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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SHROPSHIRE	Administrative County	1967	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 739.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1967	was created through the abolition of	ELLESMERE RD	the whole except Great Ness, Little Ness CPs and part of Ellesmere Rural CP Area: 17306 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop (No. 2) Order, 1966
01 Apr 1967	was created through the abolition of	ELLESMERE UD	Area: 494 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop (No. 2) Order, 1966
01 Apr 1967	was created from part of	OSWESTRY RD	part of Whittington CP Area: 232 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop (No. 2) Order, 1966
01 Apr 1967	was created through the abolition of	WEM RD	Area: 24421 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop (No. 2) Order, 1966
01 Apr 1967	was created through the abolition of	WEM UD	Area: 365 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop (No. 2) Order, 1966
01 Apr 1967	was created through the abolition of	WHITCHURCH UD	Area: 2449 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Salop (No. 2) Order, 1966

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BASCHURCH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1967	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 380.
BROUGHTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 382.
CLIVE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 383.
COCKSHUTT CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 384.
ELLESMERE RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 385.
ELLESMERE URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 385.
GRINSHILL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 386.
HADNALL CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 386.
HORDLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 387.
LEE BROCKHURST Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 388.
LOPPINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 388.
MORETON CORBET CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 390.
MYDDLE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 390.
PETTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1967	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
PREES AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 391.
SHAWBURY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 393.
STANTON UPON HINE HEATH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 395.
WELSHAMPTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 396.
WEM RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 396.
WEM URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 396.
WESTON UNDER REDCASTLE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
WHITCHURCH RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
WHITCHURCH URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit	1967		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
WHIXALL PA/CP	Parish-level Unit	1967	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.