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Reference:

Local and Trade Directories H/914.244

Source:

Original document

Title:

Kelly’s Directory of Herefordshire and Shropshire

Place name:

Longtown and Clodock

Date:

1905

Description:

Trades and professions named in Longtown include:

[sub] Postmaster: Samuel Prothero

Minister: Reverend David Fforest Dafis [Baptist]

Bailiff: Thomas Munkley

Painter & Decorator: John Prosser

Blacksmith: Arthur John Williams

Parish clerk: George Long

Beer retailer: John Farr

Policeman: William Proctor [constable]

Blacksmith: John Thomas

Registrar: Phillip Gwillim

Boot maker: William Parry

Relieving Officer: Lionel Miles

Boot maker: William Prothero Jun.

Road surveyor: Phillip Gwillim

Butcher: John Farr

Schoolteacher: Albert May; Miss Emma Price

Carpenter: William Jones

Surgeon: Joseph Swinburne Townley

Carpenter: William Williams

Tailor: Roger Pugh

Carrier: William Prothero

Thrashing machine owner: William Farr

Grocer: John Lewis

Timber merchant: Elijah Howells

Grocer: Miss Alice Greenow

Vicar: Reverend George Vaux Collinson

Grocer: William Prothero

Wheelwright: John Price

Harness maker: Frederick Townsend

Wheelwright: William Jones

Innkeeper: George Bridgewater [Crown Inn]; Mrs Sarah Farr [Greyhound]; George Henry Hyde [Cornwall Arms]; Benjamin Price [New Inn]; Wilfred George Watkins [New Inn, Cwm Dulas]

Wheelwright: William Williams

Ironmonger: William Prothero

 

Machinist: Leonard Miles

 

Mason: David Pritchard

 

Miller: Bridgewater [Pontynys mill]; Mrs William Davis [Clodock mill]; Evan Evans [Pontys mill]; Peter Watkins [Cwm Dulas]

 

 

 

Mentions property called:  

 

Bilbo

Maerdy

Brooks

Middle Pont Hendre

Buildings

Middle Trewern

Bulpha

Money-ferdin

Castle terrace

Mynudd-ferddyn hill

Castle Vach

Old Court

Clodock Cottage

Old Mill

Coldbrook

Pant farm

Court-Llacca

Park Road farm

Cwm Dulas

Penydre

Cwm farm

Pen-y-lan

Cwm-coched

Perth-y-perton

Denmark Cottage

Pont Hendre

Far House farm

Pontynys

Garn

Pool farm

Gilbertstone

Quarry House

Glan Nant

Redlands

Glen Orchon

Ruthlin

Great Cwm-coched

Sandhurst Cottage

Great House

Shop Vach

Greidol

Sun Farm

Groves

Sunnybank

Hunt House

The Ferns

Hunt House farm

The Moody

Jessamine House

Tregoed

Kellyn

Trelandon

Llandee

Trelandon cottage

Llan-won-og

Trewern

Longtown farm

Ty Bach

Lower House

Ty-Mawr

Lower House farm

Upper Wern-du

Lower Maescoed

Wayne

Lower Pont Heendre

Welsh Hunt House

Lower Wern-du

Yew Tree Cottage

 

Images of the full 1905 Kelly’s Directory entry for Longtown are shown below.

 

 

Observations:

The area, population, rateable value, main crops, geology and other details of the parish of Clodock and the township of Longtown are given, and it is noted that Longtown is a separate parish for all but ecclesiastical purposes. The architecture and history of Clodock church is described, as is the chapel of St Peter in Longtown, which is in Early English architecture style and was restored in 1868 at a cost of £600. There are also Baptist and Primitive Methodist chapels. There are Fairs for sheep & cattle and an annual statute fair. There is a Board school for 100 children; average attendance 65.

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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