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Dron6eld. 99 to * « . Tomlinson ~ lsaa(l Ward John, farml'lr, Ox close . Wildgoose John, chemist & drnggist, Tomlinson J ames, blacksmith 2 Ward Robert, farmer a.nd overseer Tomlinson William, joiner & builder 2 Ward Samuol, farmer 2 Wilkinson Thomas, farmer 2 Townsend Mrs Theadosia, shopkpr Ward Samuel (Gea. & Co.) ; h Dam- Williamson Robert, vict. Bridge Inn 2 Townsend. Thomas, shopkeeper stead house . Wilson, Cammell I\nd Co. (limited) Turner George, farmer 1 Ward Thomas, farmer mal'l.ufactnrers of Bessemer steel Tyler Bros. bootmakers; & Leicester 4 Wastnidge George, beerhouse rails, &c; Wm. W olfenden, sec and Sheffield . Watkinson John, shoemaker Wilson Miss J ane 2 Unwin John, farmer Watmough Saml. butcher; & Sheffield Wilson Mrs Mary, beerhouse Vick61'S George, manager Westnidge William, castrator Wilson Mr Samuel Vickers Thomas, grocer & draper; Wheatcroft John H. manager W olfenden William, secretary to and Greenhill 2 Wheatley George, blacksmith and . Wilson, Cammell & Co~ (lim.) ;- h 2 Vickers William, farmer quarry owner Sheffield Wall J ames, edge tool maker Whitaker Enoch, tailor W olstenholme J oseph, shopkeeper & WlI.rd Mrs Alice(Exors.of),Wreak's hs Whitaker James, shoemaker newsagent Ward George & Co. manufacturers of Whitaker John, shoemaker 1 Woollen Arnold, farmer worsted, cotton, flax and silk 4 White Richard, farmer Wright Luke, greengrocer spindles and flyers; cast steel hay Whitehead John, manager, Gas works and manure forks; iron and brass Widdowson John, edge tool maker RAILWAY (Midland), George Poplar, founders, &c. Damstead works Wildgoose George, beerhouse, and stationmaster Ward Gillis, grocer and ironmonger nurseryman & seedsman Ward James John, grocer Wildgoose James, grocer, tallow CARRIERS pass through to Sheffield, Ward John, beerhouse chandler, & agentfor Queenlnsce.Co. Chesterfield, &c. three times a week ECCLESFIELD PARISH lies within the liberty 01 Hallamshire, and is -very extensive, stretching more than 11 miles in length, from Chapeltown to the confines of Derbyshire, above Broomhead and Midhope, and averaging from 3 to 5 miles in breadth. It is in the Upper division of Strafforth and Tickhill wapentake, Wortll1y union, Sheffield county court, district and petty sessional division, Southern division of the Riding, York diocese and arch deaconry, and Ecclesfield rural deanery. The two townships of Ecclesfield and Bradfield, into which the parish is divided, comprise many villages and hamlets, and contain 49,617 acres of land. Their total population amounted in 1841 to 15,150; in 1851, to 16,870; in 1861, to 21,568; in 1871, to 26,423; and now about 30,000; though in 1801 it was only 9216. The Duke of Norfolk is lord of the manors of Ecclesfield, Bradfield, Grenofirth, Southey-and Wadsley, and Westnall-and-Waldershelf, which comprise the whole parish, except Aldwark, Bolsterstone, and Midhope. The Duke owns much of the land and several extensive woods. The parIsh is watered by the river Don, and the Loxley Rivelin, and other rivulets, and coal, ironstone-, aud black and fire-brick clay are found here. Some of the cutlery and nail manufactures are carried on here, and it has large collieries; iron and steel works; tilts and rolling mills; some paper mills, &c. The Sheffield and Manchester Railway crosses it in the picturesque valley of the Don; and the South Yorkshire line traverses its eastern side, near Ecclesfield and Chapeltown. ECCLESFIELD VILLAGE stands upon an eminence, near the Barnsley road, 5 miles N. of Sheffield, and has a station (opened in August 1876) on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. In Domesday Book it ~B called Ecclesfelt, and is represented as having had six Saxon lords-Ulfac, Elsi, Godric, Dunninc, Elmor, and Norman; but it was then the undivided property of Roger de Busli. In 1871 its township had 15,171 inhabitants, and contains 11,192 acres. It embraces many.villages and hamlets, of which Chapeltown, Ecclesfield, Grenoside, Shire Green, Wadsley, and Wincobank are the principal. The PARISH CHURCH was formerly called the' Minster of the Moors,' and was partially restored at a considerable expense a. few years ago, and several of its windows have recently been filted with beautiful stained glass. A stained glass window was inserted in 1874, in memory of Mrs. Gatty. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and has many handsome monuments; but some of its ancient stained glass disappeared during the civil wars. Four new bells,. making an excellent peal of eight, in the key of F, were hung in 1846. A new oak pulpit has been erected by the surviving daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Dixon, as 1Io memorial of their parents. The new oak choir stalls are the gift of the late J. J effcock, Esq., J.P., and the lectern of the late Mr. W. H. Strouts, of Grenoside. The transept and a portion of the nave is about to be seated with massive oak benches by B. Wake. Esq., of Sheffield, on the condition that the whole of the seats be free and unappropriated. Mr. Henry Pawson is patron of the vicarage, which is now valued at £573 per annum, and is in the incumbency of the Rev. Alfred Gatty, D.D., sub-dean 'of York Cathedral and rural dean of Ecclcsfield. The INDEPENDENTS, the WESLEYANS, and the NEW CONNEXION METHODISTS have each a chapel in the village. The FEOFFEES' SCHOOL is conducted on the National system, and the INFANTS' SCHOOL, built and endowed by the late Miss Rawson, was enla.rged in 1878. Near the village is a. Jews' burial-ground. A POLICE STATION has been erected here by the county magistrates, and contains a residence for the sergeant, an official room, and two good cells. ECCLRSFIELD AGRICU:LTJJRAL ASSOCIATION was established many years ago, and has a large number of members. In the village are the CHURCH WORKERS' INSTITUTE (Mr. F. Hague, secretary), and the READING ROOMS, of which the Rev. A. J. Durrad, B.A., and Mr. Butt~rworth are the secretaries. POST OFFICE at Mr. Joseph UUey's. Letters !lore received at 8.15 a.m., and despatched at 6 p.m. -viA Sheffield. The nearest Money Order Office is at Chapeltown. There is also a POST OFFICE at Ml=. GeOl'ge Parkin's, Sheffield Lane Top, where letters are received at 7.30 a.m., and despat.ehed at 6.30 p.m. on week days. o TJwse marked it have their letters via Wfldsky Bridge. Addy John, shopkeeper Andrew Joseph, fork manufacturer, Beard Joseph, butcher; h Nethershire Alien James, paper manufacturer, E~- GJiver wheel Beard William, grocer, beer :retailer, clesfield Paper mills Ashton Charles, vict. Phea~ant Inn; and coal dealer Allison Mark, farm bailiff, Deerlands, and farmer, Sheffield Lane Top Beaumont Thomas, newsagent Southey Atkinson John, farmer, Raisen Hall Beet Tom, victualler, Greyhound Inn Armimge Benjamin,masonandbuilder, farm, Southey Bennett Mrs Charlotte, day school Grange villa, Sheffield lane Ball Thomas, saddler and harness '" Bennett Henry, farmer & file manfr. Armitage Miss Elizabeth, milliner and maker; and Chapeltown Southey File works, Wadsley Bridge dressmaker Barlow John, joiner and builder Bennett Henry (Thomas & Son) 02 •.