Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HOPE-BOWDLER

HOPE-BOWDLER, a parish in Church-Stretton district, Salop; 2 miles E by S of Church-Stretton town and r. station. It includes the townships of Chelmick and Ragdon; and its post town is Church-Stretton, Shropshire. Acres, 1, 731. Real property, £1, 563. Pop., 178. Houses, 28. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £228.* Patrons, Trustees. The church is ancient, and has a low tower.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Hope Bowdler CP/AP       Church Stretton RegD/PLU       Shropshire AncC
Place: Hope Bowdler

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