Held at:

Hereford Public Library

Reference:

Local and Trade Directories H/914.244

Source:

Original document

Title:

Kelly’s Directory of Herefordshire

Place name:

Craswall

Date:

1929

Description:

Trades and professions named in Craswall include:

Beer retailer: Wm. Watkins [Bulls Head]

Curate: Reverend Percy Loadman [since 1929]

Innkeeper: Mrs E Higgs [Three Horseshoes PH]

Shopkeeper: Mary Parry [Upper Crossway]

 

Residents and Property named include:

Bevan,

William

Box Tree

Farr,

Arth.

Cwm farm

Gane,

David

Cwm mill

Gane,

Elizabeth [Mrs]

Craswall Court

Gane,

George

College farm

Gane,

James

Pentwyn

Gane,

Thomas

The Oaks

Godwin,

Wilfred

White Hay wood

Hassall,

Samuel

Court farm

Howells,

Enoch Wm.

The Town

Hughes,

Charles

The Rock

James,

Clara [Mrs]

Lower House

Jenkins,

Aaron.

Llanover

Jenkins,

Jn.

The Old Public

Jenkins,

John E

Dukes farm

Jenkins,

Morgan

Middle Black Hill

Jones,

Elijah

Forest Mill

Jones,

Ernest

Little Black Hill

Jones,

Hannah [Mrs]

Lower Crasway

Jones,

John

Upper House

Jones,

Mark

Yew Tree

Jones,

Samuel

New Forest

Lewis,

William & James

The Birches

Maddy,

Arthur

Old House

Maddy,

James

White Oak

Mason,

William

Rocky Fold

Morris,

Aaron

Chapel house

Parry,

Mary [Mrs]

Upper Crossway

Phillips,

David

Tyboobach

Phillips,

George

Coed Major

Powell,

Edwin

Lower Black Hill

Price,

James

Abbey farm

Prosser,

Bybe

Abraham Reeds

Smith,

Alfred

Little Black Hill

Smith,

Arthur

The Coed

Smith,

Thomas

Wern Wen

Smith,

Vear James

Cwm Steps

Watkins,

Arthur

The Shawls

Watkins,

Clara [Mrs]

The Villa

Watkins,

Elizabeth [Mrs]

The New House

Watkins,

Ernest

Gworlodevain

Watkins,

George

Upper Cwm

Watkins,

George & Samuel

The Road

Watkins,

Harry.

Great Black Hill

Watkins,

James

Old Mill

Watkins,

John

Goodes

Watkins,

Louisa [Mrs]

Llandraw

Watkins,

Rd.

Rose Cottage

Yeomans,

Peter

Ruinsford & Upper House

 

An image of the full 1929 Kelly’s Directory entry for Craswall is given below.

 

Observations:

Local farmers are named. The area, population, rateable value, main crops, geology, county court and other details of the Parish are given. There is a public elementary school and two Primitive Methodist chapels. Principal landowners are the trustees of the late Henry Randolph Trafford [Lords of the Manor] and Mrs Williams. The church was restored in 1883, and there is a cockpit on the north side where ‘in the early part of this century cockfights were held on Sundays after service’.

This directory is not comprehensive in its coverage of all farms and commercial premises in the parish at the time. Also, in the transcribed lists of properties that are named, spellings in the original have sometimes been amended to reflect more common usage. In case of doubt please refer to the image of the original entry.


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