Shorwell - Whites 1878 - - Page 1

A small village and parish. It contains 633 inhabitants, 3611 acres of land, and 2 acres of water.

The parish extends southward to Brixton [Brighstone] Bay, and includes the small hamlets, &c. of Billingham, Yafford, Woolverton, Cheverton, Northcourt Down, Emmet's Hill, the greater part of Atherfield, and part of Brixton Down.

The Honorable Lady Gordon is the lady of the manor of North Shorwell, and is seated at Northcourt House, a fine old mansion, built in the reign of James I., by Sir John Leigh and his son, and much improved about 40 years ago by the father of its present owner, the late General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, who was created a baronet in 1818 for his military services.

The Church (St. Paul) [actually, St. Peter] is one of the most interesting in the Isle of Wight. It was judiciously restored in 1848, at the cost of 1,300GBP. The parsonage house is here, and was built in 1780, and improved in 1819, 1850, and 1875.

There is a Wesleyan Chapel here.

The Church of England School was built in 1861, at the cost of 1,200GBP.

Post Office at Mr. William Payne's.

Carriers to NEWPORT - Jesley Jacobs and Henry Woodford, Mon., Wed., and Sat. ; George Shotter, Tues., Thurs., and Sat.

Brading Frederick, maltster & farmer, Stone place

Broughton, Rev Reginald, M.A., vicar, The Vicarage

Creeth James, blacksmith

Gordon Lady Mary, Northcourt

Heal James, farmer, Atherfield

Hookey Barnabas, blacksmith

Horsford Isaac, farmer, Small moor

Horsford John, carpenter

Jolliffe Miss Mary, farmer, Yafford

Loe William, farmer, Billingham

Morgan John, farmer, Atherfield green

Morris Albert, farmer, Dungewood

Morris Frank, farmer, Haslett

Newnham Miss Jane, carpenter

Newnham John, tailor

Payne William, grocer and postmaster

Scovell Barnabas. miller, Yafford

Stevens Mr. James, Oak cottage

Titmous James, National schoolmaster and assistant overseer

Toghill George, victualler, Five Bells

Warne Johnson, baker

Way John, farmer, Woolverton

Way Robert, farmer, Westcourt

White Isaac, grocer & victualler, Crown Inn

Whitewood Mr. Edwin. Ladysland cot

Worsley Miss Ann