From 1831 to 1836 he had the sole charge of the parish of Hodnet in Shropshire.
Cold Hatton is a small village in Shropshire, located around 6 miles south of Hodnet near the confluence of the River Tern and River Meese.
His forenames appear to have been given after Bishop Reginald Heber (1783-1826), also an earlier rector of Hodnet.
Weston-under-Redcastle was pronounced as Westune in the 1086 Doomsday Book, it was included in the Hundred of Hodnet within the county of Shropshire.