COLEFORD is a small market town and chapelry, in the parish of Newland and hundred of St. Briavels; 122 miles w. by n. from London, and 20 w.s.w. from Gloucester (the nearest railway station); pleasantly situated near the border of the county, abutting upon Monmouthshire. The coal and iron mines in this neighbourhood are very considerable; the ore of the latter is particularly rich, yielding, upon the average, about ninety per cent of metal. The town, which is lighted with gas, consists principally of one tolerable spacious street, in which is the market place; the environs are exceedingly pleasant, and some of the views are very picturesque. The land is undulating, and diversified with woods and orchards; and there is a considerable quantity of cider made from the produce of the latter. Coleford is a polling station at the election of members to represent West Gloucestershire. The places of worship are a handsome chapel of ease, and one each for baptists and independents, the later erected in 1842. A national school was opened here in 1835, and a bank for savings has lately been established. The market is held on Friday, and a fair (principally for wool) on the 20th June and following day. The population of Coleford chapelry is about 2,200.The village of NEWLAND is situated about two miles from Coleford, and four s.e. by s. from Monmouth. The beautiful river Wye bounds the parish, and there are several rapid rivulets. The houses composing the village are erected in the form of an irregular quadrangle, of which the church is the centre; this edifice, which is dedicated to All Saints, is a spacious structure, with a tower at the west end, ornamented with pinnacles and open worked battlements; and the interior possesses some very ancient and interesting monuments. The living of the parish is a vicarage, in the gift of the Bishop of Llandaff; the Rev. George Ridout is the present incumbent. On the west side of the church-yard is the grammar school, founded in 1632 by Edward Bell, with a house and endowment for a master; there is also an almshouse, founded by the same gentleman: opposite are other almshouses, for sixteen Indigent persons, founded by William Jones, Esq., and there is a charity school, now conducted upon the national plan. The parish of Newland contained, by the returns for 1831, 4,046 inhabitants, and, by the late census (that of 1841), the diminished number of 3,940 - including the population of Newland tything (about 700), and that of Coleford, as above stated.
Post Office, Coleford, William Nicholson, Post Master - Letters from London, Gloucester and parts East and North arrive every morning at eight, and are despatched thereto every afternoon at half-past three - Letters from Monmouth and parts West, &c. arrive every forenoon at a quarter before eleven, and are despatched thereto every afternoon at half-past one.
Gentry & Clergy
BATHURST Chas. B., esq, Lydney park
BIRT Miss Margaret, Newland
DAVIES Rev. Richard, Staunton
DUCAREL Philip Jno., esq, Newland hse
FIELD Rev. E, Bicknor
GARNSEY Rev. T. R., Christ Church
GRIFFITHS Mrs -, Coleford
HAWKINS Rev. Edward, Coleford
HEWLING Mrs -, Coleford
HOWELL Mrs. Mary Ann, Coleford
HUGHES Mr. -, Coleford
JAMES Thomas, esq., Coleford
JONES Mrs. Martha, Coleford
MORGAN Rev. Theophilus, Newland
NICHOLS Mr. Henry, Coleford
NISBETT Harry, esq., Newland
PEEL Wm. Hy., Coleford
POOLE Rev. Hny., St. Paul's, Park End
RIDOUT Rev. George, Newland
ROGERS Captain -, Newland
SHEPPARD Rev. H., Newland
STEPHENS Rev. Wm. Henry, Newland
TEAGUE Mr. James, Coleford
TEAGUE Sarah, Coleford
TROTTER Misses Sarah & Eliz., Coleford
Schools
GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Newland - Rev. Theophilus Morgan, master
MESENGER R. B., Coleford
NATIONAL SCHOOL (boys & girls) Coleford - John Matthews, master; Sarah Matthews, mistress
NATIONAL SCHOOL, Whitecliff - John Stockham, master
Professional Persons, at Coleford
BATTEN Thomas, surgeon
FRYER Henry Hooper, attorney and clerk to the magistrates
HATTON John, surgeon
JENNINGS John, surgeon, Elmes
LOXLEY Wm. Haydon, surgeon and chemist
MARSH Tom, surgeon
PEACH Benjamin, attorney and agent for the Atlas Assurance Office
ROBERTS William, attorney
WILLIAMS Wm., chemist & druggist
Inns & Public House, at Coleford
Angel Inn, (and posting house), William Batten
Buck, Richard Porter
Jovial Colliers, David Smith
King's Head, Thomas Porter
Nag's Head, Eliz King, Whitecliff
Old White Hart, Thomas Morgan
Ostrich, Diana Hatton, Newland
Plume of Feathers, Nelson Harris
Red Lion, Thomas Grindell
Retailers of Beer
BOZLEY Elmes
ELEY Richard
MARTIN James
NELMES William
POWELL Samuel
PREECE Thomas
RUDGE George
SCRIVENS John
SMEDLEY Joseph
STEEL Thomas
TEAGUE Thomas
THOMAS Hugh
WATKINS Thomas
WILCOX Mary
Iron & Coal Masters
CINDERFORD IRON WORKS, Lydney
CRAWSHAY & HOLLOWAY, Dean Forest
JACKSON W., Perrygrove
JAMES John (and tin-plate manufacturer), Lydney
MUSHET David, Coleford
PROTHEROE Edward, Park End
TEAGUE Peter, Coleford
THOMAS John, Coleford
TROTTER Thomas & Co. (and iron founders), Cannop brook
Shopkeepers & Traders (in Coleford unless otherwise stated)
ADAMS Elizabeth, shopkeeper
ADAMS John, plumber & glazier, &c
ANTHONY Esaias, carpenter & builder
ASTEN William, butcher
ATKINSON John, gaveller of mines & mining surveyor for Dean Forest
ATWOOD Thomas, hosier
BEACH Elijah, boot & shoe maker
BEECH Humphrey, boot & shoe maker, Newland
BENFIELD Henry, boot & shoe maker
BENFIELD Jos., stone carver & painter
BLANCH William, grocer & toy dealr
BRADLEY Ebenezer, tailor
BROWN Henry, shopkeeper
BULLOCK James, saddler
CARPENTER John, boot & shoe maker
CLARK Thomas, boot & shoemaker
COLLINGS Harris, clock & watch mkr
COLLINGS Mary, dressmaker
COOPER George, nail maker
COURT James, painter, plumber &c.
