DIRECTORY.] 'VORCESTERSHIRE. CLIFTON-OX-TEME. 49 roanding some of the finest views in the district, and was Thatcher M.A. of Clent HalL The soil is gravel, marl opened in May, 1894; the home is supported by the and clay; subsoil, clay and stone. The chief crops are Courts within a radius of 30 miles of, and including, Bir- wheat, barley and oats. The parish comprises the ham­ mingham; there are six dormitories, containing 30 beds, lets of Upper and Lower Clent, Adam's Hill and Holy hrge dining and recreation rooms and a verandah, over- Cross, and the area is 2,365 acres; rateable value, 'looking the Malvern hills; attached are 2, acres of £5,g66; the population in 18g1 was 997. tastefully laid out pleasure grounds for the use of the Walton is a hamlet, half 8 mile south-east. patients, whose stay is limited to a fortnight; the num- Parish Clerk, George H. Cooper. ber of patients received in 1894 was 257. Charities:- Post, M. O. &; T. 0., S. B., Express Delivery &:; Annuity William Cole left £6 yearly to the poor; Esther Cardiwen &:; Insurance Oflice.-Mrs. Mary Smith, sub-post- 1,2 Ss. yearly to the poor not receiving parochial relief; mistress. Letters through Stourbridge arrive at 6.40 '\Villiam Taylor, the interest of £10 to the poor; Gilbert a.m. &:; 2 p.m.; dispatched at 9. IS a.m. &:; 6.30 p.m. ; Cole, 10S. yearly to the poor; John Amphlett, the interest sundays, 5.30 p.m uf £200 to educate 30 poor boys, but only 6 now receive Wall Letter Box, Holy Cross, cleared 9.15 a.m. &:; 6.30 i.t ; John Maris, £8 yearly to the 'poor; Mr. Waldron left p.m.; sundays, 5.30 p.m the interest of £500 for the support of the Sunday school ~lIld for books and clothing, to be distributed 1st January Schools. -yearly; Mr. Harris left the interest of £500 to the poor, ~ational (mixed), originally built in 1705 &:; enlarged in and Miss Goodman, in 1864, the interest of £100 to the 1857, for 134 children; average attendance, 72; Jonas poor. The parishioners have rights of common on the Rawson, master Clent and Walton Hills, extending over an area of nearly Infants, erected in 1863, for II8 children; average at- 300 acres. Walton Hill is 1,030 feet in height. Viscount tendance, S0; Miss Ada Parkes, mistress Cobham is lord of the manor. The principal landowners County Police Station, Robert Hill Narramore, sergeant are John Amphlett esq. and the Rev. 'Villiam Durant in charge, &:; 2 constables PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Waldron Mrs. Clent farm Hodgetts Joseph, farmer, Calcott hiJ Wright Mrs. Lower Clent Howell John Alexander M.R.C.S.Eng. Amphlett John J.P. Clent cottage &; L.S.A. surgeon, Holy cross llarley Miss, The Leasowe COMMERCIAL. Huxley J ane (Mrs.), apartments llourne Rev. Joseph Handforth B.A. Aldridge Chas.miller (steam &:; water), Jeffries William, beer retailer (curate of St. Peter's, Broome), Spout mill Keen Geo. The Vine P.H.&:;miller(wtr) Odnall cottage Beddall Daniel, farmer, Walton pool Knight Stephen, decorator Chance Edwd.F.TheGrange,Holy cross Bennett George, jobbing gardener Lafont Elizh. (Mrs.),aparts.Shady rock Chance George Fergusson, Clent gro Bill In. Arth. shopkeeper, Holy cross Lawrence Elijah,farmer,Holy Crss.gm 'Ellis Miss, Hill view Boucher James, farmer, Oldnall Medlicott George Henry, blacksmith, Ellis Mrs. Holy cross Boughton Eliza (Mrs.), apartments Holy cross ~Farmer Miss, Holy cross Boughton Sarah (Mrs.), shopkeeper :Meredith Harry, farmr.Thicknall farm Field Mrs. Holy cross Bradley In. grocer &; baker,Holy cross Morris Geo. threshing machine propr Grace Mrs. Rose cottage Cartwright Philip, shopkpr.Holy cr08S Morris Thos. threshing machine propr Greene Edwd. The Laurels,Holy cross Clent Working Men's Club (W. F. Narramore Robert Hill, sergeant-in- Greenhill William Smith, hon. sec.), Holy cross charge, Police station Hampton Miss, Lower Clent Cooper Geo.shpkpr &:; carrier.Holy crss Osborne Charles, shopkeeper Hayes Mrs. Fairview Cooper Gea. Hy. grocer &:; assist.ovrsr Penser Ellen (Miss), dress maker lIiggs Miss, Willow cottage Cutler George, Cross Keys P.H Phillips Hannah (Mn.), Fountain P.H Riggs William, Springfield, Holy cross Cutler Joseph, fanner, Green farm, Pitt Alfred, shoe make·r Holcroft George Harry, Hill crest Holy cro!!s Pitt Henry, wheelwright Hobbes Jonathan Lord, Holy cross Davies Arthur George, decorator Pitt John, blacksmith