1822
Ashill - a parish of considerable extent in the hundred of Abdick and Bulstone; containing 69 inhabited houses, and 70 families , whereof 41 are employed in agriculture. Jordans, the residence of Willliam Speke, Esq. is situated to the S.E. of this parish, which place recieved it's name from the small river Jordan, which divides this place from Ilminster. In a field to the north is a medicinal spring, called Skipperman Well, the water of which has a very peculiar property, it ebbs and flows every day, and is very cold, but never freezes; it is used as an antidote in scorbutic eruptions, and is classed among the light chalybeats, which require to be used on the spot. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is a neat Gothic structure, consisting of nave and chancel, with a quadrangular embattled tower upwards of fifty feet in height. The living is vicarial, and a peculiar belonging to the prebendary; Rev. S. Smith, incumbant; instituted 1805. Population, 1801 - 316, 1811 - 399, 1821 - 378.
1844
Ashill - a parish in the hundred of Abdick and Bulstone, union of Chard, Somerset; 3 miles North-West from Ilminster. Living, a discharged vicarage, and a peculiar of the prebendary of the cathedral of Wells, who is also patron. It is rated at £6.0s.10d. ,in the parliamentary returns at£130; gross income £98. The parish contains the hamlets of Jordans, Rowlands, Southton, Wimbleton, and Wood. The Chard canal intersects it. Fairs are held on Easter Wednesday, first Wednesday after September 12, for cattle and pediary. Population in 1801, 316; in 1831, 403. Houses 72, Acres 1,860; A.P.£3,855. Poor rates, in 1837, £164.
1861
Ashill is a large parish, distant 8 miles from Taunton railway station, 3 3/4 west from Ilminster, and 7 north-west from Chard, in the Western division of Abdick and Bulstone hundred, Chard union, West Somersetshire ( polling place at Ilminster), Crewkerne deanery, Taunton archdeanory, Bath and Wells bishopric, situated on the Taunton road. The church of St. Mary is an ancient stone building in the Norman, Early English , Decorated and Perpendicular styles of architecture. It has been recently restored. It has a nave, Chancel and tower with 5 bells. The register dates from 1558. The living is a vicarage worth £100 yearly, with residence, in the gift of the prebendary of Ashill, in the cathedral of Wells. The Rev. James Mickleburgh, M.A. is the incumbent. There is an excellent day school for boys and girls, and there is a Sunday school held at the school-room. Fairs are held on the 17th of April and the 11th of September yearly for cattle and pedlery. A chalybeate spring rises in the parish, which has been found serviceable in diseases of the digestive organs and scrofulous complaints. The population in 1851 was 480 and in 1861 it was 470, and the acreage is 1,809. The soil is clayey. William Speke , Esq. of Jordan's-park is lord of the manor. The chief crops are Wheat, oats, peas and beans
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Coleman Thomas, farmer Crabb Jacob, shopkeeper Dicks Thomas, blacksmith Goodland Thomas, Butcher
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Hart Richard, Butcher Hellier John, farmer and landowner Hine S.D. woolstapler Jeffery Isaac, farmer Mear Robert, post office Owsley George, Ashill Inn Palmer Robert, farmer and landowner Tapp James, farmer |
Tazewell Richard, farmer Trout William, farmer and landowner Webber Benjamin, farmer and landowner Webber Joseph, farmer and landowner Letters through Ilminster, which is also the nearest money order office |
