Slater's [1859] Shropshire DirectorySlater, I. (Isaac)
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Slater's [1859] Shropshire Directory
Slater, I. (Isaac)
Shropshire (England) -- Directories
To SHIFFNALL, every morning (Sunday excepted) at half-past eight
RAILWAY.
The nearest _Stations_ are at WELLINGTON, on the Shrewsbury & Birmingham
line, about seven miles N.N.W. from Broseley, and SHIFFNALL, on the
Shrewsbury & Chester line, four miles from Dawley Green.—For conveyances
thereto see _Omnibuses_
CARRIERS.
To SHREWSBURY, William Williams, from the Crown, Broseley, Tuesday and
Friday
To WAPPENHALL, Pickford & Co. from Ironbridge, daily
To WENLOCK, a Mail Cart, from Ironbridge, every morning at six
CONVEYANCE BY WATER.
To BRISTOL and intermediate places, Francis & John Yates (in conjunction
with Danks, Venn and Sanders), from Severn warehouse, Ironbridge, &
Coalport wharf, twice a week, and Benjamin Devy, from Coalport wharf,
once a week
To GLOUCESTER, WORCESTER, BRIDGNORTH, BEWDLEY, &c. Francis and John
Yates, from Severn warehouse, twice a week, and Benjn. Owen, from
Ironbridge, monthly
To SHREWSBURY, Francis and John Yates, from Severn warehouse, and Benjn.
Owen, from Ironbridge, weekly
CHURCH STRETTON,
INCLUDING THE TOWNSHIPS OF ALL STRETTON, LITTLE STRETTON, MINTON AND
NEIGHBOURHOODS.
CHURCH STRETTON is a parish in the hundred of Munslow, comprising the
township of its name, and also, those of ALL STRETTON, LITTLE STRETTON,
and MINTON: the market town of Church Stretton is 153 miles N.W. from
London, and 13 S. from Shrewsbury; romantically seated in a valley formed
by the Caradoc, Ragleth, and Longmynd hills. It is a station on the
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. From the summit of the latter, which is
nearly 1,700, feet above the level of the sea, most extensive,
interesting, and diversified views are commanded. Many flocks of sheep
are kept on the hills, producing large quantities of good wool. This
place, which is distinguished by its adjunct (Church), from its
townships, as the locality of the parish church, derives its name from
_Street-Town_, from its situation, within a quarter of a mile of the
_Watling-street_, which ancient way passes in a direction parallel with
the road from Shrewsbury to Ludlow. The town consists of but one street,
in the widest part of which stands the market hall and public room,
erected in 1839, by subscription, on the site of an old timber structure.
The most prominent branch carried on is malting. A court leet is held
twice in each year under the steward of the manor, and the county
magistrates sit in petty sessions on the third Thursday, monthly, at the
Crown, the principal inn here. Church Stretton is a polling station at
the election of members to represent South Salop.
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