Westbury on Severn
WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN is an extensive parish and large village, comprising the tithings of ADSETT, BOLLOW, BOSELEY, CHAXHILL, CLEEVE, ELTON, LEY, NORTHWOOD, STANTWAY; RODLEY and WESTBURY. The 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. Westbury-is-Severn is 3 miles north-east from Newnham, 9 south-west from Gloucester, 1½ 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.
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. The 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 £3,000; 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: there 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. The register dates from the year 1538. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £292, 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. There are Congregational and Wesleyan chapels. The charities and endowments are of £36 yearly value.
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.
In the neighbourhood is Garden Cliff, celebrated for its fossil remains; it is a favourite resort of geologists.
Sir William Vernon Guise, bart. Is lord of the manor of Rodley, and Charles Stephen Leslie, esq. is lord of the manor of Northwood.
The principal landowners are Sir Thomas Hyde Crawley-Boevey, bart.; Charles Stephen Leslie esq. J.P.; Surman-Surman, esq, ;M.W. Wemyss-Colchester, esq. J.P. and Edmund Probyn esq. D.L., J.P. The soil is various, being marl, clay, sand and gravel; subsoil chiefly clay and marl. The chief crops are wheat, roots, beans and pasture. The area is 8,025 acres of land, and 670 of water; rateable value, £21,198; the population in 1871 was 2,495.
Parish Clerk Joseph Grindon
POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & Savings Bank.—James Wilce, receiver. Letters arrive by foot post from Gloucester at 8 a.m.; despatched at 4.50 p.m.
Letters for Broad Oak, Cleeve & Elton are received through Newnham.
INSURANCE AGENTS.—
General, S.L. Matthews
Staffordshire Fire, E.T. Roberts
WESTBURY ON SEVERN UNION
The union comprises thirteen parishes & one township, viz.—Abinghall, Awre, Blaisdon, Bulley, Churcham, East Dean, Flaxley, Huntley, Littledean, Longhope, Minsterworth, Micheldean, Newnham & Westbury on Severn: gross estimated rental, £176,402 ; rateable value, £141,760
Board day every alternate Tuesday
Clerk Maurice Frederic Carter
Assistant Overseers, Edward Barry, Abinghall; James Philps, Awre; Joseph Grindon, Blaisdon; Thomas W. Giles, Bulley; Joseph Cadle, Churcham; John Addis, East Dean; William Beardmore, Flaxley & Hinders Lane & Dockham; Alfred Westbrook, Littledean; Charles Sterrey, Longhope; Thomas Powell, Micheldean; John G. Carefield, Newnham; Henry Grindon, Westbury-on-Severn.
Collectors, Henry Gordon & George Thorne
Relieving Officers, Frederick Wherrett & Edward Teague
Medical Officers & Vaccinators, H.S. Grant, Westbury; J.S. Collins, Newnham; H.F. Jones, Micheldean, & C. Whatmough, Cinderford.
Superintendent Registrar, Maurice F. Carter
Registrar of Births & Deaths, Frederick Wherrett & Edward Teague
Registrar of Marriages, Frederic Asgill Carter
Workhouse, John James, master; Rev. Christopher Jay Jones, M.A. chaplain; Henry Sanders Grant, surgeon; Mrs Jane Goyen, matron
RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY
Clerk, Maurice F. Carter
Medical Officer, Francis T. Bond
Inspectors, William Spence & Joseph Vallender
URBAN SANITARY AUTHORITY
Clerk, Maurice Frederic Carter
Medical Officer, Francis Thomas Bond, M.D.
Surveyor, John Cornelius Cadle
Inspector, John Cornelius Cadle
Collector, Henry Grindon
SCHOOLS;--
National, William Alfred Turner, master; Mrs. Hannah Turner, mistress
British, William George Taylor, master
Railway station (Grange Court), Charles W. Noble, station master
CARRIERS (passing through to Gloucester).—Giles Cox, from Westbury, mon.wed. & sat.
