{"id":188,"date":"2014-12-10T13:44:52","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpaulevans.net\/fodfhtnew\/hewelsfield\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T13:52:07","slug":"hewelsfield","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/about-the-forest\/kelly-s-directory-1879\/hewelsfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Hewelsfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

HEWELSFIELD<\/strong> is a village and parish, 2\u00bd miles north-west from Woolastone station, on the South Wales railway, 9 south-east from Monmouth, 6 north from Chepstow, 7 south from Coleford, and 148 from London, in the Western division of the county, hundred of St Briavels, union and county court district of Chepstow, rural deanery of South Forest, archdeaconry of Gloucester and diocese of Gloucester & Bristol; it is bounded on the west by the river Wye, which here divides the county from Monmouthshire.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The church of St. Mary is an ancient stone building having chancel, transepts, nave and south aisle, separated by an arcade of Norman arches, and central tower containing 5 bells.\u00a0\u00a0The register dates from the year 1663. The living is a rectory, yearly value \u00a3132, with residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Hereford and held by the Rev. Edwin Giles, M.A. of St. John\u2019s College, Oxford.\u00a0\u00a0There are charities amounting to \u00a317 yearly value.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The principal landowners are Alexander Smith esq. who is lord of the manor, and the trustees of the late Dowager Countess of Dunraven.\u00a0\u00a0The soil is clayey; subsoil, limestone and sandstone.\u00a0\u00a0The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The area is 1,189 acres; rateable value \u00a32,018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The population in 1871 was 395.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Parish Clerk,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Peter Darby.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Letters are received through Coleford.\u00a0\u00a0St. Briavels is the nearest money order office.<\/span><\/p>\n

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National School,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Miss Ada Browning, mistress<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Ennis Mrs. Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Giles Rev.\u00a0\u00a0Edwin, M.A. Rectory<\/span><\/p>\n

Lamb Francis, Harts Hill grange<\/span><\/p>\n

Scott John, Bellmount<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith Mrs. Malthouse, Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

Titterington Rev. W.Thomson [Moravian], Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Bird William farmer & assistant overseer, Yew Tree cottage,<\/span><\/p>\n

Bowen Eliza (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

Bowen John, coal dealer & boat owner, Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown Charles,\u00a0Ship<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Brown John, shipwright, Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown Tomas, Royal Arms Inn<\/i>, Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

Bullock Fredk. Farmer, Harts Hill court<\/span><\/p>\n

Bullock William, farmer, Poolfield<\/span><\/p>\n

Bullock William, farmer, Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

Burroughs Wm. Farmer, Cows Hill farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Cloke Henry, farmer, Brook farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Cockman William, farmer, Wye View<\/span><\/p>\n

Croome Daniel, mason, The Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Darby Thomas, farmer, The Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Dibden Alice (Mrs.),\u00a0New inn,\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

Dibden H. farmer & miller, The Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Dibden Philip. Shopkeeper, Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

Herbert Philip, farmer, The Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Howse Hy.Chas., farmer, The Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Jones Isaac, farmer Hudnalls<\/span><\/p>\n

Moore Mary Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Morgan Walter, farmer, Pear Tree cottage<\/span><\/p>\n

Prichard John,\u00a0Carpenters\u2019 Arms,\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0& farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Prince George, butcher & farmer, Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

Ravenhill Harriet (Mrs.), farmer, The Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Selby Shadrach, mason, The Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith Charles, miller, Brockweir<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith Henry, butcher, Tumpkinhales<\/span><\/p>\n

Spencer George, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas John\u00a0Parrot inn,\u00a0<\/i>& timber merchant<\/span><\/p>\n

Thorn John, farmer, Field gate<\/span><\/p>\n

Townshend William Willmott, farmer, The Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Usher George, farmer, The Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Whittington Mary (Miss), farmer, The Common<\/span><\/p>\n

Worgan William, timber dealer & farmer, Hart Hill cottage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HEWELSFIELD is a village and parish, 2\u00bd miles north-west from Woolastone station, on the South Wales railway, 9 south-east from Monmouth, 6 north from Chepstow, 7 south from Coleford, and 148 from London, in the Western division of the county, hundred of St Briavels, union and county court district of Chepstow, rural deanery of South…<\/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-188","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188","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=188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53206,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188\/revisions\/53206"}],"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=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}