Netherex, Deanery of Cadbury

Chanter 225A, 222-223

  1. Population and dissenters: Ye number of familys in our Parish, are about ten, no dissenters, no meeting house;

  2. Public or charity schools: Yre is no school in ye Parish;

  3. Alms-house, hospital or charitable endowment: Yre is no alms house, hospital, nor any Charitable endowment; no lands or tenements, left for ye repair of ye Church; a Legacy of 20s per annum is given for ye use of ye poor, ye Church Warden, has ye direction of it;

  4. Residence upon cure: My non-residence, has been always dispenced with;

  5. Curate: I have no residing Curate;

  6. Divine service at other churches: No;

  7. Frequency of divine service: On Holidays, & on ye last Sunday in every Month, with a Sermon in ye Morning, & in ye afternoon; as has been Customary;

  8. Frequency of communion: Four times in ye year;

  9. Number of communicants: Seven or eight; five usualy receive, six communicated at Easter last;

  10. Catechising of children: Yre are but very few young people, in our Parish, who are all well instructed in yr Catechism;

  11. Chapels or chapels in ruins: Yre is no Chapel within our Parish;

    Netherex Cur: Wm Penfound M:A: Lic: Aug: 25 1732. Step: Exon. [Explanation]