Directory.—Richard Bright, vict., Red Lion; Benjamin Brown, blacksmith; George Davies, farmer, Black Hall; Richard Davies, wheelwright; John Griffiths, shoemaker; Joseph Miles, shoemaker; Mary Price, farmer, Meadow Cottage; Edward Trudge, farmer, Llanvair Hall.
Clewilsey is a township three miles N.W. of Llanvair, containing 1,167a. 3r. of land, the rateable value of which is £825. 6s. The principal landowners are Mrs. Conway, Edward Price, Esq., Mrs. Maria Rutter, Mrs. Ann Richards, and the Earl of Powis. The village contains 32 houses and 306 persons. Directory.—Martha Bowen, farmer; James Edwards, farmer, Brynbeddow; Edward Price, farmer, The Runnis; Richard Thomas, farmer.
Funnanvair is a township in Llanvair-Waterdine parish, which contains 432 acres of land. Rateable value, £321. 18s. In 1841 there were fifteen houses and 74 inhabitants. The principal landowners are C. L. Duppa Duppa, Esq.; Edward Griffiths, Esq.; and Mr. John Griffiths, besides whom are a number of smaller freeholders. Directory.—Evan Davies, farmer, Blain-y-dree; John Lyre, farmer, Cwm Brain.
Maneythesney is a township one and a half mile S.W. of Llanvair, which contains 712 acres of land. Rateable value, £685. 7s. 6d. The township at the census of 1841 had eleven houses and 52 inhabitants. The principal landowners are the trustees of Millington’s charity, Shrewsbury; and Thomas Jones, Esq. Directory.—Edward Griffiths, farmer, Melling-y-groge; Thomas Jones, farmer, and Jonathan Swancott, farmer.
Selley is a township two and three quarter miles N.E. of Llanvair, which contains 516 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £285. 6s. 8d. The principal landowners are Henry Powell, Esq.; Walter Lander, Esq.; and Edward Hamar, Esq. At the census of 1841 here were three houses and 25 persons. Directory.—Richard Edwards, farmer, Garbett; John Collins, farmer, Little Selley; and Penry Powell, farmer, Selley Hall.
Skyborry is a township one mile N.W. of Knighton, which has a population of 98 persons and 21 houses. It comprehends an area of 839 acres, the rateable value of which is £775. 3s. 4d. The principal landowners are John Davies, Esq.; John Edwards, Esq.; Michael Jones, Esq.; Henry Powell, Esq.; and Mr. Thomas Bright. Directory.—John Bevan, farmer, Monach-ty; Charles Edwards, farmer; Michael Jones, Esq., Nether Skyborry; and William Parr, farmer.
Trebert is a small township containing 662a. 2r. of land, the rateable value of which is £422. 6s. 8d. The principal landowners are the trustees of Millington’s charity, Shrewsbury; the Rev. John R. N. Kinchant; and James Lee, Esq. The parsonage house is situated in this township. Directory.—Charles Davies, Esq., The Craig; Mrs. Jane Davies, Landinshup; the Rev. John R. N. Kinchant, incumbent, of Llanvair-Waterdine; and Ann Price, farmer, The Veddw.
MAINSTONE
is a parish partly in this county and partly in that of Montgomery, which comprises the townships of Mainstone, Edenhope, Knuck and Reilth. At the census of 1801 the parish had 406 inhabitants; in 1831, 462; 1841, 449; of whom 276 persons were returned as in this county, and the remainder in Montgomeryshire. “The village of Mainstone is situated in a hilly district, four miles south-west by west from Bishop’s Castle. The township contains 362a. 1r. 38p. of land, and in 1841 had 17 houses and 91 inhabitants. Rateable value £306. 12s. 6d. The principal landowners are the Misses Beck, Rev. John Harrison, and Mr. Benjamin Beddoes. The Earl of Powis is lord of the manor. The Church is an antique structure of unpresuming appearance, dedicated to St. John. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s book at £4. 13s. 4d., in the patronage of the lord chancellor: the incumbent is a non-resident. The tithes are commuted for £343. This parish is intersected by Offas Dyke.
Charities.—Lewis Reynolds, John Price, Hugh Edwards, John Daniel, William Farmer and John Lateward, left in the whole £25. 10s., of which £23. 10s. was laid out in the purchase of about an acre of land, called Comb-y-Llan, which is let for £1. 10s. per annum. Catherine Thomas in 1722 left a rent charge of 12s. issuing out of a meadow in Mainstone, and directed it to be distributed among the poor not receiving parochial relief. Nathaniel Shuker in 1735 conveyed a piece of land called the Little Meadow, in trust, for the benefit of the poor; it now produces a yearly rent of 25s. The several sums above mentioned, amounting to £3. 7s. per annum, are divided into two parts, and one part is distributed on the north side, which is in the county of Montgomery, and the other on the south side, in the county of Salop. Humphrey Bird left £10 to the poor of the Shropshire part of the parish of Mainstone. John Edwards in 1722 left £5 for the benefit of the poor. The sum of 10s. was annually paid by the donor’s grandson up to the time of his death, in 1806, and he requested his executor to pay 10s. a year in addition to the 5s. a year left by his grandfather. Since Mr. Edwards’ death, the sum of 10s. only has been received; but it appears evident that 15s. yearly ought to be paid in respect of these charities, according to the intentions of the donors.