Llangarren, Herefordshire - Kelly's Directory, 1856

Extract from Kelly's Directory of Herefordshire, 1856

Transcription by Richard Lane © 2002

LLANGARREN.

LLANGARRON is a large parish and village, 5 miles south-west from Ross railway station, 6 miles north from Monmouth, 13 miles from Hereford, and 127 west from London, in Wormelow Hundred, Ross County Court and Union, Harewood's End petty sessions, Hereford archdeaconry and bishopric; it is situated on the Garron Brook, one of the principle tributary branches of the river Wye, and is about 3 miles north of that river. The church is an old stone building, with tower and spire, in the Anglo-Norman style of architecture, has been recently repaired and enlarged, and now contains 475 sittings, 194 of which are free; has nave, porch, chancel, side aisle, font, and four monuments. The living is a vicarage, with Hentland and St. Weonard's, with a new residence and about 30 acres of glebe land; the Rev. Henry John Potts, M. A., is the incumbent. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Independents. There is a national school for boys and girls. The population in 1851 was 1,217, and the acreage is 5,605. The soil is sandy and loamy; the subsoil is chiefly sandstone rock. It is several manors, and John Jones Esq., and Joseph Pearce, Esq., are chief landowners.

   LLANGROVE COMMON is a hamlet, 1½ miles south. A new district church is in course of erection at this place. There is a Wesleyan Chapel.

   LLANCLOUDY is 2 miles west. There is a Wesleyan Chapel at this place.

   LEWSON is 1½ miles southeast. The Independent Chapel is here.

   KILREAGUE, or Kilrhyg, Llangunnoch, Langstone with Trewan, Treeilla, Tredoughan, and Trehills, are townships which have only jurisdiction for highway purposes.

   GARRON, Steephill, Woodfield, Pengervace, Upper Field, Hanover, Park Mill, and Farm, Blackhouse, Biddlestone, Grove, Painbrook, Hill Farm, Thatch Close, Meredith, Penblaith, Tredunnock, Trewaugh, Tredethen, Trerees, Treverven, Trebumfrey, and Llaneaegy, are places here.

GENTRY
Armstrong, Mrs.	Mathews, Mrs., Elizabeth.
Coke, Rev. William, Garron Cottage.	Pearce, Joseph, Esq., Llangarron Court.
Haycock, Mr. Frederick, Steephill Cottage.	Pearce, Mrs., Llangarron Court.
Jones, John, Esq., Langstone Court.	Pope, Richard, esq.
Marston, Rev., William, Woodfield.	Potts, Rev., Henry John.
TRADERS
Bennett, John, farmer, Thatch Close.	Marfell, James, farmer, Grove farm
Bennett, Michael, carpenter, Pengervace.	Mathews, James, farmer, Pambrook
Bird, John, farmer, Upper Field.	Maxfield, Edward, miller, Llangstone mill
Bird, John, plasterer.	Maxfield, Edward, miller, Luxton mill
Bird, William, farmer, Meredith Farm.	Maxfield, John, The Three Horse Shoes
Burford, Joseph, farmer, Lower Trerees.	Mayos, Thomas, farmer, Trewaugh
Cadle (should be Keddle), Thomas, farmer, Penblaith.	Morgan, John, farmer, Tredethen
Carrier, Thomas, farmer, Trecilla.	Morris, James, tailor
Cayse, Thomas, shopkeeper.	Morris, John, carpenter & parish clerk
Clark, James, cooper, Common.	Nurse, Philip, farmer, Upper Park
Coburn, John, boot & shoemaker.	Patridge, Edward, boot & shoemaker
Collins, John S., farmer, Trerees.	Pearce, Joseph, farmer
Davies, Mrs., farmer.	Pope, Richard, surgeon
Davis, William, carpenter, Llancloudy.	Price, William, miller, Treverven mill
Dowle, Alfred, farmer, Bernithan Court.	Ragband, William, mason
Edwards, John, schoolmaster, Hanover.	Sheriff, William, farmer, Treworgan
Garness, Samuel, boot & shoemaker.	Street, Joseph, farmer, Kilrhyg
Gates, Henry, beer retailer & boot and shoemaker.	Symonds, Geo., wheelwright & carpenter
Gwin, John, farmer, Park Mill.	Taylor, John, miller, Trerees mill
Gwynne, William, farmer, Ash Cottage.	Taylor, Thomas, farmer, Hill farm
Harris John, farmer, Black House.	Tomkins, Thomas, farmer, Trerees farm
Hartland, James, farmer, Biddlestone.	Watkins, James, farmer, Little Bernithan
Hooper, William, farmer, Black House.	Watkins, farmer
James, Edmund, shopkeeper & carpenter.	Wheale, James, blacksmith
James, Elizabeth, (Mrs.), Mistress of Free School.	Wheale, Thomas, blacksmith & postmaster
Jenkins, George, wheelwright & carpenter.	Wheeler, Thomas, farmer, Trebumfrey
Jenkins, James, Boot & shoemaker	White, George, shopkeeper
Jones, John, Shopkeeper	Williams, Ann (Mrs.), farmer, Treverven
Keddle, Thomas, farmer, Penblaith farm	Williams, James, farmer, Pengervace
Lewis Humphrey, farmer, Park farm	William, John, farmer, Llancaegy
Lloyd, George, farmer, Tredunock	Young, Thomas, shopkeeper and blacksmith, Llanclody

Llangrove Common
Bulmer, Rev. John, [Independent], Llangrove Cottage
TRADERS
Burford, Elizabeth (Mrs.), beer retailer	Powell, Joseph, boot & shoemaker
Cooke, Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper	Reece, William, carpenter
Hall, William, tiler & plasterer	Strong, John, carpenter
Lawrence, William, tailor	Strong, John, boot & shoemaker
Mapp, John, carpenter	Strong, Thomas, carpenter
Meredith, John, carpenter & wheelwright	Taylor, George, tiler & plasterer
Meredith, Richard, beer retailer, wheelwright & carpenter	Watkins, William, blacksmith
Powell, George, boot & shoemaker

Llangunnock
TRADERS
Dowell, Thomas, farmer	Wheale, Henry, blacksmith

Trewan
Assinder, William, boot & shoemaker	Price, Frederick, farmer

Treverven
Williams, Richard, farmer

Teribble
Drinkwater, Henry, farmer

Ruxton
Williams, James, farmer

[Transcribed by Richard Lane in December 2002
from a copy of Kelly's Directory of Herefordshire, 1856 in Hereford Central Library]