A short distance from the hall are the almshouses, erected and endowed in
1672 by _Sir Samuel Jones_. They consist of sixteen tenements, and a
small room for the use of the chaplain, with gardens attached thereto,
and are surrounded by a lofty wall. The yearly income amounts to about
£183. 7s. 6d. per annum, and arises from the following sources:—Nine
acres of land in Castle Foregate, let for £36 per annum; the several sums
of £20, £40, and £80 per annum charged on the Berwick estate; and the
dividends on £245. 18s. 3d. South Sea Annuities. From the sources above
mentioned, each inmate receives about £5. 8s. annually, besides clothing
and coal. The emoluments of the chaplain amount to about £54. 9s. per
annum. Between the almshouses and the hall is the chapel appropriated to
the use of the inmates of the adjacent almshouses. It is a small fabric,
of a primitive appearance, with a tower at the west end, and was built in
1762, on the site of a former edifice which had become ruinous. There is
a free school in the township, supported by the Hon. Henry W. Powys,
where forty scholars are educated. Leaton Knolls, the delightful
residence of John Arthur Lloyd, Esq., is just within the bounds of this
township, situated in a picturesque glen, and surrounded with beautiful
shrubberies and thriving plantations.
Powys Honourable Henry Wentworth, Upper Berwick House
Hope Thomas, Esq., Berwick House
Lloyd John Arthur, Esq., Leaton Knolls
Briscoe, Mrs. Mary
Davies John, blacksmith
Davies Samuel, farmer, Cross Green
Gough Edward, farmer
Jones John, wheelwright
Maddox Martha, schoolmistress
Morris Jeremiah, shoemaker
Oakley Thomas, farm bailiff
Roberts Mary, farmer
Roberts Thomas, farmer, Great Berwick
Slinn John, gamekeeper
Vaughan Richard, farmer, Almond Park
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is a chapelry in the parish of St. Mary, Shrewsbury, 3½ miles south from
Wem, and eight miles north from Shrewsbury. In 1801 there was a
population of 289 souls, and in 1841 there were 61 houses and 273
inhabitants. The township contains 1370 acres of land, mostly highly
productive; the soil is a mixture of sand and loam, and considered good
turnip land. Rateable value, £2,546 10s. The Duke of Cleveland is the
principal owner and lord of the manor; Mr. Joshua Holmes, George Harding,
Esq., Mrs. Nickson, Mrs. Griffith, and others, are also freeholders. The
village is pleasantly situated on high ground, and commands some pleasing
views of the romantic and rural scenery by which it is surrounded.
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