Post Office Directory of 1865.
SHOTLEY is a scattered village, at the termination of the peninsula
formed by the estuaries of the Orwell and Stour, opposite Harwich, in Samford
hundred, union, and rural deanery, Ipswich county court district, archdeaconry
of Suffolk, and diocese of Norwich, East Suffolk, 10 miles south-east from
Ipswich, and about 2 from Harwich, across from the "Bristol Arms," or Shotley
Gate, from whence ferry boats ply to and from Harwich. A strong fortification,
with barracks, is now in course of erection here, mounting 12 heavy Armstrong
guns, which command the entrance of the harbour. The church of St. Mary is a
large structure, situate on an eminence. The living is a rectory, with about 54
acres of glebe, and £585 in lieu of tithes, in the gift of the Marquis of
Bristol, and held by the Rev. George Forster Simpson, B.A., of St. Edmund Hall,
Oxford. The Marquis of Bristol is lord of the manor of Overhall-with-Netherhall.
The poor have the proceeds of two orchards and two acres of land, left by Andrew
Barfoot in 1501, now let for £6 6s. per annum. There is a National school for
the parish children: the site, containing half an acre of land, and a donation
of £50 towards its erection were given by the Marquis of Bristol. There is
considerable trade carried on in stone, which is used in the manufacture of
Roman cement. The population in 1861 was 582, and the area is 2,051 acres.
Parish Clerk, John Marsh.
POST OFFICE. — Mrs. Elizabeth Garrod, postmistress. Letters arrive at 6 a.m. &
dispatched at 4 p.m. by mail cart to & from Ipswich. The nearest money order
office is at Holbrook
INSURANCE AGENT.—
Royal Exchange J Spurling & Sons
CARRIER TO & FROM IPSWICH. — William Jackaman, monday, tuesday, thursday &
Saturday WATER CONVEYANCE.—Ferry boats to & from Harwich, from the ' Bristol
Arms'
Simpson Rev. Geo.Forster, B.A. [rector]
COMMERCIAL.
Alderton Fisher, farmer & maltster
Brown Joslah, farmer
Corby Charles, farmer
Corby William, 'Bristol Arms,' Harwich & Shotley Ferry
Gibbs George, carpenter
Gladwel George, yeoman
Gladwel William, beer retailer
Hare Joseph, farmer
Markham Charles, farmer
Mason Harriett (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Mason Philip, farmer
Rivers Robert, miller
Spurliug Benjamin, farmer
Spurling John & Sons, auctioneers, & agents to the Royal Exchange Fire & Life
Office
Spurliug John, farmer
Webb Robert, wheelwright
Webb William, butcher & beer retailer
Wright Wm. shoe maker & beer retailer