The parish church of St. Mary is an ancient structure, with a plain square tower, surmounted by an octagonal spire of wood, and formerly belonged to one of the mitred abbeys. The living is a vicarage, in the gift of the lord of the manor; the Rev. Edward George Childe is the present incumbent. There is a chapel each for Methodists and Roman Catholics—the latter is attached to Mawley Hall, about a mile to the west, the seat of Sir Edward Blount, Bart. The locality of this hall is very beautiful, and the prospects extensive and pleasing. The endowed school was founded pursuant to the will of Sir William Lacon Childe, Knight, dated 1714; and in 1740 the ground was purchased on which the buildings are erected: it is a well endowed establishment, and educates upwards of two hundred pupils, of whom forty boys and girls are annually clothed; and a fee is given for apprenticing boys on their leaving the school. The present income (including land) amounts to about £500. per annum: the management is vested in ten trustees: the head master is appointed by W. L. Childe, Esq., as representative of the founder, and visitor of the schools. The market is held on Wednesday, and the fairs April 21st, May 2nd, Trinity Monday, and October 27th. The parish contained, in 1841, 1,730 inhabitants, and in 1851, 1,738. POST OFFICE, William Jefferies, _Post Master_.—Letters from various places EAST and SOUTH arrive (from BEWDLEY) every morning at eight, and are despatched thereto at a quarter before five in the evening. GENTRY AND CLERGY. Blount Sir Edward, Bart. Mawley Hall Botfield Mrs. Lucy, Hopton Court Childe Rev. Edward George, Cleobury Mortimer Childe William Lacon, Esq. Kinlet Hall Cocks Rev. Charles Richard Somers, Neen Savage Cooksey Mr. — Cleobury Mortimer Crump Thomas, Esq. Chorley Crump Thomas, jun. Esq. Cleobury Mortimer Davis Rev. William, Bayton Halliburton Rev. Chas. Corley Rectory Hayton Rev. John, Cleobury Mortimer Kemp Rev. Henry, Cleobury Mortimer Maddison Rev. Charles, St. Hesdon Vicarage Reynolds Mrs. Elizabeth, Cleobury Mortimer Richardson Lieutenant Jno. Cleobury Mortimer Ricketts Rev. Martin H. Cleobury Mortimer Southam Phillip Saml. Esq. Cleobury Mortimer Smith Captain—Holly Waste, Cleobury Mortimer Wicksted Charles, Esq. Shakenhurst Williams Rev. Jno. Farlow Parsonage Woodward Rev. Frank, Hopton ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS. Allday Ann (boarding & day) ENDOWED SCHOOL—Rev. Henry Kemp, head master INFANTS’ SCHOOL—Mrs. Tongue, Newall Emma, mistress ATTORNEYS. Pope Benjamin Trow Adam, Prattinton AUCTIONEERS. Backhouse Henry O. Hill William BAKERS & FLOUR DEALERS. Keysell Edward Price James Yapp Thomas BLACKSMITHS. Corfield William, Neen Savage Harris Thomas Potter Edward Webb Sarah BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS. Bodendam James Breakwell Thos. Hide Thomas Whatmore Jno. Wheeler Ann Wheeler James BUTCHERS. Bright Edward Lloyd Thomas Williams Thos. Worrall Chas. CHEMISTS.