History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire [1851]

THE CONVENT OF WHITE LADIES.—Near half a mile south from Boscobel, in a sequestered and romantic spot, are the ruins of the Nunnery of White Ladies, an establishment of nuns of...

IRELAND’S MANSION, situated in High-street, a noble timbered residence four stories high, terminating in pointed gables, was formerly the town residence of the ancient family of...

is a parish in the lower division of the Munslow hundred, comprising 4,400 acres of land, and is divided for highway purposes into the townships of Clee Downton, Clee Stanton, a...

_Arthur Weaver_, _Esq._, by will, dated 27th February, 1709, gave to his son Anthony and his heirs the granary, and garden thereunto adjoining, in Bridgnorth, and £112. 12s. 6d....

THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, stands within the fine demesne of Tong Castle, and is a spacious and beautiful structure in the pointed style of the fourteenth century...

The old church was a majestic edifice, and from its situation, on a commanding eminence, presented from a distance a cathedral-like appearance. It was cruciform, with a central...

DIRECTORY.—_Ratlinghope_: Thomas Cooke, farmer, The Coppice; John Elison, farmer; Thomas Jones, farmer; Thomas Lello, farmer; Mary Partridge, blacksmith and victualler, The Brid...

THE ENGLISH SCHOOL is a neat brick building, erected in 1843, and situated on the Wellington road. This school appears to have had its origin in a certain grammar school, which,...

a township two and a quarter miles N.E. by N. from Stanton, contains, conjointly with High Hatton and Greenfields, 2,978A. 3R. 11P. of land: the soil is a mixture of sand and lo...

DIRECTORY.—Mrs. Elizabeth Adney, The Hall; John Adney, farmer and grazier; William Edwards, shopkeeper; George Fowler, beerhouse keeper; Charles Jukes, maltster and farmer; Samu...

_Sarah Brook_, in 1760, left a rent charge of £5 per annum, issuing out of certain lands in Uffington, the amount to be paid to the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of...

_Francis Southern_, by will, dated May 9th, 1773, bequeathed to the minister and churchwardens of the parish of Cardington and their successors £42. 10s., upon trust, that the i...

is a chapelry in the parish of Cound, four miles N.W. from Much Wenlock, and eight miles S.E. from Shrewsbury. The village is delightfully situated near the Severn, in a fertile...

is a small parish and retired village nine miles N.E. by E. of Ludlow, containing 1,094A. 2R. 16P. of land, the rateable value of which is £861. 6s. 5d., and gross estimated ren...

The north and south chapels of the choir are separated from the transepts by remarkably handsome carved screens; in the windows are paintings representing the history of the apo...

a small parish five miles east by south of Ludlow, containing 650 acres of land, in 1841 had 21 houses and 75 inhabitants; population in 1801, 94; 1831, 62. The tithes of this p...

THE FREE SCHOOL was founded by Thomas Leeke, one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer, in 1663. In January, 1816, the Attorney-General, at the relation of Ralph Leeke, filed...

The abbot of Shrewsbury and one of the clerks of the privy seal, were sent by the King to offer pardon to Hotspur if he would lay down his arms, but to no purpose. Percy complet...

THE CHURCH is a small unpresuming structure, dedicated to Saint Michael, consisting of nave and chancel, with a small belfry at the west end; the interior of the fabric correspo...

is a township and chapelry in the Wem division of the North Bradford Hundred, the rest of the parish being returned in Drayton division. The village is delightfully situated nea...

In the days of King Stephen, when the popular passion for relics had attained an unbounded extravagance, the monks of Shrewsbury determined not to be behindhand with their breth...

is an extensive parish and considerable village in the upper division of the hundred of Chirbury, comprising the several townships of Chirbury, Dudston, Hockleton, Marrington, M...

is an extensive parish in the Cleobury division of the hundred to which it gives name, situated five miles north of Cleobury Mortimer, containing the townships of Bardley and Ha...

_Mayor_: Richard Marston, Esquire. _Aldermen_: Francis Massey; Benjamin Urwick; Samuel Valentine, and Henry Whittall. _Councillors_: Francis Boulton, Joshua Cooper, George Griff...

is a parish and small rural village, styled in ancient records “Wenlock under the Wrekin,” and is situated three miles south from Wellington, thee miles north-west from Ironbrid...

