DIRECTORY.] DEVONSHIRE. TORRlNGTON. 733 died in 1719 without issue; in 1721 Admiral .Sir George Kerr Rolle and the town trustee;; are the principal land­ Byng hart. was created Baron Byng, Viscount Tarring­ owners. The area of the parish and municipal borough ton, and these titles are still enjoyed by his descendant, is 3,5 75 acre5 of land and 17 of water; rateable value, the present and 8th viscount. The partsh contains the [9,715; ·the population in 1891 was 3,436, including 55 manors of and Norwood, the manorial officers and inmates in the workhouse, and in 1901 was rights of which, under the "Great Torrington Commons 3·2 4!. Act, I88g," are now vested in a board of conservators, in trust for the inhabitants. The Hon. Mark George Sexton, lVilliam Norman, l'lew street. OF'FICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS &c. Post, M. 0. & T. 0., T. M. 0., S. B., Express Delivery, Browne Arthur Scott esq. Buckland , Highamp- Parcel & Annuity & Insurance 'Office, Fore street.- ' ton B.S.O Thomas Fowler, postmaster Jackson John esq. Torre villa, Torrington Outgoing Mails.-.All parts, 7.10 a.m. (with extra stamp . Johnson Ronald Frederick Godolphin, court, 7.15 a.m.); all parts (except & ) Winkleigh R.S.O 10 a.m.; all k North of , Scotland &c. Mack Thomas esq. Dean's grove, Wimhorne, Dorset

I p.m. : supplementary North mail, & South I Moore-Stevens John Cnrzon esq. D.L. Winscott, Torrington Devon, 2.50 p.m.; North ol England,Ireland & Scotland, Moore-Stevcns Major Richard Arthur Exeter, Taunton, Southampton h. 2.50 p.m. (extra Vaughan William esq. Enderley, Torrington stamp, 2.55 p.m.); London (night) & all parts, 6.50 The ~Iayor of Great Torrington & the Ohairman of the p.m. (extra stamp, 7· ro p.m.) ; sunday, 5.30 p.m 'l'orrington Rural District Council, for the time being, Incoming Mails.-All parts, 7.30 a.m.; All parts, :Korth are ex-officio magistrates of England & Scotland, Bideford, Barnstaple, Exeter, Clerk to the Magistra:t~s, George Mark Doe, 25 Castle st Southampton &c. 12.15 p.m.; London (day) & Ireland, p tt S · hId t th Co t H alt t l E t .. . al d li 1 e y esswns are e a e ur ouse every er- B arns ape, xe er a.c. 4·35 p.m. , 1oc e very, i na t e sa t ur d ay a t I1 a.m. Th e f o11 owmg· paces1 are 7 p.m within the petty sessional division :-., Rea- Hour~ of ~ttendance.-Week days, for sale of stamps, ford, Buckland Filleigh, Dolton, Dowland, , registration of letters&<:. from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; sun- G t T · r.+n H. h n· k' .-..... H · h H t h . rrea ornn""~n, Ig IC In""~n, rus , un s aw, d_ays, 7 a.m. to ro a.m. ; money orders & Issue of , , Merton, , licenses &c. from 8 ~.m. to 8 p.m. ; saturdays, 8 a.m. Petrockstow, Roborough, , St. Giles-in-the- to 8 p.m.; telegraphmg, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; snndays, 8 Wood, Wear Gifford & a.m. to IO a.m Wall Letter Boxes:- TORBINGTON RURAL DISTRICT OOU:KCIL .

• Mill street, cleared 12.55 & 6.10 p.m · Meets at the Union Workhouse fortnightly, on saturday, New Mireet, cleared 12.35 & 6.5 p.m for sanitary & highway purposes alternately. Railway station, cleared 5-45 p.m Chairman, W. Laverwn, 1Voodleigh, Town mills, cleared 5·55 p.m Clerk for Sanitary Purposes, George Mark Doe, Castle st Rolle Road box at 12.50 & 6.5 p.m Clerk for Highway Purposes, Beaumont Tice James, Barn- staple CORPORATIO~. ' . . Treasurers, National Provincial Bank of England, High st 1goo-1gor. . Medical Officer of Health, Edwyn John Slade-King M.D., Mayor, Councillor H. L. Mallet. ' D. P.H. Bickleighscombe Down, llfracumbe Aldermen. Sanitary Inspector & Surveyor, ·wm. Gomer,Wear Gifford Retire in Nov. I Retire in Nov. Highway Surveyor, Thomas B. Fairchild, New street Thomas Copp ...... rgo1 John Jackson ...... 1904 GREAT TORRI:SGTO:S TOWS & AL~IS LANDS Edwin Hand ford ...... rgor I William Vaughan ...... 1904 TRUSTEES. Councillors. Steward, J. R. Beavan Retire in Nov. Retire in Nov. Surveyor, \V. C. ~iedland R E. L. Penhale ...... 1901 Silvanns Webber ...... 1902 Receiver, W. R. Hooper H. L. Mallet...... 1901 A. M. Werry ...... I902 Trustees. George Chapple ...... Igr of Rates, John Bartlett Lee, South street , Chairman, A. :M. Werry Beadle & Town Hall Keeper, John D. Copp . Clerk, J. R. Beavan Assistant Overseer, Henry Grant J.P. South street Michael Passmore Henry Pope BOROUGH MAGISTRATES. · William Ashplant W. G. Sheppard Henry Grant Charles Heard Mayor & Ex-Mayor. : Thomas Lock Silas Judd Beresford His Honor Judge 0. H. W., B.A · Thomas Piper 1<'. W. Hodge ..Adams John, Harton villa L. W. Palmer William Quick Ashplant William, Palmar house i Milton Chapple Frederick Copp Copp Thomas, Moor town ' • Grant Henry, 42 South street PUBLIC ESTABLISHME:STS. Handford Edwin, High street .Almshouses, New street, for ro poor persons J ackson John, Torre villa Cattle Market, School lane Mallet Henry Leverton, Blenheim Cemetery, Grorge Mark Doe, Castle street, town clerk "Slee Henry, South st:r:eet County Court, Town hall, His Honor C. H. W. Beresford Vaughan William, Enderley B. A. judge; George Mark Doe, registrar & acting high Y onge Col. Charles W. Mill street bailiff; 1V. Bennett, clerk to the registrar; 'l'. Shelb­ Clerk, James Riley Beavan, Potacre street bear k W. Bennett, sub-bailiffs The court is held Magistrates' sittings are held at the Town hall every alter­ once a month. The district comprises the following nate wednesday at II a.m places :-Alverdiscott, .!shreigney, Beafurd, Buckland Filleigh, Dolton, Dowland, Frithelstock, Great Tarring­ COIDTY ~.!GISTRATES FOR TORRINGTON PETTY· ton, Huish, , High , Little Tor­ SESSIONAL DIVISION. rington, Langtree, Peters Marland, Merton, Petrock­ oClinton Lord M.A. (Lord Lieutenant of County), Heanton stow, Roborough, Sheepwash, Shebbear, St. Giles-in­ Satchville, chairman the-Wood, Wear Gifford, Winkleigh & Yarnscombe 'Rolle Hon. Mark George Kerr D.L. Stevenstone, Tor­ Oertified Bailiffs under the "Law of Distress Amendment rillgton Act, 1888," G. D. Copp, New street; J. Folland, New Ashplant William esq. Palmer house, Torrington 11treet, Tarrington