Tidenham, with Hamlets 1876
TIDENHAM is a village and parish in Chepstow union, containing, by the census of 1861, 1661, and in 1871, 1508 inhabitants, and 6217 acres; in the southern division of the deanery of the Forest, archdeaconry of Gloucester, diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, hundred of Westbury, West Gloucestershire; 2 and a half miles north-east from Chepstow, and 14 south-west from Newnham. The Wye Valley Railway, now in formation between Chepstow and Monmouth, will pass through this parish and have a station here. The vicarage, in the incumbency of the Rev. Percy Burd, B.A., is valued at £359 per annum, with residence and 108 acres of glebe land, of which 100 acres are common woodland, and is in the patronage of D. Higford Burr, Esq. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Peter, in the Middle Pointed style, consisting of nave, chancel, north aisles, and south porch, with tower containing a peal of six bells and a clock. There is a handsome stained glass window at the east end to the memory of Dr. Armstrong, Bishop of Grahamstown, and some time vicar of this parish; it consists of three lights, with illustrations from the life of Our Saviour. The font is a very ancient Norman one, with curious carvings upon it. The Wesleyans have a place of worship here. There are three National Schools for children of both sexes. The poor have charitable bequests producing about £22 per annum. The Duke of Beaufort is lord of the manor. The rateable value of this parish is £9813.BEACHLEY is a hamlet of this parish, which was formed into a separate Ecclesiastical district by an Order in Council in 1850, containing, by the census of 1861, 188, and in 1871, 132 inhabitants, and 325 acres; 3 and a half miles south from Tidenham, picturesquely situated at the extreme point of a penisular only a furlong in width at the narrowest, and a quarter-of-a-mile at the widest part, formed by the rivers Severn and Wye, which here join and fall into the Bristol Channel. It was formerly of considerable importance, being the main passage across the Severn from North and South Wales to Bristol, and having twelve coaches running to it daily, but the traffic is now diverted by the South Wales Railway. There is excellent salmon fishing here. The vicarage, in the incumbency of the Rev. John George Hele Ash, is valued at £61 per annum, with residence, and is in the patronage of the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church dedicated to St. John, is a small cruciform edifice, consisting of nave, chancel, and north and south transepts, with turret and one bell. There is a National School for children of both sexes. There are the ruins of an old chapel or hermitage, situate on an island in the Severn, which is mentioned in an ancient document of the time of King John.
BISHTON and CHURCH END are hamlets one mile distant; STROAT and WIBDON, 2 miles distant.
TUTSHILL is a hamlet, 1 and a quarter mile from Tidenham, containing a chapel-of-ease, dedicated to St. Luke, and consisting of nave, chancel, south porch, and turret containing three bells. There are several stained glass windows. There is a National School for children of both sexes.
TIDENHAM CHASE is also a hamlet, in which there is a National School.
TIDENHAM
Clergy, Gentry and Private Residents
BURD Rev. Percy, B.A., vicar, The Vicarage
COWBURN Capt. Thomas B., Denhill hill
COWBURN The Misses, Bowspring
MACHEN Arthur, Esq., Pill house
MORGAN Thomas Henry, Esq., Tidenham house
POYNTZ Rev. Newdegate, M.A., Caerwood house
RYMER Mrs. Charlotte, Church cottage
WILLIAMS Mrs. Caroline, Ivy Rock cottage
WOOD Mrs. Alice, Ashbury
Trades and Professions
COLLIER John, fruit dealer, Sugar loaf
DOWARD Alfred, farmer, Day house
HUNT James, farmer, Wallop farm
JOYCE William, farmer, Hanley farm
LONG George Frederick, National schoolmaster
PRIOR John, farmer, Keynsham Elm farm
WHIMHURST Charles, day school and sub-postmaster, Post Office
Post Office - Charles Whimhurst, sub-postmaster. Letters through Chepstow delivered at 8 a.m.; dispatched at 6 p.m. Chepstow is the nearest money order and telegraph office.
National School - George Frederick Long, master; Miss Harriet Whimhurst, sewing mistress.
BEACHLEY:-
Clergy and Gentry
ASH Rev. John George Hele, vicar, The Vicarage
JENKINS Robert Castle, Esq., J.P., Beachley lodge
MORGAN Mrs. Rachel, Woodbine cottage
Trades and Professions
CUMPER Charles, pilot
CUMPER James, pilot
DOWLE Henry, pilot
MILLER David, lessee of Salmon Fisheries
MILLS Elias, pilot
SAUNDERS Philip, "Three Salmons" inn
TRAYHERN James, shopkeeper
WILLIAMS Miss Ann, "Ferry" inn and refreshment rooms
WILLIAMS Thomas P., farmer, Beachley farm
Letters through Chepstow. Wall Letter Box cleared at 6 p.m. on week-days, and 9.30 a.m. on Sudnays.
National School - Miss Jane Farr, mistress.
