Carriers by Water.
Crowley and Co., general carriers to all parts of England; William Tomkinson, agent, Old wharf
Grand Junction Canal Company (to London); Wm. Tomkinson, agent, Old wharf
Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, general carriers to all parts of England; William Tomkinson, agent, Old wharf
BETTON
is a township and small rural village, in the parish of Market Drayton, two miles N.N. by E. from the parish church. The township comprises 2,185a. 0r. 27p. of land, the principal owners of which are Peter Broughton, Esq., and William Church Norcop, Esq. The other proprietors are Richard Corbet, Esq., Purney Sillitoe, Esq., and Sir John Chetwode, Bart. In 1841 there were 38 houses and 254 inhabitants within the bounds of the township. Rateable value, £2,963. 2s. The tithes have been commuted, and £223. 5s. 9d. apportioned to William Church Norcop, Esq.; £40. 7s. 6d. to Peter Broughton, Esq.; £32. 18s. 3d. to Richard Corbet, Esq.; and to the Vicar of Drayton, £5. 13s. 6d. Betton Hall, a handsome and pleasantly situated mansion on elevated ground, is the residence and property of William Church Norcop, Esq. It was considerably enlarged and beautified about forty years ago. A pillar, in the field a little south from the hall, marks the site of an ancient chapel that formerly stood here, but no remains have been seen of it within the memory of man. Tunstall Hall, a spacious and elegant mansion, situated in park-like grounds, about a mile from Market Drayton, is the seat and property of Peter Broughton, Esq. Betton Moss is a tract of unenclosed land, containing 56a. 0r. 33p. Oakley Corn Mill is situated on the banks of the river Tern, which divides this township from the county of Stafford.
Bourne John, farmer, Betton Coppice
Broughton Peter, Esq., Tunstall Hall
Crutchley John, farmer, Brownhills
Davies Richard, farmer, Brownhills