SEDGLEY PARISH. and National Schools, Attended by About 140 Children

200 SEDGLEY PARISH. and National Schools, attended by about 140 children. The perpetualcuracy, valued at £150, is in the patronage of the Vicar of Sedgley, and incnmben· cy of the Rev. A. P. Hughes. There is a Wesleyan Chapel here, built iu the year 1832. GosPEL END, a district half a mile W. of Sedgley, has a Wesleyan Chapel, built in 1846. GosPEL O.AK is a scattered hamlet, partly in Tipton parish, 2 miles W. of Wednesbury. Part of it is now called WEDNESBURY OAK, from the seat and extensive coal and iron works of Messrs. P. Williams and Sons. MAsoN's BANK is a villagA in the Coseley division, with a Methodist chapel, 2 miles N.W. of Dudley. PRINcE's END, a large village, partly in Tipton parish, 2! miles N. by E. of Dudley. Here are extensive coal and iron works; 8 National school, built in 1844; and a Primitive Methodist Chapel, erected in 1841. RuiTON, is a village and district adjoining Upper Gomal, occupying" fine lofty eminence, which had formerly a beacon, and commands a mOSt extensive prospect, in which the Malvern hills, (at the distance of thirty· eight miles,) the Wrekin, and many of the mountains of North and South Wales, may be seen, in a clear day, without the aid of a glass. The pre bendary of P1·ees and Ruiton, in Lichfield cathedral derives part of his title from this plact-; and perhaps Prince's End, noticed above, may be a cor ruption of Prees End, as we find the said prebendary belongs to the tithes of the adjoining parish of Tipton. The Independent Ohapel here was built in 1830; and attached to it are large schools, attended by 60 boys, 40 girls and 80 infants. SoDoM is a hamlet adjoining Can Lane, 1 mile E.N.E, of Sedgley. It has a Primitive Methodist chapel. WooD SETTON, half a mile S.E. of Sedgiey, is a scattered hamlet, occu- pied by farmers, fire-iron makers, &c. There are in Sedgley parish many smaller hamlets, &c., as will be seen in the following enumeration. In thejollow'ing DIRECTORY OF 8EDGLEY PARISH, those marked 1 reside at Bradley, 2 Brierley, 3 Broad Lane, 4 Oan Lane, :> Oinder Hill, 6 Cop pice, 7 Ooseley, 8 Ooseley Lane, 9 Ootwall End, 10 Daisy Bank, 11 Dark Lane, 12 DeeP.field, 13 Dibdale Bank, 14 Ettingshall, 11} Fullwoods End, 16 Goldthorn Hill, 17 Lower Gornal, 18 Upper Gornal, 19 Gornal Wood, Q(} Gospel End, 21 Gospel Oak, 22 Hall Green, 23 Highfields, 24 Mamble Square, 25 Mason's Bank, 26 Mount Pleasant, 27 Lady Moor, 28 Old Park~ 29 Otlcy, 30 Prince's End, 31 Ruiton, 32 Sedgley, 33 Skidmore's Row, 34 Sodom, 35 Straits Green, 36 Wednesbury Oak, 37 Willingsworth, 38 Wood Setton, and 39 at Wallbrook. t61r Pm·t of Ettingsliall is included with Bilston, anti part of Goldthom dill with Wolverhampton. PosT 0FFICEs.-There are Receiving Houses at Sedgley, Coseley, Upper Gornal, and Prince's End; and Foot Posts to and from Bilston, Wolver hampton, and Dudley, daily. Mr. J. D. Tamlyn is post-master at Sedgley, and J. W. Hamruond at Ooseley, ' 31. Adams Rev. 'l'hos. (Independent) 32 Birchall William, saddler, &c. Addenbrook Samuel, ironmonger, tin 30 Bostock John, file manufaetnrel" plate worker, &e. 14 Bowkley Silas, mining engineer 7 Badger Rev. E., curate 9 Bowyer William, box of wards, 3 Baker Frnncis, fruiterer manufacturer, &e. :Barrs Thomas, maltster, Ootwall-end Bradley Mrs., Upper Gornal House 80 Brown William, broker, &c. Bickley John L., Ettingshall Lodge .

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