Page 4: “Hundred of North Petherton: Bawdrip, Bridgwater Within, Bridgwater Without, Chedzoy; Durston, North Petherton, Pawlett, St. Michael Church, Thurloxton, Wembdon.”
Page 23: Councillor for North Petherton: “Rev. Percy Turner Pryce-Michell, Huntworth house, North Petherton Bridgwater”
Page 363: “North Petherton is a large village and parish, 3 miles south-by-west from Bridgwater stations on the Bristol and Exeter section of the main line of the Great Western and the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railways, in the Bridgwater parliamentary division, hundred of North Petherton, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Bridgwater and in the rural deanery of Bridgwater, archdeaconry of Taunton and diocese of Bath and Wells. The river Parret and the Taunton and Bridgwater canal pass through the parish. The village consists of one main street on the high road from Bridgwater to Taunton and a few smaller ones on either side. The church of St. Mary is an edifice of red sandstone in the later English style consisting of chancel, nave of six bays, aisles, north and south porches and an embattled western tower, with pinnacles of the decorated period, containing a clock and six bells, recast and rehung by Mears and Stainbank at a cost of £360; in 1912 the tower was repaired at a cost of £1,000; in 1888 a new organ was erected at a cost of over £600; a memorial window has been placed in the portman chapel to the Hon. Maurice Berkeley Portman, d. 12 Jan. 1888; the church has been restored since 1873, at a cost of £1,284 nd in 1909 the oak roofs of both aisles and the nave were opened and three new screens erected at a cost of £2,000; there are sittings for 700 persons. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £485, with residence, in the gift of Miss Pascoe, and held since 1917 by the Rev. Joh Addy A.K.C.L. The Congregational chapel is a building of stone in the Lombardic style, erected in 1833. The cemetery, formed in 1856, but since enlarged and re-consecrated, is a quarter of a mile east of the church, and has two mortuary chapels; it is under the control of the Parish Council of 13 members. The charities consist of a house and land, the gift of Dorothy Cheeke in 1867, for teaching six or more poor children; a rent-charge of £2 by Thomas Bacon; and £500 given by will by Sir Thomas Wroth, in 1721, the interest of which, under a scheme of the Charity Commissioners, is now given to the children attending the Board schools in money and prizes. The chief landowners are Viscount Portman, Sir A.F. Slade bart. Who is lord of the manor, Lord Wharton and Lieut-Col. William Oliver Meade-King D.L. The soil is red marl, loam and sandy; sub-soil, various. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and green crops, with a good portion of pasture land. The area of the civil parish is 10,431 acres of land, 53 of water, 17 of tidal water and 16 of foreshore; rateable value £23,132; the population in 1911 was: civil 3,338; ecclesiastical, 1,985.
Under the provisions of the “Divided Parishes Act, 1882” (45 and 46 Vict. C. 58), Cular and Lynd Drove was transferred from North Petherton to Lyng.
North Newton and Moorland, or North Moor Green, are ecclesiastical parishes formed from North Petherton civil parish, and will be found under separate headings.
Huntworth is a hamlet about 1.5 miles north-east.
-County Police station, Fore street, Charles Hil, sergeant & 1 Constable
Post, M.O.T & Telephone call office—Henry Wood, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Bridgwater Huntworth, delivery from Bridgwater.
Wall Letter Boxes, In the Village; Hedging; shearston; Compass & Shovel Hill.
Public Elementary school, erected in 1877 & enlarged in 1895, for 150 boys & 150 girls and 150 infants; Henry Philip Apter, head master; Mrs Harriet Day, Mistress; Miss Kate Nation, infants’ mistress.
The school is controlled by nine managers, appropriated July 1, 1903, six by the County Council and three by the Parish Council; T.M.Reed, solicitor, Kind Square, Bridgwater, correspondent
Carriers to Bridgwater—Charles Brewer, daily; Ernest Habberfield, daily.
