Held at: | Hereford Public Library |
Reference: | Local and Trade Directories |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Post Office Directory of Herefordshire |
Place name: | Llancillo |
Date: | 1879 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Llancillo include:
Vicar: Reverend James Martin Kennedy |
Mentions property called:
Arcadia [Job Jones] |
Little Goytre [Philip Price] |
Little Sunnybank [Thomas Jones] |
Llancillo Court farm [Edward Farr] |
Llancillo Hall [James Gilbert Price] |
Pool farm [James Hoddell] |
Sunny bank [John Williams] |
Upper House [George Williams] |
An image of the full 1879 Post Office Directory entry for Llancillo 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. Mrs Donagan, daughter and heiress of the late Colonel Scudamore, is [Lady] Lord of the Manor; she and James Gilbert Price are the principal landowners.
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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