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: | 1929 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Newton include:
Builder: Wilfred Pritchard |
Carpenter: Reginald Gwillim |
Curate: Reverend George John Tuck |
Parish clerk: John Hughes |
Sanitary inspector: Thomas Prosser |
Shopkeeper: Aaron Williams |
Residents and property named includes:
Badham, | James | Three Yew Trees |
Burfton, [Buston] | George | Yew Tree cottage |
Christopher, | James | Farhouse |
Fletcher, | John | Cwm Clead |
Gane, | Frederick | Old house |
George, | Mary Ann [Mrs] | Greggs farm |
Gladwyn, | George | Yatt farm |
Gwillim, | Ebenezer | Wain Herbert |
Jenkins, | Richard | Quarelly |
Powell, | James | Kellyn farm |
Powell, | Mrs | Upper Newton |
Powell, | Sidney Wilfred | Lower Newton |
Powell, | William | Little Green |
Preece, | Maurice | Nantyr Esk |
Price, | John N | New house |
Pritchard, | Ernest Frank | Upper Crossway |
Pritchard, | Wilfred | Little Marlborough |
Prosser, | Thomas | Upper Court |
Prosser, | Wilfred | Bany-nut Tree |
Sanders, | John | Castle farm |
Saunders, | Thomas | Upper house |
Sayce, | Frederick | Green farm |
Sayce, | George | Middle Gilvach |
Seaborne, | Charles | Maescoed |
Seaborne, | George | Burnt house |
Seaborne, | William | Great house |
Sharp, | Arthur | Court-a-pella |
Smith, | Edwin | Tumps farm |
Tuck, | Rev. George John | Newton Vicarage |
Watkins, | James | Gwrlodith |
Williams, | Aaron | Cottage |
Williams, | John Hamlet | Woodlands |
An image of the full 1929 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.
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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