Private residents:
NORTH PETHERTON – PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Addy Rev. John A.K.C.L. (vicar), Vicarage
Apter Henry Philip, Southview
Avery Mrs. Magnolia. house
Burge James, Rhode
Carrington Stanley, Ashfield house
Chick Joseph, Brae side
Havil Mrs
Hawkins Caesar Fredk, Ashway villa
Lloyd Rev. David (Congregational), Clare Street
Merson Francis James, Farringdon Nelson Brig.-Gen. Hubert, Shovell
Nicholls Miss, Quantock view
Palmer William Henry, FairIawn viI
Pocock Robert, Lingfield
Popham Richard
Price George, Fore street
Pryce-Michell Rev. Percy Turner M.A. Huntworth house
Taylor Clifford, Heathfield lodge
Todd The Misses, Old vicarage
Walker· H. Banes, Verriers
Williams George Carne, Batts house
Commercial:
Addicott A. shopkeeper
Baker. James, beer retlr. Hammet st
Bond Albert, insurance agent
Bond George, farmer, Willstock farm
Bond James Orchard, farmer, Hedging house
Brewer Charles, carrier
Browning John, smith
Bult Henry, market gardener, Rydon
Burrows Frederick William, carpenter
Burston Henry, pig dealer
Burston Thos. pig dealer, Crosswell
Burston Walter, pig dealer
Carter Sidney Frank, Clarence P.H
Callow Clifford, farmer, Heathfield Cemetery (Wm. Hy. Palmer, clerk)
Chapman Thomas Bond, farmer, Parkersfield farm
Chedzoy Henry, market gardener
Clatworthy John & Sons: builders, · contractors, builders’ merchants, undertakers & general smiths & agents for Raleigh cycles ; offices & workshops, Fore st. TN 2
Coates Clifford, farmer, Heathfield
Collard Win. market. gardnr. Coxhill
Coram Francis, farmer, Woolmersdon
Culverwell Wm. frmr. Woolmersdon
Davey John, market gardener, Rydon
Davis E. (Mrs.), deputy registrar of births & deaths North Petherton district, Bridgwater union
Davis Ernest, Joe, relieving officer No. 3 district & vaccination officer & registrar of births & deaths North Petherton sub-district, Bridgwater union
Day Albert Henry, farmer. Pratt’s frm
Day Jas. farmer, Shovell Hill farm
Day Samuel, farmer, Dyer’s green
Durman George, plumber
Edbrooke Hy. farmer, Rhode (letters through Bridgwater)
Fermor Arth . beer retlr. Hammet st
Gadd Samuel, baker, Fore street
Gardner John, tailor
Gould Andrew, farmer
Habberfield Ernest, miller (water & steam) & carrier
Habberfield John, farmer
Hagon & Teek , solicitors; & at Bridgwater
Harden David, farmer, Staffland farm
Hawkins Caesar Frederick M.R.C.S. Eng. , L.S.A. Lond. surgeon, & medical officer No. 9 & public vaccinator, No. 10 district, Bridgwater union, Ashway villa .
Heal Robert, farmer, Kings farm
House Thomas George, insurance agent
Hutchings Thomas, farmer, Rhode
Jeanes John, farmer, Bankland
Jenkins John, wicker work manufacturer
Jenkins Jn. F. farmer, Church Hill farm
King Arthur, George hotel
Lillington James, beer retlr. Compass
London Countv Westminster & Parr’s Bank Limited (branch) ; tues. & fri. 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.; head office, 41 Lothbury EC2
Marks William, beer retailer
Major & Sons, grocers
Merson Fras. Jas. farmer, Farringdon
Miller Thomas, basket maker
Moate Samuel, farmer
Morris Albert, farmer, Goodings farm
Morris Edward, farmer, Chapel hill
Norman Christopher W.frmr.Park fm
North Petherton Athletic Association (Edward Rich, hon. sec)
Palmer William Henry & Son, auctioneers, accountants, insurance & land agents; & at Bridgwater Palmer
William Henry, assist. oversr
Payne Albert, farmer, Spitgrove
Peirce William, cycle agent
Phillips William, Lamb inn
Pocock Frederick, hair dresser
Pocock Jeremiah, saddler
Pocock Percy, farmer, Baymead
Pocock Robert, horse dealer
Popham Richard, sanitary inspector to Bridgwater Rural District Council
Quantock Vale Cider Co. Limited (William Dunlop McCreath, sec)
Rich William O. saddler, Fore street
Ridge Henry & Son, wheelwrights
Ridge James, blacksmith
Rogers & Son, butchers, Fore street
Saunders WIlliam, haulier, Dye House
Selick Anthony, mason, Mill street
Shattock WIlliam, farmer, Shearston
Shepherd Harry, grocer, Fore street
Sibley Francis, farmer, Ball’s farm
Slocombe John & Son, wicker chair manufacturers
Slocombe John & William, builders
Slocombe Walter, farmer, daws farm
Smith Alfred, basket maker, Compass
Sparkes WIlliam, beer retailer
Starkey, Knight & Ford limited, cider manufacturers & brewers, North Petherton brewery & at Taunton & Bridgwater
Studley George Henry, Swann inn
Townsend & Son, grocers, Fore street
Tregaskis Valentine, hair dresser
Tucker Lucy (Mrs.), dress maker
Vickery Emma (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Queen Street
Warren John, baker
Warren William, shopkeeper Fore st
West Joseph, market gardener
West Richard, greengrocer
White William, farmer Boomer farm
Wilkins Charles William, shoe maker
Wilkins Edwd. farmer, Milestone farm
Wilkins Thomas Grislock daryman
Willias John, haulier
Williams Samuel, marine store dealr
Winslade Walt, blacksmith Shearston
HUNTWORTH
Waddon Clifford Charles, The Hayes
Adams Henry, shopkeeper
Baker Mary (Mrs.), beer retailer
Milton Thos. farmer. huntworth Park Farm
Moate William, farmer
Smith Jacob, basket maker
Wills George, farmer