l>IRECTORY. 11 BREINTON. [.] :Merryweather Rev. William Davies James, farmer Powell Thomas, blacksmith Ntlwton Rev. Nathaniel Davies Thomas, farmer, Old house Probert Thomas, wheelwright TRADERS. Fowler Thomas,' Red. Lion,' & farmer Williams John, shoemaker Bennett James, farmer, Town house Hobby Thomas, farmer Williams William, parish clerk • Bubb Samuel, farmer, Wooller J enk ins George, shoemaker Wilton William, farmer, Benfield Bufton William, farmer Jones Charles, farmer, New Weston Letters are received through Here• Davies Aaron; tailor Jones George, farmer, Old Weston ford. Hay is the nearest money order Davies George, clock & watch maker Parry Benjamin, farmer, Old court office .

SR.B:ENTON,consisting of Upper and Lower, is a town- The cbief landed proprietors of this parish are, John ship, parish, and straggling village, situated 3 miles west- Edwiu Jones, Esq., Springfield; Mrs. Haggitt, Warham i south-west from Hereford railway station, and is in the Captain Harris, Breinton Lodge; Mr. James Crani!tone of liundred of Grimsworth, and Hereford Union, archdea- King'11 Acre; Edmund l.ewis, and John J;>avies. Here is a conry, deanery, and bishopric. The church, dedicated to chapel and school, endowed by Lady Sollthampton, the St. Michael, is pleasantly situated on an eminence border- latter of which is applied to the education of 40 children. ing on the , which bounds the parish on the At Wareham is also a Church of school for south1 and consists of a nave and chancel, with a square boys and girls, established January 22, 1855. This is tower at the west end containing 2 bells. The liviD!{ is within the limits of the city of Hereford. There are a perpetual curacy, worth £109 year1y, and in the charities of about .£9 yearly value. The population, in patronage of the Bishop of Hereford; the Rev. Edmund 1851, was 366, with 1,629 acres. Du Buisson, M: • .A.., is the incumbent. Ou Sunday the KING'S ACRE, Springfield, and Swainshill, are places service commences at 11 a.m., and half-past 3 p.m. 1 here~

Cornws;~.ll Mrs. King's acre 1 . TRADERS. tloyd Thotnas, tailor, King's acre Davies John, esq · Bridgewater Basil, farmer, Breinton crt Powell Mary Jane (Miss), mhtress of Du Buisson Rev. Edmund, M •.A.. Lower Cranston James, farmer & nurser,Yman, National school Br<'inton King's acre Pugh James, master of Lady South- Gretton Mrs. King's acre Davies John, blacksmith ampton's school, Common Haggitt Mrs. Warham, Lower Breinton Davies John, farmer, Upper Breinton Savage Geor~e, farmer, Warham farm, Harris Capt. R.N. Breinton lodge Grey Jobn,builder&surveyor,King'sacre Lower Breinton J"ones John Edwin, e~q. Springfield Jones John Edwin, farmer, Springfield Thomas James, farmer, King's acre Lewis Edmund, esq. Upper Breinton & Warbam Young John Edward, farmer, Lower Pearce Danid, esq. Swainsbill Lewis Edmuod,farmer, UpperBreinto~ Breinton Price Mr. Thoma~, King's acre Peglar Samuel, 'Coach ~ Horses, Letters through Hereford, which is Smith Mrs.Culvario cottage,King'sacre King's acre the nearest money order office PUBLIC ScllooLs: I Church of England (for boys & girls), Miss Mary Jane Lady Southamptrm's (for boJS & girls), James Pugh, I Powell, mistress ma~ter Lady Southampton'• Chapel, no stated minister BlU:DGB SO:LB:AS is a parish, distant 6 miles from land, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor; the Rev. James Hereford (its post town), 6 from Weobley, and 14 from Hay, Jobnson, .M.A., is the incumbent, and the Rev. Richard in Weohley Union, Weobley deanery, Hereford arch dea­ Hayward Williams, B.A. •• is the curate. The population, conry and diocese; it is situated ou the Hereford and Hay in 1851, was 65, and the acreage is about 800. The soil iil turnpike road. The church of St. Andrew is an ancient stiff loam upon gravel. Sir Henry Cotterell, Bart., is the stone structure, in the Norman and pointed styles of archi­ landowner. The chief crops are wheat, barley, peas, and tecture; it has a square tower with 2 bells; the interior turnips. consists of nave, chancel, and north aisle. The li•ing is a 0FPA DYKE skirts this parish. vicarage, worth £lOO yearJy, with halt' an acre of glebe

