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[[Overton, Wrexham|OVERTON]] is a parish in a detached portion of the county of Flint, Malor (''sic'') hundred, 5 miles N.N.W. of Ellesmere, Cheshire (''sic''). It is situated in a fine spot near to the river Dee, over which is a bridge. The town or village is a polling and petty sessions town, and contributory borough to Flint. The church is dedicated to St. Mary; the living is a curacy annexed to the rectory of Bangor-y-Iscoed (''sic''). The parish contains the townships of ''Cloy'', ''Knolton'' and ''Maesgwaylod'', with a population in 1861 of 1,397. | [[Overton, Wrexham|OVERTON]] is a parish in a detached portion of the county of Flint, Malor (''sic'') hundred, 5 miles N.N.W. of Ellesmere, Cheshire (''sic''). It is situated in a fine spot near to the river Dee, over which is a bridge. The town or village is a polling and petty sessions town, and contributory borough to Flint. The church is dedicated to St. Mary; the living is a curacy annexed to the rectory of Bangor-y-Iscoed (''sic''). The parish contains the townships of ''Cloy'', ''Knolton'' and ''Maesgwaylod'', with a population in 1861 of 1,397. | ||
[[St. Martin's, Shropshire|ST. MARTIN]] is a parish in Upper Oswestry hundred, county of Shropshire, and 6 miles N.N.E. of Oswestry. The Ellesmere canal runs near. The place of worship is a church, under the establishment; the living of which is a vicarage, in the gift of the Bishop of St. Asaph. There is a good school, erected by Lord Trevor, in 1866. The population of the parish (which also contains the townships of ''Bronygarth'', ''Ifton'' and ''Weston Rhyn'' was in 1861, 2,351. | [[St. Martin's, Shropshire|ST. MARTIN]] is a parish in Upper Oswestry hundred, county of Shropshire, and 6 miles N.N.E. of Oswestry. The Ellesmere canal runs near. The place of worship is a church, under the establishment; the living of which is a vicarage, in the gift of the Bishop of St. Asaph. There is a good school, erected by Lord Trevor, in 1866. The population of the parish (which also contains the townships of ''Bronygarth'', ''Ifton'' and ''Weston Rhyn'' was in 1861, 2,351. | ||
=== Post Offices === | |||
''' | '''RUABON''', Robert Lloyd, Post Master. - Letters from all parts arrive at seven morning, and four afternoon;and are despatched at half-past ten morning, and half-past eight evening. To Oswestry at three afternoon.<br>''Money Order Office and Savings Bank''. | ||
''' | '''RHOSYMEDRE''', John Jones, Post Master. - Letters from all parts arrive (from Ruabon) at seven morning, and are despatched thereto at half-past seven evening.<br>''Money Order Office and Savings Bank''. | ||
''' | '''PANT''', Charles Knight, Post Master. - Letters from all parts arrive (from Ruabon) at twenty minutes before eight morning, and are despatched thereto at twenty minutes past six evening.<br>''Money Order Office and Savings Bank''. | ||
''' | '''CHIRK''', William Jones, Post Master. - Letters from all parts arrive (from Ruabon) at seven morning, and are despatched thereto at twenty-minutes before seven evening.<br>''Money Order Office and Savings Bank''. | ||
'''OVERTON''', Owen Shone, Post Master. - Letters from all parts arrive (from Ruabon) at eight morning, and are despatched thereto at five evening.<br>''Money Order Office and Savings Bank''. | |||
*Letters for Acrefair, Bronygarth, Duddleston, Garth, Overton Bridge, Newbridge and Rhosllaner-chrugog should be addressed ''near Ruabon''. | *Letters for Acrefair, Bronygarth, Duddleston, Garth, Overton Bridge, Newbridge and Rhosllaner-chrugog should be addressed ''near Ruabon''. |
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