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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
MORETON-CORBET, a village and a parish in Wem district, Salop. The village stands on the river Roden, 3¾ miles E of Yorton r. station, and 4¾ SE of Wem. The parish contains also part of the township of PrestonBrockhurst, which has a post office under Shrewsbury. Acres, 2,140. Rated property, £2,418. Pop., 255. Houses, 51. The manor and all the land belong to Sir V. R. Corbet, Bart. Moreton-Corbet Castle was erected in the 16th century, on the site of a previous castle; was burnt in the civil war of Charles I.; and is now a fine ruin. Several mills are on the Roden. The living* is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £361. Patron, Sir V. R. Corbet, Bart. The church is ancient; has a tower and several stained windows; and contains ancient effigies and monuments of the CorbetsCharities, £6.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Moreton Corbet AP/CP Wem RegD/PLU Shropshire AncC |
| Place: | Moreton Corbet |
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