Thomas Butler, from Rodley, mon. wed. & sat. Thomas James, from Cinderford, mon. wed. & sat
Westbury on Severn
RESIDENTS
Browning Samuel
Cadle Cornelius
Hall James
Jones Rev. Christopher Jay, M.A. The Vicarage
Lord Cecil Gaisford, The Poplars
Lord Herbert Owen, The Poplars
Ludgater Rev. Alfred [curate]
Ricketts James
COMMERCIAL
Cadle Thomas, farmer
Colwell Samuel, cooper
Grindon Henry, boot & shoe maker & assistant overseer
Grindon John, miller
Grindon Joseph, boot & Shoe maker
Hall James, farmer
Hart John, mason
Hook Henry, blacksmith,
Hook James wheelwright
Hunt John, mason, Gadwick
Jenkins George farmer
Land John, shopkeeper
Limbrick John, stone cutter & sexton
Packer Martha Ann (Mrs.), Red Lion
Ricketts James, farmer, Stantway farm
Roberts Edmund Thomas, draper, grocer, stationer & ironmonger
Wilce James, blacksmith
Wintle Richard, farmer
Adsett
Farmer Mrs
Mott Albert Julius, Adsett court
Cadle John Cornelius, farmer, Adsett House farm
Cadle John Cornelius, jun., farmer
Colwell William, cooper
Cox Giles, carrier
Gardner William, farmer, Pinnocks pl
Hart Tom, haulier
Trigg William, farmer
Bollow
Burroughs William, fruiterer
Dent Walter, farmer
Greening William, Sloop
Hart Benjamin, farmer
Humphreys Charles, fruiterer
Jennings Thomas, shopkeeper
Mayo Benj. Pleydell, farmer, Bays court
Roan Georgiana (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Smith George Still, blacksmith
Boseley
Bailey Susannah & Son, millers & farmers
Martin Charles, miller & farmer
Smith Thomas, farmer
Broad Oak
Barnard Edward
Barnard The Misses, Oakfield cottage
Mayo Joseph
Brown Thomas, inland revenue officer
Crew James, tailor
Edwards Wm. Clerk to Joseph Mayo
Jackson Joseph, farmer
Jackson Richard, carpenter
Knight Hannah (Mrs.), White Hart
Miller & Co. Fish merchants & proprietors of fisheries
Perks John, Broad Oak inn
Chaxhill
RESIDENTS
Bennett Joseph Richd. Chaxhill house
Grant Henry Sanders, Ninnage lodge
Thompson Rev. John [Wesleyan]
COMMERCIAL
Barrett Sarah, (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Bennett Joseph Richard, farmer, Chaxhill house
Brook Wm. John, farmer & cattle dlr
Coleman Brothers, builders & agricultural implement makers
Coleman Jas., timber merchant & farmer
Ellis Daniel, jun., butcher
Ellis Daniel, sen., butcher
Ellis George, shoe maker
Cardiner Miles, cattle dealer
Grant Hy. Sanders, surgeon, Ninnage ldg
Helbron Daniel, King’s Head
Long Ann (Mrs.), farmer
Long James, butcher & farmer
Moore George, shopkeeper
Ricketts William, fruiterer
Sargent William, cattle dealer
Selwyn James, haulier
Vaile Cornelius, Bird in Hand cattle dealer
Wilkins Henry, farmer, Stantway house
Cleeve
Hart Joseph, farmer, Cleeve farm
Hart William,farmer, Mays Hill farm
Elton
RESIDENT
Hall Rev. Robert M.A. [vicar of Flaxley]
COMMERCIAL
Bellamy Eliza (Mrs.), farmer
Boughton Henry, farmer
Bullock Samuel, farmer
Davis John, butcher
Dowding Henry, farmer, Coles farm
Gardiner Henry, shopkeeper & castratr
Grassing Thomas, farmer
Hart Miles, farmer, Elton court
Hart Theophilus, farmer, Pound farm
Mitchell Charles, beer retailer
Morgan Joseph, farmer, Elton hay
Packer Daniel, mason
Payne Alfred, Plough inn
Rider Thomas, farmer, Grove farm
Roberts Isaac, shopkeeper & carrier
Ryder Reuben, farmer
Stratford Samuel, shoe maker
Teague Edward, haulier
Withers Henry, farmer, Wincolls farm
Rodley
RESIDENTS
Butler Edward
Butler William
Gough James, sen. Dove house
Hartland Mrs
Hobbs John
Wintle James
COMMERCIAL
Butler John, jun. Sloop owner
Butler Robert, farmer
Butler Sophia (Mrs.), farmer
Butler Thomas Albert, Blue Boys
Butler Walter, farmer
Gough James, jun. Farmer
Gough William, farmer, Lower farm
Harding Daniel, farmer, Heald
Hiett Emma (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Hiett Joseph, fruit dealer
Hobbs John, builder
Pitt Richard, farmer, Haydon farm
Weyman George, fruiterer
Weyman Joseph, sloop owner
Weyman William, sloop owner
Wintle Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer, Heald farm
Wintle James, farmer
Wintle John, farmer, Yew Tree farm
Wintle William, farmer, Cowle’s farm
Ley
Alyand William, farm bailiff to W Symes esq.
Baldwin Matthew, farmer
Bennett James, farmer
Carter William, shopkeeper
Clark Charlotte (Mrs.), baker
Coleman William, sen., farmer
Coleman William, jun., miller
Dobbs Samuel, farmer, Lacy Mill farm
Fowler John, farmer, Frewings farm
Foxwell Charles Miles, farmer Broken Cross
Harvey Sidney John, farmer & horse dlr
Lane David, farmer
Organ Edward, farmer, Union farm
Parry James, farmer, Charlotts farm
Selwyn Selwyn, cattle dealer
Stephens Anne (Mrs.), farmer
Northwood
Alston John Anderton, Northwood ho
Clifford Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Clutterbuck Cartwright, haulier
Clutterbuck William, blacksmith
Hooper Joseph, farmer
Watkins James, farmer
Woodhouse Joseph, farmer
Woodman Philip, Junction inn & farmer.