COURT William, spirit dealer, auctioneer, upholsterer, and inspector of weights and measures
DORRINGTON George, tallow chandler
EVANS John, carpenter
FARMER & STAFFORD, ironmongers
FOXWELL John, tailor
FURBER William, boot & shoe maker
GAS WORKS - John Philpot, engineer
GRINDELL Thomas, stone merchant
HARPER Sarah, shopkeeper & butcher
HARRIS Keziah, straw hat maker
HARRIS Milson, butcher
HARRIS William, skinner and beer retailer
HART Charles, dyer
HATTON Thos. and Son, tailors & drapers
HAWKINS John, boot & shoe maker
HAWKINS Wm., baker & shopkeeper
HERBERT James, grocer & draper
HOLFORD John, shopkeeper
HOUGH Charles Cooper, printer &c.
JAMES Philip, stone cutter
JAMES William, stone cutter
JENKINS Henry, confectioner
JENKINS Henry, boot & shoe maker
JENKINS Thomas, stone cutter and grocer, and tea dealer
JONES Joseph, watch maker
JOYNES Stephen, tailor
KEARNS Elizabeth, straw hat maker
KEARSEY Richard, stone cutter
KEMEYS Joseph, cooper
KERBY Isaac Blanch, clock & watch maker
KING William, shopkeeper
LEWIS Thomas, tailor
LLOYD Lewis, tin-plate worker
LLOYD Thomas, stone mason
MARLIN James, stone mason
MORGAN Thomas, malster
MORRIS William, blacksmith
MOXHAM James, malster
NASH Ann & Emily, shopkeepers
NASH Maria, straw hat maker
NELMES William, shopkeeper
NEWMARCH James, carpenter and shopkeeper
NICHOLSON William, grocer, draper, and china and glass dealer
PARTRIDGE John, tailor, Newland
PHILLIPS Elizabeth Evans, linen and woollen draper
PHILLIPS Thomas, clothes dealer
PORTER John, shopkeeper
PRESTON John, eating house
PRICE William, tailor
ROBERTS John, nail maker
ROBERTS William Tewkes, auctioneer and mining surveyor
ROSSER Thomas, stone cutter
RUDGE George, mason
SALTER Richard T., tailor
SAVING'S BANK, Coleford - (open on Friday), James Teague, actuary
SMART Sarah & Amelia, shopkeepers
SMITH David, cabinet maker and upholsterer
SPEAR James, saddler
STEEL Thomas, blacksmith
STEPHENS James, boot & shoe maker
TAYLOR William, butcher, Newland
TEAGUE James, actuary to saving's bank
TEAGUE Thomas, currier & hair dresser
TERRETT John, ironmonger & builder
TERRETT Thomas, carpenter
THOMAS Hugh, shopkeeper
THOMAS John, tailor
THOMAS John, registrar of marriages
TOMLINS Emma, grocer and draper
TROTTER Isaiah, malster and dealer in hops
TROTTER John & Co., brewers and malsters
TROTTER Thomas Birt, draper & grocer
TUDOR Henry, butcher
TURNER Jane, draper and grocer
WARD Christr., blacksmith, Newland
WARDER Joseph, baker & flour dealer
WATTS John, baker
WATTS John, potter, Whitecliff
WATTS S & H., booksellers, stationers, and news agents
WATTS William, plumber, glazier & painter
WHITE Mary & Ann, stamp distributors
WHITE Richard & Son, land agents
WHITE Richard, jun., malster and auctioneer
WILCOX Edward, tailor
WILLIAMS Mary, shopkeeper
WILLIAMS Thomas, boot & shoe maker
WINTLE Sarah, beer retailer
YARNELL William, shopkeeper
YOUNG William, wheelwright
Carriers
To Gloucester, Haines & Bland's Waggons pass through occasionally & James Holford, from the Old White Hart, twice a week.
To Monmouth, Haines and Bland's Waggons, pass through occasionally.
