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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.
MONTFORD, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Atcham district, Salop. The village stands on the river Severn, 3½ miles NNW of Hanwood r. station, and 5 W by N of Shrewsbury; and has a bridge over the Severn, and a post office under Shrewsbury.—The parish contains also the township of Ensdon, and comprises 2,976 acres. Real property, £8,159. Pop., 468. Houses, 100. The property is divided among a few. The living a vicarage, united with the rectory of Shrawardine, in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £613.* Patron, the Earl of Powis. The church has a tower, and is good. -The sub-district contains three other parishes. Acres, 7,857. Pop., 1,166. Houses, 237.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Montford AP/CP Montford SubD Atcham RegD/PLU Shropshire AncC |
| Place: | Montford |
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