Longhope 1876
LONGHOPE is a parish in Westbury-on-Severn union, containing, by the census of 1861, 1104, and in 1871, 1088 inhabitants, and 2823 acres; in the northern division of the deanery of the Forest; archdeaconry of Gloucester, diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, hundred of the Duchy of Lancaster, West Gloucestershire; 2 miles east from Mitcheldean, 6 north-east from Newnham, 8 south-east from Ross, and 9 west from Gloucester, on the Hereford and Ross branch of the Great Western Railway, which has a station here. The vicarage, in the incumbency of the Rev. Frederick Charles Guise, M.A., is valued at 400 pounds per annum, with residence and about 20 acres of glebe land, and is in the patronage of Mrs V. G. Guise. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to All Saints, principally Early English, consisting of nave, chancel, two transepts, south porch, and tower surmounted with pinnacles and containing five bells. The east window is of stained glass, by Clayton and Bell. The church was restored in 1870. The Baptists have a place of worship here. The poor have charitable bequests producing about 150 pounds per annum. Edward Probyn, Esq., D.L., J.P., is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The rateable value of this parish is £5,700.MAY HILL, which rises to a height of 973 feet above the level of the sea, is in this parish, and commands some magnificent views of the surrounding country.
Clergy, Gentry and Private Residents
BARRETT Osman Esq., Bradley grove
COLEMAN Solomon, Esq.
CONSTANCE Mr. James, Steps farm
CONSTANCE Mrs. Maria
GREENUSS Mr. Harry, The Cottage
GUISE Rev. Frederick Charles, M.A., vicar, The Vicarage
GURNEY William, Esq., Manor house
HART Mrs. Harriet, Zion house
NAYLOR Mrs. Emma
ORCHARD Mr. Thomas, Chapel house
PHILLIPS Rev. Henry (Baptist), Lone head
PROBYN Miss Elizabeth, The Temple
RUSSELL Mrs. Ann, Wallbrook house
THORNELOE Francis, Esq., Wallbrook house
TURNER Mr. William, Summerpole house
WHEELER Mr. Henry, May Hill villa
Trades and Professions
ASTON James, sexton
AMBURY Joseph, farmer, Hart's barn
BAILEY John, farm bailiff, Pressmoor and Chesgrove farms
BALDWIN Daniel, wood turner and farmer
BALLINGER William D., haulier and fruit dealer, Little London
BENNETT Benjamin, beer retailer and horse dealer
BRADLEY Wm., beer retailer, Little London
BROWNING Benjamin, blacksmith and wheelwright, Latchen
BROWNING James, wheelwright, "Cross" inn, Dursley inn
BULLOCK Charles, wood turner, Little London
COLEMAN Solomon, solicitor, commissioner in Common Law and Chancery, and perpetual commissioner for taking acknowledgments of deeds by married women
COLLETT Samuel, farmer, May Hill
COMPTON George, beer retailer and shoemaker, Box bush
CONSTANCE Eli, wood turner
CONSTANCE James and Sons, wood turners and manufacturers of garden rake, broom, mop, paddle, and hoe handles, prong stems, hay rakes, and adze, axe, pickaxe, sneads, and scythe handles, Steam Saw mills
CONSTANCE James (firm of James Constance and Sons); h. Springfield house
CONSTANCE John, farmer, Hill house
CONSTANCE Mrs. Mary Ann, farmer, Court farm
CONSTANCE Stephen William (firm of Jas. Constance and Sons); The Walk
CONSTANCE Theophilus Harris (firm of Jas. Constance and Sons), timber merchant; h. Olive cottage
CREASE Henry, parish clerk
DAVIS Henry, wheelwright and blacksmith, Tyndale house
DOWDING Mrs. Elizabeth, farmer, Royal spring
DOWDING James, farmer, Nup End farm
DOWDING John, farmer, Sutteridge cottage
DREW Henry, farmer, New house
FIELD Robert, builder and farmer, Pitman's farm
FOWLER John, grocer, Little London
GODWIN George, "Plough" inn
HAILE Henry, shopkeeper, Dursley cross
HAILE William, shopkeeper, Gaston house
HAMPTON Charles, farmer
HAMPTON Chas., Jun, wheelwright, blacksmith, grocer, baker, and sub-postmaster
HARRIS Joseph, poultry dealer and farmer, May Hill
HARSENT Abraham, farmer, Bilbutt farm
JONES Edwin, farmer, Blakemore farm
JONES John, charcoal burner, Latchen cot
JONES John, farmer, Cross farm
JOYNER William, farmer, Vicarage farm
KEARSEY John, miller and farmer, Furnance mill
LEWORTHY John, stationmaster, 1 Plough cottages
LINDSEY Robert, nailmaker, Dursley cross
MESSENGER James, boot and shoemaker
MOUSELL Lionel George, shoemaker and farmer, Box bush
MOWER Isaac, farmer, Brook farm
NELMES John, farmer, Little Luxtree farm
NELMES Joseph, farmer, Little London
NELMES Thomas, farmer, Yartleton farm
PARRY Mrs. Sarah, farmer, Marshes farm
PEARCE Samuel, farmer, Upper Box Bush farm
RUDGE Nathaniel, blacksmith
SCUDAMORE Mrs. Martha, farmer, Bradley farm
SCUDAMORE Richard, farmer, Lower Box Bush farm
SEADOR William, farmer and shopowner, Jordan house
SELWYN George, farmer, Rock farm
STEPHENS Thomas and Daniel, millers and farmers, Dursley Cross mills
STEPHENS Walter, carpenter, Hope Brook cottage
STERREY Charles, carrier and assistant overseer, Little London
STERREY William, carrier, The Slad
STERRY Charles, haulier, Holly Bush hill
TAYLOR Henry, shoemaker
THOMAS James, "Yew Tree" inn
WILLIAMS Matthew, grocer and provision dealer
WINTLE Robert, farmer, Box bush
WINTLE William, farmer, Lower Hope farm
WINTLE Wm., stone merchant and farmer, Little Blakemore farm
Post Office - Charles Hampton, Jun., sub-postmaster. Letters through Gloucester delivered at 8.45 a.m.; dispatched at 5.30 p.m. on week-days, and on Sudnays at 11.30 a.m.; no delivery on Sundays. Money orders granted and paid, and savings bank, insurance, and annuity business transacted, and dog and gun licenses issued from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturdays until 8 p.m.
British School - Mrs. Annie Wright, mistress
National School - Mrs. Mary Ann Groves, mistress
Great Western Railway Station (Ross and Hereford branch) - John Leworthy, stationmaster and goods manager
Carriers to Gloucester - Charles Sterrey and William Sterrey, Wed. and Sat.