Held at: | Hereford Public Library |
Reference: | Local and Trade Directories |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Kelly’s Directory of Herefordshire and Shropshire |
Place name: | Llancillo |
Date: | 1905 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Llancillo include:
Vicar: Reverend William George Cook [since 1902] |
Residents and property named include:
Duggan, | William | Baynhams |
Farr, | Edward | Llancillo Court farm |
Jones, | George | Upper House |
Parry, | Thomas | Arcadia |
Pritchard, | William | Sunny bank |
Prosser, | George | Llancillo Hall |
Prosser, | George | Lodge farm |
Prosser, | George | Goytree |
Smith, | John | Pool farm |
An image of the full 1905 Kelly’s 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. The architecture of the church, restored in 1895, is described. Edward Scudamore Lucas-Scudamore [Lord of the Manor] and the Scottish Union and National Insurance Company are 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.
Ref: rs_llc_0010