Hopwood Robert, Hill view Downing Wm. farmer, Penn Orchard Price John, chain maker HoweII John, Alexander, Holy cross Downing Wm. jun. farmer, Hiorcote Pritchard Alfred,Holy Cross inn; good Lawson Rev. Fredk. Robert, Vicarage Eades Henry, farmer, Holy cross stabling &:; accommodation for Macaulay Kenneth Alex. WaIton house Field Harry, butcher cyclists &; pic-nic parties, Holy cross Martin Henry, The Rock Foresters' Convalescent Home (Miss Pugh In. Woodman P.H.Lower Clent 1'vIathews James, Summer bank Berth Thomas, matron) Routley Robert, grocer &; baker Maud Edward, Hill View house Garfield Wm. boot maker, Holy cross Shilvock George, farmer, Holy cross Maud Edward, jun. Lower Clent Harris Edward, wheelwright Shilvock Jsph. road surveyor,Holy crss 'Parkes Hy. Pershouse J.P.The Mount Higgs Wm. collector of in~ome tax Skelding Mary(Mrs.),8hpkpr.Holy crss Price Elijah, Cross bank, Holy cross Hobbes Jonathan Lord L.R.C.P.Edin., Tandy Chas. farmer, Rumbold farm . Roberts Alfred, Field house L.M., M.R.C.S.Eng. surgeon, &. Waldron Elijah, carpenter Smith Mrs. Walton pool medical officer of health &:; public Yates Willia.m, Hill Tavern, situated Stockbridge Mrs. Hill view vaccinator to Bromsgrove rural dis- at the foot of Clent Hills; every Thatcher Rev. William Durant M.A. trict council &:; medical officer to the accommodation for visitors &:; picnic Clent hall Bromsgrove union, Holy cross parties, school treats &:; workmen's Thomas Mrs. Shady rock Hingley James, farmer, Spring farm outings CLIFTON-ON-TEME is a picturesque village and others, including one in the chancel to Lieut. R. W. parish, overlooking the river Teme, on the road from Money-Kyrle, who died in India in 1847, and another to Tenbury to Worcester,s miles north of Knightwick sta- the infant daughter of the late Rev. George Prothero tion on the Bromyard and Leominster branCh of the M.A. vicar here 1847-53 and rector of Whippingham, Isle of Great Western railway, II north-west-by-west from Wor- Wight 1857-94 and chaplain in ordinary to the Queen: ce8ter and 10 south-east from Tenbury = it was once a the little coped tomb of the child is below the piscina = borough, with fairs and a' market, and is in the Western the aisle is supposed to have been built by one of the division of the county, upper division of Doddingtree Wyshams, of Woodmanton, whose cross-legged effigy lies hundred, Hundred House petty sessional division, Martley under the easternmost arch of the arcade: the ancient union, 'Yorcester county court district, eastern division of piscina, removed to the north side, forms a credence, and Burford rural deanery, Ludlow archdeaconry and Here- a low recessed arch on the north side, formerly over a ford (liocese. The church of St. Kenelm is an ancient tomb, now constitutes part of the arch over the organ: building of stone, in the Early English and Decorated the church was partially renovated, and the pews lowered lStyles, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, south in 1843, under the direction of Mr. Eginton, and porch, vestry and a massive embattled western tower, thoroughly restored, chiefly during the period 1847-53, with a modern broach spire and containing 5 bells, one from plans by Mr. Cranston: there are 320 sittings. The of which bears the name of St. Kenelm: the spire was register dates from the year 15g8. The living is a rebuilt in the 17th century, after being blown down, and vicarage, average tithe rent-charge (hops) £12 and was struck by lightning June 7, 1884: there is a modern vicarial £161, net yearly value £150, with residence, in inscribed brass, placed in 1857 by Sir T. E. Winnington the gift of Sir Francis Salwey Winnington bart. and held bart. to Joyce Jefferies, d. in April, 1648, and is buried since 1895 by the Rev. John Stroud Maber L.Th. of in the chancel: the stained east window was erected in Durham University. Sir Francis Salwey Winnington 1882 by the Hon. and Rev. Robert Chichester Moncrieff, bart. of Stanford CQurt, Worcester, is lord of the manor vicar (1875-85) and now vicar of Tamworth, to his and principal landowner. The soil is chiefly thin brash i mother, Isabella, Lady Moncrieff, of Tulliebole, co. subsoil, loam and gravel. The chief crops are barley, Kinross, SCDtland, d. 19 Dec. 1881, and there are several wheat, hops and fruit. The parish contains 2,972 acres WORes. 4