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Distances – 10 ½ miles NW of Worcester, 5 ENE of Bromyard, 12 SE of Tenbury, 19 NE of Hereford.

Postal Information – Whitbourne Post and Telegraph Office, Sapey Bridge; Miss Ellen Garness, Sub-Postmistress. Letters arrive by mail-cart from Worcester at 5.45 a.m.; despatched to Bromyard at 5.45 a.m., and to Worcester at 6.44 p.m. week-days and Sundays. Money orders are granted and paid, savings’ bank, insurance, and annuity business transacted from 8.0 a.m. till 8.0 p.m. The Wall Letter-box, near the Church, is cleared at 6.0 p.m. on week-days only. The Wall Letterbox at Badley Wood is cleared at 5.45 p.m. on week-days only. Post town, Worcester.

The Wall Letter-box in the School Wall is cleared at 6.5 p.m. on week-days only.

Parish Church (St. John the Baptist) – Rev. Prebendary Joseph Henry Brierley, M.A., Rector, Messrs. Charles Andrews and William Mitchell, Churchwardens; Charles Everall, Parish Clerk.

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bringsty Common – Preachers various.

Elementary School (boys, girls, and infants) – William John Harwood, Master; Mrs. Sarah Harwood, Mistress.

Police Station, Moor Hall – James Powell, Constable

Assistant Overseer and Rate Collector – Charles Andrews.

Carrier to Worcester (through Broadwas and Cotheridge) – Mrs. Annie Griffiths on Saturdays.

Residents

Adams Mrs. Emily, Gaines

Allport T., farmer, Upper Lincetter

Andrews Charles, The Kennetts

Andrews Wm. George, farmer, Poplands

Aylett Charles, farmer, Crumplebury

Bailey Leonard, traveller, The Nutshell

Bayley Charles, Village

Bradburn Mrs. Mary, farmer, Stocking farm

Brierley Rev. Joseph Henry, M.A. (rector of Whitbourne, Prebendary of Hereford Cathedral, and rural dean of North Frome), The Rectory

Burraston John, farmer, Bringsty common

Childe-Freeman Mrs., Ferney bank

Cross John, farmer, Hamish park

Dale John Francis, estate agent for Mrs. Evans, Rosemore grange

Drew Edward, The Sconce, Badley Wood

Evans Mrs. Margaret, Whitbourne hall

Everall Charles, carpenter

Everall Mrs. Sarah, shopkeeper, Meadow green

Garness Henry, farmer, Elmore’s end

Garness Miss Ellen, sub-postmistress, Post and telegraph office, Sapey bridge

Green Thomas, shopkeeper, Badley Wood

Harington Sir Richard, Bart., M.A., B.C.L., Whitbourne court

Harwood Wm. John, schoolmaster, School house

Heming Frederick, farmer, Badley Wood

Hollingshead Henry, farmer, Tytherley

Jones Edward, farmer, Broadburns

Jones George, farmer, Highfields

Jones James, head gamekeeper, The Ford

Lane Mrs., Brook house

Lewis Sidney, Live & Let Live Inn. Good accommodation for cyclists and picnic parties. Ales and stouts. Choice cigars.

Lloyd Mrs., Brook house

Maund Edwin, boot and shoemaker

Maund Edwin, butler

Mills John, farmer, Poswick lodge, Lower Poswick

Mitchell Thos., cot. farmer, The Woodland

Mitchell Wm., farmer & hop gr., Rosemoor

Moore Edwd., shopkpr., Bringsty common

Morgan George, farmer, Finchers

Morgan J., beer retailer, Bringsty common

Morgan Oscar, farmer, Longlands

Parton Mrs. Mary, farmer, Cop Castle

Pettit Lewis, farmer and hop grower, Huntlands and Moorhall farms

Powell James, police constable, Moorhall

Pullen Edward, farmer, Elmore’s end

Rimell Richard, farmer and hop grower, Upper Tedney

Roberts Mrs. Mary, farmer, Smeathes

Roper J. T., farmer, Lincetter, Badley Wood

Roper Thomas, farmer, New house

Simmonds Osmond, head keeper, Bell house

Smith Charles, blacksmith, Meadow green

Stephens James, farmer, The Mill farm

Thomas J. W., frmr. & hop gr., Wishmoor

Vernalls James, farmer, Lincetter

Williams Allan, fruit dealer, Bringsty com.

Williams Arthur, fruit dealer, Bringsty com.

Williams John, gardener to Mrs. Bickerton Evans, Whitbourne hall gardens

Williams Mrs. Dinah, Wheatsheaf Inn, Sapey bridge

Source: Littlebury’s Directory of Worcester & District. Tenth Edition. Printed and Published by Littlebury & Company, The Worcester Press, Worcester. 1905.