruxwell street WiJJiams, C., Market square Lodging-house Keepers. Handley, Mrs., Sheep street Haynes, Mrs. H., Sheep street Marine Store Dealer. Taylor, J. W., High street Masons. Amiss, John, Church street Rouse Brothers, New street Millers. Craddock, John, Rowden mill, Winslow Fidoe, John, Hardwick, Winslow Milliners. Mclntosh, Donald, High street Philpott, Mrs. Maria, Broad street Pumphrey, Henry, High street Millwright. Da.vies, J ames, (and machinist), Sherford st. Monumental Masons. Amiss, John, Church street Rouse Brothers, New street Newsagents. Bennett, Mrs., Market square Johnson, Miss, Market square Thomas, H., Milvern street Newspaper . Bromyard News-V. B. Weeks, manager Nurseryman. Ma.rsha1l, Alexander, High street Painters and Decorators. Amiss, Abra.bam, Sherford street Box, WilJiam Henry, High street W a.rburton, John, New road Willia.ms, Charles, Market square Willia.ms, John, Church street •

BROMYARD TRADES DIRECTORY. Photographers. Hughes, Henry, High street W a.rd, A. H., Sherford strwt Physician. Owen, John, M,D., High street Plumbers and Glaziers. Amiss, Abraham, Sherford street Box, William Henry, High street Pal mer, John, Tower hill Williams, Charles, Market square Willia.ms, John, Church street Posting Houses. Falcon Hotel, E. J. Cuff, Bt·oad street Hop Pole Hotel, N. Faulkner, Market sq. Printers. Bromyard News Co., Sherford chambers Oakley, Henry Evans, Cruxwell street and Market square Professors and Teachers. Dangerfield, Herbert, of music, pianoforte, and organ, Down house, Linton Jones, Miss, Church street Provision Dealers. Addyman, J., Market square Davies, J ames, Broad street Duggan, Evan, High street Green, Charles, Broad street Williams, James Whitsey, High street Quarry Proprietors. Rouse Brothers, Down stone quarry Refreshment Rooms. Pitt, Mrs. Martha, Broad street Randell, Frederick A., Broad street Victoria Cafe, Cruxwell street Saddlers & Harness Makers. Fox, Richard, High street Ward, George, Broad street Sawyers. Rouse Brothers, New street Ruck, William, Sheep street Schools (Private). Cullun, :Miss, ladies' school, Tower hill J ones, Miss, Church street Robinson, Wm., Rock cottage, Sherford st. Seed Dealers. Marshall, Alexander, High street Weeks, Joseph Burrow, Broad street Sewing Machine Depots. Lloyd, H., Broad street Walker, A. E. & A., Broad street Ward, A. H., Sherford street Shoeing Smiths. .Brace, John, Cruxwell street Davies, Thomas, Cruxwell street Holland, W., Church street Shopkeepers. Biddle, Benjamin, High street Edwards, Charles, The Downs, Norton Lake, James, Bank house, Norton Mason, Thomas, High street Moo re, Ed ward, Bringsty common Morley, Thomas, Cruxwell street Porter, William, Sherford street Taylor, Mrs., Bringsty common Williams, Arthur, Bringsty common Williams, John, Church street Solicitors. Alien, Anthony Swainson, and clerk to the school board, Broad street Benbow, R. G., Gresham house Cave, Edward Lashford, agent to Alliance Assurance Co. (Offices-Sherford house, Sherford street) Knott, Ambrose William, registrar of the county court, and clerk to the justices of the Bromyard division Spade-tree Turner. Hinksman, Thomas, Winslow Stationers. Bennett, Mrs. Margaret, Market square Duggan, Evan, High street Harrell, J ames, High street Hughes, Henry, High street J ohnson, Misses, Market square Surgeons. Gillam, Thomas Henry, L.R.C.P. (Lond.), High street Hinings, John William, L.R.C.P. (Edin.), Nunwell house, Tower hill Owen, John, M.D., High street Surveyor. Lofthouse, T. C., Church street

BROMYARD BUCKTON AND COXWALL. 143 Tailors. Badham, Richard, Pump street Jones, Edward, Broad street Mclntosh, Donald, High street Palmer, Wm., Sheep street Powell, Francis, Broad street Price, William, Church street Sa.vegar, Christopher, Cruxwell street Smith, J ames, Sheep street Wall, John, High street Tanner. J enks, J ames, Tan house, Pump street Taxidermists. Walker, A. E. & A., Broad street Threshing- Machine Proprtrs. Rouse Brothers, New street Timber Dealers. Rouse Brothers, New street Tin-plate Workers. N ewbold, John, High street Walker, A. E. & A., Broad street Tobacconist. J ohnson, Christopher, High street Undertakers. Evans, G., Broad street Mclntosh, Donald, High street Pumphrey, H., High street Valuers. Green, George, Broad street Oakley, Frederick W., Market Equare Veterinary Surgeon. Chambers, Wm., Cruxwell street vV atch and Clock Makers. Palmer, Benjamin, Broad street Richards, Lewis, High street Wheelwrights. Bayliss, Thomas, Market square Hill, Wm., Crux well street Rouse Brothers, New street Sirrell, J. G., Little Hereford street Ward, Francis, The Downs, Linton Wine and Spirit Merchant. Davies, H. Scarlett, Broad street BUCKTON AND COXW ALL. BUCKTON AND COXW ALL comprise two townships in Herefordshire, but belonging to the parish of Bucknell, Salop. It is distant 6 miles E. of Knighton, 27 N.W. of Hereford, and about I from Bucknell station on the Central Wales railway ; is in Wigmore hundred, petty sessional division, and Leintwardine polling district and electoral division of the county council, and Knighton union and county court district. The population of the township in 1871 was 172; in r88r, 175 ; inhabited houses, 28; families or separate occupiers, 28 ; area, 1,430 acres; annual rateable value, £1,304 I ss. The soil is loamy ; subsoil, sandy; chief produce, wheat, barley, roots, &c. Coxwall Knoll camp is probably the site of the last battle of the gallant Caractacus. Its form is irregular, but somewhat approaching to the section of an ellipse. It is situated about I mile N. of Brampton Brian park. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Letters are received through Leintwardine, which is the nearest money order and telegraph office. Letters should be addressed Buckton, Leintwardine, R.S.O., Herefordshire; or Coxwall, Bucknell, Salop. Assistant Overseer. Mr.]. Brown, Adforton, Leintwardine. PRIVATE RESIDENT. Dew, Tomkyns, J.P., Buckton ~use COMMERCIAL. Davies, John, farmer and timber dealer Hughes, Evan, farmer, Coxwall Morgan, D. & J., millers, Buckton Nott, Thomas, farmer, Buckton park Price, William, farmer, Lower house, Buckton

144 BULLINGHAM. BULLINGHAM (UPPER) OR BULLINGHOPE. BULLINGHAM (UPPER), or BULLINGHOPE, is an ancient parish situated on the road leading from Hereford to Ross, about 2 miles S. of the city of Hereford. The ecclesiastical parish of Upper and Lower Bullinghope with Grafton, comprises the civil parish of Upper Bullingham and Lower Bullingham, and the civil parish of Grafton, being part of the mother parish of St. Martin,;Hereford. It was merged in r885 for all civil purposes, partly into the parish of St. Martin, and the residue into the parish of Grafton. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor, and principal landowners. Upper Bullinghope with Lower Bullinghope and Grafton is in the diocese, archdeaconry, and rural deanery of Hereford; living, a vicarage; value £270 (including an annual payment from Queen Anne's Bounty, and £22 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners) with residence, and 5~ acres of glebe ; patron, the Lord Bishop of Hereford ; vicar Rev. Harold Brierley, M.A., of W adham College, Oxford, who was instituted in I 88 5· The Church, dedicated to St. Peter, was erected in I88o (about 200 yards from the old building, the walls of which are still standing), from the designs of F. R. Kempson, Esq., F.I.B.A., at a cost of £2,ooo. The parish registers commence with the year r682. The national schools are in Grafton Parish. · Parz''sh Chu1·ch (St. Peter's). Rev. H. Brierley, M.A., Vz'car,; R. H. de Winton, Esq., and Mr. George Blashill, Churchwardens/ Thomas Beavan, Parish Clerk. BULLINGHAM (LOWER) OR BULLINGHOPE. BULLINGHAM (LOWER), or BULLINGHOPE, is a parish situated about I! miles S. by S.E. of the city of Hereford, and bounded on the north by the river Wye; it is in Webtree hundred, Hereford union, county court district, and petty sessional division, and Dinedor and Little Birch polling district and electoral division of the county council The townships of Lower Bullinghope and Grafton were annexed to Upper Bullinghope for ecclesiastical purposes only, by an Order in Council of rgth May, 1866, they having formerly formed part of the parish of St. Martin's. The population of Upper and Lower BuUingham in r87r, was 386 ; in 1881, the population of Lower Bullingham was 4 7 4 ; inhabited houses, 6o; families or separate occupiers, 6o; area of parish, I ,o64 acres ; annual rateable value, £3,298.. Mrs. de la Barre Bodenham is lady of the manor and principal landowner. The soil is loamy; subsoil, gravel ; chief crops, wheat, barley, hops, and pasture. The church is described under Bullingham (Upper). The Convent of the Po01· Glares is a red brick building erected in 1886. St. Charles' Home, the gift of Mrs. de la Barre Bodenham, consists of six houses for old men and women. The Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul conduct an establishment to which a chapel is attached ; the priest from Rotherwas officiates. There are schools in connection with