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| 1866 Ashill is a parish, 9 miles from Taunton railway station, 3 3/4 west from Ilminster (it's post town), and 7 north-west from Chard, in the western division of Abdick and Bulstone hundred, Chard union and county court district, western division of the county, Crewkerne rural deanery, Taunton archdeaconry, Bath and Wells diocese, situated on the Taunton road. The church of St. Mary is an ancient stone building in the Norman, Early English, Decorated, and Perpendicular styles of architecture: it has been partially restored, and has a nave, chancel, and tower with 5 bells. The register dates from 1558. The living is a vicarage, annual value £132, with residence, in the gift of the Prebendary of Ashill, in the cathedral of Wells, and held by the Rev. James Mickleburgh, M.A. of Trinity college, Cambridge. There is an excellent parochial day school for boys and girls, average attendance 30. A chalybeate spring rises in the parish, which has been found serviceable in diseases of the digestive organs and scrofulous complaints. Jordans is the seat and residence of William Speke J.P., who is also Lord of the Manor. The soil is clayey. The chief crops are wheat, oats, peas and beans. The population in 1851 was 480, and in 1861 it was 470, and the acreage is 1,798; the rateable value is £3,182. POST OFFICE - Robert Mear, receiver. Letters arrive from Ilminster at 8.30 a.m. ; dispatched at 9.00 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Ilminster Parochial School , Mrs.,Mary Harris, mistress |
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| Collier Mrs. Mickleburgh Rev. James, M.A. [Vicar] Speke William, esq. J.P. Jordans Voules Rev. Tom Arthur, M.A. [surrogate, rector of Beer-Crocombe and of North and South Bradon, and domestic chaplain to Viscount Dillon], Ash hill COMMERCIAL Adams Charles, beer retailer, wheelright and blacksmith
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Adams Robert, dairyman Bickley Edward, farmer Coleman Thomas, farmer Crabb Jacob, shopkeeper and hardware dealer Dicks Thomas Henry, blacksmith Gane James, shopkeeper Goodland Thomas, butcher Hart Richard, butcher, shopkeeper and farmer Helliar John, farmer and landowner |
Hine Samuel Daniel, woolstapler Mear Charles, mason and shopkeeper Mear Robert, stone mason and postmaster Palmer Robert W, farmer and landowner Shore Susan and Mary Ann (Misses), grocers Tapp James, farmer Tazewell Richard, farmer Vincent Thomas, Ashill Inn, shoemaker Webber Joseph Hull, farmer and landowner |
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| 1872 Ashill is a village and parish in Chard union, containing by the census of 1861, 445, and in 1871, 477 inhabitants, and 1790 acres:in the deanery of Crewkerne, archdeaconry of Taunton, diocese of Bath and Wells, hundred of Abdick and Bulstone, West Somerset; 31/2 miles north-west from Ilminster, 7 north from Chard, and 9 south-east from Taunton. The rectory, in the incumbency of the Rev. James Mickleburgh M.A., is valued at £336 per annum, with residence, and is in the patronage of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Mary, showing portions of the Norman, Early English, Decorated, and Perpendicular styles, consisting of nave, chancel, and tower with 5 bells;it was partially restored a few years since. There is a Parochial School for children of both sexes. Here is a Chalybeate Spring, the medical qualities of which are useful for cutaneous diseases and indigestion. Jordans is the seat of William Speke, Esq., J.P., who is lord of the manor and principal of the soil, and the father of the late Captain Speke, The African discoverer. |
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| Clergy and Gentry Collier Mrs. Ann, Town End Mickleburgh Rev. James M.A., Rector Palmer Mr. Robert W. Speke William Esq.,J.P., Jordans Tapp Mr. Abraham Voules Rev. Tom Arthur, M.A., Rector of Beer-Crocombe and North and South Bradon, domestic chaplain to Viscount Dillon, and Surrogate for the Diocese Webber Joseph Hall, Esq. Ashill House
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Trades and Professions
