{"id":187,"date":"2014-12-10T13:43:54","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpaulevans.net\/fodfhtnew\/hasfield\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:59:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T13:59:47","slug":"hasfield","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/about-the-forest\/kelly-s-directory-1879\/hasfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Hasfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

HASFIELD<\/strong> is a parish and village, 9 miles north-north-west from the railway station at Gloucester, 6 south-west from Tewkesbury, 10 miles west-north-west from Cheltenham, 8 north-east from Newent, in the Eastern division of the county, lower division of Westminster hundred, Tewkesbury union and county court district, rural deanery of Winchcomb northern Division, archdeaconry of Gloucester and diocese of Gloucester & Bristol, situated on the west bank of the navigable Severn, and in the vicinity of the turnpike road from Gloucester to Tewkesbury.<\/span><\/p>\n

The church of St. Mary, which has been thoroughly restored, consists of a chancel, nave, north aisles, ancient porch, and substantial square embattled tower, having grotesque figures projecting from the sides for gargoyles or waterspouts; in the interior or this tower there are 4 bells; the north aisle, erected about 1850, was chiefly completed by the present rector, and the widow and relatives of Thomas Fulljames, esq. formerly of Hasfield Court: the eastern window of the north aisle, is very beautifully executed, and is in memory of Thomas Fulljames and family: In\u00a0\u00a0the chancel is a beautifully stained window, presented by the rector: the figures represent our Saviour in the centre with St. Peter and St. Paul on either side: inside the communion rails, on the north and south sides, are two windows, one to the memory of the wife, and the other to the only daughter of the late\u00a0\u00a0Ref. H.A.S. Atwood, of Ashleworth: there is another stained window in memory of William Miller esq. of Cheltenham;\u00a0\u00a0amongst other monuments is one to the Pauncefoot family, of great antiquity.\u00a0\u00a0The register dates from the year 1559.\u00a0\u00a0The living is a rectory, yearly value \u00a3378, with handsome residence, in the gift of and held by the Rev James Sevier, M.A. of Christ\u2019s College,\u00a0\u00a0Cambridge. \u00a310 yearly is applied to educational purposes from a charity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hasfield Court, a handsome building of Bath Stone, the property of the trustees of W.M. Baker esq. (a minor), occupied by Mrs. Bourne Baker, stands on an eminence, and is pleasantly situated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The trustees of W.M. Baker, esq. and the Rev James Servier, M.A. are the chief landed proprietors of this parish.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The soil is loamy clay; subsoil rock. The chief crops are wheat, barley and pasturage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The area is 1,417 acres; rateable value, \u00a33,687: the population is 1871 was 298.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Parish Clerk<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Henry Surman<\/span><\/p>\n

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PILLAR LETTER\u00a0\u00a0BOX.\u2014Letters arrive through Gloucester at 10 a.m., dispatched at 4.15 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0The nearest money order offices are a Gloucester & Tewkesbury.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Day & Sunday school for boys and girls, conducted on the National System, built in the year 1851; Mrs M.A. Russell, Mistress.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Assistant Overseer,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0William Voice<\/span><\/p>\n

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CARRIERS.\u2014Strawford, from Tirley to Gloucester, every Wednesday and Saturday returning same days.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Baker Mrs, Bourne, Hasfield court<\/span><\/p>\n

Lillington Rev. Frederick M.A. [curate]<\/span><\/p>\n

Sevier Rev. James, M.A. Rectory<\/span><\/p>\n

Barnfield Jas. Shoe maker, The Beeches<\/span><\/p>\n

Bartlett Joseph, blacksmith<\/span><\/p>\n

Collins Wm. Carpenter, builder & beer retailer<\/span><\/p>\n

Cross John, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Davies Joseph, Farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Fowler John, farmer, Woodside<\/span><\/p>\n

Harris Frank, shoe maker<\/span><\/p>\n

Healing James, butcher & Shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Lane Stephen, farmer, Hill farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Lovell Philip, farmer, Wickeridge st.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicholls George, shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Surman William, farmer, Great House<\/span><\/p>\n

Taylor Ann (Mrs.), ladies school<\/span><\/p>\n

Voice William, farmer, Wickeridge street<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HASFIELD is a parish and village, 9 miles north-north-west from the railway station at Gloucester, 6 south-west from Tewkesbury, 10 miles west-north-west from Cheltenham, 8 north-east from Newent, in the Eastern division of the county, lower division of Westminster hundred, Tewkesbury union and county court district, rural deanery of Winchcomb northern Division, archdeaconry of Gloucester…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":241,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-187","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53209,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187\/revisions\/53209"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}