The History of Oswestry / Comprising the British, Saxon, Norman, and English eras; the topography of the borough; and its ecclesiastical and civic history; with notices of botany, geology, statistics, angling, and biography: to which are added sketches of the environs
COMPRISING THE BRITISH, SAXON, NORMAN, AND ENGLISH ERAS;
THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE BOROUGH;
AND ITS ECCLESIASTICAL AND CIVIC HISTORY:
WITH NOTICES OF BOTANY, GEOLOGY, STATISTICS, ANGLING, AND BIOGRAPHY:
TO WHICH ARE ADDED SKETCHES OF THE ENVIRONS.
ILLUSTRATED WITH WOOD-ENGRAVINGS,
By MR. PERCY CRUIKSHANK, after Sketches by MR. ROBERT CRUIKSHANK.
WRITTEN AND COMPILED
BY WILLIAM CATHRALL,
AUTHOR OF “THE HISTORY OF NORTH WALES,” “WANDERINGS IN NORTH WALES,” &c.
OSWESTRY: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY GEORGE LEWIS.
ENTERED AT STATIONERS’ HALL.
William Cathrall
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THE TOWN.
THE ENVIRONS.
REVIEW OF ANCIENT HISTORY.
THE CIVIL WARS
THE RESTORATION.
The Charter
THE REVOLUTION.
Public Establishments and Institutions.
THE POST OFFICE
THE BANKS.
THE STAMP OFFICE
THE MARKETS.
THE GAS-WORKS
THE THEATRE
THE HOTELS.
Educational Institutions.
DISPENSARY AND BATHS.
THE HOUSE OF INDUSTRY,
CHARITABLE DONATIONS TO THE POOR.
THE PARISH CHURCH.
TRINITY CHURCH.
TREFONEN CHURCH.
RHYDYCROESAU CHURCH.
LIST OF VICARS.
Dissenting Places of Worship.
ALDERMEN AND COMMON-COUNCILMEN.
OSWESTRY CASTLE.
ANCIENT HOUSES.
OSWALD’S WELL
ANCIENT CUSTOMS.
Railway Communication.
EXTENSION LINE FROM OSWESTRY TO WELSHPOOL AND NEWTOWN.
Statistics.
POPULATION.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
Natural History.
Botany of the Parish.
Biography.
ASTON HALL,
BRYNKINALT,
CHIRK CASTLE,
HALSTON,
KNOCKIN.
LLANYMYNECH
LLANSILIN
LLANYBLODWEL,
PARK HALL,
PORKINGTON,
ST. MARTIN’S
WEST FELTON
WHITTINGTON,
THE POST-OFFICE.
Foreign and British Wines and Spirits,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1803.
JOHN WINDSOR,
EDWARD DAVIES,
GEORGE LEWIS,
PARIS HOUSE,
FOOTNOTES.