Adams Charles, wheelwright and beer retailer Adams Robert, dairyman Bickley Edward, farmer Coleman Thomas, farmer Dicks Thomas Henry, engineer Goodland Thomas, butcher, Southtown Helliar Miss Kate, ladies' seminary, Ashton House Helliar John, yeoman, Axhill Farm
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Hine Samuel Daniel, farmer, manufacturer and woolstapler, Thickthorne Mear Charles, grocer and draper Pain John, farmer, Ashill Farm Tapp James, farmer, Parsonage Farm Tazewell Richard Lockyer, farmer, Southtown Vincent Thomas, "Ashill" inn, and bootmaker Post Office - Mrs. Anna Mear, sub-postmistress. Letters from Ilminster at 8 .A.m. ; dispatched at 5 p.m.. Ilminster is also the nearest money order office Parochial School - Miss Mary Harris, mistress |
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| 1889 Ashill is a parish , situated on the road from Ilminster to Taunton, 8 miles south-east from Taunton and 3 3/4 north-west from Ilminster station, on the Chard branch of the Great Western Railway, in the Bridgwater division of the county, western division of Abdick and Bulstone hundred, Ilminster petty sessional division, Chard union and county court district, Ilminster district of the rural deanery of Crewkerne, archdeaconry of Taunton and diocese of Bath and Wells. The church of St. Mary is an ancient building of stone, in the Norman, Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells: it was partially restored in 1882 and has 160 sittings. The register dates from 1558. The living is a rectory, average tithe rent-charge £272, net yearly value £242, including 22 acres of glebe with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and held since 1884 by the Rev. Charles Haughton M.A. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. A chalybeate spring rises in the parish, which has been found serviceable in diseases of the digestive organs and scrofulous complaints. Jordans is the seat of William Speke esq. J.P. who is lord of the manor; the trustees of the late Earl of Egremont and Mrs. J.H. Webber are the chief landowners. The soil is stonerush and clay; subsoil is clay and gravel. The chief crops are wheat, oats, peas and beans. The acreage is 1799; rateable value is £4,670; the population in 1881 was 468. Parish Clerk, John Mear Post Office, Charles Mear, receiver. Letters arrive from Ilminster at 8 a.m.; dispatched at 9 p.m.. The nearest money order office is at Hatch Beauchamp & telegraph office at Hatch Beauchamp railway station; postal orders are issued here, but not paid. A School Board of 5 members was formed October 6, 1875; C. Mear, clerk to the board; Richard Serle attendance officer Board School (mixed), erected in 1842, for 180 children; average attendance, 73; Miss Evelyn Webb, mistress. |
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| PRIVATE RESIDENTS Hine Miss, Thickthorn Houghton Rev. Charles M.A. Rectory Jefferey Mrs. Newman William Arthur, Ashill House Palmer Francis, Woodcourt House Speke William J.P., Jordans Vallance Henry, Thickthorne r
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COMMERCIAL Bickley Edward, shopkeeper Churchill Richard, farmer, Southtown Davis Albert John, beer retailer and blacksmith Dicks Thomas Henry, machinist Granger Thomas Taylor, Tailor Helliar John, Farmer Howard William, farmer, Southtown Keitch Emily (Mrs.), farmer Matravers Philip, farmer, Cagebush Farm
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Matravers Walter, beer retailer, Windmill Hill Mear Charles, shopkeeper, Post Office and clerk to school board Palmer Francis, yeoman, Woodcourt House Serle Richard, school attendance officer Shire Andrew Sidney, farmer, Ashtons Slade Tom, Ashill Inn Tapp James, farmer, Southtown Trump Aaron, shopkeeper Viall James, farmer, Parsonage Farm Warfield James, farmer, Southtown |
