STOWE
is a parish and small village about two miles north-east by east from Knighton, which contains 2,724a. 0r. 11p. of land. At the census of 1841 there were 38 houses and 135 souls. The township of Stowe contains 748a. 2r. 25p. of land, the rateable value of which is £531. The village is romantically situated, and surrounded by lofty hills. Edward Rogers, Esq., is the landowner in this township. The Church is dedicated to St. Michael, and the living a vicarage, in the patronage of the crown: incumbent, Rev. Thomas Green. The tithes are commuted for £250, of which £45 is apportioned to Clun Hospital. There is also glebe land of the annual value of £20. Directory.—Sarah Baldwin, miller and farmer, William Langford, stone mason, and Caleb Steadman, farmer.
Lurkinhope is a township in Stowe parish, containing 1,265a. 1r. 26p. of land, the rateable value of which is £586. 15s. The principal landowner is Charles Edwards, Esq. Sarah Bright is the resident farmer.
Weston is a small township in the parish of Stowe, containing 710 acres, the rateable value of which is £475. 10s. Edward Rogers, Esq., is sole owner in this township. Directory.—Charles Steadman, farmer, and Edward Turner, cattle dealer.
WENTNOR
is an extensive parish comprising the townships of Adston, Home, Kinnerton, and Ritton, Medlicott and Wentnor, which have an area of 4,190 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £2,978. The village of Wentnor is pleasantly situated five and a half miles N.E. of Bishop’s Castle, and in 1841 had 43 houses and 200 inhabitants. There is a small woollen manufactory in this parish, worked by water power. The Church is dedicated to Saint Michael. The living is a rectory in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ Church, Oxford, and incumbency of the Rev. Thomas Hunt. The tithes are commuted for £212. 10s. The principal landowners are the Rev. John Bright, Rev. G. D. Pardoe, Robert Scott, Esq., Thomas Downes, Esq., and Mrs. Sarah Medlicott. The Earl of Powis is lord of the manor.
Adston is a township situated to the north of Wentnor, the principal landowners of which are the Rev. John Bright, Jeremiah Medlicott, Esq., Francis Norton, Esq., John Whitehurst, Esq., and H. Walters, Esq. In 1841 here were 19 houses and 100 inhabitants.
Home is a small township containing three houses and 24 persons. The land is the property of the Rev. John Rogers.
Kinnerton and Ritton is a township and village three miles from Wentnor, which contains 58 houses and 322 persons. Henry Lyster, Esq., is the proprietor of the land and lord of the manor.
Medlicott is a township one mile from Wentnor, containing 14 houses and 60 inhabitants. John Medlicott, Esq., is lord of the manor and chief landowner; Mrs. Sarah Medlicott and Mr. Thomas Bright are also owners.