, :PIJ.l.ECTORY4 223- AVENIN G. [GLOUCESTER"]

Hicks William, blacksmith Pendock William,jun. farmer Robertson Edward Oakley1 'Old.Boar'a Parrott Edward, farmer Pendock William, sen. f~rmer Head. ' Parrott William, farmer Thurston Ansehn,carpenter &wheelwrt YorkGeo.OldPBristol, at at Tbornbury. past 10; dispatched 5 p.m. i seeontl arrival,6 p.m. i dis- l . . AVI1NIN'G is a township, parish, and village, 3! miles and an Infant school, with small endowments. Belem­ south from Brimscomb station, 6! soptb-east-by-soutb nites and other fossils are frequent in the neigbourhood. from Stroud, 16 south from Gloucester,S east from Dursley, There is still the remains of a Roman foss-road. The and 100 west from London, in Longtree Hundred, and population, in 1851~ was 2,321, and the acreage is 4,428; Stroud Union, "East Gloucestershire, Gloucestel' archdea­ the soil is light loam ; the subsoil is oolite. William conry, and Gloucester and Bristol bisbopric; it is situated Playne, Bsq., ill lord of the manor. There are several on the high road from Tetbury to Minchinhampton. The small charities yearly for apprenticing poor children, &c. church of St. Mary is an ancient stone building in the Saxon Avening includes the hamlets of Aston, Forest Green, style; has nave, chancel, transept, vestry, square em bat Freeholds, West End, .Bell Street and Windsor Edge, with tied tower rising from the middle. There is, in the church, part of the chapelry of Nailsworth. The woollen trade a curious old monument to Henry Bridges, Esq., bearing has become less considerable since 1861. .Avening Court, the date 1616. The living is~ rectory, worth £656 yearly, Aveuing Lodge, Leonard's Brook, The Iron Mills, Low•· with residence and 104 acres of glebe land, in the gift of more, Woodhouse, The Rudges, Star and Garter, and Rev. Thomas Richard Brooke, who is also the incum­ Nag's Head are places here. bent. There is a chapel for Baptists, as also a National . :Oiackwell Mr11. Sarah IDrew William, beer retailer & butcher May Benjamin, stonema!lon Essex ?rfrs. Mary Dyer Thomas, general dealer · Niblet Edwin, 'Horse~ Groom,'& builder Harvey Mrs. Jane Essex David, farmer, Brandhouse f11rm Powis Geor~e, haulier Kentish John George, esq. the Court Essex Job, boot&: shoe maker Row land John, beer retailer, carpenter Kibble Mrs. Martha Essex Samuel,' Farriers' .Arms,' & boot & farmer Pal mer Mrti. k Miss, the Lodge & shoe maker Row land Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper Saunders Mrs. Elizbth, Leonard's brook Essex William, quarryman & farmer Sharp James, 'Cross' Smith Mrs. Mary · · ·. Fowler Edward, farmer, Aston farm Sharp Robert, stonemason Webbley Rev. Samuel [Baptist] Fowles Joseph, boot & shoe maker Singleton James, tiler & plasterer TRADERS.' Fowles Oliver, stonemason Smart James, farmer, the Rudges A very William, shopkeeper Fowles Samuel,jun. tailor, Nag's head Smith William, butcher Bennett Henry, blacksmith Fowles Thomas, stonemason Thomas Hen. farmer, Star & Garter frm Brown George, beer retailer & haulier, Gaoler Edward, stonemason Thomas Sampson, shopkeeper & haulier Iron miiJs ' · Gunter Wm. farmer, Woodhouse farm Tuffiey John Fyfield, mealman Bull Samuel & Daniel, farmers, West Holbrow 'l:homas, shopkeeper · Tuftley Sanl, quarryman end farm Hopkins iohn, veterinary surgeon Waite Harriett (Mrs.), 'Nag'l Head' Candle Thomas, wheelwright Hopkins John Harding, New inn, & Waite Thomas, baker Candle William, stonemason veterinary surgeon Webbley James, boot &r. shoe maker Chandler Hannah (Mrs.), shopkeeper Hopkins William, blacksmith White Charles, farmer & shopkeeper Close Ephraim, stonemason Humphris Charles, stonemason Whiting John, stonemason Co¥ Matt!Jew, gardener Ind Robert, stonemason WhitingWilliam,stonemason, Nag'shd Day Francis, farmer, Lowsmore farm Kimber Edmund, farmer Whitley George, assistant overseer Dee John, haulier Maller Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper Wigmore Jeremiah Hastings, farmer, Drew John, butcher MallerJames, wheelwright the Farm PosT 0PJI'ICE.