Directory.—Mrs. Louisa Lloyd, Aston Hall; Edward Harvey Lloyd, Esq., Aston Hall; Ann Evans, farmer, Bromwich Park; Sarah Hughes, farmer; Richard Legh, farmer, Fox Hall; Zachariah Larkin, farm bailiff and gardener, The Hall; John Roberts, agent to Black Park Coal Works, Queen’s Head Wharf.
CRICKHEATH,
a village and township four miles S. from Oswestry, has 1,286a. 2r. of land, and at the census of 1841, 89 houses and 370 inhabitants. The landowners are the Earl of Bradford, Earl Powis, W. Eaton, Esq., Mr. Thomas, Miss Wheeler, and Mr. Thomas Jones. The tithes are commuted for £246. 1s. 6d., of which £225 are paid to Earl Powis, and £21. 1s. 6d. to the Vicar of Oswestry. The soil is various. The meadow land is subject to be flooded by the Morda overflowing its banks. It is the opinion of many that minerals abound in this township. A party of gentlemen have commenced works in search of copper ore, but none had been found when our agent visited the township.
Pant is a hamlet in this township, in a mountainous district, where there are several immense quarries of limestone. A number of persons are employed in working the quarries and burning lime.
Directory.—Those with * affixed reside at the Pant.—* John Griffiths, blacksmith; Thomas Jones, farmer; * Robert Llwyd, wheelwright; John Murray, blacksmith; Hugh Pugh, farmer; * Samuel Pugh, shopkeeper and coal dealer; John Rogers, farmer, The Hall; * Robert Roberts, victualler, Powis Arms; * Robert Roberts, jun., farmer and quarry master; William Rowland, blacksmith; Edward Sockett, farmer; Thomas Ward, farmer; John Williams, farmer.
CYNYNION
is a township and scattered village, three miles and a half S.W. by W. from Oswestry, which contains 760a. 1r. 6p. of land, mostly a bleak, mountainous district. The village is situate at the verge of the range of limestone rock, near the borders of Denbighshire, and had in 1841, 27 houses and 68 inhabitants. Sir Watkin W. Wynne, Bart., is lord of the manor, owner of the whole township, and impropriator of the large tithes, which are commuted for £14. 15s. 6d. The vicarial tithes are commuted for £13. 13s. 5d. The Church, situated at the Lawnt, is a small fabric of stone, with a square tower. Divine service is performed both in English and Welsh. The Rev. Robert Williams is the incumbent, and resides at the Parsonage, a good residence a short distance from the church. Mr. Williams receives a limited number of scholars as hoarders. A school was built in the village in 1850. The lime works in this township are extensively worked by Messrs. Croxon and Co. Lawnt is a small hamlet in this township.
Croxon & Jones, lime works & quarry masters
Edwards John, farmer
Evans Robert, farmer, Pandy