DIRECTORY.] LEICESTERSHIRE. MARKET BOSWORTH. 283 Post, M. 0. & T. 0., S. B. & Insurance & Annuity Office ........ Registrars of Births & Deaths,Ibs.tock sub-district, William Thomas Wright, postmaster. Letters arrive ft:om Starbuck, Barlestone; deputy~ William C. Deacon, Nunea.ton at 6 p.m. ; dispatched at 7.30 p.m. On sun· Barton-in-the-Beans; Market Bosworth sub-district, W. days the letter box closes at 7.20 p.m C. Mears,Congerstone ; d-eputy ,W. W ood,MarketBosworth. County Magistrates for Market Bosworth Petty Sessional Registrar of Marriages, William Starbuck, Barlestone; de­ Division. puty, William C. Deacon, Barton-in-the-Beans Chairman appointed a.t each meeting. The Workhouse, erected in 1856, is on the west side of the town, & will hold 200 inmates; average, 75 ;. an Ho we Earl C.B. (lord-lieut. ), Gopsall park, Atherstone infirmary was built in 1873, at a cost of about £I,8oo: Byron the Rev. the Hon. Augustus M.A. Rectory, Kirkby it has a south front; J. A. Crisp, master; Rev. \Yilliam Mallory, Hinckley Townson M. A. chaplain; D. P. :Thomas, medical officer; Pierrepont Hon. Evelyn H. Higham grange, Hinckley Mrs. E. Crisp, matron Atkins Hugh esq. Thorney Croft., Hinckley Atkins John, esq. The Hall, Hinckley School Attendance Committee. Brookes William esq. B.A. Croft, Leicester Meets at Union house on alternate wednesdays, at I p.m. Cope Thomas esq. M.A. Osbaston hall, Hinckley Clerk, Thomas B. Fitch, Market Bosworth Davis Col. Samuel, Highfield, Hinckley Inquiry Officer, \V. C. Mears, .Congerston Goode Samuel esq. Sunnyside, Ashby road, Hinckley Attendance Officer, William Thirlby. Heather Hextall Thomas esq. Ibstock, Leicester Hurst Benj amin esq. Burbach, grove, Hinckley Market Bosworth Rural District Council. Hurst William esq. The Grange, Earl Shilton, Hinckley Meets at Union house on alternate· wednesdays, at I p.m :Moore John Dyson esq Richards Col. S. Smith Crosland Clerk, Thomas B. Fitch, Market Bosworth Scott Charles Norman Lindsay Tollemache esq. Bosworth Treasurer, James Lawford, Bank, Leicester park, Hinckley Medical Officer of Health, John Andrew Turner M.D.,C.M., D.P.H. Syston Stephen Oscar Leslie esq. Stuart house, Cadogan s~uarE', London SW Sanitary Inspector, Morton W. Sykes, Market Bosworth Titley Rev. Richard M.A. Rectory, Barwell, Hipckley Public Establishments. 'Yatson Rev. Canon Henry Lacon M.A. Sharnford rectory, County Court Office, open from Io a.m. to 4 p.m. on week days; saturday, from IO to I. His Honor John Hincklev• Wollaston Frederick Eusta.ce Arbuthnott esq. D.J •. Shen- Whightman Wood, judge; Arthur John Loseby, re­ ton hall, Nuneaton gistrar. A County Court is usually held in the months 'Vorsley-Worswick Col. Rich d. N ormanton ball, Hinckley of January, March, May, July, September & November; Clerk to the Magistrates, S. Pilgrim, Castle st. Hinckley the district comprises the following places :-Bagworth, Special & Petty Sessional Courts are held every alternate Barlestone, Barton-in-the-Beans, Bilstone, Botchestone, thursday at the Police court, Hinckley, n a.m. & every Brascote, Cade'by, Carlton, Congerston, Dadlington, alternate wednesday at the Police station, Market Eos· Dasford, Gopsall, •Groby, Ibstock, Ibstock-Pastures, worth, I I noon Kirkby Mallory, Merry Lees, Nailstone,Newbold Verdon, The Petty Sessional Division of Market Bosworth com­ Newtown Unthank, Norton-juxta-Twycross, Odstone, prises Aston Flamville, Atterton, Bagworth, Barlflstone, Osbaston, Peckleton, Shackerstone, ShEmton, Sibson, Barton·in-the-Beans, Barwell, Bilstone, Botchestone & Stanton-under-Bardon, Stapleton,Sutton Cheney, Thorn­ Newtown Unthank, Burbage, Cadeby, Carlton, Congers­ ton, Twycross, Upton, Wellsborough & Temple Hall ton, Dadlington, Desford, Earl Shilton, Elmesti.10rpe, For Bankruptcy purposes, this Court is included in that Fenny Drayton, Gopsall, Higham-on-the-Hill & Lindley, of Leicester, John GulsoD Burgess, 1 Berridge street, Hinckley & Wykin, Ibstock, Kirkby Mallory, Knoll & Leicester, official receiver Basset House, Market