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Hereford Public Library

Reference:

Local and Trade Directories

Source:

Original document

Title:

Kelly’s Directory of Herefordshire and Shropshire

Place name:

Rowlestone

Date:

1934

Description:

Trades and professions named in Rowlestone include:

 

Miller: Oliver Geo. Davies [Upper Rowlstone Mill]

Vicar: Reverend Enoch John Davies [since 1918]

 

Residents and property named include:

  

Davies,

Rev Enoch John

Vicarage

Farr,

Herbert

Pen y wrlod

Farr,

Herbert

Pwlyr-hunt

Herbert,

William G.

Vroe

Morris,

John Jenkin

The Park

Smith,

William Gilman

Fedw

Watkins,

Arthur

Wigga

Williams,

Arthur

New Bilbo

Williams,

Arthur S.

New House farm

Williams,

William Bowen

Rowlstone Court

 

An image of the full 1934 Kelly’s Directory entry for Rowlestone 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. There is a description of the history and architecture of the church, which was restored in1865. Trustees of the late Edward Scudamore Lucas-Scudamore are Lords of the Manor.

 

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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