BULLINGHAM BURGHILL. 145 the institution in which about 230 children are instructed, the poor being taught free. There is also a boarding school for boys and girls with an average of IIO boarders. The Mano1· House is used as an orphanage for boys, pro. tem. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Miss Thirza Wargent, Sub-Postm-istress. Letters arrive by messenger from Hereford at 6.50 a.m.; despatched thereto at 6.20 p.m. Hereford is the nearest money order and telegraph office, and post town. Roman Catholic Schools. Conducted by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. Assistant Overseer. Mr. H. Fluck, Harewood End. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Morris, Miss Mary Ann, Brook house Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul COMMERCIAL. Andrews, Thos., farmer and hop grower, Manor farm Biggs, George, The Wonder . Biggs, John, farmer, Ridge hill Brooks, J oseph, farmer, Ridge hill Burford, J ames, cottage farmer Cooper, Robert, Camp farm Evans, John, farmer, Huutlers farm Franckliu, John, cott. frmr., Dinedor hill Froggatt, Hy. Francis, farmer and surveyor to the Hereford highway board, Green Cryse Godsall, Jas., farmer, "'-atery lane farm Handley, Joseph, Wye Hotel, agent for ARNOLD, PERRETT, & Co.'s GOLD MEDAL ALES & STOUT, The City Brewery, Hereford. Price lists and particulars on application. Lewis, William, Withy brook Magness, James :Francis, cottage farmer, Red brook Magness, J amesMatthew, cottage farmer, Oakley cottage Parry, Mrs. H., cot. farmer, Ridge hill Preece, John, cottage farmer, Morland cottage W argent, Sydenham, blacksmith Wood, Alfred, Ridge hill BURGHILL, WITH TILLINGToN, HuNTINGToN, AND PoRTWAY. BURGHILL is an extensive parish comprising the places above named, the village being 4 miles N. by N.W. of Hereford, 7~ S.E. of Weobley, If W. of Moreton station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford branch of the G.W., and L. & N.W. joint railways, and about 2 N.E. of Credenhill station on the Hereford, Hay, and Brecon branch of the Midland railway. It is situated on the main road betweea Hereford and W eobley, in Grimsworth hundred, Hereford union, county court district, and petty sessional division, and Burghill and Stretton polling district and electoral division of the county council. The population oftheentire parishin1871 was 1,036; in I88I, 1,359; inhabited houses, 204 ; families or separate occupiers, 225; area of parish, 3,6 56 acres; annual rateable value, £7,215. By an order which came into operation on 25th March, 1884, under the Divided Parishes Act, a detached part of Burghill and Tillington was amalgamated with Credenhill. There is no lord of the manor of Burghill, as no manorial rights have ~been exacted for upwards of thirty-eight years. The principal landowners are the Messrs. Swayne, Croom, F. & H. Corbet, J. Badham, Mrs. Lovejoy, Mrs. James, Mrs. Woodhouse, George 0. M. Herron, Esq., Rev. John Rees Jones, Mr. J. Harrison, and Thomas Martin, Esq. The soil is clay and loam, and in some parts gravel ; chief crops, wheat, beans, peas, hops, and fruit. Burghill is

BURGHILL. in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and rural deanery of Weston; living, a vicarage; value, £ roz, with 26 acres of glebe; patroness, Mrs. Woodhouse; vicar, Rev. John Rees ]ones, M.A., of St. David's College, Lampeter, who was instituted in I854· The rectorial tithes are commuted at £48 I I 2s. IId. ; the amount of rent-charge is £9 12s. 6d. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient Norman edifice ; it has a square tower with four pinnacles and five bells. It underwent thorough restoration in 1824, at a cost of £2,ooo ; a considerable outlay was again made in 1854; and it was again restored in 1862, when three windows were added; and upwards of £r,soo was spent on further restoration in I88o and r88r; and it is in contemplation, when convenient, to effect the complete restoration. The church is laid throughout with encaustic tiles; the interior is supported by ten noble stone pillars, and consists of nave, middle aisle, two side aisles, and chancel. There is a curious font of metal, placed on a stone carved with figures representing the twelve apostles; also a richly carved oak canopy screen. In the chancel is a marble altar tomb to the memory of Sir John Milbourne (formerly of Tillington court, in this parish), with his wife and twelve children; also two brass monuments to the memory of Robert Masters, Esq., who was lord of the manor, and died June 3rd, 1619; and John Awbrey, Esq., June Irth, 1616. The entrance to the church by the south porch is through a very beautiful avenue of yew trees. In the orchard adjoining the churchyard is a barrow. The earliest register is dated 1663. The charities are of £8 yearly value. There is a board school with accommodation for 155 children; average attendance, 104. Tillington is a township of Burghill, distant I! miles N.W. of the church. Portway is a hamlet~ of a mile E. Huntington is a township distant rl miles S.E. by S., partly in this parish, but chiefly in that of Holmer. By orders which came into operation on 25th March, r884, under the Divided Parishes Act, the part of Breinton within the borough of Hereford was amalgamated with Huntington. The principal residences in the parish are Burgh£ll CoU1'i, the residence of Mrs. Woodhouse; Tz"ll£ngton Court, I mile N., the residence of J. E. R. Campbell, Esq.; The Hermz'tage, 2 miles N. of the church, commands some delightful views, and is the residence of Samuel Martin, Esq. ; and The Vi"carage, adjoining the church. There are also several extensive farms, with good houses attached. About I mile to the N. of Burghill are vestiges of an ancient tract called the Portway, pointing towards Kenchester. On the summit of Burghill itself are the remains of a square court. BuRGHILL AsYLUM. The Hereford County and City Lunatic Asylum is situate in this parish, about 3 miles from Hereford to the N.W., on the Weobley road. The building was commenced in 1868 and completed in 1872 at a cost of £87,873· The county and city of Hereford, for this great outlay, are in possession of one of the best and most complete asylums in England. The estate comprises about no acres. The buildings are well placed and cover about 10 acres ; the principal front is towards the S.E., and the wards command

BURGHILL. 1 47 extensive and beautiful views of the surrounding country. The building, which is of brick, is of a pleasing and suitable character, though free from any superfluous ornament. With the exception of one three-storeyed block in each division, the asylum is of two storeys. The estimated accommodation is for about 200 of each sex. There are, on each side, four wards, besides in connection with the workshops on the male side and the laundry on the female a dayroom and dormitory for 20 men and 20 women respectively. The airing courts, two on each side, are of good size. The workshops are well arranged. There are also a bakehouse and a brewhouse, and within a short distance from the building, towards the N .E., are gas-works. The water supply from the wells on the estate has proved ample in quantity, and the quality of the water is stated to be good. The day-rooms and corridors are remarkably light and cheerful; the dormitories are also good and well-arranged, and are lighted by burners near the ceiling, the gas-taps being in the corridors, and inaccessible to patients. The general dining and recreation hall is spacious and conveniently situate in relation to the kitchen and wards. The chapel which is over it; and in which divine service is held on Sundays, and in which prayers are read daily, contains upwards of 250 sittings. The warming is by open :fireplaces, the chapel and dining-hall are warmed by air heated over hot-water pipes, and two out of the four wards on either side, can be heated in the same way. The ventilation is effected by numerous inlet gratings near the floor, directly from outside, which can be shut when required, by flues taken from the tops of the day-rooms and dormitories and carried up in the chimney-stacks, and by a system of extraction flues from the single rooms ending in a central shaft. The arrangements for bathing are very complete, each of the four wards in both divisions having two baths, and there being also a bath for the laundry and workshop departments respectively. The kitchen and central domestic offices are well arranged and are convenient for administration. The asylum farm and garden comprise about 100 acres. There are now about 360 patients in the Asylum, aU belonging to the county and city of Hereford. The patients meet twice every week in the dining-hall for dancing or some other entertainment. Out-door occupation in some garden or farm work, is, as in nearly all asylums now-a-days, a special feature in the ordinary routine, and results in a profit which diminishes the cost per week of the patients more than in perhaps any other asylum. The recoveries reach a fair average, although the superintendent often points out in his reports that the proportion of cases that are hopeless from age, epilepsy, and idiocy, exceeds that of any other asylum in England. The death-rate is the lowest of any English County Asylum. No case of suicide or homicide has occurred in the asylum since the opening. The committee of visitors, which under the Local Government Act is now appointed by the county council, is composed of: Rev. George Horatio Davenport, Chai1'man; Captain Robert Henry de Winton, Graftonbury, Deputy Chairman; Colonel Robert Bourne, Cowarne Court; Rev. George Horatio