Bosworth & Coton, Merevale, Certifl.ed :Bailiffs appointed under the "Law of Distress Nailstone, Naneby, Newbold Verdon, Norton-juxta­ Amendment .Act," Thomas Currall Quincey, Mark Bos­ Twycross, Odstone, Orton•on-the-Hill, Osbaston,Peckle­ worth & Thomas Marson, Higham-on-the-Hill ton, Potters Marston, Ratcliffe Coley, Sapcote,Shacker­ Inland Revenue Office, "Dixie Arms,'' Nassau Atherstone, stone, Sharnford, Sheepy Magna,Sheepy Parva,Shenton, officer Sibson, Stanton·under·Bardon, Stapleton, SttJke Golding, Police Office, Thomas Vernon, sergeant & one constable Stoney Stanton, Sutton Cheney, Thornton, Thul'laston, Schools. Twycross, Upton, Wellsborough & Temple Hall & The Grammar School, although its actual founder is un­ Witherly known, can be traced back as far as A.D. I528; it was :Market Bosworth Union. refounded in x6or by Sir Wolstan Dixie knt. of Bos­ Board· day, wednesday fortnightly, at the Union house, worth Park : the present buildings, which are large &; at I p.m. commodious, were erected in I828 & houses arc pro­ The Union comprises the following parishes & townships : vided for the head & assistant mast.ers: in I883 the -J3agworth, Barlestone, Barton-in-the-Beans, Bilstone, school was reorganised under a new scheme, hy which Cadeby, Carlton, Congerston, Dadlington, Desford, Gop­ provision is made for three exhibitions of £3o a year.­ sall, Ibstock, Kirkby Mallory, Market Bosworth, Mark­ tenable for three years, at one of the universities of th~ field, Nailstone, Newbold Verdon, Norton-juxta-Twy­ United Kingdom, or any place of higher education ap­ cross, Odstone, Orton-on-the-Rill, Osliaston, Peckleton, proved by the governors : there are also three exhi­ Ratby, Shackerstone, Shenton, Sibston, Stanton-under­ bitions at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, of £30 a Bardon, Stapleton, Sutton Cheney, Thornton, Twycross year, tenable for three years : a new chemical laboratory., & Uptop. The -population in 189I was 15,640; area, a. workshop and a dormitory have been erected at a 53,255 acres ; rateable value not obtainable . cast of £~,ooo : the Rev. Lewis Henry Pearson B.A. of Clerk:. to. Guardians & Asses:sment Committee, Thomas B. the University of London, was appointed head master Fitch, Market Boswortb · in I88g: Thomas Mclntire B. A. William K. Bretherton Treasurer, James Lawford, Leicestershire Banking Co B..A. Herbert Gardner, assistant masters ' Elementary School (mixed & infants'), erected I84B .. Relieving & Inquiry Officer, N as. I & 2 districts, W. C. in Mears, Congerston . for 100 boys & girls & So infants ; average attendance, Vaccination Officer, W. · S. ,Mears, Congerstone; William 85 boys & girls & 6o infants; George Graver, master Thirlby, Heather · (mixed! school); Miss Adine Grainfie1d, infants" Medical Officers & Public Vaccinators, Barlestone district, mistress; Miss Violette Clark, assistant infants' mistres~ David Pestell Thomas, Market Bosworth ; Bosworth dis- nailway Station, Ellis Bray, .station master . trict, R-obert James Orford, Markeb Bosworth; Desford · Carriers to & from:~ district, T. W. Gordon Kelly M. D. Desford; lbstock dis­ Atherstone-Daniel Middleton, tues trict, Richard Henry Thomas, Ibstock ; Markfield dis­ Bedworth-Daniel Middleton, sat trict, John Wright, Markfield; Twycross district, Hinckley-Daniel Middleton, every mon Edmund Joh11 'l'hompson, Mea.sham Leicester-George Cha·pman, Town Hall lane, wed. & sat.; Superintendent -Registrar, Thoma~ Birch Fitch, Market & Thomas Orchard, wed. & safl Bosworth; deputy, H. W. Beck, Market .Bosworth Nuneaton-Daniel Middleton, every sat . • Gra.1"er George Pearson Rev. Lewis H., B. A. (head PRIVATE· RESIDENTS. Jesson Mrs master), Gra-mmar school Bates. :Mrs • Long l\{rs ' Rand&ll Rev. Joseph (Congregational) Bowers Rev. Percy Harris M.A, The Loseby Arthur John Scl}tt Charles Norman Lindsay ToU~ Rectory Mo-rris .Mrs .m-ache J .P.& ,Lady Agnes, Bo$w!lrtq Craig Rev . .J oh:Q. Xeath Misses park Gardner Herbert Orford Roobert James Thomas .David festell .