← History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire [1851]
Chapter 101
Tedsmere,
one mile east from West Felton, is a township with 383a. 3r. 39p. of land, having in 1841 17 houses and 87 inhabitants; the chief part of the land is grass, and in large enclosures. Rateable value, £551. 18s. The tithes are commuted for £63. 10s. 6d. T. B. B. Owen, Esq., and Joseph Pemberton, are the landowners. Tedsmere Hall, the seat of Thomas Bulkeley Bulkeley Owen, Esq., is a handsome stone structure, on a considerable elevation, commanding a fine view of the vale beneath, and of the bold mountainous district of North Wales. The front and portico of the hall are now being rebuilt of white free stone. A superior quality of free stone found in this township is much used for ornamental building, the quarries are extensively worked, and blocks of immense size are frequently raised. The principal residents here are Thomas Bulkeley Bulkeley Owen, Esq., The Hall; John Cureton, farmer; John Thrumpston, farmer; John Williams, farmer, Bentley marsh; and John Smith, butcher.