Held at: | Hereford Public Library |
Reference: | Local and Trade Directories H/914.244 |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Kelly’s Directory of Herefordshire |
Place name: | Newton |
Date: | 1917 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Newton include:
Curate: Reverend George John Tuck |
Parish clerk: John Hughes |
Schoolmaster: Thomas Silk |
Shopkeeper: Aaron Williams |
Shopkeeper: Ernest Pritchard |
Residents and property named includes:
Badham, | James | Three Yew Trees |
Bowen, | Alfred | Greggs farm |
Burfton, | George | Yew Tree cottage |
Christopher, | James | Farhouse |
Christopher, | William | Shop Vach |
Denmead, | Arthur | Tumps farm |
Farr, | William | Cwm Clead |
Gwillim, | Ebenezer | Wain Herbert |
Harris, | Henry | Gwrlodith |
Jenkins, | Richard | Quarelly |
Maddy, | Samuel | Matt [?Yatt] farm |
Powell, | Richard | Lower Newton |
Powell, | William | Little Green |
Powell, | William | Upper Newton |
Preece, | William | Nantyr Esk |
Preece, | William | Old house |
Price, | Allan | Great house |
Price, | John N | New house |
Pritchard, | Ernest | Upper Crossway |
Pritchard, | Wilfred | Middle Gilvach |
Sanders, | John | Castle farm |
Seaborne, | Charles | Maescoed |
Seaborne, | George | Burnt house |
Sharp, | Arthur | Court-a-pella |
Tuck, | Rev. George John | Newton Vicarage |
Watkins, | Henry | Green farm |
Williams, | Aaron | Cottage |
Williams, | John Hamlet | Woodlands |
An image of the full 1917 Kelly’s Directory entry for Newton is given below.
Observations:
Local farmers are named. The area, population, rateable value, main crops, geology, county court arrangements and other details of the Parish are given. The architecture of the church is described, and there is a Primitive Methodist chapel. The Marquess of Abergavenny is chief landowner. There is a public elementary school for 120 children.
This directory is not comprehensive in its coverage of all farms and commercial premises in the parish at the time. Also, in the transcribed lists of properties that are named, spellings in the original have sometimes been amended to reflect more common usage. In case of doubt please refer to the image of the original entry.
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