BURGHILL. Davenport, Foxley; Mr. William Henry Godwin, Lugwardine; Mr. Herbert Richard Hall, Holme Lacy; Mr. Francis Hawkins, Sugwas Farm; Mr. William Sivell Lane, Bosbury; Mr. Alfred John Purchas, Chasedale, Ross; Mr. John Tertius Southall, Parkfields, Ross; and Mr. John Haynes Y eo mans, Stretton Court. Appointed by Town Council, Hereford: Mr. Edwin Edward Bosley, Mr. Henry Rogers, Mr. Thomas Turner. The officers are : Mr. T. A. Chapman, M.D., Medical Superz1•tendent ; Mr. D. E. Morris, M.R.C.S., Ass-istant .1lfed£cal Officer; Rev. Compton Reade, M.A., Chaplain ; Mr. C. G. Martin, Treasurer ; Mr. E. Browning, Clerk to the Vis£tors, and Clerk and Steward; Mrs. E. A. Smith, Housekeeje1'; Mr. Thomas Smith, Head Male Attendant; Miss A. Bottomley, Head Female Attendant. There are also 49 attendants and servants who reside in the asylum, and 15 artisans, farm men, and others, who lodge elsewhere, nine of them in cottages on the estate. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Mr. John Fowler, Sub-Postmaster. Letters arrive by messenger from Hereford at 8 a.m.; despatched thereto at 4-30 p.m. Hereford is the nearest telegraph office and post town. Nearest money order office, Whitecross road, Hereford. Parzsh Church (St. Mary's). Rev. John Rees ]ones, Vi'car)· Mrs. Woodhouse and Mr. John Bourne, Churchwardens_; William Roberts, Par-ish Clerk. Board School (boys and girls). Rev. John Rees J ones, Chaz''rman; Miss Woodhouse, Hon. Cla·k/ Mr. Wllliam Foster, Master; Miss Johns, Asszstant Mistress. .Infants' School. Miss }ones, M-istress. Pr£m£tz've Methodist Chapel, Tillington. Min£sters various. Asszstant Overseer for Burghill and Tz?lz'1tgton. Mr. George Rampling, Bell Inn. CARRIERS TO HEREFORD. Name Fencott, Leonard Mrs. Ed wards Mrs. Taylor Days Wed. & Sat. do. do. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Appelbee, Edward, White hall Browning, Edward, The Asylum Campbell, J. E. R., Tillington court Chapman, T. A., M. D., The Asylum James, Mrs. D. E., Lower ho., Tillington Jones, Rev. Jn. Rees (vicar), The Vicarage Martin, S. H., The HeTmitage Morris, D.E., M.R.C.S., The Asylum V ale, John, Burlton villa W oodhouse, Mrs., Burghill court Yeoman<;~, Mrs. Elizabeth, Quarry house COMMERCIAL. Alcott, Mrs., farmer, The Field, Tillington Aldridge, Abraham, farmer, Pye Finch Andrews, J ames A., Church house farm Stopping Place West End Stables Maidenhead Horse and Groom Return at 3 30 4 0 3 30 Armstrong, Mrs. 0., farmer, Red house, Tillington Badham, John, farmer and landowner, Little Burlton farm Baker, George, wheelwright, Tillington common Barnes, Edward, farmer, Parks Barrett, J oseph, Lane farm Barrett, Mrs. Sarah, Brick house farm Bedford, William, shopkeeper, Tillington Bonnor, George, farmer & hop grower, The Lodge Boulton, Elizabeth, cot. farmer, Badnage Bourne, John, farmer, Home farm Bourne, Thomas, farmer, Home farm Dale, William, farmer, Haven & Woodfields, Tillington Davies, Mrs. Ann, farmer, Broomhill, Tillington

BURGHILL BURRINGTON. 149 Davies, Edward, carpenter and joiner, Tillington common Davies, James, farmer, Manor farm Davies, J ames Harvey, Lower parks Davies, Thomas, farmer, Parks, Burghill Daw, Edward, beer retailer and shopkeeper, Towtree Dyer, Miss, grocer, &c. FENCOTT, LEONARD, grocer and provision dealer, corn factor, and carrier, Tillington Ford, Daniel, farmer and hop grower, Burlton court Foster, William, master of National schl. Fowler, John, sub-postmaster and coal merchant Goodyer, ,John, New House GRIFFITHS, THOMAS, nurseryman, Tillington Griffiths, William, farmer & hop grower, The Hill Hall, Aaron, gardener, Burghill court Harrison, J ames, farmer and landowner, Lion farm, Portway James, Chas. P., farmer, Lauristina house J ames, Wm., farm bailiff, the Asylum farm J ones, Chas., Yew tree cottage Tillington Jones, Samuel, Lower Burlton LANGFORD, WILLIAM, builder, grocer and provision dealer, Whitmore cottage, Tillington Langford, Wm., Live and Let Live Inn Lawrence, Mrs. Elizabeth, farmer, Stone cottage, Tillington Lewis, Ben., farmer, The Field, Tillington Lewis, C., farmer, The Heath, Tillington Lewis, J ames, shoemaker, Tillington cot. Lewis, Thomas, farmer, Stone house, Tillington Lloyd, David, blacksmith Lloyd, George, Rose cottage, Tillington Matthews, T., cot. farmer & beer retailer, Bird-in-Hand, Tillington, agent for ARNOLD, PERRETT, & Co's GOLD MEDAL ALES & STOUT, The City Brewery, Hereford. Price Lists and particulars on application. MEEDHAM, MOSES, bee-hive appliances and washing machine manufacturer, Huotington Morl3ton, J ames, farmer, The stream More ton, W alter, blacksmith, The stream, Tillington M organ, J ames, · bailiff for G. 0. M. Herron, Esq., farmer & hop grower, Brick Kiln farm, and Portway MORRIS, GEORGE, carpenter, wheelwright, and blacksmith, Portway Morris, John, beer retailer, Royal Oak, and cottage farmer, Portway Patrick, George, cottage farmer, Crowmoor lane Pewtress, Jas., gardener, Tillington Powell, Henry, Upper house, Tillington Preece, Mrs. Ann, cottage farmer, Elton's marsh Preece, Charles, carpenter and builder Price, J ames, wood dealer, Tillington Probert, James, farmer, Village Rampling, George, Bell Inn, Tillington, assistant overseer READ, JOHN, farmer and machinist, Haymeadow Roberts, William, parish clerk, Tillington Shute, Edwin, frmr., Tilliogton Ct. farm Smith, Miss Sarah, Tillingtoo Smith, Mrs., housekeeper, The Asylum Taylor, Thomas R., Highfield, Portway Vaughan, Wm., shoemaker, Huntington Weaver, William, mason, Tillington Williams, Harriet, cot. farmer, Tillington BURRINGTON. BURRINGTON is a parish situated near the river Teme, and on a by-road leading from Ludlow, via Aston, to Leintwardine. It is distant 5 miles S.W. ofLudlow, 13 N.W. of Leominster, and 26 N.N W. of Hereford, is in Wigmore hundred and petty sessional division, Burrington and Wigmore polling district and electoral division of the county council, and Ludlow union and county court district. The population in 1871 was 200; in 1881, 201; inhabited houses, 38; families or separate occupiers, 40; area of parish, 2,591 acres; annual rateable value, £1,772. By an order which came ipto operation on 25th March, 1885, under the Divided Parishes Act, detached parts of Leintwardine (north side) were amalgamated with Downton and Burrington. Andrew Johnes Rouse Boughton-Knight, Esq., of Down ton castle, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The parish is well wooded ; soil, heavy loam ; subsoil, partly rock ; produce, wheat, barley, fruit, &c. Burrington is in the diocese of Hereford and archdeaconry and rural deanery of Ludlow ; living, a vicarage; value, £191 7 with residence and 28 acres of glebe;

