{"id":218,"date":"2014-12-10T14:01:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T14:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpaulevans.net\/fodfhtnew\/tirley\/"},"modified":"2024-04-21T12:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T11:22:23","slug":"tirley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/about-the-forest\/kelly-s-directory-1879\/tirley\/","title":{"rendered":"Tirley"},"content":{"rendered":"

TIRLEY<\/span><\/strong>is a parish situated on the west bank of the River Severn, on the Worcestershire border, 9 miles north-east from Newent, 6 south-west from Tewkesbury, 9 north from Gloucester and 113 from London, in the Eastern division of the county, lower division of Deerhurst hundred, Tewkesbury union and county court district, rural deanery of North Winchcombe, archdeaconry of Gloucester and diocese of Gloucester & Bristol.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The church of St. Matthew is an ancient stone building in the Decorated style, and consists of chancel, nave, porch and low embattled tower, with four pinnacles at the west end and containing 6 bells :\u00a0\u00a0on one of the monuments in the chancel the name of G Hurdman is recorded, as being the grandson of Edward Hurdman first Mayor of Worcester.\u00a0\u00a0The register dates from the year 1653.\u00a0\u00a0The living is a vicarage, yearly value \u00a3417, with good residence and 200 acres glebe, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor and held by the Rev. Joseph Frederick Hone, M.A. of University College, Oxford.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Here is a Wesleyan chapel.\u00a0\u00a0The charities are of \u00a3100 yearly value.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The common lands were enclosed by virtue of an Act of Parliament passed in 1795.\u00a0\u00a0The HAW hamlet is a member of this parish.\u00a0\u00a0Vessels are freighted and discharged on the Severy banks at the Haw.\u00a0\u00a0At this spot the river Severn was formerly crossed by a ferry boat, but now by a handsome iron girder bridge resting on stone piers, consisting of three arches, completed in September, 1825, at a cost of \u00a324,348 18s 10d.;\u00a0\u00a0this bridge connects the parish with Deerhurst.\u00a0\u00a0The Earl of Coventry is lord of the manor and chief landowner.\u00a0\u00a0The soil is clay of a light nature; subsoil gravel and clay.\u00a0\u00a0The chief crops are wheat and barley, and there is much pasturage ground of excellent quality, a considerable portion of which is fertilised by the overflowing of the river Severn.\u00a0\u00a0The area is 1,840 acres; rateable value, \u00a33.893; and the population in 1871 was 517<\/span><\/p>\n

Parish clerk,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Thomas Humphrey.<\/span><\/p>\n

PILLAR LETTER BOX.\u2014Letters arrive from Tewkesbury at 9.o a.m. ; dispatched thereto at 4.20 p.m.\u00a0Tewkesbury is the nearest money order office<\/span><\/p>\n

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

National School\u00a0<\/span><\/i>(boys and girls) Miss Mary Smith, mistress<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brown The Misses<\/span><\/p>\n

Hone Rev. Joseph Frederick, M.A. Vicarage<\/span><\/p>\n

Marsden Mrs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Ball Chas. Boat owner, hay & Coal dealer<\/span><\/p>\n

Ball William, hay & coal dealer<\/span><\/p>\n

Banks Enoch, wheelwright, Knoll<\/span><\/p>\n

Barnfield Frederick, farmer, The Flats<\/span><\/p>\n

Baylis John, coal dealer, The Haw<\/span><\/p>\n

Baylis Samuel, shopkeeper, The Haw<\/span><\/p>\n

Baylis Saml. Jun. Coal dealer, The Haw<\/span><\/p>\n

Baylis Wm. Farmer, Little Cumberwood<\/span><\/p>\n

Brotheridge George, farmer, Great Cumberwood<\/span><\/p>\n

Brotheridge Jsph. Farmer Gt. Sandpits<\/span><\/p>\n

Bundy John, shoe maker, Knoll<\/span><\/p>\n

Carter Joseph, carpenter & wheerwright<\/span><\/p>\n

Chamberlain John, jun. Blacksmith & shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Chamberlain Thos.\u00a0\u00a0farmer & beer retlr.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Clifton, Levi, shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Dunn Samuel fisherman<\/span><\/p>\n

Fowler Henry, farmer, Tirley court<\/span><\/p>\n

Fuger Thomas, fisherman<\/span><\/p>\n

Greening Wm. Henry, farmer, The Haw<\/span><\/p>\n

Hartland Charles, boat owner<\/span><\/p>\n

Hartland William, boat owner, hay & coal dealer, The Haw<\/span><\/p>\n

Hopkins Thomas, farmer, Town street<\/span><\/p>\n

Humphrey Thos. Private schl. Trinley cot<\/span><\/p>\n

Niblett Minot,carrier by water, & coal merchant<\/span><\/p>\n

Pitcher Timothy, farmer, The Hill<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruck John, farmer, New Pool<\/span><\/p>\n

Starling Thomas, carrier by water, & coal merchant<\/span><\/p>\n

Strawford Henry, carrier<\/span><\/p>\n

Strawford Thomas & Son, shoe makers & shopkeepers<\/span><\/p>\n

Surman Henry, beer retailer, The Haw<\/span><\/p>\n

Watts Caroline (Mrs.), farmer, Town st<\/span><\/p>\n

White George,\u00a0Haw Bridge inn<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Whitmore Charles, builder<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TIRLEYis a parish situated on the west bank of the River Severn, on the Worcestershire border, 9 miles north-east from Newent, 6 south-west from Tewkesbury, 9 north from Gloucester and 113 from London, in the Eastern division of the county, lower division of Deerhurst hundred, Tewkesbury union and county court district, rural deanery of North…<\/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-218","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218","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=218"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53760,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218\/revisions\/53760"}],"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=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}