Edenhope, a township and small village in the parish of Mainstone, six miles north-west from Clun, comprises 1,673a. 1r. 1p. of land, the rateable value of which is £764. 7s. The tithes are commuted for £86. The principal landowners are the Earl of Powis; Henry Lyster, Esq.; John Coates, Esq.: there are also a few smaller proprietors.
Knuck, a small township with a few cottage residences, is situated about a mile south from Mainstone, contains 594 acres of land, and in 1841 had five houses and 26 inhabitants. The chief landowners are the Misses Beck, Earl Powis, and John Sankey, Esq. Rateable value of the township, £355. 18s. 6d.
Reilth, a township in Mainstone parish, comprising 717a. 3r. 13p. of land, the rateable value of which is £484. 0s. 6d. The principal landowners are the Earl of Powis; Richard Sankey, Esq.; Beriah Botfield, Esq.; and the Rev. R. Browne. In 1841 there were 10 houses and 64 inhabitants. Directory.—Mainstone: Benjamin Beddoes, farmer; John Lewis, farmer; George Morris, blacksmith; John Powell, schoolmaster, Churchtown; Thomas Powell, shoemaker. Edenhope: Edward Davies, farmer; Richard Hudson, farmer, Helfield; Edward Jones, farmer; John Thomas, farmer. Reilth: Richard Sankey, Esq., The Reilth.
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[32] The errata has been applied in the transcription. However, the page 445 has not because Charles Nowell Hill name occurs on other pages where it is not corrected.—DP.