Crickheath,

a village and township four miles S. from Oswestry, has 1,286a. 2r. of land, and at the census of 1841, 89 houses and 370 inhabitants. The landowners are the Earl of Bradford, Earl Powis, W. Eaton, Esq., Mr. Thomas, Miss Wheeler, and Mr. Thomas Jones. The tithes are commuted for £246. 1s. 6d., of which £225 are paid to Earl Powis, and £21. 1s. 6d. to the Vicar of Oswestry. The soil is various. The meadow land is subject to be flooded by the Morda overflowing its banks. It is the opinion of many that minerals abound in this township. A party of gentlemen have commenced works in search of copper ore, but none had been found when our agent visited the township.

Pant is a hamlet in this township, in a mountainous district, where there are several immense quarries of limestone. A number of persons are employed in working the quarries and burning lime.

Directory.—Those with * affixed reside at the Pant.—* John Griffiths, blacksmith; Thomas Jones, farmer; * Robert Llwyd, wheelwright; John Murray, blacksmith; Hugh Pugh, farmer; * Samuel Pugh, shopkeeper and coal dealer; John Rogers, farmer, The Hall; * Robert Roberts, victualler, Powis Arms; * Robert Roberts, jun., farmer and quarry master; William Rowland, blacksmith; Edward Sockett, farmer; Thomas Ward, farmer; John Williams, farmer.