ERCALL MAGNA
A brief journey through time
The Place
The People
External Sites
A brief history (According to Rob)
In a book I have called "Shropshire Parish Documents" that contains an "Inspection of Parish Documents under section 17 of the Local Government Act, 1894" (the date of which I am unsure but there is a hand written date of 1946 on the inside cover although I suspect this relates closer to the reprint date). This covers an inspection of Parish documents held within the County of Shropshire and carried out by the Shropshire County Council.
Documents in the custody of the Parish Council
Parish Council Minute Book, 1894 - (in use at time of above publication)
Parish Meeting Minute Book
Declaration Book
Receipt and Payment Book
Precept Book
Treasurers Bond
Receipt Book
Many Rate Books
Miscellaneous papers
Overseers Account Book, 1687 - 1745, 1774 - 1794, 1771 - 1806, 1801 -
1809, 1807 - 1820, 1821 - 1835, 1832 - 1837, 1840 - 1845, 1845 - 1847.
An old map of the boundaries of the Parishes of High Ercall and Rodington
Copy of a document dated 2 September 1840 (possibly an award)
Map of the Parish dated 1832, with survey and valuation
Two old agreements dated 1795 and 1819 relating to poor land at Eaton-on-Tern
Register of Parish Apprentices from 7th September - 23 November 1835
Cattle Plague Rate Book dated 28 April 1835
Cattle Plague Rate Book dated 21 January 1867
Below the entry for Treasurers Bond is a list of agreements for letting
of land for allotment purposes between the Parish council and several
land owners as follows:
9 April 1897, for letting 2 acres, 0 roods, 25 perches of land, made between
Samuel Morris and the Parish council.
9 April 1897, for letting 2 acres, 0 roods, 18 perches of land, made between
John Pickin and the Parish council.
9 April 1897, for letting 2 acres, 0 roods, 25 perches of land, made between
George Hall and the Parish council.
8 June 1897, for letting 6 acres, 2 roods, 6 perches of land, made between
the Duke of Sutherland and the Parish council.
Note: 1 acre = 4840 square yards, 1 rood = a quarter of an acre, 1 perch = 30 and a quarter square yards. (source, the Chambers Dictionary)