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Above 600>000 trees have been planted by one individual, and thia 

 Tugged waste promises to become a beautiful woodland. Grass 

 land with good herbage has already been formed upon the more 

 level and sheltered parts of Maer-heath, some of which has been 

 let at two pounds per acre. 



MADELEY is a parish of Pirehili North, situated about six miles 

 west of Newcastle, and bordering on the west upon Shropshire 

 and Cheshire. It consists of the hamlets of Great Madeley and 

 Little Madeley. 



The village of Great Madeley contains several good houses, 

 the most remarkable of which is a half-timbered house, with the 

 following quaint inscription on the front " 16 Walk Knnave what 

 lootfst at 47." By the side of the village is a large pool, which 

 supplies a corn-mill with water. 



The Church is an ancient structure of stone, and consists 

 of a nave, side-aisles, transepts, and a chancel, which is at the 

 east end of the nave, to the north wall of which latter is attached 

 a cemetery of nearly the same size and plan as the transepts* 

 It has also a south porch, and a square embattled tower at 

 the west end of the nave, in which is a ring of six bells; the 

 sixth having been lately bequeathed by Mr. Samuel Stretch. IB 

 the interior the different parts are separated from each other 

 by pointed arches, supported on plain pillars. On the north side 

 of the chancel arch are the reading-desk and pulpit, the latter of 

 which is ancient oak, moderately carved with small Saxon arches. 

 The crimson velvet cloth and cushion were the gift of the Rev. 

 Thomas Barlow, as is mentioned on one of the tables of bene- 

 factions. Above the same arch, in the nave, is painted the Pater* 

 noster, the Creed, and the Commandments, on two tables. Between 

 these tables are the Hoyal arms, painted in the year 1804. A small 

 brass chandelier of 12 lights is suspended from the middle of the 

 ceiling of the nave, and is inscribed: "Bequeathed ; fry Samuel 

 Stretch, of Madeley." At the west end of the nave there is a 

 small organ. It contains several monuments of the Egerton family, 

 particularly one of Elizabeth, wife of Sir John Egerton. who died 

 in the year 1701. She was daughter and sole heir of William Hol- 

 land, of Denton Heaton, in the county of Lancaster,; from whom 

 descended the Earls of Wilton, who retain the family name of Eg- 

 erton. There are also several other memorable family monuments; 

 and among others, one in the cemetery attached to the chancel, of 

 Sir John Offley, who died September 6, 1688. 



