Held at:

Hereford Public Library

Reference:

Local and Trade Directories

Source:

Original document

Title:

Lascelles & Co.’s Directory and Gazetteer of Herefordshire

Place name:

Rowlestone

Date:

1851

Description:

Trades and professions in Rowlestone include:

Miller: George Wall; John Watkins [Roilstone Mill]

Vicar: Reverend John Morris

Mentions property called:  

Brough [George Williams]

Park Farm [Samuel Johnson]

Penyland [Thomas Cook; George Watkins]

Sunny bank [William Howells]

The Court [John Price]

An image of the full directory entry for Rowlestone is given below.

Observations:

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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