Himley in 1868

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer (1868)]

"HIMLEY, a parish in the N. division of the hundred of Seisdon, county Stafford, 4 miles W. of Dudley, its post town, and 3 N. of the Brierley railway station. It is a small village situated near the river Stour, and the Stafford and Birmingham canal. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the manufacture of blade, mill, and edge tools. Courts leet and baron are held annually, and there is a copyhold court. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £312.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield, value £315. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, was erected in 1764, by the first Lord Dudley and Ward. The parochial charities produce about £5 per annum. Himley Hall is the principal seat."

 

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]