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The History of Oswestry

by William Cathrall

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Index.

Page
Agricultural Statistics205
Album Monasterium3
Aldermen and Common-Councilmen166
Alfred the Great17
Ancient Customs191
Ancient Houses185
Ancient Relics186
Angling209
Aston Hall242
Attack on the town65
Baptist Chapel155
Banks100
Battle of Oswestry6
Belmont285
Benevolent Institutions119
Bethesda Chapel157
Blanc-Minster3
Bleddyn ab Cynvyn14
Biography223
Botany of the Parish213
Bray, Dr. Thomas224
British Period4
British Schools114
Broom Hall289
Brunswick Dynasty88
Brynkinalt243
Cadwaladr’s reign8
Cae Nef6
Carreg Hofa Castle257
Castle of Oswestry15–172
Overton15
Ceiriog, the212
Civil Wars61
Charitable Donations121
Church or Chapel-Field6
Church Grant30
Charles I., Character of62
Charter, First Royal33
Charter of Charles II.78
Charter the Third47
Chirk291
Chirk Castle244
Clawdd Coch259
Coed Euloe, Battle of21
Cranage’s Daring66
Crogen, Battle of23
Croes-Oswallt (Oswald’s Cross)3
Croes Wylan54
Death of Oswald7
Derivation of Name, &c.2
Derwen285
Dispensary and Baths117
Dissenting Places of Worship152
Dovaston, John Freeman Milward224
Drenewydd289
Ecclesiastical History132
English Period21
Extension Line (Oswestry and Newtown) Railway198
Famine57
Felton West274
Fernhill258
Fitz-Alan, William15
Fletcher, Philip Lloyd16
Fitz-Gwarine17
Free Grammar School107
Friendly Societies131
Gas-works104
Gates93
Genealogical Table178
Geology, &c.221
Glorious Age89
Glyndwr Insurrection36
Reverses49
Death of50
Great Western Railway Company195
Greenfield Lodge274
Griddle Gate137
Grufydd ab Cynan15
Guto (y Glyn)226
Halston249
Hen Dinas5
Hengoed272
Hotels107
House of Industry119
Humphreys, Humphrey, D.D.227
Huntington, Execution of35
Hywel Dda (the Welsh Justinian)13
Independent Methodist Chapel157
Ingratitude of (Common Wealth) Parliament73
Invasion of Wales21
Jones, Thomas227
King Oswald5
Knockin253
Kynaston, Humphrey228
Le Strange, Roger17
Lighting96
Lodge, the273
Llanforda260
Llangollen Vale292
Llanymynech254
Llanyblodwel262
Llansilin261
Lloyd, Colonel63
Lloyd, Bishop83
Llynclys (or Llynclis) Pool211
Lupus, Hugh16
Llwyd, Edward230
Llywarch Hen8
Llywelyn ab Jorwerth27
Madog15
Maelor15
Marrow’s Assault69
Marches Lordships17
Margery Bruce180
Markets and Fairs97
Markets102–3
Maserfield7
Mathrafal9
Maud Verdon15
Maurice, William231
Mayors, List of164
Mayor’s Blunders85
Mediolanum259
Montgomery, Roger de16
Morda, the212
Morlas, the212
Morus, Hugh231
Monuments within the Church139
in the Church-yard14
in the New Church-yard147
Morva Rhuddlan113
Mortimers, the31
Mount Pleasant290
Municipal and Civil Government158
Officers163
Murage, the29
Myddelton, Sir Thomas77
Mytton, Major-General75
Mytton, the late John, Esq.251
National Schools112
Natural History205
Newport, Mr.68
Norfolk, Duke of15
Norman Period14
Notabilia235
Oakhurst290
Offa’s Dyke10
Old Chapel152
Oswald’s Well189
Oswestry Race-course10
Castle, Burning of72
Government of72
As it was92
recent History of181
Castle Hill177
Owain Brogyntyn15
Oswald and Penda2
Parliament, the Great32
Parish Church132
Sunday School114
Park Hall263
Penda, the Mercian King8
Pengwern9
Pentre Pant290
Pentre Poeth53
Penylan290
Perry, the212
Plague, records of55
Plot to remove the markets59
Poor Rate Return—Oswestry town and parish (1855)240
Population204
Porkington266
Post Office99
Powys Vadog14
Preesgwene House273
Primitive Methodist Chapel157
Public Establishments and Institutions98
Quinta, the274
Railway Communication194
Restoration, the76
Review of Ancient History7
Revolution, the86
Reynolds, John232
Richard II., death of34
Rivers209
Rhyd-y-croesau290
Rhyd-y-croesau Church150
Roberts, the Rev. Peter232
Rug15
Sacheverell, Dr.86
Salter, Mr. Robert234
Savings’ Bank101
Saxon Period9
Selattyn269
Shrewsbury, the Battle of37
Siarter Cwtta, the Short Charter24
Site of the town91
Sketches of the Environs of Oswestry241
Social Improvement88
Society for Bettering the Condition of the Poor129
Spot, Dick233
St. Martin’s272
Stamp Office101
Statistics201
Streets95
Sweeney Hall291
Tenants’ Service48
Theatre104
Topographical History90
Town Walls184
Tre’r Cadeiriau3
Tre’r Fesen6
Trefaldwyn13
Trefonen Church149
Tre Meredydd14
Trevor, Sir John159
Trinity Church144
Tyn-y-Rhos278
Visit of Baldwin and Giraldus25
Vicars, List of151
Walter the Stewart179
Watt’s Dyke11–12–13
Welsh Cloth Market51
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel156
Whittington275
William the Conqueror10
Wood Hill Hall291
Wynnstay286
Young Men’s Institute115
Zion Chapel152

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