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| ASHILL is a parish on the road from Ilminster to Taunton, 3 3/4 miles north-west from Ilminster station on the Chard branch of the Great Western Railway, and 8 miles south-east from Taunton, in the Bridgwater division of the county, western division of Abdick and Bulstone hundred, Ilminster petty sessional division, Chard union and county court district, rural deanery of Ilminster, archdeaconry of Taunton and diocese of Bath and Wells. The church of St. Mary's is an ancient building of stone in the Norman, Early English, Decorated and perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells:it was partially restored in 1882 at a cost of £650, and has 185 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a rectory, commuted net yearly value £230, including 22 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and held since 1884 by the Rev. Charles Haughton M.A. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In the parish is a chalybeate spring, which has been found serviceable in diseases of the digestive organs and scrofulous complaints. Jordans is the seat of William Speke esq. D.L. J.P., lord of the manor. William Wyndham esq. of Dinton House, Salisbury, and the trustees of late Joseph Webber esq. are the chief landowners. The soil is stonerush and clay; subsoil is clay and gravel. The chief crops are wheat, oats, peas and beans. The acreage is 2,635; rateable value £4,400; the population in 1891 was 552 in the civil and 414 in the ecclesiastical parish. STEWLEY, a hamlet 1 1/2 miles north, formerly a part of Isle Abbots, and Rapps, 1 mile east, taken partly from Broadway and partly from Ilton, were, March 25 1885, under the provisions of the "Divided Parishes Act," incorporated with this parish by Local Government Board Orders 16,420 and 17,648 respectively, and by Order 17,647, another part of Broadway was amalgamated with this parish. Parish Clerk, John Mear Post Office, Mrs. Anna Mear, sub-postmistress. Letters arrive from Ilminster at 8.25 a.m.& 6.50 p.m.; dispatched at 6.45 p.m. week days only. Postal orders are issued here but not paid. The nearest money order office is at Hatch Beauchamp & telegraph office at Hatch Beauchamp railway station, 3 miles distant. A School Board of 5 members was formed October 6, 1875; Miss Kate Mear, clerk to the Board; John Mear attendance officer. Board School (mixed), erected in 1842, for 180 children; average attendance 70; Miss Alice Pilke, mistress Carrier to Taunton, Andrew Baker, sat.. |
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| Houghton Rev. Charles M.A. Rectory Jeffery Mrs. Palmer Francis, Woodcourt Phillips Walter Joseph, Ashill House Speke William D.L. J.P., Jordans COMMERCIAL Adams Robert, farmer, Rapps Baker Andrew, carrier Bickley Edward, farmer Bragg John Thomas, farmer Brinson Tom, farmer, Forest farm Chick Thomas, blacksmith Churchill Tom, farmer, Southtown |
Dicks Thomas Henry, machinist Giles John, yeoman, Stewley Giles Silas, farmer, Stewley farm Granger Thomas Taylor, tailor Grigg William, farmer, Folly farm Helliar John, farmer Howard William, farmer & landowner, Southtown Keitch Fred, farmer, Rapps Kinglake John, farmer, Stewley Knight Alfred, beer retailer, Windmill Hill Lillycrap William, blacksmith, Stewley Matravers Philip, farmer, Cagebush farm Matravers Walter, farmer, Windmill hill |
Matthews George, miller (water), Rowland's mill Mear Anna (Mrs.), shopkeeper & post office Mear Benjamin, farmer, Stewley Palmer Francis, yeoman, Woodcourt Shire Andrew Sidney, farmer, Ashtons Slade Elizabeth (Mrs.), Ashill inn Snell Simeon, farmer, Rapps Trump Aaron, farmer Vile James, farmer, Parsonage farm Warfield James, farmer, Southtown Wright Henry, farmer, Windmill hill Wright Robert, farmer, Windmill hill Yard Andrew, farmer |
