Hello Julie This looked like a simple question but has proved to be almost impossible to answer. I have only been able to locate two references to the Limehouse, the one that you already have from the (printed) parish register and another from a Gazetteer of Shropshire place names which has a one line entry:- "Limehouse, The, Newtown, Wem." Unfortunately the source for this entry is not given or the date that it refers to. Newtown, Wem, Shropshire is a very small place consisting of only a few houses and farms together with the Church and now a school. Northwood is similar. I have spoken to a lady at the school and to two local farmers but none of them have ever heard of the Limehouse. I've checked the transcript of Monumental Inscriptions for Newtown but none of the gravestones mentions Limehouse. I have looked at the Historical Directories web site at www.historicaldirectories.org but it didn't produce any references for Shropshire The Old Maps web site at www.old-maps.co.uk is usually a good place to help with problems like this but I couldn't see any mention of the Limehouse. I think the Limehouse was probably the name of a house rather than the name of a farm. There are still two possible sources that might show something. Around the 1840's many areas were mapped and listed in connection with the Tithe Commutation Act of 1836. These would be well worth checking. Also, the first large scale Ordnance Survey map at a scale of 25 inches to 1 mile (1:2,500) was produced about the 1880's. Either of these might help you if someone can check them. Mike ______________________________________________________ Julie Fox wrote: > Is anyone on the list familiar with the Northwood/Newtown area? I'm > researching the Cooper family and a burial in 1790 at Newtown reflects > the child was the infant son of William Cooper of the Limehouse. I > know from other entries the family lived in the Newtown area, but I've > not been successful in determining if Limehouse was a place or what it > is. I've done various searches on the Internet without any result. > Any input would be appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > Julie in San Diego > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Limehouse is a common enough place name/ Could it be another word for lime kiln? They do tend to be isolated buildings. And they were an essential part of the rural economy in many parts of Britain. Judy On 15 Sep 2006, at 22:07, Michael J Hulme wrote: > Hello Julie > > This looked like a simple question but has proved to be almost > impossible to answer. I have only been able to locate two > references to > the Limehouse, the one that you already have from the (printed) parish > register and another from a Gazetteer of Shropshire place names which > has a one line entry:- > "Limehouse, The, Newtown, Wem." > Unfortunately the source for this entry is not given or the date > that it > refers to. > > Newtown, Wem, Shropshire is a very small place consisting of only a > few > houses and farms together with the Church and now a school. Northwood > is similar. > > I have spoken to a lady at the school and to two local farmers but > none > of them have ever heard of the Limehouse. > > I've checked the transcript of Monumental Inscriptions for Newtown but > none of the gravestones mentions Limehouse. I have looked at the > Historical Directories web site at www.historicaldirectories.org > but it > didn't produce any references for Shropshire > > The Old Maps web site at www.old-maps.co.uk is usually a good place to > help with problems like this but I couldn't see any mention of the > Limehouse. > > I think the Limehouse was probably the name of a house rather than the > name of a farm. There are still two possible sources that might show > something. > > Around the 1840's many areas were mapped and listed in connection with > the Tithe Commutation Act of 1836. These would be well worth > checking. > Also, the first large scale Ordnance Survey map at a scale of 25 > inches > to 1 mile (1:2,500) was produced about the 1880's. Either of these > might help you if someone can check them. > > Mike > ______________________________________________________ > > > Julie Fox wrote: >> Is anyone on the list familiar with the Northwood/Newtown area? I'm >> researching the Cooper family and a burial in 1790 at Newtown >> reflects >> the child was the infant son of William Cooper of the Limehouse. I >> know from other entries the family lived in the Newtown area, but >> I've >> not been successful in determining if Limehouse was a place or >> what it >> is. I've done various searches on the Internet without any result. >> Any input would be appreciated. >> >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> Julie in San Diego >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG- >> SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG- > SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message