Wrea Green
1934 Directory
RIBBY-WITH-WREA
RIBBY-WITH-WREA has a pleasant village called Wrea Green, 2 miles west of
Kirkham, the atmosphere in this neighbourhood being of a most healthful nature. The township is in
the parliamentary division of the Fylde, and in the Fylde county council division and Union. The
parish council consists of five members. The line of railway from Kirkham to Lytham has a station
here.
The township contains 1,389 acres, and the rateable value is £3,349. Its
population 1851-1921 was:
1851
406
1861
444
1871
466
1881
392
1891
401
1901
475
1911
598
1921
674
The chief landowners are Mr. Charles E. Harwood, H. L. Birley, Esq., and W.
Duckworth, Esq.
The principal residence in the township is Ribby Hall; belonging to W.
Duckworth, Esq. The CHURCH is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The original church was built in 1715, and
in 1849 it was rebuilt from a design by Mr. E. G. Paley, at a cost of £1,600.. It was consecrated
in 1855. About 1857 the interior of the church was renovated and improved by the erection of a
handsome stone plupit and a new organ chamber, the chancel tiled, and pitchpine choir stalls
provided, and a new vestry was also provided, at a total cost of about £600. A beautiful painted
window, to the memory of one of the Birley family, and another to that of Mrs. Fazackerley-Westby,
were erected in 1884. In this year also a tower and spire, by Paley & Austin, were built at a
cost of £1,300, thus improving greatly the appearance of the church as well as forming a handsome
and effective feature in the landscape. A peal of tubular bells was placed in the tower in 1888 to
commemorate Her late Majesty's Jubilee. In 1891, a painted window, in memory of the Earl of
Carnarvon, was given by the Freemasons of Preston and the Fylde, presented by Sir M. W. Ridley,
Bart. Another window was also erected in the same year to the memory of Mrs. Swan and Lieut. E. P.
Homan, by the Rev. R. S. and Mrs. Stoney. A handsome coloured window has been placed on the north
side in commemoration of the late Queen's Diamond Jubilee, and also one in memory of the late
Vicar, at a cost of about £50. The church contains 300 sittings. The benefice is a vicarage of the
annual value of £300, in the patronage of the Vicar of Kirkham, and held by the Rev. Charles J.
Woodhouse, who resides in a good vicarage, built in 187o at a cost of £1,200. The Ecclesiastical
population, which includes Westby, numbers 754.
An INFECTIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL erected by the Fylde Joint Hospital Committee, is
situated at Moss Side. It is arranged on the latest sanitary principles, and consists of seven
isolated blocks to accommodate a total of 3o patients. Messrs. Haywood & Harrison were the
architects, and Mr. S. Wilson the contractor, the cost being £17,146.
The ENDOWED SCHOOLS for boys and girls have an endowment of £2,113 yearly,
arising from an original bequest of £800, left in 1716 by Nicholas Sharpies, a native of Wrea
Green, and a sum of £200, left by James Thistleton in 1693. The two trusts were amalgamated in
1755. In 1894 new schools were erected, at a cost of £1,400, from a design by Messrs. Garlick &
Sykes, of Preston, the contractors being Messrs. J. Fielding & Sons, of Blackpool.
Post. Money Order and Telegraph Office at Mr. Parrot's. Letters, via Kirkham,
arrive at 7-0 a.m. and are despatched at 8-45 a.m. and 4-45 p.m.
Parish Council.—P. L. Birley,Esq., J.P. (chairman), J. Dagger, W. Eccles, C. E.
Harwood and G. Cookson: Henry Miller, rating officer ; Rural District Councillor : C. E.
