Blockley Lewis Worcestershire Directory 1820

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Blockley, detached from this county, and surrounded by Gloucestershire, contains 326 houses, and 1569 inhabitants. Paxton, Aston, Draycot, Ditchford, and Dorn, are all hamlets to this parish. A brook, which rises in Bourton wood, flows in a serpentine course through the parish, and has several silk and corn mills thereon; the silk manufacture employs a number of hands, and meets with considerable success.

DIRECTORY.

Adams Mrs. widow
Atkins Wm., victualler

Baldwin Charles, woolstapler
Banbury and Taplin, silk throwsters
Bearcroft John, baker
Boughton Rev. William
Bullock William, baker

Collier Rev. Richard
Cudd Edward, miller

Dyde Thos., wheelwright

Espry John, baker

Figgures Thos., farmer
Franklin H., silk throwster
Fretwell Thomas, farmer

Haines Thos., glazier
Hale Thomas, mason
Hall John, fellmonger
Harris James, miller
Harris Wm., baker
Herbert John, butcher
Herbert Ann, butcher
Herbert Jer., butcher
Hobbs William, miller

Manton George, sacking maker
Marshall John, farmer
Minchin Francis, farmer

Palfrey William, farmer
Pain John, shopkeeper
Pain Jonathan, miller
Penson Samuel, joiner
Pickering John, farmer
Pickering Samuel, bailiff

Roberts Joseph, Esq.
Russell William, silk throwster

Smith James, mercer and draper
Smith C., silk throwster
Smith Richard, fellmonger
Smith J. Rock Cottage
Sperry James, surgeon
Stratton J., silk throwster

Taplin Elizabeth, silk throwster
Taylor James, grocer
Taylor John, maltster
Thrackwell Wm., gent.
Trenfield and Smith, millers
Turner John, Esq.

Wadup Richard, tailor
Walker Edward, maltster
Webb James, shopkeeper
Westmancot Martin, silk throwster
Whitelese John, farmer
Wilks George, gent.

Source: S Lewis Worcestershire General and Commercial Directory for 1820.