| 1906 ASHILL is a parish on the road from Ilminster to Taunton, 3 3/4 miles north-west from Ilminster station on the Chard branch of the Great Western Railway, and 8 miles south-east from Taunton, in the Bridgwater division of the county, western division of Abdick and Bulstone hundred, Ilminster petty sessional division, Chard union and county court district, rural deanery of Ilminster, archdeaconry of Taunton and diocese of Bath and Wells. The church of St. Mary's is an ancient building of stone in the Norman, Early English, Decorated and perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and an embattled western tower containing 5 bells: it was partially restored in 1882 at a cost of £650, and has 185 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £226, including 22 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and held since 1884 by the Rev. Charles Houghton M.A. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In the parish is a chalybeate spring, which has been found serviceable in diseases of the digestive organs and scrofulous complaints. Jordans is the seat of Walter Hanning Speke J.P. lord of the manor and chief landowner. William Wyndham esq. of Dinton House, Salisbury, and the trustees of the late Joseph Webber esq. are also landowners, The soil is stonerush and clay; subsoil is clay and gravel. The chief crops are wheat, oats, peas and beans. The acreage is 2,635; rateable value £3,800; the population in 1901 was 490 in the civil and 325 in the ecclesiastical parish. STEWLEY, a hamlet 1 1/2 miles north, formerly a part of Isle Abbots, and Rapps 1 mile east, taken partly from Broadway and partly from Ilton, were, March 25, 1885, under the provisions of the "Divided Parishes Act" . incorporated with this parish by Local Government Board Orders 16,420 and 17,648 respectively, and by order 17,647, another part of Broadway was amalgamated with this parish. Parish Clerk Edwin Daniel Mear Post Office Mrs. Anna Mear, sub postmistress. Letters arrive from Ilminster at 7.55 a.m. and 5.45 p.m.; dispatched at 7.10 p.m. weekdays only. The nearest money order and telegraph office is at Hatch Beauchamp 2 1/2 miles distant Wall Letter Box , Thickthorn, cleared at 7.15 p.m. weekdays only Public Elementary School (mixed), erected in 1842 for 90 children; average attendance, 70; Miss Alice Pile, Mistress. Carrier to Taunton Andrew Baker, sat. |
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| PRIVATE RESIDENTS Dicks Thomas Henry Houghton Rev. Charles M.A. Rectory Lambert Charles, Thickthorn Marshall Malcolm Chas. Ashill House Palmer Francis, Wood Court Shortis Miss, Stewley Lodge Speke Walter Hanning J.P. Jordans Speke William D.L. Jordans Wyley James Henry, The Firs COMMERCIAL Adams Robert, farmer, White House farm Baker Andrew, carrier Baker John, farmer, Windmill Hill Bickley Edward, farmer Bicknell Edward, farmer, Rapps Bragg Walter& James, farmers |
Brinson Tom, farmer, Cage Bush Brown Fred, shoeing and general smith Catherine Wheel Dolling Jas., farmer and miller (water), Rowlands Mills Durman Charles, beer retailer Windmill Hill Filer Enoch, farmer, Windmill Hill Grigg William, farmer, Folly farm Hancock William, farmer, Ashton Helliar John, farmer Howard William, farmer and landowner, Southtown Irwin E.F. farmer, Stewley Kinglake John, farmer, Stewley Lambert Charles, farmer, Southtown Lillycrap William and Son, blacksmiths, Stewley Long Walter, dairyman Matravers George, farmer, Hastings
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Matravers, Philip, farmer, Wood farm Mear Alfred, farmer, Stewley farm Mear Anna (Mrs.), shopkeeper& post off Mear Herbert, dairyman, Forest farm Oborne Annie (Miss) , shopkeeper, Rapps Palmer Francis, yeoman, Wood Court Slade Elizabeth (Mrs.), Ashill Inn Stone George, farmer, Southtown Trump Aaron, farmer& boot ma., Hastings Turner Eliza (Mrs.), farmer, Rapps Vile James, farmer & assistant overseer, income tax collector & clerk to Parish Council, Parsonage farm Warfield James, farmer, Rapps Wright Henry, farmer, Southtown Wright Robert, farmer, Windmill Hill Yard Andrew, farmer |