Bridgnorth is a place of great antiquity; it was originally called Brugia, or Bruges, and derived its name from a bridge erected over the Severn here. The first memorable transa...

an Extra-parochial Liberty, three and a half miles N.E. from Shrewsbury, contains 1,564A. 0R. 3P. of land, and at the census of 1841 had 27 houses and 169 souls. This place form...

At a place called the Birches, between Buildwas and Ironbridge, and not far from Broseley, an extraordinary phenomenon occurred in May, 1775, of which the following account has...

is a small village and township, three miles and a quarter south from Ellesmere, having 1,054A. 3R. 26P. of land, which is the property of the trustees of the late Earl of Bridg...

is a populous and delightful village situated about a mile S. from Shrewsbury, and indeed may be considered a suburb to that town, as there is a continuation of pleasing villas...

There is an altar tomb, with a full length alabaster figure in clerical robes, in memory of Sir John Talbot, rector of Whitchurch, which was also taken out of the old church. Th...

is a parish and village in the Cleobury division of the Stottesden hundred, on the turnpike road from Bridgnorth to Ludlow, nine miles south-west from the former, and ten miles...

is a parish and populous village in the Shiffnal division of the Brimstree Hundred, situated five miles south east by east from Shiffnal, and twenty-three south-east from Shrews...

township, three miles N.E. from Whittington, has four houses, 23 inhabitants, and 496A. 2R. 3P. of land, which is the property of Richard James Griffiths, Esq., Rev. George Salt...

a township situated two miles S.W. by S. from Kinnerley, and seven and a quarter miles from Oswestry, contains 864A. 3R. 28P. of land, and in 1841 had 19 houses and a population...

The hundred of Munslow comprehends the Upper and Lower divisions, and is bounded on the north by the hundred of Condover, on the east by the Wenlock Franchise, the Stottesden hu...

THE CHURCH is a small venerable fabric, dedicated to St. Oswald, and is situated on an elevated plot of land, nearly in the centre of the village. The structure consists of nave...

THE SHIFFNAL UNION HOUSE, a brick structure, situated a short distance from the town, was partly built in 1817, at the expense of the ratepayers. In the year 1840, additional bu...

is a parish and village situated about a mile from Ludlow, and separated from that town by the river Teme, which is here crossed by a stone bridge. This parish is partly in the...

The school is open for the gratuitous instruction of burgesses of Shrewsbury, who are not under six nor more than sixteen years of age, provided they are qualified to begin the...

is a township and scattered village, pleasantly situated one mile south from Moreton Say, which in 1841 had 16 houses and 101 inhabitants. Rateable value, £684. 16s. The acres a...

_Thomas Woolley_, in 1609, gave £100 for purchasing lands for the use of the poor of Worfield, which was laid out in lands at Brierley. Other premises in Brierley were afterward...

WHITLEY AND WELBACH is a township in the parish of St. Chad; four miles west by south from Shrewsbury, having in 1841, 21 houses and 113 inhabitants. A short distance from the b...

BURTON, or BORTON, and CALLOUGHTON are two townships in the parish of Much Wenlock, containing together 3,163A. 2R. 39P. of land. Gross estimated rental, £3,501. 7s. 1d. Rateabl...

CHARITIES.—The parochial accounts of the posthumous charities are given from the voluminous reports of the commissioners deputed by parliament to enquire into the state and appr...

The property now held by the master consists of 34A. 3R. 18P. of land at Crickheath, let for £30 per annum; three closes of land in Treflach, containing 23A. 1R. 7P., producing...

THE COUNTY COURT for law proceedings on actions and claims not exceeding £50 comprehends the following places, viz.:—Wem 4, Preston Brockhurst 3, Grinshill 4, Clive or Cliff 3,...

a chapelry and township pleasantly situated 3½ miles S. from Oswestry, and at the census of 1841 had 28 houses and 147 inhabitants; the township contains 685A. 1R. 18P. of land;...