BURRINGTON BYFORD. J>atron, the Lord Chancellor ; vicar, the Rev. George Frederick Courtenay, M.A, of Trinity College, Dublin, who was instituted in I 884. The church, dedicated to St. George, is a handsome stone edifice. It was entirely rebuilt in 1864; the nave by A. ]. R. Boughton Knight, Esq., and the chancel by subscription; total cost, £8oo. It contains several monuments to the Knight family, a fine old font, register (earliest date, 164o), and chest. There is a good school for boys and girls, supported by A. R. Boughton Knight, Esq. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Letters arrive from Ludlow by rural messenger at 10.30 a.m. ; despatched thereto at 3.40 p.m. Leintwardine and Ludlow are the nearest money order and telegraph offices. Post town, Ludlow. Parz''sh Church (St. George's). Rev. George Frederick Courtenay, M.A., Vicar_; Andrew Rouse Boughton-Knight, Esq. and Mr. William Matthews, Churchwardens. National School (boys and gz'-rls). Mrs. Mayo, llfzstress. Assz"stant Overseer. Mr. Edward Langslow CARRIER TO LUDLOW. Name Ed ward Rand all (Adforton) PRIVATE RESIDENT. Day Mon. Courtenay, Rev. Geo. F., M.A. (vicar), The Vicarage COMMERCIAL. Davies, James, farmer, Monstray Dukes, J ames, cot. farmer Gittens, Richard, cot. farmer Haines, John, village Heighway, Wm., fanner, New house Hughes, J ames, cottage farmer Humphreys, Edward, farmer, Glebe farm Stopping Place The George Return at 4 0 J ones, Herbert, cot. farmer, The common Langslow, Edwd., farmer, and assistant overseer, Burrington farm Matthews, W., farmer, The Willows Mayo, Mrs., schoolmistress Morris, Chas., cot. farmer, Starcrow Price, Edward, farmer Prince, Daniel, cot. farmer, The hollow Richards, Thomas, Mary knoll Rickards, Leonard, miller, Hay mill Thomas, Wm., farmer, Bringewood forge W ellings, John, farmer, Mary knoll BYFORD. l1YFORD is a parish pleasantly situated on the river Wye, and on the main road leading from Hereford to Hay and Brecon, distant 7t miles W.N.W. of Hereford, 12 S.E. of Kington, 13 E. of Hay, 6 S. of Weobley, and 3 from Moorhampton and Credenhill stations on the Hereford, Hay, and Brecon branch of the Midland railway; is in Grimsworth hundred, W eobley union and petty sessional division, Moccas and Yazor polling district and electoral division of the county council, and Hereford county court district. The population in r87r was 270; in r88r, 214; inhabited houses, 43 ; families or separate occupiers, 44 ; area of parish, 903 acres; annual rateable value, £r,368 ss. od. Sir Henry Geers Cotterell, Bart., of Garnons, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The soil is stiff loam upon gravel; chief products, wheat, barley, beans, peas, roots, and fruit. Offa's Dyke goes through this parish, and crosses the Hereford main road. Byford is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and rural deanery of Weobley; living, a rectory; value, £r9o, with residence and 32:!

BYFORD BYTON. acres of glebe; patron, Sir Henry G. Cotterell, Bart.; rector, Hon. and Ven. Archdeacon Berkeley Lionel Scudamore Stanhope, M.A., of All Souls' College, Oxford, who was instituted in I866. The church is a fine ancient stone edifice, in the Pointed style of architecture, partly Decorated, and has a square tower containing three bells. It is dedicated to St. john the Baptz'st, and contains nave, chancel, and south aisle, with a lady chapel on the south. It was restored in 1883, at a cost of about £700. The register begins with the year 1660. There is an elementary school for this and the adjoining parish of Mansell Gamage, with accommodation for 74 children; average attendance SS· The Rec!01J' House, adjoining the church, is an excellent and very substantial building in the Grecian style; it was erected by the late rector, the Rev. James Johnson. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Letters are received through Hereford. The mail-cart passes at 8 a. m. and 6 p.m. Staunton-on-Wye is the nearest money order and telegraph office. Post town, Hereford. Parz'sh Church (St. john the Baptz'st's). Hon. and V en. Archdeacon Berkeley Lionel Scudamore Stanhope, M.A., Rector/ Mr. C. T. Edwards, Byford Court, Churchwarden,; Charles Turner, Pansh Clerk. National School (boys a1zd girls). Elizabeth Webley, 1.l1'zstress. Assistant Ove1·seer. Mr. John H. Wootton, Lower house, Byford. CARRIERS TO HEREFORD. Name Days Stopping Place Return at Mrs. Burton Wed. & Sat. Red Lion 4 o Mrs. Egginton (Winforton) Sat. do. 4 o Jos. Jenkins (Blakemere) Wed. & Sat. West End Stables 3 30 PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Edwards, John, farmer, Byford common Hadley, Mrs. Ann, Byford house Stanhope, Hon. and V en. Archdeacon Berkeley Lionel Scudamore, M.A., J.P. (rector of Byford, and vicar of Mansell Gamage), The Rectory COMMERCIAL. Crump, James, carpenter & wheelwright Edwards, Charles Theodore, farmer and hopgrower, Byford court Hack! and, Benjamin, boot & shoe maker Nash, Miss, farmer, Fallsbrook Thomas, Thomas, blacksmith Turner, Charles, parish clerk W ebley, Miss, schoolmistress Wootton, ,John Henry, cooper, farmer, cider grower, and assistant overseer, Lower house Wootton, Mrs. Mary, shopkeeper and farmer, Townsend BYTON, WITH THE HAMLET oF CwMs MooR. :BYTON is a small parish situated near the main road from Leominster to Presteigne, and near the river Lugg; it is distant 4 miles E. of Presteigne railway station, 3 N.W. of Pembridge, 7 N.E. of Kington, IO~ \V.N.W. ofLeominster,and 2I N.W. of Hereford; is in Wigmore hundred, Lingen and Titley polling district and electoral division of the county council, Kington union and petty sessional division, and Presteigne county court district. The population in I 87 I was 208; in I88I, I68; inhabited houses, 37; families or separate occupiers, 37; area of parish, 946 acres; annual rateable value, £r,I63.

BYTON CALLOW. F. L. Evelyu, Esq. is lord of the manor and principal landowner; Theodore King, Esq., and the Misses Fletcher are also landowners here. The soil is gravelly; subsoil, rocky and alluvial; chief crops, wheat, barley, roots, &c. Byton is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford, and rural deanery of Leominster; living, a rectory; value, £134 (which includes an annual payment to the rector, from Qt.teen Anne's bounty, of £6), with 1 acre of glebe; patron, the Lord Chancellor ; rector, the Rev. Richard William Treen Hunt, B.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, who was instituted in 1854, and resides at Stapleton, in the parish of Presteigne. The church, dedicated to St. M6lry, is a new and handsome structure, with nave, chancel, porch, and small belfry. It was built in 1859, and is generally admired. There is a charity of £1 10s. yearly value. There is no parsonage house. A school board has been recently formed for a district including the parishes of Byton and Kinsham, together with the township of Combe, belonging to the parish of Presteigne, and there is a school at Byton with accommodation for 76 children; average attendance, 39· The Primitive Methodists have a chapel, which was erected in 1865. Cwms Moor is a hamlet in this parish. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Letters arrive by messenger from Presteigne at 9.30 a.m. ; despatched thereto at 4·45 p.m. Shobdon is the nearest money order and telegraph office. Letters should be addressed -Byton, Presteigne, R.S.O., Radnorshire. Par-ish Church (St. Mat-y's). Rev. Richard William Treen Hunt, B. A, Rector_; Herbert Lowe, Par·ish Clerk. Board School. F. L. Evelyn, Esq., Chairman; Mr. Thos. Austen Turner, Clerk; Mr. Wm. White, _lf1aster. Pr£m£tz"ve Method-ist Chapel. Mz'nt'stet'S varz'ous. Ass-istant Overseer. Mr. G. ]. ]ones, Pembridge. CARRIERS TO LEOMINSTER. Name Day Mrs. Strangward (Shobdon) Fri. Mrs. Holder do. Mrs. Taylor do. COMMERCIAL RESIDENTS. Bowen, William Davies, J ames, cot. farmer, Rose bank Dyke, John, farmer, Great W oodhouse Edwards, Richard, farmer, Pipe trough Lowe, Herbert, parish clerk Morgan, Thomas, cottage farmer 1\lorgan, Thomas, shoe maker Stopping Place White Horse Livery Stables, Etnam St. White Horse Return at 2 0 2 30 2 30 Perry, WaJter, farmer, Brick house Price, John, farmer, Court house Sayers, John, cottage farmer, Cwms moor TAYLOR, J AMES, The Belt, licensed beer & tobacco retailer, grocer and mason. Comfortable accommodation for travellers. Good stabling. White, William, schoolmaster CALLOW, WITH THE HAMLET OF TWYFORD. CALLOW is a small parish and village distant 4 miles S. of Hereford, and about 2-j- E. of Tram Inn station on the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford branch of the Great Western railway (West Midland section). It is situated on a gentle acclivity on the main road from

