. DIRECTORY. 83 PUDLESTON. (HEREFORD.] TRADEltS. Jones John, farmer Warwick George, farmer, Stockstree Blissett J osepb, farmer, Stocks tree Kinnersley Ann (Mrs.}. fartnr. Meadows Warwick J obn, sboema. Preston marsh Davis J ames, farmer, Preston court N ewman J ames, shopkeeper Watkins John & James, farmers, White- Farmer James, farmer, Brick house Newman Richard, farmer boose Farmer John, farmer, Preston marsh Owens Thomas, farmer, the Buildings Letters through Hereford, which ls Uarris William~ blacksmith Pugh James, farrner, Lower town the nearest mouey order office P11DLESTON is a small parish, wlth the townships of of glebe land, in the gift of Elias Chad wick, Esq.; ltev. WHYLR and BROCKMONTON, about 6 miles east from I George T. Whitfield, M.A., is the incumbent. There is J leominster station, and 16 from Hereford; it is in j National school for boys and girls. Pudleston Court, the Wolphy Hundred, Leominster electoral and petty sessional residence of E. Chad wick, Esq., is 11. handsome modern divisiCln and Union, Hereford archdeaconry and bishopric; I Ihansion, in the castellated style. The population, hi it is situated on the borth of the turnpike road from 1851, was 316, and the acreage is 1,743. The soil is clay Leominster to Worcester. The church ef St. Peter is a and loam. Elias Chadwick, Esq., is lord of the manot-. stone building in the early English style of architecture ; WHYLE is a township belonging to Pudleston, I mile it has been enlarged, and the interior redecorated and paved north. E. Chad wick, Esq., is chief landowner. with encaustic tiles; has a tower, nave, north and south BROCI\:MONTON is a township of Pudleston, I mile aisles, porch, chancel, organ, font, and 4 bells. The living west, and is pleasantly situated. Septimus R. Godson, is a rectory, worth £300 yearly, with residence andl04acres Esq., is chief landowner. Padleston. Price John, parish clerk Minton Thomas, farmer, Martin's nest GENTRY. Price Wm. farmer,Pudlestoncourtfarm Smith Stephen, miller C badwickE!ias,esq •.r.P. Pudleston court Rogers Tbos. master of National school Whitfield Rev. Geo. Thos. M.A. [rector] Sirrell John, farmer, ll.ectory farm Wbyle. TRADERS. , Strange Josepb, farmer, Ford abbey TRADERS. Davis Williatn, farmer Letters through Leominster, which is Adams Thos. boot& sh!!_ema.& shopkpr Evans J osepb, tailor the nearest money order office. Caldicott N athaniel, miller Griffiths Nancy (Mrs.), shopkeeper Brockmonton. Dennis Jameo, wheelwright Hyde Benjamin, shoemaker TRADERS. Miles Edward, blacksmith Hyde Mary(Mrs.), mistressofNational Cooke Henry, farmer Tipton George, farmer school Jay Samuel, farmer Yapp Richard, farmer National School (for boys & girls}, 'rhomas Rogers, master; Mrs. Mary Hyde, mistress • PUTLEY is a township, small village, and parish, in with residence and 24 acres of glebe land; in the gift or Radlow Hundred, Led bury Union, and Hereford bishopric the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The soil is heavy, and archdeaconry, 5 miles west from Ledbury. The but very productive. Major Stock, of Putley Court (a church is a plain, neat structure of stone, but rough fine and handsome modern mansion), is lord of the manor cast over; has a porch, which, together with the front and chief landowner. There are charities to the amount of the church, is completely covered with ivy; it has a of about £5. The population, in 1851, was 182, and the square (wood) embattled tower with pinnacles and 3 acreage 589. bells. 