Shaugh Prior Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870 Please notify me of any errors. Contact.   Transcribed by Val HENDERSON Checked by Rex WEBBER Pages 863 - 864     SHAUGH PRIOR is a village and parish in Plympton St. Mary union, containing, by the census of 1861, 570 inhabitants, and 8707 acres; in the hundred and deanery of Plympton, archdeaconry of Totnes, diocese of Exeter, SOuth Devonshire; 7 miles nort-east from Plymouth, on the borders of Dartmoor Forest. The vicarage, in the incumbency of the Rev. George Richard Schobell, B.A., is valued at £150 per annum, and is in the patronage of the Dean and Canons of Westminster. The church is an ancient edifice in the Early English style, consisting of nave, chancel, and north and south aisles, with tower surmounted by pinnacles, and containing six bells. There is a National School for children of both sexes. A considerable quantity of porcelain and China clay is dug at Le* Moor, in this parish; and an iron and sulphur mine commenced working in June, 1869; it is the property of Sir Massey Lopes**, Bart., and worked by John Brogden and Sons. There are some celtic remains and portions of an ancient British town on Lee Moor. Clergy. Schobell Rev. George Richard, B.A., curate Trades and Profession. Abbott John, farmer, Harscombe Abbott Philip, shoemaker Andrews Walter, farmer, Coldstone Andrews William, farmer, Henwood Atwill William, farmer, Mount Clog Baskerville Elias, farmer, Harestone*** Brock John, blacksmith, Lower Whiteyborough*4 Brogden John and Sons, ironmasters, Shaugh Iron Mine—William Godden, manager Damerel John, farmer,Brixton*5 Damerel William, farmer, Fern hill*6 Dennis William, farmer, Truelove Evans John, manager at Meavy China Clay Works Foster William, cottager Godden William, manager for John Brogden and Sons Grey Thomas, farmer, Great Pitherill*7 Gullett Robert, farmer, Lower Lee Gullett William, "White Thorn" inn Hurrell Edward, farmer, Hollow Greep*8 Hurrell Edward, mason, West down Hutchings Holland, farmer, Dunstone Kingwell Isaac, farmer, Hoxton*9 Lavers John, warrener, Trowlesworthy Lee Moor Architectural and Fire Brick Works   Lillicrap William, cottager Maddock James, farmer, Little Pitherill*10 Martin Brothers, China clay manufacturers, Lee Moor Mattacott John, farmer, Wotter Mattacott John, jun., farmer, Woodlands Meavy China Clay Company (limited)—John Evans, manager Mumford Thomas, farmer, Under Shaugh Mumford Thomas, farmer, Purps Nicholls Thomas, shoemaker Perkins Edward, farmer, Founson*11 Perkins Robert, farmer, Nether Shaugh Reddicliffe Richard, farmer, Collard Rowe Benjamin, farmer, Lower hill Sellick John, farmer, Whiteyborough*4 Stephens Robert, farmer, Portworthy Tregellis John, miller Trethewey John Thomas, carpenter Westlake William, farmer, Upper Shaugh Worth John, farmer, Booghill*12 Wotter Porcelain Clay Works—Samuel Mitchell, manager ~ Letters from Roborough, charged at two-pence each. The nearest money order office is at Plympton ~ National School - Miss Laura Priest, mistress   Transcript Notes. * Should read 'Lee Moor' not 'Le Moor' ** 'Lopes' is spelt 'Lopez' on the Bickleigh page entry. *** should read 'Hartstonr' not 'Harestone' *4 Modern spelling - ' Whittaborough' *5 Should read or is known as 'Brixton Barton' *6 Modern Spelling - 'Fernhill' *7 Modern Spelling - 'Great Pithill' *8 Modern Spelling - 'Hollowgreep', now one word. *9 Should read 'Huxton' not 'Hoxton' *10 Modern Spelling - 'Little Pithill' *11 Modern Spellin - 'Faunstone' *12 Modern Spellin -'Bughill'   DEVON GENUKI SHAUGH PRIOR PAGE TOP MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 27/11/01 Please Report any non-working links. Please feel free to use the information on this page for your own personnel research, but please DO NOT use it for commercial purposes or financial gain. Thankyou. © 2001 Transcriber and Checker as named above.