THE CHURCH, dedicated to All Saints, is a cruciform structure, built of stone, with a spire of wood, in which are three small bells. In the south transept is a monument to Humph...

a township, two miles west from Ruyton, has 869A. 1R. 38P. of land, 31 scattered houses, and 151 inhabitants. The soil is a mixture of peat and loamy sand. Rateable value, £800....

is a small rural village, partly in the parish of Cheswardine, and partly in that of Chetwynd, three and a half miles south from Cheswardine, and three miles north from Chetwynd...

DIRECTORY.—Sir Edward Joseph Smythe, bart., the Hall; John William Benbow, farmer; Edward Everall, shopkeeper; Eli Charles Moore, bailiff to Sir E. J. Smythe; Thomas Morris, far...

THE MARKET HOUSE, situated in the Market Square, an antique and interesting fabric, is one of the handsomest structures of its kind in the kingdom. In Dr. Taylor’s MSS. is the f...

a small parish and village on the banks of the river Severn, about a mile and a half south from Bridgnorth, derives its name from _Coed_ and _Forda_ (British), signifying the Wo...

is a parish, partly in the hundred of Wigmore, in Herefordshire, and partly in that of Purslow, in Salop. That portion which is situated in Shropshire contains 2,976A. 0R. 14P....

a small township with a scattered population, is situated two and a half miles S.E. from Baschurch, and six miles and a half N.W. by N. from Shrewsbury. In 1841 there were 74 in...

a small township adjoining West Felton, and four and a half miles south from Oswestry, intersected by the Holyhead turnpike road, and the Shropshire union canal, contains 341A....

is a parish and small rural village, three miles N.E. of Wellington, comprising 1,153A. 4R. 30P. of land, and in 1801 had 170 inhabitants; 1831, 218; and in 1841 there were 80 h...

THE CHURCH, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure exhibiting some beautiful workmanship, and consists of nave, chancel, and side aisles, with a lofty square tower ornam...

is a parish and village in the Ellesmere division of the Pimhill hundred, pleasantly situated three miles east from Ellesmere. This parish lies on the northern verge of the coun...

_Edward Phillips_, by indenture bearing date 19th May, 1735, left land to the amount of 2A. 3R. 10P. called the Street Meadow, in trust to apply the annual rent of the same for...

To MUCH WENLOCK—Richard Thomas, from his house, Abbey Foregate, Mondays; Richard Nicklin, from the Spread Eagle, on Wednesdays and Saturdays; Jeremiah Aston, from the Sun Tavern...

CHARITIES.—In 1699 certain lands were purchased with the sum of £70, which is supposed to have been derived from some of the numerous benefactions which are recorded on a tablet...

WENLOCK MONASTERY, Bishop Tanner says, that a nunnery was erected at Wenlock about the year 680, by Milburga, daughter to King Merwald, and niece to Walphere king of Mercia, of...

WOUNDALE, a township and village in Claverley parish, a little more than a mile from the church, at the census in 1841 had 24 houses and 114 inhabitants; the land is the propert...

is a chapelry and small village, four miles N.W. from Wem, which in 1841 contained 16 houses and 79 inhabitants. The township contains 639A. 0R. 26P. of land, of which 12A. 1R....

LAWTON AND LITTLE SUTTON, a township in Diddlebury parish, five and a half miles north from Ludlow, in 1841 had fifteen houses and eighty five souls. Lawton contains 460 acres,...

After Fletcher had gone through the usual course of study at the university, he was sent to Leutzbourg, a small town in the Swiss cantons, when, in addition to his other literar...

MIDDLE CASTLE.—Of this ancient baronial fortress there are but few vestiges remaining. Lord John L’Estrange, in the time of Edward I., obtained licence to make a castle of his h...

CLEOBURY MORTIMER UNION HOUSE is situated half a mile north-west of the church. The union comprises the following parishes, viz.:—Aston Botterel, Coreley, Farlow, Highley, Hopto...