CALLOW CANON FROME. Hereford to Ross; in Webtree hundred, Hereford union, petty sessional division, and county court district, and Clehonger and Much Dewchurch polling district and electoral division of the county council. The population in 1871 was II6; in I88I, II6; inhabited houses, 24; families or separate occupiers, 27; area of parish, 594 acres; annual rateable value, £ 454· The Governors of Guy's Hospital, London, are lords of the manor, and own nearly the whole parish. The soil is clay and marl, producing chiefly wheat and root crops. Callow is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and the rural deanery of Archenfield ; living, a vicarage annexed to Dewsall; joint value, £2oo; patron, Rev. Alfred W. Horton; vicar, Rev. Alfred W. Horton, M.A., of Pembroke College, Oxford, who was instituted in 1876, and resides at Dewsall vicarage. The church, dedicated to St. Mar)', is a good stone edifice, with square parapetted tower containing two bells. It was re-built and pewed in 1832, and again restored in 1883-4. The earliest register is dated I 679. The school is very commodious, and is situated opposite the church. It was erected by the Governors of Guy's Hospital on the passing of the Education Act in 1870, and has accommodation for 82 children ; average attendance, so. There is a charity belonging to the parish, which produces about £13 per annum, distributed to the poor every St. Thomas's day. It originated in £Ioo bequeathed in 1679 by Henry Pearle, Esq., East Indian merchant, and native of this parish. Twyford is a hamlet about 2 miles E. of the church. It was formerly a Roman settlement. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Letters arrive by messenger from Hereford about 8.45 a.m. Tram Inn is the nearest money order and telegraph office. Post town, Hereford. · Parish Church (St. Mary's). Rev. Alfred W. Horton, M.A., Vt''car; Mrs. M. Dimery, Churchwarden~· George Hughes, Parish Clerk. Natz'onal School (boys and girls). Miss J. L. Logan, Mistress. Assz"stant Overseer. Mr. James Carter, Court Farm. CARRIER TO HEREFORD. Name Days Stopping Place Charles Burleigh Wed. & Sat. Black Lion COMMERCIAL RESIDENTS. Evans, David, Cuckoo's nest Return at 3 0 Carter, Jas., farmer, & assistant overseer, Court farm, Twyford Davies, John, farmer, Spout house Dimery, Mary, farmer, Callow farm Logan, J eanie L., schoolmistress Preece, Mrs. Eliza, farmer, Brook farm Preece, Thos., farmer, Cross-in-hand farm and Pullaston CANON FROME. CANON FROME (otherwise Canon ffroome) is a parish distant 3! miles from Stoke Edith, and 2! from Ashperton stations on the Hereford and Worcester branch of the Great Western railway, 7 N.W. of Ledbury, and 10 E.N.E. of Hereford, is in Radlow hun-· dred, Ledbury union, petty sessional division, and county court district, and Ashperton polling district and electoral division of the K

1 54 CANON FROME CANON PYON. county council. The population in 1871 was 108; in 1881, 115; inhabited houses, 20; families or separate occupiers, 20; area of parish, 1,023 acres; annual rateable value, £1,414. John Hopton, Esq., is lord of the manor and owner of the parish. The soil is a rich clay, producing wheat, beans, hops, and fruit. Canon Frome is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and rural deanery of South Frome; living, a vicarage annexed to Munsley rectory ; joint value, £4o7, with residence and 54 acres of glebe; patron, John Hopton, Esq.; vicar, Rev. Michael Hopton, B.A., Trinity College, Cambridge, who was instituted in 1877. The church, dedicated to St. :fames, was rebuilt in 186o, with the exception of the tower, which was erected about 1730, and is square and turretted, containing three bells. The cost of rebuilding was £2,341, defrayed by John Hopton, Esq., and the late Rev. John Hopton, who rebuilt the chancel. The earliest register is dated 1681. There is no school in the parish; the children attend at Ashperton. Canon Ffrome Court is a handsome modern mansion, adjoining the church. It is the seat of John Hopton, Esq., J,P. for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and D.L. for Herefordshire. PoSTAL REGULATIONS. Letters are received through Ledbury about 9 a.m. ; despatched thereto at 4·5 p.m. The Trumpet is the nearest postal order office. Telegrams may be sent from Ashperton railway station. Post town, Ledbury. Parish Church (St. :fames's). Rev. Michael Hopton, B.A., Vicar.; Mr. W. Pitt, Churchwarden.; David Gunn, Parish Clerk. CARRIER TO LEDBURY. Name Edward N ewman Days Tues. Stopping Place New Inn Return at 2 0 CARRIERS TO HEREFORD. Edward Newman Henry Philpotts Wed. & Sat. White Lion 3 3 0 Wed. Kerry Arms 0 PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Hopton, John, M.A. (Oxon.), J.P. (for Herefordshire & Worcestershire), D.L. (for Herefordshire), Canon Ffrome et.; and at Kemerton, Gloucestershire Hopton, Rev. Michael, B.A. (vicar of Canon Frome and rector of Munsley ), The Vicarage COMMERCIAL. Arkell, J ames, head gardener to John Hopton, Esq., J.P., D.L., Canon Ffrome court Gunn, David, parish clerk Hooper, J oseph, farmer, Suffield farm Innes, Frederick, farmer and hop grower, Red castle Lomas, John, head gamekeeper to J. Hopton, Esq., J.P., D.L., Canon Ffrome court Pitt, W alter, farmer, White house Smith, Edwin, estate mason, The lodge W ARGENT, WILLIAM, blacksmith, machinist, & agricultural implement maker, and agent for all kinds of implements W eston, George, farmer and hop grower, Lower house farm CAN.ON PYON, CANON PYON is an extensive parish and village situated on the main road between Hereford and Pembridge, distant 5 miles from Credenhill station, on the Hereford, Hay, and Brecon branch of the Midland railway, 7 N.W. of Hereford, 9 S.S.W. of Leominster, and 5 S .E. of W eobley; is in Grimsworth hundred, W eobley union and petty sessional division, Canon Pyon and Dilwyn polling district

CANON PYON. 1 55 and electoral division of the county council, and Hereford county court district. The population in I87I was 770; in I88I, 70I ; inhabited houses, I62 ; families or separate occupiers, 170 ; area of parish, 3,6 r I acres; annual rateable value, £4,903. The Dean and Chapter of Hereford are lords of the manor, and the principal landowners are D. W. B. Thomas, Esq., Mrs. Lush Wilson, Herbert Yeomans, Esq., John Plevy, Esq., Colbatch Clark, Esq., and Thomas Gri:ffiths, Esq. The soil is clay and loam; subsoil, clay ; chief products, wheat, beans, peas, oats, fruit and hops. Canon Pyon is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford, and rural deanery of Weston; living, a vicarage; value £298, with residence and si acres of glebe; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford; vicar, Rev. G. F. Bulmer, M.A., St. John's College, Cambridge, who was instituted in I88 r. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient stone edifice, in the Norman and Gothic styles of architecture, with square tower containing five bells. It has nave, chancel, two side aisles, and font. At the entrance to the churchyard is a lych gate. The chancel was rebuilt in I 86 5 at the expense of the Dean and Chapter of Hereford, and the church underwent general restoration in 1870 at a cost of £820, chiefly defrayed by the vicar and parishioners. Henry Ward, Esq., of Stafford, was the architect, and Messrs. John Williams and Charles J ones, both of Canon Pyon, were the builders. An iron mission room was built at Westhope at a cost of £I267 and was opened January Ist, I 888. The funds were subscribed by the vicar and his friends and the parishioners. The parish registers begin with the year I754· The national school is centrally situated, and affords accommodation for I36 children ; average attendance, 79· Great House, the residence of D. W. B. Thomas, Esq., is pleasantly situated near the church. About half-a-mile west of the house, is Pyon Hill, commanding delightful views of several counties. PosTAL REGULATIONS. William Steele, Sub-Postmaster; New end. Letters arrive by messenger from Hereford at 9.0 a.m. ; despatched thereto at 3.2 5 p.m. Letters can be registered here. There is also a post-office at West hope at which letters are received from Hereford at IO a.m. ; despatched thereto at 2.25 p.m. Mrs. Sarah Hughes, Sub-Postmistress. W eobley is the nearest money order and telegraph office. Post town, Hereford. Parish Church (St. Lawrence's). Rev. G. F. Bulmer, M.A., Vicar; D. W. B. Thomas, Esq., and Mr. W. Oliver, Churchwardens.; William Steele, Sexton. Primitive Methodist Chapel, W esthope. Ministers various. Natzonal School (boys and gz"rls). Mr. and Mrs. Pinder, Master a1ld Mistress. Assistant Overseer and Registrar of Births and Deaths for Dilwyn Sub-DistriCt. Mr. J ames Griffiths, Bush Bank. Name l'firs. Edwards Mrs. Griffiths CARRIERS TO HEREFORD. Days Wed. & Sat. do. Stopping Place Maidenhead Inn Greyhound Stables Return at 4 0 3 0

