Held at: | Hereford Public Library |
Reference: | Local and Trade Directories |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Post Office Directory of Herefordshire |
Place name: | Walterstone |
Date: | 1856 |
Description:
Trades and professions in Walterstone include:
Beer retailer: Mary Teague |
Shoemaker: John Parry |
Shopkeeper: George Pitt |
Vicar: Reverend Theophilus Morgan |
Wheelwright: Herbert Pitt |
Mentions property in Walterstone called:
Allyrunnis (Alt yr Ynys) [John Rogers] |
Coedy gravel [David Gilbert] |
Court [Aaron Smith] |
Cwm [Mrs Prosser] |
Goytree [John Rogers] |
New Buildings [David Jones] |
Pentwyn [Thomas Jones] |
Rocky fold [Richard Williams] |
Vineyard [Job Jones] |
An image of the full 1856 Post Office Directory entry for Walterstone is given below.
Observations:
Local farmers are named. The area, population, rateable value, main crops, geology and other details of the Parish are given. The architecture of the church is described, and there are Norman and Roman camps in the parish.
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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