On Llanymynech hill is an artificial cave of considerable length, called _Ogo_ (from the Welsh word _Ogof_, signifying a cave), supposed to have been worked by the Romans as a c...

is a parish and small rural village, in a retired part of the country, seven miles W. by N. from Wellington. The houses are in general scattered, but pleasantly situated on the...

a populous parish busily engaged in the extensive iron works and collieries with which the vicinity abounds, is situated four miles S.E. from Wellington. The parish comprises th...

is a small township about a mile north from Hadnal, which comprises 372A. 2R. 1P. of land, the rateable value of which is £551. 6s. 2d. Inhabitants in 1841, thirteen. Rent charg...

in a parish and small village six miles north-east by east from Bridgnorth, which contains 1,940 acres of land, the rateable value of which is £1,447. At the census of 1841 ther...

THE MARKET DRAYTON SAVINGS’ BANK, on November 20th, 1850, had a capital stock of £29,004. 3s., invested with the commissioners for the reduction of the national debt, at which p...

is a considerable township with a scattered population, situated about a mile W. from Lilleshall, and four miles S.W. from Newport. At the census in 1811 there were 498 houses a...

THE CASTLE.—The remains of the cattle consist only of an artificial mount on the north side of the town. It had a deep ditch extending to Beatrice gate on the one side and Willo...

CHARITIES.—_Thomas Bowdler_, in 1733, bequeathed £100, to be placed out at interest, the profit to be given away in twopenny loaves every Lord’s day. He also gave his executors...

ROADS AND RAILWAYS.—The principal line of road crossing this county is the London and Holyhead parliamentary mail road, which between Wolverhampton and Shiffnal, runs through Sh...

BLACKMERE, or BLETCHMORE, one mile and a half N.E. from Whitchurch, is noted as the birth-place of John Talbot, the first Earl of Shrewsbury. He was the second son of Sir Richar...

a township with a scattered population, about a mile north from Wrockwardine, at the census of 1841 had 98 inhabitants. The township contains 357A. 0R. 17P. of land. Rateable va...

is a township, in the parish of Hodnet, six miles S.W. from Market Drayton, eight miles and a half S. from Whitchurch, and thirteen miles N.N. by W. from Shrewsbury. At the cens...

is a scattered village and township one mile E. from Wem, which contains 1,460A. 0R. 25P. of land, the soil of which in some parts is clay, in other parts a mixture of mould, gr...

THE CHURCH, a venerable fabric of red sandstone in the Norman style of architecture, consists of nave, chancel, and side aisles, and a square tower, in which are six musical bel...

The school was built in 1753. This village is celebrated for its immense quarries of red sand stone, from which blocks of almost any dimensions can be raised. The red stone of w...

SHROPSHIRE is an inland county on the borders of Wales, bounded on the north by Denbighshire, Cheshire, and a detached part of Flintshire: on the east by Staffordshire: on the s...

is a parish and small rural village in a retired part of the county, six miles W. from Wellington; which comprises 1,135A. 0R. 13P. of land, the principal owners of which are An...

Under the will of Samuel Higginson, an almshouse was built consisting of six tenements, and also a schoolhouse. These premises, with small gardens attached to the almshouses, co...

BEACHFIELD is a small township two and a half miles west of Worthen, which contains 597A. 2R. 4P. of land, the rateable value of which is £604. 13s. 9d. At the census of 1851 he...

is a considerable parish in the upper division of the Munslow hundred, comprising the townships of Rushbury, Stone Acton, Wall-under-Haywood, and Wilderhope and Stanway, and par...

a pleasant but scattered village and township, two miles and a half S.E. from Whitchurch, containing 714A. 3R. 11P. of land, had in 1841, 27 houses and 115 inhabitants. The chie...

is a small township, nearly a mile S.E. from Ellesmere, comprising 652A. 2R. 27P. of land, and in 1841 had eleven houses and 65 inhabitants. The township contains some good land...

is a parish and small rural village pleasantly situated six miles W. from Bridgnorth, and four and a half miles S. from Much Wenlock, contains 2,240A. 0R. 37P. of land, chiefly...

ST. JULIAN’S CHURCH is situated upon elevated ground, at the top of the Wyle-cop, near to St. Alkmund’s church. Of its early foundation in Saxon times we possess no particulars....