| 1914 ASHILL is a parish on the road from Ilminster to Taunton, 3 3/4 miles north-west from Ilminster station on the Chard branch of the Great Western Railway, and 8 miles south-east from Taunton, in the Bridgwater division of the county, western division of Abdick and Bulstone hundred, Ilminster petty sessional division, Chard union and county court district, rural deanery of Ilminster, archdeaconry of Taunton and diocese of Bath and Wells. The church of St. Mary's is an ancient building of stone in the Norman, Early English, Decorated and perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and an embattled western tower containing 5 bells: it was partially restored in 1882 at a cost of £650, and has 185 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £200, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and held since 1906 by the Rev. Morgan John Griffiths B.A. of Durham University. In the parish is a chalybeate spring which has been found serviceable in diseases of the digestive organs and scrofulous complaints. Jordans is the seat of Walter Hanning Speke esq. J.P., lord of the manor and chief landowner. William Wyndham esq. of Dinton House, Salisbury, is also a landowner. The soil is stonerush and clay; subsoil is clay and gravel. The chief crops are wheat, oats, peas and beans. The acreage is 2,740; rateable value, £3,846; the population in 1911 was 469 in the civil and 321 in the ecclesiastical parish. STEWLEY, a hamlet 1 1/2 miles north, formerly a part of Isle Abbots, and Rapps 1 mile east, taken partly from Broadway and partly from Ilton, were, March 25, 1885, under the provisions of the "Divided Parishes Act" . incorporated with this parish by Local Government Board Orders 16,420 and 17,648 respectively, and by order 17,647, another part of Broadway was amalgamated with this parish. Parish Clerk, now (1913) vacant Post Office Walter William Sheppard, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Ilminster at 7 a.m.& 5.15 p.m.; dispatched at 10 a.m.& 7.20 p.m. week days only. The nearest money order and telegraph office is at Hatch Beauchamp, 2 1/2 miles distant Wall Letter Box, Thickthorn, cleared at 10.50 a.m.& 7.25 p.m. week days only. Public Elementary School ( mixed), erected in 1842 & enlarged in 1911, for 90 children; average attendance, 65; Miss Alice Pile, Mistress Carrier to Taunton Andrew Baker, sat.. |
| PRIVATE RESIDENTS Dicks Mrs. Griffiths, Rev. Morgan John B.A. (rector) Rectory Hawks Major Frederick Welman Helliar Frederick, Ashill House Marshall Malcolm Charles, Thickthorn Palmer Francis, Wood Court Speke Walter Hanning J.P., Jordans Wilson Robin, Stewley Lodge COMMERCIAL Adams Robert, farmer, White House Farm Baker Andrew, carrier Bickley Edward, farmer Bickley Susan ( Miss), assistant overseer & clerk to Parish Council, Rapps Bicknell Edward, farmer, Rapps Bragg Walter, farmer |
Brinson Tom, Farmer, Cage Bush
Brown Fred, shoeing and general smith, Catherine Wheel Chick William Albert, Wheelwright, Windmill Hill Churchill Tom, farmer, Rapps Davis Fred, cowkeeper, Wood Denman Frank, dairyman, Shrubbery dairy Filer Enoch, farmer, Windmill Hill Forward Edward, farmer, Windmill Hill Grigg William, farmer, Folly farm Hancock William, farmer, Ashton Helliar John, farmer Howard William, farmer Southtown Hull Walter, farmer, Forest farm Kinglake John, farmer, Stewley Lillycrap William, blacksmith, Stewley Lock Frederick James, baker Marshall Malcolm Charles, farmer, Thickthorn
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Matravers George, farmer, Hastings Matthew James, farmer, Southtown Mear Alfred, farmer, Rowlands Mear Herbert, dairyman, Rapps Oborne Maria (Miss), shopkeeper, Rapps Palmer Francis, yeoman, Wood Court Pounsberry William John, farmer, Stewley farm Sheppard Kate ( Mrs.) shopkeeper Sheppard Walter William, carpenter & sub-postmaster Slade Elizabeth ( Mrs.), Ashill Inn Trump Aaron, bootmaker, Hastings Warfield Arthur, dairyman, Rowlands Warfield James, farmer, Rapps Warry Edwin Thomas, beer retailer, Windmill Hill Wright Henry, farmer, Southtown Wright Robert, farmer, Windmill Hill
