{"id":185,"date":"2014-12-10T13:42:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpaulevans.net\/fodfhtnew\/flaxley\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T11:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T10:40:36","slug":"flaxley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/about-the-forest\/kelly-s-directory-1879\/flaxley\/","title":{"rendered":"Flaxley"},"content":{"rendered":"

FLAXLEY<\/strong> is a parish and village 4 miles north from Newnham and 12 south-west from Gloucester, in the Western division of the county, Saint Briavels hundred, Westbury-on-Severn union, Newnham county court district, rural deanery of the North Forest, Gloucester Archdeaconry and Gloucester and Bristol diocese. The village, which has a very rural appearance, is situated on the high road between Westbury-on-Severn and Micheldean. St. WHITES, CAUSEWAY, LITTLEDEAN HILL and MOUSEL LANE, formerly extra parochial places are now in this parish.<\/span><\/p>\n

The church of St. Mary is a stone building of great beauty, in the Early Decorated Style, and consists of a chancel, nave, north aisle, tower surmounted by a spire, north porch and has an organ; the east window is stained and portrays, in 12 compartments, a personal history of Our Lord; the rest of the windows, all different in their tracery, are of Powell\u2019s quarry glass.\u00a0\u00a0The register dates from the year 1648.\u00a0\u00a0The living is a vicarage, yearly value \u00a3143, in the gift of Sir Thomas Hyde Crawley-Boevey, bart. And held by the Rev. Thomas Hall M.A. of Christ\u2019s College, Cambridge.\u00a0\u00a0There are charities \u00ad- \u00a350 yearly for apprenticing children, and \u00a325 for providing bibles and prayer books \u2013 bequeathed by Mrs. Boevey;\u00a0the nomination of the children is vested in\u00a0\u00a0the lord of the manor, the distribution of books in the incumbent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Flaxley Abbey, the former residence of Mrs. Boevey, Sir Roger de Coverley\u2019s perverse widow, is now the seat of Sir Thomas\u00a0\u00a0H Crawley-Boevey, bart. J.P. who is lord of the manor and chief landowner:\u00a0\u00a0the abbey is situated in a park of 60 acres, in which is a herd of deer.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The soil is a rich alluvial deposit, subsoil, marly loam.\u00a0\u00a0The chief crops are wheat and roots; 751 acres is woods and coppice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The area is 2,000 acres; rateable value \u00a34,785; and the population in 1871 was 1090.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Flaxley Meend,<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0or NEWTOWN, is a detached portion of the parish, adjoining Cinderford, and is the most populous part, it was formerly a forest, the property of the Abbots of Flaxley, but the woods have been cleared and it is now a thriving hamlet.\u00a0\u00a0The particular Baptists and Brethren have chapels here.\u00a0Here is a National school, which has been licensed for worship, and services are regularly held here.\u00a0\u00a0A site has been secured for erecting a church here, which will be proceeded with as soon as sufficient funds can be raised.<\/span><\/p>\n

Letters through Newnham via Cinderford.<\/span><\/p>\n

Causeway<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is 4 miles north-west from Newnham station on the South Wales<\/span><\/p>\n

The Crown is lord of the manor, Sir T.H.Crawley-Boevey, bart. J.P. is the principal landowner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Letters from Newnham through Cinderford, which is the nearest money order office.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Little Dean Hill<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is 3\u00bd miles north-west from Newnham station on the South Wales railway.\u00a0\u00a0M.W. Wemyss-Colcheester, esq. is lord of the manor and principal landowner.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mousel Lane<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is 3 miles north-west from Newnham station on the South Wales railway, situated on the high road between Newnham and Monmouth.\u00a0\u00a0Sir Thomas Hyde Crawley-Boevy, bart. Is lord of the manor and chief landowner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Letters from Newnham via Cinderford, which is the nearest money order office.<\/span><\/p>\n

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St.Whites (or WHITEHALL)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>is 5 miles east-by-north from Newnham station on the South Wales Railway, situated on the high road from Ross to Newnham.\u00a0\u00a0The Crown is the lord of the manor and principal landowner.\u00a0\u00a0The soil is sandy; subsoil, sandstone rock.\u00a0\u00a0The chief crops are pasture<\/span><\/p>\n

Letters from Newnham via Cinderford, which is the nearest money order office.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Parish Clerk & Sexton,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Albert Mayo<\/span><\/p>\n

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Letters through Newnham.\u00a0\u00a0Westbury is the nearest money order office.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SCHOOLS<\/span><\/p>\n

National, Miss Ellen Hobbs mistress<\/span><\/p>\n

National, Newtown, George D Freeman, master<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CARRIER TO GLOUCESTER.-\u00a0\u00a0James Harris, Monday, Wednesday & Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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RESIDENTS<\/span><\/p>\n

Flaxley<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Crawley-Boevey Dowager Lady, Flaxley cottage<\/span><\/p>\n

Crawley-Boevey sir Thomas Hyde, bart. J.P. Flaxley Abbey<\/span><\/p>\n

Hamilton Mrs. Col. Walrond cottage<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

COMMERCIAL<\/span><\/p>\n

Allway John, farmer, St. Whites farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooper Timothy, farmer, Little Dean hill<\/span><\/p>\n

Guest William farmer,Maidenham<\/span><\/p>\n

Hague Joseph, farmer Monk\u2019s Hill<\/span><\/p>\n

Knight George, farmer, Wintle\u2019s farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Mayo Albert, blacksmith<\/span><\/p>\n

Newman John, farmer, Sutton\u2019s farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Palmer Thos. Miller & farmer, Flaxley mill<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryder Reuben, farmer, Camp farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith Jsph. Farmr.& Butchr. Tibbs cross<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith Wiloliam, farmer, The Moors<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas James, carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Newtown<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bradstock John Samuel<\/span><\/p>\n

Goldring Edward<\/span><\/p>\n

Heane William<\/span><\/p>\n

Heane William, jun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moore Rev. Joseph [Baptist]<\/span><\/p>\n

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COMMERCIAL<\/span><\/p>\n

Annis James, beer retailer<\/span><\/p>\n

Beardmore Wm. Builder & assist. Overseer<\/span><\/p>\n

Brain Ambrose, builder & auctioneer<\/span><\/p>\n

Chivers Joseph, lodging house<\/span><\/p>\n

Cinderford Co-operative Society<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(Thomas Collins, sec.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Clements Samuel, chimney sweeper<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Cook Leonard, baker & grocer<\/span><\/p>\n

Cornish John Gardiner, coal agent<\/span><\/p>\n

Cull Alfred, baker<\/span><\/p>\n

Evans Charles, stone cutter<\/span><\/p>\n

Gwinnell George, tailor<\/span><\/p>\n

Harris James, carrier<\/span><\/p>\n

Hayward Charles, shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Heane William surgeon<\/span><\/p>\n

Heane William, jun., surgeon<\/span><\/p>\n

Hook Timothy, tailor<\/span><\/p>\n

Martin Charles, shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Meredith Thomas, beer retailer<\/span><\/p>\n

Mountjoy Elijah,\u00a0Mount Pleasant\u00a0<\/i>inn, St. White\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n

Murrell John, shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Ridler Alfred, colliery manager<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith Edwin, builder<\/span><\/p>\n

Underwood Henry, furniture dealer & haulier<\/span><\/p>\n

Walker Edward Peace, insurance agent<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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