CANON PYON CASTLE FROME. CARRIERS TO HEREFORD Continued. Name Days Stopping Place Return at Mrs. Poyner (King's Pyon) do. Horse & Groom 3 30 Thomas Preece (Westhope) do. Greyhound Stables 3 0 .Mrs. Shuker do. Horse & Groom 4 0 CARRIERS TO LEOMINSTER. Mrs. Griffiths Mrs. Poyner Mrs. Shuker Fri. The Oak 3 0 3 0 3 0 do. do. do. Black Swan PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Bulmer, Rev. George Frederick, M.A. (vicar), The Vicarage Clarke, Mrs., Derndale Dent, Miss Margaret, Crown house Jay, Miss Ann, The Cottage Lush-Wilson, William Herbert, J.P., Canon Pyon house Plevy, John William, Westhope Thomas, David William Bowyer, Great house COMMERCIAL. Beddoes, William, farmer, Oldfield Bethell, Edmund, farmer, V etchy land Bonnor, George, farmer and hop grower, Upper Derndale Davies, Amos, cooP.er Davies, Robert, miller, Kinford mill DA VIES, THOMAS, carpenter and wheelwright, Parks Griffiths, Henry, farmer and hop grower, Brick house Griffiths, J ames, assistant overseer, Bush bank Griffiths, John, shoemaker, Bush bank Griffiths, Mrs. Charles, farmer & carrier, Meeting house Gri:ffiths, Thomas, landowner, farmer, and hop grower, Full bridge Hughes, Mrs., Sarah, sub-postmistress, Westhope Jay, James, farmer and hop grower, Lower Derndale Jay, Mrs. 1::\arah, farmer and hop grower, Red castle CASTLE J enkins, William, farmer and hop grower, N upton House Lewis, H., frmr., Holly lodge, Westhope Oliver, William, farmer, Westhope Oliver, Sophia, shopkeeper, Westhope Parton, Frank,police constable, Bush bank Patrick, Henry Francis, Nag's Head Inn, and shopkeeper, New end Pmvell, Richard J ames, farmer and hop grower, Butt house Preece, Thomas, farmer, Oakfield Preece, Thomas, haulier & carrier, Westhope hill Probert, Henry, cot. farmer, Green plock Roberts, John, cot. frmr., Westhope hill Robinson, Christopher, frmr., Bush bank Rowberry, Stephen, shopkeeper, Newend Skyrme, John, farmer, Bush bank Southall, J ames, farmer, The Parks STEELE, JOHN, & SON, agricultural implement manufacturers, and machinists, 1'he Plough Inn, New end; stores for implements at Cattle market, Hereford Steele, William, blacksmith and subpostmaster, New end Thomas, Charles, farmer, Park lane Thomas, Mrs. George, farmer, Shire gla.tt W atkins, Mrs. J ames, shopkeeper, Bush bank W ellings, Mrs. Caroline, farmer, Court farm Williams, John, carpenter and builder, Shrewd lane Yeomans, Herbert, farmer & hop grower, Lawton's Hope Y eomans, William Herbert, farmer, and hop grower, Great Nupton FRO ME. CASTLE FROME is a parish and small village situated on the main road between Ledbury and Bromyard, about 5 miles from Ashperton station of the Hereford and Worcester branch of the Great Western railway, 6! miles N.W. by N. of Ledbury, 7 S. of Bromyard, 13 E. by N .E. of Hereford, and 1 3 S. W. of Worcester ; is in Radlow hundred, Ledbury union, petty sessional division, and county court district, and Bosbury and Colwall polling district and electoral

CASTLE FROME. 157 division of the county council. The population in 187I was I77 ; in I 88 I, I 50 ; inhabited houses, 3 5 ; families or separate occupiers, 35 ; area of parish, I ,488 acres ; annual rateable value, £I,955 Ios. By an order which came into operation on the 25th March, 1887, under the Divided Parishes Act, a detached part of Bishop Frome in the Bromyard Union was amalgamated with Castle Frome. John Hopton, Esq., of Canon Ffrome court, Rev. William Poole, of Hentland, and Rev. Francis E1ton Freeman, are the principal landowners. The soil is heavy land, strong clay and loam; hops are much cultivated, with wheat, beans, roots, and fruit. Some good cider is made here. Castle Frome is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and rural deanery _of South Frome; living, a rectory; value £270, with residence and 56! acres of glebe; patron, Rev. Francis Elton Freeman; rector, Rev. Charles Howard Badgley, M.A., of Queen's College, Oxford, who was instituted in 1886. The church, dedicated to St. Mz'chael, is a small stone edifice with bell turret. The earliest register is dated I 624. There is a school for boys and girls of this parish and a part of Bishop Frome, with accommodation for 56 children; average attendance, 40. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Letters arrive by messenger about 9 a.m.; despatched at 4.30 p.m. Nearest money order offices, Bosbury and Bishop Frome. Near est telegraph office, Ashperton railway station. Post town, Ledbury. Pansh Church (St. Mz'chael's). Rev. Charles H. Badgley, M.A., Rector; Mr. C. T. Ockey, Churchwarden; William Bullock, Parish Clerk. Natz'onal School (boys ·a1td gz'rls), Frome hilL Miss A. M. Hill, Mistress. Ass-istant Overseer. Mr. W. H. Hopkinson, Frome hill. CARRIERS TO WORCESTER. Name Thomas Gregory (Frome hill) W alter William Firkins Day Sat. do. Stopping Place Old Peacock Reindeer Return at 4 0 2 30 Thomas Gregory CARRIER TO · Tues. LEDBURY. Ring of Bells 3 0 PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Badgley, Rev. C. H., M.A. (rector), The Rectory Hum page, J oseph, Birchend lodge Pitt, Mrs. Thomas, Old Birchend COMMERCIAL. Bullock, William, cottage farmer, Grove Bullock, Wm., junr., parish clerk, Grove Cole, William, blacksmith, Frome hill Cross, William, miller and farmer Gibbons, Thomas, cooper Harrington, Wm., farmer & hop grower, Mm end Harrington, William Henry, farmer and hop grower, Moorend Hopton, Harry C., farmer & hop grower, New Birch end Knowles, Thomas, fa1·mer, Church house Lewis, Charles, blacksmith, Stanley hill Ockey, Charles, farmer and hop grower, The Hill farm Ockey, William, The Town farm Powell, John, farmer and hop grower, Frogend Pudge, Edwin G., farmer and hop grower, New house, res. Bishop Frome Saunders, ,J ames, mason, Frome hill Taylor, William, carpenter and wheel· wright, Stanley hill

CLEHONGER. CLEHONGER. CLEHONGER is a picturesque village and parish situated on the S. bank of the river Wye, about 3~ miles S.W. of Hereford, 14 N.W. of Ross, and r8 E. of Hay; is in Webtree hundred, Hereford union, petty sessional division, and county court district, and Clehonger and Much Dewchurch polling district and electoral division of the county council. The population in 1871 was 505; in r881, 443; inhabited houses, 90 ; families or separate occupiers, 107 ; area of parish, 2,o6 5 acres; annual rateable value, £3,935· By an order which came into operation on 25th March, 1884, under the Divided Parishes Act, a detached part of Saint John Baptist (Hereford) was amalgamated with Clehonger. Francis Richard Wegg-l"rosser, Esq. is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The soil is gravel ; subsoil, marl ; chief crops, wheat, barley, roots, and fruit. The living is a vicarage in the diocese, archdeaconry, and rural deanery of Hereford; value, £165, with vicarage house ; patron, the Lord Bishop of Hereford; vicar, Rev. Edward John Holloway, M.A., late scholar of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, who was instituted in 187 S· The parish church, dedicated to All Saz''nts, is an ancient Gothic structure with tower containing four bells. It has nave, chancel, porch, and several interesting monuments. In the Aubrey chapel is a recumbent effigy, in complete armour, of Sir William Pembridge, one of the first knights of the Order of the Garter, temp. Edward III., and another of a lady. The effigies lie on a raised tomb about 3 feet high. In this chapel also lie the remains of Herbert Aubrey, 1671, and his wife Elizabeth, r676, with ~onuments to Dr. Richard Prosser, prebendary and archdeacon of Durham, 1839, and Frances, relict of the late William Parry, Esq., and sister of the Venerable Archdeacon Prosser. In the nave is a monument to the memory of Harcourt Aubrey, 1779; Elizabeth, his wife, 1780; and Richard, their son, r8o3; also to Herbert Aubrey, 1758. In the south aisle is a monument to the memory of John Matthews, Esq., late proprietor of Belmont, who was one of the representatives of the county of Hereford in parliament in 1802 and 1 8o6, and for nearly twenty years chairman of the quarter sessions. He was father of the talented author of the Diary of an InvaHd, Henry Matthews, Esq., of Ceylon. His eldest daughter, Elizabeth Matthews, in conjunction with the late Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq., of Downton castle, brought out the work called Pomona / or the Apple-trees of He1'efordshire ./ the fruit being painted by Miss Matthews. The burialplace of this family is on the north side of the churchyard, in the boundary wall of which a stone slab is fixed, with the inscription :- " JOHANNES MATTHEWS7 SIB! ET SUIS LOC. SEPVLTVR PMDCCCIV. " In the chancel, which was painted in 1867 under the direction of W. Gambier Parry, Esq., is a handsome stained glass window by Hardman, presented by F. R. Wegg-Prosser, Esq. Here is a national school for