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| 1927 ASHILL is a parish on the road from Ilminster to Taunton, 3 3/4 miles north-west from Ilminster station on the Chard branch of the Great Western Railway, and 8 miles south-east from Taunton, in the Yeovil division of the county, western division of Abdick and Bulstone hundred, Ilminster petty sessional division, Chard union and county court district, rural deanery of Crewkerne (Ilminster District), archdeaconry of Taunton and diocese of Bath and Wells. The church of St. Mary's is an ancient building of stone in the Norman, Early English, Decorated and perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and an embattled western tower containing 5 bells: it was partially restored in 1882 at a cost of £650, and has 185 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £300, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and held since 1906 by the Rev. Morgan John Griffiths B.A. of Hatfield Hall, Durham University. In the parish is a chalybate spring, which has been found serviceable in diseases of the digestive organs and scrofulous complaints. Jordans is the seat of Col. Walter Hanning Speke D.L., J.P. lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil is stonerush and clay; subsoil is clay and gravel. The chief crops are wheat, oats, peas and beans. The acreage is 2,740; rateabale value, £4,193; the population in 1921 was 423 in the civil and 279 in the ecclesiastical parish. STEWLEY, a hamlet 1 1/2 miles north, formerly a part of Isle Abbots, and Rapps 1 mile east, taken partly from Broadway and partly from Ilton, were, March 25, 1885, under the provisions of the "Divided Parishes Act" . incorporated with this parish by Local Government Board Orders 16,420 and 17,648 respectively, and by order 17,647, another part of Broadway was amalgamated with this parish. Post Office Walter William Sheppard, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Ilminster at 7 a.m.& 5.15 p.m.; dispatched at 10 a.m.& 7.20 p.m. week days only. The nearest money order and telegraph office is at Hatch Beauchamp, 2 1/2 miles distant Public Elementary School ( mixed), erected in 1842 & enlarged in 1911, for 90 children; Miss Alice Pile, Mistress |
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| PRIVATE RESIDENTS Akers-Jones Edward, Windmill Hill Andrews Richard, The Firs Dicks Mrs. Griffiths Rev. Morgan John B.A. (rector), Rectory Helliar Frederick, Ashill house Manderson Mrs., Folly Farm Palmer Francis, Wood Court Rattray Major T.A., M.C. Axhill house Speke Col. Walter Hanning D.L., J.P. Jordans Wilson Mrs. Stewley Lodge COMMERCIAL Baker Chas. (Mrs.) & Sons, farmers, Parsonage farm |
Bicknell Edward, farmer, Rapps Bragg Walter, farmer Clark Henry, cowkeeper, Wood Dibble Arnold, farmer, Radigan Farm Dibble Eva (Miss), assistant overseer & clerk to Parish Council Durman Francis, farmer, White House Farm Edwards Bertram, farmer, Lower Parsonage Farm Forward Edward, farmer, Windmill Hill Harvey Charles, oil dealer, Kenny Hull Walter, farmer, Forest Farm James Miss, farmer, Southtown Kinglake C. & R. farmers, Hastings Kinglake Jn. farmer, Folly Kinglake Minnie (Mrs.), beer retailer |
Lillycrap Wm. blacksmith, Stewley Lock Frederick Jas. baker, & post office Matravers Walter, farmer, Windmill Hill Mear & Son, blacksmiths Mear Alfred, farmer, Rowlands Medland Wm. farmer, Deacons farm Musgrove Alfred, Ashill Inn Oborne Anna Maria (Miss), shopkeeper, Rapps Palmer Fras. farmer, Wood ct Pounsberry Wm. Jn. farmer, Stewley farm Rawlins F. farmer, Cagebush Warfield Arthur, dairyman, Rowlands Warfield James, farmer, Rapps White George, farmer, Ashton Wright Garland, farmer, Southtown |
