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A History of the County of Shropshire
… Bratton and Orleton townships both extend east of it. 88 In 1882 Wrockwardine civil parish contained 4,762 a. (1,927 ha.), including 515 a. in Wrockwardine Wood and 92 a. of detached moorland north of Eyton upon the Weald Moors. 89 In 1884 Wrockwardine Wood became a separate civil parish and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of the … Hall, belonging to Sir Clifford Constable, lord of the manor, and now occupied by George Clifford, Esq., uncle to … of considerable importance. It was the head of a royal manor having extensive jurisdiction, and formed part of the …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… piece of woodland, later a township, belonging to the manor and parish of Wrockwardine, the rest of which lay 7 km. … The township, the area here treated, contained 515 a. in 1882. 8 Its eastern and western boundaries followed no … and Quam Pool township made presentments at Wrockwardine manor courts between 1397 and 1457. 15 A moat in the north …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the woodland 1 league long and ½ league broad recorded in Domesday. 64 Referred to as the king's wood c. 1130, it was claimed in 1235 to be well stocked with oaks and underwood. 65 It was … 79 Sir George Saville, one of the lords of Wrockwardine manor, sold his third interest in the Wrockwardine Wood mines …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… AND PUBLIC SERVICES. Wrockwardine Wood was part of the manor, and until 1884 the civil parish, of Wrockwardine. In spite of its isolation it seems to have been treated … made to relieve the poor. The township, later parish, was in Wellington poor-law union 1836- 1930. 17 Wrockwardine Wood …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Wood Manor MANOR. Wrockwardine Wood originally formed part of … manor 60 but the lord of the manor's mineral rights in the township were gradually separated from the other … manorial rights. Sir George Saville began the process in 1660 by conveying his mining rights five years before he …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the Evangelical vicar of Madeley, apparently met at Trench in 1765. 49 Wesleyans were meeting at the Nabb in 1813, and by 1815 there was a chapel there. 50 On Census … by 70; afternoon attendance was said to average 180. 51 In 1863 the Wesleyans moved to St. George's and the Nabb …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… predate the mid 12th century 62 and there was a priest in 1086. 63 Shrewsbury abbey claimed the church itself as a … (d. 1094). 64 Dependent chapels, referred to generally in two mid 12th-century confirmations of abbey property, 65 … were not mentioned thereafter. The church, valued at £10 in 1291, 66 was appropriated to Shrewsbury abbey in 1333 67 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wrockwardine Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. In 1086 the 7½ berewicks of Wrockwardine, for which geld was … administrative status of this comparatively populous royal manor and hundred meeting place - leaving aside suggestions … the site of Pengwern 57 - was perhaps one reason why the manor had, or claimed, rights over a large part of the area's …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… John Poole (or Pole) and Henry Bynnell were schoolmasters in the late 17th century 58 and Richard Poyner from 1702. 59 … (d. 1681) and Jane Schofield (d. 1705) kept schools in their houses. A 'schoolhouse' at Allscott was mentioned in 1732. 60 By 1799 the parish had a Sunday school and a day …