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Tappenhall otherwise Tapenhall, Upper Tapen- And further notice is hereby .given, that maps or hall, Lower Tapenhall, Tollerdine, Astwood, Se- plans and sections of the said intended railways, vere, Northwick, Bevere Green, Hawford, Whis- branch railways, and works, and of the lands and tones, otherwise Whitstones, Barbo.urne, Saint Bouses proposed to be taken for the purposes thereof, George, Acton with Downhamplon, Comhampton, together with books of reference to such plans, con- Mount Pleasant, Oldfield, Rax, Northampton', taining the names of the reputed owners, lessees, Holt Fleet, Tytchney Holt, Mayeux with Chatley, and occupiers of such lands, will he deposited on or Hadley with Hay Elms, Ombersley, Winnall, before the thirtieth day of November in the present Halfway-House, Northampton Parsonage with year, with the clerk of the peace for the county of Pavers, Tapeuhall, Sychampion, Bennetts, Up- Lancaster, at his office in Preston, and with the hampton, Brookhampton with Comhampton, Chat- clerk of of the peace for the borough of Wigan, at ley, Aclon, Hadley, Lineholt, Boreley otherwise his office in Wigan; and that a copy of so much of Borley, Powers, Parsonage, Dunhampton, Shraw- the said maps or plans, sections, and books of re- ley, Hartlebury, Hampstall, Astley, Luicomb, ference as relates to each of the parishes from, in, Tilton, Mitton,Upper Mitton, Lower Mitton, Stour- through or into which the said intended railways port, Parish of Kidderminster, ihe Foreign ofKidder- branch railways, and works, or any of them, are minster, Wolverley, Kingsford, Blackstone, Wrib- Intended to be made, will be deposited, on or before benhnll, Hoarstone, Bewdley, Holt, Little Witley, the thirty-first day of December in the present Ribbestord, Arley Kings,'Astley, Grimley,Hatton, year, with the parish clerks of those parishes respec- Henwick, Netherton, and Eymore, in the county of tively, at their respective residences. Worcester; Upper Areley otherwise Upper Arley in Dated this thirty-first day of October, one thou- thecounty of Stafford; Dowles, Kinlet, Kinlet,Eara- sand eight hundred and forty-five. wootl, Highley otherwise Higley, Netherton, Stan- Woodcock, Part, and Scott, ] ley, Alveley, Chelmarsl), - Chelmarsb, Hampton, Darbishire and Lewis, >Joint Solicitors. Sutton, Quatt, Quatt Jarvis, Quatt Malvern, Dud- Clay, Swift, and Wagstaff> } raaston, Mose, Romsley, Quatford, Eardiugton, Oldbury, Oldbury, Saint-'Leonard, Saint Mary Magdalen, Bridgnortb, the borough of Bridgnorth, Shropshire Union Railway and Canal.—(Worces- Tasley, Nordley Regis, Astley, Astley Abbotts, ter and Shrewsbury.) Astley Abbotts, Willey, Willey, Stockton, Stock-, OTICE is hereby given, that application is ton, Norton, Barrow, Barrow, Caughley, Linley. N intended to be made to Parliament in the en- Linley, Broseley, Broseley, Swinny, Rowton, Bur- suing session, for an Act or Acts to authorize the ton, Marsh', Jackfield, Madeley; Madeley, Coal- construction and maintenance of the following port, Iron Bridge, Saint Luke Iron Bridge, Coal- railways, or some of them, or some part or parts brook, Coal brook Dale, Benthall, Build was, Build- thereof, with all proper works, approaches, and was Abbey and lauds, Burnt Houses, Much Wen- conveniences connected therewith, namely, a rail- lock, Much Wenlock.Wyke and Bradley, Shineton, way commencing by a junction with the line of Leighton,Leighton,Garmston,BelswArdine, Cound, the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rail- Cressage, Upper Cound, Lower Cound, Harnage, way, as at present authorized to be made at or Golding, Eaton Coustaritiue, Wroxeter, Eyton and near the union workhouse, in the parish of Saint Dry ton, Wroxeler, Norton, Rushton, Donnington, Martin, in the city of Worcester, and in the county Berrington,JBerrington, Brompton, Eaton Mascott, of the same city, and terminating at or near the Cantlop, Cross-Houses, Betton, Great Betton, Abbey Foregate, near the English bridge, in the Abbots Betton, Betton Abbots, Saint Chad, parish of Holy Cross and Saint Giles, in the Little Betton, Betton Strange, Betton and borough of Shrewsbury aforesaid; which said in- Alkmere, Atcham otherwise Attingham, Atcham tended railway and other works connected there- otherwise Attingham, Emstrey, Chilton, Crouk with will pass from, in, through, or into, or will be Hill, Berwick Maviston, Uckington, Longner, situate within the several parishes, townships, extra- Sutton, Sutton Mill, Meole Brace otherwise parochial, or other places following, or some of Brace Meole, Saint Julian, Saint Mary, Saint . them, (that is to say), Claines, Whistones other- Alkmond, Shrewsbury, Coleham, Trinity, Coleham, wise Whitstones, Barbourne, Saint George, Saint Abbey Foregate, Holy Cross and Saint Giles, and Oswald, Saint Martin, Saint Nicholas, Saint Cle- the Stone Ward without, in the county of Salop. ment, Saint John in Bedwardine otherwise Saint Also a railway diverging out of the said first* John, .Saint John in Bedwardine otherwise Saint mentioned intended railway at or near Swinney John, All Saints, Saint Peter otherwise Saint Farm, in the parish of-Broseley, in the said county Peter the Great, Battenhall, Upper Battenhall, of' Salop, and terminating by a junction with a Lower Battenhall, Middle Battenhall, and the certain projected railway called the Shrewsbury Blockhouse otherwise Blockhouse Fields otherwise and Birmingham Railway, at or near to the Holy- Saint Pauls in the city of Worcester and county of head Turnpike road, near Oaken Gates, in the the city of Worcester, Saint Martin, Saint Nicho- parish of Shiffnal, in the said county of Salop; and, las, Saint Clement, Saint John in Bedwardine and which said last-mentioned intended railway, Otherwise Saint John, Saint John in Bedwardine and other works connected therewith, will pass otherwise Saint John, All Saints, Hallow, Grim- from, in, through, into, or will be situate in, the ley, Saint Peter otherwise Saint Peter the Great, several parishes, townships, extra-parochial, and the Blockhouse otherwise Blockhouse Fields other-1 other placestfollowing, or some of them, that is to F2.
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