BISHTON:-
Gentry
BARROW Miss Emma, Springfield cottage
FRYER Mr. William Andrew Cunningham, Penmoyle lodge
Trades and Professions
BRETTELL Jeremiah, farmer, Wirewood Green farm
GLYNN Thomas, farmer, Old Bishton
RYMER John, farmer, Bishton farm
SEDBURY:-
Gentry
BROOKES Mr. James, Sedbury villa
JAYNE William Edward, Esq., The Mead
MADDY Mr. Walter George
Trades and Professions
EVANS William, blacksmith
PREWETT Thomas, farmer, Sedbury farm
PROSSER John, farmer, Pennyslvania
RUGMAN John, farmer, Tump farm
RUGMAN Samuel, farmer, Badams court
STROAT:-
Gentry
BUTLER Mr. William
READ Mr. John, Stroat house
Trades and Professions
MESSENGER John, blacksmith
PRIDHAM Reuben, bootmaker
RICHARDS Wm., carpenter and wheelwright
RYMER John Pullen, farmer, Stroat farm
TURNER Abraham, "George and Dragon" inn
TIDENHAM CHASE:-
Gentry
CHURCHYARD Henry, Esq., Chase farm
PARKER Miss Rebecca
Trades and Professions
ADAMS Thomas, farmer, Shipscot farm
GILES John, farmer
RAVENHILL George, farm bailiff, Chase house
WHITE James, shopkeeper
WILLIAMS James, shopkeeper
TUTSHILL:-
Clergy and Gentry
CHAPMAN Mrs. Mary, Elm villa
DAVIES Mr. Thomas, Bridge cottages
EVANS Thomas, Esq., Tutshill lodge
HODGSON The Misses, Bridge cottages
HUGHES Henry, Esq., Castleford
JENKINS Colonel Richard
JONES Thomas Edwards, Edq., Bridge house
KING Mr. Charles, Gloucester cottage
PALMER Rev. Fielding, M.A., Eastcliff
PHILIPS The Misses, Penmoyle
PRIOR Mrs. Susannah
SEYS William Aeneas, Esq., J.P., Tutshill house
WAGLAND Mr. Samuel, Gloucester house
WATKINS Mrs. Anna, Rose villa
Trades and Professions
ALLEN Mrs. Martha, "Hope and Anchor" inn
BAYLIS John, farmer, Oakfield
COPE James, gardener
DAVIS Mrs. Esther, laundress
EDWARDS John, haulier and fruit dealer
EVANS John, lodginghouse-keeper
HILL Rowland, shopkeeper, "Cross Keys" inn
HORT Abraham, farmer, Tutshill farm
IVINS John, butcher
MORRIS Mrs. Martha, laundress
MORRIS Thomas, carpenter and wheelwright
PITT Frederick, blacksmith
PRICHARD Mrs. Jane, beer retailer
PRICHARD John, wheelwright and carpenter
PRIOR George, gardener and lodginghouse-keeper, Penrose cottage
PULLEN Lawford, nurseryman, Albert cottage
STOKES Miss Marian, National schoolmistress, Alma cottage
THOMAS Mrs. Mary, sub-postmistress
WILSON Jabex, grocer
WOOD Edmund F., land agent, Tutshill villa
Post Office - Mrs. Mary Thomas, sub-postmistress. Letters through Chepstow delivered at 6.45 a.m.; dispatched at 7 p.m. On Sundays delivered at 6.45 a.m. and dispatched at 12 noon. Chepstow is the nearest money order and telegraph office.
National School - Miss Marian Stokes, mistress.
WIBDON:-
HALL Mr. Charles Mayor, Rose cottage
Trades and Professions
RIDDLE Hugh, farmer, High Hall farm
BROWN Miss Maria, draper
MANDER Henry, baker and shopkeeper
RYMER James, farmer, Wibdon farm
TURNER George, drillowner and farmer, Wibdon cottage
WELLINGTON Richard, farmer, Fir grove
WOODCROFT:-
Gentry
ARMSTRONG Mrs., Stoulgrove house
HODGSON Mr. Wm. Lewis, Woodcroft villa
JOHNSTONE Major General Robert Maxwell, Yewberry house
LINDHAM Major Charles Jas., Vale cottage
ST. JOHN Mrs., Pretty Hedge cottage
SMART Mr. John, Oakcliff
Trades and Professions
ALLWOOD Albert, butcher
CLUTTERBUCK Thomas, beer retailer
EDMONDS Henry, baker and grocer
HENTAGE William, police sergeant
OWEN Mrs. Martha, market gardener
PHILLIPS James, fruit dealer and market gardener
PRICE George, bootmaker, assistant overseer, and collector of poor rates for the parish of Tidenham, Hawthorn cottage
PRICE Miss Hannah, baker
TYLER Daniel, mason and parish clerk
YOCKNEY Saml., civil engineer, Wye cottage
Wall Letter Box - Cleared at 6.40 p.m. on week-days, and 11.40 a.m. on Sudnays.
Police Station - William Hentage, sergeant.