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J Harrod & Co.'s Postal and Commercial Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Staffordshire (1870), Second Edition Price - Eighteen Shillings pub. London & Norwich (1870), Shirland p.275-276 |
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SHIRLAND is a large parish, and contains the hamlets of Higham, Hallfield Gate, Toadhole Furnace, Stretton, and Stonebroom, distant 2 miles from Alfreton railway station, in the east division of the county, hundred of Scarsdale, union of Chesterfield, county court district of Alfreton, diocese of Lichfield, archdeaconry of Derby, and rural deanery of Alfreton. The church is dedicated to St Leonard. The living is rectory, annual value £260, with residence, in the gift of Sir R. Tufton, Rev. W. E. Nightingale, and J, Charge, Esq. The Rev. Joseph Hall is the curate. The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel at Shirland, Wesleyan Reformers at Higham, Wesleyan Methodists and Primitive Methodists at Stonebroom. There is also a National school for boys and girls, Henry Heale master, Miss Heale mistress. The parish contains 2942 acres of land, of which the chief owners are Gladwin Turbutt, H. Hardstaff, Esqs, and Mrs Page. The population is about 1800. The lord of the manor is G. Turbutt, Esq. POSTAL REGULATIONS-George Mason sub-postmaster. Letters arrive at 8 a.m., are dispatched at 7 p.m. The nearest money-order and telegraph office and post-town, Alfreton. Bell Alfred, Esq. Clarke John, Esq., Higham cliff Hall Rev. Joseph, curate Harrison James, Esq. Stevenson Robert, Esq. Hallfield gate Turbutt Gladwin, Esq., Ogston hall GENERAL TRADES, &c. Andrews James, bricklayer Askew Jas., Red Lion inn, and assistant-overseer Baggaley John grocer Beastall Geo., Amber hotel, Amber Mills Breffitt Richard, grocer and draper Buxton Sarah, shopkeeper Candwell John, miller, Amber mill Cheetham Mrs Elizabeth, Greyhound inn Cupit Augustus, beer retailer Cupit Thomas, baker Dole James J., Shoulder of Mutton inn, Hallfield gate Goodwin John, shopkeeper, Hallfield gate Greaves Thomas, shopkeeper Hadfield Daniel, tailor and shopkeeper Hadfield Joseph, blacksmith Hadfield Samuel, tailor Hardy Edwin, grocer and draper Hardy William, butcher Hart John, painter and plumber Haslam Thomas, boot and shoemaker Hill John, miller Holmes John, builder Holmes William, carpenter Holmes William, beer retailer Lamb Robert, wheelwright Moore George, bricklayer Morrell George, Bull inn Mycroft George, blacksmith Orme Joseph, blacksmith Purdy Martha saddle and harness maker Shaw George, New inn Silkstone William, boot and shoemaker Simpson William, Duke of Wellington, and wheelwright Stafford John, commission agent Tagg Herbert, butcher Tagg Thomas, butcher Webster Miles, Barley Mow Wetton George, carpenter Wragg George, wheelwright Hallfield gate Wragg Walter, butcher Wragg William, boot and shoemaker FARMERS.
Allsop John
Baggaley John
Barker Robert
Barratt Joseph
Candwell William
Clay John, and landowner
Clay William, and landowner
Crofts William
Eastwood James, and landowner
Hadfield George
Holmes George
Jackson John
Lees Henry
Marshall John
Milne Arthur
Radford Henry, and miller
Radford Mrs Jane
Rhodes John
Stevenson Robert
Swain John
Tagg John
Tagg William, and landowner
Thorpe John
White William
Wragg Bertha, & landowner, Hallfield gate There is more information about Shirland on this website:  Derbyshire's
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