Blashill Robert, farmer 1Sneyd Williarn, farmer Letters through Hereford, which is Lawrence Uvedale, 'Salmon,'& farmer t TaylorWilliam, farmer, Marsh farm Jthe nearest money order office BKIDSTOW .is a parish and village, 1i miles west is a sandy loam; the subsoil is red sandstone rock. The from Ross railway station, 9 north from Monmouth, 121 Governors of Guy's Hospital are lords of the manor, and south-east from Hereford, and 122l from London, iu owners of the greater p,art of the land in the parish. Weolmelow Hundred, Boss UniolJ, county court district, The population; in 1851, was 704, and the acreage is 2,080. and petty sessional division, and Hereford archdeacoory WILTON, or WILTON-ON-THE-WYE, is a hamlet and and bishopric; it is situated on the right bank of the ueat village in this parish, situated on the right side of the river Wye, at the junction of the old and new roads to river, at the spot where the noble stone bridge crossel$ Hereford. The church is an old red sandstone building ; the Wye pn the R()ss, Hereford, and Monmouth roads. it has a nave, side aisle, porch, chancel, a fine square tower, Just above the bridge stands the remains of Wilton , font, four monuments, and 5 bells. The living is a vicarage, the baronial residence of Hugh de Longcbamp in the with a rent-charge of £237 15s., with a good residence and reign of Henry I.; it afterwards passed to the 11oble about 62 acres of glebe land, in the gift of the Bishop of familJ of Grey de .WUtoo, from which they take their Hereford; Rev. Thomas Taylor Lewis, M. .A.., is the incum­ title. bent. Here is a National school for boys and girls. The soil Bridsto\11'. · Collins Oeorge, shopkeeper, Burnt ho Wyle William, farmer, Ashingen GENTRY. Rdwarda Thomas, farmer, Asb farm Yates William, carpenter & parish clerk Armitage Arthur, esq. Morraston bo Firkins Thomas, farmer, Dadnor WJ.ltou. Ballenger Mrs. Wearend cottage Floyd William, gardener, Wearend GENTRY. Gwatkin Rev. Richard, Buck castle Hodges Peter, carpenter, wheelwright Collins Natbaoiel Kyrle,esq. Wilton c:ot Jacl,son .M:r. Richard & shopkeeper, Poolmill Hill Mrs. Guy, Wilton castle LewisRev.ThomasTaylor,M.A.Vicarage Hodges Samuel, blacksmith Prosser Mrs. Elizabeth Price William, esq. Benhall Jones (Miss), farmer Smith R. Wyndham, esq. Wnton house TR4DERS. Lucas Daowid, farmer Smith Mr. James, Wilton court Barnett Thomas, farmer, lucerne farm Lucas James, farmer, Whitecross TRADBRS. Beavan George, builder &: carpenter, Lucas Robert, farmer, Bower fa..,rmm Bullock Charles, maltster Oak cottage Monk James, farm bailiff to W. Price, Cob urn J ames, boot at shoe maker Bickerton Jeremiah, boot & shoe maker, esq. Benball farm Coburn Mrs. milliner the Duck Morgan Richard, farmer CowmeadowJane(Mrs.),strw.bonnt. ma Boon William, carpenter N1cholls Joseph, farmer Davies Josepb, 'King's Head' Brown Thomas, farmer, Wearend farm Price William, farmer, Benhall 6Jrm Dodd John, shopkeeper Buchanan .Ann (Miss), National scllool- Pritchard John, farmer, Kyrles's cross Jenkins John, basket maker mistress Tommy James Frederick, farmer Minett Thos.plasterer & tiler& postmstr Cadle Josepb, farmer · Wheeler Thomas, corndealer Webb Susan (Mrs.),' White Lion' -