Withington, Extract from E.C. Lascelles Directory of Herefordshire, 1851

Extract from E.C. Lascelles Directory of Herefordshire, 1851

WITHINGTON.

WITHINGTON a large parish, is situated about five miles N.E. from Hereford.

   The church is a fine old building, with massive tower and tall well-proportioned spire. The Rev. Wm. Gretton, M.A., Rector; Mr. John Jauncey, churchwarden; Mr. John Norman, Clerk. Services - 11 a.m. and 3.15 p.m.

   THE Baptist Chapel is a handsome stone building, with Minister's House attached. The Rev. John Ramsey, Minister. Services - 10.30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

   There is a Baptist School attached to the Chapel. The Rev. John Ramsey, Master.

   There is also a Free School in the parish, well supported. Average number of scholars, 30. Elizabeth Barber, Mistress.

CLERGY, GENTRY, TRADES, FARMERS, ETC.
Gretton Rev., Wm. M.A., Rector, Rectory
Palmer Miss, Green Tree
Ramsey Rev., John, Baptist Minister and Schoolmaster
Apperley Wm., H., farmer	Kings Wm., farmer
Bailey Joseph, boot and shoemaker	Morgan Henry, farmer, Velder
Bowen James, boot and shoemaker	Morgan James, farmer, Nunnington
Bowen Richard, tailor	Norman John, boot and shoemaker
Carver Thomas, tailor	Pitt Wm., farmer, Stone House
Corbett Wm., wheelwright	Plain Wm., farmer
Dallow Wm., beer retailer, Old Cross Keys	Price John, farmer, West Lydiatt
Davis Elizabeth, farmer, Withington Court	Ragster John, shopkeeper
Dowsing Francis, farmer, Little Thingell	Ragster Wm., farmer, Thingell Court
Edwards Thomas, farmer, Tadpole	Reece James, boot and shoemaker
Edwards Wm., cooper	Sanders William, shopkeeper
Harris Martin, farmer, Church farm	Smith Wm., shopkeeper
Jauncey John, farmer, Nunnington	Southall John, farmer, Nunnington
Jones Wm., victualler and shopkeeper, Cross Keys	Spencer John, farmer

[Transcribed by Richard Lane in November 2002
from a copy of Lascelles Directory of Herefordshire, 1851 in Hereford Central Library]