[Gutenberg 63840] • 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 by Cathrall, William -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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THE HISTORY OF OSWESTRY, Preface. LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. Index. Illustrations.

THE TOWN. THE ENVIRONS.

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.

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

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.

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

Municipal and Civil Government.

ALDERMEN AND COMMON-COUNCILMEN.

Antiquities.

OSWESTRY CASTLE.

THE WALLS.

ANCIENT HOUSES.

ANCIENT RELICS.

OSWALD’S WELL

ANCIENT CUSTOMS. Railway Communication.

EXTENSION LINE FROM OSWESTRY TO WELSHPOOL AND NEWTOWN.

Statistics.

POPULATION. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

Natural History.

ANGLING. Botany of the Parish.

Phœnogamæ. Cryptogimia.

Geology, &c.

Biography. Notabilia.

Poor Rate Return. OSWESTRY TOWN AND PARISH (1855.)

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,

CORRIGENDA. [296] THE POST-OFFICE. 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,

FOOTNOTES.

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