Montgomery

However, there is still a very large nucleus of Wosencrafts, Wozencrafts, and so on, in mid-Wales in the Rhayader, Llanidloes, Abbey Cwm Hir, Llanbister, Llananno, Newtown, Beguildy, Knighton, Llandrindod Wells and surrounding areas. This hill farming and former lead-mining region is not far south of Warrington and Woolston, and it is still mainly a remote sheep hill-farming region.

It is perfectly possible, even likely, that Ws migrated because of the various Enclosure Acts from the 1100s, 1235, 1285, 1500s, 1600s, the late 1700s, 1801 and finally 1835. Whatever the reasons for their migration, many have continued their farming in the remote areas in mid-Wales to this day, and, of course, there are many Ws in the USA. There are over 1000 Woolstons, 10 Wolstoncrofts, 1000 Wolstencrofts, a Wollstonecroft, 10 Woosencrafts / crofts, and 350 Wozencrofts / crafts, still living in the UK. Similarly there are also families of Martinscrofts, Crofts and Risleys living in the UK ...... Q.E.D.?!