{"id":222,"date":"2014-12-10T14:04:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T14:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpaulevans.net\/fodfhtnew\/westbury-on-severn\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T15:19:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T14:19:28","slug":"westbury-on-severn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/about-the-forest\/kelly-s-directory-1879\/westbury-on-severn\/","title":{"rendered":"Westbury on Severn"},"content":{"rendered":"

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>is an extensive parish and large village, comprising the tithings of ADSETT, BOLLOW,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0BOSELEY,\u00a0\u00a0CHAXHILL,\u00a0\u00a0CLEEVE,\u00a0\u00a0ELTON,\u00a0\u00a0LEY,\u00a0\u00a0NORTHWOOD,\u00a0STANTWAY;\u00a0\u00a0RODLEY and WESTBURY.\u00a0\u00a0The manor of Rodley, comprising the tithings of Adsett, Chaxhill, Bollow, Cleeve, Stantway, Elton and Rodley is situated in the hundred of the Duchy of Lancaster, and the tithing of Northwood in the hundred of St. Briavels.\u00a0\u00a0Westbury-is-Severn is 3 miles north-east from Newnham, 9 south-west from Gloucester, 1\u00bd south-west from Grange Court station, on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester and South Wales railway, and 116 from London, in Newnham Counry court district, deanery of North Forest, Gloucester archdeaconry and Gloucester and Bristol diocese.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The river Severn forms the boundary of the parish on the south-east, extending from Denny Bridge to Broad Oak, a distance of 8 miles.\u00a0\u00a0The church of the Virgin Mary, consisting of chancel, nave and aisles, with a detached tower surmounted by a spire, is an old stone building, faced in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles: the whole church has been thoroughly restored at a cost of upwards of \u00a33,000; and an organ placed in an organ chamber on the south side: in 1878 a handsomes erected, and the floor of the chancel laid with encaustic tiles:\u00a0\u00a0there are five stained memorial windows: the chancel contains five marble monuments to the Colchester family, three to the Boughton family, and five others; also a brass, dated 1642.\u00a0\u00a0The register dates from the year 1538.\u00a0\u00a0The living is a vicarage, yearly value \u00a3292, in the gift of the Custos and Vicars Choral in the cathedral church of Hereford, and held by the Rev. Christopher Jay Jones, M.A. of Brasenose College, Oxford, who is also rural dean of the northern division of the Forest of Dean.\u00a0\u00a0There are Congregational and Wesleyan chapels.\u00a0\u00a0The charities and endowments are of \u00a336 yearly value.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are very peculiar gardens, called Court Gardens, which belong to the Colchester family, and originally there was a court house here; they are in the Dutch style, and were laid out in the reign of William and Mary; there is a beautiful summerhouse, and some remains of other buildings exist; these are supposed to be a specimen of the best Dutch gardens.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the neighbourhood is Garden Cliff, celebrated for its fossil remains; it is a favourite resort of geologists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sir William Vernon Guise, bart. Is lord of the manor of Rodley, and Charles Stephen Leslie, esq. is lord of the manor of Northwood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The principal landowners are Sir Thomas Hyde Crawley-Boevey, bart.; Charles Stephen Leslie esq. J.P.;\u00a0\u00a0Surman-Surman, esq, ;M.W. Wemyss-Colchester, esq. J.P.\u00a0\u00a0and Edmund Probyn esq. D.L., J.P.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The soil is various, being marl, clay, sand and gravel; subsoil chiefly clay and marl.\u00a0\u00a0The chief crops are wheat, roots, beans and pasture.\u00a0\u00a0The area is 8,025 acres of land, and 670 of water;\u00a0\u00a0rateable value, \u00a321,198; the population in 1871 was 2,495.<\/span><\/p>\n

Parish Clerk<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Joseph Grindon<\/span><\/p>\n

POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & Savings Bank.\u2014James Wilce, receiver.\u00a0\u00a0Letters arrive by foot post from Gloucester at 8 a.m.; despatched at 4.50 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Letters for Broad Oak, Cleeve & Elton are received through Newnham.<\/span><\/p>\n