Harwood
Ainsworth Mrs. Jane, Blackpool road
Alston Mr. Herbt., Bryning lane
Alston John, gardener, Tarnbrick cotts
Armstrong Mr. Robt., White cottage
Austen Geo., steward, 3 Elms drive
Bagot Mr. Geo., Tarnbrick cottages
Bagot Mr. Wm., Bryning lane
Baines Thos., signalman, Bryning lane
Baines Thos., labr, Smithy fold
Barclay Mrs. Annie, Fairlawn villas
Barcroft Mr. Wm., Bungalow, Moss Side lane
Baron Mr. Arthur S., Whinfield villa
Baron Mrs. Mary, Bryning lane
Baron Thos., foreman, Back of Park Terrace
Benson Josiah, labourer, Moss Side lane
Berry Benj., clerk, 7 Elms drive
Birley Percy L., Esq., J.P., The Villa
Blackwell Mrs. Mary E., 3 North view
Bowker Mr. Benj., Ribby road
Bradley Mrs. Eliz. A., White cottage
Bradley Mr. Wm., Whitegate
Bretherton John W., labourer, 1 Greenside
Briggs Mrs. Kate, 15 First avenue
Brown Mr. John, 4 North view
Bullen Mr. John, Moss Side lane
Cardwell Nicholas, grocer, 2 Spire row
Cardwell Mr. Wm., 2 Smithy fold
Cartmell Edwin, foreman, Ivy cottage
Cartmell Misses Eliz. & Alice, 7 North view
Catlow Mr. Harry, Blackpool road
Cheney Thos. 3., joiner, 4 Manor cottages
Cookson Robt., labr, White cottage
Cottam Henry, labr, The Nook
Coulthard John, labr, Brian cottage
Cowban Mrs. Mary E., Park terrace
Crewe Cyril, mechanic, 20 First Avenue
Crompton Henry, road patrol, Fair View villa
Crook Mr. William, Houghton cottages
Dagger John, platelayer, 1 North view
Dagger Mrs. Ellen Jane, Moss Side farm
Dagger Thos., platelayer, 7 First avenue
Dalton William, joiner, 13 First avenue
Denson Wm., gardener, Ribby road
Davy Joseph, bricklayer, Sunnyside
Diamond Wm., motor drvr, 8 Elms drv
DISTRICT BANK Ltd. (sub-branch to Kirkham), open Wednesdays, 11-15 to 2-15,
Saturdays 9-30 to 11-15
Duckworth Alan, btchr, 7 Station road
Duckworth Wm., Esq., J.P., Ribby Hall. Tel. 4 Kirkham
Dugdale Jas., labr, Moss Side lane
Dugdale Mrs. Eliz., Cookson's cottage
Dugdale Mr. Richd., Whinfleld villa
Dunham Mrs. Mary, Fairlawn villas
Eccles Wm., market gardener
Eccles Mr. William, 2 Greenside
Edwards Mr. John Hy., Thirlmere cott
Endowed School ; Chas. Lyon
Fenton Abraham, school attendance officer, 3 First Avenue
Ferries Osborne, joiner, Westfield
Fisher Mr. John Robt., Bryning lane
Fletcher Mr. Josiah, Oshodi, Ribby road. Tel. 55 Kirkham
Fletcher Mr. Wm., Ribby cottages
Foldys Mr. John Oswald, Manor house. Tel. 4Y3 Kirkham
Frost Mr. Chas., 4 Station road
Fulham, Miss Florence, 1 First Avenue
Gallaher John, haulage contrctr, 8 First Avenue
Gardner Jas., labr, 10 First Avenue
Gardner Mr. Wm., Brook house
Gillett Mr. Wm., Park terrace
Glaister Mr. Robt., The Beeches
German Mr. Michael, Tarnbrick cotts
Gregson Mr. Adam, Rose cottage
Hague Mr. John W., 14 First Avenue
Halsall Frank, taper, Landovery, Bryning lane
Harrison Nathaniel, gamekeeper, Ribby cottage
Hartley & Coupe, motor engineers, Blackpool rd. Tel. 16 Kirkham
Harwood Mr. Chas. E., Thirlmere lodge. Tel. 48 Kirkham
Haslam George, motor engineer, 1 Station road ; garage and works, Moor street,
Kirkham. Tel. 138
Hesketh Mrs. Emily, Avon cottage
Hollingworth Mr. Fredk. Hy., Myrtle cottage
Holmes Mr. Geo. H., The Grange
Holt John W., gardnr, 1 Station road
Hornby Edwin, 3 Station road
Hornby Thos., spnnr, North view
Hoyle Albt., motor drvr, Ribby road
Hull John P., b'smith and caretaker
Hull Mr. Thos., 2 Church row
Jackson Jas., wvr, 3 Spire row
Jackson Percy, clerk, North view
Jolly Mr. Alex., Houghton cottages
