DIRE( TOHY. J CHE8HIRE. BIDSTOX-CrM-FORD. 6~ *Bebbington Joseph E. farmer Hopley George, clerk of the works CHORLEY. Bourne Richard, farmer Manley Richd.(Mrs.),frmr.CroxtonGrn Brierley Roger Christian, sub-agent Manning Oswald, farmer,Croxton Grn CO.MMERCIA.L. to the Marquess of Cholmondeley Miller James, estate clerk to the Bateman Albt.frmr.Chorley Green fm *Cartwright Rchd.Wm.frmr.Park frm Marquess of Cholmondeley Bostock Peter, farmer Charlton St. John, land agent to the Nunnerley Thomas, farmer, Bank ho Carter Fredk. farmer, Wall stone Marquess of Cholmondeley Owen Jo!>eph, farmer, Croxton green Hockenbull Geo. & Thos. farmers Dodd Charles Betteley, grocer, *Perry Geo. farmer, Park Side farm Kettle William, wheelwright draper, ironmonger, seedsman & Shard Daniel, market gardener, Crox- Latham Clement, farmer agricultural agent & farmer, Post ton Green Latham William H. farmer, Brook ho office, Castle farm Shaw Frederick, farmer, Weaver frm Mottram Thomas, farmer Flack Charles W. head gardener to Tong Edmund, head gamekeeper to Peacock John, farmr. Fir Tree house the Marquess of Cholmondeley th~ Marquess of Cholmondeley Perry Fredk. farmer & assistant over~ *Furnival Reginald 0. farmer Wilkinson William, head forester to seer for Cholmondeley & Chorley Griffies William, farmer the Marquess of Cholmondeley I Windsor John, farmer, Chorley hall Young Thomas William, farmer Windsor Wm. farmer, Chorley Stock lHDSTON-cum-FORD is a parish, township and merchants &c. of both plaees. The charities for dis­ village, 3 miies north-west from (and adjoining the tribution in bread and money amount to about £8 boundary of) Birkenhead and Liverpool. bays, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower I Robert Obarles de Grey Vyner esq. of Newby Hall, with pinnacles containing 6 bells: there are s-ome curious Ripon, is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The emblems and shields over -the west door shewing the soil is light sandy; subsoil, old sandstone. The land 'OOnnection of the place -with the Stanley family, one is principally in pasture. The area of the township is exhibiting the arms of the Isle of Man: there is a memorial 1,698 acres of land and 15 of water; rateable value, window to the late Rev. C. A. Graham B,A. thirty years £13,105; the population in 19II was ecclesiastical perpetual curate, d. 1881, besides sevoo-a'l othel'S, and parish, 1,219; township, g6g. a fine reredos of glass m-osaic 1by Salviati, depicting Parish Clerk, J oseph Stanley. ""'T,he La!lt ~upper" after Leonardo da Vinci; . tJhe Letters through Birkenhead. Wall Letter Box, by church, marble mosa1c chancel floor and· th~ -chan-cel fittm~s clea.red 8. 30 a.m. & 12.30, 4.45 & a. 30 p.m. week w~re presente~ by H. S. Bower esq. ~~ m_emory of ~s days; sundays, 5·30 p.m. Upton, about x! miles dis- Wlfe, d ..1886.: m the wall of the nort~ a1sle Is a .m~orial tant, is the nearest m-oney ();rder & telegl'aph office wreath mser1bed "A mark of affection from V1ctona R. and I. to Percy E. L. Cnst, page ()f honour, obiit 24 .Nov. FORD is a hamlet one mile south. 1:884 :" there are 330 sittings. The registers date from Claughton-cnm-Grange, Moreton-cnm-Lingham and the year I579· The living is a vicarage, net yearly Saughall-Massey are townships in this parish. value £3oo, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of The area of Moreton township is 1,202 acres; rateable -Chester, and: held since 1903 by bhe .Rev. Thomas value, £8,o84; the population in 19n was 970. The Mather Standring M.A.. of St. Jdhn's Oollege, ·Cam- area of Saughall-Mas·sey is 942 acres; the population bridge, and surrogate. Bidston ·hill, ·an eminence over in I9II was aio. 62 acres in extent and commanding a splendid view of Letters through Birkenhead. Upton, about half a mile the Wirral peninsula, was acquired for the use Leasowe,Eleanor rd Perry Saml. Hy. Strancally, School la Vyner road Hodson William, Orleton, Vyner road Philip Thomas D., Weldon,Eleanor rd Bevis Mrs. Westholm, Boundary road Holt Jonn. Beechmount, Boundary rd Plummer Wm. E., M.A., F.R.A.S. Bevis R. R. Hamptoune, Vyner road Hutchinson Edward M. W oodcroft, The Observatory Bibby Joseph, The Priory, Upton rd Eleanor road Poulton Waiter K.The Croft,Schoolla Bigland W., Whinhurst, Vyner road James Penrose, Briarfields, School la Roberts Francis E. V. Russell, Hill- Billington John, Dundoran, Vyner rd Johnston William Stewart, Cere!>, grove, Eleanor road Brittain Jn. C. F. Forest hi. Vyner rd Eleanor road · Saunders Saml. H.Shanklin, Vyner rd Brown William, Billcote .Tones John Stanfield, St. Kilda, Smith Chas. H. Southwood, School la Bullen William, Whinmoor, Vyner rd Vyner 1·oad Skinner Frederick, The Observatory Caffin George D. Walmer, School la Jones Mr>~. Emily. Woodend,Vyner rd Spalding Mrs. West brow, Eleanor rd Carr John, Vallis. Boundary road Jonrs William Hal!!all, The Nook, Standring Rev. Thomas Mather M.A. Castle Septimus, Park lo. Eleanor rd School lane (rector & surrogate), The Vicarage, Clover Charles M. Pinewood,Vyner rd Livin~stone Geo. D. 3 Boundary road Boundary read Clover Henry Edward, Gowan Lea, McGlashen Robt. Firwood,Eleanor rd Thompson Mrs. Edenholme,School la School lane Mackee Jas. Bracken hill, Eleanor rd Tillotson John Lever J.P. Bidston Cole Hy. A. The Homestead,Vyner rd Montgomery Col. Robert V.D. Bid- court, Vyner road Crichton James, Ardlui, Vyner road ston lodge, Vyner road Vey Miss, Croyland, Vyner road navies Wm. Thos. Firbank, Vyner ro Moon Jame!.<, We!'twood, Eleanor road Vyner Robert Charles de Grey, The Dixon John Robt. Calthorpe,Vyner rd Moreland John Homer B. Rockwood, Club house. Boundary road Dutton Saml.Ernest.Dunard.Vyner rd School lane Wainwright James E. T. Alderley, Dymond GeorgP Sisson, Carrwood, Morgan Cl'Cil V. Lauriston, School la Upton road Boundary road Mor~an Francis. Grey cot. School ]a Webb Waiter H. 2 Boundary road Edgar Chas. S. Strathaird, School la Neilson Hy. B. Meadowbank, School la Webster Chas. Kingswear, Vyner rd