INSURANCE AGENTS.\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

General<\/span><\/em>, S.L. Matthews<\/span><\/p>\n

Staffordshire Fire<\/span><\/em>, E.T. Roberts<\/span><\/p>\n

WESTBURY ON SEVERN UNION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The union comprises thirteen parishes & one township, viz.\u2014Abinghall, Awre, Blaisdon, Bulley, Churcham, East Dean, Flaxley, Huntley, Littledean, Longhope, Minsterworth, Micheldean, Newnham & Westbury on Severn:\u00a0\u00a0gross estimated rental, \u00a3176,402 ; rateable value, \u00a3141,760<\/span><\/p>\n

Board day every alternate Tuesday<\/span><\/p>\n

Clerk<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Maurice Frederic Carter<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Overseers,\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Edward Barry, Abinghall;\u00a0\u00a0James Philps, Awre;\u00a0\u00a0Joseph Grindon, Blaisdon;\u00a0Thomas W. Giles, Bulley;\u00a0\u00a0Joseph Cadle, Churcham;\u00a0\u00a0John Addis, East Dean;\u00a0\u00a0William Beardmore, Flaxley & Hinders Lane & Dockham;\u00a0\u00a0Alfred Westbrook, Littledean;\u00a0\u00a0Charles Sterrey, Longhope;\u00a0Thomas Powell, Micheldean;\u00a0\u00a0John G. Carefield, Newnham;\u00a0\u00a0Henry Grindon, Westbury-on-Severn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Collectors,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Henry Gordon & George Thorne<\/span><\/p>\n

Relieving Officers,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Frederick Wherrett & Edward Teague<\/span><\/p>\n

Medical Officers & Vaccinators,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0H.S. Grant, Westbury;\u00a0\u00a0J.S. Collins, Newnham;\u00a0\u00a0H.F. Jones, Micheldean, &\u00a0\u00a0C. Whatmough, Cinderford.<\/span><\/p>\n

Superintendent Registrar,\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Maurice F. Carter<\/span><\/p>\n

Registrar of Births & Deaths,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Frederick Wherrett & Edward Teague<\/span><\/p>\n

Registrar of Marriages,\u00a0<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Frederic Asgill Carter<\/span><\/p>\n

Workhouse,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0John James, master; Rev. Christopher Jay Jones, M.A. chaplain; Henry Sanders Grant, surgeon;\u00a0\u00a0Mrs Jane Goyen, matron<\/span><\/p>\n

RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY<\/span><\/p>\n

Clerk,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Maurice F. Carter\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Medical Officer,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Francis T. Bond<\/span><\/p>\n

Inspectors,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0William Spence & Joseph Vallender<\/span><\/p>\n

URBAN SANITARY AUTHORITY<\/span><\/p>\n

Clerk,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Maurice Frederic Carter<\/span><\/p>\n

Medical Officer,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Francis Thomas Bond, M.D.<\/span><\/p>\n

Surveyor,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0John Cornelius Cadle<\/span><\/p>\n

Inspector,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0John Cornelius Cadle<\/span><\/p>\n

Collector<\/span><\/em>, Henry Grindon<\/span><\/p>\n

SCHOOLS;–<\/span><\/p>\n

National,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0William Alfred Turner, master;\u00a0\u00a0Mrs. Hannah Turner, mistress<\/span><\/p>\n

British,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0William George Taylor, master<\/span><\/p>\n

Railway station<\/span><\/em>\u00a0(Grange Court), Charles W. Noble, station master<\/span><\/p>\n

CARRIERS (passing through to Gloucester).\u2014Giles Cox, from Westbury, mon.wed. & sat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas Butler, from Rodley, mon. wed. & sat. Thomas James, from Cinderford, mon. wed. & sat<\/span><\/p>\n

Westbury on Severn<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Browning Samuel<\/span><\/p>\n

Cadle Cornelius<\/span><\/p>\n

Hall James<\/span><\/p>\n

Jones Rev. Christopher Jay, M.A.\u00a0\u00a0The Vicarage<\/span><\/p>\n

Lord Cecil Gaisford, The Poplars<\/span><\/p>\n

Lord Herbert Owen, The Poplars<\/span><\/p>\n

Ludgater Rev. Alfred [curate]<\/span><\/p>\n

Ricketts James<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Cadle Thomas, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Colwell Samuel, cooper<\/span><\/p>\n

