530 THORNTON-HOUGH. . [KELLY'S

cipal landowner. The area is 1,734 acres of land and 24 farms, in the parish of , 1 mile from Spital of water; rateable value, [3,384; the population in z891 station on the and section of the w:as 339· By Local Government lJoard Order No. 23,293, and North Western and Great Western joint rail­ a part of Little to.wnship known as Raby Drive way, and about 5 miles south-west from Birkenhead. was in r88g added to Raby. The principal landowner is the Earl of Shrewsbury. The Letters through Chester. The nearest money order office area is r,rog acres; rateable value, [1,585; the popnla. is at Thornton-Hough tion in r8gr was I99· Pillar Letter Box, Baby, cleared 6.30 p.m. week days only Lett~rs through Birkenhead The children of this place attend the school at Thornton­ Wall Le·tter Box cleared at 6 p.m. week days only Hough The children of this place attend the school at Thomton­ BRIMST.A.GE is a detached township, consisting of Hough THORNTON-HOUGH. Lightfoot Thomas, joiner CO:MHE:RCIAL. PRIVATE BESIDENTS. Shakeshaft Thomas, farmer Bethel Thomas, cowkeeper Smeetham Henry, gardener to J. Eaton George H. magistrate's clerk, Aldom Rev. John Wesley M.A. Vicrge Hoult esq. Hirst cottage Raby house, Willaston Ball William Alfred, Raby vale Thornton Co-operative Stores (Wm. Eliison lrilliam, Wheat Sheaf inn _ Bamford Hy. Saml. Thornton hall Black, manager), & Post office Griffiths Thomas, farmer Buston Arthur J. The New hall Threadgold Elizh. (Miss), farmer Griffiths Thomas, jun. farmer Coleman Samuel, The Grove V ernon George, farmer Hassall Joseph, frmr. Hargrave house Ferguson John Smith, Thornton ldg Waring George, fa.rmer & grocer, Jellicoe Frederick, farmer Fowler George A. Stanacre hall Hill Top house Kelsey George William, farmer, Wil. Griffiths Mrs Williams Thos. frmr. Yew Tree frm low Bank farm Hoorton John J ohnson, W estwood Williams Wm. frmr. Strawberry grdns Lawton Martha (Miss), refreshmnt.ho Hoult J oseph, Rocklands BABY. *Lloyd Joseph, refreshment rooms, J ellicoe Thomas, Lodge farm Baby mere Kynaston Mrs (Marked thus * receive their letters Mealor Thomas, farmer Lever J ames, sen. The Cottage through Bromborough S. 0. the Milton Robt. frmr. Raby Hall fnn Lever Wm. Hesketh, Manor house remainder through Chester.) l\Ioulton Thomas, gardener to W. !. Orrell John, The Foxes PBIVA.TB BESIDENTS. Ball esq. Baby vale Simpson George, The Hollies * Amery Mrs. Sarah, Price Thomas, wheelwright -wilde Rev. Tho'mas Henry (Wes.), *Baker Reginald, The Cottage, Raby Turton John, farmer BrantwQod mere Whitehead William, cowkeeper Williams Edward, The Manor *Blain Campbell, The Beeches, Baby *Williamson Arth. refreshment rooms ·williams Thomas *Bretherton James, Brooklands, Baby Williamson Joseph, refreshment rooms Williamson Stephen J.P. Copley mere kpr. boat owner & assistant overseer "Winkup Edward, One Ash *Burcher William Charles, Beech villa, Raby mere . COMMF:RCIAL. *Critchley Joseph, Blakeley house, Anderson Roderick Robt. The Grange Bnrkey William, Seven Stars hotel, Raby mere Holland John, Westwood good accommodation for commer- *Dickson: William, Cromford house, Potter William Herbe.rt, Clovelly cials, wines & spirits of the best Raby mere Scarratt Miss quality *Fogg Thomas Thorne William, Fairfield house ·Faulkner Joseph, joiner *Jenks Edward M.A. Raby mere Garnett John, farmer Flood Mark, blacksmith Manbre Alfd. A. The Lawn, Baby drv Hughes Robt. farmr. & rate collector Gallagher Matthew, gardener to Jas. *North Mrs. The Bee.ches, Raby mere Russell James, jun. farmer Lever esq Shaw Wm. Pooley, The Nook, Raby Scarratt William, farmer •Gouldson Wm. commercial traveller mere Shakeshaft Thomasy farmer .Howard Robert, shoe maker *Trevitt Tbos. Honestier, Raby mere Shakeshaft William, Red Cat P.H J elliGoe Thos. farmer, Lodge farm *Wig-ley ·william Henry Berrington, Sheridan Lawrence, sbpkpr.