In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aston Botterell like this:
ASTON-BOTTERELL, a parish in Cleobury-Mortimer district, Salop; under the Clee hills, 6½ miles NNW of Cleobury-Mortimer, and 9½ NE of Ludlow r. station. It contains the hamlet of Bold; and its Post Town is Burwarton, under Bridgnorth. Acres, 2,238. Real property, £3,978. Pop., 171. Houses, 35. The manor belonged anciently to the Botterells. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £367.* Patron, the Duke of Cleveland. The church is good.
Aston Botterell through time
Aston Botterell is now part of Bridgnorth district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bridgnorth has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aston Botterell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aston Botterell, in Bridgnorth and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4455
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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