{"id":196,"date":"2014-12-10T13:50:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpaulevans.net\/fodfhtnew\/longney\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T06:32:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T05:32:10","slug":"longney","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/about-the-forest\/kelly-s-directory-1879\/longney\/","title":{"rendered":"Longney"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONGNEY<\/span><\/strong>is a parish and village situated on the river Severn, nearly 7 miles south-west from Gloucester, in the Eastern division of the county, upper division of Whitstone hundred, Wheatenhurst union, Gloucester county court district, Gloucester rural deanery and archdeaconry and Gloucester and Bristol diocese.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The church of St. Lawrence is an old stone building, having chancel and nave in the Early English style, and (in the perpendicular style) a tower with 8 bells: it was thoroughly restored and partly rebuilt in 1873 at a cost of \u00a31,300.\u00a0\u00a0The register dates from the year 1660.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The living is a vicarage, yearly value \u00a3130 with residence and 6 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor and held by the Rev. Edward Richard Nussey, B.A. Of Oriel College, Oxford.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The charities are of about \u00a330 yearly value. The trustees of Smith\u2019s Charity are lords of the manor and chief landowners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here is a Congregational chapel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The soil is part clay and part alluvial; subsoil, blue lias.\u00a0\u00a0Apples, pears and plums are grown in great quantities, and the dairy produce is considerable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The area is 1,490 acres; rateablt value, \u00a32,917; and the population in 1871 was 450.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Parish Clerk<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Reuben Gardner.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Letters received through Gloucester, by messenger, at 10.30a.m.; dispatched at 4.30 p.m. PILLAR BOX near the church.\u00a0\u00a0The nearest money order offices are at Frampton on Severn & Gloucester.<\/span><\/p>\n

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National School,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Charles Cook, master<\/span><\/p>\n

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CARRIERS.\u2014To Gloucester, Knight & Bick, wed. & sat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Bates Mrs. Patterill farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Nussey Rev.Edwd. Richd. B.A. Vicarage<\/span><\/p>\n

Pegler Leonard, Abours<\/span><\/p>\n

Ravenhill Mrs. Lynch farm<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Bick Thomas, shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Browning Daniel, salmon fisher & salesman<\/span><\/p>\n

Bullock Miles, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Dowding William, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Ellis Alfred, farmer, Castle End Farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Ellis Isaiah, farmer, Patterill farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Gabb George, blacksmith<\/span><\/p>\n

Gower William, shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawkins Henry, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawkins Leonard, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Jones Gilbert, farmer, Waterend farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Longney A.& E. Farmers, brick makers & barge owners<\/span><\/p>\n

Longney Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer, Court farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Longney Frederick John, corn & meal factor, Old vicarage<\/span><\/p>\n

Longney Walter, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Meadows Edward, butcher<\/span><\/p>\n

Meadows Jane (Mrs.), farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Meadows Sarah (Mrs.), beer retailer<\/span><\/p>\n

Merrett William, farmer, Yew Tree farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Savage Joseph, farmer, Bellamy\u2019s farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Vimpany Daniel, farmer, Downing frm<\/span><\/p>\n

Weyman Richard, farmer & beer retailer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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