In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Felton like this:
FELTON (West), a township and a parish in Oswestry district, Salop. The township lies on the river Perry, near the Ellesmere canal, 2 miles E of Rednall r. station, and 4¼ SE of Oswestry; and has a post office under Shrewsbury. The parish includes also the townships of Haughton, Rednall, Sandford, Sutton, Tedsmore, Twyford, and Woolston. ...
Acres, 5, 991. Real property, £11, 446. Pop., 1, 067. Houses, 218. The property is divided among a few. The Nursery is the seat of the Dovastons. St. Winifred's well, in Woolston township, was formerly in high repute. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £1, 023.* Patron, the Rev. R. K. Haslehurst. The church is good; and there are chapels for Independents and Primitive Methodists, and charities £26.
West Felton through time
West Felton is now part of Oswestry district. Click here for graphs and data of how Oswestry has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Felton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Felton, in Oswestry and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10297
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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