& blksmth Langley Ohas. farmer, Grange farm Raby mere Threadgold Nathaniel, farmer ""THORNTON-in-the-MOORS is a small village,town- Carrier. Moses Lanceley to Chester, saturdays ship and parish, 2 miles north-west from> Dunham station Post Office. Mrs. Ann Mathers, sub-postmistress. Let- , on the London and North Western and Great 'Western t~rs through Chester arrive at 8 a.m.; dispatched 5.30 joint railway and 6! north from Chester, in the Eddisbury p.m. Ince is the nearest money order & telegraph office division of the county, second division of the hundred of National School (mixed), erected in 1786, for Bo children; Eddisbury, petty sessional division of Chester Castle, and average attendance, so; & supported in part 'by a sum Chester union and county court district and rural deanery, of about £25 yearly from several charities; George archdea.conry and diocese of Chester. The Shropshire Kirk by, master; Miss Louisa Williams, mistress Union canal passea near on the west side of the parish. · The church of Saint Mary is an ancient edifice of lQcal ELTON is a. township, with station on the Hooton and sandstone, consisting of chancel with south aisle, nave of Helsby branch of the London and North Western and Great ·four bays, and an embattled western tower containing a Western joint railway, 7 north-east from Chester, and sl striking clock and 3 bells; Qn the .south .side of the aisle west-south-west from FrQdsham. Here is a Primitive ·is a piscina, and there are marble tablets to the Gerrard Methodist chapel. There is no lord of the manor. Joseph ·and Perryn families, and ancient brasses to the family of Pover, Joseph Morris, John Bower and Charles Ryder -Bunbury: the church, with the exception of the chancel, esqrs. are the principal landowners. The soil is marl and was completely restored in 1879 at a cost of £r,soo, and sandy. The area is r,J43 acres; rateable value, [2,266; ~affords 400 sittings. The register dat~s from the year the population in r891 was 203. I574· The living is a rectory, average tithe rent-charge Letters through Ohester arrive at 8.30 a. m.; di8patched at .£350, out of which a pension of £135 is payable yearly to 1he Rev. William Spooner Hoole M.A. rector r878-95, net s.ro p.m. Ince is the nearest money order&; telegraph yearly va,lue [290, with 56 acres o0f glebe and residence, office in the gift of Hulme's trustees, and held since 1895 by the Police Station, A. Bradley, constable in charge Rev. Charles Collwyn Prichard M.A. of Brasenose College, Railway Station, William George Ricketts, station master Oxford. The charities for distribution to the schools and poor now (1896) amount t.o [46 r7s. udl. yearly. Mrs. WIMBOLDS TR.AFFOBD is a township 2 miles west Park Yates, of Ince RaN, Chester, who is lady of the from Dunham railway station. and 6 north-east from manor, William Garr.on esq. of Parkgate, and Chester. Wimbolds Tra:fford Hall, a mansion of brick, is Joseph Pover esq. of Elton, are the chief landowners. The the property and residence of Miss Perryn, who is lady of soil is mostly sandy loam (it is a flat country), but the the manor and chief landowner. The area is 724 acres; higher parts are clay or marl. The chief crops are oats rateable value, £1,207; the population in 1891 was 93· and potatQes, most of the land being in pasture. The area By Local Government Board Order No. 22,405, a de­ of the township is r,228 acres; rateable value, £r,987; tached part of Bridge Trafford was in r888 annexed to the population of the township in r8gr was 147, ecclesias­ Wimbolds Tra:fford. tical parish. 441. Letters through Chester arrive at 7.30 a. m. ; dispatched at Sexton, Moses Lanceley. 6 p.m. fuce is the nearest money order & telegraph office THORNTON. Barber ..Albert, farmer Jeffs Thomas, farmer Prichard Rev. Oharles Collwyn M . .A. Cheers John, The Letters P.H Lanceley Mo•es, se-xton (rector), Rectory Dean Elizr · ·.h (Mrs.), farmer Lanceley William, farmer