Sibdon Carwood

is a small parish eight miles S.S.E. of Bishop’s Castle, which contains 754 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £858. 12s. 6d.: gross estimated rental, £869. 13s. James Baxter, Esq. is the sole landowner, and lord of the manor. At the census of 1841 there were 12 houses and 59 persons. The Church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a neat edifice, rebuilt in 1741. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of James Baxter, Esq. and incumbency of the Rev. W. E. Lumb, M.A. Sibdon Castle is an ancient castellated mansion, situated in a picturesque position, commanding extensive and varied views of the surrounding country, and is the property of James Baxter, Esq.

Directory.—James Baxter, Esq., the Castle; Thomas Cooper, farmer; Richard Dawes, farmer; William Griffiths, farmer.