- 516 PARISH. of . Shares bill is supposed to be a place of great antiquity, from the vestiges of two encampments on the north and south sides of the village, which, being of a square form, are conjectured to be of Roman construction. In the lst of Henry I V., Sir vV m. de Shareshall, resided here, and was sheriff of the county. In the Church, which, with the ex­ ception of the tower, is of modern erection, are several curi­ ous antique monuments, preserved at the demolition of the an­ cient edifice. The living is a curacy now enjoyed by the Rev. G. B. Clare, of Wolverhampton. Tt is within the Peculiar jurisdiction of . (Seep. 503.) (GREAT & LITTT.E,) are two hamlets forming one township, the former H and the latter 6! miles N. by E. of Wolverhampton, near the branch of the , which, as well as a smaller stream which divides Saredon from Shareshill, abounds in trout and other fish. The latter stream flows from Essington Wood, and has upon its banks, the large corn mills of Saredon and Deepmoor.• Benifactions to Shareshill Poor. In 1732, Henry Vernon, Esq., left a yearly rent charge of 40s. out of the manor of Hilton; one-half to the minister for a sermon on St. Paul's dav, and the other to buy bibles, &c., for the poor. Another annuity of 20s. out of land in Little Saredon, is distributed in bibles, &c., but the donor is unknown. Saredon township has the follow­ ing yearly doles, viz., 5s. out of Bentl€y Green, and £3 as the rent of Tranter's croft. SAREDON (GT. & LITTLE.) Dawes Chas. blksmith. & beer hs. Marked 1 are at Great Saredon. Doughty Mrs. 1 Hobday Wm. maltster Fox Cbas ..J ames, wheelwright J arvis John, blacksmith Hordern Miss Ann Perry Mary, day school Horobin Rd. blacksmith Starkey Thomas, corn miller Meyrick Thomas, gent. FARMERS. Perks Thos. butcher, & beer hs. Bickford Wm. I 1 Pratt Thomas Taylor William, shoemaker and Hordern Jph. Stokes Chas. overseer Jackson Jpb. Stokes & Fos- Turner John, vict. Swan Holly bush ter, Black lees FARMERS. 1 J effreys Rd. Wood John Cale John Smith Ts. (& SHARESHILL. Chamberlain HJaltster) Barnes Edward, gent. John Stubbs Thos. Brad dock J ames, vi et. and malt­ Jackson John Wood Chas. ster, Horse and Jockey

SHERIFF-HALES is a scattered village, 7 miles vY .N. "\l'" · of , and 5 miles from Newport and Sbiffnall. Its • parish extends into Shropshire, and has 1109 inhabitants, of whom 195 are in that county, and 914 in , which • comprises the village and the hamlets of Weston-beath and Little Chatwell, and all the farms named ·in the following Directory. The Duke of Sutherland is owner of nearly all the