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Bishop's Cannings. 



Bennett (? of Steeple Ashton) and from him to Mr. Smith his son- 

 in-law. He sold it to Mr. Adams of whom it was purchased by 

 Dr. Rigge. He left two daughters coheiresses, one of whom mar- 

 ried — Worrell Esq., and the other, James Rooke, Esq., a Major 

 in the army. This now belongs to Mrs. Rooke. 



Another portion of Mr. Unwyn's estate came to James Sutton, 

 Esq., of Devizes, who took it in exchange for some other property 

 nearer to that town. It has also passed from the Rt. Hon. Mr. 

 Estcourt (as before mentioned) to the Commissioners of Inland 

 Revenue. 



Mr. Thomas Brown inherited his house and premises from a near 

 relative ; it formed originally part of the property of a Mr. Weston 

 whose sister succeeding to it, married Mr. Simon Ruddle, who be- 

 queathed it to his niece Mrs. Lawrence, by whom it was left to Mr. 

 Thomas Brown. 



Mr. Thomas Giddings also holds in this tything a freehold farm 

 of about 150 acres. 



II. Ohapelry of St. James, Southbroom. 



This division of the parish consists of four tythings, viz. Round- 

 way, Wick, Nursteed, and Bedborough ; and contains altogether 

 nearly 3000 acres, with a population according to the census of 

 1851 of 2517 souls. It is assessed to the Poor at £7980 9s. lOd. 

 In all temporal matters these two divisions of the parish are dis- 

 tinct: in spiritual things they were till within these few years un- 

 der one head, and the vicar of Bishop's Cannings had the cure of 

 souls here, as in the rest of the parish. In 1831, at the instance 

 of the vicar, with the aid of an Act of George II., it was made a 

 Perpetual Curacy, and a separate Incumbent provided for it on the 

 nomination of the vicar of the mother-church. All the tythings, 

 mentioned as constituting this parochial chapelry, are within the 

 manor of Bishop's Cannings, and Mr. Sotheron Estcourt whilst 

 lord farmer, exercised the manorial rights. Besides the Bishop of 

 Salisbury, there are other large proprietors in this part of the 

 parish. Among these, the chiefs are Mr. Estcourt, Mrs. Colston, 

 Mr. Watson Taylor, and Mr. Ewart. 



