The History of Oswestry

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Author

Cathrall, William

Title

The History of Oswestry Comprising the British, Saxon, Norman, and English eras; the topography of the borough; and its ecclesiastical and civic history; with notices of botany, geology, statistics, angling, and biography: to which are added sketches of the environs

Credits

Transcribed from the [1855] George Lewis edition by David Price

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Natural history -- England -- Shropshire

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 63840

Release Date

November 22, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE HISTORY OF OSWESTRY,
2. 2.Preface.
3. 3.LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
4. 4.Index.
5. 5.Illustrations. — THE TOWN. — THE ENVIRONS.
6. 6.History of Oswestry. — Derivation of Name, &c. — REVIEW OF ANCIENT HISTORY. — The British Period. — The Norman Period. — THE CIVIL WARS — THE RESTORATION. — The Charter — THE REVOLUTION.
7. 7.Topographical History. — Public Establishments and Institutions. — THE POST OFFICE — REGULATIONS. — THE BANKS. — THE SAVINGS’ BANK, — THE STAMP OFFICE — THE MARKETS. — THE GAS-WORKS — THE THEATRE — THE HOTELS. — Educational Institutions. — THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. — NATIONAL SCHOOLS. — THE PARISH CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL — THE BRITISH SCHOOLS — THE YOUNG MEN’S INSTITUTE
8. 8.Benevolent Institutions. — DISPENSARY AND BATHS. — THE HOUSE OF INDUSTRY, — CHARITABLE DONATIONS TO THE POOR. — LIST OF CHARITIES FOR THE USE OF THE CHURCHWARDENS, CONSISTING OF SUCH ONLY AS ARE PAID TO AND DISTRIBUTED BY THEM. — Charities relating to the Town only . — Charities relating jointly to the Town and Parish . — Charities relating to the Parish only . — The SOCIETY for BETTERING the CONDITION of the POOR, — FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
9. 9.Ecclesiastical History. — THE PARISH CHURCH. — Monuments and Tablets within the Church. — Monuments in the Church-yard. — In the New Church-Yard. — TRINITY CHURCH. — TREFONEN CHURCH. — RHYDYCROESAU CHURCH. — LIST OF VICARS. — Dissenting Places of Worship. — THE OLD CHAPEL. — THE BAPTIST CHAPEL, — THE WESLEYAN-METHODIST CHAPEL — ZION CHAPEL. — THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL. — BETHESDA CHAPEL — THE INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHAPEL
10. 10.Municipal and Civil Government. — ALDERMEN AND COMMON-COUNCILMEN.
11. 11.Antiquities. — OSWESTRY CASTLE. — THE WALLS. — ANCIENT HOUSES.
12. 12.ANCIENT RELICS. — OSWALD’S WELL
13. 13.ANCIENT CUSTOMS.
14. 14.Railway Communication. — EXTENSION LINE FROM OSWESTRY TO WELSHPOOL AND NEWTOWN.
15. 15.Statistics. — POPULATION. — AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
16. 16.Natural History. — ANGLING. — Botany of the Parish. — Phœnogamæ. — Cryptogimia. — Geology, &c.
17. 17.Biography.
18. 18.Notabilia. — Poor Rate Return. OSWESTRY TOWN AND PARISH (1855.)
19. 19.Sketches OF The Environs of Oswestry. — ASTON HALL, — BRYNKINALT, — CHIRK CASTLE, — HALSTON, — KNOCKIN. — LLANYMYNECH — LLANFORDA, — LLANSILIN — LLANYBLODWEL, — PARK HALL, — PORKINGTON, — SELATTYN & HENGOED. — SELATTYN, — LIST OF RECTORS. — HENGOED, — ST. MARTIN’S — WEST FELTON — WHITTINGTON, — WYNNSTAY,
20. 20.CORRIGENDA. [296]
21. 21.THE POST-OFFICE.
22. 22.ADVERTISEMENTS. — THE UNITED KINGDOM TEMPERANCE AND GENERAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, FOR THE MUTUAL ASSURANCE OF LIVES, &c., — MR. JAMES EDISBURY, Auctioneer, Sworn Appraiser, Accountant, AND GENERAL VALUER, Wrexham. — GEORGE LEWIS, Printer, Bookseller, Stationer, Bookbinder, — Foreign and British Wines and Spirits, — ROBERT ROBERTS, — WILLIAM CORNEY, Wholesale Dealer in Foreign and British Wines and Spirits, — William Williams, — ESTABLISHED A.D. 1803. — SALOP FIRE OFFICE, SHREWSBURY. — S. HOWARD COOMBES, — JOHN WINDSOR, — EDWARD WYNNE THOMAS, — LOCAL NEWS. — EDWARD DAVIES, — GEORGE LEWIS, — A. LYONS, — PARIS HOUSE, — JOHN MORETON, LINEN & WOOLLEN DRAPER,
23. 23.FOOTNOTES.

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