Huntley 1876
HUNTLEY is a parish and village in Westbury-on-Severn union, containing, by the census of 1861, 533, and in 1871, 516 inhabitants, and 1146 acres of land; in the deanery of the Forest, archdeaconry of Gloucester, diocese of Gloucerter and Bristol, hundred of the Duchy of Lancaster, West Gloucestershire; 4 miles south from Newent, 7 north-west from Gloucester, 7 north-east from Newnham, and 9 south-east from Ross, on the road from thence to Gloucester. The living is a discharged rectory, in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Henry E. Miles, M.A., valued at £280 per annum, with residence. The church is a handsome edifice, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, which was entirely rebuilt in 1863, with the exception of the tower, which on rebuilding the church was surmounted by a spire; it consists of nave, chancel, and north aisle, with vestry, and has accommodation for 392 people. The rectory was at the same time enlarged and improved, the whole being done at the expense of the late rector, the Rev. Daniel Capper, M.A. There is also another rectory house, which has been made into a handsome residence, in the Elizabethan style, by the present rector, he having exchanged the original glebe house and land with Edwin Probyn, Esq., for other land in the parish. There are National Schools for children of both sexes, which have recently been erected by the rector. The rateable value of this parish is £2524.HUNTLEY MANOR HOUSE is a noble mansion, the seat of Edwin Probyn, Esq., D.L., J.P., who is lord of the manor and chief owner of the soil.
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Clergy, Gentry, and Private Residents ARMITAGE Rev. George Dowker, M.A., curate, The CottageDOBBS Mr. Samuel P., Yew Tree farm ELTON Mr. Richard MILES Rev. Henry E., M.A., rector, New Rectory PROBYN Edmund, Esq., D.L., J.P., Huntley manor WHITE Mr. Richard WHYTE Marcus Beresford, Esq., Court house WILKS Mrs. Mary Trades and Professions BROWN James, farmer, Little North endCADLE John, butcher CANNOCK John, farmer, North End farm CLARK Samuel, farmer, Rough Cast house CLISSOLD Daniel, shoemaker DANCE William, Jun., saddler DOBBINS Charles, carrier DOBBS James, farmer, "Red Lion" inn DOBBS AND SON, artificial manure manufacturere and agricultural implement agents DOBBS Samuel Priday (firm of Dobbs and Son), farmer, Yew Tree farm GARDNER George, carrier GREEN James J., draper, grocer, and ironmonger HARPER Charles, blacksmith HART William, carpenter, wheelwright, grocer, and glass, china, and earthenware dealer HOLMES George, National schoolmaster and organist HOOPER Mrs. Elizabeth, dressmaker JORDAN Thomas, wheelwright LEWIS George, farmer and haulier MARSHALL Robert, shoemaker PARTRIDGE Thomas, farmer, Enders farm PENSOM Tom, castrator PHILLIPS Richard, blacksmith POOLE Henry, machinist and carrier, Pool cottage PREDETH George, shopkeeper SHEWELL John, castrator STEPHENS Mrs. Mary, beer retailer WARE Jas. Ware, farmer, Wood End farm WHITE Joseph, sub-postmaster WILLIAMS John, tailor WILLIAMS Richard, farmer WILLIAMS Walter, Parish clerk Post Office - Joseph White, sub-postmaster. Letters through Gloucester delivered at 7.30 a.m.; dispatched at 4.55p.m. The nearest money order office is at Longhope, and the nearest telegraph offices are at Mitcheldean and Newent. National School - George Holmes, master; Mrs. Eliza Holmes, sewing mistress Carriers - Gloucester - Henry Poole, Mon, Wed, and Sat; Charles Dobbins and Geo. Gardner, Wed and Sat. |