- Miss Zilpba Jane Sharp, postmistress. Letters arrive through Stroud at I past 7 a.m,; dispatched at q p.m. 'J'be pearest JDoney order otijce is at N ailswortb AWBB, with·the titbings of BLAKENEY, BLEDISLOE, BLAKENEY is a tithing of Awre, and large village, 3! ETLOE, ETLOE DucHytand HAGLOE, is a large township, miles south from Newnham railway station, 6i south parish and village, 3 miles south-east from Newubam rail­ from Westbury, 16 south from Gloucester, and 120 from way station, 6 south from West bury Union, 15 south from London, in Bledisloe Hundred, Westbury Union, West Gloucester, and 120 from London, in the, Hundred of Ble­ Gloucester, Gloucester archdeaconry, and Gloucester and disloe, Westbury Union, West Gloucestershire, Gloucester Bristol bishopric. It is situated on the Gloucester and arch deaconry, and Gloucester and Bristol bishopric. It iS Chepstow road, river Severn, and Gloucester and Swan­ situated on the right bank of the navigable river Severn sea railway; the nearest station is at Gatoomb. The and on the Gloucesterland Swansea railway; the Gat­ church of all Saints is a plain stone building in the corn be station is in the parish. The church is an old modern style of architecture, has nave, porch, font, small stone building with square tower, in the Saxon style, in belfry, and 1 bell. The living is a perpetual curacy, good repair. It has nave, sontf\ aisle, porch, chancel, worth £250 yearly, in the gift of the Haberdasben' font, organ, 6 bells, and several monumental tablets. Company; the Rev, Charles BrookJbank, H . .A.., is the Tile living is a vicarage, worth £500 yearly, with resi­ incumbent. There are chapels for Baptists and I nde­ dence, in the gift of the Haberdashers' Company, who pendents, and National and British school& for boys and are likewise the owners of the great tithes; the Rev. girls. Fairs are held on May 12th and November 12th, Joseph Henry Malpas, M.A., is the incumbent. There yearly, for cattle, sheep, &c. The population is returned is a Church of England school. OAKLAN DS, the with Awre. The number of acres is 430. The Queen is seat of H. Crawshay, Esq., is the principal seat. The lady of the manor. population, in 1851, was 1,612, and the acreage it4 HAGLO.B is a tithing and manor, with '752 ~cres of 4,08Sa. 30p. divided as follows, viz. :-Blakeney, 430a. land. The Queen is lady of the manor. 3r. 4p.; Hagloe, 762a. 3r. 20p.; Etloe, 412a. lr. 5p.; ETLOE an !f. ETLOE DUCHY are tlthings, the former with Etloe Duchy, 292a. lr. 4p.; Bledisloe, 96Sa. Or. 19p.; 412 and the latter with 292 acres. . and A.wre, 1.231~. 3r. ISp. The soil is sandy and loamy, BLEDISLO:I$ is a tithing, with 968 acres, This tithing, the subsoil is brick-earth and limestone. The trustees of with Hagloe and Etloe, takes its name from Iowa vr Sir Thomas Rich's charities are lordil of the manor of barrow& that are still to be seen. Awre; the manors of Hagloe and Blakeney, with about 0AKLANDS PARK, New House, Kingsland, Under.. 700 acres of land, belong to the Crown. The chief land­ dean, Larches, Old Street, Nibley House, Bray's Court, owners are H. Crawshay, Esq., John Wade Wait, Esq., l"ield Houtw:, .Hall Farm, Box: Farm, a:q4 Poulton Court, Robert Hooper, Esq., Daniel White, Esq., Richard Morse, are in this parish. ~sq., and the trustees of Sir Thomas Rich's charities. There are charities of £16 lOs, yearly value. Awre. { Crawshay Henry, esq. Oaklands park Hepboum Major John Prancia Swan, BarberWilliam,Jones, esq. Kingaland Malpas Rev. Joseph Henry I Underdean