CLEHONGER. 1 59 boys and girls, supported by Lady Harriet Wegg-Prosser, with accommodation for IIO children; average attendance, 42. The Roman Catholic Pro-Cathedral of Newport and Menevia was erected in 1856, chiefly at the expense of Francis Richard Wegg-Prosser, Esq. It is dedicated to St. Mzchael and all the Holy Angels, and was consecrated in 1860. It is a stone building, in the Decorated style of architecture, and consists of lofty nave and aisles, with elaborate N. porch, N. and S. transepts, central tower, with choir aisles, and side chapels ; a new sanctuary has been more recently added, and the choir enlarged. In I 88 3 the chantry of the late Right Rev. Thomas Joseph Brown, D.D., O.S.B., first bishop of Newport and Menevia, was built in the N. transept. The body of the deceased prelate lies in a rich monumental tomb, designed by Messrs. Pugin & Pugin. The stained glass windows represent the early British saints of South Wales, and are the work of Hardman & Co., as is also the Cantilupe window. Adjoining N. aisle of choir an organ chamber is building. The interior is wholly faced with Bath stone, and the carvings are remarkable for their richness and delicacy; the E. window of five lights is filled with stained glass of great brilliancy by Hardman & Co., of Birmingham ; theW. window is very peculiar, consisting of five lights beneath a large and elaborate Catherine wheel. This window was filled with stained glass in 1882, that year being the six hundredth from the death of St. Thomas Cantilupe, bishop of Hereford (I275-I282). Attached to the edifice is a handsome and very extensive collegiate and monastic establishment of the ancient and learned order of St. Benedz'ct, built in the Gothic style of architecture from the designs of the late E. Welby Pugin, Esq. The cost of the monastery was defrayed entirely by the monks, who also built a portion of the church. There is a Roman Catholic school for boys and girls, erected and supported by F. R. Wegg-Prosser, Esq. It has accommodation for I I3 children, with an average attendance of 29. The Right Rev. John Cuthbert Hedley, O.S.B., is the Roman Catholic bishop of this diocese (Newport and Menevia). This is the only diocese in England which is governed by a bishop and chapter of monks. Belmont, the seat of Francis Richard Wegg-Prosser, Esq., J.P., D.L., is a handsome mansion of Bath stone. The interior is fitted up with much taste, and contains some valuable pictures. Its situation is delightful, being placed on a fine ascent close to the river W ye. The prospects are rich and beautiful, including a great extent of country, diversified by hills, and terminated on one side by the distant mountains of Radnorshire, and on the other by the Malvern hills of Worcestershire. F. R. Wegg-Prosser, Esq., has served the office of high sheriff, and was one of the representatives in parliament for Herefordshire from 1847-52. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Miss Sarah Pitt, Gorsty common, SubPostmistress. Letters arrive from Hereford by rural messenger about 8.30 a.m.; despatched thereto at 4·45 p.m. The wall letterbox near the church is cleared at 5.20 p.m., and the box at the Home farm, at 5·45 p.m. Hereford is the nearest money order and telegraph office and post town.

160 CLEHONGER. Parish Church (All Saints'). Rev. Edward John Holloway, M.A., Vica1· /Mr. R. H. Ridler, Churchwarden; V.f. G. Smith, Par-ish Clerk. Roma11, Catholz"c Pro- Cathedral (St. M-ichael and All Angels) and Monastery of St. BenedtCt. Right Rev. Bishop Hedley, O.S.B., Bishop of Newport and Menevi'a / Very Rev. Paul W. Raynal, O.S.B., Cathedral Prior/ Very Rev. Canon Woods, Proftsso·r of Dogmat£c Theology/ Very Rev. Canon Smith, Phil. D., Professor of Philosophy; Very Rev. Canon Howlett, Professor of Sacred Scriptures and Ecclesiastical H-istory_; Very Rev. Canon Colgan, Procurator; Very Rev. Canon Willson, Professo1' of Sacred Eloquence. The follow-ing m·e non-resident Canons: Very Rev. J. Wulstan Richards, Very Rev. A. Paulinus Wilson, Very Rev. Benedict Mackay, Very Rev. C. Vincent Dolman. Roman Catholic Schools (boys and girls), Belmont. Mr. Thomas Lyons, Master. Naiz'onal School (boys and girls). Mr. W. G. Smith, Master. Prz"mz'tzve Methodist Chapel. Mz'nisters various. Ass-istant Overseer. Mrs. Annie Jane Holtom, The Valletts. CARRIERS TO HEREFORD. Name Days Mrs.' Preece Wed. & Sat. Mrs. Price do. Mrs. J ackman do. Mrs. Vale Sat. Mrs. Alford Wed. Mr. Ariss Wed. & Sat. PRIV .ATE RESIDENTS. Colgan, Very Rev. Canon J. J., O.S.B., St. Michael's Pro-Cathedral Bolloway, Rev. Edward John, M . .A. (vicar), The Vicarage Howlett, Very Rev. Canon J.A., O.S.B., M.A. (professor of scripture & ecclesiastical history), St. Michael's ProCathedral Raynal, Very Rev. P. W., O.S.B., of Newport and Menevia (Cathedral Prior of Newport & Menevia), St. Michael's Pro-Cathedral Smith, Very Rev. Canon J. 0., O.S.B., Ph.D. (professor of scholastic philosophy), St. Michael's Pro-Cathedral Strong, Rev. Paul Hymen, Cage dale W egg-Prosser, Francis Richard, Esq., B.A., J.P., D.L. ; and Carlton club, S. W., Stafford club, W., and 26, Eaton square, London Wegg-Prosser, Lady Harriet, Belmont Willson, Very Rev. Canon E.H., O.S.B., St. Michael's Pro-Cathedral Woods, Very Rev. Canon Wm. Romuald, O.S.B. (professor of dogmatic theology), St. Michael's Pro-Cathedral COMMERCIAL. Berrow, Jas., farmer, Gosmore Berrow, John, faz·mer, Fudwell Stopping Place Return at Spread Eagle 3 30 Plough Inn 3 30 Nelson Inn 4 0 do. 3 0 do. 3 0 Butchers Arms 4 30 Berrow, Wm. G., cot. frmr., Gorstycom. Brassington, Daniel, manor farm Davies, John, timber haulier and farmer Dew, James, farmer, Winstone hill Goolden, Aaron, farmer, Abbey farm Harrison, Francis, farmer, court farm Holley, Allan James, Seven Stars Inn Holtom, Mrs., farmer, and assistant overseer, V alletts Jones, Thomas, miller, Tuck mill Lambert, Mrs., Gorsty common Leake, J ames, farmer, Hunderton Lyons, Thomas, master of the Roman Catholic boys' school Miles, Henry, cot. farmer, Gorsty corn. Ovens, Mrs., cot. fatmer, Cagedale cot. Perkins, Jas., blacksmith & cot. farmer Phillips, John, boot and shoe maker Powell, James, farmer, Shark house Preece, J ames, haulier, Mawfield Price, Samuel, tailor, Gorsty common P1·osser, William, farmer, New house Ridler, Rd. Hy., farmer, Bowling green Rouse, Henry, miller, Cagebrook mill Smith, John, woodward for Belmont estate Smith, W. G., schlmaster & parish clerk Starling, James, frmr., near Shark house Stephens, J as, shopkeeper, Gorsty corn. Taylor, Charles, mason & cottage farmer Taylor, Reuben, builder Shute, Charles, farmer, Home farm

CLIFFORD. 161 CLIFFORD, WITH HARDWICK AND CASTLETON. CLIFFORD is a large parish, extending to the borders of Breconshire and Radnorshire, with a station on the Golden Valley railway, distant 2 miles N.E. of Hay, 9 SW. of Kington, and 18 W.N.W. of Hereford; is in Huntington hundred, Hay union and county court district, Clifford polling district and electoral division of the county council, and Bredwardine petty sessional division. The river W ye enters Herefordshire near this place, and glides beautifully between orchards, meadows, and corn-fields, till it reaches the abrupt and commanding eminence of Meerbach hill. The Hereford, Hay, and Brecon branch of the Midland railway and the main road from Hereford to Hay intersect the parish. The population in I871, was 921; in 1881,792; inhabited houses, 198; families or separate occupiers, 202 ; area of parish, 6,522 acres; annual rateable value, £8,303. Benjamin Haigh Alien, Esq., Tomkyns Dew, Esq., and · 1\::lrs. Slade Baker Penoyre, are the chief landowners. The soil is sandy ; subsoil, sandstone ; principal crops, wheat, barley, beans, and roots. On a bold eminence, rising from the banks of the Wye, and near its entrance into this county from Breconshire, stand the picturesque remains of Clifford castle, for nearly two centuries the baronial residence of the Lords de Clifford, who obtained it by the marriage of Waiter Fitz-Richard (a descendant of Richard, second Duke of Normandy) with Margaret, daughter and heiress of Ralph de Cundy. It was built by William Fitz-Osborne, Earl of Hereford ; but at the time of the Domesday survey, was held by Radulphus de Totenie. The venerable ruins are mantled with ivy and surrounded by graceful trees, and the neighbouring country is richly wooded. The cel_ebrated but unfortunate ] ane de Clifford, commonly known as " Fair Rosamond," daughter of W alter de Clifford, was most probably born in this castle. She was the favourite of Henry II., and on account of her beauty was called Rosa Mundz', the "Rose of the World.'' In the time of Henry I., Simon Fitz-W alter founded a cell of Cluniac monks in this parish, subordinate to the Priory at Lewes, in Sussex. It was dedi. cated to the Blessed Virgin, and its revenues at the period of the Dissolution were estimated, according to Speeci, at £65 I Is. I rd. per annum. Clifford is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and rural deanery ofWeobley; living, a vicarage; value, £337, with residence and 58 acres of glebe; patroness, Mr.;. Elizabeth Trumper; vicar, Rev. T. W. Walwyn Trumper, M.A., S.C.L., of Pembroke College, Oxford, who was instituted I 87 4· The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was thoroughly restored in r888. With the exception of the tower, the church presents the appearance of having been entirely rebuilt, although such is not the case. The new facing of the stone walls, the new tiles, and apparently renewed windows will certainly give that idea. The edifice has now a neat and handsome appearance externally, and the improvement internally is no less marked. The roof, crossbeams, pillars, furniture, and open stall