Grindon Henry, boot & shoe maker & assistant overseer<\/span><\/p>\n

Grindon John, miller<\/span><\/p>\n

Grindon Joseph, boot & Shoe maker<\/span><\/p>\n

Hall James, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Hart John, mason<\/span><\/p>\n

Hook Henry, blacksmith,<\/span><\/p>\n

Hook James wheelwright<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunt John, mason, Gadwick<\/span><\/p>\n

Jenkins George farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Land John, shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Limbrick John, stone cutter & sexton<\/span><\/p>\n

Packer Martha Ann (Mrs.),\u00a0Red Lion<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ricketts James, farmer, Stantway farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Roberts Edmund Thomas, draper, grocer, stationer & ironmonger<\/span><\/p>\n

Wilce James, blacksmith<\/span><\/p>\n

Wintle Richard, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Adsett<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Farmer Mrs<\/span><\/p>\n

Mott Albert Julius, Adsett court<\/span><\/p>\n

Cadle John Cornelius, farmer, Adsett House farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Cadle John Cornelius, jun., farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Colwell William, cooper<\/span><\/p>\n

Cox Giles, carrier<\/span><\/p>\n

Gardner William, farmer, Pinnocks pl<\/span><\/p>\n

Hart Tom, haulier<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Bollow<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Burroughs William, fruiterer<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Greening William,\u00a0Sloop<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Hart Benjamin, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Humphreys Charles, fruiterer<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Mayo Benj. Pleydell, farmer, Bays court<\/span><\/p>\n

Roan Georgiana (Mrs.), shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith George Still, blacksmith<\/span><\/p>\n

Boseley<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bailey Susannah & Son, millers & farmers<\/span><\/p>\n

Martin Charles, miller & farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith Thomas, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Broad Oak<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Barnard Edward<\/span><\/p>\n

Barnard The Misses, Oakfield cottage<\/span><\/p>\n

Mayo Joseph<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown Thomas, inland revenue officer<\/span><\/p>\n

Crew James, tailor<\/span><\/p>\n

Edwards Wm. Clerk to Joseph Mayo<\/span><\/p>\n

Jackson Joseph, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Jackson Richard, carpenter<\/span><\/p>\n

Knight Hannah (Mrs.),\u00a0White Hart<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Miller & Co. Fish merchants & proprietors of fisheries<\/span><\/p>\n

Perks John,\u00a0Broad Oak inn<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Chaxhill<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Bennett Joseph Richd. Chaxhill house<\/span><\/p>\n

Grant Henry Sanders, Ninnage lodge<\/span><\/p>\n

Thompson Rev. John [Wesleyan]<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Barrett Sarah, (Mrs.), shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Bennett Joseph Richard, farmer, Chaxhill house<\/span><\/p>\n

Brook Wm. John, farmer & cattle dlr<\/span><\/p>\n

Coleman Brothers, builders & agricultural implement makers<\/span><\/p>\n

Coleman Jas., timber merchant & farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Ellis Daniel, jun., butcher<\/span><\/p>\n

Ellis Daniel, sen., butcher<\/span><\/p>\n

Ellis George, shoe maker<\/span><\/p>\n

Cardiner Miles, cattle dealer<\/span><\/p>\n

Grant Hy. Sanders, surgeon, Ninnage ldg<\/span><\/p>\n

Helbron Daniel,\u00a0King\u2019s Head<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Long Ann (Mrs.), farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Long James, butcher & farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Ricketts William, fruiterer<\/span><\/p>\n

Sargent William, cattle dealer<\/span><\/p>\n

Selwyn James, haulier<\/span><\/p>\n

Vaile Cornelius,\u00a0Bird in Hand<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0cattle dealer<\/span><\/p>\n

Wilkins Henry, farmer, Stantway house<\/span><\/p>\n

Cleeve<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hart Joseph, farmer, Cleeve farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Hart William,farmer, Mays Hill farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Elton<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

