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HUNT
& CO.’S 1850
Directory & Topography of the Town of Wincanton. The
following transcription from Hunt's Directory was kindly provided by
Marijke Huysse.
“ in all places, where there are objects worthy of detail or observation, there should be a short printed Directory, for the use of the stranger.” Dr.Johnson. Wincanton is a parish and Market town in the hundred of Norton Ferris, county of Somerset, 108 miles W. by S. of London; it is governed by the magistrates of the county, and is pleasantly situated on the gradual declivity of a hill; the town consists of five streets, many of the houses are well and substantially built and have a handsome appearance, there is a market held every Wednesday, and fairs annually on the Tuesday in Easter week and September 29th. The church is spacious but of a more modern style of architecture than others in the county; the living is a perpetual curacy in the Archdeaconry of Wells, there are also Independent and Baptist chapels, and an excellent national school. About the period 1747, much of this place was destroyed by fire, consequently part of the town having been rebuilt in a modern and regular style it is much improved, some of the shops are superior and extremely well appointed and have on the whole a cheerful and business like appearance. There are also some excellent inns, The Greyhound, offering all the advantages of a superior hotel, and the Bear, affording excellent accomodation to the commercialist. In this parish are some vestiges of the remains of a priory founded by Sir William Zouch, for Augustine canons. During the reign of Henry the VIII., it was associated with the priory of Taunton. At the early age of English history when this land was subject to the sanguinary conflicts of the Danes and Saxons, and also the antient Britons and Saxons, Wincanton was the scene of many contests, and one of our historians asserts that a severe skirmish took place in this locality, soon after the landing of the Prince of Orange, at Torbay, in 1688, when some of the king’s dragoons were attacked and put to flight with great slaughter. This town is the centre of an union. The surrounding country is extremely fertile and well cultivated, on the turnpike road leading to Dorset, the view ranges over a wide extent, the air is considered extremely salubrious, and the pleasantness of the situation, added to its cheerful appearance, with its excellent shops and hotels, render Wincanton as pleasant and agreeable a place of residence as any in the county. Wincanton in 1841, was estimated as having a population of 2,296 Post-Office, High street.— Post Master, John C.Musgrave.— Letters are delivered from London and all parts at 8 a.m., and from Bourton, Mere, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire, Hants, Wilts, Surrey and Sussex, at 6 30 p.m. Despatches to London and all parts, via Bath, at 6 20 p.m. and for Bourton, Mere, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire, Hants, Wilts, Surrey and Sussex, at 7 10 a.m. The box for London, &c. letters, closes at 5 10 p.m., but letters may be posted to 6 15 by affixing an additional 1d. stamp. Money Orders are granted and paid from 9 to 4 30 p.m., and on Saturday to 8 p.m. Gentry, Clergy, & c. Bailward Thos.S.
Horsington ————————— Auctioneers & Appraisers. Hannen William,
Coylton terrace Bakers. Arnold Richd.
Mogg, & Vining Banks. Stuckey’s Banking
Company, South street; agent, Caines Richard, draw upon Robarts,
Curtis, &Co. London Beer Retailers. Green George,
Bayford hill Blacksmiths. Bateman John,
Bayford Booksellers & Stationers. Davis John, (&
bookbinder & printer) High street Boot and Shoe Makers. Bond Elizabeth,
High street Butchers. Ames Silas, Holton Cabinet Makers and Upholsterers. Callen Henry,
High street Carpenters and Builders. Cross Charles,
Silver street Chemists and Druggists. Phillips Thomas
(& color warehouse), Market place Confectioners. Arnold Richd. Mogg,
Market place Coopers. Bateman John,
Tything Curriers. George Jas. (&
tanner), High st Engineer and Iron Founder. Maggs Oliver, Bourton Fire & Life Assurance Agents. Albert (L.), Caines
Richd. South street Fishmongers and Fruiterers. Fry Wm. & Sampson (& dealers in marine stores), South street Flax Spinners & Shoe Thread Manufacturers. Maggs, Hindley, & Co. Bourton Factory Gardeners & Seedsmen. Green Thomas,
High street Grocers and Tea Dealers. Arnold Richard
Mogg, Market place Grocery and Sundries—Dealers in. Dove Benjamin,
Mill street Hair Dressers. Andrews Wm.
High street Inns—Commercial. Bear,
Market
place, Grist Thos. Inns and Public Houses. Dolphin, High
st. White Thomas Ironmongers. Dent Jane, High street Linen Drapers. Day Ira, High
street Maltsters. Sly Samuel, High
street Milliners and Dressmakers. Crouch Emmeline,
High street Painters & Glaziers. Edwards John,
High street Registrars. Clarke Robert
(superintendent),
High street Saddle and Harness Makers. Curtis Wm. South
street Schools. Day Alfred, High
street Solicitors. Biging Wm. Keal,
High street Straw Hat Makers. Frost Elizabeth,
Mill street Surgeons. Bruorton William,
High street Tailors. Dowding James,
High street Tinmen and Braziers. Dent Jane ( &
coppersmith), High street Watch and Clock Maker. Weare Joseph ( & jeweller), South street Wheelwrights. Bateman Joseph,
Bayford Miscellaneous, Cattle Dealer,
Crewe Jas. Tything —————————————————— Law and Public Officers. Benjafield George,
town crier, High street Public Offices, &c. County Court,
Town Hall, Market pl; judge, John Monson Carrow; high bailiff, Edmund Charles Coles; assistant bailiff, William Hannem;
clerk, Edward Lovell; deputy clerk, John Messiter Coaches—To Bath, John Bull, from the Bear, on Mon. Wed. and Fri. at 1 p.m.; and Wellington, from
the same Inn, on Tues. Thurs. and Sat. 1 p.m Carrier—To London, Knighton,
to the White Horse, Friday street, Cheapside, daily. |
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