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Our Ancient Parishes O UR A IS NCIENT PAR HES , O R A L E C T U R E Q UATFO RD , MO RVILLE ASTO N EY RE 800 Y EARS AGO . D ELIVERED BEFO RE m BRIDGNORTH SO CIETY FO R THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND USEFUL KNOWLEDGE WI H S ME DDI I N L INF RM I N , T O A T O A O AT O , ar m RE V. G EO RG E LEIG H WAs g M .A INCUMBENT E , , D O H MESTIC CHAPLAIN TO T E RIGHT HO N. LORD BRIDPO RT WW W ” JO UR AL O FF CE H GH STR E . CLEMENT ED KINS, PRINTER, N I , I E T 10 0 0013" T O T HE P A R I S H I O N E R S A N D L A N D O WN E R s O F U F RD M RVI L L E A N D S N E Y R E Q A T O , O A T O , THE F LL ING P GES ARE FFEC I N ELY DEDI ED O OW A A T O AT CAT , B Y HE I R F I H F UL S E RVA N T A T T , G E O RG E LE I G H WAS E Y . ERRATA. i r . 16 , for Anna n , ead Anna in i on s . 23, for cur ous e, read curious tone ' c hi f t r. 40, for chiefi reator, road c ef ores e ’ ’ 46 H nr th V TI . r d H nr the Ei t s. , for e y e I S , ea e y gh h 62 harms with hi h hic . , for c w c , read charms w h 68 or ha ts r a i . , f bi , ead h b t l r m 7 , for them, ead our en. 82 or lari ed r d wine clari ed. , f c fi , ea fi ion. 92, for a ta calculation, read at a calculat CO N TEN TS . PAGE in to local ist ries In troduction . Interest attach g H o i lle iate C urch ef re the rman Con uest Morv lle , a Co g h b o No q D om esday d in xc an e for Millieho e b Earl er an d Eardington acquire e h g p y Rog , The D anes pass the winter at Quatbridge ’ The Lady Adeliza s vow a dalen e of u tf rd mentioned Sir alter cott S t. Mary M g Q a o , by W S Rem oval of the Tow n from Quatford to Bridgnorth Form ofpresentation by kingJohn to the Preben d ofEardington Pass ofWenlock Edge made by kin g Henry L Advow son ofMorville Church granted to Shrew sbury Abbey l und rstorm at the edi ti n of he ur 111 Fata Th e D ca o t Ch ch, 8 Morville appropriated as a Priory to Salop Abbey ld ur illin sle Aston re and Ald nh O b y, B g y, Ey e am Chapels founded New Chapel at Astley Abbots consecrated D omesday Record ofAston Eyre m nt ofAst n 118 Endow e Deed o , 3 Salop Abbey gain s the Adv owson of Asto n ’ Bis Swin field s visitati n dinner at M r ill 1 hop o o v e , 290 Mortalit amon the Cler dm 'in the reat Pl u 1 y g gy g g ag e, 84 9 alue ofMorville urch ro ert when r nted to Lord i l V Ch P p y, g a L s e at the PAGE The Sm th eav er Blane and rac f i y , W , y, T y am lies possess it in succes Sion fl Character ofWilliam the Conqueror enloc A f und d W k bbey o e by St. Milburg ’ D rayton s des cription ofthe Severn Trial by Ordeal Hayments ; Quatford Churchyard ’ Earl Hugh Montgomery s Death Wulstan ish of r ester , B op Wo c Prebendaries ofBridgnorth Llanth ony Abbey r nt n me of uatford Morv111e P ese I co Q , , ‘ Value ofmoney at diflerent periods Murder ofThomas aBecket uatford E din t n d ille hools Q , ar go , an Morv Sc ILLUSTRATIO N S . PAGE 4" View ofBridgnorth Quatford Ferry an d Camp Hill Situation o fQuatford Church Quatford O ak T u a t ne wit s ell im dd d f S o , h h be e 4“ O ld Map ofBorough of Bridgn orth Q uatford Church Foun dation Deed O ld hur h of St ar Ma dalen e rid n rt C c . M y g , B g o h An ien t m s an d iles uatf rd ur c To b T , Q o Ch ch ‘ The Ruin s ofBridgnorth Castle In terior ofMorville Church Fr esc f rm erl on ut all o, o y So h W Th e Font T m anum Ast n r e hur y p , o Ey C ch E xterior ofMorville Church 4“ View of Quatford an d Sev ern W den i ures of the ur van elists M rville oo F g Fo E g , o indn G . Bell tt and his To the k ess of the Rev . e publisher Ro wley I am in debted for the old m ap of the Bor ough and four of the a v e Illustrati n s mar ed w it an asteris as the ave alread a eared bo o k h k , y h y pp " the An ti uities of id n t l i q Br g or h . I have a so to express my obl gation s Mr idn mi to . S ey S . S th for the information respecting the families of ‘ mit eaver lane an d rac deri l H S h , W , B y, T y, ved from the ate Mr. ardwick s v alua le Gen eal ical Man i b og uscr pts now in his possessien. OUR N A CIENT PARISHES, &C. The great antiquity and peculiar histories of our Country Parishes are matters w i w en made n wn can ardl fail to in tere t e rs ns , h ch h k o , h y st hos pe o who reside in them : an d w ell authen ticated accoun ts of any particular paris hes from the earliest date may serve to illustrate w hat has taken place d i a in other istr cts under similar circums tan ces . The sam e causes hav e pro duced like effects : w hat has happen ed in on e case has happen ed in many other ofour coun try villages : an d especially in those w here the In cum bents now ar nl i ars or Per etual urates . eir ri in an d the an es e o y V c p C Th o g , ch g ta l in the li i us an d siti n o su ar is es w hich hav e ken p ace re go social po o f ch p h , hav e been the same in the generality of cases. Many great improv ements n in our ime eff ted an d w n littl of ic w re hav e bee t ec , e k ow e those wh h e a ut man un dr ed ears a o. Paris es are su divided n ow and brought bo y h y g h b , their boundaries marked out afresh : and it might be w ell if the process could take place more frequen tly. But let us n ot think that this course of ment has een confin ed to our a e. Man ndr ed ears a o reli improv e b g y hu y g , gions and social progress in this coun try w ere adv ancing w ith almost equal t u on a l w er level. It has een said t at n ev er w as t ere su h steps, ho gh o b h h c f ur h Buildin as the resent -w e ma learn w ever fr m an age o Ch c g p , y , ho , o the following pages that in what m ay be alm ost called the most disturbed ’ i n of n lis ist r te en s t ere w ere in on e Paris in this n ei h re g E g h h o y, S ph , h , h g h six urc uilt —w ereas in our da urc Rates are to be bour ood, ch hes b , h y Ch h nd not nl f r et to w m we are inde ted for the beautifii l done away, a w e o y o g ho b i w i h e rs i but t ere is s metimes a dis siti n to build ngs in h c w wo h p , h o po o is a le grudge ev en the necessary expenditure for their maintenance . It prob b that did w e reflect more on the great number of years many of them h ave ’ di d o u l od t w ould be eld in been de cate to God s service f r the p b ic go , hey h higher regard.
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