{"id":192,"date":"2014-12-10T13:47:09","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpaulevans.net\/fodfhtnew\/kempley\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T22:45:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:45:38","slug":"kempley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/about-the-forest\/kelly-s-directory-1879\/kempley\/","title":{"rendered":"Kempley"},"content":{"rendered":"

KEMPLEY<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is a parish situated on the confines of Herefordshire, and near the turnpike road from Gloucester and Newent through Dymock to Much Marcle, in Herefordshire, 7 miles north-north east from Ross, 6 south-south-west from Ledbuty, 4\u00bd north-north-west from\u00a0\u00a0Newent, and 12\u00bd west-north-west from Gloucester, and 116\u00bd from London, in the Western Division of the County, Botloe hundred, Newent union and county court district, rural deanery of North Forest, archdeaconry of Gloucester and diocese of Gloucester and Bristol.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The church of St. Mary has a chancel and nave (separated by an early Norman arch with Saxon mouldings) and a tower containing 3 bells: The chancel roof and walls are covered with frescoes, supposed to date from the latter part of the 12th<\/sup>\u00a0Century, being almost the most ancient wall paintings extant.\u00a0\u00a0The register dates from the year 1677.\u00a0\u00a0The living is a vicarage, yearly value \u00a3204, with good residence, in the gift of Earl Beauchamp, and held by the Rev John E Crowley Weaver, M.A. of Trinity College Oxford.\u00a0\u00a0Here is a Baptist chapel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The charities of the parish are \u00a311 annual value.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stonehouse, formerly the manor house, is large, and appears, from the style of its windows, to have been built in the sixteenth century: it contains some very fine oak carving, with the crown and initials of James I. In the centre: it is now used as a farm house.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Earl Beauchamp is lord of the manor and chief landowner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The soil is a stiff red clay and loam, which is very productive and applied nearly in equal proportions to arable and pasture, and planted with fruit trees, but at such a distance from each other as not to prevent the cultivation of the various crops. The soil being deep, is well adapted to the growth of the oak,\u00a0\u00a0elm, apple and pear, which are found here in great luxuriance.\u00a0\u00a0The orchards are very productive of fruit for cider and perry; subsoil clay and gravel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bricks, drain pipes and roofing riles are made extensively here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The area is 1,564 acres; rateable value, \u00a31,946; the population in 1871 was 306.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Parish Clerk \u2013<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Robert Fortey.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Letters through Gloucester.\u00a0\u00a0The nearest money order office is at Dymock<\/span><\/p>\n

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Parochial School<\/span><\/i>, Miss Hannah R Robinson<\/span><\/p>\n

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CARRIER.\u2014Mason\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to Ledbury on Tuesday : to Ross, Thursday, returning same day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Ferriss Timothy John, Lower house<\/span><\/p>\n

Weaver Rev. John Crowley, M.A., Vicarage<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brookes Isaac, farmer & machine owner, Priors court<\/span><\/p>\n

Burgum Arthur, farmer, Matthews<\/span><\/p>\n

Edwards James, brick & tile & drain pipe maker<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fretwell Henry, farm bailiff to Earl Beauchamp, Green farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Jones Samuel, farmer, Turners farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Jones William, shoe maker & shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Lane Frederick, farmer, Bridges farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Mason John, farmer, Brick house<\/span><\/p>\n

Nott John, wheelwright & carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n

Palmer John, farmer, Bullock\u2019s end<\/span><\/p>\n

Palmer Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Kempley court<\/span><\/p>\n

Phelps James, farmer, Moor house<\/span><\/p>\n

Probert John, farmer, Folly farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Spencer Thomas, farmer, Powell\u2019s end<\/span><\/p>\n

Thurston Frederick, farmer, Stone ho<\/span><\/p>\n

White William, shopkeeper & beer retailer, Little Adam<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KEMPLEY\u00a0is a parish situated on the confines of Herefordshire, and near the turnpike road from Gloucester and Newent through Dymock to Much Marcle, in Herefordshire, 7 miles north-north east from Ross, 6 south-south-west from Ledbuty, 4\u00bd north-north-west from\u00a0\u00a0Newent, and 12\u00bd west-north-west from Gloucester, and 116\u00bd from London, in the Western Division of the County, Botloe…<\/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-192","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192","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=192"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53629,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions\/53629"}],"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=192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}