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| 1939 ASHILL is a parish on the road from Ilminster to Taunton, 3 3/4 miles north-west from Ilminster station on the Chard branch of the Great Western Railway, and 8 miles south-east from Taunton, in the Yeovil division of the county, western division of Abdick and Bulstone hundred, Ilminster petty sessional division, Chard rural district and county court district, rural deanery of Crewkerne (Ilminster District), archdeaconry of Taunton and diocese of Bath and Wells. Electricity is available. Water is supplied by the Chard Rural District Council. The church of St. Mary's is an ancient building of stone in the Norman, Early English, Decorated and perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and an embattled western tower containing 5 bells: the tower was restored, the bells rehung and two recast in 1927: the church was partially restored in 1882, and has 185 sittings. The register dates from 1558. The loiving is a rectory, net yearly value £290, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and held since 1935 by the Rev. John David Henry Patch M.A. of St. John's College, Cambridge. Jordans is the seat of Col. Walter Hanning Speke D.L. J.P. lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil is stonerush and clay; subsoil is clay and gravel. The chief crops are wheat, oats, peas and beans. The acreage is 2,740; the population in 1931 was419 in the civil and 287 in the ecclesiastical parish. STEWLEY, a hamlet 1 1/2 miles north, formerly a part of Isle Abbots, and Rapps 1 mile east, taken partly from Broadway and partly from Ilton, were, March 25, 1885, under the provisions of the "Divided Parishes Act" . incorporated with this parish by Local Government Board Orders 16,420 and 17,648 respectively, and by order 17,647, another part of Broadway was amalgamated with this parish. Post Office. Letters through Ilminster. Hatch Beauchamp nearest M.O. & T. office. |
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| PRIVATE RESIDENTS Akers-Jones Mrs., Windmill Hill Dumbar Lt.-Col. J.Cameron D.S.O., Ashill House Farmer E.D.A., The Folly Patch Rev. John David Henry M.A., (rector) Rectory Speke Col. Walter Hanning D.L. J.P., Jordans Wilson Mrs. , Stewley Lodge Wyatt Samuel Bertie, The Firs COMMERCIAL Adams Alfred, farmer, Inwood farm Ashill Inn ( Frederick Purchase) Bicknell Edward farmer, Rapps Bindon Gilbert Ernest Henry,, farmer, Lower Parsonage farm Bragg Walter, farmer Durman Francis, farmer, White House farm |
Edwards Bertram, farmer, Parsonage farm. Ilminster 140 Harvey Arthur Charles, Stewley Filling Station Harvey Frederick Hugo, oil dealer. Hatch Beauchamp 247 Hext John, Blacksmith Hooper Arthur, farmer, Windmill Hill Kinglake John, smallholder, Folly Lock Frederick James, shopkeeper & post office,. Hatch Beauchamp 259 Matravers Wallace, farmer, Hastings Medland William, farmer, Deacons farm Miller Benjamin George, farmer, Stewley fm. Miller Patience Ann (Miss), smallholder, Wood Nuttycombe Edward, farmer, Radigan farm Orchard john, farmer, Windmill Hill Palmer Francis, farmer, Wood Court Plenty Arthur William, smallholder |
Rawlins Frank, farmer, Caigebush Rawlins William George, farmer, Forest farm Sparks Arthur Jeffrey, farmer, Southtown Square & Compasses P.H. (Sidney E. Hayes) Stone Thomas, farmer, Southtown Strawbridge James, sawmill Taylor Henry John, farmer, Shrubbery farm, Jordans Vaughn James Edgar, shopkeeper, Wood Hatch Beauchamp 295 Warfield Arthur, dairyman, Rowlands Warfield James, farmer, Rapps Welch Alfred, smallholder, Sunnyside White George, farmer, Ashton Wright Garland, farmer, Southtown Yarde Andrew John, smallholder, Hastings farm Yarde William Alfred, smallholder, Windmill Hill |
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