1n the churchyard is an old stone cro~s, on which WlLn's GREEN, Newton, Abbott's Place, New House, are engraved the Crucifixion, the Virgin and Child, St. and Lower Court, are places here. John, and St. i ames. The living is a rectory, value £135, GENTRY. ~ Brooks John, farmerj Wild's green Sexty George, farmer Blencowe Rev. Peter G. B.A. Rectory Brooks Jobn,jun. cooper & miller Smith William, farmer, Lc:lwer court Collins James, esq. Abbott's place Edwards George, parish clerk Tayson Robert, smith StockMajorJohn Rodway,Putley court GilesJames, farmer ,t.etters through JLedbury, which is TltADERS. King Thos. shopkeeper & wheelwright the nearest money order office Barnes Johll, farmer, Newton Pullen Thomas, farmer, New house :PUTSON is a small place on the south bank of the river Wye, about ll miles from Hereford. GENTRY. Jones Capt. Thomas, Putson house 1 TRADERS, Fryer Rohert Wilton, esq Prince Mrs Hooper William, farmer Hankins Rev. Tbos. Fredk. Paul, B,A Smith Mr. Thomas, Panson cottage l Morris Richard, 'Anchor~ Can' Jackson Miss Preece James, shopkeeper BOSS is a borough, market, and Union town, township, hill, was founded by the Rev. Charles Whiting, D. D., rector parish, and railway station, in Greytree Hundred, Ross of this parish, in 1709. It was endowed by Lord Scuda deanery, and Hereford bishopric, on the Hereford, Ross, more with .£20 per annum; John Kyrle," The .Man of and Gloucester railway, l32miles from London, 12! from ll.oss," gave to the school a donation of £40; there were Hereford, 18 from Gloucester, 121! from Liverpool, 1201 several other smaller donations. In l786 the school was from Birkenhead, 143! from l\'lanchester~ 105 from restored and endowed by Waiter Scott, who left by will Chester, 63! from Shrewsbury, 36:! from Ludlow, 24! £200 per annum to this charily for ever. There is also from Leominster, 8 from Holm Lacy, 4 from Fawley, 4 an exsellent National school, a British and Foreign from Mitcheldean Road, 6~ from Longhope, 10~ from school, and an Infant School. At the Blue Coat school Grange Court, 12! from Oakley Street, 81) from Bristol, 30 boys and 30 girls are clothed and educated free. The 49l- from Cheltenham, 55 from Stroud, 70! from Ciren- Mechanics• Institution is in High-~treet; a Choral society cester, 109! from Bath, 113! from Oxford, and 120! from holds its meetings in the National school-room. There are Reading. • two circulating libraries and a reading and news room in tbe Ross parish contains 3,118 acres, and is divided into Market-place; there are also excellent baths. There are Ross Borough; with 2,67 4 inhabitants, and Ross Foreign, two extensive tan yards, a large brewery, an iron foundry, with 1,343 inhabitants. There is no corporation, although and agricultural implement and machine works, and Ross is styled a borough; nor does it exercise any muni- several flour-mills. cipal functions. The government of the town is vested in The market day is Thursday, for corn, butter, cheese, ve commissioners, chosen under the ":Ross Improvements getables, &c. Every fourth Thursday is a monthly market Act." A court Jeet is held annually at Michaelmas. at for cattle, &c. Fairs are held in the town on the fitst which the officers of the town are appointed; a court baron Thursday after the lOth March, for sheep, &c. ; on Holy is held by the lord of the manor a few days after the court Thursday and Trinity Thursday, for fancy goods;' on leet. Ross was a free borough in the reign of Henry Ill., July 20th, for wool, &c.; first Thursday after the lOth and sent members to Parliament till the 33rd year October, for cheese; and on December 11th for horses, of the reign of Edward I.; but the privilege was relin- sheep, &c. Among the objects of interest in the neigh quhshed the followiug year, at the petition of the inha- btmrhood are the ruins of Wilton Castle, Goodrich Castle, bitants. The police station, in Brampton-street, and the and the noble mansion of Goodricb Court, with its the railway station, have been recently erected. The splendid collection of armour and other antiquities. The town is lighted with gas, and the streets are well paved. river Wye and its beautiful scepery wilJ be found very The Blue Coat school, or Waiter Scott's Charity, in Dean interesting to the toQ.rist. F2