Notwithstanding the misfortunes that befel Caractacus, the Britons were not subdued; and this island was regarded by the ambitious Romans as a field in which military honor migh...

is a small parish and village, in the Shiffnal Division of the Brimstree Hundred, five miles S.E. by S. from Shiffnal, and seven miles S.W. by S. from Wolverhampton, which in 18...

Worfield, 3½ miles N.E. by E. of Bridgnorth, Rev. Cornelius Broadbent, The Rectory; Captain Brazier, Bradney; John Bach, Esq., Chesterton; George Smith Dorset, Esq., Hilton Hous...

_Richard Davies_, by will dated 1699, bequeathed £100 to be laid out in lands, in trust, to distribute the rents and profits among eight poor widows of Ludlow, not partakers of...

_Recorder_, Charles Harwood, Esq. _Coroner_ (_borough_), Henry Keate, Esq. _Town Clerk_, J. J. Peel, Esq. _Clerk of the Peace_, G. Gordon, Esq. _Magistrates’ Clerk_, W. H. Coope...

As the various parish histories of this county contains frequent extracts from this document, it may be necessary to explain the land measures and other obsolete feudal terms us...

THE WELSH BRIDGE, so called on account of the road from Shrewsbury to a considerable part of North Wales lying over it, is situated at the foot of Mardol, and crosses the river...

The following benefactions were probably laid out in the purchase of the Whixall estate, as hereafter noticed:—£10 given by _Jerome Hanmer_, the interest to be applied in appren...

_Abraham Hadderton_, by will, dated 9th September, 1770, gave to the minister, churchwardens, and overseers of the poor, and their successors, £1,000 in trust, to keep the same...

_Paviour’s Charity_.—The yearly sum of £4 is paid by the agent of the Marquis of Cleveland, the owner of lands in Garmson, in the parish of Leighton; and in the churchwardens bo...

is a email township in the parish of Wellington, which comprises 612A. 3R. 3P. of land, and in 1841 had 33 houses and 181 inhabitants. Rateable value, £1,525. 10s. This township...

is a small township in the parish of Oswestry, comprising 860A. 2R. 17P. of land, which is the property of Mrs. Louisa Lloyd, who is also lady of the manor. The township is two...

is a parish and village on the turnpike road from Bridgnorth to Shiffnal, five miles N.N.E. from the former town and five miles S.E. from the latter. At the census in 1801 there...

is a parish, borough, and considerable market town, locally situated in the hundred to which it gives name, seventeen miles and a half N.W. from Shrewsbury, and 179 miles N.W. f...

IN presenting the Public with a popular History and Topography of the County of Salop, with a Directory of its Inhabitants, the author has to acknowledge his great obligations t...

To BISHOPS CASTLE—John Nightingale, from the White Horse, on Fridays; Richard Preese, from the Old Trumpet, Wednesdays and Saturdays; William Hindley, from the Bell, Saturdays;...

Peele Joshua John, Esq., solicitor, treasurer, and deputy clerk of the peace of the county; under sheriff of Shropshire; town clerk of Shrewsbury; sub-division clerk and bailiff...

_Royal Free Grammar School_, Castle gates, Rev. Ben. Hall Kennedy, D.D., head master; Rev. William Burbury, M.A., second master; Rev. John Mort Wakefield, M.A., assistant master...

is a township and small rural village, in the parish of Market Drayton, two miles N.N. by E. from the parish church. The township comprises 2,185A. 0R. 27P. of land, the princip...

a small but pleasantly situated village and township, two miles south-west from Whitchurch, contains 1,144A. 1R. 7P. of land, the soil of which is various, and consists of a mix...

LONGDEN is a chapelry and township six and a half miles S.W. by S. of Shrewsbury, which contains 1,604 acres of land, of which Sir Joseph Hawley, Bart., is the principal landown...

anciently written BURWARDSLEY, is a parish and considerable market town in the Wenlock franchise, four miles east from Much Wenlock, 13 miles south-east from Shrewsbury, and 146...

is an extensive parish, near the south-western verge of the county, nine miles north-west from Kington, comprehending the townships of Kevancalanog, Rugantine, and Trebrodier, w...