Jolly Miss Alice, Hawthorns
Jolly John, labr, 4 Greenside
Jones Albert, labr, Bryning lane
Kirkham Jph., coal dlr., Ribby
Kirkham Joseph, porter, Bryning lane
Lawson Mr. Wm., Nook cottage
Levitt Mr. Charles, 1 Elms drive
Lloyd Mr. Fredk. R., Park terrace
Lyon Chas., schlmstr, School house
Marks George, hairdrssr, 5 First avenue
Harland Robt., E., pntr, Rose cottage
Marquis Jas., platelyr, 5 North view
Marquis Jas., motor drvr, 9 Elms drive
Marquis Saml., labr, 4 Church row
Miller Henry, clerk, 9 North view
Myles Mr. Thomas, Mill lane
Nicholson Mr. Thos. R.,Melksham Tel. 4X1 Kirkham
Normington Mr. Irvine, 17 First av
Oram Misses Alice & Gertrude, 6 Elms avenue
Parker Albt., b'smith, The fold
Parker Miss Eliz., grocer, Wrea green
Parker Mrs. Hannah, 1 Church row
Parker Mrs. Mary, 3 Greenside cottage
Parkinson John, labr, 10 North view
Parrott William, post office, Wrea green
Pennington Mr. Wm., Hill farm
Penswick Mr. Thomas, Sunnyhurst
Postlethwaite Mrs. Jane, Brook lane
Powis Mrs. Annie, 1 Manor cottage
Ribby Institute ; Richard Wilson, sec
Richardson Robt., shpkpr, 6 Station rd
Roberts John H., egg dealer, High-
Roberts John H., egg dealer Highgate Cottage
Robinson B., Bank mngr, Bryning lane
Salisbury Lawrence, caretaker, Old Grammar School
Salthouse Wm., bricklayer, Wrea green
Sargent Mr. Edward, Elms cottage
Seaman Wm. Hy., labr, 4 First av
Shorrock Edwd., porter, Bryning lane
Sibley Charles N., labr, 11 First Avenue
Simpson Miss Annie, 8 North view
Slater Mrs. Edith, draper, 2 Station rd
Smallshaw Jas. Hy., platelayer, 19 First Avenue
Smith Jas., labr, Moss Side lane
Snape Mrs. Margt., Avondale, Bryning lane
Soro Mr. Walter, Hospital lodge
Stansfield Mr. Harry, Bungalow, Bryning lane
Stevenson Mrs. Alice, The Haven
Stevenson Mr. Bernard, Rudheath, Ribby road
Stevenson Mrs. Gladys N., Rudheath, Ribby road
Swallow Miss Florence, 8 First Avenue
Swan Mr. John R., Lynwood, Blackpool road
Taylor Edward R., Melrose, Bryning Lane
Valentine Roger, groundsman, 3 Church row
Walker John, chemist, 5 Elms drive
Walsh Victor, labr, 12 First avenue
Walton Mrs. Amy, Atherton, Ribby rd
Wareing Bros., wheelwrights, etc.
Wareing Geo. (Wareing Bros.) ; h.Elm villa
Whitehead Richd., caretaker, South view
Whitehead Thos., labr, Smithy fold
Whiteside Harry, gardener, 16 First av
Wilkins Mr. Wm., White house. Tel.21 Kirkham
Willacy Wm., clerk, 4 Spire row
Williams Mrs. Kate, Woodside cottage
Wilson Richd., vict., Grapes Hotel
Winder Jonathan, labr, 18 First avenue
Woodhouse Rev. Chas., J.The Vicarage
Wright Mrs. Eliz., Rihby cottage
Wright Nicholas, gardnr, 2 North view
Wright Wm., joiner, Villa lodge
Yates Mr. Jolm, 2 First Avenue
FARMERS.
Ainsworth Mrs.Margt.A .,Church grove
Baines Richd., Ribby Hall farm
Braithwaite Hy., Cookson's farm
Braithwaite James, Wrea Green
Cookson John, Bryning hill
Cookson Wm., Cookson's farm
Cox John J. (pltry), Ellesmere
Duckworth Wm., Esq., Ribby hall
Gillett Wm., Shepherd's farm
Gregson Wm., Hillock farm
Jones Edwd., Langton's farm
Kirkham Stanley J., Bradkirk
McCall Jph. (pltry), Mill lane
Maxwell Thos., Whinfield farm
Milner Evan, Porter farm
Pennington Wm., Hill farm
Sanderson Thos., 4 Elms drive
Shorrock Thos., Brown's farm
Smith Jph., L., Brook farm
Smith Rd., Rose farm
Stansfield Hy. (poultry), Rose farm
Tomlinson Matthew, Hillocks
Warbrick Thos., Blackburn's farm
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