In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sheinton like this:
SHEINTON, or Shineton, a parish in Atcham district, Salop; on the river Severn and the Severn Valley railway, 1½ mile E of Cressage r. station, and 2¾ N by W of Much-Wenlock. Post town, Much-Wenlock, under Wellington, Salop. Acres, 946. Real property, £1,237. Pop., 175. Houses, 34. The manor belongs to W. L. Childe, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £296.* Patron, the Rev. H. Bagnall. The church is good; and there are a national school, and charities £5.
Sheinton through time
Sheinton is now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Shrewsbury and Atcham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sheinton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sheinton, in Shrewsbury and Atcham and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10472
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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