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LYDBURY NORTH is a village and parish, comprising the townships of ACTON, BROCTON, CHOULTON, EATON, and PLOWDEN and TOTTERTON, 2½ miles from Plowden railway station, 4 miles from Bishop’s Castle, 8 from the Craven Arms station, and 21 from Shrewsbury, in the Southern division of the county, Bishop’s Castle division of Purslow hundred, Clun union, and diocese of Hereford. The church of St.
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Michael is a stone building, in the Early English style. The living is a vicarage, with the chapelry of Norbury annexed, joint yearly value £486, with residence and one acre of glebe land, in the gift of the trustee of the late Rev. John Bright, B.A., and held by the Rev. Charles Rolfe, T.A.K.C.L. A Parochial Free school for boys and girls is supported by an endowment of £16 yearly, and voluntary contributions; the other charities are of the yearly value of £36 10s. A Catholic chapel, with residence for the priest, and schools, was erected in 1868; the whole forms a very handsome block of buildings; the Very Rev. Canon Tobin is in charge of the mission. The charities are of £58 yearly value. Bury Ditches, about one mile and a half from the village, is a supposed British encampment. There is a free library, established by the Countess of Powis for the benefit of those residing in the parish and neighbourhood. Walcot Park, the residence of the Earl of Powis, is a fine brick building, with very extensive pleasure grounds. The Earl of Powis, William Plowden, Esq., (lords of the manor) John Bright, Esq., and the Rev. William Garnett Botfield, are chief landowners. The soil is various; the subsoil, gravel, rock, clay, peat, &c. The population in 1861 was 1,025; the area is 7,519 acres 0 roods 21 perches; gross estimated rental, £8,357; rateable value, £7,431.
ACTON is about three miles from the church.
BROCTON is one mile and a half from the church.
CHOULTON is two miles from the church.
EATON is about three miles from the church.
EYTON AND PLOWDEN township is about two miles from the church.
TOTTERTON is one mile and a half from the church.
LOWER DOWN is one mile from the church.
POST OFFICE.- Richard Norncott, postmaster. Letters arrive at 7 a.m.; dispatched at 7 15 p.m.
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Lydbury North Powis Earl of, Walcot park Morris Miss, The Gardens Brereton John, farmer, Bow house Burchell Henry, New inn Davies Edward, farmer, The Folly Davies Joseph, farmer, Friezland Gwilt Richard, farmer, Red House Hotchkiss Chas. farmer, Prior’s Holt farm Jones Edward, farmer, Bow house Jones John, shoe maker Lawrence Edward, blacksmith Newell Joseph, land agent Onions William, farmer, Church Moor farm Phillips William, farmer Williams John, carpenter Wood Edward, farmer, Lynch gate Wood Nathaniel, shoe maker Wood Richard, wheelwright Wright Mary, grocer Acton Luther Charles, farmer |
Price George, farmer Robinson Joseph, blacksmith Robinson Richard, farmer Brocton Beddoes William, beer retailer Hamar Mary, miller and farmer Lewis John, blacksmith Marston Richard, wheelwright Mountford Edward, landowner & farmer Robinson Thomas, beer retailer Tomlins John, assistant overseer, registrar of births and deaths and collector of taxes Woosnam Charles, farmer Choulton Marstone Samuel, farmer Watkins John, farmer Whitall David, blacksmith Eaton Watkin Job, farmer Eyton Amiss Samuel, farmer Gwilt William, farmer |
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Luscutt John, wheelwright & carpenter Watkins Evan, miller, Plowden mill Watts Thomas, farmer Plowden Plowden William, esq. Plowden hall Tobin Very Rev. Canon, Presbytery Brereton John, farmer |
Lower Down Farmer John, farmer Hamar Thomas, sen. farmer Totterton Parry Capt. Thomas Macdonnell, Totterton hall Shuker John, farmer |
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