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: | 1934 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Newton include:
Builder: Wilfred Pritchard |
Carpenter: Reginald Gwillim |
Shopkeeper: Aaron Williams |
Vicar: Reverend George John Tuck |
Residents and property named includes:
Badham, | James | Three Yew Trees |
Bufton, | Arthur | Bany-nut Tree |
Burfton, [Buston] | George | Yew Tree cottage |
Christopher, | James | Farhouse |
Fletcher, | John | Cwm Clead |
Gane, | Frederick | Old house |
Gladwyn, | George | Yatt farm |
Gundy, | George | Wain Herbert |
Jenkins, | Richard | Quarelly [Cwarelan] |
Jones, | Thomas | Upper house |
Powell, | Albert James | Little Green |
Powell, | James | Kellyn farm |
Powell, | Mrs | Upper Newton |
Powell, | Sidney Wilfred | Lower Newton |
Preece, | Maurice | Nantyr Esk |
Price, | James Cecil | Tumps farm |
Price, | John N | New house |
Pritchard, | Ernest Frank | Upper Crossway |
Pritchard, | Wilfred | Upper Court |
Prosser, | Wilfred | Greggs farm |
Sanders, | John | Castle farm |
Sayce, | Frederick | Green farm |
Sayce, | George | Middle Gilvach |
Seaborne, | Charles | Maescoed |
Seaborne, | William | Great house |
Sharp, | Arthur | Court-a-pella |
Smith, | Edwin | Burnt house |
Tuck, | Rev. George John | Newton Vicarage |
Watkins, | James | Gwrlodith |
Williams, | Aaron | Cottage |
Williams, | John Hamlet | Woodlands |
An image of the full 1934 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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