Held at: | Hereford Public Library |
Reference: | Local and Trade Directories |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Jakeman & Carver’s Directory and Gazetteer of Herefordshire |
Place name: | Longtown |
Date: | 1890 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Longtown include:
Assistant Overseer: James Price |
Blacksmith: Arthur John Williams |
Carpenter: William Jones, John Prosser |
Carrier: Thomas Williams |
Cooper: John Price |
Grocer: William Prothero, Nicholas Cheese |
Harness maker: Frederick Townsend |
Innkeeper: William Cooper [Rising Sun], Aaron Farr [Greyhound], John Johnson [New Inn], David Parry [Crown], Frederick Townsend [Black Lion], James Hughes [Cornewall Arms] |
Ironmonger: William Prothero |
Land Agent: John Gilbert Harris |
Miller: James Stephens [Pontynys], William Davis [Clodock Mill], Henry Miles [Pontynys Mill] |
Policeman: George Bridgewater [constable] |
Registrar: Philip Gwillim |
Relieving Officer: Henry Miles |
Schoolteacher: J Nicholls, Mrs Nicholls |
Shopkeeper: James Gretton, Miss Williams |
Sub Postmaster: Nicholas Cheese |
Surgeon: Leslie Lachlan Thain |
Surveyor: Philip Gwillim |
Tailor: Nicholas Cheese |
Vicar; Reverend GV Collinson/ |
Wheelwright: William Jones, John Price |
Mentions property called:
Belpha |
Brooks |
Bryn |
Castle Terrace |
Chapel house |
Church house |
Coldbrook |
Court llaca farm |
Cwm bullog |
Cwm coched |
Cwm Dulas |
Denmark Cottage |
Garn |
Gilbertstone |
Glan nant |
Glan Olchon |
Groves farm |
Grydoll farm |
Hunt house |
Little Cwm coched |
Llanwonog |
Longtown farm |
Lower House |
Lower Pont hendre |
Lower Wernddu |
Maerdy |
Mynydd Fferddin |
New house |
Old court |
Pen y dree |
Pen y rheol |
Penrhwys |
Pont hendre |
Redland house |
Sunny bank farm |
Sunnybank |
The Cottage |
The Ferns |
The Moody |
Trelandon |
Trewern |
Ty mawr |
Tybach |
Tykennol |
Upper Pont hendre |
Upper Wernddu |
Vicarage |
Images of the full 1890 Jakeman & Carver’s Directory entry for Longtown are shown below.
Observations:
Local farmers are named. The area, population, rateable value, main crops, geology and other details of the township are given. There is a Baptist chapel erected in 1843 and a Board school for 109 children; average attendance 91.
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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