Directory.—Francis Grocott, farmer, Calverhall; Johnson and Moore, farmers, Styche farm; William Lea, farmer and corn miller; Samuel Minor, farmer, Moreton Hall; William Overton, farmer, Higgins Wood; William Parker, farmer, the Wood; Thomas Peplow, farmer; Rev. Robert Upton, M.A., the Parsonage.
BETCHLEY
is a township and scattered village, pleasantly situated one mile south from Moreton Say, which in 1841 had 16 houses and 101 inhabitants. Rateable value, £684. 16s. The acres and tithes are included in the returns given of the parish. The Earl of Powis and George Corser, Esq., are the landowners. The soil is mostly a cold clay, but has been much improved by draining and by freely using bone-dust as a fertilizer.
The principal residents are Thomas Baker, farmer; Mrs. Cartwright, farmer; William Humphreys, farmer; and Samuel Sharratt, farmer, Oldfields.
LONGFORD,
a township and village, delightfully situated on elevated ground, two miles S.E. by E. from Moreton Say, in 1841 contained 53 houses and 262 inhabitants. The land produces good crops of wheat and barley, and there is some fine grazing land; the soil is chiefly strong. The Market Drayton, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, and Newport turnpike roads intersect the township. The scenery around is beautifully varied and picturesque. Gross estimated rental, £1,537. 14s. John Tayleur, Esq., is lord of the manor and a landowner; besides whom the Rev. Thomas Henshaw Jones, Mr. Charles Warren, Mr. Samuel Hudson, Richard Corbet, Esq., John Hazledine, Esq., and others are also proprietors.
Directory.—George Harding, Esq., estate agent and steward to Richard Corbet, Esq., Tern Hill House; Joseph Harris, farmer; Samuel Harris, farmer; John Hazledine, Esq., Tern Hill; John Hill Stephenson, farmer; Samuel Hudson, farmer; Joseph Johnson, blacksmith and victualler, the Lion; Joseph Sillitoe, farmer, Tern Hill; James Wood, beerhouse-keeper.
STYCHE AND WOODLANDS,
a township and village on the northern verge of the county, bordering on Cheshire, at the census of 1841 contained 24 houses and 145 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,148. 7s. The soil is mostly a strong clay; there is some good meadow land in the township. The Earl of Powis and Lord Kilmorey are the landowners. Styche Hall is an elegant mansion of brick, with stone quoins and stuccoed, which produces a light and handsome appearance. It is situated on a gentle elevation, and being lofty and spacious, and approached by a fine portico, gives it an imposing aspect. The front of the mansion opens into a fine extent of park-like grounds. The offices and stables are behind the hall, and form a spacious quadrangle. Styche is now the seat of Henry B. Clive, Esq., M.P., for the borough of Ludlow. The celebrated Lord Clive, the founder of the present noble family of Powis, was born at Styche. He was the son of Richard Clive, Esq., and received his education first at the free-school in Drayton, and afterwards at Dr. Stirling’s school, Hempsted. He subsequently became a celebrated commander in the East India Company’s service, and contributed to the prosperity of the company in a most unexampled manner. He represented the town of Shrewsbury in parliament from 1760 to 1774, but rarely spoke in the house, though upon special occasions he displayed great powers of elocution. By his will he bequeathed £70,000 to the invalids in the Company’s service.
Directory.—Henry B. Clive, Esq., Styche Hall; Thomas Akers, farmer, Shavington Park; Samuel Beeston, farmer, Nobridge; Thomas Betterley, farmer, Shavington; Richard Caldicot, farmer. New-street Lane; Charles Gregory, farmer, Barnetts; John Horton, beerhouse-keeper; Abraham Price, farmer; Thomas Sharratt, farmer, New-street Lane.