Cherrington

is a township in the parish of Edgmond, three miles and a quarter from the parish church, comprising 1,035a. 1r. 12p. of land, mostly a light fertile loam, about equal portions arable and in pasture lands. The Duke of Sutherland is lord of the manor and owner of the whole township, except 29a. 1r. 20p. of land, which is the property of Mr. Joseph Ogle. In 1801 there were 173 inhabitants; 1831, 192; and in 1841, 39 houses and 189 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,522. 12s. 4d. The farms here are of considerable extent, and the land has been much improved by superior cultivation.

John White gave the sum of £20 to the poor of Cherrington, and directed the interest to be distributed by the minister, churchwardens, and overseers of the parish, among the most deserving objects of charity. This gift is now in the savings’ bank, and the interest is usually distributed among old men or widows of Cherrington. There are traces of the distribution of this charity for more than a century back; and an entry in the churchwardens’ book for the year 1788, describes it as money left by the late Captain White.

The principal residents are Thomas Browne, farmer; Henry Green, farmer, Day House; Sarah Palin, farmer, Cherrington Manor; William Podmore, farmer; William Fletcher, joiner and builder; William Harper, shoemaker; Richard Hobson, shoemaker; Thomas Jones, shoemaker; Richard Middleton, rope maker; Benjamin Rea, corn miller; and John Williams, shopkeeper and vict., Four Crosses.