CLIFFORD. seating are all in unpolished oak. The old straight-backed pews have disappeared, as also the galleries, one of which was at the west end and the other at the side of the church. The walls now appear without their previous covering of whitewash, and the nave roof without its lath and plaster. In the place of the gable aisle, there is now a proper north aisle, and the tower is open into the nave. A chancel screen in unvarnished oak helps to give the interior an almost unique appearance. The screen is the gift of the ladies of Clifford. The handsomely carved oak pulpit, is a memorial of the late William Reading, given by his sister, Elizabeth Bufton, of Lyonshall. The oak seats in the nave were given by Mr. Haigh Allen, of the Priory, and an oak lectern by Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Parsons, of Priory Wood. All the interesting features of the old church have been carefully restored. Among them are the ancient font, and in an archway in the chancel an exquisitely carved figure of an ecclesiastic, in oak, dating from the rzth to the 14th century, possibly an effigy of a member of the Walwyn family. There is a handsome new porch on the north side of the church, from whence there is a lovely panorama of the Black mountains. The windows are filled with cathedral glass. The cost of the restoration of the tower and nave was about {1,350. The chancel was restored by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at an outlay of about £400. Mr. Ewan Christian, of Whitehall, London, was the architect, and Mr. Henry Smith, of Wolverly, Kidderminster, was the builder. The earliest register is dated 1690. The charities amount to about £zs yearly. The endowed national school for boys and girls, has lately been enlarged at a cost of £zoo. It has now accommodation for 124 children ; average attendance, 66. The Primitive Meth.odists have a chapel at Priory wood. At Hardwick, in this parish, distant r mile S.E., is a district church, dedicated to the Holy Tr£n£ty. It was built in 185 r at a cost of £ 4,ooo. The founders were the late Mrs. Penoyre, Rev. T. M. Penoyre, and Mrs. Napleton Penoyre. It is a handsome stone building, in the Mediteval style, and has nave, chancel, belfry, and two bells. The communion plate was given by the founders, and a flagon by the late Rev. John Webb, M.A., F.A.S. There is a good organ. The living is a vicarage; value, £r 13 1 with residence and 86 acres of glebe ; patrons, representatives of the late Rev. Preb. W. F. R. Penoyre; vicar, Rev. John Arthur Jones, M.A., of Pembroke College, Oxford, who was instituted in I 885. The population of Hard wick ecclesiastical district in r88r was 299. The children attend the Clifford national school. Castleton is a hamlet distant 2 miles N .E. Cli.fford Przory is the residence of Benjamin Haigh Alien, Esq., J.P., D.L., formerly high sheriff of the county ; The Moor, is the seat of Mrs. Slade Baker Penoyre (occupied by R. D. Radcliffe, Esq.), and Mzadlewood, is in the occupation of Rev. William Griffiths. PosTAL REGULATIONS. Edward Butler, Sub-Postmaster. Letters arrive from Hereford at 8.40 a.m. ; despatched thereto at 5·45 p.m. Hay is the nearest money order and telegraph office. Letters should be addressed Clifford, R.S.O. (Herefordshire.)

CLIFFORD. 163 Pansh Church (St. Mary's). Rev. T. W. W. Trumper, M.A., S.C.L., V-icar; Messrs. R. Gough (Lower court), and]. Hamer (The Farm), Churchwa1·dens; ]oseph Goode, Parish Cle1·k. Holy Trz'nz'ty Church, Hardwick. Rev. ]. A. ]ones, M.A., Vtcar; Mr. Hugh Phillips, Churchwarden ; J ames Gorse, Clerk and Sexton. N atz'onal School, Endowed (boys and gz'rls ), Clifford. Mr. C. J. Butler, Master; Mrs. Butler, Sewz1zg Mistress. Presbyter-ian Chapel, Priory Wood. .J.Wz'n£sters various. Assistant Ove1·seer. Mrs. H. C. Lloyd, Bricklands, Hay, R.S.O. CARRIERS TO HAY. Name Mrs. Egginton {Winforton) Wm. Powell {Bredwardine) Day Thurs. do. Stopping Place The Ship Half Moon Return at 2 30 3 0 PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Alien, Benjamin Haigh, J.P., D.L. (for Herefordshire, Breconshire, and Staffordshire, and high sheriff for Herefordshire, in 1887), The Priory Bailey, H. T., Hardwick cottage Bufton, Mr., Glan Wye, Hay Downing, William, Clifford place, res. Holly lodge, Smethwick, Staffordshire Giles, :Mrs., Pontvaen Griffiths, Rev. William, Middlewood Jones, Rev. J. Arthur, M.A., (vicar of Hardwick), Hardwick Vicarage Ratcliff, R. D., 1'he Moor Trumper, Rev. T. W. Walwyn, M.A., S. C. L. (vicar of Clifford), Clifford Vicarage COMMERCIAL. Bayliss, Benjamin, tailor Bazzard, J ames, carpenter Beverley, Addison, farmer, Upper court Brace, George, farmer, Pentre Brace, James, blacksmith, Pen-y-park Butler, C. J., schoolmaster, Hardwick Butler, Edward, sub-postmaster Cartwright, Richard, farmer and dealer, Priory wood Chambers, Mrs., Castle house Constantine, Charles T., farmer, Penllan Daniels, George, Royal Oak, shopkeeper, and farmer, Hardwick Da vies, John, farmer, Lockster's pool Davies, Thomas, thrashing-machine proprietor, Tan house, Hard wick Davis, Enoch, farmer, 1'on farm Edwards, J. H., farmer and landowner, Castleton, R.S.O. Edwards, J., farmer, Hardwick court Evans, Reece, wheelwright, Pen-y-park Francis, Thomas, farmer, Paddock Goode, J oseph, parish clerk, Clifford Gore, William, farmer, Harewood Gorse, James, parish clerk, Hardwick Gough, R. A., farmer, Clifford court Hamer, John, farmer, The Farm Hamer, Thos., farmer, Upper Uastleton Harris, Mrs. Eliz., miller, Clock mill Hill, James, Well Inn, Clifford Hobby, Edward, farmer, Lower Castleton Holl, James, farmer, Hardwick Green Howells, Evan, Castle Inn Jones, Benjn., cot. farmer, Burnt house Jones, James, carpenter, &c., Westbrook Jones, John, farmer, Westbrook court Leighton, 1'homas, cottage farmer, Firs Lewis, John, horse breaker, Priory wood Lewis, William, farmer, Llanfair Llewellin, Edward, blacksmith Meredith, J ames, farmer, The Rest Meredith, Thomas, farmer, New house Phillips, Hugh, farmer, West brook Phillips, William, The Croft, Middlewood Poulton, James, farmer, The Green Price, Arthur, farmer, l\'laerdy Price, Charles, farmer and landowner, Green land Price, J ames, farmer, White house, U rchinfield Price, John, shopkeeper, Priory wood Price, J oseph, farmer and landowner, Llanfair Price, Mary, cottage farmer, Tything barn Price, Richard, farmer, Hawkswood Price, Thomas, farmer, W ye view Pritchard, Geo., shoemaker, Middlewood Prosser, David T., farmer, Sheepcote Pugh, Thomas, farmer, Upper house, Broadmeadow Richard, Geo., farmer, UpperWestbrook Rogers, Rhys, farmer, Lower Sidcum Snead, W., jun., farmer, Middlewood W atkins, George, Castle Fields Inn W atkins, Henry, farmer, Hard wick mill Watkins, James, farmer, Llan-y-coed W atkins, John, carpenter, Middlewood Wilding, David, carpenter Williams, J ames, farmer, Broadmeadow W illiams, Jeremiah, farmer, Penllan Williams, Richard, farmer, Hardwick Williams, Wm., shoemaker, Priory wood