NONCONFORMITY.
In 1676 one papist lived
in the parish and in 1767 David Clifford, a
farmer, was listed as a papist. (fn. 47) In 1772 one or two
women who were frequent churchgoers also
attended local Methodist meetings, but there was
no dissenters' meeting house. (fn. 48) 'Very few'
parishioners were dissenters in 1799. (fn. 49) Meeting
houses were licensed at Long Lane in 1818 (fn. 50) and
at Wrockwardine in 1823. (fn. 51) Wesleyans met at
Allscott between 1828 and 1836. (fn. 52) Wrockwardine
and Admaston both joined the Wrockwardine
Wood Primitive Methodist circuit in 1840. (fn. 53) No
nonconformists were meeting in 1851.
United Free Methodists had a chapel at Overley Hill from 1862. It was de-registered in 1935
and demolished after 1945. (fn. 54)
In 1873 a building in Admaston was used by
Wesleyan Methodists. It was apparently replaced
by a 150-seat chapel built in 1874; by 1940 it had
a schoolroom and two other rooms attached to it. (fn. 55)
In 1982 average attendance was 60 in the morning
and 30 in the afternoon. (fn. 56) The Methodists also
maintained connexions with St. Christopher's
Hall. (fn. 57)
Footnotes
| 47 |
T.S.A.S. 2nd ser. i. 83; L.J.R.O., B/A/12(i), f. 94. |
| 48 |
L.J.R.O., B/V/5, visit. return of 1772. |
| 49 |
S.R.O. 3916/1, p. 25. |
| 50 |
P.R.O., RG 31/7, Salop. no. 365; Orders of Q. Sess. iii.
209. |
| 51 |
Lich. Dioc. Regy., bps.' reg. G, p. 340; P.R.O., RG
31/2, Lich. no. 992. |
| 52 |
Shrews. Sch. libr., Broseley circuit bk. 1815-41. |
| 53 |
S.R.O. 3605/1, p. 37. |
| 54 |
G.R.O., Worship reg. nos. 14862, 22814; Return of
Churches, 1882, H.C. 401, p. 366 (1882), 1; SA 14436. |
| 55 |
G.R.O., Worship reg. nos. 21324, 22435; Return of
Accom. Provided in Wesleyan Meth. Chapels, 1901 (Wesleyan
Conference Office, 1902), 49; Meth. Church Bldgs.: Statistical
Returns (1940), 270; SA 14403. |
| 56 |
Inf. from Mr. J. H. Lenton. |
| 57 |
Above, Church. |