RESIDENT<\/span><\/p>\n

Hall Rev. Robert M.A. [vicar of Flaxley]<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Bellamy Eliza (Mrs.), farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Davis John, butcher<\/span><\/p>\n

Dowding Henry, farmer, Coles farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Gardiner Henry, shopkeeper & castratr<\/span><\/p>\n

Grassing Thomas, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Hart Miles, farmer, Elton court<\/span><\/p>\n

Hart Theophilus, farmer, Pound farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitchell Charles, beer retailer<\/span><\/p>\n

Morgan Joseph, farmer, Elton hay<\/span><\/p>\n

Packer Daniel, mason<\/span><\/p>\n

Payne Alfred,\u00a0Plough inn<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Rider Thomas, farmer, Grove farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Roberts Isaac, shopkeeper & carrier<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryder Reuben, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Stratford Samuel, shoe maker<\/span><\/p>\n

Teague Edward, haulier<\/span><\/p>\n

Withers Henry, farmer, Wincolls farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Rodley<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Butler Edward<\/span><\/p>\n

Butler William<\/span><\/p>\n

Gough James, sen. Dove house<\/span><\/p>\n

Hartland Mrs<\/span><\/p>\n

Hobbs John<\/span><\/p>\n

Wintle James<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Butler John, jun. Sloop owner<\/span><\/p>\n

Butler Robert, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Butler Sophia (Mrs.), farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Butler Thomas Albert,\u00a0Blue Boys<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Gough James, jun. Farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Gough William, farmer, Lower farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Harding Daniel, farmer, Heald<\/span><\/p>\n

Hiett Emma (Mrs.), shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Hiett Joseph, fruit dealer<\/span><\/p>\n

Hobbs John, builder<\/span><\/p>\n

Pitt Richard, farmer, Haydon farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Weyman George, fruiterer<\/span><\/p>\n

Weyman Joseph, sloop owner<\/span><\/p>\n

Weyman William, sloop owner<\/span><\/p>\n

Wintle Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer, Heald farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Wintle James, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Wintle John, farmer, Yew Tree farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Wintle William, farmer, Cowle\u2019s farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Ley<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alyand William, farm bailiff to W Symes esq.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baldwin Matthew, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Bennett James, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Clark Charlotte (Mrs.), baker<\/span><\/p>\n

Coleman William, sen., farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Coleman William, jun., miller<\/span><\/p>\n

Dobbs Samuel, farmer, Lacy Mill farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Fowler John, farmer, Frewings farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Foxwell Charles Miles, farmer Broken Cross<\/span><\/p>\n

Harvey Sidney John, farmer & horse dlr<\/span><\/p>\n

Lane David, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Organ Edward, farmer, Union farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Parry James, farmer, Charlotts farm<\/span><\/p>\n

Selwyn Selwyn, cattle dealer<\/span><\/p>\n

Stephens Anne (Mrs.), farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Northwood<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alston John Anderton, Northwood ho<\/span><\/p>\n

Clifford Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper<\/span><\/p>\n

Clutterbuck Cartwright, haulier<\/span><\/p>\n

Clutterbuck William, blacksmith<\/span><\/p>\n

Hooper Joseph, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Watkins James, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Woodhouse Joseph, farmer<\/span><\/p>\n

Woodman Philip,\u00a0\u00a0Junction inn<\/em>\u00a0& farmer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN\u00a0is an extensive parish and large village, comprising the tithings of ADSETT, BOLLOW,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0BOSELEY,\u00a0\u00a0CHAXHILL,\u00a0\u00a0CLEEVE,\u00a0\u00a0ELTON,\u00a0\u00a0LEY,\u00a0\u00a0NORTHWOOD,\u00a0STANTWAY;\u00a0\u00a0RODLEY and WESTBURY.\u00a0\u00a0The manor of Rodley, comprising the tithings of Adsett, Chaxhill, Bollow, Cleeve, Stantway, Elton and Rodley is situated in the hundred of the Duchy of Lancaster, and the tithing of Northwood in the hundred of St. Briavels.\u00a0\u00a0Westbury-is-Severn is 3 miles north-east…<\/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-222","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222","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=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53221,"href":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions\/53221"}],"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=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}